[2.5] Tempada's Dreamfeather Lightning Flurry Raider: Acro, Alpha's/Blood Dance/QotF, 200k+ DPS

Have you tested using Frost Blades, at all?

I'm interested in trying this out, wondering if it works, since it will use a green socket instead of a red one.

And what about using Ice Bite instead of Added Cold? The Frenzy charge generation would be made easier, which could be good if using Phase Run (which I also intend to do)

Unfortunately, my downloading is limited right now so I can't try these things out myself, so it's maybe a bit selfish to ask this of you, but it would be really nice to know.

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Jonmcdonald wrote:

Have you tested using Frost Blades, at all?

I'm interested in trying this out, wondering if it works, since it will use a green socket instead of a red one.

And what about using Ice Bite instead of Added Cold? The Frenzy charge generation would be made easier, which could be good if using Phase Run (which I also intend to do)

Unfortunately, my downloading is limited right now so I can't try these things out myself, so it's maybe a bit selfish to ask this of you, but it would be really nice to know.

I don't mind the questions at all. I've been doing a bunch of testing, and Frost Blades is definitely an option. I get over 21k base (before frenzy charges or flasks) dps in a 5L with Frost Blades + Blood Magic + Faster Attacks + Weapon Elemental Damage + Multistrike (although my accessories are quite good). Frost Blades saves you two points as well since you don't need Amplify on the tree. I think Frost Blades is going to be best with a slightly different tree (perhaps some investment in projectile nodes).

You could use Ice Bite (or Hypothermia) instead of Added Cold if you want, but that's not really an option, outside of leveling, until you get a 6L (or if you go with a mana-based build, which I don't recommend right now, except during early leveling), plus frenzy charges are easy to generate anyway if you use The Blood Dance. Throw in Blood Rage and charges are always up as long as you have things to kill.

Also, try Fork with Frost Blades :)

Ok, finally fully updated to 2.0!

Whats the best way to level this build? skills, items etc?
And is it still possible to do maps before u can afford dreamfeather?

Do you have issues with some bosses for the frenzy charge generation? Most bosses have mobs around but I feel a frenzy gem somewhere could maybe help, since loosing all that regen on frenzy charges expiration could be bad for survival...

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Nexzer wrote:

Whats the best way to level this build? skills, items etc?
And is it still possible to do maps before u can afford dreamfeather?

I can't adequately say since I didn't play beta and don't have time to level a character in the new leagues (I used a respec on an existing character)... However, I know this can work as an endgame character since I'm currently mapping with it no problem, and plenty of people got to Act 4 Merciless in beta with a wide variety of attack skills/trees and mediocre gear, so it's safe to say you could be mapping before you get a Dreamfeather.

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Electrospine wrote:

Do you have issues with some bosses for the frenzy charge generation? Most bosses have mobs around but I feel a frenzy gem somewhere could maybe help, since loosing all that regen on frenzy charges expiration could be bad for survival...

It's not really an issue; I think of the charges as a bonus. Flasks, Fortify, and manually dodging are far more important than regen.

Unfortunately the build is not as good as the 1.3 version unless you use Dreamfeather + Soul Taker, but it's still fun and very much viable in high level maps.

Ok, I take back what I said about Soul Taker. Dreamfeather + Soul Taker can be fantastic... except for how expensive it is.

I've switched over to Soul Taker so I no longer need mana or Blood Magic, and I love it. Updated front page.

Hey, would it be possible to get some current videos for 2.0 release?

could you post your stats?!

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Broful wrote:

Hey, would it be possible to get some current videos for 2.0 release?

Videos, yes, good idea. I'm pretty busy through late August, so no promises right now, but I'll think about getting something out before then!

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xenochaos1 wrote:

could you post your stats?!

My stats are listed in the "My Character" section in the first post. My gear is *nearly* optimal for Cleave (I could get more dps through accessories now that I don't need mana leech/regen, and gloves could have lightning damage and attack speed if I wanted to sacrifice evasion rating), although Reave or Ice Crash work well too.

For comparison, if I take my chest and use two Dreamfeather + Blood Magic gem + Ice Crash + Faster Attacks + WED + Added Lightning + Lightning Penetration, my dps is 30k with auras going but before frenzy charges and potions. This is effectively a 4L for tooltip dps. Tooltip generally goes higher if you use Dreamfeather + Soul Taker instead of two Dreamfeather + Blood Magic (frees up a gem slot), and it can go higher still if you use something in place of Lightning Penetration.