[0.11.0] Eldritch Battery/Armour Crit Dagger Shadow (Based off the CI Crit Dagger Shadow concept)

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akinunal1337 wrote:

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akinunal1337 wrote:

Hello again,

My current level is 45. I was using double strike since i started shadow but i wanted to switch to dual strike just to see what happens.

Spoiler

Double strike level 11, Dual strike level 6.

Same cast speed, same mana cost, same support gems and 500 more dps.
Using Dagger+Claw.

So my question is why we should use Double strike instead of Dual strike?

Still looking for an answer. :]

Dual strike is DUAL-WIELD. This build is not.

Answer enough?

double post OP

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akinunal1337 wrote:

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akinunal1337 wrote:

Hello again,

My current level is 45. I was using double strike since i started shadow but i wanted to switch to dual strike just to see what happens.

Spoiler

Double strike level 11, Dual strike level 6.

Same cast speed, same mana cost, same support gems and 500 more dps.
Using Dagger+Claw.

So my question is why we should use Double strike instead of Dual strike?

Still looking for an answer. :]

Use what you want until you switch to a required shield later on.

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Tecmo wrote:

what is WED

weapon elemental damage

Thank you for your reply Invalasco... Cleared up some doubts for me...

I think you are right; I only just started this game, and maybe am not ready for such an intense play style and equipment (yet)

I will try another survivability build and maybe come back to this character when I am more ready! (and richer too! lol)

Comparison to the CI crit dagger build:

i wanna ask why
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Aura gems should always be leveled, Clarity should not be leveled past 3. Curse gems should not be leveled at all. Lightning Strike should not be leveled past 9 initially.
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can anyone answer me???

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Adamkm wrote:

Comparison to the CI crit dagger build:

thank you very much for that adam!

Yup, I tried to make them both as similar as possible and it turned out quite balanced. They both will probably turn out similar DPS, with the EB/HP one having more base ele dps and the CI one having more crit dps

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Lyf3 wrote:

i wanna ask why
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Aura gems should always be leveled, Clarity should not be leveled past 3. Curse gems should not be leveled at all. Lightning Strike should not be leveled past 9 initially.
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can anyone answer me???

Clarity takes up too much mana if you level it up too high. Most ppl keep it at 3-5. That said, it CAN be leveled past 3 if you can judge wisely, but otherwise that 3 is just an arbitrary number for newer players.

Lightning strike if leveled past 9 will take up more mana. Plus you need to make sure your str can support it.

Curse gems aren't worth leveling early to mid game as the mana cost gets very high. You can level it if you feel you can support it but i leave that decision to you

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Invalesco wrote:

thank you very much for that adam!

Yup, I tried to make them both as similar as possible and it turned out quite balanced. They both will probably turn out similar DPS, with the EB/HP one having more base ele dps and the CI one having more crit dps

Yeah i was very pleasantly surprised to see such similarities in numbers.

I was curiously playing with it to see if its possible to base some claw spec using the above information to provide similar dps with a similar game play style... but if there is a way, i can't figure it out so i dont think its possible. Not with the same gameplay style anyway.

Thanks for the build by the way, still playing it. A few tiny alterations to help mana although im not really feeling the mana issues as much as people say. I have Mind drinker and detoured to Savant (i took the +1 passive from the earlier quest). I also use swords and use Cleave+LOH+cold damage 50% of the time and LS+LMP+Pierce the other 50% of the time... seems to work well at the moment.

I tried freezing pulse with LMP and +cold but it seemed to yield alot less dps than cleave does, although cleave works really well with the loh gem to tank more. Will see how things work out in harder acts, it hardly counts at level 35 :)

Hi,

I just reached Act 2 Cruel and I feel like my survivability is very low. Should I focus on pure armor and +life (my res is all at 75) or should I reconsider refunding some points and re-allocating them?