Just got that weapon earlier today while doing a Totems run, screamed “Smite Dervish” lol. I had the triple-rare ring stashed away since forever, now the only issue is that I still haven’t found that relic blueprint… but it just got higher in my “to do” list. Also, this is in HC, because of course when I find something fun it has to be in HC where I can’t really experiment…
This is actually my first time trying to make a build myself, I was happy with the result (had to fiddle with a lot of things to get all the resistances to that level, and I still have only 95% armor absorption) but I’m sure it can be improved upon.
~edit: just realized how low the OA was… (and DA but it’s not as dramatic)
I would try something closer to this but…Dervish excels as DW melee not 2 handed. You have no WPS, can’t take advantage of dual blades etc. Also drop the health regen route as it is doing fck all here; ADCTH will be more impactful.
This actually looks much better, thanks! I might switch those Wendigo Lifescent Powders for some Bysmiel Desert Barbs though, that pierce resistance is pretty sad…
Just use pierce augments in armor…maybe find pierce res on one of the greens. Obviously farming those exact affixes will take long; but there’s a lot of variability that can be good. Or get poison res via gear and switch belt comp for spellscorched; you probably want to use ancient armor plate or smth in the pants for that 100% absorb.
Those halberds are a trap I think; I tried to build a fire warlord based around Korvan Burning halberd and it was ok for levelling but completely fell apart in SR.
The transmutation of Righteous Fervor is sabotaging you. The % weapon damage portion is already pure acid, and your weapon converts the physical part of smite as well as ~50% phys->acid globally(65% with Path of the Three). Instead the transmuter converts the fire on RF and Smite into vitality which is entirely unsupported and conflicts with the PotT fire->acid converstion.
For the rest of the skill points I fully invested in ABB and Pneumatic Burst and left one point floating from Clarity of Purpose(Ascension node) so that the defense tab wouldn’t lie to me. The messy skill bar was just for my personal visualization.
The major gear changes are Cowl of the Venomblade for acid ABB, Serenity relic because HC, and Murmur’s Kiss for full fire->acid converstion. The medal and pants in the link are missing a prefix, and the relic is missing it’s completion bonus. Get stun resist on any one of those pieces you’ll be golden.
For devotions I tried to stay defensive so no Abomination. Instead took magi since it’s fully acid and the Fissures are great. Make sure it is bound to the Guardians of Empyrion since they can uniquely stack the DoT. Maticore’s Acid Spray works wonderfully with ABB, and Ring of Steel is now another heal button thanks to Dryad. In the end I crawled up Revenant for the ADctH.
Ultimately I like the idea in spirit. Getting +8 to lethal assault on a double rare and not using it feels criminal. However relying on only RF and smite for damage as a dervish is pretty meh. On the other hand ABB with a two handed weapon and some cooldown reduction slaps. There’s still plenty of room to optimize gear(or just about everything) since I frankly leaned on the weapons absurd % damage to make quick and easy defensive gear choices.
This came up in google when I tried finding 2 handed acid melee builds - same reason got a nice sword lowish level and it sounded fun suggested dervish too - I know NB specialises in dual blade so I went down the rabbit hole, seems wasteful if the game has cool items like a 2 handed acid sword but then the only guys using acid are dual weilds, kinda miffs me a little bit.
I did just get this game 5-6 days ago but I’m close to 50 hours in, seems its a common theme that a lot of the builds seem pidgeon holed due to the speciality skills and specific skills around those. I’d rather somehow play a 2 handed acid shaman than zap zap pop a totem hardly different from any other game tbh
Righteous Fervor from Oathkeeper is not DW, Shadow Strike, Ring of Steel works with 2H too. Nightblade having Dual Wield skill line doesn’t mean you’re forced to DW. Acid 2h Amarasta’s Blade Burst is doable but in ranged 2h version is way more accessible.
Found a couple of EoR acid builds I’m going to give a try first I wish shammy wasnt so stuck down - sorry for the whinge I just think every game should have every kind of element/damage type available to them lol
Ive actually done a briar build so far its out performing everything ive tried I’m level 30 and doing SR runs and its critting bosses for 20k+ dmg and normal attack has AOE and its slam has bigger AOE and its got insane hp, I haven’t followed a guide just have a bunch of +briar stuff i’ve found but I have a guide ready to follow a bit further down from Maya (fluffy squishy guide) looks pretty crazy but i’m not hugeeee on pets so its a side project but the pet ai is way better than Last Epoch where I came from so I just sit back and he goes bonkers lol
