[3.5] Say_Ten's Melee Shadow - Murder Everything Cheaply

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Say_Ten wrote:

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fembot wrote:

Seriously one of the most fun to play builds out there right now. Thanks for this! Just hit 77 and I've been having a blast the entire time. Early 60s were kind of a grind, but once I hit 68 and threw on Touch of Anguish x2, the entire game just kind of melted. I'll eventually craft/buy Gemini claws for myself, but so far ToA is proving to be insanely fun.

Also, I wanted to ask you -- what's your opinion about the new Might and Influence Viridian Jewel? I was thinking about trying one out (not like you need more dps... oh who the hell am I kidding, sure you do!), but figured I'd ask you.

Cheers! :)

glad you are enjoying. i think i will be adding that to the core build because it's cheap and it seems to work well. i will have to compare to 20/20 splash because i don't think the AOE or splash damage will be as much, but obviously it means you can use another damage jewel, such as increased critical strike. so far i am liking it. i lucked out in finding one (max roll too) in SSF,

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ubah86 wrote:

I love this build. But I think your thread got messed up. /spoilers or something broke.

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kwstas778 wrote:

I have a question about your defensive buffs setup.
You have Immortal Call linked to inc duration, cast when damage taken and 1 more curse from which we can choose. Doesn't that negate the need for assassin's mark? Like your defensive setup triggers from taking taking 528 damage (all the time) which means you have a permanent curse on your enemies depending what you chose for that slot (enfeeble, temp chains or warlords).
So why have assassins mark on LS when you can only apply 1 curse at an enemy? Is it only for when you are kitting with LS or hitting from range? I am using assassins mark on bosses to boost my dmg. Maybe i shouldnt do it and play with the defensive curse on them instead and keep assassins mark for long range only?

Also on a side note. Why pick temp chains over enfeeble? Is the reduced effect of curse against you better than straight up reduced damage taken?

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humble_genius wrote:

First-time poe (but not first-time arpg) player here, started with your build, absolutely fell in love with it. Reached level 81, and it was really smooth sailing (and fun gameplay!) with this build so far. Merc Lab? Who tf is Izaro? (:D)

Heres the gear im rocking right now:

What things can I improve here, except for using a second unset ring for vaal haste maybe?

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NooBikos wrote:

Tried just now. In my opinion clearspeed become terrible compared to dmg you get instead of melee splash. Maybe keep both jewel and melee splash? Could be worth unless you got some uber jewels.

Agreed, clearing becomes much slower without the melee splash gem. I indeed started running both, since the jewel certainly isnt bad, or at least better then what I own currently.