If you're looking for a fast-paced, teleporting melee build that absolutely deletes bosses, welcome aboard.

This version of Flicker Strike is not only built around consistent power charge generation, but also scales extremely well with Energy Shield (ES) stacking, tinctures, and a unique POE currency setup to maximize both survivability and DPS. Let's dive deep into why this build is GG.

Core Skill: Flicker Strike of Power

Flicker Strike of Power is the centerpiece of this build. The transfigured version of Flicker Strike allows you to teleport to a random enemy and strike them with your melee weapon-but only if you have a power charge, which also bypasses its cooldown.

The beauty of using this transfigured version is it simplifies charge management:

 No need to roll for frenzy charges.

 No cooldown worries if you're maintaining power charges.

 Cleaner, more efficient gameplay loop with high uptime.

Power charges are generated on every non-critical strike, thanks to Romira's Banquet, a key unique ring. Because we use Resolute Technique and Precise Technique, our hits cannot crit-meaning we never lose charges, and they keep flowing forever.

Itemization & Gear Highlights

The backbone of this tanky flicker strike build is a carefully curated set of uniques and rares that synergize with energy shield stacking, power charges, and strike skill mechanics.

Weapon: Amphitheater Edge (Amphi Edge)

 Newly updated this league: it now grants 10–50% of your ES as Lightning Damage.

 High rolls are crucial. Even a 1% roll difference can impact your total damage by 6–7%.

 Must be corrupted with Resolute Technique.

Shield: Aegis Aurora

 Classic shield for ES builds.

 Grants 2% of armor as energy shield on block.

 With ~60k armor, you're recovering around 1,200 ES per block.

Rings:

 Romira's Banquet: Generates power charges on non-crits (never loses them due to Resolute Technique).

 Warrior's Legacy: Allows strike skills to repeat at previous locations, effectively duplicating your attacks. This is a massive DPS multiplier-you can double your damage in Path of Building just by equipping this.

Helmet, Gloves, Boots:

 Hybrid Evasion + ES bases, standard for Trickster.

 Allows us to hit 13,000+ ES comfortably.

Gloves Link:

 Volatility, General's Cry, and Blade Flurry setup to summon Mirage Warriors.

 Use Arcanist Brand linked with Desecrate to automate this during boss fights.

Jewels:

 Fertile Mind: Converts dexterity in dense nodes to intelligence for a 500+ ES gain.

 Timeless Jewel (Elegant Hubris): Double damage nodes.

Unique Jewels:

 Tides of Time for 100% flask uptime.

 Stormshroud for elemental ailment immunity.

 Rune of the Fortress: Boosts global defenses-armor, evasion, and ES.

 Corrupted Blood immunity jewel with intelligence + block rolls.

Tincture:

 Sustained through Whispers of Infinity.

 Converts skill costs to ES, so tincture use becomes viable even in ES-based builds.

 With ~15 stacks active, you're deleting bosses within seconds.

Flask and Utility

With Tides of Time, you can run 100% uptime flasks, ensuring constant boosts to damage, movement, and defense. Immunity to elemental ailments comes from Stormshroud, making your flask setup even simpler.

Gem Links and Support

Main Skill: Flicker Strike of Power

 Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks

 Multistrike

 Energy Leech

 Volatility

 Damage on Full Life

Support Skills:

 Vaal Smite: Buffs your damage. No need for Smite of Divine Judgement.

 Leap Slam: Movement skill with Momentum, Brutality, Faster Attacks.

 Arcanist Brand setup: Linked with Desecrate, enabling Mirage Warrior summons via General's Cry.

Auras:

 Grace, Discipline, Arctic Armor

 Run on a +3 aura effect helmet.

 Mark Setup: Mark on Hit + Poacher's Mark → Grants frenzy charges and helps sustain boss DPS.

Passive Tree & Clusters

A standard Trickster tree, optimized for ES, power charges, and flask synergy.

Notables:

 Polymath, Escape Artist, Swift Killer, and Soul Drinker.

 Swift Killer boosts frenzy and power charge generation and duration (frenzy lasts 30s).

 Soul Drinker allows ES leech from attacks-key for survivability.

 Three Cluster Jewels:

 8-passive medium clusters with Feed the Fury, Veteran Defender, and Martial Prowess.

 Can be crafted easily via Reforge Attack or Reforge Speed in the Horticrafting Station.Tattoos & Minor Utilities

 Avoid Stun Tattoo: Works in synergy with Tides of Time, offering stun immunity.

 Suppression Tattoo: Helps cap your spell suppression, especially when relying on rare gear modifiers.

 Additional tattoos help shore up defenses without sacrificing offensive power.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

 Tons of Energy Shield (13k+).

 High Block Chance and ES Recovery (Aegis Aurora + armor).

 Insane damage with duplicated strikes from Warrior's Legacy.

 Fully ailment immune, 100% flask uptime, and super mobile.

 Easy power charge sustain-no reliance on crit or low rolls.

 Budget-friendly core items (like Flicker Strike of Power and Romira's).

Cons:

 Hard to control in dangerous boss fights. Random teleportation can throw you into Maven beams or Sirus storms.

 Motion sickness risk-Flicker Strike is notorious for making some players dizzy.

 Requires investment into unique and corrupted gear or cheap POE chaos orbs for full potential.

Final Thoughts

Genuinely surprised how strong, smooth, and fun it turned out to be. I couldn't find any similar "donkey" tanky Flicker Strike Trickster builds in this league, so I thought it was time to share the full guide.