Max Block Build

It is possible to build a max block build anyway you want if you restrict your definition of max block to max physical block but not max spell block. For if you want that, you have to bring in Wings of Entropy is a rather weak item in its current state.

Most of us in fact use the term 'max block' to mean max physical block only these days. With that definition, You do not need to reach out for every block node and you can use almost any shield.