One handed sword + Shield Duelist

What do you think of this build? I'm looking forward for most defense possible but idk If I'm putting too much into it and of course moderate damage.

I've heard good things about tempest shield but I also don't know if I should put int to use it, I don't really feel like it.

Any advice of how should I go with it?

Trying a build aswell with iron reflexes and unwavering stance. You get an awesome amount of armor but I wouldnt spec into increased armor too much since you wont get as much I think (except the evade that turned into armor applies aswell but I think not)


Im only 34 so it might turn out that you want a lot of red slots in the lategame but I would maybe keep those points for the start (had no problem with survival)
So you might want to consider taking more evade and/or maximum hp instead.

Near Unwavering Stance you have a point in 5% armor and 10% armor, however you could have gotten a 10% and 12% instead and 7% more armor if you had noticed those nodes. You also are missing an easy +30 dex node.

I am using a build similar to this. At 40 or 41, I am owning face. I have 51% shield block, 75% physical damage reduction, and like 325 dps. Heavy Strike 532 dps. My sword is a little outdated though, and I am just starting to work on some dps passives.

At 41 I can rip through my level content pretty easily without taking hardly any damage. (Act 2 Ruthless atm). Even lv 44 mobs are a pushover.


Here is my current build for level 40. I plan to do Sword Dancing and then the two 10% one handed damage passives near start, and then probably the two 10% armor passives near Unwavering Stance.

(Don't need Block Recovery with Unwavering Stance).




A couple pieces of gear I just got that greatly increased my defenses:





Current Weapon:

What about something like this... I got "point crazy" to pick up more things, but this type of build could be GREAT for PvP and survivability. It doesnt pick up Ironreflexes since why sacrifice a little dodge? You pick up a done of armor and HP regen and block chance.

With high block, decent dodge, and high armor the health regen is even better and then damage is secondary to survivability.

PvP/Shield Duelist

No experience with this game past normal difficulty but wouldnt it be wise to keep evade up as well. Something along the lines of what clinkz said.

What can be evaded btw, everything or only physical?

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CptNinjetty wrote:

No experience with this game past normal difficulty but wouldnt it be wise to keep evade up as well. Something along the lines of what clinkz said.

What can be evaded btw, everything or only physical?

as far as i know, everything but spells can be evaded (and blocked)

what i want to know
can you get more than 75% physical resist, or is that the cap?
on any elemental resist it's 75%, isn't it?