INTRODUCTION
I saw that there are no chaos 2H melee Witchblades on this forum lately so I decided to make them. Core of the builds is Rah’Zin’s set with Obsidian Juggernaut. The weapon has no attack speed so you have to get it elsewhere. You get nice chaos RR to Curse of Frailty from these items. Total chaos RR is -117 % for both versions. Both builds have decent ADCtH. Hardest with both builds was to get enough OA and DA. I did not go full DPS in devotions because other stats would be lacking but damage is still decent (far over 200k DPS for both with buffs). I went for Dying God + Hourglass for almost 100 % uptime on Dying God. Cadence version has weaker AoE and better single target damage than the Blade Arc version. For better AoE I went on Cadence version with Eldritch Pact relic and Fleshwarped Casque helm that gives % WD to War Cry and lowers its cooldwn. This item actually makes a difference in this build (I tried Ekket’Zul’s helm before that). You have big WD so it is good AoE and you have almost 100 % uptime for War Cry’s damage reduction. Neither of these two builds stands above the other. Both can do SR 80. I also have 2H melee aether Cadence and Blade Arc here.
I have other Cadence builds here. I have other chaos melee builds here. All my builds are here.
Here is a list comparing all my Cadence builds from best to worst. All are at least SR 65-66 capable.
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Oleron – great build, 2H melee physical, good offensively and very powerful defensively
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Aether Crusher – great build, 2H melee aether, offensively a little weaker than Oleron, defensively noticably weaker than Oleron
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Ultos – great build, 2H melee lightning, offensively noticably weaker than Aether Crusher, defensively a little weaker than Oleron
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Chaotic Crusher – great build, 2H melee chaos, offensively similar to Aether Crusher, defensively noticably weaker than Aether Crusher
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Amatok – great build, 2H melee cold, offensively a little weaker than Chaotic Crusher, defensively a little weaker than Chaotic Crusher
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Ele Mental – good build, 2H melee elemental, offensively a little weaker than Ultos, defensively a little weaker than Aether Crusher
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Empyrion – good build, 2H melee fire, offensively a little weaker than Amatok, defensively a little weaker than Amatok
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Rattosh – good build, 2H melee vitality, offensively similar to Amatok, defensively a little weaker than Empyrion
Version 1 - Cadence - Chaotic Crusher
This build has better single target and weaker AoE than Blade Arc.
GRIMTOOLS https://www.grimtools.com/calc/L2JYOM4N
Build has one monster infrequent item - Fleshwarped Casque. Affixes are chosen for OA and DA.
Stats of the build
OFFENSE
high DPS from 170k to 250k
high base weapon damage
high attack speed 177 % (187 % with Hungering Void)
low critical damage - 15 % (33 % with Hungering Void)
OK OA - base around 2900 OA (with Fighting Spirit around 3150 OA)
up to 225 DA reduction to enemies from Annihilation and Rylok Wings
good chaos resistance reduction - from Curse of Frailty, both Rings, Eldritch Fire and Revenant - up to - 117 %
damage from devotions - Eldritch Fire
DEFENSE
OK life close to 16000 HP
OKish base DA above 2850 DA
up to 300 OA reduction to enemies from Annihilation, Bloody Pox and Rylok Wings
good lifesteal 19 %
high CC resistances
reasonably overcapped resistances
OK armor - around 2700
OK physical resistance 29 %
% damage reduction from War Cry
% damage absorption from Possession
Giant’s Blood
Menhir’s Will
Prismatic Rage from component
image from the game with passive buffs only
image from the game with passive buffs + Deadly Momentum, Fighting Spirit and Hungering Void
Version 2 - Blade Arc - Chaotic Smasher
This build has weaker single target and better AoE than Cadence.
GRIMTOOLS https://www.grimtools.com/calc/w26oRPbV
Build has one green item that you can craft - Stoneplate Greaves. Affixes are chosen for chaos damage and OA, DA. Crafting bonus is for freeze resistance.
Stats of the build
OFFENSE
high DPS from 180k to 230k
high base weapon damage
high attack speed 180 % (190 % with Hungering Void)
low critical damage - 15 % (33 % with Hungering Void)
OKish OA - base around 2850 OA (with Fighting Spirit around 3100 OA)
225 DA reduction to enemies from Annihilation and Rylok Wings
good chaos resistance reduction - from Curse of Frailty, both Rings, Eldritch Fire and Revenant - up to - 117 %
damage from devotions - Eldritch Fire
DEFENSE
OK life close to 15000 HP
lower DA around 2800 DA
up to 300 OA reduction to enemies from Annihilation, Bloody Pox and Rylok Wings
good lifesteal 19 %
high CC resistances
reasonably overcapped resistances
OK armor - around 2800
OK physical resistance 32 %
% damage reduction from War Cry
% damage absorption from Possession
Giant’s Blood
Menhir’s Will
Prismatic Rage from component
image from the game with passive buffs only
image from the game with passive buffs + Fighting Spirit and Hungering Void
SR, CRUCIBLE
I play SR with camera pointed away from enemies and I try my builds only in SR 65-66 and SR 80. I play around 10 SR runs per character.
Cadence build - It can do SR 80. Reaper is not that difficult to fight. Zantarin is sometimes OK and sometimes it is very hard to lifeleech from him. Avoid green ground damage and don’t stand in the middle of large packs of mobs.
Blade Arc build - It can do SR 80. The first three shards are relatively OK. Reaper is tougher but doable. Zantarin is sometimes OK and sometimes it is very hard to lifeleech from him. Avoid green ground damage and don’t stand in the middle of large packs of mobs.
I don’t play Crucible so I don’t have a time number for it.
