I think you should give up on m4 and just go for shadow's chest + gloves + boots.
I also think you should consider going for dw Kmar + Nat. That way you can get the 3p nat bonus using nat's ring and also get the tenclip bonus. Not to mention that this setup leaves the helm slot open so you can go for broken crown which is imo bis for any build that utilizes the shadow set.
The rcr from hexing pants + paragon + some rolls on your gear might be enough to maintain hatred. You can still use bat companion and maybe even preperation punishment.
Ice climbers are awesome for strafe builds but going for shadow's means you can't get hexing pants + ic which brings us back to the original idea of using m4. Technically you can combine m4 + shadow but you won't be able to use hexing pants / ic / broken crown and also no nats unless again, you go for the xbow.
If you go only m4 gloves + chest + shoulders, you can use broken crown + hexing pants + ice climbers.
I am personally leaning towards the first option (shadow + nat (xbow+ring) + kmar + hexing pants). I've been theory crafting this build in my head for a while now but never got around to testing it because it would mean that i have to reroll a bunch of stuff and use two gifts. Let us know how your testing goes ^^
Pretty sure the shadow set would be awesome for this.
30 yard 80% slow around you
32k loh
Reduce damage taken by 35%
30% movement speed
Only costs 10 discipline
The 30 yard slow means you don't have to rely on the bott for the slow but you are using bott anyway so still, 30 yards up from 15 is quite nice for aoe slow around you.
Might want to go for Nightstalker... Not sure how often would it proc while using strafe.
Also, i would try to get Nats 3piece for 20 extra disc. Quiver must have disc. Soj must have disc... etc...
Sash of knives and Death watch mantle are two items that might work well with this build.
I also think you should consider going for dw Kmar + Nat. That way you can get the 3p nat bonus using nat's ring and also get the tenclip bonus. Not to mention that this setup leaves the helm slot open so you can go for broken crown which is imo bis for any build that utilizes the shadow set.
The rcr from hexing pants + paragon + some rolls on your gear might be enough to maintain hatred. You can still use bat companion and maybe even preperation punishment.
Ice climbers are awesome for strafe builds but going for shadow's means you can't get hexing pants + ic which brings us back to the original idea of using m4. Technically you can combine m4 + shadow but you won't be able to use hexing pants / ic / broken crown and also no nats unless again, you go for the xbow.
If you go only m4 gloves + chest + shoulders, you can use broken crown + hexing pants + ice climbers.
I am personally leaning towards the first option (shadow + nat (xbow+ring) + kmar + hexing pants). I've been theory crafting this build in my head for a while now but never got around to testing it because it would mean that i have to reroll a bunch of stuff and use two gifts. Let us know how your testing goes ^^
- 30 yard 80% slow around you
- 32k loh
- Reduce damage taken by 35%
- 30% movement speed
- Only costs 10 discipline
The 30 yard slow means you don't have to rely on the bott for the slow but you are using bott anyway so still, 30 yards up from 15 is quite nice for aoe slow around you.Might want to go for Nightstalker... Not sure how often would it proc while using strafe.
Also, i would try to get Nats 3piece for 20 extra disc. Quiver must have disc. Soj must have disc... etc...
Sash of knives and Death watch mantle are two items that might work well with this build.