Flex Build
![Excellent - Shadowstrix (Dual Blades): Flex Build [PvE] icon](/icons/1215004.webp){kind=icon}
Recommended skills
Quick-use items
Talent picks
Aftereffect
Upon casting Spinning Slash, increase Physical Damage for a period of time.
Wound Buildup
When hitting enemies with Dual Blades attacks, applies a stackable Wound that lasts for a short duration. When Wound reaches 10 stacks, it detonates and deals True Damage to the target.
Ascetic Technique
Hitting enemies with Fang Rush or Bloody Blade Dance removes negative effects that prevent dodge energy recovery and additionally recovers Energy.
Shadow Dance
Bloody Blade Dance can be quickly activated after a Dodge. Using Bloody Blade Dance this way temporarily halts dodge energy recovery.
Equipment set
How to get this build's gear
Loadout planner →Each piece below, and the shortest route to it — bought, forged, or farmed. Drop chances are the best rate recorded for that piece across every source; open the piece for the full table.
| Piece | How to get it | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Veil Dual Blades | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 219g |
 Emissary Leather Armor | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 200g |
 Emissary Mask | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 186g |
 Emissary Gauntlets | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 168g |
 Retribution Ring | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 185g |
 Dominance Amulet | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 185g |
 Emissary Long Boots | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 156g |
 Emissary Tights | Drops from 22 sources · up to 24.11% | 180g |
 Worn Carved Dagger | Market only | — |
The 8 pieces currently listed on the market come to 1,479g. The other 1 has no listing, so the real cost of the full kit is higher than that figure. Compare gear value →
Loads this build's gear and talent picks into the planner, where you can swap pieces and spend the rest of Shadowstrix's points yourself.
