2.3 Fakener (budget fake Mjölner) build - Trickster Version

Started this build a few weeks back, and after falling in love with it, I want to try to take my character to the next level. I'd appreciate very much if you could take a look at where my character is at right now, and give your thoughts regarding my questions bellow.

Current level: 91
Passives: Current tree
Gear: Offense & Defense panels:
Questions:

· The Elephant in the room?
My dagger and amulet have Lightning damage on them. So any shift to EE would require me to change those two. That shouldn't be a problem currency-wise, but can you tell just how big of an improvement EE is?

· Should I get Atziri's Acuity + Ring with Att.Speed/Accuracy/Life + the Precision cluster?
Reasoning: Acuity would be an upgrade from 40% (Vaal Pact) to 60% leech effectiveness, and I'd get 2 Passive points back. Getting 7% Att.Speed on one ring (along with Accuracy and Life) + the Precision cluster would compensate for the 16% attack speed and Accuracy that I would lose from swapping out my current gloves.

· The Profane Chemistry cluster?
Reasoning: I've taken it for added survivability. I'd like to get above 4.5k HP (at 4.4k atm), so the 15% life helps, although I can get 20% from the Unrelenting cluster for the same amount of points, but I swung in favor of Profane Chemistry due to 60% Life Recovery from life flasks. Could I spend the 4 passive points from Profane Chemistry better elsewhere?

· Get Voll's Devotion?
Reasoning: I'd like to keep my Crit chance above 70% and Accuracy above 88%, and with VD I drop bellow that. Am I needlessly fixated on these numbers? Would the added tankyness of Voll's Devotion be better, and even perhaps allow me to spec out of Profane Chemistry?

· Any additional critique and thoughts?
Basically anything that you can add, question and attack any dubious decisions that I might have taken, etc.

Many thanks in advance,
Boot

Started this build a couple of days ago, and have to say that it's been an absolute blast to play. Currently i'm experimenting with dual wielding coc daggers, really fun! :D

As far as I understand cyclone, it hits twice in an attack.
If you have 1 weapon, it hits two times, if you have two weapons, each hit 1 time.
Critical strike is just determined by the attack.

So, I don't see much benefit in that, besides the spelldmg and eventually spellcrit bonus from a second weapon.(Plus dualwield bonus ofc)

Or did I get something wrong?

@Krux:
So, you only deal lightning damage basically since you have no Volls Devotion providing ECs for Discharge. I think it is best for you to stay without EE.

I play this build on an old laptop myself but since it cannot run the game all smooth, I die sometimes which sucks. Will give the build a more serious try when I get my better hardware. Feels much more squishy than Mjolner though, but I love the recharging flasks!

i feel like i'm not critting nearly as much as i should be when i watch mathils stream he almost insta crits and starts discharing packs i can go through packs WITH assassin's mark up to 3 times and not discharge shit also i can't even do bosses like normal dominus because i end up not critting enough and just getting killed it makes no sense what am i missing!!!



those are my items i took passive out of EE because my ring has fire dmg and i know i still need to upgrade the other ring but i don't think it will make THAT big of a diff with the last good ring

Can someone please explain to me what benefits ee passive has here? The way i understand it the discharge procs fire and lightining at the same time, giving the mob +25% resist to both.

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keroc wrote:

Can someone please explain to me what benefits ee passive has here? The way i understand it the discharge procs fire and lightining at the same time, giving the mob +25% resist to both.

If you have EE, and deal damage to a monster with two elements, that monster will get -50% resistance to a third element.

So in this build, if you want to spec into EE, you must not have lightning damage on your gear, thus by dealing cold/fire, the monster will become more vulnerable to your Discharge (lightning damage) when it procs.

So ur saying i need added cold damage on my gear for it to work well?

I am currently running double curse with herald of thunder. Guess i would need to drop that. the only time where i see ee more effective than double curse is atziri though.

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newbii3 wrote:

i feel like i'm not critting nearly as much as i should be when i watch mathils stream he almost insta crits and starts discharing packs i can go through packs WITH assassin's mark up to 3 times and not discharge shit also i can't even do bosses like normal dominus because i end up not critting enough and just getting killed it makes no sense what am i missing!!!

Your ring and gloves give a total of 532 accuracy, which is too low!

Critical strikes have a double check on accuracy, so this is most likely what is causing your trouble. When you upgrade your second ring, get one with 300+ accuracy on it. Personally I am using a voll's devotion too atm and thus I have accuracy on my dagger. I feel it works great

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Carmondai89 wrote:

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newbii3 wrote:

i feel like i'm not critting nearly as much as i should be when i watch mathils stream he almost insta crits and starts discharing packs i can go through packs WITH assassin's mark up to 3 times and not discharge shit also i can't even do bosses like normal dominus because i end up not critting enough and just getting killed it makes no sense what am i missing!!!

Your ring and gloves give a total of 532 accuracy, which is too low!

Critical strikes have a double check on accuracy, so this is most likely what is causing your trouble. When you upgrade your second ring, get one with 300+ accuracy on it. Personally I am using a voll's devotion too atm and thus I have accuracy on my dagger. I feel it works great

k i will make sure i get a ring with atleast 350 accuracy on it i didnt think another ring would help THAT much but i will buy a ring and test it on monday when i'm off work again thanks for tip

Just got to level 67 and loving this build. Using a "Hits can't be evaded" dagger right now and procs like crazy.

Don't know if anyone else has tried or recommended this but
Vengeance + Cast on Crit + Discharge + (Life Leech or Increase area of Effect)
works great if you have an extra 4 link. I hate manual cursing so I had a 4link free.

Great job on this build!