I have tried many different builds to accommodate shimmering and at best you end up with a build with slightly less damage than a normal dps build.

I bet there is a cheese build that fully exploits this skill but I have yet to find any (and I've been theory crafting with shimmering since the moment it dropped on pts).

the problem becomes that you end up stretching stats into many different directions plus the cost doubles every 5 seconds so at some point you have to turn it off after burning stupid amounts of health that you had to replenish in addition to doing damage. The best use I found was for my vamp tank if I ever want to take him through some solo content and not take forever. you need to dedicate another skill on your bar to heal you through. there is some heal on damage spammables but they're more expensive with vamp.

Also, I'm pretty sure the tri cost reduction glyphs are a must for any shimmering builds.

The builds I've come up with so far are barely comparable to other common builds but with one major negative (well a bunch because vamp). you cant be healed by others.

so pretty much what I have concluded the best use for the skill is to use the other morph on a ganker build and pop it right before your burst then turn it off right after to heal back up.

As far as high health high damage build go I liked that sloads mythic item better. Up to 3k bonus weapon and spell damage for 40% increased damage taken. I tried using both the mythic item and shimmering to boost my damage into oblivion but it was super hard to maintain. Also getting stunned with these on SUUUUCKS.

But hey, if someone else found a cheese build with shimmering I'm all ears. (or eyes I guess)

KingShocker wrote: »

I have tried many different builds to accommodate shimmering and at best you end up with a build with slightly less damage than a normal dps build.

I bet there is a cheese build that fully exploits this skill but I have yet to find any (and I've been theory crafting with shimmering since the moment it dropped on pts).

the problem becomes that you end up stretching stats into many different directions plus the cost doubles every 5 seconds so at some point you have to turn it off after burning stupid amounts of health that you had to replenish in addition to doing damage. The best use I found was for my vamp tank if I ever want to take him through some solo content and not take forever. you need to dedicate another skill on your bar to heal you through. there is some heal on damage spammables but they're more expensive with vamp.

Also, I'm pretty sure the tri cost reduction glyphs are a must for any shimmering builds.

The builds I've come up with so far are barely comparable to other common builds but with one major negative (well a bunch because vamp). you cant be healed by others.

so pretty much what I have concluded the best use for the skill is to use the other morph on a ganker build and pop it right before your burst then turn it off right after to heal back up.

As far as high health high damage build go I liked that sloads mythic item better. Up to 3k bonus weapon and spell damage for 40% increased damage taken. I tried using both the mythic item and shimmering to boost my damage into oblivion but it was super hard to maintain. Also getting stunned with these on SUUUUCKS.

But hey, if someone else found a cheese build with shimmering I'm all ears. (or eyes I guess)

Ok then, thanks for the feedback.

Stx wrote: »

Do damage shields stop this skill from damaging you? I would assume not but I haven't read anything about it.

Nope, they don't. My vamp is using Iceheart and Imperium with Ironblood which can help a bit, especially in blood mist as your shields will take less damage, allowing them to stay up longer. Sorc with crit surge helps alot though too. I don't play in any serious content though, just casually. So it's probably not gonna work in difficult content.