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

Yes but you will have to take different pathing around the bottom since you will need to take Vitality Void for leech.

Freshly respected sooo any tips on the gear (main gems 20/20)? just taking some items from my stash :) . i have overcapped res, so i open for changes.

I would replace added light for added physical on your ring, and would probably look for a way of getting some accuracy in the future ring upgrades.
Amulet and belt are really nice, so I wouldn't swap them out for now. One of your rings could use more life and some damage, the other is fine for now. All depends on your resistances of course ;)

In the meantime, work on your flasks - Lion's Roar and Diamond flasks will help you immensily.

I would personally drop the level of CwDT - Frost Bomb - Vortex by a lot, maybe even so that you only need lvl 1-3 CwDT gem to trigger. The more these gems trigger, the better for you. Also you could replace AoE with Immortal Call, I think it is more beneficial in the long run.

Hello, im leveling with your guide, so i wanted to ask something. when you level up (50 lvl at the moment) is it worth using sceptre(with eleental supports), or i should stick with claws ? since we got alot of point in claw damage boost. Thanks for your help.

HC viable?

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Hello, im leveling with your guide, so i wanted to ask something. when you level up (50 lvl at the moment) is it worth using sceptre(with eleental supports), or i should stick with claws ? since we got alot of point in claw damage boost. Thanks for your help.

Always use claw + sceptre, no matter the level. Blade Flurry uses only claw for attacking, and you still get bonuses from dual wielding, so claw+claw will always have lower dps then claw+sceptre.
Ignore tooltip damage, its bugged and doesn't show true dps difference.

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HC viable?

If you go with Starkonja, get Grace instead of Hatred, and more life on the tree, then maybe. But it is a bit different build and I'm not going to say yes as I've never tested it.

Didnt play this char alot, but it seems like a glass cannon for me. (compared to my other chars).
Debuff from abyssus is huge. I will make some changes so we can see :) Finding nice claws is now impossible :/ ( i change cwdt later now i getting some gear )

My current eq:

Hello , please tell me the build to be playable in 3.1? without vaal pact

So, Vaal Pact nerf...where does this build stand after Dec 8, 3.1.0 or simply called Path of Nerfs? VP's location is changed, yeah, but now it's super close to Vitality Void, got that but still on the fence about VP itself. I have good life regen from my gear and don't wanna waste it if it means I'll die even more frequently (still grinding levels so that xp is important to me). Gear isn't good at all but I have overcapped resses. My only real problems are bosses - I cannot survive without dodging, also dps is mediocre, painful to watch cause I always expect a one-shot to end me. Also! Gardens Map boss is not possible to kill. Any tips? I still don't have the Catalyst but getting it soon. One more question, Catalyst over a second Touch of Anguish or not?

I'll be honest, in 3.1 I'm no longer supporting this particular version of the build. I do believe that Slayer or Scion-Slayer for the unending leech or using Bloodseeker is the way to go, and if you want to do that, it's best to follow a well written guide by Lawyne in Scion subforum or my own version in the Scion subforum, just changing one of the sub-Ascendancies to Slayer. Lawyne's build was made to survive the Vaal Pact changes even before 3.1 hit, so I guess it will be better optimized.

I know one user of the Raider version did take that version to level 92 in Abyss and had good results with some small changes (nothing drastic like changing the claw to Bloodseeker), done all Guardians and Shaper, so it can be done. Probably you will just have to be extra careful and possibly drop Abyssus for Starkonja permanently.

Gardens map boss, is it the Goddess by any chance? Well, she just has to be outdps'ed, I do not know how her mechanics work, but breaking line of sight possibly stops the degen or something. Definately use a claw and a Doryani's, its always better dps then claw+claw.

Please do not hesitate and post your progress and how do you feel about this build, it might help others to decide if it is still worth following, and if it is, I might do a revision - I'm open to suggestions!