Molten Strike of the Zenith Energy Blade Trickster - Full Guide - Path of Exile 3.23 Affliction

[@ZerkSees]

Dude, thank you so much for this video! I was looking for a new build to play and came across this and oh boy, let me tell you. This build still works even without all the affliction stuff. Just took down Uber exarch last night in about 2 seconds. Keep up the good work dude 👍

[@Adoptulous]

Cool insight on the instant leech mastery. Thanks for the video

[@10LOLgamer]

Ive always wanted to play energy blade but people either told me it sucks or to stay away from it cause it’s useless, seeing someone make a build like this gives me hope to see more and makes me happy :D

[@coulombeQC]

There's plenty of energy blade around, spell caster / attack / CoC etc look around instead of listening to stupid people who only play TS

[@madhatten5123]

Energy blade is one of the most powerful specs in the game right now lol

[@stavriangelov5519]

Energy blade str/int adorned stack my god try that you see the powah ;) and F TS MF boys that know only to legion mf dunes lmao

[@tempestSH]

Oh nice, I just sold a couple Helical Rings last night and started leveling a Trickster for this build based on the last video

[@Athacalus]

I play EB Inquisitor as main and can confirm that EB, with right combination of items, is a monster. All uber's down, even in full party.

[@enduser178]

i just think it's super cool that he looks like a jedi

[@rm6095]

I've made a Molten strike of the Zenith juggernaut this season with some accuracy. follow absolutely no build at all, killed Uber cortex uber exarch and uber eater quite easily all by myself. First time I ever made a build that can do this type of content, and I must say that playing MS of Zenith has been the most enjoyable build I've ever played. I'm so glad you made a video about it because I've been wondering every path of my way what could be made to scale differently with this skill, never thought about energy blade. Was about to rethink it with voidforge and some flat phys increase for next season. My biggest question as a noob build maker is, how do you know the path you should take for scaling when you consider a skill ?

[@MrPiffle]

I notice you don't use Awakened Ancestral Call. It is really cheap. Is there a reason, or just an oversight? Building this now and looking forward to playing it. :)

[@mrmurphymil]

I leveled this build very smoothly, just need to use ghostwrithe chest

[@Nipperbibbo]

I am pretty sure Strength of Blood / Vaal Pact works without ghost reaver. The node only checks to see "if" you're leeching. Not actually the amount being leeched with CI. With 1 HP you're always leech capped. Ghost reaver prevents life leech, so turns off Strength of Blood. I am using a variant of this build with regular molten strike and I can tank everything an Uber throws down. Elemental or physical. The only thing I need a cooldown for (Vaal artic armor) is Maven's brain blast or memory blast. Is there some write up somewhere that indicates this interaction doesn't actually work? After picking up Vaal pact, I immediately felt more tanky against phys damage but could just be military grade copium.

[@Reino_X]

Im doing this with ghostwrithe but I think because escape artist does nothing I might pivot some time later to a diff ascendancy

[@TrasheAshe]

Nice build guide. I've been playing a splitting steel trickster with a lot of similarities. I'm curious have you tested a non-crit version? In my SS setup I'm using precise technique and sniper's mark which I've boosted 100% curse effect on from charms/TWWT. Wind's up being 90+ inc damage taken, and 10 extra proj.

[@bendybruce]

You should seriously consider doing a collaboration with Fuzzy Duckzy Gaming.

[@SumptuousMeat]

I now know why Ducks began balding: his massive brain couldn't spare the energy to grow it. Always love Duck builds. Every time, he kills it

[@andrek6776]

Can you make a guide on this in 3.25? 🙂

[@dragonofthesky9999]

i need an onslaught stacker QQ. we can get like 500% onslaught effect and we need a good build to zooooom

[@neogramps]

Quack ❤

[@generationxpvp]

Hey duck! So the molten strike of the zenith interests me. I also play a melee build, an ascendant armor stacker. I use molten strike, I wonder if the transfigured gem is better for a build like mine?

[@EVERLYEHOME]

Is this build still relevant in 3.24? what changed ?

[@juliocesarromerocobena1510]

someone explain me the weapon? Energy blade always give you a two hand weapon?

[@fzakwan]

Hi BigDucks, great build as always. 1. Can I fit in a Mageblood; 2. And could I also fit in Adrenaline somewhere?

[@thienthao0]

IMO 1.yes, and i think we can have discipline 2. no, as CI we always full life.

[@SkillsBeyond]

And for the mere price of only 5 mirrors you can do the same!! 😂 I do like your videos though 😃

[@eirene2328]

also check out the volcanic fissure of snaking it has potential too

[@MiniZaraki]

how would it be in 3.25

[@Davidbruun]

SSF league start??

[@g59dillonmeh]

hows this with mageblood playing an es stacker splitting steel build and its basically the same gear but use mageblood with melding. tired of 38mil dps as a bosser

[@g59dillonmeh]

also why not use discipline? it makes my es go from 13,435 to 14,886 on my current build

[@KevlarKing87]

please update for 3.25 !!!!

[@AtlasGcx]

I think int/str stacking energy blade inquisitor probably has higher damage ceiling due to all the crit bonus + battlemage. It probably has less Work though.

[@MrDeothor]

that tgem looks amazing but... it's melee which is enough of a "we, at ggg, dislike melee playstyle" downside for me to not bother with it.

[@Mink0twink]

20:00 why is this even a thing? Fix the damn skill gem lol

[@L4szcZ]

is this build viable for 3.24?

[@mcwmoose22]

This is what I want to know, it's definitely gonna need to be changed a bit bc of the wildwood elimination (evident from the chest piece)fortify gloves will probably be fantastic

[@Olivier-z7o]

Viable in standard for the same budget ? Even without the wildwood ascendency ? I would like to give it a try !

[@alleteun9372]

hi sir, if i have a int stack simplex and +30q ashes, will u still choose ashes for dmg?

[@HorrorBr1nger]

Big Ducks, you messed up your pobb links (bossing\simu\HH): all of them are the same:)

[@BigDucks]

Fixed.

[@Keln02]

is the build affliction dependent?

[@hollowman7381]

It can be done without the tincture if you drop a few points and take up flask nodes. That which was taken might not be in the game but there is a work around for the mods just the crafting will be more expensive. Based on the various PoB's he showed there are ways to get mods.

[@yaythereal]

without the warden node you'll probably have to go with a ghostwrithe setup to stack a good amount of es easily

[@raveng116]

Dont do it, unless you get all the same item roll he has :)

[@iXatsyafiq]

"one shot ubers" *hits 5 times*

[@MichelDevost-e1l]

Yes most melee are trash in endgame because you must have 10 divides to upgrade your melee this is melee sucks. buffets range weapon that you just a shot shooter game☹

[@madhatten5123]

Huh