[NEMESIS] Anton's Scion 2H Spec Throw - tanky. Cheap & Effective

IGN: KCChiefsFan_The_Second

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Hey guys, I have been playing this game non stop since open beta started and I want to share the build I have put together for the new Nemesis league. I'm having fun with this build as I'm progressing into maps. I am more of a solo player and don't care much for trading, so I am all self found for the most part. I might buy a piece of gear if I see one. So you should be able to have fun late game without worrying about having super expensive gear. But obviously, having some awesome gear will greatly enhance the experience.

I am currently level 76

This build focuses around Spectral Throw for AoE and Heavy Strike for single targets.

The Attack Skills




Trigger Skills



Auras



Curses



Now the fun part, leveling up! Which way to go first! I went straight to Resolute Technique, IMO if you aren't critting, you need to get RT asap. Then after that I went my way towards Iron Reflexes. I'll just do a skill progression thing to make it easy:

First 20 skill points - Resolute Technique


20-40 - Iron Reflexes & Unwavering Stance



40-60 - Iron Grip and up to the Templar area




60 - 80 - Sovereignty & Wrecking Ball



80 - present - Elemental Adaptation




Bandit quests



Flasks



So a little rundown, the stats for where I am at now (level 76):

Offense



Defense




I chose not to get weapon specific nodes because I don't want to commit to anything but 2 handed weapons with high physical damage. If I found a 500+ DPS mace and had a 400 DPS axe and all of the axe nodes, I would be a little cranky. So a good weapon is needed.

What the build should look like when I'm level 86 (If I get to level 86) and most of you won't ever get much past level 86, so not even going there. If you get that far, you know what to do



My gear when I'm just magic finding on a map that isn't difficult




Then if it's a challenging map, I switch the boots and gloves. I don't have a better helm or rings. I have my resists maxed at 77% at all times btw. I also find that 2% mana leech is very very helpful. I'm lucky enough to have found that weapon on the docks and it comes with 2% mana leech. I have 100 mana that isn't reserved since I'm running my 2 auras off of my mana. The 2% leech allows me to spam heavy strike on single targets as many times that it takes. It has become crucial. You can also find mana leech on gloves and amulets too. So look for that.



So as you can see, top-notch gear isn't exactly required. I'm not using a Koams and a Marohi Erqi. But if you could do that, I imagine this would be pretty awesome.




I will check out this thread several times per day, unless of course nobody is interested in it haha.

I am on this game all of the time. It's the only game that I play and probably will play for a long time. So please, if you have a question you can PM me or ask a question here.

If you have any constructive criticism, please don't hesitate! I am not claiming to be an expert, but this is working out pretty good for me with less than ideal gear.

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It seems that everyone who is running a 2h ST build for Scion is doing something similar each time, it's pretty hard to go wrong with a build. That said, I can offer a couple tips from my experience.

1. Consider using Mana Leech instead of Blood Magic on your ST. I have even less mana than you after hatred (only 65 mana!!) and grace and yet my ST is fully spammable -- I'm running with ST - LMP - Added Fire Damage - Mana Leech in a 4L item right now and am getting 1750 dps with it.

2. Consider swapping out that decoy totem in favor of a good curse. I've tried a few in this build and I like Warlord's Mark the most. WM will help a lot with your life/mana leech allowing you to get rid of a LGoH or Life Leech gem, which in turn will help raise your ST DPS by changing gems. It will also help keep up your endurance charges. I used to use Enfeeble, but I don't have much INT so I prefer WM which I can keep maxed out in levels easier.

3. For single target I really like Double Strike. I use it with Multistrike, Added Fire Damage, Melee Physical Damage and Weapon Elemental Damage in a 5L item. I use a couple high mana/slow delivery flasks to allow me to spam this on my low mana and I can always switch back to ST for a few hits if my flasks run empty. I get 15,000 dps on this skill at level 75.

My build:


I'm only 75, but I've been able to take a lot more damage nodes on the tree with this build. I've only found decent maces for my two-handers, so I opted for some of the mace-specific nodes which I like because they also grant health or armor bonuses. My next points will probably go toward the reduced mana reservation that is close to Harrier (northeast of scion start) or maybe the one near iron grip and I will also pick up the endurance charge node at the bottom of the tree. I have one point near unwavering stance that needs to be moved once I get another orb of regret.

EDIT: oh crap, I just noticed that you're in nemesis so I'm not sure if that negates all of what I just said, lol, but some of it may still hold true.

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Kelderek wrote:

It seems that everyone who is running a 2h ST build for Scion is doing something similar each time, it's pretty hard to go wrong with a build. That said, I can offer a couple tips from my experience.

1. Consider using Mana Leech instead of Blood Magic on your ST. I have even less mana than you after hatred (only 65 mana!!) and grace and yet my ST is fully spammable -- I'm running with ST - LMP - Added Fire Damage - Mana Leech in a 4L item right now and am getting 1750 dps with it.

2. Consider swapping out that decoy totem in favor of a good curse. I've tried a few in this build and I like Warlord's Mark the most. WM will help a lot with your life/mana leech allowing you to get rid of a LGoH or Life Leech gem, which in turn will help raise your ST DPS by changing gems. It will also help keep up your endurance charges. I used to use Enfeeble, but I don't have much INT so I prefer WM which I can keep maxed out in levels easier.

3. For single target I really like Double Strike. I use it with Multistrike, Added Fire Damage, Melee Physical Damage and Weapon Elemental Damage in a 5L item. I use a couple high mana/slow delivery flasks to allow me to spam this on my low mana and I can always switch back to ST for a few hits if my flasks run empty. I get 15,000 dps on this skill at level 75.

My build:

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I'm only 75, but I've been able to take a lot more damage nodes on the tree with this build. I've only found decent maces for my two-handers, so I opted for some of the mace-specific nodes which I like because they also grant health or armor bonuses. My next points will probably go toward the reduced mana reservation that is close to Harrier (northeast of scion start) or maybe the one near iron grip and I will also pick up the endurance charge node at the bottom of the tree. I have one point near unwavering stance that needs to be moved once I get another orb of regret.

EDIT: oh crap, I just noticed that you're in nemesis so I'm not sure if that negates all of what I just said, lol, but some of it may still hold true.

ya that's some good point. I've been thinking of dropping enfeeble and using a couple of regrets and get rid of the INT nodes. I will try warlords mark instead of decoy totem and see how that goes. Or just use WM instead of enfeeble and dropping blood magic for added fire. I will test that out soon.