[2.4] Tank of Blades: Slayer Life MoM NonCrit Ele BV LeapSlam Tank! (Guardian vids) + 1ExBUDGET!

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EcchiOli wrote:

I started this build an hour ago, going with the budget solution, so, thank you :)

I want to ask a question, though.

What about using two rings with, among other mods, the Elreon property, minus 8 mana?
That's what I went with for the beginning.

With two of those, Blade Vortex costs litteraly no mana even with all multipliers in a tabula, and you can save on all the points you have put into mana regeneration, to put them elsewhere.

At this point, there are three possibilities:

- I am a total absolute genius and my suggestion is awesome
or
- It so happens that the "minus x to cost of spells" property is incompatible with the mods required ingame, and simply can't be present together in the list of mods.
or
- I loverlooked something else

I don't dare make a guess :D

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EDIT: could it be for Mind Over Matter? I just saw this node on the skill tree.

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djfang wrote:

Update; wow. I think I'm full build... and honestly, I'm shocked. I really didn't think the jump from rare amulet to Voll's would make such a HUGE difference. But it did-- from barely being able to pull through a 1 key run uber lab to a 4 key run without even using a single defense flask.

Spoiler

and alt gems

Do you have any suggestions for improvements that can be done on a tight budget of ~50-120c(prefer not to cash out my last ex ^^) op

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Waycoolozs wrote:

Just a quick one how much life and mana pool do u have?

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Dysmal wrote:

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EcchiOli wrote:

I started this build an hour ago, going with the budget solution, so, thank you :)

I want to ask a question, though.

What about using two rings with, among other mods, the Elreon property, minus 8 mana?
That's what I went with for the beginning.

With two of those, Blade Vortex costs litteraly no mana even with all multipliers in a tabula, and you can save on all the points you have put into mana regeneration, to put them elsewhere.

At this point, there are three possibilities:

- I am a total absolute genius and my suggestion is awesome
or
- It so happens that the "minus x to cost of spells" property is incompatible with the mods required ingame, and simply can't be present together in the list of mods.
or
- I loverlooked something else

I don't dare make a guess :D

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EDIT: could it be for Mind Over Matter? I just saw this node on the skill tree.

For leveling, Elreon rings are indeed your best choice. For later levels, 70+ at least, your Blade Vortex will cost too much for te Elreon jewellry to help much, and you'll need the rings or amulet for Life, mana and resists, or even Dexterity.

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Main setup: Blade Vortex - Life Leech - Controlled Destruction - Added Fire Damage - Increased Area of Effect/Concentrated Area of Effect (I swap Inc AoE in for faster map clears, and Conc Effect in for tough bosses)
Aura: Hatred in the unique ring Essence Worm for 0% Mana reservation - results in more effective life for us due to Mind Over Matter!
Movement skill: Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - Fortify (It's fast AND can move across obstacles!)
Utility Gems: Vaal Haste + Blood Rage + Decoy Totem + Increased Duration
Utility Gems #2: Vaal Lightning Trap + Enduring Cry
CWDT Setup: Cast When Damage Taken lv20 + Immortal Call lv20 + Increased Duration + Summon Stone Golem
Curse on Hit setup: Blade Vortex + Curse on Hit + Warlord's Mark + Increased Area of Effect - The increased AoE gem here can be replaced by Increased Duration, but you'll often kill monsters before you can curse them that way, so I recommend the AoE variant!

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EcchiOli wrote:

I set in bold the part that seems odd to me: there is twice the Blade Vortex spell in there.

I tried having BV in two gears separately, and in my skills shortcut, I now have the choice between two variants of BV, each with their own linked effects.

How come? Should we choose which BV we run while crusing a map? O_o

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djfang wrote:

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EcchiOli wrote:

I set in bold the part that seems odd to me: there is twice the Blade Vortex spell in there.

I tried having BV in two gears separately, and in my skills shortcut, I now have the choice between two variants of BV, each with their own linked effects.

How come? Should we choose which BV we run while crusing a map? O_o

I'm not the op but I feel I can answer the last part of your question EcchiOli-- You only need to cast the curse-BV once. Then resume main BV casting. You get 1/20 stacks applying curse and 19/20 dealing damage and leaching. The variance in damage is hardly noticeable, but the leach/mana leach is! If you feel you don't need the mana leach, don't use the curse-applying BV. I only use it against VERY large packs+Bosses.

(if it helps to know i'm sitting on ~5100 hp and ~2600 mp)