Dragon Claw + Tiger strike build

[shijo]

Dragon Claw + Tiger strike build

How feasible is a build like this? I've tried the one C/C Venom build listed in the guide compendium and it just really lacks any raw damage. It runs well until about act 4 hell, then it just gets overwhelmed.

So I'm thinking to start it needs 20 tiger strike for the charge up, 20 dragon claw for the dual claw attack + massive ar bonus. That would give it an absolute ton of physical damage. Throw in 20 venom and you're getting another 600ish damage. The real issues come down to AoE damage and resists. Can't really use fade because it won't stick with BoS. And without using something like dragon tail or phoenix strike there's no AoE damage. One option is death sentry. But if you go with death sentry, you lose out a lot on shadow master. And what about claw mastery? Is that even worth putting more than one point in? I'd like to find a great c/c build that utilizies my chaos and fury very well but at the same time still does a nice amount of melee damage. If anyone has any input on a c/c build, I'd be really greatful.

*shijoku

 

[BIGeyedBUG]

Taking the time to charge up a maxed 3TS/DC will only net you a small amount of damage gain over simply spamming DC. Simply put, you almost lose as much damage on the chargeups as you gain on the release. Max one or the other, not both.

I think a physical damage focused c/c 'sin is going to take a lot of patience no matter what. If I was going to recommend just a couple of things to make the best of it, it'd be, 1. Amp or Decrep, and 2. A strong Death Sentry.

 

[Liliel]

Of course CM is worth putting points in. It increases your AR and damage for all of your attacks, and WW and TS would benefit from that.

It would be handy if your runeword claws had Death Sentry and/or Blade Fury staffmods. But, if they don't...

20 TS
20 DC
20 Venom
10+ CM
10 SM
1 DS
1 BF
1 MB

 

[shijo]

My chaos has +2 venom +1 blade fury and my fury just has +3 venom. I'm so torn between a build, there's so many questions with vague answers or no real answer at all.

 

[shijo]

How does this build sound? Any major flaws in it? I basically looked at the TS/DS guide and made some adjustments. Turned it into a more physical build and less reliant on the lightning damage.

20DC
10CM
20SM
20Venom
1 MB
10DS (mostly for the radius)
1 BF (from my chaos)

That takes the character to level 80, if you put points in all the appropriate pre-reqs.

Could max out DS or CM at 90, depending on what's most important there, or throw it into weapon block since a c/c build gets hit a lot and doesn't have much %dr.