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#1
Oct 26 2025 01:30pm
Salut!

Following an earlier thread I made for PvM bladesin, it seems Plague (Cham+Shael+Um) in a +3 Blade Fury claw is best-in-slot weapon.

In true RNG style I've farmed a Cham (playing offline) but still haven't found a base :rofl:

I've been hitting up weapon racks in the Kurasts + their temples, Countess Tower, Stony Tomb, some are dropping claws but not consistently (worth mentioning an exceptional base would be OK, doesn't have to be elite).

I know Cows is a great place to go for bases, but due to running Shako + Enigma at lvl98 I can't get my MF super low for the most white drops.

What do y'all reckon is the best way to go about it? Frustrating having all the runes and nothing to put them in :D

Cheers!

This post was edited by Mukhalif on Oct 26 2025 01:32pm
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Oct 26 2025 09:24pm
Always hard and rare to find good claws.

You can always change the mf gear?

Racks is probably a good idea, but takes time to get to them.

Eldricht+shenk is always a good spot, usually packed with monsters, beware the skeleton archers and slingers though. They can hit hard.

Chaos sanctuary is also a good place, high level area.
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#3
Oct 26 2025 11:00pm
Plague is not BiS haha
Good budget option tho

But you shouldn't really use blade fury in any real life situation, the animation lock is way too clunky
It's all about sentinels and claw mastery, 2 staffmods that you can only get on rares by manipulating the ilvl with low clvl imbue or rerolls

The BiS affixes are
fools / 2sin / 2os (Lo+Lo) / 30+ ias (to reach max trap laying speed with a -30WSM base + HL)

I believe
Stefbef
got that precise claw in a GT
dunno if he finally up'd it to RT, which would be a 100% perfect claw for a pure bladesin
But I know he likes to play hybrid ww with other claw options (which is a shame when you have that perfect claw hahaha)
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#4
Oct 27 2025 07:26am
Quote (SinsOfTheSun @ Oct 27 2025 06:00am)
Plague is not BiS haha
Good budget option tho

But you shouldn't really use blade fury in any real life situation, the animation lock is way too clunky
It's all about sentinels and claw mastery, 2 staffmods that you can only get on rares by manipulating the ilvl with low clvl imbue or rerolls

The BiS affixes are
fools / 2sin / 2os (Lo+Lo) / 30+ ias (to reach max trap laying speed with a -30WSM base + HL)

I believe ^Stefbef got that precise claw in a GT
dunno if he finally up'd it to RT, which would be a 100% perfect claw for a pure bladesin
But I know he likes to play hybrid ww with other claw options (which is a shame when you have that perfect claw hahaha)


Do you mean for PvP? WW sin sounds very PvP 😁

That claw does indeed sound poggers. I've been picking up any yellows that drop but nothing GG so far.

But yeah to clarify, this is pure PvM :)

Quote (Taurean @ Oct 27 2025 04:24am)
Always hard and rare to find good claws.

You can always change the mf gear?

Racks is probably a good idea, but takes time to get to them.

Eldricht+shenk is always a good spot, usually packed with monsters, beware the skeleton archers and slingers though. They can hit hard.

Chaos sanctuary is also a good place, high level area.


Haven't found a decent circlet or yeah I'd swap out Shako for something else. Enigma is carrying all my strength requirements and Tele is amazing, difficult to swap it. Appreciate the suggestions though :)
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Oct 27 2025 07:43am
Quote (Mukhalif @ 27 Oct 2025 14:26)

Haven't found a decent circlet or yeah I'd swap out Shako for something else. Enigma is carrying all my strength requirements and Tele is amazing, difficult to swap it. Appreciate the suggestions though :)


Gamble circlets :) But i can understand convenience with teleport. But maybe farm easy to reach places. Either way, 100% magic find isn't that much. Maybe bite the bullet n farm with it...
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#6
Oct 27 2025 07:55am
Ahhh I see
Bladesin is mostly used for pvp, so I just assumed that’s what you were doing :p

For pvm, seriously just use Fleshripper
You don’t need ultra high ar like for pvp
Fleshripper has everything you want for pvm

Base Weapon Speed: [-20]
+200-300% Enhanced Damage (varies)
-50% Target Defense
25% Chance of Crushing Blow
33% Deadly Strike
50% Chance of Open Wounds
Prevent Monster Heal
Slows Target By 20%

Socket it with Lo
You’ll get 100% DS with HL and gores
40% CB
60% OW
-50% def = easy 95% hit chance vs mobs (halved to -25% vs bosses)

You save 19 pts in claw mastery
62 pts required for blade skills
22 pts for fade
This is unlocking skill pts to invest into DeathSentry/FB or Venom or kicks or clone.
I’d suggest 1pt DS, 18pt FB
The CE is a nice addition as this build lacks a bit of AoE dmg for pvm

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Oct 27 2025 08:02am
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Oct 27 2025 03:32pm
Quote (SinsOfTheSun @ Oct 27 2025 01:55pm)
Ahhh I see
Bladesin is mostly used for pvp, so I just assumed that’s what you were doing :p

For pvm, seriously just use Fleshripper
You don’t need ultra high ar like for pvp
Fleshripper has everything you want for pvm

Base Weapon Speed: [-20]
+200-300% Enhanced Damage (varies)
-50% Target Defense
25% Chance of Crushing Blow
33% Deadly Strike
50% Chance of Open Wounds
Prevent Monster Heal
Slows Target By 20%

Socket it with Lo
You’ll get 100% DS with HL and gores
40% CB
60% OW
-50% def = easy 95% hit chance vs mobs (halved to -25% vs bosses)

You save 19 pts in claw mastery
62 pts required for blade skills
22 pts for fade
This is unlocking skill pts to invest into DeathSentry/FB or Venom or kicks or clone.
I’d suggest 1pt DS, 18pt FB
The CE is a nice addition as this build lacks a bit of AoE dmg for pvm


I am using Fleshripper currently :) Didn't think to socket it with a Lo rune though, good shout.

FB meaning Fire Blast? Do you use the skill itself or just for making Death Sentry last longer? I've got DS maxed out currently.

Some guys gave me some info about using claws here: https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=106787405&f=87
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#8
Nov 1 2025 08:28am
I finally found some 3os greater talons with +3 Blade Fury from a LK rack :angel:

Sacrificed some Death Sentry range to max Claw Mastery but it definitely clears faster with Blade Sentinels. I think this is because the -50% target defense from Fleshy doesn't apply to them. Fury is slapping and seems superior kill speed too. The Cleansing aura is a nice QoL because no more antidote pots :D

Other gear for reference:
Enigma MP
Shako with 39ed jewel
Phoenix monarch
Gores
Arach
LoH
Raven
BK
Highlords
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#9
Nov 2 2025 11:52pm
Quote (Mukhalif @ Nov 1 2025 11:28pm)
I finally found some 3os greater talons with +3 Blade Fury from a LK rack :angel:

Sacrificed some Death Sentry range to max Claw Mastery but it definitely clears faster with Blade Sentinels. I think this is because the -50% target defense from Fleshy doesn't apply to them. Fury is slapping and seems superior kill speed too. The Cleansing aura is a nice QoL because no more antidote pots :D

Other gear for reference:
Enigma MP
Shako with 39ed jewel
Phoenix monarch
Gores
Arach
LoH
Raven
BK
Highlords


Nice! :thumbsup:
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#10
Nov 3 2025 01:15pm
Quote (Mukhalif @ Oct 26 2025 11:30am)
Salut!

Following an earlier thread I made for PvM bladesin, it seems Plague (Cham+Shael+Um) in a +3 Blade Fury claw is best-in-slot weapon.

In true RNG style I've farmed a Cham (playing offline) but still haven't found a base :rofl:

I've been hitting up weapon racks in the Kurasts + their temples, Countess Tower, Stony Tomb, some are dropping claws but not consistently (worth mentioning an exceptional base would be OK, doesn't have to be elite).

I know Cows is a great place to go for bases, but due to running Shako + Enigma at lvl98 I can't get my MF super low for the most white drops.

What do y'all reckon is the best way to go about it? Frustrating having all the runes and nothing to put them in :D

Cheers!


Cows and take off enigma and shako for something without magic find
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