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Build Overview
Pros
Cons
The concept of the Penetrating Shot build is quite simple.
TheTrickshot Aspectgives Penetrating Shot arrows that split off from their target for added AoE.
If you enjoy builds withhigh burst potential, this one won’t disappoint.
Learn how to use Governing and Tuning Stones to create the ultimate build for your Seneschal Construct.
Fundamental: Puncture now throws 3 blades in a spread, each dealing 35% of its Base damage.
Hitting an enemy with at least 2 blades at once makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Penetrating Shot
Enhanced: Penetrating Shot deals 10% increased damage per enemy it pierces.
Elite enemies will also be Knocked Down for 1.5 seconds.
Smoke Grenade
Enhanced: Enemies affected by Smoke Grenade take 15% increased damage from you.
Poison Trap
Enhanced: Knocks Down enemies for 1.5 seconds when it activates.
Countering: Poison Trap has a 30% chance to reset your Imbuement Skill Cooldowns when activated.
Poison Imbuement
Enhanced: Poison Imbuement’s Poisoning Duration is increased by 1 second.
Blended: Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills deal 75% increased Poisoning Damage.
Dash
Enhanced: Enemies damaged by Dash take 15% increased Critical Strike Damage from you for 5 seconds.
Disciplined: Dash Slows enemies it hits by 30% for 3 seconds.
Any enemy already Slowed will be Dazed for 2 seconds instead.
Paragon
Paragon Boards
Deadly Ambush
Grab Spring-Loaded, Cunning, Engineering, and the Legendary Node.
Socket in Exploit and buy enough Strength Nodes to activate it.
Exploit Weakness
Buy Exploit, Dosage, Artifice, Unassailable, Hunter Killer, and the Legendary Node.
Socket in Combat in the Glyph node.
Cunning Strategem
Pick up Slayer, Fundamentals, Lawless, Finisher, Dominant, and the Legendary Node.
Socket in AMbush and pick up Strength Nodes to activate its additional effect.
Glyphs
Chip
Deal more physical damage for every 5 Dexterity purchased within range.
Dealing physical damage to an enemy increases all damage they take from you up to 10%.
Exploit
Deal more damage to Vulnerable enemies for every 5 Strength purchased within range.
Enemies damaged by you become Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
This can only occur once per enemy every 20 seconds.
Combat
Core skills deal more Critical Strike damage for every 5 Intelligence within range.
When a skill Critically Strikes, restore 12% of their Energy cost.
Ambush
Deal more damage to enemies affected by your Traps for every 5 Strength within range.
Enemies affected by Traps take 10% more damage from you.
Also,prioritize leveling up Chip and Exploitat the end of Nightmare Dungeons.
Earn Favor by completing these challenges during Season of the Construct.
Swap in this Aspectif you need a bit more survivability.
If you havehigh Lucky Hit Chanceon your gear, it may be worth considering.
However,Condemnation, a Unique Dagger,can be extremely powerfulin this build.
Condemnation
Your Core Skills deal [20-40]% increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points.
Your Basic Skills using this weapon have a 30% chance to generate 3 Combo Points.
Plus, this weapon has good default affixes likeBasic Skill Attack Speedand Core Skill Damage.
While doing this, circle around the monsters slightly togroup them up.
Then, move in and place aPoison TrapandSmoke Grenadeto knock down the enemies.
UseDash to gain distance or repositionas needed, then applyPoison Imbuement.
Build your Combo Points again before firing another Penetrating Shot or two to finish off the group.
Use Poison Trap to knock down the boss, apply Poison Imbuement, and fire Penetrating Shot whilekiting around.
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