1st pob: https://pobb.in/emFjCHWw68k_

• penance mark mobs cannot be cursed/knock back. We anoint whisper of doom, then get vulnerability on hit from gloves (you can put it on cwdt as well). Vulnerability gives 25% bleed chance which will kill enemies and leave penance mobs alive.

(from 7:09) 2nd pob: https://pobb.in/_lwB3Ip7iJCB

• general's cry - infernal blow - maim. GC mirage can bypass southbound, and the mostly attack the enemies you are attacking. You can right-click the corrupting fever buff to remove it. but I'll say if you aren't using vulnerability then rue's solution is better.

The build has some problems which needs investment like forbidden jewels to solve, but I don't think it is the build to spend ("but you have gg axe?" well I guess crafting is one of the prerequisites of playing ethical melee build). MSoZ scales way better with currency.

Multistrike vs non-multistrike

This is mainly a T17 issue. Dps-wise ms has higher pob dps, if you control the attack speed slightly under 4.5 you can keep trauma at 9 stacks. However, it cannot be exerted, which means it loses 2 additional strikes from ancestral call. Also, ms needs 6 secs warm-up time. Most of the time ms feels less dps than non-ms. The only time I feel it has more dps is against uber SE/EoW.

The key factor is ms only takes 1 self-dmg per 3 swings. It's not a big deal in T16 or other places. But less defencce/armour map mods in T17 with 100+% explicit effect will reduce my armour to 12-15k, and 9 stacks trauma deal 1.3k self-dmg. This puts a huge pressure on regen and in situations where I need regen this can be deadly. ms significantly reduced the regen pressure.

stuns

if you have forbidden jewels or you stack double stun chance to 100% you can guarantee overlaps. with my setup I have 50% chance double stun, this is like 80% dps of guaranteed overlap