ZiggyD's Etheral Knives Mana Shield Scion/Shadow Build Guide - Hardcore (Updated for 1.1)

Hi ZyggyD, i just looked at this build and wanted to start a fresh shadow with EK but i was wondering if it could also benefit the new ball lightning spell.


It would be nice to build around that new spell that seem to work like EK.
What are your tought about this and also what would you change in the class/tree to do so ?


Thanks a lot.

I tried the new support gem: Spell Echo.
With 5L EK+AF+FC+FP+LL (EK lvl 20, rest lvl 19, all non Q) and Hatred >> 7600 dps (7800 before patch); Swapped FC with lvl 17 SE >> 9100 dps.

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joint77 wrote:

I tried the new support gem: Spell Echo.
With 5L EK+AF+FC+FP+LL (EK lvl 20, rest lvl 19, all non Q) and Hatred >> 7600 dps (7800 before patch); Swapped FC with lvl 17 SE >> 9100 dps.

Now switch out Faster Projectiles with Faster casting and watch your damage skyrocket :D

What do you guys think of this tree? same concept but this is a Crit EK build.

https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgYA3nfVTxXn8Gtzs4w2VUtQQiaVLUcc3H_GkyeioyepEZYvnbQM3FfB8w_EWm2dow5IcLsW80ZxHpSCHjt8JDz8q-OEnarZEyY84YiDCaw_iELbC7jKp1zAUWNDYqwvbx2qb57yHUlR8-pw1fLh1p3KSnBSFr9d8sM6h9ubtVYtYeIZiqx_LYP7CZcG9trEogX5Go-74xXw_rrnVPljOlgk_dUAveYa2wR-Ps_uDocZUUcj9lb6qrjv8PzFqn9aSGeg3Q2NfYd2W69KfU4qGNsppXTxhTIzDBnV_94=

Think it would still be tanky enough for higher maps?

cool build bro

I have a question on Shadow build variant. Why added fire and not added lightning on EK?
You end up getting much more Dex then St so you can level added ligtning gem much higher. And shock stacks work with EK total damage damage, whereas burns only scale from fire component of dps.

P.S. Where you get enough St anyway? You need some for reduced mana, having base amount sucks and finding gear that has St on top of everything else that build needs is a pain in kidneys.

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Necroant wrote:

I have a question on Shadow build variant. Why added fire and not added lightning on EK?
You end up getting much more Dex then St so you can level added ligtning gem much higher. And shock stacks work with EK total damage damage, whereas burns only scale from fire component of dps.

P.S. Where you get enough St anyway? You need some for reduced mana, having base amount sucks and finding gear that has St on top of everything else that build needs is a pain in kidneys.

It's not about shock or burn - this isn't a crit build.

Added Fire is just far better because it scales off the physical damage which is EK is purely.

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It's not about shock or burn - this isn't a crit build.

Added Fire is just far better because it scales off the physical damage which is EK is purely.

And added lightning does scale of what exactly?

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Necroant wrote:

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It's not about shock or burn - this isn't a crit build.

Added Fire is just far better because it scales off the physical damage which is EK is purely.

And added lightning does scale of what exactly?

Damage effectiveness on EK, so it's just flat.

Tried making some sort of progression tree for the shadowstart:
(I'll be lvling my own shadow EK with this one, so I'll let you guys know if any changes have to be made or not)

20pts: Going pretty much straight for EB


40pts: Down to the ranger tree, skipping some life wheels/aura wheels


60pts: Backtracked for life wheels/aura wheels


80pts: Down to Iron Reflexes and Mind over Matter (get MoM ocne you have enoguh mana unreserved)


Endgame build: Cross over to the left and fill out any remaining clusters we need there.