Summary

"Fate Slicer" is a mirror-tier Anarchic Spiritblade designed for Strength-Stacking Flicker Strike builds. By combining Shaper and Elder influence modifiers with The Squire shield, the weapon effectively functions as an 11-Link setup. This guide explains the weapon's mechanics, required modifiers, Recombinator crafting process, and how to integrate it into a Strength-stacking character.

Understanding the Weapon's Concept

The foundation of Fate Slicer is the Anarchic Spiritblade base.

Unlike traditional physical weapons, the base converts 100% of physical damage into a random element. This allows the build to focus entirely on scaling elemental damage rather than investing in physical damage multipliers.

The weapon is designed around two goals:

Stacking multiple built-in support gem modifiers.

Scaling damage through extremely high Strength values.

When combined with The Squire shield, the result is an effective 11-Link Flicker Strike setup capable of taking advantage of multiple support effects simultaneously.

Step 1: Choose the Correct Base

Acquire two Anarchic Spiritblades:

One Shaper-influenced base.

One Elder-influenced base.

These influence types are required because each contains specific support modifiers needed for the final weapon.

Before beginning the craft, ensure both bases have appropriate item levels capable of rolling all desired influence modifiers.

Step 2: Roll the Shaper Base

Use Alteration Orbs on the Shaper Anarchic Spiritblade until you obtain:

Socketed Skills deal 40% more Attack Damage

This modifier is one of the most important damage multipliers on the weapon and serves as the primary target for the Shaper base.

Continue rolling until the modifier appears in a usable state.

Step 3: Roll the Elder Base

Use Alteration Orbs on the Elder Anarchic Spiritblade until you obtain:

Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Ruthless

Ruthless provides a powerful built-in support effect and is one of the mandatory pieces of the final weapon.

Once acquired, prepare the item for the influence merge.

Step 4: Merge the Influenced Bases

Use an Awakener's Orb to combine the Shaper and Elder weapons.

The goal is to preserve both key influence modifiers on a single Anarchic Spiritblade.

After the merge, evaluate the resulting item.

An ideal outcome contains:

Two useful prefixes.

Minimal or no suffixes.

If undesirable suffixes appear, proceed to the cleanup process.

Step 5: Clean the Item

If the merged weapon contains unwanted suffixes:

Craft Prefixes Cannot Be Changed.

Use a Scouring Orb.

Remove unwanted suffixes while preserving valuable prefixes.

This creates a clean foundation for the Recombinator stage.

Maintaining open suffixes greatly improves future crafting flexibility.

Step 6: Prepare Additional Recombinator Bases

The final weapon requires multiple influence support modifiers to coexist.

Desired modifiers include:

Prefixes

Socketed Skills deal 40% more Attack Damage

Level 20 Ruthless Support

Level 20 Elemental Damage with Attacks Support

Suffixes

Level 20 Increased Critical Damage Support

Level 10 Fortify Support (or another support modifier)

Attack Speed, Critical Strike Chance, or Strength

To achieve this combination, prepare several influenced weapons containing individual target modifiers.

Step 7: Use Recombinators

Recombinators are the primary method for assembling all required support modifiers onto one weapon.

Method A

Combine:

A weapon with 2 Prefixes and 2 Suffixes.

A weapon with 3 Prefixes and 1 Suffix.

This method generally offers the highest chance of preserving valuable modifiers.

Method B

Combine:

A 2 Prefix / 2 Suffix weapon.

Another 2 Prefix / 2 Suffix weapon.

When using this method, ensure the desired prefixes are different modifier families. This reduces the chance of modifiers competing for the same slot.

Multiple attempts may be necessary before achieving the desired combination.

Step 8: Complete the Final Suffixes

After successfully combining all mandatory support modifiers:

Lock prefixes.

Roll or craft high-tier Attack Speed.

Add Strength where possible.

Consider Critical Strike Chance if the build requires additional scaling.

The objective is to maximize both damage and attribute scaling without disturbing the support modifiers already obtained.

Step 9: Protect Expensive Crafting Attempts

At this stage, every crafting action becomes extremely costly.

Before applying:

POE Exalted Orbs

Veiled Orbs

Advanced finishing crafts

Use Hinekora's Locks whenever possible.

This allows you to preview outcomes and avoid destroying a nearly completed weapon.

Step 10: Socket the Flicker Strike Setup

Once completed, the weapon acts as the core of the build.

Place Flicker Strike and additional support gems inside the sword.

The built-in support modifiers automatically provide several extra support effects without consuming gem sockets.

Because the weapon already contains multiple support modifiers, only a small number of manually socketed support gems are required.

Step 11: Equip The Squire

The Squire is essential for the full setup.

The shield allows support gems socketed within it to apply to the weapon skill.

This effectively adds three additional support gems to the Flicker Strike setup.

The result is an effective 11-Link configuration:

Built-in support modifiers from the weapon.

Socketed support gems in the weapon.

Additional support gems provided through The Squire.

Without The Squire, the weapon loses a significant portion of its intended power.

Step 12: Optimize Strength Stacking

The weapon reaches its full potential only when paired with heavy Strength investment.

Focus on obtaining Strength from:

Equipment

Rings

Amulet

Belt

Gloves

Boots

Passive Tree

Take efficient Strength clusters and attribute nodes whenever possible.

Jewels

Use Split Personality jewels placed in the furthest passive tree sockets.

Popular combinations include:

Strength + Life

Strength + Accuracy

Strength + Mana

The further the jewel is from the starting point, the more attributes it provides.

Step 13: Scale Flat Damage Through Strength

Many Strength-stacking builds utilize sources of flat damage that scale with total Strength.

Popular options include:

Replica Alberon's Warpath

Strength-scaling rare gear

Attribute-focused jewels

With sufficient investment, total Strength can exceed 2,500, dramatically increasing base damage and allowing the elemental scaling of Fate Slicer to outperform many conventional weapons.

Conclusion

Fate Slicer is a highly specialized endgame weapon that combines influence modifiers, Recombinator crafting, and The Squire's shield interaction to create an effective 11-Link Flicker Strike setup. The crafting process revolves around isolating key Shaper and Elder support modifiers, merging them through Awakener's Orb and Recombinators, then finishing the weapon with premium attack and attribute suffixes. When paired with a properly optimized Strength-stacking character, the result is a weapon capable of leveraging multiple support effects while scaling massive elemental damage through raw attributes.