[3.13]Champion Perforate+Bladestorm| 2H Impale | All Content Starter viable|POB | Videos

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Ravenstaver wrote:

Would really like to play something like this in the next league, what are your thoughts on the patch notes for it? And are you going to update the guide before league start?

Perforate got a decent buff, bladestorm untouched


The so called 2H buff actually helps here because we dont use unique weapon, means we will be crafting our own base/buy them thru trade.


Overall a buff to the build and a better leveling experience due to the buff to perforate. League start viable, done it before

Will be updating this build definitely before the league start

Is it feasible to just drop bladestorm with the buffs to perforate? Disclaimer I know nothing and came across your guide

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bewaywardman wrote:

Is it feasible to just drop bladestorm with the buffs to perforate? Disclaimer I know nothing and came across your guide

With the changes to perforate, i got a feeling that the sand stance mode has a much better clear rate(always the problem previously). So if you want to drop bladestorm, it might be viable

However, bladestorm is actually great because its a passive way to deal damage even when you arent in melee range(blood bladestorm stays on spot and hit target even when you run away to dodge mechanics)
Also, blood bladestorm gives a multiplicative 20% more attack speed, which is more dps.


If going strictly by only using one skill, perforate does has better single target, assuming you never have to move.


I would honestly go with both, and if i am feeling lazy, either perforate or bladestorm works. Min maxing wise, use both

I wonder if using Bladestorm for utility would work. With the slam buffs etc. Dropiing it just for the maim/attack speed/whatever.

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rurt wrote:

I wonder if using Bladestorm for utility would work. With the slam buffs etc. Dropiing it just for the maim/attack speed/whatever.

Thats pretty much the idea for late game, drop a multistrike worth of bladestorm, change into perforate and delete bosses in 1-2 seconds(i can 75% to 0 last phase sirus in 2 seconds when i did this build in 3.10)

Updated for 3.11, perforate looking strong for a standalone skill if you dont want to juggle bladestorm and perforate

Do you think there is a goodway to work in some warcry's or just slap in enduring for the xtra defense. Or maybe none at all?

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Okay get warcry will be no go for us becaus of the attackspeed. (perhaps enduring will be ok) But lets say Perforate actually performes quite well? What can we use our empty 6 link for? Im thinking just a Aoe clear setup for it to not have to swap or do u guys have a better idea?

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Ompalicious wrote:

Do you think there is a goodway to work in some warcry's or just slap in enduring for the xtra defense. Or maybe none at all?

*Edit
Okay get warcry will be no go for us becaus of the attackspeed. (perhaps enduring will be ok) But lets say Perforate actually performes quite well? What can we use our empty 6 link for? Im thinking just a Aoe clear setup for it to not have to swap or do u guys have a better idea?

Might be fine to throw in enduring cry for some endurance charges, but 0.8 second cast time warcry can be annoying and survivability isnt much of an issue for us, especially coming out of delirium

Actually, for our aoe clear set up, its not about the 6 link, its moreso about the stance. Sand stance is better for clear because perforate works differently in a sand stance compared to blood, which is the single target stance.
So in this case, we go sand for clear, go blood for single target. Bladestorm is there for the extra attack speed while we are standing in blood bladestorms

Hey do you think its worth droping any Support for perforate for the new fist of war Support gem? Since perforate is considered as a Slam?

Greetings

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Woerl1988 wrote:

Hey do you think its worth droping any Support for perforate for the new fist of war Support gem? Since perforate is considered as a Slam?

Greetings

Considering how often we hit(usually one attack every .2second), fist of war is limited to a trigger every 1.8 second. This is a one trigger ever 9 hits for 148% more damage. To put it simply, fist of war in this situation is about 16% more damage for us. Not amazing here