This Build involves swiftly taking out enemies using high mobility. While it takes some practice to use and can be squishy, it can clear content faster than almost any other Build.
Skills
This Build mainly revolves around the use of Twisting Blade, particularly the second part of the attack where your weapons fly back to you. On their way back, they will deal high damage to any enemies on their way to you.
Additional Core Skills:
- Puncture – used to build Combo points and Energy.
- Shadow Step – your main mobility Skill.
- Concealment – this loaded Skill increases Movement Speed and Energy, as well as making you Unstoppable and enemies Vulnerable.
- Shadow Imbuement – gives you extra AoE damage, as well as another way to restore Energy.
- Cold Imbeument – helps make elites and bosses easier to deal with.
Passives
The Key Passive for this Build is Close Quarters Combat, as it will give you a constant damage boost.
Additional Passives:
- Sturdy – increases your survivability.
- Weapon Mastery, Concussive, Exploit, Malice, and Frigid Finesse will boost your damage.
- Trick Attacks, Rapid Gambits, Innervation, Adrenaline Rush, and Haste will help your utility.
Specialization
For this build, you will want to use the Combo Points Specialization, so that you can boost the damage of Twisting Blades.
Paragon Board
- Board 1 (Start):
- Use Closer Glyph
- Connect at the Top End
- Board 2 (Cheap Shot):
- Rotate 3 times
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Nightstalker Glyph
- Connect at the left end
- Board 3 (Tricks of the Trade):
- Don’t rotate
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Exploit Glyph
- Connect at the bottom end (board 4) and the top end (board 5)
- Board 4 (No Witnesses):
- Rotate twice
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Turf Glyph
- Board 5 (Leyrana’s Instinct):
- Rotate 3 times
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Control Glyph
- Connect at the right end
- Board 6 (Eldritch Bounty):
- Rotate once
- Take Legendary Node
Glyph Leveling Priorities
| Level 15 | Level 21 |
|---|---|
| 1. Closer | 1. Turf |
| 2. Exploit | 2. Closer |
| 3. Nightstalker | 3. Exploit |
| 4. Turf | 4. Control |
| 5. Control | 5. Nightstalker |
Equipment
Condemnation will make Twisting Blades deal more damage, and give Puncture a chance to instantly give 3 Combo Points. Tibault’s Will will give you more damage and another source of Energy, while Penitent Greaves will keep enemies Chilled, and allow you to do more damage to Chilled enemies.
On top of these pieces, you will want these Legendary Aspects:
- Warcaster – allows Twisting Blades to orbit around you after returning to you.
- Resistant Assailant – gives you a boost in survivability after using Concealment, as well as allowing the Skill to be used more.
- The Expectant, Accelerating Bone, Corruption, Icy, and Edgemaster will boost your damage.
- Juggernaut – will boost your survivability.
You will want to use Skulls on your weapons, Rubies on your armor, and a mix of Gems for different Resistances on your jewelry.
Equipment Stat Priorities
| Slot | Stat Priorities |
|---|---|
| Melee | 1. High DPS (Item Power) 2. All Stats 3. Dexterity 4. Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies 5. Damage to Close Enemies 6. Core Skill Damage 7. Vulnerable Damage |
| Ranged | 1. All Stats 2. Dexterity 3. Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies 4. Damage to Close Enemies 5. Core Skill Damage 6. Vulnerable Damage |
| Helm | 1. Any Resistance 2. % Total Armor 3. Ranks of Shadow Imbuement 4. Cooldown Reduction 5. Maximum Life |
| Chest Armor | 1. % Total Armor 2. Damage Reduction 3. Close Damage Reduction 4. Distant Damage Reduction 5. Maximum Life |
| Gloves | 1. Ranks to Twisting Blades 2. Lucky Hit: Chance to Slow 3. Critical Strike Chance 4. Attack Speed 5. All Stats 6. Dexterity |
| Pants | 1. % Total Armor 2. Damage Reduction 3. Close Damage Reduction 4. Distant Damage Reduction 5. Maximum Life |
| Boots | 1. Implicit: Maximum Evade Charges 2. Movement Speed 3. Any Resistance 4. Any Resistance 5. Any Resistance 6. Movement Speed on Elite Kill 7. Damage Reduction while Injured |
| Amulet | 1. Movement Speed 2. Energy Cost Reduction 3. Cooldown Reduction 4. Ranks of Weapon Mastery 5. Ranks of Malice 6. Ranks of Exploit 7. Damage Reduction 8. % Total Armor 9. Close Damage Reduction 10. Distant Damage Reduction |
| Rings | 1. Resource Generation 2. Critical Strike Chance 3. Maximum Life 4. Damage to Close Enemies 5. Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies 6. Vulnerable Damage |
