I've been brainstorming a flicker strike build poe for the upcoming Metamorph league, but I'm struggling to find reliable methods to sustain Frenzy Charges. Here are some commonly known approaches that I've considered, but I have reservations about each:
1. The Red Trail + The Golden Rule:
This combo requires either running Malevolence with a Watcher's Eye for Bleed Immunity or speccing into the Slayer ascendancy to ensure 100% uptime on Frenzy Charges. However, committing to Slayer nodes may not be optimal for my build’s overall effectiveness.
2. Apep's Supremacy + The Golden Rule:
Similar to The Red Trail, this setup necessitates investing in %chance to Poison nodes/mods, which isn't ideal for my build direction.
3. Blood Rage/Blasphemy-Poacher's Mark:
While effective early on, Poacher's Mark becomes less useful in later stages of the game due to its 35% mana reservation. This isn't ideal for sustaining Flicker Strike alongside other necessary auras.
4. Terminus Est:
I prefer not to use a 2H weapon due to the current strength of dual-wielding 1H melee builds. Additionally, upcoming nerfs to Elder-influenced 2H weapons will make obtaining a viable 6-8L setup challenging.
5. Oro's Sacrifice:
While powerful, this weapon limits gearing options to fire damage, which constrains overall build flexibility, especially considering its low initial physical damage.
My main concern:
Mapping poses significant challenges for this build due to:
- Physical and Elemental Reflect modifiers
- Cannot Leech or Cannot Mana modifiers
- Ascendancy-specific issues that complicate build viability
Trickster offers mana sustainability through Weave the Arcane, but its starting position on the skill tree is distant from key melee damage nodes essential for scaling damage effectively.
Raider excels in generating Frenzy Charges, but balancing Flicker Strike's mana cost proves challenging, and the build must avoid physical and elemental reflect as well as cannot leech modifiers.
Slayer can scale crit for Flicker Strike but also encounters mana management issues and restrictions against elemental reflect and cannot leech modifiers.
Outside of these options, I'm unsure if there are other reliable methods to consistently generate Frenzy Charges for Flicker Strike.
