2.3 Fakener (budget fake Mjölner) build - Trickster Version

My current gear - this build is soooo op and fun to play.
Question though:

Taste of Hate and Vessels of Vinktar, go or no go?

with the nerf to blade vortex hitting half as frequently, which prefix would be better on a vagan dagger: added x dmg or added x dmg to spells?

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kimtra wrote:

with the nerf to blade vortex hitting half as frequently, which prefix would be better on a vagan dagger: added x dmg or added x dmg to spells?

To spell, bv have more aoe and still hiting more mobs than cyc. Always can add to attack in ur ring

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alvuimil wrote:

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kimtra wrote:

with the nerf to blade vortex hitting half as frequently, which prefix would be better on a vagan dagger: added x dmg or added x dmg to spells?

To spell, bv have more aoe and still hiting more mobs than cyc. Always can add to attack in ur ring

I wouldnt say this tbh.

-> On spell needs to get BV up first, meaning you wont get the equilibrium bonuses for 1st hit. White trashmobs die anyhow on first hit, so it doesnt matter how far your EE procs / if your EE procs.

-> For bosses, the first hit is important as they survive them usually and you hence want more damage. With cyclone cold damage you profit from EE from first attack on.


Of course best would be both, but I rather tend to get "on attacks" first

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Barn3y_Gumble wrote:

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alvuimil wrote:

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kimtra wrote:

with the nerf to blade vortex hitting half as frequently, which prefix would be better on a vagan dagger: added x dmg or added x dmg to spells?

To spell, bv have more aoe and still hiting more mobs than cyc. Always can add to attack in ur ring

I wouldnt say this tbh.

-> On spell needs to get BV up first, meaning you wont get the equilibrium bonuses for 1st hit. White trashmobs die anyhow on first hit, so it doesnt matter how far your EE procs / if your EE procs.

-> For bosses, the first hit is important as they survive them usually and you hence want more damage. With cyclone cold damage you profit from EE from first attack on.


Of course best would be both, but I rather tend to get "on attacks" first

Im playing with Increased Area of effect as a 6L still getting 50k tooltip on disch. With cyc only 3-5 mobs will get EE while with inc aoe BV... whole pack will.
While on bosses some ppl might fail with cycloning, not hiting the target. BV will be hiting the target most of the time.

If you are playing as Scion > Ascendant, will have 95% crit on cyclone, meaning ur blade vortex will be up practically from first hit.
If you are playin as Trickster, adding cold to attacks to a ring / amulet (in case u r not using volls) will be easier.

In the talisman league i got to a point that i only worked on crafting vagan daggers. Had both types, to attack and to spell. My expenrience / feeling made me chose to spell over attack.

And again, why waste a mod in ur dagger that u can add in a ring? if u want to attack and DONT want to spell, just go for light leech on ur dagger

How do you guys level this build? I switched to CoC at 50 and i just keep dying lol. What am i doing wrong?

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Jjahvo wrote:

How do you guys level this build? I switched to CoC at 50 and i just keep dying lol. What am i doing wrong?

5L voll protector + vagan dagger (any vagan dagger, craft crit chance and u r good to go)
i lvled with this build TWICE, switched at 41 (my vagan dagger lvl req) facerolled all content to merc with 2k hp / 1,5k ES (take all hp passive u can, can respec later with free respec points) Be sure to use:

doesn't CI loose a lot of DPS since you use life leech gem and you don't have crit stuff from assassin?

Does this dagger work with this build?

I'm kind of confused with the EE.

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Jjahvo wrote:

Does this dagger work with this build?

I'm kind of confused with the EE.

If you aren't using Voll's devotion or Warlord's Mark it will. If you are then it won't. Added fire will make the mobs resistant to fire damage with EE and your discharge does fire and lightning damage. Best to get added cold. I'm no expert on the build yet, but in my playing I've come to the same conclusion as alvuimil that added cold to spells seems to work better than added cold to attacks. My BV is up near 100% with larger aoe then cyclone so more mobs get EE when added cold is on spells.