Intro
It's so good. You have to try it.
Stats
Strength - Requirements/None
Dexterity - Rest
Vitality - Comfortable Enough
Energy - Nope
Skills
1 Point :
Only prerequisites
25 Points :
Blade Fury - Main throwing skill that ricochets and gains more projectiles with level. Applies ctc/leech/cb/ds.
Blade Sentinel - Synergy
Blade Shield - Buff, Synergy, not important but helps, shreds low hp mobs.
Claw Mastery - Gives a lot of what you need
Fade - Rest of the points.
Gameplay
The loop is very simple.
Call to arms/Buff → Teleport → Blade Fury --> Win
Played essentially like a Multishot Bowazon with shorter range.
There are a few differences, you are tanky. Really tanky.
Gear and Breakpoints
Important BPs to reach
IAS : 86 (without fanaticism)
FCR : 65 (If you get more without sacrifice sure, I can't)
FHR : 27 (bare minimum)
FBR : Not important
Weapon - Feral Claws (Crafted) +2 to All skills +150-200% Enhanced Weapon Damage +30-60 Weapon Damage OR Full Suffering (Unique)
You basically want to pump out as much as you can. ED, Max Damage per level, Weapon Damage, Repair Dura (If possible)
Sockets : CB/DS/Pierce Facets, depends what you want. Leave for last so you can switch.
Upgrade : ED+KB, if not 511. 15-30 Damage rest.
Corrupt : ED,ITD,IAS - whatever you can get.
Off-Hand - Phoenix Monarch (Runeword)
Nothing to say, just a lot of ED, some max res and life.
Upgrades - DR / Max Res, depends what you need.
Corrupt - Defensive corrupt. Anything to make you tankier.
Armor - Lachdanan's Heart (Unique) OR Fortitude (Runeword)
Forti is more defensive, Lachdanan is the agressive option
Sockets - ED+IAS Jewels, Remember don't put flat damage jewels here.
Upgrades - Max Res / DR / Absorb - Depends what you need.
Corrupt - Defensive corrupt
Helm - Starlight (Runeword)
Good runeword with damage and skills. Make base eth for more def.
Upgrades - More all skills
Corrupt - CBF
Gloves - Laying of Hands (Set) OR Crafted Crushing Blow Gloves OR Black Lotus (Unique)
Laying of hands is pure damage. CB is mostly for bossing. Black lotus is strictly for density farm and encourages max pierce stacking.
Upgrades - Pierce / CB / OW
Corrupt - IAS / CB
Boots - Stallion Hooves (Unique) OR Zero Effect (Unique)
CB,DS,Dex,Max Damage is really agressive on Stallion Hooves. Zero Effect just gonna make you very tanky in contrast.
Upgrades - Dex/Vit/HP/Max Mana.
Corrupt - Get whatever you can.
Belt - Ogre Embrace(Unique) OR Ecstacy of Ishtar (Unique)
Ishtar for capping pierce and purely farming. Ogre for being a walking rock.
Upgrades - HP / Max HP
Corrupt - Defensive corrupt / 2 max res
Amulet - Vanquisher (Unique)
No comment needed. Expensive, hard to find.
Corrupt - Whatever you can get.
Upgrades - Dex+Vit / All skills
Rings - 2x Crafted Weapon Damage Rings
Corrupt - Whatever
Upgrades - FCR
Charm Inventory
Crafted All skills Charms or Enhanced damage/Strenght/Dex Charms
Beacon and Soulstone
Throne of Power, Remembrance of Glory, Argo's Anchor, Peacemaker, Autumn's Avatar
Crafted ED/Stats charms will cover requirements,attack rating, give some physical damage.
Hannah or Kyoko
Matriacal Bow (Faith)
Quiver of Amplified Slaying
Sacred Armor (Fortitude)
Andariel Visage (4 Bers)
Laying of Hands
Zero Effect
Kashia's Ward
Dual Chiad Halo / Golem, or IAS for BP.Your choice.
Amulet - Even mara is good, she is not a pretentious girl and will wear whatever you give her, show some love tho.
So A1 Merc is here for Fanaticism and Amp proc, so yeah, moral support. Don't expect any damage.
Conclusion
10/10 Farming
11/10 Ubers
8/10 Solo Boss
10/10 Tanky
Pure Beast