[2.0] Tempada's AAA EK: An Ethereal Knives Guide | 30-60k+ Non-Crit DPS | Affordable | HC Viable

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andregeraldes wrote:

It's an interesting build and I m thinking of doing it in the 1 month race, should I? :p
Can u do some videos of the build doing maps?

Thanks

It's not as powerful as a lot of other builds, but it's plenty tanky and you could do well with it in a race.

Videos... I wasn't planning on doing any updates until the 1.4 patch, but I'll think about it!

Tempada I know you said this was HC viable and I've been playing around with a new guy in standard to get ready for the 1 month league and I would really like to try an EK build. Yours looks interesting. The only thing is even though I've been playing for awhile now and I still dont know how to change your end game build into one where I can level with it. Any suggestions would be appreciated on how to level this awesome build out while still remaining viable for the 1 month league. Thanks.

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Snowdwb wrote:

Tempada I know you said this was HC viable and I've been playing around with a new guy in standard to get ready for the 1 month league and I would really like to try an EK build. Yours looks interesting. The only thing is even though I've been playing for awhile now and I still dont know how to change your end game build into one where I can level with it. Any suggestions would be appreciated on how to level this awesome build out while still remaining viable for the 1 month league. Thanks.

Do you plan on playing with Acrobatics or Iron Reflexes? The first post on page 9 of this thread suggests a leveling path for IR users, and Acro would be similar (just take Acro and the Scion life wheel nodes when you'd otherwise be heading to IR). Good luck, and try to get a Karui Ward amulet early on!

For some reason the node with 2% phys attack damage leech doesn't do anything for me, I only leech life from kills using the Blood Siphon node but not from regular attacks

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Lorgres wrote:

For some reason the node with 2% phys attack damage leech doesn't do anything for me, I only leech life from kills using the Blood Siphon node but not from regular attacks

Correct. That node is taken solely for the life. Blood Drinker allows you to leech with attacks, but EK is a spell rather than an attack.

Any idea how is this build going to fare in the new expansion?

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svjatomirskij wrote:

Any idea how is this build going to fare in the new expansion?

Depends on how much (if?) they fuck up EB. If that doesn't end horribly bad, EK gets a boost overall, with increased DPS, a Q bonus that adds Proj Speed now, and better Aura Support. Oh, and Spell Life/Mana Leech Jewels OMG!

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CantripN wrote:

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svjatomirskij wrote:

Any idea how is this build going to fare in the new expansion?

Depends on how much (if?) they fuck up EB. If that doesn't end horribly bad, EK gets a boost overall, with increased DPS, a Q bonus that adds Proj Speed now, and better Aura Support. Oh, and Spell Life/Mana Leech Jewels OMG!

With the new EB it seems like AA + Phase Acro builds (among other things) are in for a rough time, but we'll see. In terms of damage, we lose Inner Force but EK itself is getting a buff, there are more aura options, and there are jewels. Overall damage should be higher than it is now.

What about survivability though?

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svjatomirskij wrote:

What about survivability though?

My only concern is the mana drain of Arctic Armour without help from old Eldritch Battery, but AA's values could still get lowered (let's hope). If not, the new jewel slots on the tree might be able to help or Lightning Coil/Cloak of Flame can replace AA. Everything else is pretty much the same except for Enduring Cry, which can be manually cast or replaced with Summon Chaos Golem, and leech rates, which shouldn't be a big deal.

Something like this should be effective in the current beta, at least once you overcome mana issues through gear and leveling: