Build Guide: Ephemeral/Aegis CI Flicker Strike Trickster

Self-crafting essentially all rares, you can try to buy them but they'll probably be at a hefty premium if you find any that match. On any item you craft you need Strength to fulfill Requirements unless you source elsewhere, you'll need at least two good rolls or one and a +30 tree node, so if you happen to have a blank suffix you can benchcraft on, you might want to keep it. If you have the currency to do so, 28+% quality with Perfect Fossils and Sacred Orb your ES bases. Both can be done later on if you don't, but 30% quality is a bit more rough to get afterwards since you need to get Hillock T4 every time, 28% a bit less so, only T3 and can be targeted if you wanna farm it yourself. Color those offsocket 4-links with jewellers, not chroms. Helmet: If you run Stormshroud, get Torment Essence Mod Prefixes: you want as high ES as possible, if you want to increase DPS veiled chaos prefixes for +2 AoE Suffixes: Shock Avoid (if Stormshroud), Ele Res / Int My crafting process: - Fractured ES Mod Base (flat is better than %inc, since benchcraft %inc is way better) - Spam T1 Torments until 2 high tier res/int - Add Searching Dominance Prefix strategies: Budget ES-only: - Eldrich Chaos for secondary ES mod - Eldrich Exalted if Chaos was empty (Cheaper than raw Exalted) - Benchcraft last ES mod Costly +2 AoE: - Clear Prefixes (high chance with Eldrich Chaos) - Lock Suffixes - Veiled chaos, hope for empty third prefix or high ES mod - Craft life if empty to block some unveils - Unveil +2 AoE - Benchcraft last ES mod Gloves: Gloves can have vastly different mods, there are many good options, e.g.: - the "default" flicker gloves with +1 frenzy, +non-vaal strike targets - pure ES, pure Res - ES/Res + atk spd/dmg I went for the last option; My crafting process: - Fractured ES Mod Base (flat for atk spd, hybrid %inc for pure ES) - Spam T1 Zeal until 2 high tier res/int (use Woe for pure ES until triple T1 ES alternatively) If you went for atk spd, you need to fix prefixes: - Eldrich Chaos for secondary ES mod or +lightning to attacks - Eldrich Exalted if Chaos was empty - Benchcraft last ES mod If you went for pure ES you need to fix suffixes, which is a bit lackluster IMO You could also throw in a prefix lock and veiled chaos + slam if you want but probably - Eldrich Chaos until 1/2 high tier res/int - Eldrich Exalted if Chaos only had 1 mod - Benchcraft last mod Boots: Again, high ES prefixes, res/int suffixes If you want to (you probably don't need it, but some people prefer it, get movement speed instead of ES hybrid, but you'll be flickering+leap slamming anyway, so I never do) This is the most buyable non-jewellery slot of them all, if you can get a good deal you might wanna buy instead of craft. My crafting process: - Fractured %inc ES Mod Base - Spam T1 Woe until high hybrid ES - Fix Suffixes with Eldrich Currency as above If you are running Vaal Flicker Strike, you can Veiled Chaos for inc dmg during Soul Gain Prevention for a good DPS increase while it's on CD, this is only really useful for very beefy bosses tho Body Armour: You can just roll a Bronn's Lithe (definitely cheaper) or craft a rare chest with high ES/Evasion with resistances/attributes: - Fractured T2 %es/eva Sadist Garb - Spam Dense/Prismatic until triple T1 ES/Evasion - Eldrich Suffix fix if you didn't get lucky with resistances/attributes - Veiled Chaos for hybrid Attributes is decent, but not worth IMO Rare Ring: Finish off your build with whatever you need from ring, and get ES & Damage if you're res capped. You can build your ring spamming Torment or Woe and hoping for the best, or just buy one. I simply searched for ES, flat lighting, ele w/ atk, ele/lightning %dmg and bought the best price/value one. Rare Abyss Jewels: If you run Darkness Enthroned socket the best ones there, preferrably: ES & Flat Lightning & Flat Lightning w/ Swords & Atk Speed Fix your Shock avoidance with one, and get Corrupted Blood Immunity if you don't have another jewel that does Search: For high DPS Jewels in your DE: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Affliction/olBqzrZhl Belt: High-rolled Darkness Enthroned with DPS Abyss Jeweles or Crystal Belt with ES, Flask Effect, Ele Dmg (Res if you need it) Charms: Get at least 1 Culling & 1 Fortify on Hit The others you can mix and match how you see fit, my recommendations tho: Preferrably get both defensive mods, inc ES for base hitpool and inc Armour for phys hits and aegis Conc ground gives more DPS than ele pen, but only for when you have bottled faith up, aka boss fights for their entirety if the boss doesn't move and you rip trough it's HP That makes ele pen more consitent, but worse than conc ground on paper, choose whatever you like better of those. Alternatively you can also get "Every 4 seconds, remove Curses and Elemental Ailments from you" and ditch Stomrshroud for another jewel, which frees up the helmet suffix and jewel (or boots), you can then get Soul Drinker with Forbiddens and get One Step Ahead, or just throw in another abyss for more flat lightning. Stomshroud is dirt cheap this League and I like being immune all the time, plus you don't lose a defensive mod. Search: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Affliction/9Br8OvKTK Lethal Pride: Essentially just get the Indimidation Chance Node, then as many Double Damage Chance as possible, and maybe Strength to complete requirements. Searches: 3 DD, 1 Intimidation https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Affliction/PdmgeOqiL Or to tweak: (Conqueror does not matter as Keystone wont be specced) https://vilsol.github.io/timeless-jewels/tree?jewel=2&conqueror=Kaom&seed=15436&location=61834&mode=stats&stat=5805&stat=8165 TWWT: Swap out Portal (or Overcharge, you shock with Vintkar's too, and it prolly won't matter a lot) for Defiance Banner if you get Banner Reservation Mod Searches: Any Useful: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Affliction/zenlMk2I4 2 Offensive 1 Defensive: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Affliction/vlnG5qJCE 2 Highest DPS: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Affliction/eXngYqYIL How to get: Bleed Immunity Either with a Flask or Abyss Jewels + Boot Benchraft / Implicit + Corrupted Blood Immunity Implicit on any Jewel Items to consider: +1 Frenzy Rings instead of either Ring, possibly Kalandra'd, but if you're out for DPS honestly reroll if you have that kind of money