GT link: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/mN4Wy6YZ
Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZxJuR1uuFw&feature=youtu.be
The recording toolbar was blocking the entirety of the minimap, and refused to budge. I believe cleartime could have been 1 min shorter.
As always, a huge thank you to the crew. Special shoutout to actuanpanda, ptir, and mad_lee.
Preface:
Essentially a WB knockoff of actuanpanda’s DW warborn deathknight, this spec relies on beronath reforged and gladiator’s distinction to convert everything offered by the occultist class into physical damage. The result is a toon as simple as it is deadly efficient. Cadence crits very consistently for about 180k without buffs and banners, and peaks at 500k with buffs/banners.
While this toon will clear AoM with ease on ultimate, I hesistate to recommend it to HC players. The HP bar tends to leap up and down quite a fair bit due to DoT’s and lifesteal.
For offence, we have:
i. 3.2k OA (without buffs, and with slightly above average rolls)
ii. 97% RR
iii. 200% AS (with an overcap of about 4-10% depending on rolls)
iv. ~200 DA shred from both MA and seal of annihilation
v. Huge amounts of flat damage
For defense:
i. Easily overcapped resists from passives
ii. Pure physical sigil
iii. 3.2k DA (with physique bonus from crafted items)
iv. 33% phys res
v. Butt loads of life leech from devotions and sigil
vi. Arcane barrier and runeguard.
Devotion pathing:
i. yellow crossroad
ii. Assassin’s blade, Panther, stag, eel, empty throne, wolverine, harp, watchtower, scepter, 4 nodes into scales of ulcama
iii. Spec out of: Panther, crossroad, and Stag
iv. Crab
v. Oleron’s (ignore IT node)
vi. Unknown soldier (ignore attack speed node)
Alternative green ring:
i. Can be any ring with the dreadlord’s prefix. This is needed to get lifesteal + Flat damage. Suffix doesn’t matter too much. BiS (as pointed out by x1x1x1x2) would be Dreadlord’s cronley’s of Alacrity.
Leveling:
i. Level with FW or Pox.
Hope ya’ll enjoyed the guide! As always, feedback will be much appreciated.
Alternate, viable build options as suggested by x1x1x1x2, and tested by yours truly
i. Flame torrent
ii. Changing living armor on helm for: Eldritch mirror (if attack speed is needed), Leathery hide, sanctified bone, or prismatic diamond
iii. Sigil for overcapped warcry - To be honest, I’m still undecided on this change. I find the lifeleech to be a very useful means of counteracting DoTs - a huge weakness of this build. Also, sigil is a great way to apply assassin’s mark.