[3.0] The Azure Knight, Assassin version (Blade Flurry/Frost Blades/Life/Crit/Conversion)

Taste of Hate is indeed amazing, but I wouldn't use Vinktar's.
From what I remember, the dps increase is around 12-14% (10% more and some from added damage), but we are shocked and take 50% more damage, which would mean replacing some other unique flask to get Shock immunity.
Lion's Roar however, is dirt cheap compared to Taste of Hate ;)

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Bristoling wrote:

Taste of Hate is indeed amazing, but I wouldn't use Vinktar's.
From what I remember, the dps increase is around 12-14% (10% more and some from added damage), but we are shocked and take 50% more damage, which would mean replacing some other unique flask to get Shock immunity.
Lion's Roar however, is dirt cheap compared to Taste of Hate ;)

I have done Vinktars with quite a few BF builds, granted not cold damage(yet), but it was insane. its an instant heal and ungodly damage, combined with Vaal haste its just insanity. Besides Vinktars has more than one type. Ill have to try it when i'm far enough, but from past experience the lions is nothing when compared, besides who wants to knockback and make things run Away to only return.

Well, I've had a much better experience this time round. I've been spending currency like mad on gear as I level because drops simply don't happen for me, but right now I'm level 58, halfway through Act 8 and sitting pretty at 2.2k life and 14k DPS before power charges.

Bosses have been so much easier with proper leech, too. I've still been legitimately one-shot by some things, especially Kitava, the asswipe he is, and I still had to res-rush Gruthkul and Doedre.

Act 8 Doedre really is a terrible boss design. I like hard bosses, but that fight is pushing the boundaries of obnoxious. If you aren't an absolute AFK Facetank, I don't understand how you're supposed to do it.

Anyway, Bristoling, I did notice that in the new tree you don't go for Vaal Pact anymore. What's the reason for that?

Honestly, must have been an error on my part, really sorry :D yes we still take VP.

Gruthkul is quite easy if you know mechanics actually, there is just a lot more dodging then dpsing in that fight. Doedre is badly designed though.

Actually that might have been my bad. I was looking at your 90-point tree, not your level 90 tree.

The Path of Building tree is the final tree??

Any tips on what to do and Is there anything I am doing that Is not correct?

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MikeSwazovski wrote:

The Path of Building tree is the final tree??

I don't think I've updated the PoB tree yet, there was recently a change from going down near Revenge of the Hunted to the path next to Acrobatics, as I believe it is better overall (slight damage reduction of 2-3% but we gain Acrobatics). Most up to date tree is the "Example level 90 tree" in passives section.

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Any tips on what to do and Is there anything I am doing that Is not correct?

Answering questions on PM at the moment, in case anyone else is wondering why I don't reply to Zenox :>

How important would you say the change from the previous passive build to the new one with acrobatics included. is it worth the regret orbs?

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LiniFox wrote:

How important would you say the change from the previous passive build to the new one with acrobatics included. is it worth the regret orbs?

I would personally contend that Acrobatics is very much worth it. I'm sure you know how it works, but in case not, the 30% Dodge chance is separate from your Evasion and doesn't work on the same entropy system; i.e., statistically, one of every three attacks will just miss you, while the other two out of three then still need to bypass your Evasion. Very good ability for a character that doesn't equip any Armor. Or even for split AR/Ev.