assasin build question

i have a Queston im having trouble getting a answer. ive seen some assasins with some crazy lighting spam builds. to where it practically takes up the screen and potentially drags my pc down. (which doesnt happen often at all) WHAT IS THIS BUILD? is this even SIN specific? plz if someone could give me a little Insight (no low rolls plz lol jk) or crack this mystery for me i will appreciate it it looks really cool and dramtic just clueless as to how to its made??

Mosaic Phoenix Strike Assassin

https://maxroll.gg/d2/guides/phoenix-strike-assassin

most importantly using the Mosaic runeword onto the 3 sockets claw (Greater Talon, Runic Talon, etc).

Mosaic is the route then. i guess my next ? would be is there a particular build with it that makes it so... massive? i see u put Phoenix Strike with it but is there more to it that "amplies" it? i feel if it was as simple as a runeoword and a skill everyone would be spamming this intense move

PinacaTheGreat wrote: 2 months ago

Mosaic Phoenix Strike Assassin

https://maxroll.gg/d2/guides/phoenix-strike-assassin

most importantly using the Mosaic runeword onto the 3 sockets claw (Greater Talon, Runic Talon, etc).

and thank you i really appreciate your input!

Clucas710 wrote: 2 months ago

Mosaic is the route then. i guess my next ? would be is there a particular build with it that makes it so... massive? i see u put Phoenix Strike with it but is there more to it that "amplies" it? i feel if it was as simple as a runeoword and a skill everyone would be spamming this intense move

If you use dual Mosaic Claws, you are guaranteed to never lose charges (so long as you attack often enough to refresh their duration).
So all you do is stack 2 charges of Phoenix for the Chain Lightning (optionally include Blades of Ice, Claws of Thunder, some Fists of Fire).
And after that, you keep spamming typically either Dragon Talon or Dragon Claw (bit of a matter of preference). Both attack rather quickly and every single time they hit, you trigger the Phoenix Strike lightnings and whatever else you charged up.
And just like that, you have yourself a never-ending light show, plowing through everything the game throws at you.

Naturally, there are better and worse builds for the whole thing and better and worse gear picks. But let's be honest, basically any variation of dual Mosaic is OP af so..no need to really even worry about that.

Tim_the_Grim wrote: 2 months ago

It's funny reading your post, I had the same exact reaction the first time I saw someone in game doing this.

edit: what Schnorki said above
It really is just 2x Mosaic Claws along with Phoenix Strike (and usually with some Claws of Thunder and Blades of Ice charges as well). Then unleashed with a Dragon Talon.

It is kind of a fun build, at least initially, but you're constantly on the move trying to keep the charges from expiring. It gets intense and hectic. I enjoyed it at first, but it gets stressful in a way other builds don't.

Fortunately the build isn't crazy expensive so worth trying.

your comment alone makes me want to check it out. i never really knew this was a thing as a "old" d2 veteran. but it sounds like an entirely new way to play for myself the fact that its "stressful" lol
it seemed OP by some chars but im glad it has some difficulty. im sick of dying bc of a lack of stat. i want to die bc a lack of skill lol AWESOME

Schnorki wrote: 2 months ago

Clucas710 wrote: 2 months ago

Mosaic is the route then. i guess my next ? would be is there a particular build with it that makes it so... massive? i see u put Phoenix Strike with it but is there more to it that "amplies" it? i feel if it was as simple as a runeoword and a skill everyone would be spamming this intense move

If you use dual Mosaic Claws, you are guaranteed to never lose charges (so long as you attack often enough to refresh their duration).
So all you do is stack 2 charges of Phoenix for the Chain Lightning (optionally include Blades of Ice, Claws of Thunder, some Fists of Fire).
And after that, you keep spamming typically either Dragon Talon or Dragon Claw (bit of a matter of preference). Both attack rather quickly and every single time they hit, you trigger the Phoenix Strike lightnings and whatever else you charged up.
And just like that, you have yourself a never-ending light show, plowing through everything the game throws at you.

Naturally, there are better and worse builds for the whole thing and better and worse gear picks. But let's be honest, basically any variation of dual Mosaic is OP af so..no need to really even worry about that.

i greatly appreciate your thorough explanation the amount of lighting i seen, made me very skeptical and confused you are a gentle(wo)man and a scholar

I agree that it was a bit stressful in the beginning - but then, when you get that "375 frames" timer under your skin, so to speak - it becomes almost irrelevant. It does feel a bit annoying from time to time - but its not that often you need to re- Charge, you can often use WP and still find the first and best monster to reset your timer on (unless you have a pc that is slow and/or you GFX framerate Cap is very low). You also learn how to navigate eg. Throne of Destruction - regardless of you playing P1 or P8.

What has been said earlier in the comments is of course valid. So is the suggestiion about sunglasses - I definately dont want to play Mosaic without.

That being said, my advice would be to go the "beginner" route with Dragon Talon - do the proper research and be aware of the fist of fire "trap" - if used at all. It also offers you a huge advantage of using Fade which makes the build much cheaper - though resistances is not that much of a need overall on this build.

This is the best advice my Mosaic can offer you - and also, skip all "guides" that suggests using Infinity merc - thats just nonsense (now the shitstorm can begin).

If you later on want to "upgrade" (im ready for the next shitstorm) - you want to try the Dragon Claw.

As already stated, there are ups and downs - this also applies to the gear choice - with Dragon Claw you simply dont get the same "choices" as with Dragon Talon - it _can_ become vastly more expensive.

Have a nice day

departure wrote: 2 months ago

Pretty sure you can't make Mosaic right now right? This runeword is disabled at the moment. The only way to play this is to buy two mosaics that have already been made. I'd hate to see the runes get wasted.

@Clucas710

The user who asked the question is "marked" as non-ladder.

Mosaic was disabled for ladder season 13 (and will probably remain disabled).

The Mosaic can only be made on non ladder (and offline of course).

And you need to make it - if you want to finish that runeword in your chronicle?

departure wrote: 2 months ago

I did not know that Mosaic had ever made it to non-ladder. Last time I played online (which wasn't THAT long ago), Mosaic was ladder-only.

They made it available on non-ladder shortly before season 13 started with patch 3.1.1:

Blizzard wrote:

• Fixed not being able to craft 'Mosaic' runeword online non-ladder.

Full 3.1.1 patch notes: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article ... atch-notes

I posted about it in this thread back then:
forums/psa-mosaic-now-works-on-non-ladder-t1678889.html