Glancing Blows not in manifesto

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Thror2k5 wrote:

remember, glancing blows still means you take damage when you block.

the new node, while setting you to 50% block, does not. every blocked attack/spell does ZERO damage.

sacrificing 25% attack block, to gain 50% spell block.

I assume this new node will replace Glancing Blows in regards of reducing damage.

Glancing Blows means taking increased damage - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3185274

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Heartsease wrote:

Glancing Blows means taking increased damage - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3185274

people dont take gb because its better than this theoretical 38% true block, they take it because it smooths shotgunning damage

ie if you facetank eradicator with 38% spell block youre more or less dead
yet you live with 75% gb block

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yamface wrote:

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Heartsease wrote:

Glancing Blows means taking increased damage - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3185274

people dont take gb because its better than this theoretical 38% true block, they take it because it smooths shotgunning damage

ie if you facetank eradicator with 38% spell block youre more or less dead
yet you live with 75% gb block

Still think it is better to unallocate it after several (extreme) encounters...

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Heartsease wrote:

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yamface wrote:

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Heartsease wrote:

Glancing Blows means taking increased damage - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3185274

people dont take gb because its better than this theoretical 38% true block, they take it because it smooths shotgunning damage

ie if you facetank eradicator with 38% spell block youre more or less dead
yet you live with 75% gb block

Still think it is better to unallocate it after several (extreme) encounters...

1. In pure math calculating single hit it is indeed better to not have glancing for ATTACK hits.

The thing with spellblock from GB is that it is much easier to get=you can get more pure armor, evasion, hp,mana and es and the end result is more EHP with GB.


But in vacuum GB makes no sense math wise against single hit.
even if gb was 50% reduction insted of 35% that it is is we would still have that 1 hit discussion.


The thing here is the investment cost, if GB is too far from your tree then never take it. It is not node to path to for no other reason.

I also forgot the on block effects, which become much more relliable with GB and may completely make up for any downsides.

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yamface wrote:

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Heartsease wrote:

Glancing Blows means taking increased damage - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3185274

people dont take gb because its better than this theoretical 38% true block, they take it because it smooths shotgunning damage

ie if you facetank eradicator with 38% spell block youre more or less dead
yet you live with 75% gb block

Is it? I dont know for sure but would assume if you're unlucky and get hit by Sirus multi stage DIE beam having 50% to block all dmg may soften the curve as good as having 75% chance of taking 65% of dmg.