[3.26] 🗡The Nightblade🗡3.27 : Ascendancy rework

I always take Mistwalker first, since Elusive grants movespeed.

For the other nodes, I reserve my decision. I'll have to see the numbers for Knife and Jugular in PoB (even though I can simulate them, but still, it will be easier when PoB is updated). Also, I'm still hesitating about a Bloodline or no. Shadowed Blood from our Ascendancy is very tempting.

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Also doing a test run at the minute, lvl 52 currently with BF/Nblade/inc. crit chance/ poison chance. Could replace CTP with added chaos damage gem potentially, if one can be bothered to do the library in act 3. What do you think?


IMO, the best thing to do is to check the numbers in PoB.
Creator of the Nightblade build (Blade Flurry Assassin) | All my home-made builds : https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3432443
I've reviewed the first post, removing outdated infos and updating what was needed.

PoB 3.27 beta : https://pobb.in/8h-kdZwbWDS6

I've improved the skill tree. Removed the Tolerance cluster to add Evasion and Spell Suppression.

80% Evade chance
100% spell suppression again (necessary with the incoming nerf). By doing some T17, I am now sure that this is a priority. Without 100%, you just die to any flurry of spells. PoB does not calculate the % suppression in the Effective Hit Pool (EHP), but the difference is massive.

Note the Runegraft of the Warp : buffs expire 30% slower, debuffs expire 20% faster.

Flasks have been improved, too, if you can believe such a thing (I've always been bad with flasks). A good Jade flask grants +5% Evasion = +33% EHP for me.

Pantheon has been tested again : Brine King to avoid deadly stun locks, and Aberrath at all times, because nowadays there are burning grounds everywhere in the game.

I've manually added 50% inc effect of Elusive.

Not sure yet about the Ascendancy nodes. Mistwalker remains mandatory, and so is Opportunistic. As for the two other, I'm not sure.

Technical explanations :
The Rage and Adrenaline node from Oshabi actually grants more DPS than Unstable Infusion :
10 Rage grants as much DPS as 4 Power Charges.
50 Rage grants 30% more.
Adrenaline grants equal dmg.

But do we take two Oshabi's Bloodlines nodes, so as to get the Elusive node too ? I'm not sure.
Creator of the Nightblade build (Blade Flurry Assassin) | All my home-made builds : https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3432443
Last edited by rahsaan#5526 on Oct 30, 2025, 12:57:27 PM

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