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Soulframe Ode Shrike Melee Build

The Best Ode Shrike Melee Build for Soulframe! Ode Shrike is a powerful Pact in Soulframe that immobilizes enemies and deals poison damage! This Ode Shrike Build relies on Melee Damage to defeat enemies and clear content! More Builds and Guides you can read:

Best Weapons and Tempers

The Best Weapon for this Ode Shrike Melee Build is Dhrullai! Powerful dual sickles that deal massive damage and hit harder with the right Tempers. The Best Tempers for the build are:

  • Swift Strike x2
  • Sullying Force x2
  • Swooning Blow x2
  • Bypass
  • Galvanic Strike

Use Emberaught as your Rune, with Dewclawer, Binky Kick, Hare Harms and Spreading Sploot as your totems to take advantage of your powerful smites.

RuneTotems
EmberaughtDewclawer(Spirit)
Binky Kick(Grace)
Hare Harms(Courage)
Spreading Sploot(Courage)

For your Sidearm equip Skilter or another Flyblade! The Best Tempers are:

  • Sullying Force x2
  • Breakneck x2
  • Swooning Blow x2
  • Bypass
  • Galvanic Strike

Add Hurlwind as rune, Dewclawer, Blinding Bite, Spreading Sploot and Hare Harms as totems.

RuneTotems
HurlwindDewclawer(Spirit)
Blinding Bite(Spirit)
Spreading Sploot(Grace)
Hare Harms(Courage)

Make sure to unlock all Short Blade and Flyblade Combat Arts, but prioritize those that increase your Smite chance.

Best Virtue

Grace is the primary Virtue of the Ode Shrike Melee Build! Allocate at least 30 points to Grace and then try to balance the remaining points between Spirit and Courage.

Ode Shrike Melee Skills

These are the Ode Shrike active skills:

  • Leywiles: Summon ichorous blades from the ground with every strike of your weapon.
  • Skyward Swike: Fire a Swike at an enemy to bind them to Skyward Lantern, inflicting Damage and rendering them vulnerable to your attacks.
  • Shacklebolt: Ensnare enemies with a bolt of shackles. Inflicting Damage on one shackled enemy inflicts all others in the snare with Voltaic Damage.

With its Passive abilities you can turn invisible and inflict Poison damage.

  • Poacher’s Gambit: Chance to become briefly invisible each time you are stuck by an enemy.
  • Guiling Eye: Inflicts Poison Damage to enemy weak points.

Combat Arts

Unlock the following Ode Shrike Arts:

  • Poacher’s Gambit+3
  • Guiling Eye+3
  • Physic+1
  • Rooted+1
  • Wingspan
  • Stalwart+1

You can allocate more points to Saphene’s Gift, Iridi’s Favour or Mora’s Pride, depending on the Virtue you wish to increase.

ode shrike melee build
Ode Shrike Melee Build

Best Armor

The Best Armor for the Ode Shrike Melee Build is the Orengall Set. Complete the setup with the Triune Talisman to boost all Virtues or the Direskull Talisman for an extra boost to Grace.

Rotation

Start with a heavy attack using your Flyblade to make it orbit around you. This Melee Build relies on fast rapid attacks and immobilizing enemies. Cast a Skyward Swike to trap an enemy. Throw Leywiles and cast Shacklebolt to deal with the rest. Get closer to your targets and deal massive damage with your dual sickles.

Whenever you trigger Smite, use it to deal massive damage. This setup combines Grace, rapid attacks, Smite, and powerful abilities to tear through enemies and clear all available content. From Dungeons and Sieges to powerful Agari World Bosses and other activities!