Swarming Chakrams

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by Alka last updated Nov 17, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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Skills

Marked for Death Grim Reaper
- Marked for Death
Cost: 3 Discipline

Mark an enemy. The marked enemy takes 15% additional damage for the next 30 seconds.
Grim Reaper

15% of damage dealt to the marked enemy is also divided evenly among all enemies within 20 yards.
Chakram Twin Chakrams
- Chakram
Cost: 10 Hatred

Fire a swirling Chakram that deals 380% weapon damage as Physical to enemies along its path.
Twin Chakrams

A second Chakram mirrors the first. Each Chakram deals 220% weapon damage as Fire.
Smoke Screen Healing Vapors
- Smoke Screen
Cost: 14 Discipline
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Vanish behind a wall of smoke, becoming momentarily invisible for 1 second.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Healing Vapors

Regenerate 15% Life while invisible.
Caltrops Bait the Trap
- Caltrops
Cost: 6 Discipline

Lay a trap of caltrops on the ground that activates when an enemy approaches. Once sprung, the caltrops Slow the movement of enemies within 12 yards by 60%. This trap lasts 6 seconds.
Bait the Trap

Become empowered while standing in the area of effect, gaining an additional 10% Critical Hit Chance.
Companion Wolf Companion
- Companion
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your raven deals an additional 500% damage on its next attack.

Passive: Summons a raven companion that pecks at enemies for 100% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Wolf Companion

Active: Your wolf howls, granting you and your allies within 60 yards 15% increased damage for 10 seconds.

Passive: Summons a wolf companion that attacks enemies in front of him for 150% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Sentry Polar Station
- Sentry
Cost: 20 Hatred

Summon a turret that fires at nearby enemies for 280% weapon damage. Lasts 30 seconds.

You may have 2 turrets active at a time.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Polar Station

The turret Chills all nearby enemies within 16 yards, Slowing their movement speed by 60%.

Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
Your primary skills generate an additional 4 Hatred.
Awareness
- Awareness
When you receive fatal damage, you instead vanish for 2 seconds and regenerate 50% of maximum Life.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Steady Aim
- Steady Aim
As long as there are no enemies within 10 yards, all damage is increased by 20%.
Cull the Weak
- Cull the Weak
Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.

Items

Marauder's Visage

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Marauder's Spines

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–8.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Haunt of Vaxo

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.0–4.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Summons shadow clones to your aid when you Stun an enemy. This effect may occur once every 30 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Marauder's Carapace

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Lacuni Prowlers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+10–12% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+316–1160 Thorns Damage
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Hellcat Waistguard

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Grenades have a chance to bounce 3–5 times dealing an additional 50% damage on each bounce. This bonus is increased to 800% on the final bounce.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Marauder's Encasement

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Marauder's Treads

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+7737 - 9214 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Stone of Jordan

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 25.0–30.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
One of 6 Magic Properties (varies)

+8–10 Maximum Discipline (Demon Hunter Only)

+7–8 Maximum Fury (Barbarian Only)

+7–9 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)

+105–119 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)

+13–14 Maximum Spirit (Monk Only)

+7–8 Maximum Wrath

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.
Helltrapper

Legendary Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+36–44 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

7–10% chance on hit to summon a Spike Trap, Caltrops or Sentry.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(5–6)–(6–8) Arcane Damage

+(5–6)–(6–8) Poison Damage

+(5–6)–(6–8) Lightning Damage

+(5–6)–(6–8) Holy Damage

+(5–6)–(6–8) Cold Damage

+(5–6)–(6–8) Fire Damage

+(5–6)–(6–8) Damage

More Details

Head
- Marauder's Visage
- Stat Priority: CHC Vit
Shoulders
- Marauder's Spines
- Stat Priority: Reduced Resource Cost
Amulet
- Haunt of Vaxo
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC
Torso
- Marauder's Carapace
- Stat Priority: Socket
Wrists
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Steady Strikers
- Slave Bonds
- Stat Priority: AS CHC
Hands
- Tasker and Theo
- Stat Priority: CHC AS CHD
Waist
- Hellcat Waistguard
- Stat Priority: AS Elite %
Legs
- Marauder's Encasement
- Stat Priority: Socket
Feet
- Marauder's Treads
- Stat Priority: AR
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stone of Jordan
- Unity
- Stat Priority: Socket Elite % CHC AS
Weapon
- Helltrapper
- Balefire Caster
- Stat Priority: AS Elite % Dmg %
Offhand
- Stat Priority: AS CHC CHD

Legendary Gems
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15.00%.
  Your pets take 90% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.

-Spines of Seething Hatred is the core item (which is apparently not included in Offhand list).
-Sentry damage on shoulders & chest
-Chakram damage on boots, helm & Quiver
-Regarding Gogok of Swiftness legendary gem; at maximum stack it adds 15% AS increase to your existing sheet AS. To be able to hit the last BP for sentries (temporarily as long as you keep the stacks up) you will need a 1H xbow with 7% AS (1.71 weapon AS), 15%AS from paragon points, a decent T&T and 50+AS from gear, as an example, my DH has a Helltrapper with 1.68 weapon AS, 15% paragon AS, a 42% bonus from T&T, and 45% AS from gear, which adds up to 4.1748 with 15 stacks from gem, which is hardly above the last BP.
P.S.;I'm not going to suggest to opt for BP6 or a bow, in case you don't have enough AS, since damage from this build behaves like the target is melting with small but fast and many hits, rather than taking chunks with slower but bigger hits. Because if you compromise AS it will loose its edge and meaning due to nature of how chakrams work.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Core: Movement Speed up till 25% cap> Primary Stat

Offense: CHD>AS>CHC>CDR

Defense: AR>Life>Life Regeneration>Armor

Utility: RCR>LoH>Area Damage>GF

Build Guide

-This build has great potential to pull consistently good damage, but demanding intense effort to keep dps bonusses up, hence requiring you to maintain max distance and marking & constanty shooting at a target to keep swiftness gem stacks up on every possible occasion.

The idea is to melt down the targets with several damage buff resources (Caltrops/Bait the Trap, Marked for Death, Haunt of Vaxo amulet, Zei's Stone) and an overwhelming amount and speed of chakrams (especially when all sentries and full stacks from gem are up). Since your only direct damage ability is chakram, you need to play it "ranged" . You have clatrops and polar station turrets to slow and kite mobs, so you better use them!

-Zei's Stone of Vengeance's level 25 afflix will proc the Haunt of Vaxo.
-The video belongs to an earlier version of the build, using Cluster Arrows as a complementary skill. As soon as I capture a decent run with current version I will update it as well.

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