[1.0.6] CI Crit Dagger Shadow (30k DPS Flicker Ninja) [OB video up!]

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phattestlewt wrote:

Is this build still viable for end game?
I'm just trying to complete the game with a fun character! :)

yes its very viable for end-game and even ripped a couple also in maps because of dangerous dmg mods so be careful and try to get good item before running them 72+ maps

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RAMMMONSTER wrote:

I can't see most of the passive skill trees properly.. I can only see the one of level 64..

Help??..

thx

its because the post is outdated go back a few pages and see the updated tree i made for new people :)

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Invalesco wrote:

well, this thread is still around!

sorry guys, i've been busy with loads of stuff and haven't gotten round to updating things. I'll try and find the time to study the new tree and get the points sorted.

Meanwhile, many thanks to the rest of the more experienced community who've been helping out.

Glad to see the concept of CI crit dagger is still alive and kicking!

Invalesco welcome back! We love you!

Update build plx :)

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Makavelit0t0 wrote:

you dont need to follow them :) the thing is most of OP's post are outdated and i have been running this build for a long time and trying to help people with this build. but some people really cant read between the lines thats all ^^

just because it says fellshrine doesnt mean u have to grind fellshrine all day for currency and upgrades. plus the game has evovled and strategies and ways of defeating vaal has improved and isnt as dangerous as before now that people know how to go around beating vaal.

you have to realise that OP's post is years old and his post is NOT updated for 1.0 PoE which has been stated several times now in this post im not trying to sound rude but if i did i do apologise :)

Yeah I didn't wanted to sound bitchy either sorry about that.
The thing is that I farmed Vaal with a 6 man group once cuz we were bored of farming merveil but it ended up being very slow becuz of the reset point and becuz of the boss that is harder than merv. Anyway I've reached docks now so I will farm this instead until piety I guess.

Hi guys, I know Invalesco and some of the more experienced Shadows have been inactive of late, but I am starting to log on more frequently to check the new content out and do a little bit of grinding. I'm happy to answer some questions as far as the build goes after release and some of the tips/tricks I've picked up while learning the game and playing my Shadow as my main character since Beta.

My Shadow is level 87 currently, and although the changes to the passive tree have moved some stuff around, the CI Crit Shadow build still very much works. Below is my current setup with gear+passive tree.






Feel free to add me in game @ Kiyumori. You can also post any questions and responses here, or in a private message.

edit; Please note that the melee splash gem is there in the dagger linkage not for a purpose other than to level it up. The same can be said about power-charge on crit, though occasionally I do get a few crits in on viper strike which nets some extra dps through the charges generated, though it's not an ideal setup for that what so ever, simply a way to level up a gem without sacrificing anything core to my current setup.

Anamaeus your skill tree is viable without super strong gear? I have only 2500 ES.

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Anamaeus wrote:

Hi guys, I know Invalesco and some of the more experienced Shadows have been inactive of late, but I am starting to log on more frequently to check the new content out and do a little bit of grinding. I'm happy to answer some questions as far as the build goes after release and some of the tips/tricks I've picked up while learning the game and playing my Shadow as my main character since Beta.

My Shadow is level 87 currently, and although the changes to the passive tree have moved some stuff around, the CI Crit Shadow build still very much works. Below is my current setup with gear+passive tree.

Current.Gear

Passive.Tree

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYAAW8FOgV9BbUMfQzyDkgQexB_ES8RlhVQFdcWvxfYGdcc3B4aJ6koKij6KwosvyzhL28wVDQKNj074TyORwZWY1bqVvVXyVyKX2ptGXBScFZwu3DVd_19435Zf8aESISvhq6H24hCiGuMC46KkBuTJ5fQmVeZmpoTnaOio6XLpn-nCKcrpzSsZrGztAy0xbVItve4k7k-uXy-OsBRwQDBxcHzwuzDbcXMxp7N6tA514bYdtkT2xrbbtvU4vfp_uq662Pr7uwY7LDtQfPq9Uv8q_-T

Feel free to add me in game @ Kiyumori. You can also post any questions and responses here, or in a private message.

tbh that build doesnt look viable at all, you are taking mana gain on kill rather then the passive node mind drinker which gives you 2% mana leech and if this was a full softcore character even then the tree looks REALLY sketchy the gear looks very ok but since you are just going 1 mana reservation node you wont be able to run more then 1 aura.

and you are taking sketchy paths for taking nodes when you can save about 1 or 2 even 3 passive nodes if you went a diffrent route...

i have seen your gear and your gear seems very much approved

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zangipower wrote:

Anamaeus your skill tree is viable without super strong gear? I have only 2500 ES.

I would recommend no less than about 3.5k ES gear if you are going down the path I chose, you'll find yourself needing to leech your energy shield by damaging things, and by that turn if you cannot receive a lot of damage you cannot return the energy shield in time.

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Makavelit0t0 wrote:

tbh that build doesn't look viable at all, you are taking mana gain on kill rather then the passive node mind drinker which gives you 2% mana leech and if this was a full softcore character even then the tree looks REALLY sketchy the gear looks very ok but since you are just going 1 mana reservation node you wont be able to run more then 1 aura.

and you are taking sketchy paths for taking nodes when you can save about 1 or 2 even 3 passive nodes if you went a different route...

i have seen your gear and your gear seems very much approved

Hn? I do have the Mind Drinker passive node. You should look a little more closely friend :).

If you saw something 'sketchy' you ought to point out specifically what it is, since when the reset for 1.0 occurred I literally just went through the most direct routes to my old standard skill tree. I saw an up tick in damage, a slight decrease in energy shield, but an overall more rounded character that pre 1.0

There is no soft core. But I guess if you're referring to standard league, I played this character up from no gear, as my first character to the point that it is at now. The build is very achievable, and the skill tree works just fine. If you're questioning that you can add me in game for a demonstration.

I actually currently run two auras, if you had bothered to look at the linkage I use Hatred + Discipline with enough mana in the bank to spam out Lightning Strike, flicker, or even double strike to my heart's content while also dashing around with whirling blades and hexing targets of priority with vulnerability + viper striking them.

But thanks for your responses guys, keep them coming :)