Viper Strike Pathfinder - Build Guide

Leveling Notes: Aura Setup Act 1 - War Banner Act 2 - War Banner + Herald of Agony Act 3 - War Banner + Grace + Herald of Agony You can replace Grace with Malevolence if you want a more offensive setup but I highly recommend against it. Even with Grace this character felt rather squishy. You use War Banner for the Adrenaline you get from placing the banner. If you don't like placing and picking up the Banner you don't have to use War Banner. Support Gems Act 1 - Caustic Arrow + Mirage Archer + Void Manipulation Act 1 (Level 12) - Poisonous Concoction + Volley + Void Manipulation Act 3 (if you have a 4-Link) - Poisonous Concoction + Volley + Void Manipulation + Unbound Ailments Act 4 (Level 38) - Poisonous Concoction + Greater Volley + Void Manipulation + Unbound Ailments Switching to Viper Strike You can switch to Viper Strike once you have Multistrike but I advise against it. The best time to switch to Viper Strike is once you have the Melee Splash notable. Before that it is being outperformed by Poisonous Concoction even when you have a suboptimal tree for Pconc. If you want to switch to Viper Strike early: Viper Strike + Multistrike + Melee Splash + Unbound Ailments. Swap Melee Splash for Cruelty when bossing. I definitely switched too early. A good point to swap is when you have the one-handed nodes in the Shadow area and the claw nodes (not Crit nodes) from the large claw wheel. The best time to go for Viper Strike is when you have the splash notable. Once you have the melee splash node in the marauder area, which is going to be in maps, your clear and damage will be good enough. I think if I had done Pconc through the entire campagin it would have been safer and faster, but the point was to do a leveling video for Viper Strike. Ascendancy Points Natures Reprisal followed by Master Toxicist and then Nature's Adrenalise