Ground Slama Mara Build help. Struggling in maps

I die too often in maps and I am really trying. I know when I die from making a crappy move. Other times it just feels like I don't have the survivability that I should. I find it very hard to gain xp and have to be way to careful. Sometimes I just finish up a lvl at the docks even if it takes longer. Recently I did a mud geyser map, played it to the best of my ability, and died all 5 times to rhoas. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am feeling rather frustrated right now.

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I am running anger and wrath with reduced mana. Ground slam and heavy strike are my main attacks. Leap slam has Item quantity and I use it for last hits on rares and uniques, and sometimes on easy runs like MP docks. I use enduring cry and warlords mark for endurance charges. I have decoy totem and rejuvination totem and I can only use one. Both of them die in a few seconds though so I don't use them much.

Stats:
Sheet DPS 1276 unbuffed
Life 3300
Armor 2802/25%
Resists 80%/-19% chaos
Life regen 191.1/sec
Run speed 7%

try multistrike for groundslam. but i think u need a 5l or 6l for that.
also i think you should get more life nodes instead of +10% even less damage. theres like 9 life nodes at top right of mara start point.

I would like a 5 link but I need much more orbs to buy one or even craft my current one. There are also life nodes that I am about to get above the templar area. The life nodes that you are referring to are small and in clusters of three that would take a lot of +10 attribute nodes to get to. Multistrike is a good option though. Do you think it would be worth it to replace added fire damage with multistrike?

You should have taken the Amplify node in the Templar tree because it increases the radius of Ground Slam. With Amplify and the other nodes which increase the radius of Ground Slam you can play much safer. I took the nodes in the Templar tree and the ones in the Witch tree which gave my Marauder a lot of survivability. Getting the nodes in the Witch tree takes a lot of points but in terms of survivability it's totally worth it.

You also need a Totem. I'm using a Decoy Totem. I place the Totem, wait if monsters show up, then i move a little bit and place the next one. As soon as monster show up i put some Fire Traps on it and then start slamming the monsters to death from a safe distance. You can also use Molten Shell when you're getting surrounded by fast mobs. Bear Traps are a nice safety measure against single targets. If you do it right then there's no need to get in close with Glacial Hammer or Heavy Strike to kill single targets.

Which leads me to another problem of yours: You don't have enough Dex or Int to use Traps or a curse like Temporal Chains. You need to adjust your gear and skill gems to the mobs you will be facing. Leap Slam is a must have GTFO option.

Summary: Get more Dex and Int, adjust your gear and skill gems to the mobs you'll be facing and your survivability should go way up.

Hi man,
I'm leveling a new marauder, and he is lvl 51. I use GS+Melee phys+LoH+multistrike.
I deal 1000dps, withs similar build and i'm starting merciless
I use plated maul (lvl 51) with only 160-240 dmg
So try to get a multistrike and lvl up it, because in early lvl, it would be decrease u're dps but past lvl 8 of the gem, it will increase it.

For the moment, i use warlord marks, great HP and mana regen.
Decoy is a good option. And multistrike needs dex.
Seconde thing, u're a BM marauder, u can't use Usefull aura =/
With 2 node reduc mana reserved, u can run 3 aura like Hatred 30% + Vitality or Haste or Determination or Purity + reduce mana

For stuff, just get a 5L, it's very important
For skill tree, BM + Bot of the tree cost 12 pts, too much point just for that.
If u go directly to the duelist start, it cost only 4 PTS, u save 8 pts.
If u want armor, go to the start of marauder. And u can use BM Gem when u run aura


ps: sorry for my english speaking ability, i'm french ;)