[3.7] PotCG Cyclon Champion, being Meta without Meta items [WIP]

Do you like playing Meta but not really meta ? This is for you.

Build revolves around this unique



I dropped a 5L PotCG early in this league, and wanted to try it as a cycloner. Results are amazing !

Disclaimer

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I am not a Hardcore player ! Gear is not perfect yet, and I am sure the build has room for improvment. Feel free to contribute !
PotCGHamp reddit thread also helped me polishing this build


Personnal achievments so far

>Red Elder w/o any difficulties.
>Uber Atziri, one dumb death to reflect
>On my way to shaper !

The classic Uber Elder video kill (not by me)

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https://streamable.com/yhmfi

Kill credit to PotCGHamp. Came accross his video and it helped me perfecting my build, thanks to him !


Pros

- High single target dps. Bosses just MELT.
- Good clear speed, not exceptionnal tho
- Tanky, even with abyssus
- Non meta items, uniques are cheap for this build !

Cons

- Not a zoom zoom build. No shatters nor fancy explosions
- As the build requires several uniques to work well, resist balance could be frustrating.

How does this build works ?

- With PotCG, you need to stack strengh and flat damage to get your dps !
- Impale is not calculed by PoB, but its a HUGE source of your dps ! Sitting at 94% chance of impale atm.

PoB

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https://pastebin.com/avZqFxkt


Current Gear & Gems

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Jewels

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Lethal Pride : Lethal Pride Jewel is amazing, it provides me : 20% armour, 4% increased life, 10% fortify, 60% melee crit chance along with +60 str.

- One jewel with % phys damage leeched as mana to mana sustain
- + Strengh, + Resists, +Phys damage


Defensive Layers

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- Between 6 & 7k hp
- Fortify
- Almost 25k armor buffed w/ Flask
- Dread Banner
- Taunt
- Sand Stance if needed

Bandits

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WRECK EM' ALL


Ascendency

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Master of Metal > Conqueror > Worthy Foe > Inspirational


Leveling

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1 - 28 : whater melee skill you want.
28 - ? : Cyclon !

I first leveled this char as a classic physical cyclon character then respeced it when I got core uniques



Last edited by Shaade on Jun 15, 2019, 6:15:25 AM
Last bumped on Aug 20, 2019, 5:02:38 AM
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Thx for this build it's amazing,

Just question which history jewel do you use?
Kaom Kiloava Rakiata
First melee elder kill with this build thanks :) and now I am trying to figure out huge aoe farm with this build but couldn't manage so far.
Just killed the Shaper for the first time ever - thank you for sharing this great build!

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