[3.2] Trickster, The 1 True Flicker

I have started this build again and let me say it feels stronger than ever. INSANELY fast! Here is what I am running at lvl 73:



4500 Life, been running around t6 maps to level and still yet to die (since maps). Damage is insane just clearing everything in sight. Can perma flicker on bosses, just need uber lab to get stun immune but still not a huge issue.

I have switched out a few items for a much tankier option but loose a bit of damage. I have switched out Abyssus for Starkonjas for extra crit chance which helps with perma frenzy on bosses as well as nice life. Also switched out Kaom's Roots for a nice pair of rare boots with high res, life, and movement speed (makes your flicker faster kinda like atk speed). This CAN also allow you to get a pure dps ring assuming your resists are capped on everything else. With the new boots comes 4 more sockets which I used for a CWDT setup with immortal call and vaal haste (since we arent restricted from mana leech, atk speed is a huge bonus for us). Also moved some gems around so I could link Leap Slam with faster attacks which feels much better.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T LIKE READING, HERE ARE THE ITEM/GEM CHANGES



The tree also needed minor changes due losing Kaom's Roots. Now instead of grabbing the big life wheel by scion we stop at the Jewel socket and go down to grab Unwavering Stance and the Bloodless Life wheel below it.

Hope this helps and again, I am usually available on my stream or in game for any questions.

I have updated the passive tree because everyone kept asking about changes that were already done XD sorry about that. Also, I GOT A HEADHUNTER!! This build is stupid fast now, HIGHLY recommend it if you can afford it obviously. Thanks for all the support and glad you all enjoy the build.

The gear is pretty much preference to be honest minus 1, The Terminus Est. As we are a crit build this is non negotiable.
Here is my current Gear and will explain below.

Great option if you can handle the loss of stats


Helm: I chose Abyssus because of the insane damage increase but the downside being we take more physical damage. You can also use for the tankier option or even switch to this for bosses if you are having issues. A nice rare helm is also an option to help with more life and/or help cap resists.

Chest: It's hard not to use Kaoms but is not required. Can use a nice rolled Rare or to help mitigate the extra physical damage taken from Abyssus or can use Belly of the Beast for obvious reasons. If you do go that route you can also put your Ancestral Warchief gems in for huge damage boost.

Gloves: You have a few options such as or obviously Atziri's Acuity (I tried these on my flicker Slayer but was not impressed as it felt like the heals were not being recorded properly with the crits.. or that's me just being picky) but I find Rare gloves to be best.

Boots: As you can see I like Kaom's Roots for 3 reasons. 1- +1 Frenzy on them is cheap due to Divination card. 2- Really high life, which is nice since if you use bisco's like me you lose life there as well as no life on Abyssus. 3- Free unwavering stance. All seem pretty nice to me but you can use a nice pair of Rare boots to help with resists as well as more gem sockets for say a CWDT setup.

Weapon.. Yup Terminus and the crit chance is MOST IMPORTANT.

Amulet and Rings: I recently got talked into using Bisco's as I mainly use this character for mapping but can use a rare amulet. The stats you are looking for are Life, Resists, Phys damage, and crit chance if possible. Crit multi on the amulet is really important, and if you can afford a nice 1 with +1 frenzy charges.. I hate you.

Belt: Pretty straight forward, life and resists and if it can helped a Rustic Sash. The obvious argument could be to use Headhunter but as I am broke and can not afford one nor could i spare the resists, I do not use one. If you can make it work then power to you and you no longer need my help.

Flasks: Also pretty straight forward with a few exceptions.
Highly suggest because those bleeds HUUUUURT and its like a panic button.
This as well because we need the crit and freeze immunity. Other 3 is just more damage and can swap out accordingly.

Jewels: By order of importance - % Max Life or Crit multi, Phys damage, attack speed, crit chance.
Take resists and attributes as needed.

In the terminus I use Flicker Strike + Melee Physical Damage + Melee Splash + Multistrike + Increased Critical Strikes + and for your 6 link you can use fortify or Ruthless.

For the helm I have my buffs and leap slam together which I will explain later. Herald of Ash + Hatred + Herald of ice (lot of fun) or switch out for Arctic Armour + is Leap Slam.

For the gloves I have Ice Golem (more crit) + Blood Rage + Ancestral Warchief, and all linked with Blood Magic BECAUSE we are reserving 100% mana so all 3 of these have to be used with blood magic which is also why Leap slam can't be used with fortify or faster attacks because we simply don't have enough sockets. With that being said it is not a problem at all.

As I mentioned, leveling with this character is extremely easy. Grab your standard leveling gear to begin and switch things out as needed for life and resists. Your weapons are most important because they are what makes everything simple.
At level 22 you grab Edge of Madness and the game becomes a piece of cake.
At 28 you should do your normal lab or ask someone to run you through it if you can't. Grab the walk the ether node and then grab cyclone and enjoy. And remember, since our movement skills (cyclone, flicker, leap slam) cost no mana we can reserve 100% of our mana! So make sure you take advantage of it with some buffs. I use Hatred, Herald of Ashe and Herald of Ice for those gg shatter explosions.
At level 40 you grab this beast of a weapon, The Cauteriser.
Then at 51 you grab the whole point of this build, Terminus Est.
Now, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is the crit chance on your terminus.
Always get 75%, if you can afford it. If you want to flicker at this point then you can but will be difficult depending on your gear to sustain frenzy charges. If you notice your character stop flickering and it goes on cooldown that is because you have run out of frenzy charges and you do not have enough chance to generate them, whether it be from on kill or on crit. You can either stack more crit on items or use Blasphemy with Poachers Mark. From there you just follow my gear choices or use as an example and find better options. Be sure to check update section for changes or can always view my profile to see what I am currently using.