Duelist - [3.18] CheapBunny Petrified Blood Low Life 6 Aura Double Strike Champion - Forum

Updated to 3.18 - Sentinel League No balance change in 3.18, everything remains the same. Previous Version Update Spoiler Updated to 3.17 - ArchNemesis League Passives skill tree remain the same. Hydrosphere setup is removed, it is no longer useful for this build due to the hit cooldown change to hydrosphere. The build will be still doing fine, I never use the Hydrosphere setup anyway. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction I always wanted to play hybrid Armour/Evasion character, and Scourge league is a great time to do so (Armour and Evasion buff), so I make this build. As usual, you can check out the build thought section below to see my thought process making this build, enjoy =). Build Thought Spoiler Why Champion? Spoiler Champion has great access to armour/evasion hybrid node. Why Low Life? Spoiler Determination and Grace is buffed in 3.16, and I want to use both to get high armour/evasion, however both of them requires 50% mana reserved to cast. So, I use This shield allow me to cast aura by reserving life Petrified Blood allow me to stay low life without sacrificing ehp. Dooministry explaining Petrified Blood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StFFGLO-jjw With heavy investment into defense, how to get enough dps? Spoiler Dual wield sword/helmet The increased physical damage taken downside is mostly mitigated as we have so much armour. Since we are low life, we can use Bloodthirst provide more damage compared to other support gem, especially for one-handed weapon. With this belt, we can scale armour/evasion and damage at the same time. "First to strike, Last to Fall" ascendancy node provide huge dps buff when reaching low life. Trade evasion and accuracy into critical strike chance. Videos Spoiler Scourge League T12 Crimson Temple + Al-Hezmin (Mid-game gear) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skOhZ2NzA6o T16 Chimera (Mid-game gear) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4nYx1JuFX0 Shaper - Maven Witnessed (Mid-game gear) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ICooxP1UFo A8 Sirus (Mid-game gear) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzLZfpfPjdk Maven (Late-game gear) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29VhYvh4vE Skill Tree (PoB) Spoiler Kill all bandits. 6 Feb 2022 - [POE 3.17] 96 lvl skill tree (Latest) https://pastebin.com/ArWdMgfR (note 1: You might want to take "20% chance to impale enemy" on "Sword Mastery", I took it out because I got impale chance from my "Paradoxica") (note 2: Do not use "Brutal Restraint" jewel until you have at least 2500 accuracy and 70% critical chance. Before that, just use "Call to Arms" with Ancestral Cry. After using the jewel, you will need to drop Ancestral Cry.) 8 Nov 2021 - [POE 3.16] 96 lvl skill tree (with "Second Sight" Keystone") https://pastebin.com/L8X15Giz (note 1: You might want to take "20% chance to impale enemy" on "Sword Mastery", I took it out because I got impale chance from my "Paradoxica") (note 2: Do not use "Brutal Restraint" jewel until you have at least 2500 accuracy and 70% critical chance. Before that, just use "Call to Arms" with Ancestral Cry. After using the jewel, you will need to drop Ancestral Cry.) 28 Oct 2021 - [POE 3.16] 96 lvl skill tree https://pastebin.com/wPdLxZJZ (Please refers to Gear/Gem Link section for Gear/Gem Info, because I might not update Item/Gem in PoB if I did not change the skill tree) Leveling Spoiler Levelling will be same as normal melee character, do not use petrified blood and do not turn into low life before you have obtained Abysus, Perseverance and Prism Guardian. I use double strike with attack totem to level since act 1, early 4L setup is double strike + melee splash/ancestral call + melee physical damage/brutality/fortify + multistrike Strongly suggest to use all offensive aura before you turn into low life, because one hander build usually has dps problem early game. Dread Banner (10% Mana Reserve) Increase enemy physical damage taken, provide slight dps boost. Pride (50% Mana Reserve) Increase enemy physical damage taken, provide huge dps boost Flesh and Stone (Blood Stance) (25% Mana Reserve) Increase enemy physical damage taken, provide dps boost again. Ascendancy Spoiler Master of Metal -> Unstoppable Hero -> Inspirational / First to Strike, Last to Fall Pantheon Spoiler This build is vulnerable to damage over time because Petrified Blood does not protect against damage over time. Strongly suggest to stick with this two Pantheon unless you know what you doing. Gears Spoiler Weapon Spoiler Early Game 200+ pdps one handed rare sword with crits or The Scaeva Mid Game 350+ pdps one handed rare sword with crits or Dreadbeak Late Game 450+ pdps pdps one handed rare sword with 7.5+ crits or Paradoxica with Physical Damage and Critical Shield Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis/Armour/Evasion Mid/Late Game (Transit into Prism Guardian and Low Life, only after you have Perseverance and Abyssus) Helmet Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis Mid/Late Game or (with Paradoxica) The increased physical damage taken mod roll is very important, you need to get one with 40%/41% increased physical damage taken. Any double strike enchantment is good, but 15% to deal double damage is the best. However, if you are using Paradoxica, this enchantment will have no effect because paradoxica already has 100% chance to deal double damage, you should use other helmet enchantment, (Use Abyssus only after you have Prism Guardian and Perseverance, and turned into low life. Before that, just use rare helmet with life and resis) Body Armour Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis Mid Game Life/Resis/Critical Strike chance to attack Late Game Life/Resis/Critical Strike chance to attack/Chance to gain power charge on crit Gloves Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis Mid Game Life/Resis/Attack Speed Late Game Life/Resis/Attack Speed/Strike skill attack additional target Boots Spoiler Early/Mid Game Life/Resis/Movement speed Late Game Life/Resis/Movement speed/Tailwind on Critical Strike Belt Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis Mid/Late Game Amulet Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis/INT Mid Game Life/Resis/INT/Critical Strike Multiplier Late Game Life/Resis/INT/Critical Strike Multiplier/Added physical dmg/Critical strike chance (No specific annointment) Rings Spoiler Early Game Life/Resis Mid Game %Life/Life/Resis/Vulnerability on hit Late Game %Life/Life/Resis/Vulnerability on hit/Added physical damage/Critical Strike Multiplier Jewels Spoiler Early Game Life/Critical Strike Multiplier Mid/Late Game Nice mod to have: Increase attack damage while affected by Precision Increased Life recovery rate while affected by Vitality Evade chance while affected by Grace Chance to suppress spell while affected by Grace Late Game Use "Brutal Restraint" (Nasima Variant) to turn "Call to Arms" into "Second Sight", it is only worth doing so when you have at least 2500 accuracy and 70% critical chance. Before that, just use "Call to Arms" with Ancestral Cry. After using this jewel, you will need to drop Ancestral Cry. Gem Link Spoiler 6L Double Strike (Body Armour) Spoiler With "Ancestral Cry" and "Call to Arms" (Before "Second Sight") Map Clear Single Target After turn into "Second Sight" Map Clear Single Target Aura reserved in Life (Shield) Spoiler There three auras will be reserved in life. Aura reserved in Mana (No Specific) Spoiler Recommend to use Anomalous variant for Petrified Blood, it provides more protection against one shot. Stay in Blood Stance. Other Gems (No Specific) Spoiler 3L Ancestral Warchief 3L Molten Shell 2L Shield Charge or Leap Slam Leap Slam is better for boss fight. Ancestral Cry Use after you pick up "Call to Arms" keystone. Put Ancestral Cry into your LMB after you pickup "Call to Arms" Keystone, it will auto cast when you move. You need to drop this skill after you turn "Call to Arms" into "Second Sight". Dash Corrupting Fever Corrupting Fever cost 520 life to cast at level 20, use it to stay low life after using flask and proc "Andrenaline" buff. Common Problem for Petrified Blood Low Life Build Spoiler Damage Over Time Spoiler Damage over time is greatest bane for this build because Petrified Blood does not prevent damage from damage over time, which means this build has half EHP against damage over time. To counter this, I use : i) Pantheon Arakaali/Ralakesh ii) Life Regen iii) Life leech cluster iv) Flask My other build guide Spoiler Triple Offering Low Life Chaos Tornado/Seismic Trap Occultist https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3239590 Summon Reaper Build (Hit based + Bleed + Poison) + Animate Weapon https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3155821 Duo/Group Gravebind MagicFind Support https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3213600 Dual 8L Herald of Agony + Herald of Purity Necromancer https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3223035 Last edited by cheapbunny on May 12, 2022, 1:41:57 AM Last bumped on Aug 17, 2022, 2:46:47 PM	Posted by cheapbunny on Oct 27, 2021, 7:02:04 AM Quote this Post
Update 3 Nov 2021 - Added A8 Sirus video 8 Nov 2021 - Added Times Jewel Keystone "Second Sight" into the build, now the build has 100% critical strike chance - Updated Skill Tree with "Second Sight" Keystone" - Added "Second Sight" info in "Build Thought" - Added "Second Sight" info in "Gears - Jewels" - Added "Second Sight" info in "Gem Link - Double Strike" - Added "Second Sight" info in "Gem Link - Ancestral Cry" 9 Nov 2021 - Added Maven video 18 Dec 2021 - Added alternative 6L double strike setup (Divergent melee splash + Hydrosphere) 6 Feb 2022 - Updated passive tree 3.17 - Removed Hydrosphere gem setup Last edited by cheapbunny on Feb 5, 2022, 2:03:49 PM	Posted by cheapbunny on Oct 27, 2021, 7:02:30 AM Quote this Post
nice, w8 you	Posted by stardustzz on Oct 28, 2021, 5:20:27 AM Quote this Post
" stardustzz wrote: nice, w8 you The build guide is ready now :).	Posted by cheapbunny on Oct 30, 2021, 8:47:28 PM Quote this Post
Great build dude ! So far, works like a wonder for me	Posted by LaTripsimon on Nov 5, 2021, 7:24:22 PM Quote this Post
How about such a leveling progression on skill tree. https://pastebin.com/6HWeR4Ji	Posted by TheOnlyTrueReaper on Nov 7, 2021, 6:29:54 AM Quote this Post
" TheOnlyTrueReaper wrote: How about such a leveling progression on skill tree. https://pastebin.com/6HWeR4Ji Would't be better to rush tribal fury and Call to Arms to drop Ancestrall call and start using melee Splash?	Posted by Techmozhylas on Nov 7, 2021, 9:53:27 PM Quote this Post
" LaTripsimon wrote: Great build dude ! So far, works like a wonder for me Glad you like it, I have made changes to the build, you might want to check the update log. " Techmozhylas wrote: Would't be better to rush tribal fury and Call to Arms to drop Ancestrall call and start using melee Splash? Yes, I do get these first. " TheOnlyTrueReaper wrote: How about such a leveling progression on skill tree. https://pastebin.com/6HWeR4Ji It would be nice to get tribal fury and Call to Arms first, I branch to right side of tree last.	Posted by cheapbunny on Nov 8, 2021, 10:04:54 AM Quote this Post
I have added Times Jewel Keystone "Second Sight" into the build, checkout the update log for updated section. Last edited by cheapbunny on Nov 8, 2021, 10:06:33 AM	Posted by cheapbunny on Nov 8, 2021, 10:05:58 AM Quote this Post
Hi Bunny, Thanks for the build, it’s amazing to use. I don’t know why this particular build isn’t in the major list of PoE builds, only encountered this build while surfing the forums for unique duelist builds.	Posted by AegisEmperor on Nov 10, 2021, 7:27:40 AM Quote this Post