Claw / Lifeleech / CI Build - take a look and discuss

Hello Community!

My Shadow is my first Char and i have a lot of fun with claw playstyle and look. So i decided to do a claw lifeleech shadow. I look up some build of others but most of the time i want to change a few thing. Because the game ist about a good build and skill i decided to show you my build and hope for a little advice from the veterans.

My build is realy much fun atm. and i dont have any death from mana or life problems

her is my (noob)gear:

Pls dont flame me because i have so many skill gems in connected sockets... i just want to level them for later use or twink or what ever =)



Im lvl 33 at the moment and my build looks like this:

Level 33 Build

For the next 10 levels i will pick the 3 lifeleech nodes for claws, the 3 ev/es nodes + nullification and 1 dex node for my way to ghostreaver (and later ci).

Level 43 Build

Next i will pick ghostreaver, 4 Int nodes for the ci way, unnatural calm for es boost, 4 Dex for the vaalpact way. This is also the time i have to start farmin good es equip!

Level 53 Build

For the next 10lvl i will pick 2 dex and 2 str + vaalpact, 1int + ci and 3 ev/es nodes. I Will pick ci very late of these 10lvls because my es gear must be rdy.

Level 63 Build

Next i will pick 1 crit node + bloodthrist, 2 ev/es nodes + nullification and 2 dex nodes + crystalskin and 20% frozen and chilled res.

Level 73 Build

I know it is a little bit unrealistic but i will now show how i would spent 12 poin up to lvl 85, i know i maybe never reach this but just for fun.

Ok i on the way to lvl85 i would pick 2 +30str and the complete way down to twinterrors including 5 dex nodes, 4 dualwield nodes + twin terros.

Level 85 Build


I didnt count the extra passive point from quest rewards. I Think i would put them in es or resistance, maybe 30str nodes or something...



As Skillgems i want to use:

Dualstrike - Main Attack, with manaleech spamable
ls - main aoe skill, 50% phys. dmg to gain life and mana from
viperstrike - singletarget dps for hit and run , stack

bump...

€:i changed the complete thread and build.

Finally dual claw life leech build :) seems like you are doing pretty much same build as i. I just screwed a little bit taking too much ES too early. And i need help for this build too so discuss! Does CI life leech claw even need ES or should it be just hp and armor/ev? I mean before late-end game. But generally ive heard that you pick CI and others at the same time when you are at merciless act 2. Not sooner. Some1 correct me if im wrong

I have very very similar build and i got stuck on lvl 43 act 2 on cruel. I cant get enough ES to survive 2-3 hits so life leach from claws is pointless when u die in 2 sec...

From my expiriance ES for shadow is kinda messed up now that CI dosnt give bonus to it anymore.

Since all evade nodes around shadow also gives ES, also since u have to go dex/int for claws so it kinda force you to go ES/Evade. Problem is getting enough ES so u can astualy use life lech to tank and survive...

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kaamoz a écrit :

Finally dual claw life leech build :) seems like you are doing pretty much same build as i. I just screwed a little bit taking too much ES too early. And i need help for this build too so discuss! Does CI life leech claw even need ES or should it be just hp and armor/ev? I mean before late-end game. But generally ive heard that you pick CI and others at the same time when you are at merciless act 2. Not sooner. Some1 correct me if im wrong

What lvl is your shadow and whats your build?

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Drimarcus a écrit :

I have very very similar build and i got stuck on lvl 43 act 2 on cruel. I cant get enough ES to survive 2-3 hits so life leach from claws is pointless when u die in 2 sec...

From my expiriance ES for shadow is kinda messed up now that CI dosnt give bonus to it anymore.

Since all evade nodes around shadow also gives ES, also since u have to go dex/int for claws so it kinda force you to go ES/Evade. Problem is getting enough ES so u can astualy use life lech to tank and survive...

I wouldnt pick pick ghostreaver to erly because you need a stable amount of es before you got some es its helpfull to have some health as backup.


I revisited my build and i maybe will wait some levels until i will pickup ghostreaver....

my shadow is lvl49. Skilltree is just the same with yours almost. Ive gone towards "easy access" es near witch starting area also. Should have gone first towards vaal pact i think and pick more health and go with armor evasion till lvl60-65.
skills:
fire trap
viper strike
spell totem with raise zombie
flicker strike
lightning strike with lesser multiple projectiles and faster attacks
double strike with faster attacks
whirling blades

and auras are as for now clarity and hatred

Playing with this went towards easier mode after i picked up that zombie totem. Very very usefull. Still hard as hell thou :D
Sry for bad english

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kaamoz a écrit :

my shadow is lvl49. Skilltree is just the same with yours almost. Ive gone towards "easy access" es near witch starting area also. Should have gone first towards vaal pact i think and pick more health and go with armor evasion till lvl60-65.
skills:
fire trap
viper strike
spell totem with raise zombie
flicker strike
lightning strike with lesser multiple projectiles and faster attacks
double strike with faster attacks
whirling blades

and auras are as for now clarity and hatred

Playing with this went towards easier mode after i picked up that zombie totem. Very very usefull. Still hard as hell thou :D
Sry for bad english

I will change my plans and go directly to vaalpact now (im lvl 37)! It is realy usefull ^^...

Could you show your build maybe? Because i think were doing nearly the same build atm. but our end result will be different i think, or do you want to use ci, too?


i dont have a problem with your english..maybe because mine isnt that good too^^ (im from germany ;) )

it looks good but u haven´t picked res nodes which is important. how will you handle elemental damage dealt to you.

i am working on a claw/life leech build too but it´s somehow confusing me what to do, go vaal pact first which require to spent and u sure your ES is good enough? i read so many threads that already in cruel bossmobs tend to hit up to 2-3k with one hit.

bandit rewards i will go:
normal: kill all 1 passive point
cruel: help oak
merciless: help oak

here is my skill tree i will go for the early game:
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYA_5MhwLMObWy1SG17VUsmlVM1NnvLQXK7D6s9ZZKAm7UZikyxy4LOSCLq6NbN6ud0YeKH2xa_62OZmrb3ES_z6nBScNXAUYw2Nj2Ia-OEDkinNNxiM3ge8A==

not sure which way i should take form that point vaal pact or get more ES nodes

main atk skill: dual strike currently will swith to etheral knives later in game
alt atk skill: freezing pulse

aoe skill: bear trap i like em pretty fun but hard to play around with em

problem so far: a bit low on dps maybe bad gear
current lvl: 16
hp: 376

Hey,

I'm trying to make a good DW claw/ES leech/CI build and here is what I get :

Leveling build : http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYA_5MeGjBUmVcoKrVIbXtVSyaVsbPtQaZ_h9vrY5matvcRL4hr44Tw2Uk7cn4OSBGWf8bBxewYw22P-tvnRwbC7LTFKwrBANsaEHv1S0BVb1cMjQ1JYeLndA-rPWWSgKKjwfNtGTvh4venKw==

I take HP nodes until I can find good ES/Evasion gear and I feel like I can take CI, GR and later VP.

End game build : http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYA_5MeGjBUmVcoKrVIsbPtQaZ_h9vrY5matvcRL21sD6s9ZZKAiGvjhA5IpzQRln_GoqPB820ZO-Hi96cri3rBxSy_7BjDbY_62-dHBl9qwuy0xSsKwQDbGhB79Uu-OkBVb1cMjQ1JHNyTJzdmLKam6zeD6rq0DEZxlSCCx0GHeriukyo4Fr9-WSj66-6ESDyOAW9XyTQKGdc=

I grab as much ES ndoes as possible to buff my "blue HP pool", I get VP to get instant ES leech, and of course, I take CI and GR.
I don't take any crit nodes since I don't think it's really good for a claw build (otherwise I'd go dagger I think), so rest of the points might be invested in :
- Accuracy nodes, since the build lacks accuracy
- Defensive nodes like more elem resists or maybe evasion ones
- Taking more damage nodes (like more claw specific ones)
- Inner force and frenzy charge nodes
- At the end, eventually crit nodes
I think accuracy and elemental resists nodes are best tbh.

What do you guys think about it ?

the leveling build looks good but you are stilling missing res nodes, the elemental damage you will get will properly 1hit u in cruel difficulty, remember you get a -20% on all res when arriving in cruel, i have played my lvl 39 ranger in cruel and i got some major rough hits already in mud flats from the nameds/bosses there which should not be a problem normally.