Shoutout to the guys maintaining Grimtools
Thanks for keeping things updated
Nice update ! Impressive increase in DPS too, especially once you factor the 6th blade into it :p.
How has the Nemesis pet been working out for you ? Is it just a gimmick or does it actually pull some weight ?
I’ve also started questioning the common wisdom on these boards that PB does up to 30% weapon damage per blade with the transmuter. Upon closer inspection of the damage breakdown on one of my witch hunters, it really seems like each blade only gets 5-6 % weapon damage like a literal reading of the transmuter would suggest. If that’s actually the case and not an artifact of the damage breakdown it would invalidate the practice of stacking flat damage to scale PB.
-I thought this too, but it all adds up 
That is also the reason i afford to drop Lethal Assault
-Nemesis has Whirlpool attached to it, so more than a gimmick. Fucker doesn’t like to pose for photos though :furious:
-Yeah the 6th blade had been on my mind for a while but i was pretty adamant not to update
May I ask what augments you used on weapon/off and accessories?
The nice thing about Phantasmal Blades is their ability to apply Wendigo’s Mark to literally all the screen in a few seconds.
Honestly, I think a Spellbreaker + Necromancer will rock way more than all we have known until here in terms of PB builds. Natural cold/vitality synergy so no need to drop half the damage types of the skill, both masteries have RR, the bone wave slows down enemies and grants you a temporary flat cold/vitality bonus in the same way as Lethal Assault…
-Creed’s Cunning - Weapons
-Survivor’s Ingenuity 3x (rings/amulet)
I have my eyes on it as well
Also I think you mean Nightblade + Necromancer = Reaper
Spellbreaker + Necromancer would be something i’d totally play though :rolleyes:
Although i am more interested in Vitality to Cold based items to make a pure cold PB build
Lord knows we could use more Cold based conversions
I have started the process of updating my guides. The Grimtool link for the updated version has been added
Please notify me if any of the links is broken in any way
For now it’s only the GrimTool Links. I don’t have too much time at the moment but will update the write-up at some point. I have around 20+ other build guides to tend to so I am sure you guys can understand
Update:
Level 100 GT Link for Spellbreaker added
I wonder if it’s worth to farm ugdenbog dagger even when MI affixes get fixed.
Malmouth Chillbearer gives all bonuses the build needs with no RNG involved for obtaining it.
Nah the Dagger is better, there are plenty of alternatives such as that one. While it’s nice we have non-green alternatives. Farming for greens would still be worth it
So if i understnad correctly, the lvl100 version you linked is not actually tested in the game, right?
Also i would like to know how the 100% pierce to cold conversion from offhand works with the 75% pierce to vitality conversion from Frenetic Throw.
I like PB and i always wanted to make a build around that skill, considering that PB is a ranged skill i would like to avoid going in with SS, so maybe it would be better to link Leviathan to another skill preferably ranged, what do you think?
It was tested with vanilla MIs (the one in current setup) and vanilla Korvoran’s Chestpiece, rest were Mythics.
Build’s performance was tested upto level 96, after that I felt further testing wasn’t required
The new exp potions are crazy so getting to 100 is easy but I’m just kinda lazy to do it atm 
Off-Hand’s conversion takes precedence of transmuter. (Refer to official game guide)
Melee situation is almost unavoidable in new areas, SS helps me get out of tight spots. But if you still want to remove the point from it then TSS is a good way to proc stuff
How was it at 96lvl? How does the gameplay feel? Does it kill fast enough?
I am more interested to know how it plays in situations with multiple heroes or bosses.
Can you please give me an insight?
Thanks!
It felt fluid enough to me, but then again I am little “too used” to my builds. So in general my feedback isn’t the best one on this particular subject because I know how time my heals and can easily get by through reckless play
Random heroes aren’t an issue but Grava is, you need to know him and this build to beat him, think of him as the Mad Queen of vanilla.
Chthon, it is a nice build.
Did you try to perform some experiments to max PB cold damage and check how effective the build is in this case? For example not to take the PB transmuter, but to focus on piercing to cold conversion and reducing PB CD (to 1.5 - 2 seconds)? May be something like that http://www.grimtools.com/calc/w26J48b2 (monor changes of your calc for level 100 build version).
I guess using the transmuter for cold based PB build is not a big loss in damage, but in case of my experimental poison & acid PB build I have no choice other than to use PB without the transmuter: https://s8.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/images/2017/11/9f180bb7e84a81fe446de8ce0bcd20b0.jpg.
Imo, you’d lack the procs to sustain something like that and would be kiting waiting for PB to get off CD.
Combining this with TSS or Bone Harvest (Reaper) would be more suitable for a CD PB build imo
What is the damage breakdown of PB please? I’m building a character around aether PB (100% chaos and 90% elemental converted to aether) so I would be interested to compare.
Well, I can’t imagine how to combine PB and TSS for build focused on posion & acid damage. But I like your idea to try NB with Necromancer - it should be interesting combination.
P.S: I started experimenting with Witch Hunter build based on posion & acid PB long time ago before the DLC released. Quillthrower of Dreeg seemed to be the perfect weapon for CD PB due to the “Eye of Guardian” skill. The current epic arbalet gives me more flat damage for PB, probably the maximum, but there are no active skills to be used when waiting PB to get off CD.
I was thinking about the lack of procs for my WH poison build. It seems to me that using DEE while waiting PB to get off CD is the best solution for this build. I need to test it.
Well, it was late evening and I did not figure out that combination with TSS was related to cold based PB build. 
However, TSS also has CD and hence we may need additional or another active skill(s) in this case.
P.S: If I have mythical Speaker of the Dead, I will rebuild my SB to test cold based PB with CD. Just interesting how much flat damage we can get and how effective build will be.
Do you mean comprasion of PB damage changes between different damage types like cold and aether or just between PB with and without the transmuter?