How to build a shield wielding Templer

Hello,
I just found out about the game, and I have no access to close beta.
I am just wondering if a shield and a one handed weapon templer is viable.
How should the tree look like.
A lot of shield skills and Strength?
Is energy shield good?
What are the differences between one handed weapons?
Should I get some magic damage?
Focus on spells as well?

Sorry for so many questions and thank you.

No point worrying about builds/skills/stats for a game you are not going to play.

wow, that's really harsh...

I'm not sure how to answer your question besides basic nodes to take. sorry.

yes energy shields are good, yes shield builds are viable. What you want to focus on is up to you, since basically any emphasis can be viable in this game.

As far as spells go, you'll have to see what you want to do. However it is very common to link elemental damage to weapons for both weapon using spells (like power siphon) and for melee attacks.

Bawheidbob has a point though. These are things one learns once they start playing the game.

Haha,
As I said, I did not have access to beta and I hope not
to reroll a char because of not knowing anything about the game.
But luckily there are awesome people on this forum and they
gave me a chance to participate in close beta.

Contradicting how some people are just dicks eh?
Thank you for any inputs tho:)

Interesting stance but its like learning German and going to France and indeed not going anywhere.

I simply did not see the point in learning things about a game which is still in beta. You want a perfect build to play one character from day one and never change it - It is not really how a game like this works.

Yet you are in beta now so.

Yes shield skills would help a shield wearing Templar.

Yes energy shield is good.

One handed weapons vary in many ways - daggers would be faster attack speed than maces for example.

Having different types of damage for immunes is never a bad idea.

The odd spell here and there may be viable but you do not want to spread yourself to thin.

Sadly for you this is not a game which has been out 1/2/3 years with standard cookie cutter omg pew pew invincible character builds.....at least not yet.

Best advice would be to get on play a little now play a little in open beta and then come release you may have a basic understanding of what will work and more importantly what wont.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgUBhMREckA2I020-fAfogAEszKJd-VX4oFvnjxN2Ix2OtjsOBo4p4SQVcAaZp6plXB9T32AVhoyUWBxTZrPQ2O3MVj1ncQ= - I am new here but taking a quick look they seem decent though if they work its another matter

sry double msg

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how does this passive skill tree look?
Blocking chance with tempest shield being one of main skills
prolly some physically attack skills as well.

Just a heads up.

Making builds that have 111 points doesn't really work.

Nobody has even come close to hitting level 100 yet.

Might want to try a build with about 70-80 points. That will get you started in the right direction.

I was thinking of doing a Lightning Strike/Tempest shield build along the lines of this:



+26% block from passives
+4% block from tempest shield
at least a 26% block shield
That would give you around a 56% block chance not to mention the life armor and resistances with decent lightning damage. For curses I would use Conductivity and either ele weakness or temporal chains.