I want to really dive into this game

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Phrazz wrote:

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Splat_86 wrote:

Hello there again, i hope you have a great league start later on :)

About the build topic I'm a sucker for melee xD but i think that melee builds only work with totems no?

Nah...

Some melee skills work fine. But you have two totems (Ancestral Protector and Ancestral Warchief) that you use in your build just because of the passiev damage boosts they give. Because of those massive buffs, 'most' melee builds are using them as a suplement - they are NOT playing a totem build.

I'm also a sucker for melee and will be starting Lightning Strike, either a Raider or a Champion.

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Splat_86 wrote:

See i hear about that Lightning Strike build, is it good for bosses?
Is there a link for that kind of build?

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Phrazz wrote:

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Splat_86 wrote:

See i hear about that Lightning Strike build, is it good for bosses?
Is there a link for that kind of build?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrbftdXnUUQ&t=1323s (Raider)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otbXbijalgw&t=995s (Champion, more beginner/gear friendly)

As far as melee go, it's a decent starter. Lightning Strike has decent clear for a melee build (even though they nerfed it a couple of leagues ago), but it also can double hit bosses because of how the skill works (for this to work, you have to be a little bit familiar with the skill, but youc an do it). On top of that, it as a vaal version of the skill that improves both single target and clear.