Lv96 Poutsos' Flicker Nuke - Outdated

2 Pousos.
Yes, i am aware that i lack ES from passives. But dont forget, i take Unwavering Stance, and it releases amulet slot, which can give up to +20% ES and +70% crit multiplier (and even more ES with int roll). Also, my build has lots of int and 30% shield defences - thay all add nice amounts of %ES. I believe this is enough - math says that build has 108% increased ES from passives and int, 30% shield defenses (equals to 7-10% increased ES), and from Amulet we gain another 15-20%, resulting in 130-137% increased ES, almost the same i have with my current build. In my opinion, Flicker Nuke build should be offensive, more relying on killing speed to survive, so i find that amount of ES acceptable.

As for hit rating - yes, i am aware about that "feature", so there is +36% increased accuracy rating, that comes from passives. In my opinion, dexterity is a poor way to gain accuracy, though, because a single item property can give up to 400 accuracy (equals to insane 200 dexterity boost). If you want, consider that amulet (released by Unwavering Stance) will have accuracy roll on it as well. If you put on gear with good accuracy rolls on it (amulet, rings, gloves, helm), you can get 1000-2000 accuracy, so accuracy gem isnt mandatory.

I highly appreciate your feedback. If dexterity and ES pool are only flaws of my build, then i find it acceptable for me, thank you.

why didnt you level up some gems?

MortalKombat3 No there are not "flaws",i was just giving an opinion based on my experience :).If you can make it work it would be awasome.You just need really good ES gear and a godly amulet.Otherwise it is a great luxury to cap your crit chance without power charges.The extra endurance and the reduced mana cost of skills are great as well.You might want to try squizing the aura buffs on the shadow as well.I mean it makes your hatred give you 10% more damage(more not increased)and some serious ES buff.You could use the first 5%reduced reservation as well.Also try to get your chance to hit at least 85% at any cost.Right now i consider my 87% chance to hit the biggest flaw in my build :/

FrenchVanila I use some of this gems to another character that has lower strength,so i do not level them to meet his strength requirements.

edit: Very displeased with the change to cast when damage taken :/ We should have been warned about this change earlier.Now it will be awhile before i ll be able to trigger my blood rage,enfeeble and crit weakness :/

Hi poutsos,
i asked you about this build a few days ago back when i was lvl 23
well i amazingly made it to lvl 50 now but yet my dps still suck
u did tell me not to follow your build if its my first character but
the stubbornness on my part and your build is really cool so i went ahead and continued,
well anyway i wanna know what kinda items would u recommend on a budget build? maybe 1 chaos per piece? is it possible? maybe items for lvl 5x-6x
it doesnt need to be fantastic but maybe a little more decent and higher dmg and survivability
my current dmg is 396 at lvl 50

Thanks!

One question. How the hell does a dagger roll roll 227% IPD? According to the rolls on the site it only goes up to 170% or so. What am I missing?

JustAMemory Post your current gear to tell what to seek in each piece,also tell me your resists,and your HP

WenlockIt goes only goes up to 170,but there is a second mod that is %increased physical +accuracy.This is the result of these 2 stacking together

ah ty. that seems like an incredible lucky rolled dagger. i guess ill settle for mods like
"48% increased chance to lose all mana on walk" like im used to :(

As an adament pvper, I am very happy with the change to cast on damage taken gem and would be more so if it were nerfed further. The gem totally removed the need for people think and matches were decided before they even attacked. I would often be cursed twice and frozen before my multistrike finished. I am looking forward to better matches this evening.

Hey Poutsos should i be maxing out all the gems? and if not which ones should i not be leveling and what level do i leave them at? Thanks in advance!

Wenlock - :D Nice one!

roguemjb - U r right,however i still wish they warned us about it earlier,in order to make adjuastments to my gems,to not be unsuable for some time

SuspecX - All the support gems should be maxed out.Lightning strike,enduring cry,immortall call should be leveled up to where ur strength allows them.Don;t increase you strength just to level this to 20,no need