Devil Dino+Shotgun Puni and Blade in the same team.
The continous dps from the bleed by dino and antiheal by blade would theoretically be very OP and by adding puni to the mix, it might be very oppressive.
Considering how the new support adjustments buffed Rocket, WF and loki this comp might be a decent against them.
The game detects that you're using them as confirmed by the timesquare photoshoot in the recent update. It only restricts access to certain features like photoshoots. We all know most of the people in this sub have lingerie or nude mods. Hence, the devs are indirectly confirming that modding in cosmetics isnt bad. However i do wish they restrict the graphic mods which removes fogs in maps like the shou laos tablet.
Blade is a pretty unfortunate character this PvE. In sword build he is a good mob killer but struggles against bosses. In gun build he is an INSANE boss killer but struggles against mobs. However, if you're playing blade with a team, killing the mobs shouldnt be that high in your priority list as other characters can do that more effectively and efficiently. Here are my boss killer upgrades:
Unlink and Bind your secondary to both scroll up and down.
Bind primary fire with Caps Lock so you dont have to hold left click(it became more comfortable for me personally)
(Dont upgrade the spherical shot) additionally, try to get the legendary gun artifact with a passive that reduces the intervals of your exorcism bullet's shots. For my one its around 0.75s making those exorcism rounds a minigun. Even if the gun's rating is low, the exorcism rounds themselves provide a ton of dps and a ton of hearing loss.
Focus on putting your points in precision rate and precision damage. One of the abilities in gun build provides blade with a brief 45% precision rate boost.
Reap isnt bad when finishing off minibosses. Try to run away from the mob and then jump in killing the minibosses around the map when they are around 1/2hp.
Maybe its just me who didnt know but i found out that hp upgrades from the arcana in between the rounds are permanent. Therefore, by the time i reached nightmare 85, my hp is already at around 20k, having the highest hp among my entire team which is also keeping me relatively immortal, just long enough for my team to respawn. I dont have to upgrade hp in the traits tree. Additionally, i removed all my points from the scroll of immortality and then just maxed out scroll of midas and will also upgrade scroll of blessing for better drops.
I am currently focusing increasing dodge rate which is extremely useful especially when using reap. However, if you see the boss killer arcana, always prioritize on upgrading it first.
From nightmare 80 to 85, i didnt focus much on upgrading my damage boosts because my gears are relatively as decent as it can be. And so is my survivability.