Help: MindStalker DPS

[evilcat]

I was thinking about Mindstalker build done properly.

Idea: Cipher+Rogue. Soulblade Assasin. DPS build.

Party: Eder R/F Xoti P Maia R/R Aloth W

There is a patern of Rogue Squadron, so each affiliation will rise party dps.

 

Stats:

Per 18 dont want to waste attacks

Dex 15  it generates more dps overall than might

Mig 15 sneaks should cover damage total part.

Int 12 wish could add more

Con 10 dont like negative con

Res 8 not a front figter.

 

Weapons: Sword, Sabre 1H

 

Races:

Hearth Orlan More crits

Pale Elf against elements

Mountain Dwarf (con affiliation most scarry)

 

 

Cipher Passives:

Iron Will

Persistent Distractions

Penetrating Vision ?

Draining Whip

Hammering Thoughs

Greater Focus

Keen Mind

The Complete Self

Echoing Horror

 

Cipher Actives:

Teneous Grasp,1st

Recall Agony  bosses

Body Attument buff/debuff

Borrowed Insticts  buff/debuff

Amplfied Wave mob clear

Ring Leader - mob game changer

 

Neutral passives:

One Handed Scoundrel N

Combat Focus N?

Uncanny Luck N

Improved Criticals N

 

Rogue Passives

Dirty Fighting

Deep Wounds

Deathblows

Backstab

 

Rogue Actives:

Escape? - run away to fight another day

Smoke Veil Invisibility

Cripping Strike (1st level) - open sneaks

Finishing Blow + Devastating Blow + good focus builder.

 

Leveling Powers:

Mind Blades - mob clear

Eyestrike - easy sneaks.

Binding Strike + Gauging Strike - sneak enabler + raw dmg ( nice, but doubling with Finishing Blow and Soul Anihilation)

 

Thinking about trading Penetrating Visions for  so there will always be debuff for sneaks.

Probably overinvesting in Rogue Actives, There is not enought guile to use them all.

Binding Strike is nice,but i need finishing blow more.

Slippery Mind is tempting. But need to cut something for it.

Unfortunetly Assasination favour Greatswords. Not subtle weapon i would say, but works.

 

Thoughs?

Edited May 19, 2018 by evilcat

[Climhazzard]

Persistent distractions would also help get sneak attacks.

[mishona]

Why go assassin if you aren't focusing on stealth or using backstab? I'd think you would get more out of default rogue at that point.

[Axettrose]

Soul Annihilation actually doesnt favor any weapon type. The raw damage of it does the same amount of damage no matter which weapon type you use. You are correct about Backstab favoring 2 handers.

[evilcat]

Soul Annihilation actually doesnt favor any weapon type. The raw damage of it does the same amount of damage no matter which weapon type you use. You are correct about Backstab favoring 2 handers.

That is interesting relation.

Soul Anigilation does not favour weapon.

But backstab favour 2h or at least base damage.

There is a case of one handed style having bonus crit chance, and also providing accuracy bonus. Missing special attacks is something i woudl rather avoid.

Could go middle ground, with swords 1h.

[arkteryx]

Consider Ascendent instead of Soulblade. You can normally hit max focus off your initial backstab then you can spam cipher spells for free for 30 seconds.