Duelist - [3.25] Splitting Steel Gladiator - All Uniques, Cheap League Start, Explody Mapping - Forum

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arsonxisxfun#2943 wrote:

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Anybody planning on playing Splitting Steel through the Legacy of Phrecia event? Wondering which ascendancies are capturing people's attention!

I'm having a tough time deciding between the Gambler (Duelist) and the Blind Prophet (Shadow)! Since a dual wield sword setup (generally Beltimber and Paradoxica) usually paths from Duelist through Ranger towards Shadow, I think both could work from a positioning on the tree POV.

Some of the Gambler nodes that really excited me were the ones like 50% chance to avoid elemental ailments and being stunned, and then the damage/crit nodes seem pretty good overall, esp with some impale.

Blind Prophet gives things like 50% chance for projectiles to return to you, base crit chance is 12%, etc. I think both would be really interesting to try!

Notably picking Gambler would still let you find the Master of Metal forbidden flesh/flame, but given how absurd those effects are when you don't have access to the normal ascendancies, I think they're bound to be a lot of money this league.

IMHO Blind Prophet is too good to ignore. Nimis baked in, +2 Proj, 12% Base Crit are all amazing for Splitting Steel.

Here's a Svalinn Splitting Steel Blind Prophet I converted from a Deadeye PoB I found on a streamer's builds spreadsheet (Disclaimer: I dunno exactly whose original PoB it was):

3.25 Phrecia Event - Splitting Steel Blind Prophet <- This is not a cheap setup!

I've done a best effort to try fix all issues that arose as a result of converting this from a Deadeye to Blind Prophet, but if you notice any obvious mistakes, please feel free to point them out.

For leveling in the Phrecia event, I recommend checking out Fubgun's Shadow leveling guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIhPB94OYSg

GL

Last edited by corosou#7048 on Feb 19, 2025, 12:27:45 PM