*Updated for 3.2* Volkuur's poison! millions of dps (7.5 mil shaper - 20 mil shaper GG gear)

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Moridin79 wrote:

Yeah, it would be pretty evil to introduce abyss socketed rares with no way to obtain the jewels. :P

I'm really optimistic about playing this build again in 3.4. Super excited to see the poison and PF changes!

When they showed a foil Bubonic Trail in the timeworn reliquary pool, I got a bit worried.

The new league crafting mechanics offer some pretty interesting options, though. You'll basically be able to sacrifice an abyssal jewel slot (on boots or helmet) for a pretty hefty chunk of survivability. Alternatively, new single-socket helm also looks like a good replacement for Lightpoacher.

EDIT: Herald of Agony. Ooooooookay...

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vdk89 wrote:

EDIT: Herald of Agony. Ooooooookay...

RIGHT? Looks great! Not sure if I'm sold on PF though.

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Moridin79 wrote:

RIGHT? Looks great! Not sure if I'm sold on PF though.

Just look at the way that thing was taking chunks out of bosses. It wasn't even maxed out!

I'm actually a little impressed with the PF nodes. That's a very big dollop of extra chaos/poison damage. The main problem is that it seems to favor hard hitting weapons, while the flask recharge-on-crit nodes kinda want you to hit fast (and crit). It's a bit of a challenge to balance that, but I wouldn't be surprised to see PF builds with Lioneye's Glare and maybe even a Ming's Heart.

Oh yeah, i'm playing the fuk outta this in Delve

The cold version is looking pretty good right now. Herald of Agony makes up for the fact that Hatred is useless, so there should be even less of a damage gap between the different elements. Kinda saves you two skill points, too.

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vdk89 wrote:

The cold version is looking pretty good right now. Herald of Agony makes up for the fact that Hatred is useless, so there should be even less of a damage gap between the different elements. Kinda saves you two skill points, too.

This was my thought as well. I like the idea of building around cold with the uniques mentioned. I'm curious though, where do you see saving two points?

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Moridin79 wrote:

This was my thought as well. I like the idea of building around cold with the uniques mentioned. I'm curious though, where do you see saving two points?

20% chance to poison off the new herald means that you can skip two 10% poison-chance nodes. You'll have to pick up a 20% increased poison damage node, instead, but 20% poison damage is a pretty good deal for a single point, iirc.

Ah yes, of course. :) Pretty hype!

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Moridin79 wrote:

Ah yes, of course. :) Pretty hype!

Hype now, sadness when we have to buy Volkuur's at the start of the league ^^

How do we feel about new pathfinder nodes? Are they good enough to dethrone assassin as the best in slot asc?