[2.6] Varunastra Cleave Slayer. Starting Legacy league couldn't have been easier.

Hey man i like the idea of cleave slayer and i was planning on building one with the 6L cospri's will i have. The problem is i just pulled a legacy voidheart last night and now i have no idea what i should do. I dont normally do poison builds so im not sure what the best route would be but i liked your comment about using soul taker for its speed. So if you dont mind i'd like to ask a couple questions.

1. Would Cospris will or voidheart set up for a poison cleave be better.

2. would i run a soul taker and high damage rare or 2 soul takers because of the high speed? And if a rare should i get the highest pdps 1h axe i can afford or look for one that is also fast.

3. The tree i came up with (modified off of yours is a starter point) looks like this https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAQBAAAGAF4B3AUtg73miHp_DHANjRHVFCAV7BX2XosZjiFgI9Mj9v66J58oKi5TMHw1kjXvOu07tmeAKaVDMUd-Sn1M_02STeNOKlBHqAdXl1uvXz9gQX11YnljcGVNZ5tvJ287jb907XYrdqx343gNeWh674CKgUGE2YVShaeGtId2ivCLT419j2CSfZd5mG-aaptqbbSjiqU1plepbq2NsoBOn7XyuR29Nr6nwBrBBMGLypDPftNv035RR9i92WHawdwjdPEFtQZw5FHlz-lG6hjtg-4O7w7vevVh9zL3TfzF_gr-jzGeGNsuI5OZu54=
any suggestions or pointing out of my mistakes would be appreciated.

4. Is slayer the best option for a poison cleave variant (with a goal of end game bosses minus atziri because of split phase) Is slayer leech enough to be anti one shot is my main concern.

But thanks for any input you can provide i am pretty set on using cleave for the free link in fortify as well as the free link in poison of either gear option i have.

Hi, with axe crit is very difficult to produce, and without implicit accuracy modifier very difficult to get accuracy at the same time. So with that the axe variant would be much stronger with RT. Then you can spend all other points in more dps rather than crit chance and it would make for a much better poison build. Overall Soul Taker is a beast and one of the best axe in the game, however if you come across a better rare axe then by all mean, replace one soul taker with it.

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAQBAAHcBS0McBHVE0wTyRQgFHEUdRXsF-EY2yFgJvgnnygqKaUuIy5TMZ41kjXvOuE67Tu2QKBDMUd-Sn1N404yUEdXVFeXXhNfP2BBYSFhUmNwZFJlTWWnZ5tnoG87dO108XYrdqx313fjeA15aHrvfNmAioFBggeE2YTvhVKFp4a0h3aKs4rwi0-TmZOol3mbaqU1plepbq2NrlCygLXyuR27nr02vqfAGsEEwYvKkM9-02_Yvdlh2XzaweOf5FHpRuoY7w7vTvJF9WH3MvdN-Ov-Cv5r_o8=

The following skill tree is really what you are looking for with axe variant, without poison you just need to not take Dirty Technique.
Why I modified it like so, it's because you don't need to go out of your way to get increased poison damage on the tree because its very weak. Also with Soul Taker you don't need mana leech, and for that reason Hematophagy give +8% max life to max leech rate compare to 5% of Vitality Void plus 20% increased dmg while leeching (double dip to poison and in conjunction with Carnage Heart bring it to over 50% inc dmg while leeching that double dip), and since as a poison build you only rely on phys dmg anyway, so Vitality Void is less helpful.

What do you think of this tree:

http://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAQBAdlhW6_L9dRS26fvfG8nBiAFLYFBwGY64U4qo4qYbyPT6UaCBxX2ivBfPwSzVuhBdHTtdiu-p1cNYnl08d0N6hjPfi5TCVgxsGBBbzvkUTwFV5fyQQairY3SIU3jNe8hYPJFeu867fdNwBp0oBXsjX0NjaIArj7-j5d53HPGrkMxvTbBi4tPkn3cvRQgC2HYvWebdqxo8trB_gqHdgHcKCqbatNvmmp34xHVZU01ksEEeWimV7XyAAb3MtwjF9zlz02S5w_wH-4O0_zKkEz_gIp4DfzFhNljcIVSMHxHfq9suR0j9lBH4JXvDp-Cj2BKfaluJ5-Fp7KApTU7toa09WEMcA==

The AEO node is the last taken.

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danif86 wrote:

What do you think of this tree:

http://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAQBAdlhW6_L9dRS26fvfG8nBiAFLYFBwGY64U4qo4qYbyPT6UaCBxX2ivBfPwSzVuhBdHTtdiu-p1cNYnl08d0N6hjPfi5TCVgxsGBBbzvkUTwFV5fyQQairY3SIU3jNe8hYPJFeu867fdNwBp0oBXsjX0NjaIArj7-j5d53HPGrkMxvTbBi4tPkn3cvRQgC2HYvWebdqxo8trB_gqHdgHcKCqbatNvmmp34xHVZU01ksEEeWimV7XyAAb3MtwjF9zlz02S5w_wH-4O0_zKkEz_gIp4DfzFhNljcIVSMHxHfq9suR0j9lBH4JXvDp-Cj2BKfaluJ5-Fp7KApTU7toa09WEMcA==

The AEO node is the last taken.

With your tree you will have more life, more block and less dps, which is fine. Aoe node is not needed as I would rather fill out the atk speed in Deadly Dilettante for 12% each but either way a solid and more defensive tree.

Hello habeo,

I just logged in since a very long time just to say thank you for the build. I haven't played PoE since years and when you come back you've gotta learn quite a lot of things again.
Still I wanted to play with a viable dual wield build using whirling blades as movement skill and you did it, so thanks again :)

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Fatabot wrote:

Hello habeo,

I just logged in since a very long time just to say thank you for the build. I haven't played PoE since years and when you come back you've gotta learn quite a lot of things again.
Still I wanted to play with a viable dual wield build using whirling blades as movement skill and you did it, so thanks again :)

Hi, I'm glad you are enjoying the build. If you need any assistance let me know here or in game name MeleeInLegacyLUL.

Hello!
yesterday I've switched from ST\Shield cleave to this build (omfg 100 regrets to reroll) and i find it quite fun!

but, sulfur t13 with twinned boss got me rekt. probably need to reconsider my current gear as it was for my old build.

today will test on volcano and maybe core. will try to reroll bandits choice when im done with another 40 regrets =))

I did everything up to twin t15 maps. Sadly no t16 drops to test it out yet.

Hi OP, i've been enjoying this build a lot, the first day i played it for 10 hours straight lol. Can you check out my profile and gears on the character "DaddyKirito" , tell me what else can i do to fit take it further ( is the voidheart good option ?)

You need to public your profile in profile setting for me to be able to see your character. I'm glad you are enjoying it though.