CA Build: Fun but boring.

CA Build: Fun but boring.

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Posted by: Blades of Sabatine.5639

Blades of Sabatine.5639

This is also known as Cheap kitten Build.

This is not a power power/direct damage build nor is it a full condition damage build, it is however a Hybrid build that has a lot of sustain damage from direct and condi depending on how you play it. Condi is the main sours of sustain damage with bust coming from direct damage (isword).

Why call is Cheap kitten is because you don’t really have much to do. This will be explain in play style.

Tested it on world champions and dungeon elites with almost the same results, I almost don’t get hit if times correctly.

Note: This is a solo build, have not tested it in a group situation. If in a group some things will have to change to improve either condi, direct or support.

Build:
Dom 2-2-3
Duel 3-3-2 or 1
Illus 1-2-1 or 3

Gear:
Sinister or Rampager.

Runes set (any will do):
Nightmare (For full condi damage)
Ele with late two rune set Trapper, you get 25 condi and 10% condi duration
Krait ( for more sustain bleed damage ans duration)

Weapon:
S/S sigil or argon and earth
Sp/P sigil or argon and earth

Utility:
Signet Ether, (help to summon and re-summons for sustain damage

Mantra of Distraction, Stun/daze both causes confusion.

Signet of Domination, Stun/daze both causes confusion

Signet of Illusion, Clone HP up so they don’t die fast, helps with rotation.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-R;4k2l31Q7kWV71;9;4STW;0148257046;48JG1K;1JH8_JH8_;0kw7EJYw;2293949596979N

Play style:
This is my play style and this is why I call it (CA). It can be boring if you do not vary it. The play style is very flexible but my play style makes it boring.

-Start with S/S, summon isword
-Swarp to Sp/P
-Summon duellist
-Use Ether while casting use mantra to daze also Change location
-Sp AA
-before the third AA to summon clone,
-Summon second duellist
-Stun with magic bullet
-Use sp 3 for more confusion
-Mantra again
-Signet of Domination before the AA clone action else if iSword is died cast it then Stun again.

This is where it get boring.

From here on, I stay in Sp/P. Because clones now have much more HP and therefore I can keep summoning clone on Sp 3rd AA, they can tank a bit allowing duellist to unload. If mob does decided to go after one of your duellist, by this time, your CD on Ether or duellist is off CD for you to re-summon again in another location if they get killed.

When I want to vary it or feeling brave or want to bust, I change back to S/S, summon iSword man and run in and hit away.

Damage:
Currently running with Sinister gear with krait runes (because f my BBBuild) so the damage can vary if using Nightmare runes or Ele with Trapper.

Bleed: (15-20 stacks if not more), getting between 500 – 2k depending on the stack.
Confusion: (6 – 15 stacks if not more), 200 – 700 depending on the stack.
Torment: (1 – 4 stacks if not more), 1 – 100+ depending on the stack.

isword hits for 2.5k and crits for 3.7k

It a fun build so I thought I should share it. Please try and give feed back.

CA Build: Fun but boring.

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Posted by: Blades of Sabatine.5639

Blades of Sabatine.5639

So no one want to help test and give a feed back on this build?

CA Build: Fun but boring.

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Posted by: Ross Biddle.2367

Ross Biddle.2367

So no one want to help test and give a feed back on this build?

Posting builds is great but I think you’re going to have to accept the fact that right now, everyone is very busy exploring the width and depth of the changes.

It looks interesting, I’ll say that much.