Hardcore Dual Strike for Melee only Event

Hardcore Melee Only Slayer Dual Strike with vaal double strike for bossing. Important Notes: Might and Influence is nice but not required. Prioritize Defenses as you will be clearing just fine with just hearld of ice and the splashes!!!! Brass Dome is Huge for survivability look for max res which is +5 roll, worth divining. You can easily acheive higher DPS totals, I want to give very realistic numbers that are achievable within the league. You can absolutely change the tree a bit and get far more damage at the cost of survivability. Try to max spell suppression and resistances as soon as possible to make life easier. Leveling Notes: When starting use melee splash or Ancestral call + dual strike so you can easily clear packs. Get a second skill for bosses really your choice. You want to level as dual strike for this as it will give you maximum benefit. The boss skill is less important to the smoothness of play Prioritize defenses early, and run vaal side areas early as vaal double strike is a big pick up for boss damage. You can use flame dash/dash solely untill you get decent attack speed weapons as it will just feel smoother. Try to save the sword nodes for when you actually get 2 good swords, the generic damage and strike bonuses should be enough to carry you through till late acts. Use a logout macro when playing Hardcore so you don't hate your life Generic Notes: If you need an attribute grab 30 nodes or an amulet with what you need you can always respec later. Try to cap chaos res if you can but it's less of a priority than overcapping ele res. Before brass dome you can use bringer of rain, it's not very popular but a good cheap option to keep you going. If you go this way, make sure to socket a melee skill in the helmet for the extra support gems. Have a bleed flask pre dominous even if you don't have one made, use alts better than rerolling. Put old gear and flasks in a seperate tab for if you die so leveling is easier the second time. Horde leveling items they are always worth picking up.