[3.1]Hegemon - Frost Blades Staff Wielding Berserker, 7k+ life

Who can be better than Raider with Claws for using FB?
Yes! The Berserker with unque staff Hegemony Era!



He have more life (7k>5k), damage, leech and can compensate negative of Abyssus using Endurance charges!
Of course, this build isnt cheap and requires some ex.

Build charactristics:

100% Physical to Cold conversion
70% Cold Penetration
Easy charge generation: 6 Endurance, 4 Power, 3 Frenzy
7200 LIFE
Fast clearspeed with Ancestral call, can kill guardians with Ruthless (700k DPS with flasks up).
30% Dodge and 59% Evade when enemies are blinded.
Gem Links

Main skill

FB+Hypothermia+Melee Phys Damaga+Elem Damage with Attacks+Multistrike+(Ruthless/Ancestral Call)

CWDT Links

CWDT lvl 7+Frost Bomb + Enfeeble
Why Enfeeble? IMHO this build dont need any offensive curse because damage is good enough when killing simple monsters. Enfeeble is good for extra safety, and can help to survive damage pikes or facetanking bosses.

Auras and Warcries

Hatred, Purity of Elements, Blood Rage, Enduring Cry.

Purity gives alot of resistances, and you can easily pick up gear with more +life. I dont know which other aura or herald useful for this build. Herald of Ice can be linked with some curse on hit, Mark of the Poacher for example for gaining Frenzy Charges, but it require more sockets. Blood rage can give Charges more easily with bonus extra attack speed, and life degeneration easily compensates with Life Leech abilities of Berserker ascensancy. But you can use Herald+Curse if you need more safety.

Movement and Utility

Leap Slam+Fortify Support+Ice Golem+Ancestral Protector

This skills linked together in 4-link helmet. Fortify applied to golem, totem and leap.
Totem can be plased before leaping inside large crowds for extra attack speed.


Mandatory Uniques

Staff is exellent for DPS, provides links for main skill, grant power charges when using Lions Roar.
Abyssus gives +40% DPS, but extra 40-50% taken phys damage can be compensated by endurance charges.
Pandemonius for resistance penetration, chill for hypotermia and blind enemies for extra survivability.
Kaom for more life.


Jevels

2x Fight for Survival, pretty obvious for FB user


Other Items

Rare Rings, Belt, Boots and Gloves with +Life and Resists. Resists can be no perfect besause we use Purity of Elements aura. Shaper's Touch in this case give good DPS boost and +Life.



Usefull Flasks


Lions Roar is the one top DPS flask for this build, it provides Knockback which generatate Power Charges because of Hegemony Era. Lucky Crit flask speak for yourself. Rotgut for faster movement during mapping. Other flasks - Taste of hate or Atziri for your choice.




PoB link

https://pastebin.com/QZZ6AJ5J


Ty for reading! This is my first effective character (after lots of experiments), who use uncommon build, he is not absolutely perfect but excels in some areas, and if you love Frost Blades skill you can play such build!
Last edited by zarzloy on Jan 8, 2018, 11:24:08 AM
Last bumped on Feb 12, 2018, 10:50:54 AM
Interesting build. but have few questionts.
crit chance 40.61% too small chance, mb change crit chance in resolute technique?
and... can u add some leveling guide? ty bro.

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