Could you possibly include an exact priority for your Infinity points? I would really appreciate it. Maybe some slightly lower cost alternatives for certain items as well. Excellent build, really loving it.
In my inebriated state I would want to say that it seems like Obscuring Brimstone would be better than Everywhere At Once. But I'm loaded so I don't get to judge
I am however currently leveling Nightcrawler and I like the rest of the build, so I'll test the difference myself and report back.
I ended up with the same build...just my rotation a little different. I basically have two "phrases" that I switch between as needed:
Bamf>Bomb>2x Frenzy>Blink Strike>2x Frenzy...like you mentioned, makes full use of the recharge mechanics on Bomb and Blink
Bamf>Run Through>Death Blow
And then sig on CD. Opener is Bamf>Bomb>Frenzy>Sig. You can alternate phrases as needed depending on if there's more than one enemy or just 1v1, its a little more flexible. I rarely have both phrases on CD at once, but when I do I just spam Bamf to get the sig off CD faster.
thank you so much for sharing this build! fun rotation and he's practically invincible lol. didn't care much for him before but now he's one of my favorites because of this build. gj :)
edit: im no numbers guy, but what do you think about replacing brooch with sentinal targeting unit? the proc might not seem like the most desirable effect since NC already has righteous frenzy + infernal brimstone, but the chr and bdr doesn't look bad and this build seems to bring his sig off cooldown after about 2 rotations. thanks again :)
Brooch is such an amazing item for melee heroes that can proc the item that it's incredibly hard to find something better. That said, I compared the numbers and the Brooch is miles ahead better than the Sentinel Targeting Unit. One thing I will be replacing right now in my build is the Edge of Infinity as cosmic items are now out and the cosmic CTC is better than the EoI.
i see for sure will slap that on. also, are slot 2-5 currently NC's best gear? just curious cause im planning on putting on some fighting challenge bonuses but wouldn't want to use it on something that isn't his bis.
From what I've tested his uniques are definitely better than the any hero unique alternatives except for slot 1 because Fragment of Twilight is ridiculously good. Now I don't know about these new cosmic items and how well they are compared to his own. You'd have to find an absolutely perfect cosmic item to compare it since Nightcrawler has probably the strongest set of hero uniques in the game.
cool thanks man. never really liked heroes without their own unique primary/secondary resource, but NC became an exception with this build and shot up to the top of my favorites lol.
What is your opinion of the Spider Clone Serum? I've been using it since Einherjar is the only artifact you have that I do not. Also, with the changes to cosmic artifacts, are you using the same ones but as cosmic versions or have you changed it up?
I don't like SCS because it is a defensive item for the most part and falls behind the other items I use. I also don't need extra defense because with this build I only die if I afk. With the changes to cosmic items I'd only swap the GoK and Flag for cosmic versions of the same item which reminds me I should change my item setup to reflect that.
Any reason why you chose those artis in particular? Would you recommend any others? I've also tried lizard formula, grappling hook and spider serum as options...?
I mostly chose them by looking at his attributes (Speed/Fighting), and then seeing what items are strong and fit those specifications. Only 1 item is strong and has Fighting which is the Flag. Then I looked to see if there were good Speed items but Grapping Hook is pretty weak on him because not all his powers are movement tagged and Lizard Formula is decent but not exceptionally strong so I didn't use any. I tried the Brooch to see if he could keep it procced with a near 100% uptime and he could. Then I filled the last two slots with GoK and EoI because these two are very strong.
Thanks for the reply dude. Really digging this build, super fun. bamf bomb and run through does massive damage whilst being almost invincible from all of the teleporting and teleport refreshing! :D
Superior Spider Mask isn't a very good offensive item but you could definitely swap one of those out for that item if you aren't feeling very tanky. I don't have an issue surviving anything with the build I posted.
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I am however currently leveling Nightcrawler and I like the rest of the build, so I'll test the difference myself and report back.
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Bamf>Bomb>2x Frenzy>Blink Strike>2x Frenzy...like you mentioned, makes full use of the recharge mechanics on Bomb and Blink
Bamf>Run Through>Death Blow
And then sig on CD. Opener is Bamf>Bomb>Frenzy>Sig. You can alternate phrases as needed depending on if there's more than one enemy or just 1v1, its a little more flexible. I rarely have both phrases on CD at once, but when I do I just spam Bamf to get the sig off CD faster.
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edit: im no numbers guy, but what do you think about replacing brooch with sentinal targeting unit? the proc might not seem like the most desirable effect since NC already has righteous frenzy + infernal brimstone, but the chr and bdr doesn't look bad and this build seems to bring his sig off cooldown after about 2 rotations. thanks again :)
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How about changing GoK or EoF with Superior spider mask ?
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