[3.0] Dark Pact Zerker - Farm shaper/guardian deathless (VIDEO) - Great clear speed

For those struggling with the leveling process might I suggest this type of set up:



I used Cleave the entire way and the only drama I had was with Yugul. You can get by with a 4 link the whole time using Cleave - Melee Phys - Added Fire Damage - Ruthless

Your key to bosses is Ancestral Warchief - Melee Phys - Added Fire Damage - Faster Attacks. Again, just another simple 4 link. Also, use a Silver Flask for those fights to give you Onslaught. Kitava was much easier when I can throw the totem in his face and then run around for safety.

You don't need Carnage Heart, but is sure helps to make things easy! I think The Magnate is the only item you absolutely should get for leveling. Well, that and the Overwhelming Odds Jewel for always up Fortify. Briskwrap wasn't necessary, I just happened to have it in my stash and the Attack Speed and Movement Speed were useful.

The only thing you need to do is upgrade your weapons every few levels but this is not hard, just take the latest sword or axe and either throw a couple of Alchs at them, or use the Phys recipe. You only care about damage, anything else is a bonus. Don't spend much crafting because you'll be replacing the item before too long.

I did find a couple of unique weapons were good for leveling at different times:


Oh, and last handy hint is Blasphemy with Temporal Chains. Having that additional time to attack and get out of trouble is invaluable!

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Zboublemeteor wrote:

it's probably my fault, i've not detailled enought the levelling process (and i've not put more thoughts into in, the idea was just getting the build skelleton without struggling too mutch)....

Well, a big THANK YOU for your fast and helpful response! I think, i was just staring at a wall here. Theres so much i would have been able to do to get the leveling process easier, i just didnt see it. Im sure the additional information will help lots of people getting to the dp-transition faster and easier. Im glad i had those problems so others can benefit.

Switched to DP last night. And yes, i had to read your FAQ section because leech problems at first, but with Doedres and Atziris flask its working like a charm.

Great, great build! Fast, fun and safe (for now) :-D.

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Varan1971 wrote:

Hi
First, ty for this "tasty" build :)
Little tip - you can put a jewel Efficient Training ( of course, recommended max roll 24 to str ) below Heart and Soul at a left side, after this you'll receive a bonus from Occultist's Dominion plus 3 little nodes- in result 50 str + 24 from implicit Efficient Training. Much more cheaper, but it's a similar like rare jewel with 7 % max life and 2 offensive affixes. Of course, you must remember about int req. from Repentance gloves.
Greets :)

Good point ! i've checked in PoB and i get a little life and damage boost. Int requirement will be harder to meet if i go for a rare amulet too, i'll see how i can handle both at the same time.

#Aldora_the_Summoner thanks for the alternative levelling skill, i'll link it to the first page.

If you guys have other levelling build that can use the main skeletton of the DP build, don't hesitate to link it ;)

#WarmUpMike no problem, hope you'll have fun with the build !

can you give me some advice because my damage is very low ty

may i use carcass jack for endgame gear?

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TheBattleMasteR wrote:

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can you give me some advice because my damage is very low ty

i can't see you gear/tree your profile is set to private ;)

#benbubam sure, it's a good armor

edit : recorded a new shaper run with the endgame gear :

https://youtu.be/VQSywHt6u8Q

sadly i got bad pre-bosses and loosed 30 sec waiting for them (especially dominus and the spider) so the overall run took 6.42. i've made a sub 6 min earlier this week, i'll try to replicate it in video (if i can get good pre-bosses once again). it's cool to see that you can dash a degen bubble in the bullet hell quite safely with 8.5K life ! facetanking the shaper beam seems safer than ever too. you can do any mistake without dying except taking a slam.

hello , i think i'm missing something , i dont have all the gear yet , i was playing as RF berserker before , so i still need to swap some jewel , and get a belly , but so far , im sitting on 55k dps in Ho without anybuff and inc aoe ( 85k with conc effect )

also have 6.8k life . How do i reach 100/120k dps ? only with jewels and helmet enchant ?

Thx for the reply !


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Hey mate, I'm doing ur build, and I'm really enjoying playing it.
What about using a Inertia Crimsom Jewel in the jewel socket near the Vaal Pact node, it would give us a lot more strenght, and i believe the overall damage would increased then a regular jewel.

tks for ur quick reply dude! i also want to buy belly too. but hard to roll color for gems! :(((

Hi, I was just wondering what your opinion was on replacing the shield with the new harbinger weapon, Rippling Thought, and using whirling blades as your movement spell.

Also do you think its worth allocating 3 points to get the Annihilation node, just above Occultist Dominion for the extra crit chance and multiplier on spells?