Edit: Forgot to mention this will be for PvP

Hey,
I'm wondering if Es is better than vita?
What breakpoints should I aim for? 86/105?
Do I use a circ or Flickering flame?

I'm not sure what best in slot gear is.
I'd like to spend between 4k-8k

And help on gear choices would be greatly appreciated.

This post was edited by Homosexual419 on Jul 1 2025 03:40pm

They say vita is best. Es supposedly is weaker, mana burn.

Breakie, i say 105. Gotta go there at least.

Setup, someone will give it ya. Be a patient man ... like bruce lee says .... “Patience is not passive, on the contrary it is concentrated strength.”

I read that Vita is best for SvS, but not ideal for general use. I haven’t dueled in over a decade though, so I’m not sure.

This post was edited by Homosexual419 on Jul 1 2025 03:47pm

I'd definitely go es unless only doing svs. Vita just doesnt have the same tankiness, and the damage increase doesn't justify that loss.

Typical build is

Shako
Enigma
Hoto
Spirit
Spider
2 sorc/10fcr ammy - str/mana usually as adds
Frostburns
Sojs
Boots could be mana crafted boots if prebuffing es or waterwalks/aldurs if not. Other choices generally fine.
Fire life skillers
Life/mana scs, possibly life/res


Personally I'd use an es cta/memory in cube to prebuff es and just atat vit to approx 50/50 life mana

Would Shako be better than Flickering Flame?

Yes in most cases unless your opponent doesnt have stacked res

Typo?

No, if the opponent only just has or is below max res, flickering flame will add quite a bit of damage.
If they're still stacked after the -15% res, then shako will be much better.

Circs can also be used but you dont really need the fcr and it will hard to match the life/mana on shako.

Ahhh okay that makes a lot of sense, thank you.

Obsession better than hoto spirit?

Most will probably say no. I wouldnt bother if not 3fb/3fm.

I like obsession, it also frees up your armour slot (as you dont need str for spirit) to switch off enigma if you want (that being said there arent many other options, and you'll probably get laughed at for using coh although honestly probably better in this case).

You'll have a bit less life/mana but damage can go up quite a bit.