Bladefall Templar Build Guid

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skill tree https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwUABAcEswVCCGcI9AmqC2EMXxW4Fm8XLxhWGmwcpx0UHwIkqiTYKU8snDGeNZI2xTbpOlg64TwFPC09X0GHQZZDyESrRZ1Ms03jTwRSU1NSU6VVrlXGVdZXlFugXypk52h0aPJqQ20ZfA58S4CkghCDX4PMg9uFbYx2jmSPppM6lKCWMpZ0l5WX9Jo7muCdrp48n9-iAKZXpwinVa6zr2y2-rc-vOq9J8BUwGbAmsauyFvQ9dWB1abYJNi92fzaYtrd37DjauQi6-Tr7u0873zwH_JF96b56PrS_gr-jw==

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=galRf2EBH8s&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z13zdfgotqmrv3fag04chf3ydpbjwt4504k

Hi,
I looked over this build and think that its pretty good. I like most of your choices. Im thinking i'll try this out by making a new character but starting as witch and dropping the Templar mana and life regen nodes.
Thnaks

This has been the strongest damaging build I've played in quite awhile. Having lots of fun. Figured I'd share my skill and gear setup. This is very much a glass cannon with my current setup and gear. Will likely have to start tweaking things.

Wanted a Templar (no real reason) and a powerful attack. Stumbled onto this build.

Following the passive tree exactly, with the exception of extra Dex nodes to keep my Bladefall at max level for my character.

Also emphasizing a lot of Dex on gear to keep Bladefall at max level.

With such incredible damage, I found my movement speed to be my limiting factor. Whirling Blades + Fortify + Faster Attacks has boosted this tremendously.

Also due to skill gem availability, socket color choices, and pure laziness I came up with a different combination of skill gems that feels pretty good for now.

I have enough mana to run Assasins Mark + Hatred + Herald of Ice, but ironically don't have enough mana to actually cast Bladefall at that point.


Update: Replaced Blasphemy with Curse on Hit. Replaced Controlled Destruction with Poison. Tooltip DPS dropped to 10.9. Tooltip won't show the damage over time of Poison, or what effect a functioning Assassins Mark may have. Will play with this setup for a bit.

Level 59 14.4K (Was 13.3 with a level 13 Bladefall, just leveled it to 14) Tooltip DPS BladeFall 5 Link + Flame Golem + Herald of Ice + Herald of Lightning + Hatred Aura

Current 5 Link Bladefall - Spell Echo - Concentrated Effect - Faster Casting - Controlled Destruction. Controlled Destruction adds quite a bit of damage, but seems quite wasteful of the spell crit passives we take. This should probably be Added Chaos, and a 6 link would be Poison I think. I had played around with Poison with a previous color combination, and it added quite a bit of damage as well, even without having any chaos damage for it to "double dip" into.


4 Link #1 Herald of Ice + Herald of Lightning + Blasphemy + Assassins Mark/Curse on Hit


4 link #2 CWDT Cast When Damage Taken + Flame Golem + Molten Shell + Bladefall
Didn't have a Blue Socket for Frost Wall, and while weak damage, Bladefall does do some damage back to whatever is hurting me enough to trigger this setup.

4 link #3 random gems I'm levelling. I really need something here to leverage this 4 link to my advantage. I played around with a CWDT + Bladefall + Conc Effect + Added Fire setup, but the damage wasn't that much more to dedicate an entire 4 link to.

Weapon #1 Flame Dash + Faster Casting
I find that Flame Dash works just as well as a 3 link Lightning Warp setup for my needs, but saves me 1-2 sockets as it doesn't have to have faster casting and lesser duration to be viable.


Weapon #2 Whirling Blades + Fortify + Faster Attacks
This gives me incredible movement speed, helping me travel through maps much faster. Faster Attacks and Fortify may not be needed, but it seemed like a good idea.


I haven't switched to using a shield yet, so I can't do the Reckoning setup yet.