I have just completed a level 1 to level 100 single-player self-found run with this build. Having just defeated the final bosses in Forgotten Gods, I have to say that I’m quite impressed! While survival isn’t its strong point, it makes an excellent farming character. Here are my observations:
Pros:
- Insane clear speed!
- Multiple sources of self-healing.
- Viable solo self-found beginner build.
- Quite powerful from start until Ultimate Act 4. After this, you need good gear.
- But thankfully easy to gear with faction gear and easily farmable items.
- Can later be respecced into the fastest cleaner in the world (Morgo Infiltrator) if you can obtain the right gear.
Cons:
- Somewhat squishy - not hardcore viable and inexperienced players can expect many deaths.
- VERY squishy from Ultimate Act 4 onwards if you haven’t assembled your endgame gear.
- Gotta deal with cooldowns. Fortunately they are very short (1.2 seconds).
Tips:
- You can farm a pair of Spectral Longswords in Spined Cove in Act 2. These are great for levelling until you can farm Loxmere in Elite Act 4. You can also purchase them from the hidden vendor in the Blood Grove.
- Complete Ashes and Malmouth and Forgotten Gods in Normal and Elite before proceeding to Ultimate - you want to become Revered with the various factions for end-game gear before reaching the end of Ultimate.
- Shadow Strike is your main skill. High damage and short cooldown for this skill is more important than the DPS in the character screen.
- Expect to die a lot when farming Loxmere for his daggers.
Finally, I just want to thank banana_peel for putting up this guide!