Mict's stream builds/info!

if you can get BBBBR you would probably use faster casting over inc. burning damage. I got used to the low cast speed from not having faster casting, and I have a lot of cast speed on the tree so I decided to use inc burning instead of faster casting.

Normal: Help Oak
Cruel: Kill all (OR help Alira for cast speed)
Merciless: Kill all

Normal: Help Oak
Cruel: Help Oak
Merciless: Help Oak

I would love to have the above 5L but I couldn't get RRRRG, I kept getting a blue socket so I decided to use increased aoe instead. Eventually you want to use manual cast enduring cry+immortal call and get some buff duration nodes for long immortal calls. Also vaal cyclone is nice =)

Normal: Help Oak
Cruel: Help Oak (% physical damage buffs EK)
Merciless: Kill all OR Help Alira (ONLY if you're planning on using power charges).

Normal: Help Oak
Cruel: Help Oak
Merciless: Kill all OR Help Alira (ONLY if you are going to use power charges) OR Help Oak (ONLY if you are going to use endurance charges i.e. manual casting immortal call. Otherwise 1 point is better).

Normal: Kill all (Or 8% all res from Kraityn. I chose the point).
Cruel: Help Oak
Merciless: Help Kraityn/Alira (tough choice here, I went with +1 frenzy from Kraityn, but it's up to you).

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQAmSubLb2Bq8VHfmVNhNluaSXfvqfEuBv60k3V-KQZwA8B3NXtvopqk3gNtkFYr04qWho26FuvKaUshTpS3Q108Q48_MUhYEKjn8sUcWegQKB2CKcwA8aHdp65BS2ezRQgBg79C0p9YEvSIVBHY_0lrXrvdudqHlcNGJEJ9nTtqBjZYfIvGS6krCftvJ-squ8OcqlZ8ycvfNnAGuOfkFVfP6eEGjjsOClPV-LkIoKbd-UyiRpsBLOdrhmF890UTfAfAnESaSSqgziiABccNunvfHF542r60jwFFy-f32Tni4xV1uFzgKTtIEbX
*Tentative plan for the build while I try to figure out how to optimize the build for 1.1. The tree is updated for 1.1 but I'm unsure if it's the best/most efficient.*
*Idea by HippoPizza*
5L: flicker strike + multistrike + chance to ignite + ele prolif + weapon elemental damage.

Unfortunately I don't have the gear to make this build work for me. My fire damage just isn't enough to make the ignites murder everything, plus I end up flickering 20 screens away. Fun as hell though. Ideally I would use a 6L oro's with Kaom's heart and essentially stacking ele damage or fire damage on as many other gears as possible. Berek's Pass and Respite both seem pretty excellent for the build.

(http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMABAcFfQW1DPIOSBEvEZYV1xXwFkAabB8CJP0pTysKLJwsvy0fNsU74TwFPV8-z0GWQ2NEq0bXRwZMs1AwUEJRR1JTVa5WY1bqVytY9VnzXcZd8l8qX2pjQ2aebRlwUnBWcNVxTX_GghCCm4V9hq6IQohri3qLjIw2jb-OZI6-j6aQG5J9ksGYb5mamhOaz52jna6dxJ_foi6io6XLpwinK7Q4tMW1BLb3tvq3Mb3mwBrBAMHFwfPC7MNt1QDVT9eG2CTbXtvU3nffsOFz4vfjhOQi5Rnlz-dU62Pr5OwY7SDvfPId8uH3pvlj-_X8qw==)
*Currently editing/fine tuning the build with the elem/spell damage buffs in 1.1*
5L: cyclone + cast on crit + life leech + discharge + increased critical strikes.
6L: cyclone + cast on crit + life leech + discharge + enduring cry + increased critical strikes.
(above 6L is assuming you do NOT have voll's devotion. Also you swap out crit chance for power charge on crit without voll's protector in the 6L).

Voll's protector is pretty sick on this build but it makes you crazy frail when you start mapping. I don't have good CI gear though so it's pretty slow going. Ideally I'd use a sick ES/spell crit shield, spell damage+spell crit dagger (platinum kris is ideal), maligaro's, rainbowstrides, possibly rat's nest, and a standard epic ES/res chest, might consider using carcass jack if i could get a 6L one.

The build is on hiatus for now due to having to steal every piece of gear and every other gem for my flicker shadow. Not enough high ES gear to go around sadly.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYA_5MhwLMObWy1SFM1645te5u1rs9VSxmKk_yMNiaVLYP7CYfb5RmXBvbaYeIWv7Q4Bfkaj_Pq-_UV8HBSwFHnVDpYJP3VAAR-TGCHGRrb7g4j9lb67_D8xVpIZ6DdDYd2W69KfU4q0O62QSml96M0k2J5Y3AV9u_jAAa-p9JNbmnAD4TZJd9lTRv6R36kGQHcvop4DVivNug6Ug48FHH46-oY9zJEgXKpGLCsqtwjWfM_m5hvwBqSfZBVZp7lz6eE-tIaOBcv7Dhk5ylPV-JV1uQigpt35TKJgKS1BASzXcYUTfAfRteiAO0g4XOLjA==
Sort of an experimental build. Lots of travel time around the tree, but Scion's start is garbage so Shadow is definitely the best for this build. Duelist ends up with just about the same stats if you prefer that class.
5L: dual strike + multistrike + weapon elemental damage + melee splash + increased critical damage / increased critical strikes (depending on where you are in the tree and your gear. if you have all the crit chance stuff, get crit multi.)

Ideally I would use Berek's Grip and as many other elemental buffs I can find, or crit stuff (maligaro's, rats nest, gifts, etc). I am currently using alpha's so I can run grace+wrath+anger and still have mana. I eventually need to address my life/mana issues because I want to stop using life gain on hit and start doing mad deeps with WED gem. Also using mana leech to sustain dual striking, would swap that for faster attacks or make it a blue slot and use 20% added lightning, or the crit damage/crit chance gems. All depends on how it feels to me and my gear.

Q: Why not get nightstalker and from the shadows? You also get bloodthirst!
A: I've done the math repeatedly, going off to the left side via the duelist area is much better because of the insane disemboweling and deadly precision clusters (140% crit chance and 120% crit chance respectively), as well as leading you into tons of the best HP nodes in the game in the templar area (including holy strength which I cannot fit into the tree).

Q: Shouldn't you get unwavering as a melee character, as well as more HP?
A: Yea. but Yolo... and I don't have enough points. I am considering getting rid of the elemental nodes in the templar area and getting defensive stuff instead, If i run into issues. That would include unwavering, the 2 aura nodes right next to it, and the HP cluster under duelist.

Q: There is so much traveling Scion would really be better, wouldn't it?
A: No, because she has waaaaayyyyy too many wasted nodes. attack speed nodes are really not needed at all and you end up burning 9 points just to get to the main highway between shadow and ranger. the life cluster is god-awful now and you don't need phys damage so that's pretty trash. If you really really wanted to do scion you could go through the ele res nodes and get sentinel and connect on the strength side between duelist and marauder, but it's just bad. shadow start has 2 wasted nodes of dex, duelist would have 2 wasted nodes of dual wield PHYSICAL damage (which is useless for the build). even Templar would be a better start than Scion.