[2.6] NOT HoWa Claws / Lightning Strike 300k+ ToolTip / 74|50 Dodge / SUPER Cheap / starter friendly

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xDeicidium wrote:

Hi, I'm new here and I want to know if this is way better overall than frostblade build?

Overall in terms of:
1. more budget friendly
2. higher damage than frostblade?
3. easier to gear
4. ease of use vs frost blade (disregard the positioning because I kinda figured out that one)

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happycabbaged wrote:

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xDeicidium wrote:

Hi, I'm new here and I want to know if this is way better overall than frostblade build?

Overall in terms of:
1. more budget friendly
2. higher damage than frostblade?
3. easier to gear
4. ease of use vs frost blade (disregard the positioning because I kinda figured out that one)

There won't be much difference in terms of budget since both builds have similar gear options. The tree can be the same as well with only a few nodes changed.

Damage-wise I think lightning strike since it has higher base damage. You also can apply shocks for 40% more damage as well.

Lightning Strike and Frost Blades can be interchangeable, especially with this build. It's pretty easy to gear making it a good league starter.

I find lightning strike more relaxing to use. You have to constantly position yourself close range with frost blades to get the initial hits. With lightning strike, you can just hold shift and clear maps offscreen if you'd like.

With the buffs to frost blades in 2.6 and the new jewel, it might be worth taking frost blades but it all comes down to personal preference. I prefer lightning strike but I do find frost blades with chaining pretty satisfying to play.

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Tubbehh wrote:

Is a Lightning coil worth it to buy? Legacy vs non legacy lightning coil. Or would a rare 6l chestplate be ok?

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Zomb1ek1ller wrote:

Hey, after I decided Howa was not affordable for my budget and bailed on it, I switched over to this. I'm pretty happy with it, farming t11+ maps very easily to gain some levels right now. I have a couple possible innovations:

1.) Physical Projectile Attack Damage fully scales the projectile damage. I won't go into the math -- and it doesn't show in tooltip since that's for the initial hit -- but this is true and huge. The way I play it, I almost always shift attack using projectiles for safety, so this is a huge fat 6th "more" modifier to fill out the final socket.

2.) You don't actually NEED +2 chain the vast majority of the time IME - +1 from a single ToA is almost the same effect. You can probably swap out a single ToA for something with more dps and you won't notice a significant change in clearspeed - the only time +2 chain is noticeable is when you're trying to hit a rare with an "other allies cannot die" modifier the back of a pack. +2 does improve clearspeed but it's negligible. This is useful both for if you are at early endgame and actually can't afford 2 ToAs, or very late game you can find a better claw option possibly.

I think it's also possible to try Pierce as the 6th gem to boost your projectile damage if you should find claws that give vastly better dps (thoughts?).

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xDeicidium wrote:

I see.

Both skills are interchangeable but I'm worried about the passive skills. Is the Orb of Regret drop rate not that rare? or do I get enough refund skill points later?

I saw your vid and it seems like you're prepping up something before casting lightning strikes. Do I need those skills/items/etc to unleash more damage? and yeah, it's like LS with shock (more damage) vs FB with chill/frozen (more defensive purposes I guess).

I just got LS early on and I tried it in Merveil caves. I find that LS immediately disappears when it hit a wall. How do you manage to LS on close spaces like caves?