FLICKER STRIKE

BUILD

INFORMATION
This is a Slayer based build focusing on the skill Flicker Strike. Kill your enemies so fast the you won't be able to see. A very fun build. people say it causes seizures and eye cancer, but it's just a rumour.
Pros
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Cheap
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Easy to play
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Awesome Clear Speed
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Awesome Single Target Damage
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League Starter
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Fast
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Permanent Fortify
Cons
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Stays too Close to enemies

EQUIPMENT
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BODY ARMOUR
- The best body armour for this build would be an Elder one with a lot life, evasion and more critical strike chance for attacks. Examples here.
- If you need to go budget, I recommend Kintsugi, it provides up to 1689 Evasion, +80 Life, 30% Fire Resistance, 20% reduced damage taken if you haven't been hit recently, 50% increased Evasion if you have been hit recently.
- You can also use a Belly of The Beast, it provides up to 40% increased maximum life and 15% to all elemental resistances.
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SWORD
- Terminus Est is a mandatory sword for this build, it grants 1 Frenzy Charge for each critical strike, it keeps your Flicker Strike always flowing.
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HELMET
- The best helmet for this build is a rare one with life, evasion and enemies take 9% increased physical damage. Examples here.
- Starkonja's Head is a great budget helmet if you want to stay safe, it provides up to 100 maximum life and a huge evasion buff when on low life.
- Rat's Nest is a great budget helmet if you want to be more offensive, it provides 15% attack speed and up to 75% increased critical chance.
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GLOVES
- Rare gloves with life, elemental resistances and evasion. Examples here.
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BOOTS
- Rare boots with movement speed, life, elemental resistances and evasion. Examples here.
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BELT
- A rare belt with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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RING #1
- A rare ring with life, intelligence and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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RING #2
- A rare ring with life, intelligence and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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AMULET
- A rare amulet with life, intelligence and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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FLASKS
- Divine Life Flasks. Look for mods like ''instant recovery'' and ''removes freeze''. Examples here.
- Diamond Flask for more critical strikes. Look for mods like "increased duration" and "increased armour during flask effect". Examples here.
- A Jade Flask is really important because it grants +3000 Evasion. Best mods are Increased Duration and Increased Evasion. Examples here.
- Quicksilver Flask for more clear speed. Examples here.
- A Lion's Roar to boost your armour and melee physical damage.
- A Bottled Faith is super expensive and not necessary at all, but if you are a very rich dude you can buy one to optmize your damage.
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ENCHANTMENTS
- Helmet: 40% Increased Flicker Strike Damage
- Gloves: Of Fury
- Boots: Movement Speed
P.S. Enchantments are not super important, so don't feel bad if you don't have the right ones ;)
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RECOMMENDED ANOINTMENTS
- First Choice: Panopticon (Verdant + Indigo + Opalescent)
- Alternative Option #1: //
- Alternative Option #2: //
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FULL BUILD ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS
- Strength: 155
- Dexterity: 155
- Intelligence: 98

GEMS
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BODY ARMOUR


Flicker Strike
Melee Splash


Multistrike
Impale

When facing big Bosses replace Melee Splash and Ancestral Call with Brutality and Fortify.


Ancestral Call (If 5 Linked Sockets)
Close Combat (If 6 Linked Sockets)
For fights that need more control over your character (Shaper, Atziri...) use:

Vaal Double Strike

Brutality



Multistrike
Impale
Fortify (If 5 Sockets Linked)

Close Combat (If 6 Sockets Linked)
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET


Herald of Purity
Precision (level 5)


Pride
Enlighten
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET


Vaal Grace
Assassin's Mark


Steelskin
Increased Duration
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET




Summon Ice Golem
Faster Attacks
Dread Banner
Leap Slam
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SWORD




Ancestral Warchief
Multiple Totems
Ancestral Protector
Maim

Blood Rage doesn't need to be linked with the rest of this setup.


Culling Strike
Blood Rage
CLASS: Duelist
ASCENDANCY: Slayer
HEALTH TYPE: Life
MAIN SKILL TYPE: Melee Attack
COST: $$$$$
DIFFICULTY: 2/5
STARTER VIABLE: Yes
BEGINNER FRIENDLY: Yes
GAMEPLAY: Here
THIS BUILD'S FAQ
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Is there a good place to buy unique items?
- Not only for unique items, poe.trade or pathofexile.com/trade are great websites for trading your items.
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I'm lvl 40 and I'm dying a lot, what can I do?
- Please take a look at your Elemental Resistances, they are really important for your survivability. After lvl 40 try to keep at least 50% of each. The meximum is 75%, try to reach that when on end game.
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I don't have as much HP as the gameplay shows and I've followed the Skill Tree step by step. Can you help me?
- Look for more HP at your rare gear. You can have ''+89 to maximum life'' on your helmet for instance.
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You say the build is cheap, but there are some expensive recommended items there. How?