Duelist - How to make a viable build

double post -_-

Any thoughts on this build - kind of a frenzy elementalist 1H axe/shield guy

would this be viable at 60?

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAQQB18yj-eOYnJmieQXztmUF4rviOmGlVl7rvEfe4D8HniH_Xnm_MAh9QEM9xqwPSLvir5igjvDdSHTA5lhvm29CSkkQeMV3zwJZmx1JQAd3v20AlsXn5K_cDhvOTk2AyTPVqgU6VgqoMR0Xh5WHoVRMtzvFZShb2TY42NnGr2GKaiiJG-3cDvSWEY27lxJ631gQvoN84ZI-vLPY3UXN6Rs2RsJA9aIdCl1LVVo7bO9TTEEe7wu13-cAR42pGP8LgqSm9YnDzQs-64Cz9dY3BubJgTTfSzwzgUS2RMYy6XGEKRxIWfzzcCN34MAM3GGHulFBRZcBdZMz87f9qWI_mBGIc7QoKfp38rytwSqz1A==

I'll be honest, I don't have a lot of experience with doing chaos with a straight melee build. My only experiences are with using flicker strike, and so far that isn't working too great.

I did see someone using ground slam very effectively yesterday though.

Your build looks fairly solid, good mix of offense and defense. You make some unoptimal choices along the way, and you can save a couple skill points right there at the starting area. Also, there are really good health nodes that you pass by on the way up to pick Catalyze that would be better than some of the health nodes you do pick up.

As I said, not sure how it would do in Chaos, but you shouldn't have much trouble getting through merciless as long as you're well geared in + elemental equipment.

I am incredibly new to this game so I was hoping someone with more experience could take a look at this build and pick it apart. I am trying to make a 1 handed mace/shield duelist that specializes in ground slam. This is what I have mapped out so far, feel free to pick it apart and give back advice. Thanks :)

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAQQBANTk5gHOOIsG5smBCz7rgAuCpKYO9JYREiGPIxYI9h0XFRfWJTsGfyaTIz8rxrzJL30aSTGTSfc030s8O8VlKD4hh48-wEW7PweeIUWPPDdTT2zCVHnnAFt5wZdb2TY4YYpqKHAjd-B38ryteE0BunrfWBDXzKP5jakY__WJw82z9dY3voN84ZI-vLPY3UXNwAzcYbQoKfrBKrPU1saPnMl6D_rY2cavjbuXEokb7dyOpy6i5YNbdN20fxG8R97g8E_zHq1SxiS6Pt77rcPaMah2tD3L2iudj4gRWa-YoI7w3Uh0wOZYb6prrnb7Wu0OojeodtM_8HvL1RfP0TQ917uKQBnUi8SrzbEgV5tvQkr64Q1L-d6QCI6JBUo=

Any good reason why not to use Blood Magic? I kinda use this node on every build I make..

http://tinyurl.com/cffrlnx

is that build any good for a duelist? Im new to this and i thought this looked pretty good for a starting build.

Strange thing, I hit the build link and nothing appears, only the skill tree with no paths taken :(

me too

what do u guys think of this build?
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAQQAAuMDHQs-64ALgqSmDoTpHA70lhEPEh-bG_5Ilx7vC7UitfrNI-9IrCRCnaAphsCPKdY5Miq6bV40NrVqNEEGeDXuYPo3lwhEOv24hj0qvvhExjLpSFn881JZeclTT2zCWPFopVrjXnJcWRYYYYpqKGGa30piTW8IY2o8MmWn7spn4IbRb_NFF3GEKRxyxZh9c77KmXYbE9V3ztDset9YEH87b0-WxjQJlBalo_XEPsmyvDr8rrrb4ZSDO56VwD5R3qCvTavgMhXKFg5n3-cAR9fMo_mNqRj_oWF3jKpIAfP1icPNiRvt3Oo7bj_Y2cav_WgJbdDLSwG4ZfYJiWl-lpKyYrays5ED2sdaxIO0mxLC6Xf-23JtIA==

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Danteska wrote:

Strange thing, I hit the build link and nothing appears, only the skill tree with no paths taken :(

That's because all of those links are using the old passive skill tree from before the recent update. Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever be able to see what they were like, but it should be mostly irrelevant with the new skill tree.