[2.4] Brass Dome 77% Block static strike tank (Not budget)

I get you with the not wanting to be a totem build. I however always recommend a 4link Warchief for melee as it can add upwards of 100k dps on bosses for most melee builds in endgame gear. Combined with the champion node and it becomes quite awesome. Taunt mechanics work in a way that the first taunt is the taunt that sticks. This could create issues with you taunting before the totem. Perhaps in this sense a skill like Earthquake would be better suited as you would hit slower than your totem.

GGG just teased revised koam roots boots. They will provide the Marauder ascendancy node where you cannot be reduced below base MS this is a game changer for champion lab runners.

You could look into using the Surrender shield over aegis which provides decent LG on block with utilizing trigger gems with LGOH should provide you a nice boost in sustain without needing to sacrifice gear for ES slots.

I previously hated the champion as all I thought about it was the dam fortify node where in reality that is the weakest nodes IMO. It is definitely my first choice in terms of melee choice for this league. Extremely versatile in terms of skill choice as only one node has specific damage.

I don't understand why you take this heavy armor, without supporting it fully.
My char Feakwer (I think profile is visible) has a armor of 30k without potions just with grace, almost 50k with potion.

I don't have crit immunity, but 20% reduction via skilltree and automated enfeeble. And enough damage for a tank via voidheart and poison doubledipping abuse. Without voidheart a poison gem in the main armor would do it, with less comfort.

So, when you go for such a heavy armor, try to max it to the top and take a few more armor nodes.
You'll notice the difference between 10k armor and 30k. Taking so many jewels is a hefty price.
You can get 130 more increased armor for just 8 points.

30k makes you immune to almost everything physical under big boss smashes.

Bish:
Yea i would use a totem for boss fights without a doubt. But it seems to me that for Champion to "fully work" i would have to run a totem for every pack i get to, and that to me is too much of a totem build?
Also, how is the Taunt mechanic if i pop a totem at the boss, the totem taunts, then dies and i pop a new totem? I have a melee char atm using AW as well, but the totem gets rekt pretty much in seconds so if it has to reapply the taunt it could be kind of annoying... Especially if i have to time my attacks so i don't end up being the one taunting?
The buff for Kaom's is awesome.. I do agree, especially for lab runs yea.
I have tried that shield before on another block (not capped though) and i didn't feel the life gain the same way that aegis will make my es pop (i think i would find the visual of that amazing :p). And with 50k armour aegis will give 1k ES back, and if i would manage to find a legacy version that would double to 2k. So now i just need to get some ES as well...

Llyr:
I don't really understand your point? With the tree and items mentioned in my first reply in this topic i showed some calculations.
With that setup i would get easily 50k armour with 3 uniques (Dome, Aegis, Anvil) and Determination.That is of course if i go Juggernaut and not Chamption
That is without any other item than those 3, and without potions. How much more would i need to invest in armour to "support it fully"?

I do however agree with you completely that 6 jewels is a a lot when it's not for rare stat-massive jewels (or some grand spectrum build), but those 6 jewels will make me hit block cap for both normal block AND spell block, and on top of that give me 41% chance to gain an endurance charge on kill? Yea it will become expensive....

I've been wanting to go for a build with Brass Dome and Max Spell block for a while without using lazwhar,etc., and attempted one like this a bit durin Breach, but got discouraged at the huge point investment needed to get high block. I felt like end game this would make me lack damage.

In your guys' opinion, have you made this approach work with respectable damage? I assume the stronger 1hers this league will help. Since I was leaning towards Juggernaut, I thought about using cleave for my attack and getting fortify from the threshhold jewel, but I guess I doubt that would fit here.

I see the recent discussion on using Champion, but in general have you guys made this work efficiently this league?

"

Sphen wrote:

I've been wanting to go for a build with Brass Dome and Max Spell block for a while without using lazwhar,etc., and attempted one like this a bit durin Breach, but got discouraged at the huge point investment needed to get high block. I felt like end game this would make me lack damage.

In your guys' opinion, have you made this approach work with respectable damage? I assume the stronger 1hers this league will help. Since I was leaning towards Juggernaut, I thought about using cleave for my attack and getting fortify from the threshhold jewel, but I guess I doubt that would fit here.

I see the recent discussion on using Champion, but in general have you guys made this work efficiently this league?

I havn't made the planned build yet but i still got plans on doing it eventually. The problem is the massive currency investment which is required for the items for the build to work, so for now i am just having fun with some low budget builds. I will definitely try out the brass dome build (with jugg) later in the league when/if i get currency for it.. And ofc feel like leveling another char, again... :D