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JimCasy

Help with IG / Hatchet Build - no longer viable?

Question

I just came back to the game and have been having fun - though hatchet looks to have taken a big hit since the early days (much needed). It also looks like the elemental damage scaling gems changed so they can only provide you a max of 75% rather than just being able to use the higher of your stats between STR or INT for example.

I found these two builds from a while back but not sure if something like this would really work anymore. I'm hovering at 50/50 in 3v3's definitely hitting a ceiling. Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwLxvNAtKp8

This build is STR/Dex/Con with no INT added, light armor. I guess not relying on the ice damage just the CC. I might head that way since the elemental damage scaling got hit so hard.

The other build was full Int/Con with the INT scaling gem on the Hatchet.

Posted Oct 7, 2025, 2:38 AM UTC

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