Cold / Bleed Onslaught Veilwalker
A Necromancer + Berserker centered on Onslaught and capped weapon-pool skills, weaving Bone Harvest whenever it is ready. Regeneration, life steal, Tree of Life, and Mark of Torment support Ascendant and SR 35-36 farming while layered cold resistance reduction and high attack speed drive damage. The source and final calculator are v1.3.0.7; v1.3.0.8 contains no build-breaking change.
Onslaught
The author demonstrates almost every Nemesis on Ascendant, facetanking Mogdrogen, killing Ravager of Minds while avoiding its totems, kiting the Dread, Gladiator Crucible 200 with tributes, timed SR 35-36 farming, and a push through SR 38. Beyond 38 was not tested because it becomes slow and dangerous. Callagadra, Lokarr, and Crate of Entertainment were not attempted and are not claimed here.
Beginner ★★★☆☆
Gear need ★★★★☆ (many required items — for veterans)
Skills & Priorities
11The default-attack replacer and main damage engine. Maintain 12 stacks with capped WPS coverage and bind Eye of Korvaak.
An area hit and self-buff used on cooldown. Amatok's Grip helps it immediately establish all 12 Onslaught stacks.
Gear bonuses turn these into capped WPS coverage. Bind Elemental Storm to Bloodfangs and Rumor to Avalanche.
A permanent buff adding health and OA, with retaliatory resistance reduction through Spectral Wrath.
Apply it to a dangerous boss or Nemesis to redirect incoming damage during burst windows.
Core offensive, defensive, and speed passives. Bind Healing Rain to Untamed Rage.
The permanent package supporting cold, bleeding, speed, and defense.
The finished build's exclusive skill, completing its melee damage and stability package.
An opening area debuff layered with Murmur, Rhowan's Crown, Spectral Wrath, and gear-based reduction.
Active recovery and combat support, also used proactively before dangerous pulls.
Engage and disengage mobility. Bind Cleansing Waters for access to dispel.
Devotion Route (In Order)
13- 1.Take Primordial Crossroads, complete Eel, then refund the Crossroads point (3pt; Primordial 5).
- 2.Take Eldritch Crossroads and complete Spider (9pt; Eldritch 7).
- 3.Take Ascendant Crossroads and complete Toad (14pt; Ascendant 4, Eldritch 10, Primordial 8). This is a temporary bridge.
- 4.Complete Rhowan's Crown and bind Elemental Storm to Bloodfangs (19pt; Ascendant 5, Eldritch 11).
- 5.Take Order Crossroads and complete Panther (24pt; Order 3, Primordial 11).
- 6.Complete Harvestman's Scythe (30pt; Ascendant 8, Primordial 14).
- 7.Refund Toad's four points and Ascendant Crossroads (25pt; Ascendant 4, Eldritch 8, Order 3, Primordial 11). Crown and Scythe keep all requirements supported.
- 8.Complete Stag (29pt; Order 5, Primordial 14).
- 9.Complete Kraken (34pt; Chaos 2, Primordial 17).
- 10.Complete Ulo the Keeper of the Waters and bind Cleansing Waters to Leap (39pt; Order 7, Primordial 20).
- 11.Complete Tree of Life and bind Healing Rain to Untamed Rage (45pt).
- 12.Take Chaos Crossroads, complete Murmur, Mistress of Rumors, bind Rumor to Avalanche, then refund Chaos Crossroads (51pt; Chaos 4, Eldritch 10).
- 13.[Required] Take four Korvaak, the Eldritch Sun stars through Eye of Korvaak and bind it to Onslaught (final 55/55). Final layout: Eel 3, Panther 4, Spider 5, Crown 5, Kraken 5, Ulo 5, Tree of Life 6, Harvestman's Scythe 6, Stag 4, Murmur 6, Korvaak 4, and two Crossroads points.
Gear
- ▸Level directly with Onslaught plus Bone Harvest. Use the source-recommended Wight Frost Edge and prioritize two-handed weapon damage, cold, attack speed, and resistances.
- ▸Use Onslaught as the filler and Bone Harvest for area damage plus Soul Harvest uptime. Add WPS such as Necrotic Edge after the core attack is established.
- ▸The finished setup is set- and legendary-heavy. Before level 94, do not force exact replicas at the expense of capped resistance, armour absorption, OA, or DA.
- ▸Meet equipment requirements first and lean remaining attributes toward Physique. Do not copy the final calculator's attribute sheet blindly while leveling.
- ▸Final calculator: Deathshriek (two-handed weapon); Bloodmane's Helm, Cuirass, Furs, and Mark; Legguards of Crimson Snow; Amatok's Step; Scarmakers; Amatok's Grip; Closed Fist of Vengeance; Open Hand of Mercy; Deathbound Amethyst; and Calcified Sash.
- ▸Deathshriek's damage reduction, Bloodmane plus Amatok's Grip attack/Onslaught support, and Scarmakers' WPS bonuses form the package. Wight Frost Edge is the leveling and transition weapon.
- ▸Calcified Sash is the only random-affix base in the final calculator. Its exact affixes are not mandatory; patch resistance, DA, health, and crowd-control gaps.
- ▸Ascendant bonuses are not required and the author did not optimize them on the live character. Performance is not presented as bonus-dependent.
Playstyle & Notes
- ▸Engage with Leap, apply Bonechilling Cry, and attack continuously with Onslaught.
- ▸Use Bone Harvest on cooldown to maintain Soul Harvest and Amatok's Grip's immediate 12 Onslaught stacks.
- ▸Apply Mark of Torment to bosses or dangerous Nemeses, and work Healing Rain from Untamed Rage plus Rallying Cry into the defensive cycle.
- ▸Use capped WPS and Bone Harvest into packs; maintain resistance reduction and Onslaught on single targets. Let damage over time work while you kite unsafe mechanics.
- ▸Cleansing Waters is bound to Leap, so consider movement direction and landing position when a dispel is needed.
Cap primary resistances with useful overcaps, armour absorption, and crowd-control resistance such as stun and freeze. High DA, armour from Terrobullum, Deathshriek damage reduction, regeneration, life steal, and Tree of Life layer the defense, but they do not make Ravager of Minds totems or dangerous Nemeses near SR 38 safe to ignore.
The finished build is gear-dependent: before Bloodmane, Deathshriek, Scarmakers, and Amatok pieces, it does not have the same speed, WPS coverage, or defense. Melee cannot safely facetank Ravager of Minds totems, and the author stopped above SR 38 because it became slow and dangerous. Crucible 200 is demonstrated only with tributes. Callagadra, Lokarr, and Crate were not attempted. The source lacks a level-by-level walkthrough, so beginner rating remains 3.
The source recommends Wight Frost Edge for leveling but does not provide a slot-by-slot route for the final gear. After level 94, progress through ordinary legendary/set collection and blueprint crafting, transitioning as pieces become available. Calcified Sash is the crab MI around Ulo's Springs; secure the base first and optimize resistance affixes later. The demonstrated stable farm is SR 35-36, not above SR 38.