Double Death Scythe Poison Build

Kernmechanik

A heavy-poison build that runs two Death Scythes to push the poison counter to 80-100 in a single round. Combined with Snake (Venomancer)'s cleanse-prevention, the opponent is locked into being shaved to 0 HP roughly 20 seconds in.

Death Scythe deals self-damage, so the key is to maintain your own HP with healing items or lifesteal weapons while fighting.

Empfohlene Unterklasse: Venomancer

Venomancer is mandatory at Round 8. Snake's cleanse-prevention and poison-duration boost maximize the value of running two Death Scythes.

Kerngegenstände und Platzierung

Gegenstand	Rolle
Death Scythe x2	Main poison damage source
Pestilence Flask	Poison source (multiple copies preferred)
Green Gem (Chipped Emerald or up)	Amplifies poison damage
Healing items (Healing Herbs, Health Potion)	Covers self-damage
Hungry Blade or Bloodthorn	Lifesteal to offset self-damage
A few Pets	Required adjacency for Snake activation

Cluster the two Death Scythes and socket Emeralds plus Green Gems to maximize poison output. Place healing items near the Scythes so the self-damage / lifesteal balance is easy to maintain.

Build-Reihenfolge

Frühes Spiel (Rounds 1-6)

Prioritize Pestilence Flask and Healing Herbs. Move Wooden Sword → Poison Dagger to seed the poison floor. Hunt the first Death Scythe early.

Mittelspiel (Rounds 7-12)

Take Venomancer at Round 8. Buy Snake and slot the first Death Scythe into the Ranger's Bag. Socket Green Gems and Emeralds into the poison weapons.

Spätes Spiel (Round 13+)

Land the second Death Scythe and shift to dual operation. Line up 2-3 healing items so the self-damage is fully offset. When everything connects, the opponent dies to poison roughly 20 seconds in.

Taktik und Positionierung

The risk of this build is "you also chip yourself while attacking". Don't force the issue until the healing loop is online — let poison stacking carry you. Death Scythe self-damage is significant, so the standard pattern is to backstop it with Hungry Blade lifesteal.

Schwierige Matchups und Konter

• Opening-rush archetypes: self-damage stacks with incoming damage and your HP plummets. Layer shield + helm early.
• High-armor: poison passes through, but Death Scythe's direct damage is mitigated through armor.
• Same-class poison mirror: it becomes a cleanse-prevention race, so prioritize fastest-possible Snake +20 Lucky.

Variationen

Splice in Hexblade (Cursed Dagger) for the adjacent-weapon damage boost on Death Scythe. A variant of "Death Scythe + Pandemonium Tank Scythe" instead of two Death Scythes also works well — random powerful effects raise the burst ceiling.