Melee got quite the bone thrown at it in 3.21

I'm sitting out this league but given how many people have complained that melee isn't getting anything, I wanted to share a busted interaction I would've made a build around had I played.

3.21 gives us 2 really powerful masteries--10% of leech is instant from leech mastery and 10% of leech is instant per equipped claw from claw masteries.

Well if you were dual wielding tri-elemental claws for damage (the type Vaal Lightning Strike was using), you'd have 30% instant leech. Take Vaal Pact, and that means you are leeching as much as 12% of your life instantly (play something that hits fast like cyclone).

But that's not all. The non-instant part of that leech (which is peanuts compared to the massive instant leech per hit) can be funneled into Strength of Blood for 1% less damage per 2% of that leech. If you have either Slayer's Brutal Fervor or are playing Petrified Blood and leaving some room on reservation (perhaps with the new 55% mastery), that leech never ends so you end up with a permanent up to 12% life leech PER HIT (not per second) AND massive mitigation from Strength of Blood.

In any case, best of luck to everyone starting this league and have fun!

That sounds interesting, I might just have to experiment with it :)

Thanks for the hint :)

Thanks for the pointer. Can i ask why you aren't going to play? Can send me a PM if you prefer not to state it here.

Nothing related to the game. Work is a bit busier this cycle so I have less time for everything is all. I'll probably come back in a later league when things calm down some.

Looks like a (almost) free 10-12% damage reduction from all sources. Doubling to 20-23% with Vaal Pact. That's nice recovery and some protection from one-shots. Hope those dual/tri-ele claws aren't too expensive.

I was curious how this would affect mana leeching esp mid to late game as we start having a bunch of mana preservation and flasks wont be able to handle it anymore.