Had a Nex+Ortus Saboteur build idea, unsure of what kind of Devotions I should take.
grimtools: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/L2JROB02
I wanted to try out a Fire Nex+Ortus by converting Cold damage to use Nightblade skills. I'm not sure how great the gear is but there is a 100% Acid/Piercing/Physical to Fire and a little Cold damage conversion. The overall Fire damage% so far seems a little low but I'm not well versed with choosing devotions aside from Ulzuin's Torch. Is there any other Devotions I could use for a big damage boost akin to Dagallon's Chaos to Fire damage conversion allowing Abominable Might? Or should I just go for Ulzuin's Torch and Magi like usual?
Posted May 12, 2021, 12:22 AM UTC
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This is not the way to go. For fire damage Saboteurs who need cold -> fire conversion you should be using Ember's Calling set. And you want to max out Lethal Assault using, primarily, Kubacabra Chausses and a Sapphire of Elemental Balance.
Then, you need to pick between:
Nex + Ortus and a Conduit of Night Whispers with -15% fire resistance or
Blazeheart + Kilrian's Skullbreaker and Vilgazor's Heart.
Second option has a huge DPS sheet number but first option has -25% more fire resistance. Personally, I'm not a fan of Nex+Ortus, for any damage type, because I think there's better options if you want more fire resistance shred.
Yeah this is the biggest issue with picking Nex and Ortus. Low damage % no matter which damage type you pick. Regardless, you don't have a finished devotion setup or augments/components so there's tons of room for improvement.
For devotions, as long as you have Solael's Witchblade and Rhowan's Crown you can do whatever you think is apropiarte. Most people will go Ulzuin's Torch and maybe Magi but honestly, knowing first-hand the issues Saboteurs have with health, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go with Tree of Life instead.
Well, a Conduit is much more accessible to me than any MI, so I'll go with that. I wanted to use Nex and Ortus since it gives fire damage to Shadow Strike and try to use the Sacred Harmony bonus. I was just trying for non-set gear with the armor but I guess it makes enough of a difference, but I just didn't have access to it yet. I'll try to boost hp with augments probably, but thanks for the tips!