Help me with a build- self block mechanics

Hi all.
i wanted to create a build that will best utilize the Gladiator Ascendancy- Violent Retaliation that grant +8 melle physical DMG for each block i made.

so i used hitless sword- that reflect DMG back to me, gained block chance with gear and flasks, and got super-mega-hyper hit number per attack: Molten strike+GMP+multistrike\ VAAL cyclone. so the count of me blocking my own hits should go through the roof (U can block reflected damage like hitless does).

but it appears that when im blocking my own hits, my blocking counter does not rises, so Violent Retaliation bonus dosent applied.

anyone have an idea why is that?
is that a core issue or a bug?

All i can think of is that GGG got its wording wery literaly.

It say each "Hit" you block ricently (last 4 sec).
So reflect does not count as hit i gess.

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nEVER_BoRN wrote:

So reflect does not count as hit i gess.

This is basically right. Reflect can't proc 'on hit' or 'when hit' effects.