[3.6] Herald of Viper Assassin - Melt all Content! - [BUDGET FRIENDLY] - 2 MIL+ DPS

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puaiohi wrote:

This build looks verrry interesting. I've been looking for a use for these:
[Gloves]

Do you think these gloves would be worth using in a variant of this build? Not sure if I would go Assassin, Scion, or some other oddball variant.

Cheers!

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Asetha wrote:

I've been using a Tabula, currently 79 Assassin. Nice build, it's wrecking face.

Haven't got a Calamity yet as the prices are nowhere close to what you advertised....from 1 chaos (lol) they're at 25c for a corrupted 5 link. Next is 50, then 158, both 5 link, and then the 5 links start at an ex. Looks like someone read your build and decided to gouge.

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Red_Tailed_Hawk wrote:

How is this build any different from the Guided Assassin Build on Twilight Strand ?

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Bakuhakubasugasu wrote:

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Asetha wrote:

I've been using a Tabula, currently 79 Assassin. Nice build, it's wrecking face.

Haven't got a Calamity yet as the prices are nowhere close to what you advertised....from 1 chaos (lol) they're at 25c for a corrupted 5 link. Next is 50, then 158, both 5 link, and then the 5 links start at an ex. Looks like someone read your build and decided to gouge.

It is exactly what I advertised. The initial price of the item is exactly as I said unless the price changes during the course of the league, and checking it, it still has not changed from what I advertised (http://poe.trade/search/aonihimihinima). 1 chaos or less still during this league. You obviously need to socket it and link it yourself unless you have the currency to buying it in that fashion. Getting 5 sockets and 5 linking it is WAY cheaper than 6 sockets and 6 linking. It is when you are trying to 6 link it where it gets expensive. Even on a minimum 4 link setup with it, you are still dealing 1 million plus damage.

The actual core items of this build is stupidly low in price.

I find it cheaper to socket and link things yourself. Only if I am desperate would I buy something 6 linked. I usually just craft and socket/link things myself. Buying the initial items at the low price is much more budget friendly. It is obviously going to cost more if you buy it from someone else. The extra price in buying it in that manner is simply a convenience fee.

Honestly, getting a 5 link and socketing at least for me only takes like 10-20 jewelers and 10-20 fusings. Heck, if you want me to do it for you on stream, just ask. I would even do it for free since it is so cheap to do in the first place. It is stupidly cheap just to solo 5 socket or 5 link something. RNG Jesus isn't too mean with anything 5 link or lower. It's when you throw a 6 link into the equation where it gets to be a headache but honestly, my luck in 6 linking isn't too bad in general. I think I have 6 linked maybe 10+ items so far in this league already and within a respectable amount of fusings.

Also, I don't even know why you are throwing corruptions into the equations either. The armor works just fine without any corruptions. Even a regular 5 link of the armor sits at around 25-30 chaos which is still on the cheaper end, but socketing and linking it solo would probably be even cheaper. If you are telling me it is too expensive to 4/5 link a piece of armor, I think you are playing this game incorrectly. You can even do cheap guaranteed 4 socket on the bench if you are really that worried about over using jewelers. :| You still get crazy damage even on a 4 link. Sounds budget friendly to me.

Thanks for using the build though, but I don't understand the reasoning for the gouging when the prices still remain the same even from when I posted this guide. :|

Let me know if you want me to 5 link your gear or something since it seems to be too expensive for some. :S

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Asetha wrote:

Humbly begging forgiveness, i'm extremely new at this (joiner after the Diablo Immortal launch). It is as you said, base is super cheap. I thought the item in your gear guide would be 1c....a bit naive of me :)

i've got a 5L now, and a bone helm and Stark hat. I have a question about the socket colors....is it possible to get 3 blue, 1 green in the bone helm or Stark in under 60 chroms? I think Stark would be better for me, for the life mods. Currently in maps at lvl 85, dying when my stupid pc drops fps (known chipset issue in mobo socket, gpu is 1080 ti. waiting on Ryzen 3) quite often and it's killing my progress. Got your boots, resists are capped, one day might try to link the 6th socket on my Calamity but i think the 50 fusings i have aren't near enough by a factor of 20.

Thanks for the response, I really appreciate it.

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Are you talking about the Pathfinder version? https://sites.google.com/view/thetwilightstrand/guided-builds/guided-pathfinder

Both of the builds use Herald of Agony, but both use different mechanics for survival. For my build, it is a melee version where the poison is inflicted from Viper Strike. Viper Strike inherently has 60% chance to poison, so with just one passive node from an Assassin, we can get it to 100%. With no investment, we already get 100% chance to poison.

We also use Ornament of the East which has 100% hit rate on enemies so we are always applying poisons to get our Virulence stacks. We have instant leech from the weapon too.

There are a lot of different Herald of Agony builds out there. I just wanted to have my own version of it and went the melee route. Since they are a Pathfinder, this means they cannot use a shield. My version also uses Victario's Charity as its shield. On hit we have a chance to grant our minions a Frenzy Charge which easily scales the already busted damage that the Agony Crawler can do.

I could keep listing things over and over, but honestly, just reading a bit of the guides and comparing them, you will notice the difference pretty easily. Honestly, the range version might be a lot safer in a sense since you apply your stacks from a range, while my build you have to get in their face. I just wanted to go a different route instead of the cookie-cutter builds out there.

It is really just your choice. One thing to note though, the core items for the build are stupidly cheap to purchase.

Good luck!

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Red_Tailed_Hawk wrote:

No, the Guided Assassin build on Twilight strand uses almost similar concepts, take a look at it. It uses Viper strike + HoA + Abyssal Cry as mob clear.