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I can clear up to rift 35 'quite easily' and fairly quickly (Boss takes awhile on 35s)

Is it better for me to just trial and get lvl25 keys and then speed clear them?
Or would people recommend T6 quick clear/full clears??

I have 1 of the BK swords, I REALLY NEED THE OTHER!
And obviously a lot of other stuff.

With the blood shards, I shouldn't spend them on 1h weapons should i? because 3x the price and so low % of getting?

What my best bet?

Well I found my higher damage Bul Kathos Solemn Vow (2670) playing in a Torment VI regular rift run.
My Bul Kathos Warrior Blood is only 2050 damage. I'm still trying to find a 2700+ damage one...

For the longest time I was using a 2090 damage Solemn Vow but thankfully upgraded. The damage increase is essential to say the least. You're almost better off not using the set if the damage is too low. I've found some sweet 3000+ damage one-handers and a nice 4500+ damage two-hander. I can do a ton more damage with those but the Bul Kathos two-sword set is better for my type of build.

Just keep doing rift runs in Torment VI. Increase your magic find % if needed. Use the cain set bonus pieces as well.

The blood shards seem like a waste trying to gamble a good 2600+ damage sword for either bul kathos set piece. I've gambled both swords from her numerous times (it takes a while) and each time they are under 2100 damage. Even 1900 damage.

It takes patience really. I'm halfway there myself.

i don't even care if they're ancient!
just want the set bonus for now i think ha

You can definitely gamble them at Kadala with your blood shards.
I know 75 seems pricey but on your 30th try it will likely pop up.

How do you know it's likely to pop up after 30 tries? It's completely rng lol

yeah its not great

Sorry, but it takes about 46k blood shards to find one: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/tMDtXmbuYhu5V_34sAa26rw/edit#gid=816489203

There's no "trick" to get the weapon you really need, other than running lots of rifts and gambling on kadala to get the extra chances.

It took me 32k shards to even get raiment pants ancient (looted about 30 of them), RNG can be a bitch too.

I should have clarified it took me about 30 tries, spending all 1000 of my blood shard limit, so it was about 30k blood shards I'd say. Once I max my blood shard capacity I gamble it all away as one try in my mind. Easy come, easy go. I've gambled a handful of them already but I always sell them for gold because the damage is too low. I'm only looking for 2700+ at this point. The higher-damage one I found was dropped from a monster.