



*****3.1 UPDATE*****

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The build is just as viable as it was last league but has a few new options for items. The items I'm talking about are Lightpoacher, abyss jewels and some elder/shaper mods. I haven't tested the build with Lightpoacher but I don't see a reason not to use it, it should clear up stranglers nicely. You can still get cooldown recovery from belt and boots but I'd say Inya's is still best for the boots slot with the insane power charge generation. In regards to vaal pact, I think the build functions just fine without it, vaal pact mostly helped with reflect and was way too op and 1 point away on the tree for us but after running a few maps on my char from last league I didn't feel like its needed. Also, I think Assassin and Pathfinder combo for ascendancy choices is strictly better now due to reflect getting removed.









INTRODUCTION





Welcome to the update for our build "The New Fakener". In this thread I'll be going over all the changes, gear, passive tree and ascendancy. This variant of the build is made purely for farming maps and most likely not suitable for doing guardians/shaper.

If you want a build that deletes shaper take a look at my guildie's guide:

The Unshaper by Xevos



I will be playing and answering questions about the build live on twitch:



SKILL TREE + ASCENDANCY





SKILL TREE



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Bandit: Alira



Skill tree before uber lab respec:



~lvl 90 tree #1:



~lvl 90 tree #2:



~lvl 90 tree with pathfinder instead of witch



Best tree if going for lvl 95 and beyond:

AliraSkill tree before uber lab respec: http://poeurl.com/bvwO ~lvl 90 tree #1: http://poeurl.com/bvq4 ~lvl 90 tree #2: http://poeurl.com/bvq5 ~lvl 90 tree with pathfinder instead of witch http://poeurl.com/bwDu Best tree if going for lvl 95 and beyond: http://poeurl.com/bvq6



ASCENDANCY



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I picked Scion for the following reasons:

1. Assassin's "Deadly Infusion" nerf makes the crit too inconsistent

2. The Assassin node in Ascendant's tree provides base crit chance which solves the problem listed

above.

3. The Elementalist node makes us pretty much immune to reflect along with "Soul of Yugul" in the pantheon system

4. Extra Skill points allow us to grab more life around the tree as this build starves for points

5. Added pathfinder as an option instead of Elementalist, personally I prefer Elementalist but Pathfinder provides more comfortable flask sustain.(If going pathfinder take the pathfinder node in merciless lab and go path of the shadow instead path of the witch)









I picked Scion for the following reasons:1. Assassin's "Deadly Infusion" nerf makes the crit too inconsistent2. The Assassin node in Ascendant's tree provides base crit chance which solves the problem listedabove.3. The Elementalist node makes us pretty much immune to reflect along with "Soul of Yugul" in the pantheon system4. Extra Skill points allow us to grab more life around the tree as this build starves for points5. Added pathfinder as an option instead of Elementalist, personally I prefer Elementalist but Pathfinder provides more comfortable flask sustain.(If going pathfinder take the pathfinder node in merciless lab and go path of the shadow instead path of the witch)



GEAR + JEWELS







REQUIRED GEAR



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The good ol' protector as always







Cospri's Malice 100% needed, build doesn't work without it







Elreon rings needed to sustain shield charge and cyclone, need atleast 2x -7







Lycosidae is a must have, frees up gem slots and passives as we don't need to worry about accuracy.







Vinktar is our main source of leech.





The good ol' protector as alwaysCospri's Malice 100% needed, build doesn't work without itElreon rings needed to sustain shield charge and cyclone, need atleast 2x -7Lycosidae is a must have, frees up gem slots and passives as we don't need to worry about accuracy.Vinktar is our main source of leech.



HIGHLY RECOMMENDED GEAR

**NOTE: If your gear is not good enough to cap res use rare gloves with attack speed, rare belt and/or rare helmet**

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Voll's Devotion is BIS for damage although when clearing I often use Bisco's and swap in Voll's for single target.







With these boots we no longer need Blade Vortex in our 6-link and are pretty much always topped up when it comes to power charges.







Gloves crafted with Essence of Insanity, this boosts our shield charge speed by a ton.







Starkonja's with a shield charge attack speed in highly recommended for the helmet slot, all of it's stats are super useful to us.







I think this belt is BiS as it provides a lot of speed and it's also noticable on single target, if you're playing HC you might want to use a rare leather belt with high life.







Once you have good gear and can reliably one-shot packs, cap res and have a decent life pool you might want to consider using a Bisco's Collar to boost your loot drops.







Voll's Devotion is BIS for damage although when clearing I often use Bisco's and swap in Voll's for single target.With these boots we no longer need Blade Vortex in our 6-link and are pretty much always topped up when it comes to power charges.Gloves crafted with Essence of Insanity, this boosts our shield charge speed by a ton.Starkonja's with a shield charge attack speed in highly recommended for the helmet slot, all of it's stats are super useful to us.I think this belt is BiS as it provides a lot of speed and it's also noticable on single target, if you're playing HC you might want to use a rare leather belt with high life.Once you have good gear and can reliably one-shot packs, cap res and have a decent life pool you might want to consider using a Bisco's Collar to boost your loot drops.





JEWELS

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First of all, we need a +2 mana gained on hit jewel to sustain cyclone if using a 6-link, alira regen seems to sustain our cyclone on a 5-link though.







Example rare jewel:







Stats in order of priority:

1. Life

2. Crit multi

3. Attack speed

4. Resistances



You can also use Intuitive Leap:













First of all, we need a +2 mana gained on hit jewel to sustain cyclone if using a 6-link, alira regen seems to sustain our cyclone on a 5-link though.Example rare jewel:Stats in order of priority:1. Life2. Crit multi3. Attack speed4. ResistancesYou can also use Intuitive Leap:



GEM LINKS



Spoiler 6-link

6-link set up I'll be going for:

Cyclone - Cast On Crit - Crit Strikes - Discharge - Concetrated Effect - Life Leech?/fortify



Gloves

Shield Charge - Faster Attacks - Crit Strikes - AoE



Weapon

Discharge - Controlled Destruction - AoE/Conc



Boots

This spot is totally flexible, this is what I'm using but feel free to use whatever suits you. You can use the links to cap your res with purities if needed.

2-link: Herald of Ice - AoE

2-Link: Purity of Fire - Flame Golem/Enlighten



Helmet

Vaal Haste - Ice Golem - Increased Duration - Vaal Lightning Trap



Shield

CWDT - IC - Warlord's Mark





VIDEOS



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T11 Racecourse



T11 Racecourse with a Bisco's on









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Welcome to the update for our build "The New Fakener". In this thread I'll be going over all the changes, gear, passive tree and ascendancy. This variant of the build is made purely for farming maps and most likely not suitable for doing guardians/shaper.If you want a build that deletes shaper take a look at my guildie's guide:I will be playing and answering questions about the build live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kubaslov1 Last edited by kubaslov on Jan 6, 2018, 12:50:04 AM Last bumped on Dec 5, 2018, 4:14:21 PM