[3.27] The Raging Snail - Flicker Strike - Oshabi Bloodline

Just look at pobb.in (https://pobb.in/FGwi0IEq45zX), if that is not a snail I don't know what it is :)

This started as my playground for learning Armour-Evasion-Suppression and turned into pretty cool thing with new bloodline. Oshabi have two ascendancy nodes that give +20 max Rage and +2 Rage on Hit only for 3(!) passive points of Scion. That's a deal, that's a steal. Wild Savagery is auto buff and CAN be made permanent. Easier with each source of +Rage on Hit.

In my cheap +10 Rage on Hit version I had:
+2 from Oshabi Bloodline
+2 from Timeless Jewel
+1 from single point in southern Rage Mastery
+2 from Bloodscent in cluster
+3 from Rage Support

In final push to 100 it was:
+2 from Oshabi Bloodline
+3 from Timeless Jewel
+4 from 2xBloodscent in clusters
+1 from single point in southern Rage Mastery

10 Rage per hit, 50 Rage per 2.5 seconds, then Wild Savagery kicks in for 5 seconds which will be up as long as we hit something... which is exceptionally easy with Flicker one button holding. Just hold the button. It feels like permanent maxed Berserk that can't be seen nor in pobbin nor in PoB damage calc. Wild Savagery ignores physical reduction so we can forgo all passives for it. Also, Wild Savagery does not block any Rage effects so as I understand we get all bonuses from Rage itself while it ramps up, and Rage Support gem activates on first hit to +10 from 0. The rest of 6+ hits per seconds are all buffed then :).

Why Impale? New graft with Violent Desire and some other stuff in the mix. Good synergy in pure physical build against rare/unique. I think. Debatable? Needs more testing.

Scion specific ascendancy combo gives: +1000 accuracy (now we need only one mastery and we can go crit swords), Stun and Chill immunity, Physical Reflect immunity, Culling Strike, reasonable Fortification generation (only need +max now), continuous Life Leech (making that 1.5k leech mean something), some damage from Taunt and Intimidate (technically +20%?), other bits and pieces.

It's hard to talk numbers but T16 whole screens of mobs explode as per normal Flicker Strike experience. Bosses go down quick. Defenses are ok, occasional blap as per usual with Flicker. Never died to offscreen projectile barrage or door opening though.

To start this everything is cheap: Cluster/Timeless was less than div each, Forbidden jewels cost me around div total, first T16 mapping sword with 1000+ p.dps was 3 div. Only one 6 link is required. So, campaign and white maps it was usual crit based Terminus Est cheapness, then like 2-5 divs (Farrul, cheap Cat's Agility 20, basic cluster and Forbidden Jewels), then 15-20 (better sword, Cat's Agility 30, better cluster), and then 100 (better/second cluster, and mostly weapon).

Notes:


With this I was zipping through T16 with one button holding blender machine even with half current DPS, and I had not so much fun in this game for quite a while... I would've never reached level 100 otherwise. First time for me.

After hitting 100 and stopping fretting over death I tried T17 Fortress with The Maven interfering, ES addition, other small stuff, and incredible rubber-banding - yes, even one frame per minute one button holding work. On boss I died two times, unlucky with all the arena wide stuff and slow field. Fortress visual with all those orbs is wack. Could not see ANYTHING anyway.

Now testing Shaper/Elder/Conquers/Boss/etc farm. It works. They evaporate. Sometimes (occasionally) it's me. The Maven for Voidstone can be done - after trying different strats I ended up with just changing Close Combat for Double Strike (for Brain phase) and turning off Blood Rage auto, memory game is memory game, the rest is ok.

There are better builds for Scion out there, sure, but this one is mine :).