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Specter - CondiAxe

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Focused on: PowerCondition damage and Utility

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required:

Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on August 29, 2024.

Overview

A Grieving Axe Specter condition build for PvP that's focus on assist on teamfight and +1. The build's greatest strength is its burst damage. It's a fun build to play in unrank, very hard to survive with but you're here to do damage ahah ! More viable for serious game with other utility skill and amulet.


Skill Bar

Axe/Dagger
Shortbow
Utility


Skill Variants

Utility

Viable choice for the breakstun:

  • Shadowstep - Good mobility and clean condi with the Shadow Return

Skill Variants for a more serious gameplay

Utility Instead of venoms you can choose these skill variants

  • Haste - Breakstun and Quickness access
  • Blinding Powder - Breakstun and Stealth
  • Scorpion Wire - Pull the target to set up the burst
  • Prepare Thousand Needles - AoE damage and immobilize target to set up burst


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Specializations

Equipment

Axe
Dagger
Sigil
Sigil
Shortbow
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
Amulet
Relic


Equipment Variants

Amulet

  • Taking for a more serious gameplay and survivability at the cost of some damage.

Relics

  • Relic of Peitha - viable option for damage not based on stun but on teleport with your Harrowing Storm.

Runes

  • Rune of Trapper - Less mobility for better condition damage and duration.


Sigils

  • Sigil of Energy over Sigil of Escape - if you can afford to give up some cleansing more endurance.


Usage

Elite specialization basics

  • Specters gain access to their own version of Death Shroud called Enter Shadow Shroud. Mechanically they are the same, replacing your skill bar while active. Damage taken while in Shroud drains Shadow Force instead of HP.
  • Using Siphon (Specter's version of Steal) and spending Initiative builds Shadow Force.


General

  • You need to prepare your axes before entering the fight with Venomous Volley (2 times to make 6 axes) to burst your target as soon as it's possible.
  • When you've got 6 axes waiting for your burst, cast Harrowing Storm to launch the axes to your target. If you run the build with venoms cast them before using Harrowing Storm. After your axes touches your target it'll be immobilize and you can use Siphon to stun the target and proc' Akeem.
  • Try not to do a lot of 1v1 with the troll version of this build, if you want to 1v1 play with the wizard variant with no venoms.
  • While 1v1 the target will dodge your Harrowing Storm so be patient and don't rush the fight.
  • While using Harrowing Storm don't dodge or swap weapon too fast, it'll cancel the launching of axes.
  • Dagger Storm is your escape button. Be careful as to when using it.
  • Roll for Initiative can be used to get back your initiative to burst again your target. As it's your only breakstun on the troll version, be espacially careful when to use it. If you're playing the serious version, it's more easy to use it aggressively.


Ratings

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 3 votes.
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2 stars
Aznats13 gave this build 2 stars • September 2024
Better to run DD on AD. Instead, you can pick-up regular SpecCondi build and replace scepter to axe/dagger. You can land your wells with axe/dagger 3 on opponent similar to sword 2. Burst combo is something like. 2x Axe #2 Shadowfall > axe3 Enter F2 > shroud combo.
5 stars
Roulianes gave this build 5 stars • August 2024
Un build qui a de gros dégâts, même très surprenant, un peu difficile à prendre en main, très peu de survie, et n'est pas fait pour le duel.
4 stars
JudgeTomb gave this build 4 stars • August 2024
Kinda fun to play, big damage, hard to survive with and basically no access to stealth beside dagger but it's not that bad

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