BOB, Trivialize the game on a budget - beginner friendly

got destroyed by guardians :(

Hey thanks for this!
I like the idea of this very much, was trying it so far with other wands or knives until I get level 59 to be able to use Obliteration -- heheh doesn't work at all, of course. In any case, I cannot sustain the mana for any kind of BV with a marauder so far. What do you do for it?

One other question. You post:

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Which Ascendancy points to take first?
I took Cloaked in savagery first because i didn't feel like i needed the damage early on while 100% leech with vaal pact trivializes a lot of content.

since that's not possible, do you mean you take PR first?

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lapilesos wrote:

BTW anyone knows how blind works on guardians and shaper? Or Atziry?

Because Vengeance+Blind+Fortify sounds tasty

Ofc this works only with shield.

How do you guys deal with phys reflect?

Anyone tried it without vaal pact? It gimps you when it comes to labyrinth and in other occasions, and maybe its not really necessary. How about getting more regen and extra leech in duelist area instead?

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Aryjna wrote:

Anyone tried it without vaal pact? It gimps you when it comes to labyrinth and in other occasions, and maybe its not really necessary. How about getting more regen and extra leech in duelist area instead?

Berserk doesn't have leech capabilities of Slayer.So only one thing that can be used is damage...and damage...and MOAR damage:) This can be capped by leech per second. There are only 2 possible solutions. Vaal Pact or Atziry gloves.

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onomastikon wrote:

Hey thanks for this!
I like the idea of this very much, was trying it so far with other wands or knives until I get level 59 to be able to use Obliteration -- heheh doesn't work at all, of course. In any case, I cannot sustain the mana for any kind of BV with a marauder so far. What do you do for it?

One other question. You post:

"

Which Ascendancy points to take first?
I took Cloaked in savagery first because i didn't feel like i needed the damage early on while 100% leech with vaal pact trivializes a lot of content.

since that's not possible, do you mean you take PR first?

He meant the Cloaked in Savagery path, so yes, PR first. Once you get PR, mana regen doesn't matter. The mana leech is enough to sustain.

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harklark wrote:

How do you guys deal with phys reflect?

Switch one blue gem for Physical to Lighning.


What I don't get, how people deal with double reflect

Kinda 18% Physical and Elemental reflect at same time???

What does the skill gems in the gloves do for you setting them up like that?

From my experience playing this build, i found out few things that worked well

1. Use a wither totem. This will help you especially with bosses or difficult rares.

Links: Wither - Spell Totem - Faster Casting

2. Use Bladefall instead of Blade Vortex in Wyrmsign for bosses that uses DoT attacks since we can't get 100% leech without getting a savage hit. Doedre's flask helps yes but remember that we're not Pathfinder so charge generation is a bitch. Just place a wither totem, run around and bladefall the shit out of em.

Links: Bladefall - Controlled Destruction - Faster Casting - Poison

3. As stated by lapilesos, for phys reflect maps you use Physical to Lightning Support. For double reflect maps, I use Added Chaos Damage Support. Not that effective but works well enough and I've yet to die due to double reflect while using this support gem.

4. Labs are a pain in the ass for this build because of well Vaal Pact, though Izaro is ezy pzy with it. You could either get a friend to help you run it, pay a vouched runner, or with few respect points available just respect Vaal Pact while running around traps and put it back in for Izaro. You could do labs without respecting Vaal Pact, just bring a Quicksilver flask and an extra life flask (3 life flask setup), use Bladefall to destroy sentry traps, be extra careful around traps and you'll be fine.

5. Commandment of Blades enchantment on Wyrmsign work wonders! Though, uber lab of course

Good Luck!