SSS111 showcased viper strike on champion in HC Sanctum league which inspired me to recreate a version in 3.23 AHC using power creep available this trade league in the form of:
I'm extremely happy with the result and would love to see more people experience this build. Great single target damage (pinnacle >50million dps, over DOT cap) with plague bearer and single attacks easily clearing map packs. The build excels on bosses, essence, harvest and made me hundreds of divines this league.
Poison duration charms in 3.23 Affliction league are likely the strongest buff to poison builds in the history of Path of Exile. Combining Viper Strike, with a base duration of 4 seconds, duration scaling, and combining with Champion, we have an extremely strong and fun melee build.
The build is currently greater than 50million poison dps with Covenant equipped, significantly over the DOT cap of 35.8mil allowing for faster ailment / poison scaling if desired.
For uber bosses, elemental mitigation is the priority and I have two uber showcases using Loreweave and Eternal Damnation to keep a degree of safety at the cost of some damage.
Featured in the youtube showcase are Uber eater, Uber shaper and various other showcases all on HC.
POB:
https://pobb.in/xNK1YmmDtwV8
Account: Jarudy
IGN: Rudy_Viper_Strike
Stay safe, exile.
Big thanks to SSS111 for the build skeleton and creators like /u/Ruetoo and /u/JezieNA for sharing their build iterative process
Viper Strike
Awakened Deadly Ailments
Awakened Melee Physical Damage
Awakened Void Manipulation
Awakened Unbound Ailments
Multistrike
Blood Rage
Despair
Enhance
Ancestral Protector
Multiple Totems
Culling Strike
Vaal Molten Shell
Cast when Damage Taken
Frostblink
Whirling Blades
Malevolence
Enlighten
Grace
Determination
Plague Bearer
Arrogance
Defiance Banner
Temporal Chains
