League starter version: https://pastebin.com/5SEtbsSJ

See the comments section in the PoB for leveling tips

Lategame versions (included in the notes section of the starter's PoB):

• https://pastebin.com/7qqv1u52 basic 3M DPS with no clusters
• https://pastebin.com/WvrUFYEk 3M DPS with a cluster setup and vaal pact (2.2k life leech)
• https://pastebin.com/n2bzgG9X 3.5M DPS with a cluster setup and no vaal pact

You can run with any shield you want instead of Lycosidae - if you manage to stack about 1200 accuracy rating onto your other items. This is worth it if you want to be tankier and use an influenced shield, but very difficult to squeeze into the endgame build. Up to you!

I've been trying to do this for over a year now and I could never figure out how to make cobra lash playable without investment - AKA league starter viable. I'm a stubborn idiot and I refuse to use builds I didn't make, so this has stumped me for a long time.

But no longer! The new dagger nodes have finally given it some much needed help.

Nice benefits:

• Uses a neat skill that never sees the light of day
• 1.25 million Sirus dps on a league starter, one button playstyle, with pleasant clearspeed and a low budget. Tons of room for growth, should be able to conquer the whole game.
• Pretty zoomy
• Most equipment slots in the starter version are just life/res so we can easily hunt for good scourge corrupts
• Decent life sustain (1.1k leech on hit / 5.6k life)
• Fast even without flasks on (permanent elusive on hit from nightblade support with 78% additional elusive effect)
• No janky BS like requiring you to leap slam into mobs to maintain fortify
• built in +5 chain on top of GMP
• 50% evade + 30% base block + 45% spell suppression with no flasks on
• plague bearer, everyone loves plague bearer
• Uses the new purity of ~~ailments~~ elements for prevention of post-death desk slamming
• Runs an arcanist brand to spam a curse and void sphere, if you've never done this before, it's nice

Important downsides:

• Attack speed is very important to quickly build stacks, a low speed dagger will feel bad even if it's high PDPS
• High INT and some STR is mandatory on the amulet slot or you will have to sacrifice for it
• Purity of elements is 50% reservation now, we can't run our third aura choice (skitterbots or flesh and stone) until we nab an enlighten gem
• We will need to maintain wither totems during boss fights, fortunately this is not difficult.
• We are gem swapping GMP / Vicious projectiles for endgame bosses (guardians and above)

Room for improvement of course - would love ideas to make this better!