[3.25] (CONCEPT) Master of Blades - Champion | Double Strike | Impales | Low Life

This is a concept I came up with last league and played a little bit. It was okayish, but strike skills were very behind back then. I have revised it for 3.25 and it looks much better in theory, so I wanted to share.

I will test this build this league (probably not a start, got another thingy to test) and if it works fine, I will transform this page into a proper guide.

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POB (DRAFT): https://pobb.in/TirIA862pma2

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If you don't know me, I enjoy making thematic builds that allow you to play out some cool power fantasy, while still being properly functional builds.

This time the concept is "Blademaster - Death by a Thousand Cuts" (or Impales, lol).

The idea is that we are a Master of Blades, wielding two powerful swords, swarming his enemies with a flurry or very fast attacks, each of which impales them - until they drop dead! Being a Master of Blades, we have also mastered the ways of Evasion even when wearing hefty Armour. Some Masters of Blades have decided to forgo the Evasiveness for even more Armour, which is also an option!

Features:
- Around 5 mill DPS, growing to 12 mill and more when we release The Boys
- 100k+ EHP, 25k+ phys max hit
- Some clear included (need to test in practice) - either using melee splash or explosions from cluster jewel
- 32 Fortification
- 100% Spell Suppression
- 40%+ Attack Block
- Permanent Adrenaline
- Life Overleech
- 100% Elemental Ailment Avoidance

Our damage comes from utilizing two Paradoxicas and stacking a lot of flat damage from several sources, largest one being Champion's Master of Metal keystone. We are also Low Life with Petrified Blood, which gives three large advantages - a lot of added flat phys from Bloodthirst Support, the Overleech mechanic, and permanent Adrenaline

For defenses we have a lot of layers, including evasion (unless you take Iron Reflexes, which is an option), armour, lots of Fortification, Enudring Charges, Leech with Overleech, some attack block chance, 77% max ele res, Flesh and Stone (Sand Stance), Molten Shell CWDT, etc. Champion also has access to 10% reduced damage taken (not sure if I end up using it yet).

Mana problems are nonexistent due to using Blood Magic

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Answers to some potential questions:

Why Champion? Doesn't he suck?


Why bother when Dual Strike of Ambidexterity exists?



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Anyway, just thought I would share this little concept, maybe it will end up cool, maybe not. See you all on the beach soon :)

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