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A very unique Rogue build based on Ballistas and Bladedancer subclass to deal massive ranged damage
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December 22, 2020 -Build created |
Build Overview
Bladedancer is all about bleeds, poisons, and devastating AoE damage, but not only that... She can also use Ballistae to do dirty work for her. At first glance, a minion (Ballistae are considered minions) Bladedancer build might seem like a bad idea - there are no minion-related passives in the trees after all. However, Ballista's own upgrade tree has nodes that makethe Character's own stats boost it. Thanks to this, a Bladedancer minion build is not only possible but also viable in the end-game and surprisingly effective at tearing everything apart with a hailstorm of Ballista bolts.
To make our "Shredding Sentry" Ballista Bladedancer build as effective as it can be, we have focussed on making our Ballistae as deadly as possible. To achieve this, we have chosen passives that directly boost their power - Critical Strike Chance, Critical Multipliers, Dexterity, Damage, etc. (after appropriate upgrades are selected in the Ballista's skill tree these stats also apply to your Ballistae, but at reduced effectiveness - except Dexterity which stacks with Ballista naturally). To ensure that mana will not be a problem, we have chosen Shadow Cascade, Shift, and Smoke Bomb which work togetherto restore Mana via the Fight in the Shadows upgrade for Shadow Cascade.
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Passive Skill Trees
![]() Rogue Skill Tree (35 Points) |
Notable Passives:
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Notable Passives:
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![]() Marksman Skill Tree (8 Points) |
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As you can see, this build focuses on maximizing damage from Ballista by stacking Critical Multiplier, Critical Chance, Dexterity, and Damage Increases. Because this is a minion-based (we treat Ballistae as minions) setup and you will be mostly running around avoiding damage, defensive nodes were not ourpriority. |
Note: Left-Clicking on any of the ability trees below will open the full-size version in a new window.
Dancing Strikes- This is your filler ability, you will be using it when waiting for your other cooldowns/mana; it is built in a way that increases your mobility, survivability, and damageafter you use it.
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Smoke Bomb- A support skill that grats you buffs while you remain within its area of effect. Rather clunky in other builds, but works wonders in a Ballista build as Ballistae are stationary and Smoke Bomb has unlocks that make Ballistae benefit from it.
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Shift- A nice mobility skill thatgrants invulnerability for its duration (with proper upgrades). It also grants Mana on use, creates a Shadow, and makes you automatically use the Shadow Cascade at its end.
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Shadow Cascade- While extremely powerful in its own right, Shadow Cascade is just a "support" skill in this build (as crazy as it sounds). Weneed it to restore our mana so we can placeBallistae more often, basically. In this build, you will not be using it through your action bar too often, as using Shift will trigger it automatically.
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Ballista- This is your main offensive skill and all other abilities are set up to support its efficiency. With the below-featuredsetup, your Ballistae will shred enemies with their rapid-firing bolts and create a real storm of projectiles.
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Items
Stat priority: For this build, you want to focus on increasing the Damage effectiveness of your Ballistae. Idols that provide "Bow Physical Damage for Ballistae" are a must-have.As for stats, you will want to stack Critical Strike Chance, Critical Strike Multiplier,Damage Increases, and Dexterity. When it comes to defenses, some additional Dodge Rating and Resistances will not hurt.
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Recommended Unique Items: Death Rattle - While this makes your Ballistae a bit more fragile, it also greatly boosts their Critical Strike Multiplier which makes them much more deadly. When combined with high Ballistae attack speeds, this Unique Amulet allows you to rip enemies apart extremely quickly. Jungle Queen's Chaps of Holding- Unique Belt which is perfect for pretty much any minion-based build. It provides 6 additional potion slots, boosts Physical Damage (yours - which translates to your Minions, and that of your Minions directly), increases Dexterity by 5 (which is massive for Ballistae), and boosts Dodge Rating for 4 seconds every time you use a Potion. |
END NOTE
This is the beta version of our "Shredding Sentry" Ballista Bladedancer buildfor Last Epoch. We didn't have much time for testing, but this buildshows a lot of promise, scales quite well, and performs much, much better than expected.Obviously, as the game gets new content updates, we will be updating this guide regularly, though it may be impossible to be done after each Patch.
Pictures used in this article are theintellectual property of Eleventh Hour Games
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