I'm Tenkiei but you can call me Ten, I enjoy analyzing games by understanding the bones of the underlying systems, so people often joke I'm an encyclopedia for any game I play. I've played a variety of games, from Roguelites and Immersive sims to 4X games and JRPGs. But I spend most of my time playing online games like Runescape, World of Warcraft Diablo, and Path of Exile. With thousands of hours in ARPGs naturally when Torchlight Infinite released I had to check it out. You can often find me over on YouTube sharing the secrets I've discovered or rambling through video essays about the games I love. Introduction
This Wind Stalker Erika, Dex Stacker Season Starter Guide gives you all the information you need to start your Blacksail journey with Torchlight Infinite's newest character. Erika was inspired by Rogue and Assassin archetypes in other games so she's extremely fast and build around a hit-and-run playstyle. Stat stacking is one of the best ways to get your damage up to par early in a season, because you can craft most of your gear without needing many Legendary items.
While optimized for the start of the season, you can continue to min-max the gear to take on greater challenges. Erika's mechanics combine damage and mobility letting her scale incredibly well. But you need to be good at avoiding boss abilities to take on all content. Thunder Slash offers massive single target damage by converting Steep Strike chance into Multistrike which cause Erika to deal more damage.
All of Erika's core mechanics are built around Multistrike, so your damage is quite bursty. Hot Pursuit and Cat's Punches greatly improve Multistrike damage. Erika also offers ways to preserve your Multistrike Count when moving. To do optimal damage you need to manage your Cat's Agility and Stalker stacks correctly.
Cat Girl ✔
Gigantic Crits ✔
Easy Damage Scaling ✔
High Movement Speed ✔
❌ Requires Skill Swaps
❌ Sidetracked by Lasers
❌ Relies on Active Recovery
❌ High but Inconsistent Damage
This build guide assumes you have a Character at Level 80+. Check out the Erika Leveling Guide and Complete Leveling Guide if you're not there yet!
