Mercenary
Gemling LegionnaireWIP
working POB: https://pobb.in/o5qcKxITsqI9
ES/EV POB: https://pobb.in/8k6kOSS-WI7_
Since we need to use a spear and staff, we can’t use a crossbow to create ignited ground. This is where we use Forgotten Warden to summon a companion that can cast Oil Barrage for us.
NO SWAP VERSION:
- NO SWAP VERSION:
- Wyvern Oil Barrage (use Direct Minions Key) + Flameblast
- Whirling Slash over ignited ground
- Do map for 5-8s as usual
- Cast Despair with Burning Inscription
- Whirling Slash over the new ignited ground
- PATIENT and learn the timing for despair. It's worth it. Stand in both ignited grounds for a little bit longer if it's not working. You go infinite after carrying an ignite for a certain time. That's why we DELAY the Despair 5-8s.
so for pinnacle bossing, i just play it like normal oil grenade build. i command wyvern to oil barrage the boss and then i flameblast. and the wyvern should jsut continously spread the oil. you can do nova projectiles, multi shot, mag area to make the whole boss room burn like a normal oil grenade build.
alternatively, you can wyvern oil barrage the boss, flameblast, put on birth of fury boots and just whirling slash. at that point you have an infinite ignite whirling slash and can just stand next to the boss to burn it infinitely. no need for other mobs.
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FAQ + TROUBLESHOOTING
- Elemental Ground maps are doable. You just need to do the initial flameblast/whirl combo away from elemental ground. Once you pick up the first flameblast ignite properly, the ground cannot override it. I REPEAT, IF YOU DO THE COMBO AWAY FROM ELE GROUND, YOU WILL GO INFINITE. make sure your flameblast whirling ignite is not RUNNING OUT before Despair. Do despair earlier and just stand in the igited ground longer.
- Troubleshooting Despair Burning Inscription. Try these extra steps to see if you can get it working. You can go faster later:
1. Flameblast Ignited ground - whirling slash 3 times in the ground. Make sure to leave the ground after.
2. Count 7s and then cast despair with burning inscription (you can also use timing tech below)
3. Whirl into the new ignited ground. Whirl 3 times and stay in the ignite the whole time.
This is to help ensure that you are waiting long enough to let the ignite stick to whirling slash. You can also play around with the despair timing. Try 4s instead of 5s, and try 8s or 10s. You might also be waiting too long or too short to despair. We want both ignites to "connect". You will get it I promise.
- Timing Tech^ - you can look at your Flameblast Cooldown when FB is almost ready: https://imgur.com/a/VOowufr - this is assuming 10s cooldown on FB and no reduced recovery mapmods. but the timing is around 8s after your flameblast. so if your cooldown is longer or shorter just read the tooltip and see where u need to be. its just a guide.
- If you want to automate infinite and don't mind screen clutter: do CoEA - Contagion - Despair - Burning Inscription - Efficiency
^This will allow auto cast the ignited ground for you but create screen clutter and potentially lag. You can take despair/burning out after if you dont mind swaps to kill the lag.
- You don't need darkness enthroned. Just go rare belt, fox idol on chest. Drop Blasphemy and manual cast Despair on bosses. You will actually do more damage and have good stats from rare belt. If you need even more spirit you can drop withering presence.
- Wyvern not oil barraging: watch video
- Mana issues: level 1 contagion + mana on kill jewel
- Whirling slash mechanics extended (watch vid first): you you NEED to hold the WASD direction you're moving in. Closer you place your cursor to character, the faster you will move. You can only do this movement on WASD not click to move.
- Annoits: slow burn, Burnout, Paragon (this is best). Can look for the same nodes in Mega too
- Bossing damage is bad: manually flameblast them with wyvern oil to create powerful ignited ground like OG build. Whirling sometimes has trouble applying ignite to the boss unless you spam whirl them at melee range. Watch my video, I melt 10M boss.
- Monsters don't ignite immediately - we are still testing, but it seems like flammability magnitude is slightly useful in this variant. Whirling has to ignite before it can apply flameblast's ignite or something. Try getting Fulmination passive node, ignite 3 on whirling and try and click on a few more flammability nodes to test. Try Overwhelming Presence too. Swap out withering for a bit.
- Blackflame Covenant - you can use this if you want. The gearing is just slightly different:
Blackflame Ring - No damage as extra chaos, all other fire and chaos mods ok
Blackflame Covenant - No increased fire damage. Everything else ok, including extra chaos.
BOTH cases you want +fire spell skils or all spells skills NOT chaos spells.
- Staff Mods - 2 inc. 1 extra damage prefix is best for most ppl.
- +fire/all spell skils NOT chaos
- Covenant Staff (inc. chaos, inc. spell, extra chaos)
- Ring Staff (inc. fire, inc. spell, extra fire)
- This is for a mid-game staff, not including any crazy desecrations or anything.
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Goals for the build:
20% quality gems (the more the better)
Bind “Direct Minions” hotkey (I use MB4)
Fox Idol in Chest or Darkness Enthroned Body Mod
70% armour with Arctic and Virtuous Barrier on
2K life after virtuous barrier
~40% armour applies to elemental damage (more the better)
Mandatory Auras: Arctic Armour + CoEA Contagion
Nice to have Auras: Temporal Chains, Withering Presence
~2.2 attack speed spear, around 5.5s to 6 attacks per second on WS
Blackflame with low ignite duration
Life & mana on kill on jewels
