[3.0] The surrender Block Cyclone Gladiator (max block phys/spells+explosions)

WORK IN PROGRESS

*3.1 updates at the end of the post*

[Tips to make it better are appreciated :D maybe as external viewers u see some shortcuts on tree or some unique that i have missed for a better gear]

Do you prefer to die or to farm safely all maps??
Do you want a relaxing and deathless gameplay?
This build is perfect for you, and is even possible to go afk nearly everywhere :D
Low cost, viable for newbies and ez to get to lvl 100.
Sadly can't run uber atziri or shaper but damn, you will run Hall of grandmasters and Death and taxes maps!





Passive skill tree for lvl



Ascendancy
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Mandatory uniques
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Gems and links
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Main skill on BoR: Cyclone + Added fire + Fortify + Inc aoe/conc
Shield with reckoning 30: Added fire + Melee Physical + culling strike
Varunastra for movement: Leap slam + Fortify + Faster attack
4L: Blasphemy + enfeeble + grace + enlighten or summon stone golem
4L: Vengance + Melee Physical + Added fire + Damage on full life


Phanteon
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Best options for now are Soul of Arakaali upgraded as major and Soul of Abberath as minor


Jewels
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On the tree you will put 3 jewels with at least +1% block chance with shields, best jewels will be block + life + INT (for INC/CONC) + damage (u can use any physical dmg for 1h weapons cause of varunastra.


Flasks
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I'm currently using 1 life bleeding 1 life poison and these uniques


Defences and cyclone tooltip (lvl 90 in HO)
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Defences


Cyclone unbuffed


Cyclone with flasks


Current gear
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Videos
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Sorry for the video quality xD i'm not really good at making them.
Death and Taxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6hKcSxP9ps&feature=youtu.be
Hall of grandmaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PwdULHSzac&feature=youtu.be
Chimera kill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O30GJJG1HaU&feature=youtu.be
Minotaur kill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5XOVpyuD0
Other maps: incoming.


Tips for the rest of the gear
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I'm trying to cap chaos res too, for now the build have +12% chaos res and 37% chaos res on dmg over time.
As belt u can use a doryani invitation physical

or a rare belt (tried with my HH and obviuslt is perfect)

For rings, steel rings are the best option with res life and high phys.

For gloves and boots you can use both armor/evasion with life and res (movement speed is optional cause you have leap slam with a lot of attack speed)


Leveling gear and tips
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Obviusly we will run with hatred and herald of ash till the Varunastra

For an easy start u can use


And for mid leveling


Dark seer is always a good leveling weapon


Haemophilia gloves are good till u get the merciless and uber lab for the explosions



Tips for grandmasters runs
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Is not hard at all to run, the main problem are the caustic arrow builds, if u don't see them they can oneshot u. (ez to kill just with bleeding)
The other problem is the tank exile that can only be killed by a scorching ray setup, I'm working on it and u can see it on the video.


Pastebin for path of building
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https://pastebin.com/vh3D0tez


3.1 changes
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1. Changed added fire and fortify on cyclone for brutality and melee damage on full life.
The old vewrsion with fortify is still viable and maybe better for bosses like minotaur.
2. removed points from tree (Rampart) and changed into resolute technique and berserking. this made the gameplay on guardians a little less safe but faster. same as the point 1 for the fortify.
3. Chance to use blade flurry instead of cyclone for faster boss kill. (still better cyclone for guardians)
4. skill tree updated:https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAQCAAHcBIcFLQaLCEkKJgz3DY0UIBR1FewY2xo-G60g4yFgI_YpLimlLlMvzDB8MbAyCTWSOd09AD3iQKBD50SeR35I7kp9SshNRk2SUEdTu1boVw1br18_X9pi7GVNZfBoZWxGbNhuqm87cmx07XTxdU52rHfjeA14rnk5eWh673y4fNl9dX7igZuCB4TZhO-HdorwjX2PYKOKpo2pbqmVrK-tjbCrsbOy3LXyuR29Nr54vqfAGsC_wQTBgsSCxLjL9c9-0iHTb9N-1FLV-Ni92WHawdy93Q3gleRR5w_p1eoY7g7vDvGs8i_yQfOb9zL8xf66?accountName=Adunanza&characterName=Adunanza_%C3%A7_%C3%A7



Mindsmog version of the tree for this build :
Last edited by Adunanza on Jan 14, 2018, 5:51:25 PM
Last bumped on Jan 14, 2018, 5:17:10 AM
Can you recommend any leveling unique weapons? I ask because the leveling tree lacks a lot of consistent damage, which is fine because of Varunastra, but it is not fine when leveling. Any recommendations would make it a lot smoother. Thanks!
duble screaming eagle for low lvl fast exp and switched to flash eater + shield at 32 :D
Haemophilia gloves are very good till merciless-uber lab
This looks like very safe. Nice to see a viable build with capped block that handles end-game.
Which should i seek first on rings & gear, chaos res or flat phys?

Also, blocks like a champ so far.
Flat phys is for mapping, chaos res is just a safe way to run Hall of grandmasters
Why you put axe and hatchet master nodes? the build does not use them.
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Kross0m wrote:
Why you put axe and hatchet master nodes? the build does not use them.


Varunastra "counts as all one handed melee weapon types". Thus, you can take any node that affects one handed melee weapons. The best nodes are Deadly Dilettante and By the Blade, because ALL of those mods are counted. For example, with Deadly Dilettante, you get all three 24% increased damage modifiers, for a total of 72% increased damage.
How do you feel a Voidheart fits into this build?
I'd love to try this build, but... Does it work in 3.1?

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