[3.1] BERSERKER/JUGGERNAUT 288k DPS Ice Crash/EQ Crit Staff AKA "The Shattering Karui"

Hi, thanks for this guide! I haven't tried it yet, I've just found a nice Hegemony's era in Warbands and I thought that was the right time to play a melee build, which I rarely play.

A question thought : I'd like to try your build as a Scion. Looking at your tanky build, I just need 4 more points to reach the Scion's start of the tree. Do you think the build can be as good as a Scion, or will I regret those 4 points later? I think I can skip the marauder start if I chose to go Scion. What's your thought about that?

I think those 4 points can mean quite a lot in a game like PoE, especially in a build like this one which uses each point it gets very efficiently.

Yeah, that's completly true, at lvl 85+ 1 point means a lot.

Well, to be accurate, If I chose Scion the nodes I'll have are :
- 20 strength + 12% increased phys dmg + 10 additional armor
- 10% increased phys dmg + 5 strength
- 3 nodes 6% increased physical damage.

The nodes I'll miss if chose Scion are:

- 16% increased armour + 16 life
- 5% increased life + 6% increased armor
- 3 nodes 6% increased armour + 4% increased life

So basically the Scion will have more physical damage but less armour and life. I think this can work quite well in Warbands.

It's your decision :)

Do you guys consider getting +1 Frenzy charge node and Kraityn's reward for Merc bandits? I get +3k tooltip DPS for every frenzy charge.

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Kappa_123 wrote:

Do you guys consider getting +1 Frenzy charge node and Kraityn's reward for Merc bandits? I get +3k tooltip DPS for every frenzy charge.

its not like you need the damage anyway

I mean... there's always that e-peen that needs stretching.

Do you really need accuracy with this skill? I thought the mechanics were akin to groundslam in that you did not actually need to hit a mob directly.

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Kappa_123 wrote:

I mean... there's always that e-peen that needs stretching.

LOL :D if you want less crit chance, but more base damage, sure, you can take kraityn instead of alira

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levin70 wrote:

Do you really need accuracy with this skill? I thought the mechanics were akin to groundslam in that you did not actually need to hit a mob directly.

It's a crit build and therefore accuracy is very important.

As for the mechanics, I think it actually rolls accuracy for each monster within the AoE, but I'm not sure.