Level 96 Blade Vortex Chieftain^3.19

Notes

Notes: 

- Original reddit thread: 
- Recommend putting Configuration for all at 'Standard Boss' as there's not too many bosses in Delve, but there are tanky monsters. 
- The Endless Delve uniques are in the item list, if you'd like to try different combinations.


Tree: 80/92 DPS/92 SSF (DO NOT RECOMMEND USING THESE TREES AT THIS TIME)
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My first attempt to put together something.  As many have noted in comments on the original reddit thread, this needs ... work.  


Tree: razzor1100 (Tree, Skill set, Item set)
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Put together by /u/razzor1100 on reddit.  

Key characteristics:
- With glancing blows, one block wheel and the remnant delve shield and divine shield you have 75/75 block chance as well as ES recovery when preventing phys dmg, which is everytime you block an attack or spell
- We add determination with molten shell, which is basically a no brain requirement.
- Obliteraion Wand is insane for clear and quite a decent damage option and will be easily obtainable in Delve as the Div card drops like cake.
- As most incoming damage will probably be lots of small hits, GB should be decently effective. Divine Shield (DS) would be there to counter all the small hits rather than the bursts. Therefore I would aim for a few 
hundred ES, which will be easily accessible with Hybrid ES/Armour. Still, the more ES the more effective DS obviously will be.
- DS will recover 3% of prevented damage, so let's say you take a hit of 1000 phys dmg. This will get reduced by armour and is further converted with the Tasalio ascandency note. 75/75 of all attacks and spells will 
also be blocked and reduced to 65% initial damage. So as a base, 35% of the incoming physical damage and spells will be automatically recovered as ES which would be 350 in our example.
- I took Valako as the probably best 4th choice, but looking at it again, we could use a spell totem or even decoy totem with Arohongui, to get more survivability. Decoy totem is probably best due to no investment in tanky totems.

How to configure in POB: 
- Do you use Frenzy Charges? = Yes
- Do you use Endurance Charges? = Yes
- Is the enemy Burning?= Yes
- Is the enemy Ignited? = Yes
- Is the enemy Chilled? = Yes

Use with Remnant of Empires shield + Blood of Summer rusted sword for both Endurance and Frenzy charge generation.


Tree: Jungroan Endless Delve (Tree, Skill set, Item set)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5q_7B-s05k

Key characteristics:
- This build uses 2 main skills:
  - Blade Vortex while traveling between nodes
  - Seismic Trap when at the node
- It was originally built for the HCSSF race.  
- Jung's video has a lot of ideas and good tips, including leveling suggestions.  
- He switches to Blade Vortex around level 60.  
- He also recommends Obliteration if you can get it (drop Avatar of Fire and take Fire Mastery that gives 40% conversion to fire).
- He is not a fan of Glancing Blows.
- Try to find an essence that can be used to craft a pseudo-5 link for Seismic trap (he recommends Essence of Horror for spell damage on helmet for 30% more elemental damage).

How to configure in POB:
- Do you use Frenzy Charges? = Yes (NOTE: He had this ticked but I have no idea how he planned to generate these charges.  Using the Blood of Summer rusted sword woul be one way)
- Do you use Endurance Charges? = Yes
- Do you have Lifetap? = Yes
- Taken Fire Damage from enemy Hit Recently? = Yes
- Is Ngamahu, Flame's Advance active? = Yes
- Lost an endurance Charge in the past 8s? = Yes
- Is the enemy Ignited? = Yes
- Is the enemy Chilled? = Yes


Tree: metalonorfeed (Tree, Skill set)
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Put together by /u/metalonorfeed on reddit.

Key characteristics:
- You'll have around 800 ES on top of your HP that recovers fast with ghost shrouds
- You'll have capped suppression with gear
- You can oneshot trash with ambush and assassinate
- 100% chance to freeze is a pretty big asset in delve
- You have perma 130% elusive, steel skin and wind dancer as defensive layers on top of 4k HP and 800 ES

How to configure in POB:
- Do you use Power Charges? = Yes
- Are you Elusive? = Yes
- Is the enemy on Full Life? = Yes
- Is the enemy Chilled? = Yes


Tree: manni2 (Tree, Skill set)
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Came from: https://poe.ninja/challengessf/builds/char/comoestoy/Manni_DivineFarmer?time-machine=week-1&i=0&search=time-machine%3Dweek-1%26class%3DOccultist%26skill%3DBlade-Vortex%26allskill%3D!Enlighten-Support%26heatmap

Key characteristics:
- Built(?) by manni2, and if you see the profile of BV Occultists on LOK SSF at Week 1, you will notice that basically everybody is following the same build.
  - https://poe.ninja/challengessf/builds?time-machine=week-1&class=Occultist&skill=Blade-Vortex&allskill=!Enlighten-Support&heatmap
- Did not include manni2's gear because it is insane. By the end of Week 1, he was using a Watcher's eye, Impresence, Obliteration, Death Rush, Icefang Orbit, etc.  Even without gear, the build looks quite good.
- Make sure to cap Spell Suppression - dexterity, items, and quartz flask will help a lot here.
- Need to cap Poison chance as well - without gear it is at 70%.


Tree: Assassin Poison SSF (Tree, Skill set)
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Came from: https://poe.ninja/challengessf/builds?time-machine=week-1&class=Assassin&skill=Blade-Vortex&keystone=Noxious-Strike,Toxic-Delivery&heatmap

Key characteristics:
- Some skills depend on Obliteration wand - e.g. Withering Touch Support in the wand only makes sense if you are using Obliteration (it can't support Storm Brand)
- We won't have Conqueror's Efficiency, so Defiance Banner is unchecked.
- Get Spell Suppression on gear to cap it (need 27%).  You can also take Magebane to make it easier to cap Spell Suppression.
- Some useful uniques include Maligaro's Cruelty, Cold Iron Point, Obliteration Wand, Devouring Diadem.
- This tree is not specifically built for delving - it is a general SSF tree.


Tree: Trickster HC (Tree, Skill set)
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Came from: https://poe.ninja/challengehc/builds?time-machine=week-1&class=Trickster&skill=Blade-Vortex&heatmap

Key characteristics: 
- Yes, the tree has more than 123 points on it - prioritize what you feel is important and drop the rest.  
  - We get to 99% spell suppress from the tree alone by using both the Inveterate wheel and Magebane.  Dropping the Inveterate wheel will make it much hard to cap spell suppression.
- Without Magebane, we are at 87% Spell Suppression - prioritize getting suppression on gear to cap this. 
- There are many good nodes we don't take, such as Ethereal Feast and Void Barrier.  I believe there is a lot of opportunity to tweak this tree, especially if you are not playing HC.
- This tree is not specifically built for delving - it is a general HC tree.