Theorycrafting a CI crit Templar!! Could use advice

Hello everyone,

I was a bit afraid that there are only staff wielding Templars when it comes to melee. Also, I hate Chaos damage, so I wanted a viable CI Build.

This is my try at it!

Main points are:
- Very high ES of course
- Therefore, a shield should be used. As one of the best crit weapons, I want to use Bino's Kitchen Knife. Damage scaling is something that will require at least 5 links.
- as a skill, I want an AoE attack, and I think Reave is good at this point

This is the Skill tree at 105 Points (basically finished, rest goes into the ES Witch nodes I think):

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgUABVuLjJ_fPAXvfIM4FE0Es4FvnjxN2Hy7jHYkiz0P98HE9iftrKpyqVnz9zKYb8Aa6hiSfWaeMFTlz_rScU09Ph0Ums_cI49GQ2M_m6cItzHYJFj1NsWdxB8Ci3oEBwFvTLPi9y0fl5WESJUgHU9SU1xrwfM1uT1fw22io6crf8YPxMHFEZY7fCy_DkiQG7jKhq5jQ13ycFYV1_Lhtvdw1ZoTVmNHBisKidPb1Nh2ES9wUrk-KgusZvPqLOG1SH3jbWw2PeywjAu5fPjrFHEOPJ_L

As you see I took following Keystones:

Chaos Inoculation - Obviously
Zealot's Oath - That's the Trick here...ES regen thanks to Bino's!! Great survivability boost I hope!
Unwavering Stance - needed because we have just 1 life

Gems: Reave - Melee phys/melee dmg on full life - conc. effect - Multistrike - Faster attacks - Inc. Crit dmg

Faster attacks I want because Multistrike offers a MORE attack speed, and FA offers INCREASED attack speed. Also, I have little to no atk speed from tree (could take some next to Adder's touch though, if you have high enough lvl)

This makes for some insane Damage multipliers I think. Testing is needed however, as I do not have a high lvl templar yet!

I do have a 470 ES shield with dual resists and mana regen, which will be needed for enhancing Clarity. So, Clarity and Discipline are set as Auras, eventually Purity of Elements, but I think it's not needed.

Credits go to my brother for helping with the theory build. I started off as a normal Templar, input then lead me into trying this with Chaos Inoculation, and we then refined it a bit.

What do you think about it, will it work?
Which items will be best besides Bino's? Which gem combo would be best?
And has anyone here a similar build? :D
“Losing a limb is no excuse for cowardice.” - Master Sollis, "Blood Song"
Last edited by Carmondai89 on Oct 17, 2014, 1:23:29 PM

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