Farming Monoliths
My first goal in the end game is to get the blessing I want in each monolith that affects game stats (the loot monoliths are fine, but lower priority - especially since gear priorities can change quickly after a new acquisition). Grand Enmity of the Clans is one exception here since swords share their Unique/Set echo with Daggers (I'm not 100% sure that actually works, but in any case - you want 2x Apogee of Frozen Light so more swords = good). I don't prioritize good rolls; those can take some farming, and uniques will have more impact on your build. You'll also naturally get chances to upgrade your blessings as farm uniques.
You will probably get Dedication of an Erased Primalist and Artor's Legacy naturally as you play. Also, both of these items will probably hurt your survivability significantly (especially Artor's). So don't rush for them. Also, Rayeh can be pretty annoying for melee builds.
The first item I would target farm is Apogee of Frozen Light in empowered Reign of Dragons. Legendary potential (LP) is not essential as you're building your gear, so get two and move on.
Next I would farm Ravens' Rise in empowered Ending the Storm. LP is not common on these, and your glove slot are not as impactful as your helm, so once you find a pair you can move on.
Now you can target farm Artor's Legacy in empowered Black Sun. LP 2 is quite achievable and can be upgraded in tier 1 Temporal Sanctum. Hope for PrefixPrimalist Storm Crow Added Spell Damage and SuffixIncreased Health.
At this point you should be ready to push corruption (if you haven't started already). Remember you need to be above 200 for Omnis to drop. Just pick one of the above-mentioned monoliths (so you can also be looking for LP) and get to it!
Monolith Farming Strategy
To target farm a unique, we look for "Set/Unique _____" echoes of that item's base type, which is determined by the monolith (as indicated above).
Two powerful tools in target farming are:
- Vessels of Chaos - Rerolls the rewards for all echoes in the web that have not been completed yet
- Vessels of Memory - Restores all completed echoes to an uncompleted state (excluding other Vessels of Chaos or Memory)
If you come across these, here is how I attempt to use them maximally:
- Explore the echo web until a) all remaining echoes have at most one outgoing connection and b) all visible "Set/Unique" echoes are completed
- If available: destroy a Vessel of Chaos. Our hope here is to roll more "Set/Unique" rewards. If we did destroy a vessel return to step 1, otherwise continue
- If available: destroy a Vessel of Memory. This will refresh all of our completed echoes, most importantly the "Set/Unique" echoes, including those created by rerolling in step 2. If we destroy a vessel return to step 1. Otherwise, pick an Echo of the World and move on.
Note that the "at most one outgoing connection" clause in 1 is because if we complete an echo and only reveal one new echo, that new echo has the same chance to reroll a "Set/Unique" reward as the one we completed, only now it's one step further away when we trigger our Vessel of Memory.
This strategy works especially well when we find multiple Vessels of Chaos (and Memory) in a single web.
Boss Fights
Boss fights, whether in dungeons or monoliths, can be pretty annoying for this build. You need to be in melee to do damage, and your minions are vulnerable to their killer area spells. Rebinding the "Move minions" hotkey to something more accessible (I use "t") can help.
If you're feeling frustrated though, the best option is really Sky Passage because it gathers your crows with you when you teleport (ideally, out of harm's way).
Swap Fury Leap for Summon Frenzy Totem so that you can reset your Crowstorm without trying to target a crow during a boss fight. If you do, Healing Pulse is optional; either Invigorated Renewal or Warding Totem may be the better option. You can also shift your passives around to invest Critical Bite. If that doesn't help, grab Feline Bond and The Chase. You can always move things back as you get more resilient gear.