Claw builds?

I just found a claw that isn't terrible, and it got me thinking, I've never made a claw character before.





I know the elemental damage could be a bit higher, but it doesn't seem that bad to me. Is there any use for this at all? Maybe elemental spectral throw or something? dunno...

Why doesn't anybody use claws?

Sure, you could make a crit ele claw build with that, even more so now that we got these nifty 'all attack leech' nodes. Reave would probably be your best bet but you could also go for Molten/Lightning strike, ST or Frost blades.

The reason Claw builds are more rare is because dagger nodes are better and ele claw builds are even more rare because their implicits often do nothing for ele builds. There's also the cumulative effect of daggers being perceived as a better weapon so they are more often rolled and crafted, as a result good claws are scarce.

capitalize on that +LGOH implicit and select a skill that hits many times - spectral throw or molten strike are my favs

if you opt to 'go for it', find a Gemini claw (or a lower tier) for that +mana on hit so you are completely free of any kind of resource management from passives/links/gear

claws in general seem to be a bit faster than daggers and while their nodes are 'worse' than these of the daggers it is perfectly possible to build a non-crit (that is with minimal investment) claw build and steamroll everything (due to how easy it is to sustain with them)

that claw is pretty damn good