[3.17]Blazer's Flicker God![League Starter as Cyclone-Supreme Tank-35M+ DPS Maxed-Fast]ALL CONTENT

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Roostas wrote:

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Blazer780 wrote:

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Roostas wrote:

Did anyone actually pay to mirror your steel ring?

nope. nothing yet. someone wanted to mirror it but he doesn't have enough yet. and it will be there for 1 mir for a while till i decide to sell my gear lol

I made one with level 12 ass mark , t1 accurracy, t3 evasion and tried to annul off the evasion. That didnt end well.......

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Blazer780 wrote:

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Garulf161 wrote:

I'm trying to "rehearse" the next league start with this build. So I made the character and i'm not buying anything (mostly), just getting stuff from drops, doing vendor recipes, and whatnot.

But man, I'm suffering. I deal close to no damage on a 4L with every skill I tested. I'm up to 50 deaths on act 5 because every slap kills me. Bosses are a nightmare. And I'm slogging through content.

Do you guys have any tips for the early league start? Maybe I'm doing something insanely wrong.

It probably doesn't matter but... here's the pob: https://pastebin.com/BpG6Er1P

damn xd that's harsh man. I usually make this as my 2nd build in a league. but there is 1 time in which I started the league with it and it was fine. it was way slower than most build to level up with but it was fine. I can't even remember what did u use exactly to level up when I league started with this lol. probably it was a random melee skill and then switched to cyclone right away @28,bought goldrim for res, and got a decent rare sword at lvl 40-50. really can't remember lol.

you can just look into any guide on how to league start with melee/phys builds. it will be really helpful. cause I've no time to make a leveling guide atm. but probably will do in the future.

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Blazer780 wrote:

IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE! before asking any questions make sure of:
- checking that your tree is exactly the same as the one in the PoB you are following
- Check the FaQ section and also the 3.12 Current Gear Section before ASKING any question cause 99% what you need will be there! any questions asked that I already answered in the FaQ, I will not answer it again. I will just tell you to go to the FaQ section. and any new questions will always be added there for people to know their answers!

IMPORTANT! I will not reply to any messages ingame anymore whatever is the case. And also will not be able to keep checking everyone's build all by myself! that's impossible for me and it has very bad impact on my game time. Please understand. if you have any questions ask here and also take a look at FaQ as mentioned above!

Hello everyone! Today, I present to you the strongest Flicker Build in Path Of Exile. Also, English isn't my native , so forgive me if there is any mistakes. Hope you have fun with the guide and Videos :D.


Are you asking how tanky is this build? well, I will let this GIF answer you!
Oh, btw this is in T16 195% Quantity with -11% to all maximum resistances And elemental weakness Curse [My resistances in the map were ~35-40%]. Full video in Videos Section :D


Introduction:

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Are you tired of dying? Are you sick from slow builds? do you wish for a build that has insane clear speed but also crazy high DPS? do you wanna go AFk in the middle of a pack of monsters and get back to find them dead at your feet? Then this build is definitely for you!. With this build, you can literary clear, kill, eliminate, and destroy everything the game has to offer! best part is, all this on 5L! we have 23m shaper dps on 5L as the 6th link is melee splash (which provides us with no damage); this will be explained later in the gem section. If you are interested already, then please feel free to continue reading :)

Current 3.12 Gear (Pastebin Inc), Achievements and Notes:

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IMPORTANT: Below, there will be lots of versions of the build. You are free to follow any of them but please note that with each version, probably gear/setup will be more expensive. All the below setups are capable of clearing all content in the game!
First of all, the character was made 23/9/2020 and currently lvl 82 only
this is the old gear I had at the beginning. Cleared all content in the game with this gear.

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This is the current gear I'm using as of day 10/4/2020 and I don't think i will upgrade any further as this is far enough to demolish all content the game has to offer:

And this is my Current tree with this gear (Please don't just copy paste this tree, cause it's depending on very specific pieces I've): https://pastebin.com/0Az4khFr I'm currently @20M Sirus DPS while using Melee splash, if I switch to Close Combat 21/20, My DPS goes up to 32M Sirus DPS.
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Some gear has changed from the above so this is now the Current Gear I'm using as of day 13/10/2020:

I keep switching between Fortify and Brutality in my 6L depending on my mood xD. And this is the latest Pastebin for my current gear with 26.4M DPS while using Melee splash and about 39M DPS while Using Close Combat: https://pastebin.com/xGGPggqK [NOTE: any new Pastebins will not work anymore and it's a problem with the pastebin site itself. so if you need to check my current setup, do it through my profile then go to characters.]
This is the raw code to this version of the build. You can just open it and copy the code into your PoB and it will work :https://justpaste.it/7ja9e
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So, I made some big changes lately and lots of experiments and this is now the setup I'm using as of day 16/10/2020. I advise against following this PoB unless you have a good amount of currency and ready to drop tens/hundreds of exalts on crafting/buying cause the jewelries in this setup are extremely hard to get or find, especially the New Steel Ring as there are currently 2 in the game with these mods. this is just to show what the build can reach with some innovation and thinking. This current setup has 33.3M DPS with Melee Splash and ~54M DPS with Close Combat. This setup also uses 7 Auras:

And this is the Raw code to this current setup, just open the site, copy the code and paste it into your PoB: https://justpaste.it/6pd28
Also note that this setup can be MUCH cheaper if you won't be aiming to max your chaos res! So, you can follow this setup/tree if you know how to alter/edit the build to suit you own budget.
And if you will try to switch to this setup make sure to note the following:
- Make sure to keep your chance to Hit @100% somehow after you switch to Aul's Uprising which means you will have to get accuracy on other pieces of gear or just T1 Accuracy with 20% attack quality on one of the rings (~570 accuracy on one piece of gear).
- Make sure to use x2 enlighten setups for your new aura setups one lvl 3 and one lvl 4 or x2 lvl 4.
- you will either need to have the 2 rings with -9 mana cost or 1 ring with -9 mana cost + Replica Conqueror's Efficiency/Jewel with +2 mana gained on Hit.
- if you still need more accuracy to reach 100% chance to Hit, you will need initiative leap jewel to take Acuity for more accuracy and also Heartseeker and Fervour for even more damage and sustain.
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Current Achievements so far:
- T16 maps fully juiced done deathless @lvl 75 with Scaeva Gladius
- T14 Constrictor (Elder Guardian) with 30% more life/40% damage reduced from crits is down deathless @lvl 82 Scaeva Gladius
- EL Hazmin (Conquerer) lvl 82 is down deathless @lvl 86 with Scaeva Gladius.
- Baran the Crusader (Conquerer) lvl 82 is down deathless @lvl 87 with Scaeva Gladius.
- Drox (Conquerer) lvl 82 is down daethless @lvl 88 with Scaeva Gladius
- Phoenix T16 is down deathless @lvl 89 with Scaeva Gladius
- Veritania (Conquerer) the redeemer is down deathless @lvl 90 with Scaeva Gladius
- Sirus A6 is down with 2 deaths due to bad positioning @lvl90 with Scaeva Gladius :D
- Hydra T16 is down with 1 death @lvl 90 with Scaeva Gladius.
- The Purifier (elder Guardian) is down deathless @lvl 91 with Scaeva Gladius.
- The Enslaver (elder Guardian) is down deathless @lvl 92 with Scaeva Gladius.
- MasterMind lvl83 is down deathless @lvl 93 with Scaeva Gladius.
- Sirus A8 is down deathless couple of times @lvl94-95 with Paradoxica.
- Cortex is down deathless couple of times @lvl 95 with Paradoxica.
- Cleared Simulacrum Deathless couple of times @lvl 95 with Paradoxica.
- Done T16 Map 100% Delirium with [x4 sextant/100%Quant/Breaches/Beyond/Alva/legion] Deathless @lvl95
- All of the hardest content are done many times deathless with my current setup. Also this build is extremely good at doing Hall of the Grandmasters. I've done it +50 times at least this league.

Notes:
- More damage is required for endgame bosses to kill them fast. so Scaeva (1c weapon xD) should be changed with either a well rolled Paradoxica or +450pdps foil.
- for end-game gloves you have 2 options:
1- Gloves with aspect of the cat, +1 max frenzy charges, chaos resistance, and life
2- Gloves with aspect of the cat, Strike skills target 1 additional nearby enemy, chaos resistance, and life.
and ignore chaos resistance if you are not investing into it. these 2 gloves are the BiS for the build at the moment, and any bonus useful mods along with these mods will be even better!

Pros/Cons:

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Pros:
+God-like clear speed (Flicker)
+God-Like DPS
+God-like Tankiness
+Can be a League-Starter but with cyclone/double strike.
+Can do Hall of the Grandmasters very smoothly with Block reduction support.
+Can Do T16-19 100% Delirious Maps Deathless, Easy, and smooth
+Can do Simulacrum 20/20 All day long
+Can Farm Sirus A8 Deathless and facetank all his hits 95% of the time. Possible on even the budget version.
+All content viable; there is nothing you cannot do!
+Can do T15/16 Fully juiced blighted maps even with hard mods WITHOUT ANY TOWERS
+Screw Cluster Jewels, we don't need them!

Cons:
-Can't do Phys reflect unless you invest into it.
-Degans/DoTs are problematic for this build and needs you to be careful around them.
-Min-Maxing this build will require some good currency.
-Reduced Block chance mods on maps are a bit risky
-This build isn't very beginner friendly and can be a bit confusing to understand

[3.12]What is this build capable of?[Min-Maxed]

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-5.5k Life
-142% Movement speed
-23k armour, so Vaal Molten Shell and Molten Shell grants us so much Ehp.
-62% Evade chance in Sand Stance.
-490 Life regan
-1.1k Life leech
-250 Life gained on block [block chance is 79%]
-79% Chance to block attacks and spells without Glancing Blows (78% in HO)
-83% Physical damage reduction
-90% Crit and 582% Crit multiplier
-23M Shaper DPS on 5L and ~36M on 6L if using Close Combat instead of Melee Splash

[3.11]What is this build capable of?[Min-Maxed V2.0]

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-5.4k Life
-242% Movement speed
-85% Chaos Resistance
-23k armour, so Vaal Molten Shell and Molten Shell grants us so much Ehp.
-62% Evade chance in Sand Stance.
-490 Life regan
-1k Life leech
-250 Life gained on block [block chance is 79%]
-79% Chance to block attacks and spells without Glancing Blows (78% in HO)
-83% Physical damage reduction
-90% Crit and 630% Crit multiplier
-24M Shaper DPS on 5L and 39M on 6L if using Close Combat instead of Melee Splash
-50% of elemental damage taken is taken from chaos damage (85% chaos res) thanks to the keystone Divine Flesh granted from Glorious Vanity (Xibaqua)

Pastebin (3.12 budget/League Starter, Mid-game and Min-maxed version Included):

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Please use Fork PoB cause it's simply better than the normal one! https://github.com/PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding/releases

League Starter/Early game (you will have to start as either cyclone/double strike and switch later to Flicker when you get Farrul's Fur + Aspect of the Cat on gloves/boots. Both skills included in this PoB, choose whatever you prefer): https://pastebin.com/cm3W4C7M

MidGame Version with leveling trees this version includes the high budget shield and paradoxica; DPS on 5L is 5.7M and if you switch Melee Splash for Close Combat it will be ~9M DPS: https://pastebin.com/b8Y8PXSu Also please make sure to craft Aspect of the cat on gloves or boots and put Less Duration support in it in a seperate solo socket!

Min-Maxed Version in Heist league should be something like this(you can push even further. This is just the base high-end of the build): https://pastebin.com/QaD7xr6f

For the most updated Pastebin in 3.12 please visit the 3.12 Current gear section!

[3.12]Cyclone Variant Pastebin with important notes:

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[3.12]This is the min-maxed version also but as cyclone https://pastebin.com/7yWVkxZk

Important notes:
-I used to have better gear than this for cyclone, for instance the armour was this: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/0ngVB08Fg
and the other ring was similar to this https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/PrkWe5MFL but there is no need to go for those anymore as current version of cyclone is pretty capable, these are luxurious options.

- you can get Abyssus with any of these enchants: blood and sand has 40% increased effect/Cyclone deals 40% increased damage/Cyclone has 15% increased attack speed/Blood rage grants +12% increased attack speed.

- you can switch Abyssus for Devoto's Devotion with any of the above enchants for more defense and speed!

[3.12]BladeStorm Variant Pastebin:

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https://pastebin.com/Nb7uEJ4z

Videos (3.12 will also be included here):

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All Content done here on 5L only (Min-Maxed Version 1.0 of the build) as I didn't swap melee splash for anything else like fortify or Close Combat. DPS is quite devastating even on 5L [20m DPS]
Sirus A8 in 2mins (can be lower on 6L): https://youtu.be/b3hK5UKN3n8
Al-Hezmin, the Hunter A8: https://youtu.be/gXeYOwe_xmY
Baran, the Crusader A8: https://youtu.be/ZtBa7UW8T84
Veritania, the Redeemer A8: https://youtu.be/V9HsewQi-Gc
Drox, The Warlord A8: https://youtu.be/EgpP9kYMgRo
T15 Blighted Lava Lake 100%Qant/NO TOWERS BUILT/Hexproof: https://youtu.be/p0bLFvP9avs
T16 Eradicator: https://youtu.be/14Aywx_ko7U
T16 Hydra: https://youtu.be/02s5fxR0mTM
T16 Mino: https://youtu.be/WDs606bm6Qg
Shaper Full Fight: https://youtu.be/zGrrSfhpb-Y
T16 Cage speed run 1 min mapping: https://youtu.be/ze4wBC-mK2w
Tankiness Test (not even in sand stance for the blind - 50% chance to evade): https://youtu.be/A61vawPJZsc
T16 100% Delirious-140% Quantity-Beyond-Metamorph [Deathless][PS: Internet was so bad at the time of the recording for some reason so game kept stuttering! Really sorry for that]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpfIQKf8wBM If internet is good, Build is capable of doing T16 100% Delirious in 4-5 mins with Abyssus and in 5-6 mins with Inward Eye depending on map mods.

3.12 Heist Videos:
The Constrictor with Scaeva Gladius on 5L (Melee splash used): https://youtu.be/3DAyTaKHRzk
The Purifier with Scaeva Gladius on 5L: https://youtu.be/ZHAAwf60JcM
The Enslaver with Scaeva Gladius on 5L: https://youtu.be/diz57TClk0g
Baran the Crusader with Scaeva Gladius on 5L: https://youtu.be/msk987ZwM40
T16 Primodial Pool fully juiced with Scaeva Gladius [Speed test]: https://youtu.be/yHLTgEOwVC0
HOT T16 Peninsula Fully juiced with Delirium + Omniphobia boss fight included (Supreme speed) this should be how the build performs when you complete mid-range version:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IhxpgElfGs&ab_channel=ChickenHeroGaming

HOT Baran, The Crusader test with the new weapon: https://youtu.be/4IUpLqum_0Y
PS: Please note that bosses are all done before I get the Awakened Multistrike.

NEW! T16 Map 100% Delirious ULTRA JUICED with [[100% Quantity/x4 Awakened Sextants/Breaches/Legion/Beyond/Alva] and both Delirium Bosses [Omniphobia and Kosis] are present in the map (Deathless): https://youtu.be/chDDkK5vuXc

3.11 Gear:

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if you decide to go for more tankiness then change Abyssus for:

It's around 5M dps loss but it's worth it. there isn't any noticable difference in bossing at all. choice is up to you though; if you want more damage go for Abyssus, more tankiness go for Crown of The Inward Eye!

Suggested Ascendancy Order and Bandit Choice if you are leveling:

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Arena Challenger > Painforged > Versatile Combatant > Violent Retaliation
Help Alira

Links to buy the High-end Gear [Prices included]:

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1h sword high end option ~50-90ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/Gl35OLDIb

1h sword alternative cheaper option ~15-25ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/pYOPZReC0

Shield ~2ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/1EY4T5

Armour ~5-6ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/3jEnR4gh5

Helmet option 1 [offensive option] ~7-15ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/MY83PRDhJ

Helmet option 2 [defensive option] ~1-2ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/KYqz7Z6f5

Amulet [best try to get one with an open suffix or a suffix u can remove and craft chaos resistance on it] and u should anoint "Cleansed Thoughts" to max chaos resistance] ~10-60ex price is very variable depending on rolls: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/WQJ6VMZCm

Ring 1 ~20-30ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/54RLKkjfa

Ring 2 [2nd ring simply doesn't exist on the market as I crafted it; so what you have to do is just buy a steel ring with +400 accuracy and t1-2 explicit phys roll, then craft Life and chaos resistance on it, and one more resistance if needed using harvest crafting]. Price for the base ring with accuracy and t1-2 phys damage is ~1-2ex; after u finish crafting it it would be +10ex ring depending on rolls: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/j9OYy4ZFX

Belt ~2ex and +7ex for good rolls:
1-Normal rolls:https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/0n5E5B7hg
2-Good rolls: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/4MWEVKvF9

Gloves [try to get one with an open suffix or a suffix not needed to remove and craft aspect of the cat on it] ~4-8ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/MY83LQDSJ

Boots ~15-25ex [try to get them with the resistances you are missing]: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/WQJ6P6DIm
and if missing lots of resistances, then get one of these instead ~10ex:
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/7ZmL7nyT5

Flask 1 [Quicksliver] ~15-20c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/9d7dMeOuK
Flask 2 [Diamond] ~30c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/EoergZLC5
Flask 3 [Bottled Faith] ~8ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/oVORnJrhl
Flask 4 [Lion's Road] ~5c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/ZKK4Kj7cQ
Flask 5 [Life] ~10c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/XmD9pJ7sP

Jewel 1 [Watcher's eye] ~40ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/LBbKrYGun
Jewel 2 [Corrupted blood jewel] get this only if you need more resistances ~2-10ex prices are variable: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/VlVPWegup, Otherwise, go for a corrupted blood jewel with life like this one ~1ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/nlOREk2C0
Jewel 3 [Timless jewel] ~2ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/3jgLw0dc5
Jewel 4 [Unnatural instinct] ~10ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/XMWlBKsP

jewel 5 [life, dmg mod, mana leech] ~1-2ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/LBEnvKZfn

My Build total estimate cost with current gear is ~350ex and ~400ex with gems. (All prices are subject to change in the future so by the time you see this, it might not be accurate)

Links to buy the Budget Option gear:

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Sword 1h Option 1 (super budget) make sure to make it 3Green slots ~10c:https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/PeeguL
Sword 1h Option 2 (Higher Budget) this will work fine with you till endgame if you wanna stick to it ~7ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/kyEjVbKu5 get any of these and use the 30% quality beast crafting on it for 45-48%quality sword.

Shield Option 1 (Super Budget) ~5c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/opRVgIl
Shield Option 2 (Higher Budget) ~100-150c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/rGO0mwmhQ

Armour (there is no budget options here for the armour as Farrul's Fur is absolutely Mandatory for the build to work smoothly) ~6ex: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/O62O2OTE

Helmet (it will be Abyssus but with no enchantment) ~5c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/DYV4H5

Gloves (Just some gloves with triple res and life, phys dmg would also be cool if u can afford to get it or harvest craft it) ~50c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/YmRPrRsY

Boots (Boots will also be with triple res, life, and mov.speed if u can get it or benchcraft it) ~25-50c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/BQ8rmju8

Belt (you can just use perseverance belt till you get rare belt with resistances and life or have the money to go right away for Ryslatha's coil) ~1c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/wBwrIb

Ring 1 (mark of the elder, if you can get higher roll, then go ahead!) ~7c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/pJnMG3u0

Ring 2 (a budget assassin's mark ring till you can afford a better one. get resistances on it if you can) ~100-150c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/zgjj50u4
you can also just go for a shaper ring with life and resistances if you can't afford the Assassin's mark ring ~15-30c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/WQJZ2JDtm

Amulet ~5-10c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/jdMjwbfX

As for flasks, nothing really changed from High-end Version; just change Bottled Faith for a Sulphur flask like this ~5-10c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/Q3kPYa7Tw

Jewel 1 (A jewel with life and resistances if you need it) ~15-25c: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/YVDq6XsY
Jewel 2 (optional: if you feel like u die to corrupted blood a lot then get any jewel with "corrupted blood cannot be inflicted on you") ~30c :https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/WQdrYZFm
Otherwise just go for a DPS jewel with two damage mods life, and resistances ~10-30c : https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/Xm7l4rdCP

Total Estimated Cost of the budget build is 8ex Considering you didn't go for Paradoxica or the High budget Shield; if you went with Paradoxica with these rolls and the High budget shield total cost would be ~16ex

If you are using Budget/Mid-game Version then This is your Priority Upgrade list:

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1- Upgrade the Shield to The Surrender if you haven't already.
2- Upgrade your sword to at least a 500pdps foil with 2 attack speed and 6.6+% crit or a paradoxica with 200pdps, 1.5 Attack speed, and 18+% chance to impale. and if you cannot afford the above options. get a very well rolled Scaeva gladius with 30% quality or a 400pdps sword with 1.8 attack speed and +6.5 crit.
3- If you have enough resistances, then go right away for Ryslatha's Coil belt with good rolls.
4- Get Watcher's eye with 2 additional impale hits, and if you can afford it, then get it with 25% chance to impale cause this would spare us 4 passive points to spend somewhere else. [Skip if you are league-starting]
5- try to manage your elemental resistances on your pieces and get all to t1-2 to try to buy or craft pieces with t1 chaos resistance and anoint Cleansed thoughts on your amulet (trying to cap chaos res is so important although it will be costly. it will be huge buff to your defenses) [Optional and not recommended as it all depends on the type of content you r planning to do]
6- Get bottled faith instead of Sulphur flask
7- Get the offensive or defensive helmet (in Gear section) with the flicker enchant (defensive is much cheaper but i won't advice switching to defensive helmet until you have enough DPS to do so.
9- Get your awakened gems ready. (Awakened multistrike is top priority)
10- when you have crazy good gear and nothing else to do, just get boots with double t1 res, t1 life, Elusive mod, Tailwind mod (in High-End version).
11- get better jewels.

Good Jewels For the Build:

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1- Glorious Vanity Timeless Jewel, mainly for Divine Flesh Keystone.[Not recommended anymore].

2- Lethal Pride Timeless Jewel on the far left socket on tree. Get one and keep rerolling it till you get good bonuses from it.

3- Instead of lethal pride, you can just use a Transcendent Flesh jewel.

4- Watcher's Eye with 2 additional impale hits and 25% chance to impale. the chance to impale mod is to spare us 4-5 points in the tree to put elsewhere. Otherwise you can Just get one with 2 additional impale and another damage mod like Crit multi/attack damage/attack speed while using precision. and if you can't afford any of the above options, just go for one with 2 additional impales.

5- A jewel with Corrupted Blood cannot be inflicted on you. I've one with some resistances to max my res. get one with the mods you need/lack.

6- A rare jewel with life, any damage mod, and physical damage leeched as mana.

7- You can use Initiative Leap on the far right socket on tree to allocate Acuity, heartseeker, Fervour and also survivalist if you need more res.

8- you Must use Unnatural instinct in the jewel socket above the duelist area. and make sure to path to that socket from the right and not the left.

Gems [A bit Outdated]:

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Chest: Flicker Strike - Impale - Awakened Multistrike - Awakened Melee splash - Awakened Melee Physical Damage - Awakened Brutality (you can swap Awakened Melee Splash for Close Combat for 59% more damage [37M DPS on Version 2.0 or 32M dps on version 1.0] or for Fortify for more dps and tankiness; but really, there is no need as DPS is already way too much.

Helmet: Leap Slam - Endurance Charge on Melee Stun - Fortify - Faster Attacks

Gloves: Dread Banner - Precision - Blood rage - Less Duration support [no need for any links here]. and less duration support is mainly to reduce the duration of Cat's stealth and Agility granted by Aspect of the Cat which results in maintaining maximum frenzy charges all the time.

Boots: Pride- Flesh and Stone - Maim - Enlighten (lvl 3 or 4)

Weapon: Ancestral Protector - Vaal Ancestral Warchief - Multiple Totems

Shield: Cast on Critical Strike - Summon Ice Golem - Vaal Molten Shell. Our Shield is The Surrender which has the mod "Grants level 30 Reckoning skill", a counter attack skill. And our Critical chance is very high so we trigger ice golem and Molten shell all the time when we get hit! This setup is better than CWDT setup IMO. Edit:Ice Golem is no longer necessary, you can replace it with any other golem or gem you would like

FaQ:

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Why I can't sustain mana while using flicker/cyclone?
- for flicker, you need a mana leech jewel and -9 mana cost no non-channeling skills on your x2 rings and x1 amulet. you also need Enlighten 3 linked to Flesh and stone, Maim, Pride. if so, you will have ~100 unreserved mana and flicker mana cost will be around 25.
- for cyclone you either need to get -15 mana cost chest if you want to your one, or just a mana leech jewel. as a budget you can use praxis ring with -8 mana cost. you can also craft -3 mana cost to channeling skills on all your jewelries.
- Also, make sure you get a mana leech jewel or if you are using Scaeva Gladius, make sure it has 2 green and 1 blue socket. for 20% crit multi and mana leech.

Can I start my league with flicker?
short answer is no, DON'T! Start with any other melee skill like cyclone/lacerate then switch to flicker later when you have enough currency for it.

What's the best weapon for this build?
A well rolled scaeva gladius with 30% quality is BiS on a budget. right after it is a well rolled Paradoxica with ~200pdps, and chance to impale, then after it, any +600pdps foil with t1/2crit multi for min-maxing purposes.

Can I use another shield than the surrender?
Of course you can! you can use any rare shield with good life roll, 5% life on block, and resists if you ever need any.

When should I switch from cyclone/double strike/Lacerate/bladestorm to flicker?
when you be able to get a 6L farrul's fur or Replica Farrul's fur and a glove with aspect of the cat with Less Duration support 20/20 put on it.

Why Am I running out of frenzies while using flicker on bosses?
here are some notes to prevent that:
-make sure you use farurl's fur 6L when using flicker because that's our main source of getting frenzy charges.
-Make sure you have aspect of the cat on gloves and put 20/20 less duration support with it
-Make sure your Hit chance is at 100%
-[Optional] you can also put Swift Affliction lvl 1 on your gloves in a separate link for further reduced duration of aspect of the cat! this will help a lot with sustain.
-Make sure to at least pick up 1 maximum frenzy node from the tree.
-While fighting bosses, don't spam click flicker strike. just hold the button and let the magic happen.

What Stance should I use? and when to Switch?
you should be using sand stance at all times while mapping, and switch to blood stance when you reach a boss/metamorph/unique enemy.

How to do Physical reflect content with this build?
you need 100% phys ref reduction. To achieve that, you will need to pick soul of yugul and use Sibyl's Lament ring.

I don't feel so tanky, what should I do?
- Make sure you have more than 4.4k life
- Make sure you have at least 8.5K armour in H/O unbuffed.
- Make sure you have 78-79% Block chance in H/O unbuffed.
- Make sure to unlock all of the bonuses for both Soul of Solaris and Soul of Gruthkul in your Pantheon.
- Make sure your shield is one of those 2 things: The surrender if you can afford it, or a rare shield with high life roll [+90] and 5% life on block.
- If you want more tankiness but less dps, you can always use fortify in main links instead of brutality/melee physical support.
- If you use Fortify in main links, you can also get the Fortify Cluster on the tree for more tankiness
- Make sure to put your Molten Shell on left Click so that it auto-triggers whenever it's off-cooldown while you are holding Left-click. and make sure it's linked to Increased duration support 20/20
- Get corrupted blood Immunity jewel.
-Always have an instant recovery life flask with 20% quality.
- Max you chaos resistance by having it @38% then anoint Cleansed thoughts On amulet.
- If you wanna be even more tanky, you can choose to use Glorious Vanity jewel with Xibaqua's influence. for 80% chaos res and 77.5% all other ele res. [put it in the socket above the large life cluster on the tree and pick The Agnostic]

My DPS doesn't feel right for my gear, What should I do?
- if you are on budget, make sure you have a very high roll Scaeva Gladius with 30% quality through beast crafting
- If you are rich, you have 2 options: First is to get Paradoxica with 200pdps, 1.5AS, 18%+ Chance to impale and remove Swift Skewering and spend the points somewhere else. Second option is to get a rare foil with 550pdps, 2+ AS, 6.6+% Crit chance.
- make sure all your main-links gems are 20/20
- make sure your abyssus has at least 120% crit multi
- Make sure you are using your totem setup when you face any boss [Multiple totems support - Ancestral Warchief - Ancestral Protector] you should always deploy both of them @any boss.
- make sure you reach 100% Accuracy. it's a must.
- get An assassin's mark ring, preferably a steel ring.
- Get your Ryslatha's coil asap. it makes huge difference.
- If you have couple of exalts to spend, get yourself a watcher's eye with 2 additional impales. it's an insane dps gain.
- Make sure you are using Farrul's fur [normal or replica] 6- Links and not 5L or dps will be extremely lacking.
- Get gloves with either +1 frenzy or with strike skills target 1 additional enemy mod.
- make sure to use the best flask setup possible which is: Quicksilver flask with Ignite immunity/diamod flask with curse immunity/ Lion's roar/ Life flask with bleed immunity and instant heal/ Sulphur flask with freeze immunity or Bottled faith if you can afford one.

Can we use cluster jewels in this build?
No, not really. mainly because it's really hard to replace any of the nodes we are taking.

How is Headhunter with this build? does it work well?
Yes! it's extremely good with this build and helps a lot with fully juiced maps/100% Delirious maps.

I'm getting One-shotted a lot... why?
there can be couple of reasons for that. first of all make sure you met all the defensive requirements of the build which are stated above in this section. if you still die and you maxed out all your defensive layers, it can be due to one of these reasons:
1- Map/contract has 40% reduced block chance for players
2- Map/area/boss has a very strong degan/DoT skill and this build is just weak to them.
3- Map/area has so many damage mods that it's devestating for any build, so that if just one hit passes through our block, BOOM! you're dead.
these are the only reasons that can cause any chance of you being one-shotted.

Should I be using any Timless jewels in the build in 3.12?
Well, yes, if you want to! you have 2 options here:
1- Use Glorious Vanity jewel with Xibaqua's influence and put in the the socket next to the Agnostic Keystone then allocate The Agnostic.
2- Use a Lethal Pride under Kaom's influence in socket at the very left of the tree. but make sure to keep rolling it with divines till you get good bonuses on allocated notables.
*Using a timeless jewel is optional though, and you shouldn't feel any pressure to get one. it's just a luxury option.

PS: (3.11)I'm selling the all the gear of the build if anyone is interested cause i'm gonna try a new build before the end of the league. Price for all gear included in the Min-Maxed Version 2.0 is 330ex ALL GEAR IS SOLD

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Garulf161 wrote:

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Blazer780 wrote:

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Garulf161 wrote:

I'm trying to "rehearse" the next league start with this build. So I made the character and i'm not buying anything (mostly), just getting stuff from drops, doing vendor recipes, and whatnot.

But man, I'm suffering. I deal close to no damage on a 4L with every skill I tested. I'm up to 50 deaths on act 5 because every slap kills me. Bosses are a nightmare. And I'm slogging through content.

Do you guys have any tips for the early league start? Maybe I'm doing something insanely wrong.

It probably doesn't matter but... here's the pob: https://pastebin.com/BpG6Er1P

damn xd that's harsh man. I usually make this as my 2nd build in a league. but there is 1 time in which I started the league with it and it was fine. it was way slower than most build to level up with but it was fine. I can't even remember what did u use exactly to level up when I league started with this lol. probably it was a random melee skill and then switched to cyclone right away @28,bought goldrim for res, and got a decent rare sword at lvl 40-50. really can't remember lol.

you can just look into any guide on how to league start with melee/phys builds. it will be really helpful. cause I've no time to make a leveling guide atm. but probably will do in the future.

Thanks for the response.

I'll give a look into some guides. I pretty much never leveled a melee before, mostly summoner or bow. It's always a breeze lol. As a melee I'm suffering.

Just wondering though, you only make your 2nd character when you have enough currency to buy farrul's or something? Or you do the switch earlier?

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Blazer780 wrote:

yes, that's what i did this league. 2nd option would be to start with cyclone cause it's much cheaper to get going and farm till u can get farrul's and gloves with aspect + 20/20 less dur support, then make the switch.

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Juantxuu wrote:

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Blazer780 wrote:

yes, that's what i did this league. 2nd option would be to start with cyclone cause it's much cheaper to get going and farm till u can get farrul's and gloves with aspect + 20/20 less dur support, then make the switch.

Hey Blazer, thx for the guide and taking your time to respond.

How is cyclone that much cheaper?
I mean, arent the "mandatory" items to get it going expensive as hell too?

Im considering to do the transition to your build but i dont know yet, isnt farrul+gloves+paradoxica+aul the core of this builds power?

Currently playing a pretty common slayer phys cyclone build with starforge, but im unhappy, its not tanky and dps is nothing compared to this.

Any help appreciated, if i sell my equipment+some savings i can do nearly 25ex so i would want to start testing this with cyclone til i can switch to full flicker. I prefer to not follow the budget route as i think i can still farm a few more weeks with my current build til i get enough currency to buy all (or almost) necessary equipment.

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Blazer780 wrote:

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Juantxuu wrote:

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Blazer780 wrote:

yes, that's what i did this league. 2nd option would be to start with cyclone cause it's much cheaper to get going and farm till u can get farrul's and gloves with aspect + 20/20 less dur support, then make the switch.

Hey Blazer, thx for the guide and taking your time to respond.

How is cyclone that much cheaper?
I mean, arent the "mandatory" items to get it going expensive as hell too?

Im considering to do the transition to your build but i dont know yet, isnt farrul+gloves+paradoxica+aul the core of this builds power?

Currently playing a pretty common slayer phys cyclone build with starforge, but im unhappy, its not tanky and dps is nothing compared to this.

Any help appreciated, if i sell my equipment+some savings i can do nearly 25ex so i would want to start testing this with cyclone til i can switch to full flicker. I prefer to not follow the budget route as i think i can still farm a few more weeks with my current build til i get enough currency to buy all (or almost) necessary equipment.

no xD cyclone doesn't need Farrul's fur. literary just a good weapon, decent shield, and a tabula. also the gems. that's all cyclone needs.

AND NO! only farrul's + gloves with aspect + less duration support 20/20 are core. and sub-core would be x2 jewelries with -9 mana cost and a mana leech jewel. Aul's version is very expensive depending on how you wanna build it. and it can be much cheaper if u will not aim for chaos res.

Plus don't compare the final version of this build to a mediocre starforge slayer cyclone. the difference in cost is hundreds of exalts of investment.... depending on how much dps you wanna reach. my estimates are the following (putting in mind the current miserable state of exalts lol):
- 40ex to get this build going with about 3-4M DPS
- 80ex to get this build to a very tanky state and about 7-8M DPS
- 200ex to get this build to get this build to about 12-14M DPS
- 500ex to semi- min-max the build and get dps to about 20-23M DPS
- above 800-1000ex to min-max the build and get around +30M DPS and have your chaos res maxed at the same time.

these are just rough estimates of what this build can reach with certain stages of investment.
also put in mind, all these estimates are with Melee splash in the main 6L if you are using flicker. if you will switch to CLose combat support when you do hard bosses, then add 60% more damage to each of the above estimates.

My current DPS with close combat with my current setup is ~60M DPS, and it can go up to near 80M DPS if I got that 700pdps mirror tier foil. and even further If I got a tailwind boots.

Also note that the above estiamtes are for flicker only. if you are talking cyclone here, then it will be much much cheaper to start but about same cost to max out.
I would say to reach ~5M dps with cyclone, you will need like 10-15ex of investment or something. and maybe even less.

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Juantxuu wrote:

oh thx for the quick response.. that first and last sentence sold me lol yeah slayer cyclone even with starforge and top notch gear feels so crappy at endgame bosses >.<

what do i need then to start switching and testing this?
im thinking of respecing to glad today and just get surrender+paradoxica+gloves+fur and start slowly to get the rest of the stuff.

20/20 gems i already got most of them cause melee phys builds share a lot in the setup, i even have alternate quality ones maxed out

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Kutalion wrote:

Working on this ring, not sure if I should add flat phys dmg to attacks or mana cost reduction.


I have -9 on the other ring, amulet has no room for it. I have one gem with leech mana from phys, but I don't find myself lacking mana.

Advice highly needed:D