Blade Vortex Assassin Build – PoE 3.11

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Stats

Character	Level 94 Assassin Bandit: Kill all
Attributes	119 Str 288 Dex 164 Int
Pools	5,338 Life 376 Energy Shield 924 Mana
Defences	1% physical reduction 4,140 Evasion
Resistances	75% Fire 75% Cold 75% Lightning 38% Chaos
Avoidance	22% Evade
Recovery	1,068 Life leech/s
Charges	0/3 Endurance 3/3 Frenzy 3/3 Power
Movement	+142% movement speed
Vaal Blade Vortex	247k DPS 21.3M with ailments 32.9k per hit 3.94/s 91.5% crit × 1.00 costs 57 mana PoB's numbers for this skill group
Calculated with	elusive Shaper boss killed recently 5 killed recently poison applied recently 5 unholy might poison on enemy 10 frenzy charges withered stack count 15 onslaught

Gear

Cold Iron Point Ezomyte Dagger

Weapon 1

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 72

Sockets: R-R G

Corrupted

Requires: Level 62

10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill

+3 to Level of all Physical Spell Skill Gems

Deal no Elemental Damage

Cold Iron Point Ezomyte Dagger

Weapon 2

Item Level: 84

Sockets: R-R-B

Corrupted

Requires: Level 62

6% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike

+3 to Level of all Physical Spell Skill Gems

Deal no Elemental Damage

Hypnotic Crown Magistrate Crown

Helmet

Quality: +30%

Item Level: 85

Sockets: B-R-B-G

Requires: Level 58

24% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect crafted

+95 to maximum Life

Regenerate 13.1 Life per second

Nearby Enemies have -9% to Chaos Resistance

Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers crafted

+1 to Level of Socketed AoE Gems crafted

8% increased Area of Effect crafted

5% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage crafted

Carcass Jack Varnished Coat

Body Armour

Quality: +16%

Item Level: 81

Sockets: G-G-G-G-B-B

Corrupted

Requires: Level 62

+2 to Level of Socketed Duration Gems

5% additional Physical Damage Reduction while stationary

134% increased Evasion and Energy Shield

+54 to maximum Life

+11% to all Elemental Resistances

43% increased Area of Effect

48% increased Area Damage

Extra gore

Asenath's Gentle Touch Silk Gloves

Gloves

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 86

Sockets: R-G-B-B

Corrupted

Requires: Level 25

5% increased maximum Life

+22 to Intelligence

+61 to maximum Life

+69 to maximum Mana

Curse Enemies with Level 10 Temporal Chains on Hit

Non-Aura Curses you inflict are not removed from Dying Enemies

Enemies near corpses affected by your Curses are Blinded

Enemies Killed near corpses affected by your Curses explode, dealing

3% of their Life as Physical Damage

Armageddon Track Two-Toned Boots (Evasion/Energy Shield)

Boots · Shaper

Quality: +25%

Item Level: 86

Sockets: R-G-G G

Requires: Level 70

16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently crafted

+12% to Cold and Lightning Resistances

+76 to maximum Life

+22% to Fire Resistance

34% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments

You have Tailwind if you have dealt a Critical Strike Recently

Unaffected by Chilled Ground

20% increased Movement Speed crafted

11% chance to gain Onslaught for 4 seconds on Kill crafted

Impresence Onyx Amulet

Amulet · Elder

Item Level: 85

Requires: Level 64

Allocates Whispers of Doom crafted

+16 to all Attributes

39% increased Damage over Time

Adds 18 to 24 Chaos Damage

+84 to maximum Life

+21% to Chaos Resistance

Despair has 120% reduced Mana Reservation if Cast as an Aura

Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy

Bramble Turn Two-Stone Ring

Ring 1

Item Level: 85

Requires: Level 64

+19% to Fire and Lightning Resistances

23% increased Chaos Damage

+58 to maximum Life

+15 to maximum Mana

+18% to all Elemental Resistances

+33% to Fire Resistance

Non-Channelling Skills have -9 to Total Mana Cost crafted

Circle of Nostalgia Amethyst Ring

Ring 2

Item Level: 82

Requires: Level 52

6% increased maximum Life

14% increased Damage with Ailments

+19 to all Attributes

Adds 16 to 30 Chaos Damage

+22% to Chaos Resistance

59% increased Chaos Damage while affected by Herald of Agony

Herald of Agony has 91% increased Buff Effect

Tempest Girdle Stygian Vise

Belt

Item Level: 86

Sockets: A

Has 1 Abyssal Socket

29% increased Chaos Damage

+96 to maximum Life

+49% to Fire Resistance

+57% to Cold Resistance

+54% to Lightning Resistance

26% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills

Flasks

Coralito's Signature Diamond Flask

Flask 1

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 76

Requires: Level 27

Take 30 Chaos Damage per Second during Flask effect

25% chance to Poison on Hit during Flask effect

Your Critical Strikes do not deal extra Damage during Flask effect

75% increased Duration of Poisons you inflict during Flask effect

Grants Perfect Agony during Flask effect

Bottled Faith Sulphur Flask

Flask 2

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 80

Requires: Level 35

Creates Consecrated Ground on Use

35% increased Duration

Consecrated Ground created by this Flask has Tripled Radius

+1.66% to Critical Strike Chance against Enemies on Consecrated Ground during Effect

Consecrated Ground created during Effect applies 10% increased Damage taken to Enemies

Atziri's Promise Amethyst Flask

Flask 3

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 72

Requires: Level 68

2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect

Gain 18% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect

Gain 15% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect

Alchemist's Quartz Flask of Heat

Flask 4

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 72

Requires: Level 27

Immunity to Freeze and Chill during Flask effect

Removes Freeze and Chill on use

25% increased effect

33% reduced Duration

Seething Eternal Life Flask of Staunching

Flask 5

Quality: +20%

Item Level: 65

Requires: Level 65

66% reduced Amount Recovered

Instant Recovery

Immunity to Bleeding during Flask effect

Removes Bleeding on use

Jewels

Thread of Hope Crimson Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 86

Radius: Variable

Corrupted

Requires: Level 26

Corrupted Blood cannot be inflicted on you

Only affects Passives in Very Large Ring

Passives in Radius can be Allocated without being connected to your tree

-10% to all Elemental Resistances

Empyrean Spark Medium Cluster Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 83

Adds 5 Passive Skills crafted

Added Small Passive Skills grant: 10% increased Area Damage crafted

Added Small Passive Skills also grant: +3% to Cold Resistance

1 Added Passive Skill is Assert Dominance

1 Added Passive Skill is Magnifier

1 Added Passive Skill is a Jewel Socket

Watcher's Eye Prismatic Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 85

Limited to: 1

4% increased maximum Energy Shield

6% increased maximum Life

6% increased maximum Mana

+21% to Damage over Time Multiplier while affected by Malevolence

Unaffected by Poison while affected by Malevolence

Oblivion Ruin Small Cluster Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 73

Requires: Level 58

Adds 3 Passive Skills crafted

Added Small Passive Skills grant: 4% increased maximum Life crafted

Added Small Passive Skills also grant: +4% to Elemental Resistance

Added Small Passive Skills also grant: +7 to Intelligence

Added Small Passive Skills also grant: +5 to Maximum Energy Shield

1 Added Passive Skill is Fettle

Carrion Glisten Large Cluster Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 82

Requires: Level 60

Adds 8 Passive Skills crafted

Added Small Passive Skills grant: 12% increased Chaos Damage crafted

1 Added Passive Skill is Overwhelming Malice

1 Added Passive Skill is Unholy Grace

1 Added Passive Skill is Wicked Pall

2 Added Passive Skills are Jewel Sockets

Intuitive Leap Viridian Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 80

Radius: Small

Corrupted

Requires: Level 32

You cannot be Maimed

Passives in Radius can be Allocated without being connected to your tree

Honour Wound Cobalt Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 81

Corrupted

4% increased Area of Effect

+10 to Dexterity and Intelligence

+4% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier

6% increased maximum Life

Might of the Meek Crimson Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 84

Radius: Large

Corrupted

4% increased Area of Effect

50% increased Effect of non-Keystone Passive Skills in Radius

Notable Passive Skills in Radius grant nothing

Armageddon Desire Medium Cluster Jewel

Jewel

Item Level: 69

Corrupted

Requires: Level 54

Adds 5 Passive Skills crafted

Added Small Passive Skills grant: +5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier crafted

Added Small Passive Skills also grant: +3% to Elemental Resistance

1 Added Passive Skill is Haemorrhage

1 Added Passive Skill is Wicked Pall

1 Added Passive Skill is a Jewel Socket

Skills

Weapon 2	Wither 20/20 Spell Totem 20/20 Multiple Totems 20/20
Boots	Whirling Blades 1/23 Fortify 20 Dash 19/20
Boots	Withering Step 20/20
Weapon 1	Immortal Call 8 Cast when Damage Taken 6
Weapon 1	Plague Bearer 20/20
Weapon 2 Swap	Hatred 20 Hatred 20
Weapon 2 Swap	Anger 20
Weapon 1 Swap	Anger 20 Hatred 20 Hatred 20
Body Armour	Vaal Blade Vortex 21/23 Awakened Deadly Ailments 3/20 Vile Toxins 21/20 Awakened Void Manipulation 4/20 Unleash 20/20 Awakened Unbound Ailments 5/20
Gloves	Enduring Cry 12 Precision 4 Blasphemy 20/20 Despair 21/20
Helmet	Flesh and Stone 20 Enlighten 4/10 Malevolence 20/20 Herald of Agony 20
Asenath's Gentle Touch	Temporal Chains 10