Oro's Flickster
build

Updated for Patch 3.6

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Flicker Strike is a very unique attack skill which teleports you instantly to a nearby enemy and deals very high damage. It allows you to teleport through maps with the speed of lightning obliterating all enemies on your path. This builds visual aspects are one of its kind and may not appeal to everyone, but it's definitely worth trying out at least once :) Thanks to the use of Molten Strike, this build can clear all the content with ease, making it more of a long-term choice, rather than a quick experiment.  

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1. Gameplay

Flicker Strike has a cooldown which can be bypassed by spending a Frenzy Charge. This entails the necessity to generate at least one Frenzy Charge with each attack or you will be unable to spam Flicker Strike efficiently, and that's the core aspect of this build. For that reason, we utilize Oro's Sacrifice which grants a Frenzy Charge whenever you Ignite an enemy. Combined with Trickster's Swift Killer Passive, you will be able to breeze through Maps by holding just one button. On the other hand, we suggest using Molten Strike as your single-target DPS skill which, with the items listed, should allow you to kill any Boss in the game including Shaper and Uber Elder. 

Oro's Flickster has several layers of defenses. This consist of high Life Pool, Mind over Matter Passive, high Dodge Chance (over 60% with Vaal Grace Active) and very high Evasion Rating. In practice, this allowed us to face-tank Minotaur Guardian and cope with Shaper's lethal abilities. Also, thanks to Eldritch Battery you shouldn't have any problems with your Mana. You will be spending Energy Shield for your skill, and you will be able to reserve 100% of your Mana for two powerful Auras. 

0:06 Tier 16 Maze of the Minotaur 0:48 Tier 16 Forge of the Phoenix 1:12 Tier 16 Maze of the Hydra 1:43 Tier 14 Sunken Temple This video was recorded on a level 87 Trickster on Standard mode

2. Build's PROS & CONS

3. Leveling tips

We recommend leveling this Trickster with Molten Strike. Not only it's the best Melee attack skill in the game, but also one of the primary Skills used for this build. It's recommended to start using Flicker Strike on level 70 or above when you obtain all the required gear. 

Suggested leveling Gem setups:

Molten Strike setup
	Molten Strike - one of the best Melee attacks in Path of Exile and also one of the primary skills used in this build
	Added Fire Damage Support - adds extra Fire Damage based on your weapon's Physical DPS
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support - grants increased Elemental Damage with Molten Strike
	Ancestral Call Support - makes supported attack hit two more enemies, which causes the number of Molten Strike's projectiles to be tripled

Utility Gems
	Ancestral Protector - allows you to plant a Totem which increases your Melee Attack Speed
	Flammability - the recommended Curse for this build. It not only reduces affected enemies' Fire Resistance but also increases their chance to be Ignited and improve your Frenzy Charge generation
	Leap Slam - movement skill which can be used during leveling
	Herald of Ash - grants extra Fire Damage based on your Physical DPS
	Summon Lightning Golem - grants increased Attack and Cast Speed

Bandits:

We recommend killing all the Bandits for two additional Passive Points

Leveling Skill Trees:

30 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Coordination 2) Coldhearted Calculation 3) Blood Drinker 4) Written in Blood

58 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Breath of Flames 2) Elemental Overload 3) Blast Radius

Recommended leveling items:

Mokou's Embrace - grants very high Fire DPS bonuses. You can use two of those for the leveling phase
+(20-30)% to Fire Resistance (15-25)% increased Fire Damage +(25-40)% to Cold Resistance (5-10)% chance to Ignite 20% increased Attack Speed while Ignited 20% increased Cast Speed while Ignited +25% chance to be Ignited

Wurm's Molt - grants high bonus Attributes and Leech which makes leveling much smoother
+(25-40) to maximum Life +(20-30) to Strength +(20-30) to Intelligence +(10-20)% to Cold Resistance 0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life 0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana

Victario's Flight - great leveling boots which grant high bonus Movement Speed and extra defensive utility
+15 to Dexterity +15 to Intelligence (100-150)% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased Movement Speed (5-10)% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit 10% increased Movement Speed 10% increased Movement Speed for you and nearby Allies

Oni-Goroshi - one of the best leveling weapons in Path of Exile. It can be used starting from level to up to Maps when you should switch to Oro's Sacrifice and Flicker Strike
40% increased Global Accuracy Rating Uses both hand slots (70-90)% increased Critical Strike Chance Adds 2 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per Level Gain Her Embrace for 3 seconds when you Ignite an Enemy While in Her Embrace, take 0.5% of your total Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second per Level Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden)

4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon

Final Skill Tree:

117 Points Final Skill Tree
117 Points Path of Building(PoB) link

Ascendancy points:

1. Ghost Dance
2. Escape Artist
3. Swift Killer
4. Weave the Arcane

Pantheon:

Major God: Soul of Lunaris 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%

Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%

5. Final Gems links

[DPS] Flicker Strike
	Flicker Strike - one of the two primary skills used in this build. Flicker Strike is meant to clear maps and travel through areas with the speed of a lightning
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
	Combustion Support - grants a high chance to Ignite enemies, increases Fire Damage, and also reduces Fire Resistance of Ignited enemies
	Multistrike Support - makes Flicker Strike attack three times with each cast
	Melee Splash Support - each hit of your Flicker Strike will also deal damage to nearby enemies
	Energy Leech Support - grants Energy Shield Leech and damage while Leeching. Allows you to never worry about Mana issues and fuels up your Mind Over Matter's shield

[DPS] Molten Strike
	Molten Strike - used versus Bosses as your primary single-target DPS
	Multistrike Support
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
	Immolate Support - grants high bonus Fire Damage against burning enemies
	Concentrated Effect Support - greatly increases Area Damage but reduces the skills radius
	Energy Leech Support

[UTILITY] Ancestral Protector
	Ancestral Protector - grants increased Attack Speed. Use mainly against Bosses

[UTILITY] Vaal Grace and Immortal Call
	Vaal Grace - the regular Aura grants increased Evasion Rating and when you use the Vaal Skill, it grants high bonus Chance to Dodge
	Cast when Damage Taken Support - will cast supported spells after you take a certain amount of damage. Keep this Gem at level 1
	Immortal Call - grants brief immunity to Physical Damage. Keep this Gem at level 1
	Increased Duration Support

[UTILITY] Golem and Blood Rage
	Cast when Damage Taken Support - use at maximum level in this setup
	Blood Rage - grants increased Attack Speed and generates Frenzy Charges
	Summon Lightning Golem

[UTILITY] Curse
	Flammability - recommended Curse for this build. It reduces Fire Resistance and grants increased chance to Ignite enemies. Keep this Gem at level 10
	Cast when Damage Taken Support - use on level 7

[UTILITY] Vaal Haste and Anger
	Vaal Haste - grants increased Attack, Cast, and Movement Speed for a short duration
	Anger - grants added Fire Damage to your Spells and Attacks

5. Gear Setup

Below you will find the recommended gear for our Oro's Flickster build. Sadly, this build is rather expensive and does not offer much in terms of item diversity. It requires a bunch of specific unique items. While, none of them are overly expensive, and should be easy to obtain, this build does not offer much for beginners and is unsuited to be played as a League Starter build. 

Our recommended items will:

1. Cap your resistances 
2. Give you enough DPS/Life to start mapping successfully

(Helmet) Starkonja's Head - one of the best options for this build. It grants Attack Speed and very high defensive utility

50% reduced Damage when on Low Life +(50-70) to Dexterity 10% increased Attack Speed 25% increased Global Critical Strike Chance (100-130)% increased Evasion Rating +(80-100) to maximum Life 150% increased Global Evasion Rating when on Low Life

Helmet enchantment: Molten Strike fires 2 additional Projectiles

(Weapon) Oro's Sacrifice - build-defining item. It has very high base Fire DPS and grants Frenzy Charges whenever you Ignite an enemy

30% increased Global Accuracy Rating No Physical Damage Adds (425-475) to (550-600) Fire Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed 20% chance to Ignite 10% increased Physical Damage taken 10% increased Fire Damage taken Culling Strike against Burning Enemies Gain a Frenzy Charge if an Attack Ignites an Enemy

(Body Armour) Daresso's Defiance - our recommended choice for this build. It grants Onslaught and Endurance Charges. But on the other hand, it's the part that you can freely change to anything you feel comfortable playing with

(160-200)% increased Armour and Evasion +(60-90) to maximum Life (0.4-0.6)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life 6% chance to Dodge Attack Hits You lose all Endurance Charges when Hit You gain an Endurance Charge on Kill You gain Onslaught for 5 seconds per Endurance Charge when Hit (60-100)% increased Onslaught Effect

(Boots) Rare Boots - our recommended pick which will provide high defensive bonuses

Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 25% increased Movement Speed 25% Fire Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance 25% Cold Resistance

(Boots) Sin Trek - another decent pick. Sin Trek have high Energy Shield and Evasion Rating but grants no Elemental Resistances

+(20-30) to Dexterity +(20-30) to Intelligence (80-100)% increased Evasion Rating +(100-150) to maximum Energy Shield 30% increased Movement Speed Enemies Cannot Leech Life From you

Boots enchantment: 16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently Adds 45 to 68 Fire Damage if you've Killed Recently

(Belt) Stygian Vise

Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 30 Strength 35% Fire Resistance 35% Lightning Resistance 30% Elemental Damage with Attack Skills

(Amulet) The Effigon - mandatory Amulet for this build. It will make your Attacks never miss against Blinded enemies

(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found +25 to Dexterity Adds 12 to 24 Fire Damage to Attacks +(100-150) to Accuracy Rating +(100-150) to Evasion Rating +(20-30)% to Fire Resistance Your Hits can't be Evaded by Blinded Enemies Damage Penetrates 10% Fire Resistance against Blinded Enemies

(Ring) Rare Rings

Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life 80% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: added Fire Damage to Attacks Attributes

(Gloves) Rare Gloves

Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 30% Fire resistance 30% Lightning resistance 30% Cold resistance Optional affixes: added Fire Damage to Attacks Melee Damage (Spiked Gloves)

(Jewel) Rare Jewels - these should provide extra Life and damage bonuses

Recommended affixes: maximum Life Melee/Fire Damage Optional affixes: Attack Speed Attributes

(Jewel) Abyss Jewels - at least two Abyss Jewels with a chance to Blind on Hit are required to efficiently increase your chance to Hit enemies

Recommended affixes: maximum Life added Fire Damage to Attacks/to Sword Attacks Chance to Blind enemies on Hit Optional affixes: increased Damage if you have killed recently

(Jewel) Watcher's Eye - this is a great pick if you manage to get one with the chance to Blind enemies while you are affected by Grace

(30-50)% chance to Blind Enemies which Hit you while affected by Grace (6-10)% chance to Dodge Attack Hits while affected by Grace Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Fire Resistance while affected by Anger (40-60)% increased Fire Damage while affected by Anger

(Jewel) Wildfire - great DPS boost for Molten Strike which increases the number of its projectiles

(10-15)% increased Fire Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Molten Strike fires 2 additional Projectiles With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Molten Strike has 25% increased Area of Effect

(Flask) Dying Sun - increases the number of your Molten Strikes projectiles greatly increasing your DPS

+50% to Fire Resistance 20% less Fire Damage taken (-10-10)% increased Charges used (15-25)% increased Area of Effect during Flask Effect Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles during Flask Effect

(Flask) The Wise Oak - grants extra Fire Damage Penetration if your Fire Resistance is the highest

+35% to all Elemental Resistances During Flask Effect, 10% reduced Damage taken of each Element for which your Uncapped Elemental Resistance is lowest During Flask Effect, Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Resistance of each Element for which your Uncapped Elemental Resistance is highest

Other suggested Flasks: Bubbling Divine Life of Staunching (immunity to Bleeding) Ample Jade Flask of Reflexes (increase Evasion) Ample Quicksilver Flask of Heat (Freeze immunity)

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