[3.1] GLADIATOR 1H+Shield Max Block&Spell Block Tank + a BoR version

the list of 6L skills means that we have to pick one of them as primary skill?

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Kanses wrote:

the list of 6L skills means that we have to pick one of them as primary skill?

Yes.

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Nephilium wrote:

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ComradeSerge wrote:

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Nephilium wrote:

I noticed that your Link section then the gems you have linked in your gear section seem to vary.

That's why there's a HUGE DISCLAIMER on my gear section. Jesus christ, how noticeable do you have to make things to prevent people from saying this.

I saw the disclaimer. Then I'm guessing you're trying a different build or skill gem setup? Which is why they're different then your suggested links? I was just wondering because if you weren't, what made you choose those particular skills over the others you suggested.

No need to get snappy over it.

It is a very old version of the build, several patches old, probably even before 2.0. It has nothing to do with trying anything different, it's just how the build was before half of the things that exist now weren't even in the game.

I noticed you have quite a few aura setups listed in the links, hatred determination herald of ash along with a blasphemy warlord's mark, I realize a normal player can not activate all of these at a given moment so I was wondering which i should be using and which ones are recommended for a certain situation.

EDIT: Did not see the section talking about the auras and other utility skills until a few moments ago, you can ignore this post.

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xchokeholdx wrote:

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4.5k hp and a whopping 110K cyclone damage at the moment, close to 200K for bosses with conc effect. Since I am RT I am of course using Bloodrage for the leech and free Frenzy charges, but the DPS without it is fine as it is. I dont really need the extra dps from Frenzy at all!
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This is the only Cyclone player I can find in the thread. Is there a reason that Cyclone isn't popular for this build?

Yes, because cyclone is mostly used with 2h weapons nowadays, not only because of the damage, but also because of the bigger aoe.

I'd like to thank Serge for another great build, enjoying it very much. It's my first time playing a Gladiator and finally this league I got to do it.

I picked the static strike and made minor changes in my setup to adjust for 2 member party play.
Mainly I make charges with enduring cry because I want to taunt the enemies, stop them from rushing my teammate.
I also dropped the blasphemy setup for more dps (herald+hatred), instead I link curse on hit with warlord's mark to reckoning. It works very well in most situations, and if you miss the charge generation you can still do riposte for that, but the slots are precious :') One place it sucks at is Atziri's healing mode, there I need to rely on mana flask (I tested it the hard way, it was painful) because nothing hits you, no mana leech or anvil replenishment...
I also swap between
It depends if I wanna share charges or not. I suspect some good defensive gloves would be better in some places, but I didn't get a 6L on this character so damage is a bit low, especially in the breach maps.
And I recommend using the crab leg - Callinellus Malleus until you get your Doryani's catalyst, it's a fun weapon, it looks awesome and it's all in all very chill weapon, not as crabby as you would think.

Is it me or the normal tree and the BoR tree you posted are the same ?

Hey.

Just want to say how much fun this build is. I'm currently playing on my ancient laptop and it's a breeze: I open a breach, my screen freezes since my hardware can't handle anything and when the screen moves again I pick up the items of the monsters that were killed by reckoning.

You mentioned not taking Iron Reflexes in the build, but it is included in the passive tree anyway? Was that a typo?