[3.7] Cyclone CwC Blade Vortex CI Trickster

So, as others already pointed out, I think (actually, I am pretty convinced) that staves version is not *that* league start friendly as I originally thought. Because of this, I will be switching primary version of this build to multimodded sceptre + Light of Lunaris (what can still pull of 7M DPS) and I will keep maintaining staff version as alternative setup, and also switching the end game staff to Disintegrator, because with it, you can go up to like 11M DPS, with full shaper/elder set (probably slightly more). I will also be switching leveling guide to use some very nice leveling items (like Princess Sabre and Zeel's Amplifier, what feel super goood for this build :)).

For people who already went staves:

Staves are still the BEST DPS for this build, and always will be. But I think I should focus on balance, so, for anyone using staves atm and feeling squishy, consider shield version what I will be updating soon.

Main post updated:

- Switched main focus of the build to Shield + Sceptre
- Moved Staves setup to alternative setup and changed main staff to Disintegrator
- Added alternative Staves tree (what is basically the original tree)
- Updated all trees to switch from Staff nodes to Shield nodes
- Added Trigger Socketed Skill craft to main weapon for trigerring Purifying Flame with Combustion and Culling

Updated stats:

- 11K Energy Shield (from 10K) (12.4K for HC players with Aurora)
- 7M DPS (from 9M) (but now the possible Disintegrator DPS is 11M)

Thanks for your reply, bought Disintegrator for 2ex - it`s Amazing!

One additional question:
Is there a posibility to add shock enemies to build?
PoB shows Huge damage boost with shock

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Bestial wrote:

Thanks for your reply, bought Disintegrator for 2ex - it`s Amazing!

One additional question:
Is there a posibility to add shock enemies to build?
PoB shows Huge damage boost with shock

Yeah, Disintegrator is great. And it also makes your Cyclone deal *some* damage, what is nice (even though it is minimal).

Unfortunately, no, this build can't shock. Also, PoB shock applies full 50% shock, and I don't think you can reach that threshold even with Divine Ire, and that one has really HUGE hits. So accounting for Shock on any build is usually wrong.

EDIT:

Also, with Disintegrator you most likely want to take Ralakesh as minor god so it reduces the Disintegrator DoT. And possibly also Zealoths Oath with CWDT + PF

I directly started with Cerberus Limb and Aurora, and its kinda tanky. No problem at all on tank with 5.7k ES. Still on tabula xD

Wondering which chest to get. Is Restless Ward good for the build? https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/The_Restless_Ward

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mvobus wrote:

I directly started with Cerberus Limb and Aurora, and its kinda tanky. No problem at all on tank with 5.7k ES. Still on tabula xD

Wondering which chest to get. Is Restless Ward good for the build? https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/The_Restless_Ward

Ah nice, yeah, with Limb and Aurora the build gets really tanky.

Yeah, Restless Ward is very good if you just want some unique with fat flat ES, alternatively carcass jack for some damage and AoE, otherwise just some nicely rolled Carnal Armour/Sadist Garb.

For best delve and shaper mods on body (if aiming for something perfect):

1. +1 to level of socketed Dexterity gems (if you have your main setup in body)
2. Spells have + 1.5% critical strike chance
3. 25% increased effect of auras on you
4. Socketed attacks have -15 to mana cost (for nice 0 mana cost cyclone)

Excellent build. I died quite a bit while leveling, but after getting up to around 4k es, I've only ripped once or twice to legion mobs (which seems like everyone dies to). I'm still running triple herald and will probably only swap to hatred + discipline when I get a 6 link and hit red maps.

I'm a little confused why dream fragment is used? Isn't it better to just have freeze resist on a flask so you can have another shaper ring?

Edit: just wanted to say that best thing about the build is how cheap it is to scale damage. BV with some elemental damage support and heralds just slice through mobs.

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IFollowYou wrote:

Excellent build. I died quite a bit while leveling, but after getting up to around 4k es, I've only ripped once or twice to legion mobs (which seems like everyone dies to). I'm still running triple herald and will probably only swap to hatred + discipline when I get a 6 link and hit red maps.

I'm a little confused why dream fragment is used? Isn't it better to just have freeze resist on a flask so you can have another shaper ring?

I personally take Dream Fragments on most of my CI builds, because it is #1 reason why you can die, to anything (after stuns of course) and I just like the extra safety. Also, it is awesome at Elder and Uber Elder, best ring there hands down. If you feel like your survivability is fine with Heat flask, then best ring for the build is Pyre, and after that probably Mark of the Shaper

For heralds, you should be able to swap to double herald + Discipline for now, that would be better than triple herald (because thunder is actually not doing much after leveling, we are dealing only tiny bit of lightning damage with it enabled, so it do not even triggers that often).

Small update:

Added Spells have +1.5% critical strike chance mod to body armour to showcase what to ultimately aim for. This also showcases the damage increase for Disintegrator (because it is shaper item, so more siphoning charges).

Updated PoB:

https://pastebin.com/XhYmZvTV

Main thread is already updated too.

Just downed A10 Kitava and 3rd lab with this build, pretty fun and solid damage with super-crappy gear. Thanks a lot for the guide :-)

I have been getting lucky and had an Exalt drop, so I'm wondering how I should gear up. I have been playing staves until now, but I see you had a change of heart about those (except for endgame).

Do you think it is better to go scepter + shield until going staves for endgame ?
If yes, what would you suggest as a good scepter until I can craft what's in your PoB ? Should I stay with The Princess ? Go to Cerberus Limb ?

Also, is it better to buy a "cheap" eva/es 6-link body armour, or to go Carcass Jack and 5 link it ?

From what I see in PoB, I could:
- Switch to Cerberus Limb/Light of Lunaris
- Get a cheap eva/es 6 link
- Cover my resists with rings/amulets/helmet
- Get a nice 25% conversion glove pair
- Get nice 25%ms+ boots
- Get a good stygian vise with an ES/Onslought jewel

-> That should get me rolling through maps until I make bigger buck, does that sound like a good plan ?

Finally, I have a conversion question. Do we get more than 25 from gloves and 40 from watcher's eye ? I can't find any more on the tree.
Until I have the watcher's eye, are other support gems better than cold to fire / hypothermia ?