It has multiple different ways it can be played, with many different gear sets that accentuate its strengths.
Dish out damage from a distance with Throne and Liberty’s Longbow build.
This DoT is going to be solid, but it’s not all that this build is about.
Played correctly,these abilities are going to be extremely strong.
If played incorrectly, these abilities are going to be weaker than usual.
Cooldown Reduction (Inject Venom),Effect Duration Increase (Inject Venom)Increase.
Umbral Spirit
Dealsextra damage on a Critical Hit, and dealsadditional damage to Poisonedenemies.
Duration Increased (Umbral Spirit),Damage Increase (Umbral Spirit)on Poisoned targets.
Cleaving Moonlight
Deals damage in aradius in front of you.
Brutal Incision
Deals heavy damage, andincreases Critical Hit Chanceon enemiesbelow 50% health.
Damage Increase (Brutal Incision)on Poisoned targets.
Vampiric Strike
Deal damage, andrecover a portion of the damage dealt.
Additional Hit (Vampiric Strike),Skill Effect Enhanced (Vampiric Strike).
Damage Increase (Fatal Stigma).
Shadow Strike
Move behind your target, deal damage, andgain a chance to Bind them.
N/A
High Focus
Skill swapped to increase Max Damage,increasing your damage ceiling with every attack.
Base Damage Boost (High Focus).
Serial Fire Bombs
Hurl fire bombs at an enemy that deal damage and have achance to apply Burning.
Instant Casting (Serial Fire Bombs).
Inferno Wave
Create a fiery explosionaround you in a radius, dealing damage andincreasing damage to Burning enemies.
Consecutive Use (Inferno Wave),Burning (Inferno Wave).
Fireball Barrage
Throw fire bombsat your target.
Fireball Frenzy (Fireball Barrage).
Hellfire Rain (Infernal Meteor),Cooldown (Infernal Meteor).
And here are the passive skills for this build:
Description
Assassin’s Instincts
Increases your Critical Hit Chancessignificantly.
Destructive Fang
Decreases enemy Defensewhenattacking a Poisonedenemy.
Wrathful Edge
Increases your Critical Damagesignificantly.
Flame Condensation
Increases the Burning DoTand the Heavy Attack Chance for each stack of Burning.
(This is going to significantly improve the odds ofInferno Waveapplying Burning.)
Mana Amp
Increases Max Mana and Max Health.
Shadow Walker
Increases your Evasionafterusing a Mobility or Movement Skill(Shadow Strike).
Manaball Eruption
Grants the chance tofire additional fire bombswhen already firing fire bombs.
Thunderclouds decrease enemy Endurance for a certain amount each stack, and stacks up to 20 times.
Lightning Infusion (Inject Venom),Cooldown Reduction (Inject Venom).
Thunder Spirit (Umbral Spirit),Duration Increased (Umbral Spirit).
Deals damage in a radius.
Consecutive Use (Cleaving Moonlight),Effect Accumulation (Cleaving Moonlight)to apply Thunderclouds to enemies.
Teleport behind your target, deal damage, andpossibly Bind them.
Effect Accumulation (Shadow Strike)to apply Thunderclouds.
Lightning Throw (Knife Throwing).
Frenzied Sword Dance
Deals damage and teleporttoeight nearby enemieswithin six meters.
Cooldown Reduction (Brutal Incision),Effect Accumulation (Frenzied Sword Dance)to apply Thunderclouds.
Thunderclouds Bombing (Brutal Incision).
Frost Smokescreen
Teleport forward andleave an ice field in your wake,applying Frostto enemies.
Additional Damage (Frost Smokescreen).
Ice Spear
Throw an ice spear at enemiesthat passes through them and deals damage,inflicting Frost.
Damage Increase (Ice Spear).
Icebound Tomb
Entrap an enemy in iceand deal damage, with a chance toinflict Frost to all targets nearby.
Icy Mire (Icebound Tomb)reduces enemy Evasion.
Chain Thunder (Chain Lightning),Damage Transfer 2 (Chain Lightning).
Damage Transfer 2 (Judgment Lightning).
Increases Critical Hit Chanceconsiderably.
Decreases enemy Defensewhen attacking atarget affected by Thunderclouds.
Increases your Evasionafter using aMovement Skill(Shadow StrikeandFrost Smokescreen).
Significantlyincreases Max Health and Max Mana.
Asceticism
Increases Mana Regenconsiderably.
The Frost abilities on their own aren’t so impressive, but theChain Thunder and especially Judgment Lightning are.
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