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what if we used cast on melee kill instead of CwDT? we could then be able to lvl up the other gems (enfeeble,enduring cry, decoy totem) and at lvl 20 melee kill it has an 88% chance to cast ALL supported spells.. what do you guys think do you think that this would be a better route to go that way we could max out the curses and totem rather than having to keep them at such a low lvl because of the lvl restrict on CwDT?

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csjibbs wrote:

Your current build can be improved by-

dropping diamond flesh
dropping the +10 dex leading to diamond flesh
dropping one of the +6 elemental resist nodes
dropping one of the many +10% single hand damage nodes

now, takes those 4 saved points and feed them from sentinel, all the way up to the +15 melee damage node at the scion start

net effect-

-10 dex
+5% melee damage

this is a good ideas but what happens by taking that dex point in front of diamond skin you're going to lose gallantry as well as 4% attack speed and 10% physical melee while dual weilding

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afone wrote:

what if we used cast on melee kill instead of CwDT? we could then be able to lvl up the other gems (enfeeble,enduring cry, decoy totem) and at lvl 20 melee kill it has an 88% chance to cast ALL supported spells.. what do you guys think do you think that this would be a better route to go that way we could max out the curses and totem rather than having to keep them at such a low lvl because of the lvl restrict on CwDT?

Well this wouldn't work as well. One of the main reasons is that most of the mobs would be dead. Cyclone/Dual Strike + Melee Splash. Enfeeble, enduring cry, decoy totem or any other skill would become useless. You wouldn't generate any Endurance Charges because there's barely any mobs left over. Same goes for Enfeeble. And decoy totem wouldn't have anything to distract.

This all comes from the fact that when I jump into a pack of mobs attacking with Dual Strike + Melee Splash. If one dies, most likely the rest follows suit in less than a second.

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afone wrote:

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csjibbs wrote:

Your current build can be improved by-

dropping diamond flesh
dropping the +10 dex leading to diamond flesh
dropping one of the +6 elemental resist nodes
dropping one of the many +10% single hand damage nodes

now, takes those 4 saved points and feed them from sentinel, all the way up to the +15 melee damage node at the scion start

net effect-

-10 dex
+5% melee damage

this is a good ideas but what happens by taking that dex point in front of diamond skin you're going to lose gallantry as well as 4% attack speed and 10% physical melee while dual weilding

You can probably just keep Diamond Flesh but take the 2 +6% Elemental Resistances instead. Diamond Flesh +12% 1 node while 2 Elemental Resistances +6% (+12%) 2 Nodes

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afone wrote:

what if we used cast on melee kill instead of CwDT? we could then be able to lvl up the other gems (enfeeble,enduring cry, decoy totem) and at lvl 20 melee kill it has an 88% chance to cast ALL supported spells.. what do you guys think do you think that this would be a better route to go that way we could max out the curses and totem rather than having to keep them at such a low lvl because of the lvl restrict on CwDT?

wouldnt work against single tarket (rare mob or bosses)

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zythyl wrote:

Ok guys I got a baaaad problem. Using the Blender Build and my damage reduction is ~32%, all res up to 75% except for fire which is 44% and I am getting POUNDED in maps.

Damage isn't so much a problem for me but goddammit I'm getting annihilated in maps and I'm posting here wondering what you guys recommend I should upgrade next:

Your gear is terror; you need to get some HP rolls in there.

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afone wrote:

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csjibbs wrote:

Your current build can be improved by-

dropping diamond flesh
dropping the +10 dex leading to diamond flesh
dropping one of the +6 elemental resist nodes
dropping one of the many +10% single hand damage nodes

now, takes those 4 saved points and feed them from sentinel, all the way up to the +15 melee damage node at the scion start

net effect-

-10 dex
+5% melee damage

this is a good ideas but what happens by taking that dex point in front of diamond skin you're going to lose gallantry as well as 4% attack speed and 10% physical melee while dual weilding

Ah good point, completely missed this build incorporates gallantry.Ive always felt gallantry and diamond skin are wasted points as you have to spend a precious skill point on the subsequent +10 dex node to reach them.

Anyways-ive improved the build further-but note this is only achievable via a marauder start

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEBAdwDhwUtEdUXHRc-GS4brRv6IQIl3yftKaUq9jGeMgk0kzWSOJY64TwtR35KfUrITeNOKlBQU99USVeXWGNY21uvXz9gQWBLY3BlTWegbEZuaW6qcHJybHKpdO13YngNeOt673uMfNl9dYLkhNmE74d2iPGKr4zPkBGVZpkrmy2bg6QZplepbqvFrFmsqrXytkG3F7c-ud29gb6Kvqe-vMAPxPbGrsbYypDSTdN-1I_cgt0N5FHnCudS52Pnru8O73rv4_Iv8kXz3fZI_MX-Cv6P_ro=

basically drop diamond skin, a 6% ele node, gallantry (plus the 2 nodes that lead to it), also drop the 2 dex node that lead to gallantry and diamond skin.Then, drop 3 10% dmg nodes(the 3 near the ranger area), now take all those points and plow them into the 4 points leading up to and including the 15% melee dmg node on the scion start above sentinel, and plow the rest into the marauder dmg start nodes.THe extra point left over is needed to bridge the gap between the 2 forks in the duelist starting point, hence the plus 8% max mana).


this tree achieves(versus the old tree)

+16% melee dmg
+20 srength
+8% max mana
-20 dexterity
-4% atk spd

Worth rerolling for? Hell no, but makes the case for marauder just that little bit sweeter.

little update on mine

level 81 now, going to spec into swords because those nodes line up perfectly with the dual wield nodes

cyclone + life on hit makes you invincible, i havent died since i switched to cyclone from dual strike and ive done many jungle valley, torture chamber, temple etc bosses with nasty mods

current tree


6.5k armour

5.6k life

6k cyclone tooltip with life on hit + blood magic + added fire (conc effect for tough map bosses is better)

Gear


need to upgrade my gloves and second ring and replace the mace with a 300 dps sword

easily the strongest build ive ever made with the best clear speed and ive had an aegis aurora facebreaker infernal blow mara

When i get 2 x 2.0 aps swords and a 20% life on hit gem it will be pretty much instant heal from a single spin

Is this build viable in hardcore mode?

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DutchRudder wrote:

little update on mine

level 81 now, going to spec into swords because those nodes line up perfectly with the dual wield nodes

cyclone + life on hit makes you invincible, i havent died since i switched to cyclone from dual strike and ive done many jungle valley, torture chamber, temple etc bosses with nasty mods

I just tried your gem setup for Cyclone and i have to say .... wow

Although my weapons are 220dps (can't seem to get lucky to find better ones) but this setup does heal very well and still does very good dps.

If i could get my life up to 4.5k i could farm Dominus no problem, at current 3.5 i still have to play it safe.