[3.15] Fivers Frost Blades Raider (Outdated)

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dtx1212 escribió:

I suppose that this build without nearly perfect gear can not do end game content, I have good enough gear, but single target dps feels very bad. So keep this in mind if you want to try this build.

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Fiver escribió:

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dtx1212 escribió:

I suppose that this build without nearly perfect gear can not do end game content, I have good enough gear, but single target dps feels very bad. So keep this in mind if you want to try this build.

This build will do fine with good gear. You will not need "nearly perfect" gear to do endgame content.
Stuff is a lot tankier nowadays, but a few leagues back I could kill shaper pretty easy, with a white claw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IYgleaeTWg

The build hasn't gotten weaker since then, but things like awakener and uber elder takes a bit more practice now, since they quadrupled their life in metamorph. You obviously won't be able to do things like these with claws like bloodseeker/wasp nest/touch of anguish though.

When you have a 400+ dps claw, you are usually on a good level.

Curse on hit ring
Mark of the Elder
Enchant on your boots
Weapon
lethal pride

flasks

are usually the biggest boosts.

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Fiver escribió:

Ok, so right now, there's loads of ways to craft. We have all the old ways that still totally works, but the harvest system is really interesting.

My current strategy is to use the physical modifiers to try to get a good roll, or preferably two.

If you manage to get two good rolls, then you *could* remove the others in a controlled fashion, and just multimod, or be patient and try to slowly add new modifiers on it.

If you get the right mods, but bad rolls, then you can still keep them and use the "remove x modifier and add new x modifier".
For something like attack speed, there are no other modifiers this works really well since there are no other speed modifiers on claws.
For something like phys modifiers, it *can* work really cool, but I haven't been lucky myself yet. I have plenty of T1 phys rolls, but not anything that I can really make much of.

I'm not entirely sure what the best method is quite yet. Still experimenting on it.

The cool thing is though, that when you get a good base, you can control the outcome pretty heavily.

The issue is that some mods are pretty rare, and therefore this process can take a long time.

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dtx1212 escribió:

I don't know tbh, I had everything what you mentioned and bosses still were too much tanky. Last time I tried this build was before metamorph and it was great, now I feel like I'm playing on zdps character, despite having 400+ pdps claw and other gear which you mentioned. I only didn't have enchant on boots, but I think it's not that matter. Clear is still very good, but single target dps became much worse.

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hyukin escribió:

Just want to give a little insight as someone who actually owns a 430 pdps claw in this league (right now I have more dps than the "Standard" option in the build's pob, but closer to "Standard" than "Expensive" option in terms of overall performance).

So this claw dropped like that, and I just had to craft the phys damage to make a 429 pdps claw. If I manage to up the quality with syndicate, it may go up to 440 pdps. I actually rage-exalted the cluster jewel for the jewel socket after getting the two mods with harvest seeds because it is so hard to roll them now. Rest of gear I did best I could with the currency I had and crafting choices I had with seeds. Minor upgrades easily feasible now such as better boot enchants and amulet annointment. The big upgrades though, such as +1 frenzy gloves, -enemy cold res helmet with life and res, Watcher's eye, better chest and mana reservation shield are costly and on hold for now.

As of now, can clear high tier maps pretty comfy -- except deaths every here and there due to evasion based character with small life pool (although doesn't happen too much during general mapping). Maps and map bosses I usually just go with ancestral call because that is a HUGE quality of life and safety-net by hitting and freezing everything at once. Anything that has a bigger life pool and can't be frozen well such as metamorph boss and upward (major bosses like conquerors and guardians) -- oh boy they are all tough fights with ~3.5 mil realistic dps with < 5k life. Trying to focus more on building the required dps to kill sirus comfy, so only got 4600 life + 200 energy shield, so I always have to stay on my toes and actually respect boss mechanics -- well I end up dying a few times most of the time.

I don't really feel Wind Dancer helps too much, sometimes I dream that it is bugged and gets fixed and this character becomes beefier than before. But it is probably my sub 5k life. In a sticky spot right now because I can't forego damage for more life cuz damage is the survivability here, leveling is a bit tough with deaths, and even if invested heavily into life for a sub 95 level char, it will have less than 5.5k and I feel it's still too little for end game.

If so, the best plan of action is to build another tanky or boss-killing char, use this for general mapping, get enough currency to level safely via breachstones and invest ~30 exalt to kill major bosses fast so I don't have to worry about dying.

Overall though, had a blast leveling and progressing to end game with this character!