**Tl;DR: GGG nerfing Flicker Strike means nothing to me, because I can't read.**

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This is my current WIP martial artist flickerstrike build. Shout-out to u/shadowclone515, the core of this build was based on his Skybreaker Martial Artist build, and his advice helped immensely with optimization.   
  
However, Instead of building into over-capping culling threshold and generating power charges via crit, I ended up focusing on some very funny HoT/HoI shenanigans. There's still a long way to go; the build is still very squishy and the passive tree pathing could be a lot better, but at this point it's comfortably zipping through 6-mod T15's without a care in the world and blowing up pinnacle bosses instantly.

**How it Works:**

The build's engine is the new Eventide Petals unique amulet. By scaling crit damage to 100% and using flickerstrike as trigger for multiple attack hit procs at the same time, we generate a truly silly amount of ice crystals. You hit the cap of 10 almost instantly, so shattering them via dealing damage simply isn't an option.  
  
Instead, the crystals are shattered via Herald of Thunder, Herald of Frost, and Blasphemy/Repulsion, all of which have Biting Frost II Support. It adds up to both an absurd amount of AOE clear and damage, and also a comical amount of attack triggers which to generate power charges and more Ice Crystals.

This also has the very fun side effect of turning the screen white when using Falling Thunder/Tempest Bell for bosses or ritual.

The next step for the build is to slot in Rakiata's Flow in the relevant places and reallocate the cold resist penetration to Evasion and ES nodes, but that's still a ways off. 



Flickering Flowers: Martial Artist Flicker Strike Build Showcase