[3.7-Slayer] 2h Freezing Cyclone! *Out Dated*

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Sonoryo wrote:

There is also supposedly melee support gems specific to some types of weapons so there might be something interesting for axes.

For impact it's definetely just because i want a bigger cyclone. If i do some endgame stuff it'll probably still be good old crab ascendancy tree.

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Leech
We'd hoped to simplify and rework the Leech system for 3.7.0. The more we developed our new system, the more we realised that it was such an extreme change that it would disorient too many players and potentially require more balance and iteration than we were comfortable with in the time available. We've decided to make the change alongside 4.0.0, as part of other more significant and sweeping balance changes. We hope this will let us do the system justice by making the system better fit the game's progression with much more reward for investment; a significant shift from the way leech currently plays in the game.

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fiendishnature_ wrote:

The range increase on Impact is certainly good, but you guys are sleeping on the 15% more damage multiplier. I'm thinking 4-8-10-12 looks pretty insane. Obviously 8-10 for the reasons to run Slayer in the first place (gg sustain), but 4 and 12 both provide more damage multipliers. More dps means quicker max leech and better freezing on bosses, which is also a defensive boost.

EDIT: I guess there is an argument to make in regards to whether increased attack speed or increasing the more damage multiplier is better for actual dps. I'm only theory crafting and haven't done the maths, so it's certainly possible that getting more attack speed is actually better.

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fiendishnature_ wrote:

To be fair, I wasn't suggesting getting Impact in lieu of overleech. I feel like the entire draw to being a Slayer is the gg leech.

That leaves the remaining two ascendancies up to preference. Since the remaining ones are all offensive (endurance charge one aside), it's then up for debate what the other two should be. I can see advantages and disadvantages of each, and it's certainly going to create some diversity between builds.

However, I'm also sure that on a pure dps level, there is a definitive choice for min/max. However, there's more going on than pure dps, such as movement speed and range increase, etc. It's also quite possible that building for crit could actually be the best build with high end pieces. Watchers Eye with the up to 1.8 to base crit with Hatred would take the base chance up to 9.8, which is massive.

Lots to think about, but this is going to be my league starter and I'm going to take Headsman and Impact as my offensive choices along with both of the leech nodes, personally.

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Beats4president wrote:

Yo Shout out to the Community and to Muirey for this dank ass build!!! I wish i was a full time streamer so i could make my own builds but having this community is awesome!! Since they are buffing melee this xpac/league i thought id give cyclone a go and this Frosty the bro man seems legit. Please let me know if this is still viable for 3.7 and also if there are any changes worth while off the rip. Also can you rock the same gems for trash and bosses or is it required to swap it up to wipe it down? Again thanks Muirey and DM me if you got a youtube or a stream homie!!! See you in Wraeclast EXILES!!!