[PoE 3.23 Affliction SSF] More Theory on 🦴 Boneshatter of Complex Trauma 🤢

LEVELING NOTES Lv. 1: Ground Slam + Ruthless + Chance to Bleed/Faster Attacks/Momentum (RRR/RRG) Lv. 12: Sunder + Ruthless + Chance to Bleed/Faster Attacks/Momentum (RRR/RRG) A2: Use Close Combat (Chance to Bleed/Melee phys/Maim if RRRR), 4th link is Melee Phys (RRRR/RRRG) Lab order: Attack speed, Movement speed, Regen, Armor After 3rd lab/at maps: Boneshatter + Close Combat + Brutality + Fortify Supprt (RRRG) (R alt gem: Ruthless, G alt gem: impale) Test out: Lv. 1: Spectral Throw + Volley + Chance to Bleed/Faster Attacks/Momentum (GGR/GGG) Lv. 10: Intimidating Cry Totem: Ancestral Protector + Maim (RR) Auras: War Banner, Blood and Sand, Herald of Ash, Herald of Purity, Clarity (RRRR/B) Movement: Leap Slam + Faster Attacks + Frostblink (RGB) Curse: Vulnerability RECIPES Rare Rustic Sash + Whetstone + Axe (Any Rarity) -> 40-69% phys Axe GOOD UNVEILS phys impale (weapon) (mandatory) minus mana cost (rings; elreon) reduced effect of shock (rings) reduced effect of chill/shock (boots) +1 aoe gems/area of effect (helmet) armour/evasion (belt) LEAGUE START ATLAS STRAT wandering path -> expedition -> generic ssf progression tree (exped/essence/harvest/exarch/endgame map drops/betrayal COMPLEX TRAUMA 2 VARIANTS: Multistrike variant (aps breakpoint: 9.99/5.1*3 = 5.87): karui chopper (slower leap slams), 8M damage, take 1/3 normal trauma damage, 6s ramp to max dps, potential to play boneshatter on non-jugg/non-slayer ascendancy Less duration variant (aps breakpoint: 9.99/2.09 = 4.77): despot axe (faster leap slams), 6M damage, take normal trauma damage, 2s ramp to max dps, slightly reduced clear due to smaller trauma explosion procs Normal variant (no aps breakpoint): despot axe, 7M damage, normal trauma damage, 8s ramp to max dps, able to use rage/berserk/accel shrine