[1.2] Kionn's DualStrike Marauder | Atziri Viable | 78+maps fast clears

Hey guys, after making my Wander and getting it to Lvl88 i got a bit bored of how strong wanders are and decided to reroll. Decided to play a Marauder because, lets face it, barely anyone is playing it now. I got asked by a few people to post my build up as well since my clear speed was pretty decent along with my dps.

Wander build: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1037723

This build can do any map and if you guys know me, I love fast clear speed characters. This Marauder doesn't clear anywhere as fast as my wander but i would consider it quite fast compared to other melee classes. The build is based around Resolute Technique together with block nodes and damage.


Passive Tree




Gems




Bandit Quest




Stats




Gear




This build is by no means cheap. I wouldn't say its that expensive though. I got everything for around 10 exalts. It is a solid build that can do pretty much anything. Feel free to give feedback or post any questions.

Tree:

Try "Hatchet Master" instead of "Fencing".

Fencing:
4 points for
*34% damage
*6% attack speed

Hatchet Master:
4 points for
*38% damage
*12% attack speed
*10% evasion rating, 10 dex

Better in all aspects.

And instead of "By the blade", I would probably take "Bravado" (8% dualwield block, 12% damage) for the same amount of skillpoints.
That's -24% damage, -4% attack speed, but you get to 59% block. I'd prefer this.

Otherwise, the tree looks pretty nice.

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Gear:

You got BoR and Soultaker and all the other stuff for <10 Exalted Orbs? I doubt. ;)

Do you really need Soultaker?
Is the Purity aura so essential for you?
I'd rather grab 2% mana leech and go for a rare axe with more dps.

Firstly regarding Fencing and Hatchet Master, you'd need to consider Hatchet master as a 5skill point. I would still get Fencing due to the fact that i can get the life nodes underneath.

I got BoR for 3exalt, Soul taker for 6. I got the rest of the item for roughly 2 exalts.

Regarding the mana issue, its a good point you brought up, i havent tested it but i dont think you can support your mana with just 2% mana leech. Well, im almost 80% sure you can't support it.

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yongsheng11 wrote:

Firstly regarding Fencing and Hatchet Master, you'd need to consider Hatchet master as a 5skill point. I would still get Fencing due to the fact that i can get the life nodes underneath.

5???

Hatchet Master:
1 point in dex, 3 points for the cluster including the notable = 4 Points, same as what you spent in "Fencing".

Here:
click me
Your character now has 4% damage, 6% attackspeed, 10% evasion and 10 dex more than before, without adding a single skillpoint.

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I got BoR for 3exalt, Soul taker for 6. I got the rest of the item for roughly 2 exalts.

Seems like you got yourself a nice deal then. I'd put it at more than double.

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Regarding the mana issue, its a good point you brought up, i havent tested it but i dont think you can support your mana with just 2% mana leech. Well, im almost 80% sure you can't support it.

I do this all day.

Lvl 1 clarity, 8% mana node (in Duelist, you take it to cross), some Int (that is also required for gems), 1% mana leech. You are set. As long as you click monsters, you don't even need clarity, that's just for desync.

Ah yeh, my bad, i didnt see the tree properly, ill update.


Nah, if you wait you can always get good deals.


Also, ill try it with mana leech and ill get back to you. But i dont think 9.5aps with 55 mana can last. No harm trying though.


EDIT: I just realised you totally calculated Hachet master wrong. Its 28% not 38%. 12+16=28%

Hatchet:
28% dmg
12% as
10% Evasion

Fencing:
34% dmg
6% as

I do think Hatchet is still better. But not by as much as you said.

Just tested mana leech. Not possible. Mana pool is too small to run it.

Updated build to use Flicker Strike rather than Faster attacks with Leapslam. Still using leapslam on its own though. But i find a MUCH faster clear speed with flicker as a means to move around.

Is this build Cyclone-viable?

Yes it is, it was originally going to be a cyclone build but i switched it to Dual Strike.

Its very strong with cyclone. I can hit 40k tooltip on cyclone, which equates to roughly 70-80k dps.




Cyclone, Dual Strike, Cleave are all interchangeable.

Oops, same as you couldn't count skillpoints, I couldn't add numbers. ;)

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yongsheng11 wrote:

I can hit 40k tooltip on cyclone, which equates to roughly 70-80k dps.

This keeps coming up in every thread, but...

"1.0.2b Fixed the skill tooltip damage per second display for Cyclone."
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Cyclone

About mana:
You can see my build/gear/gems here.
I have +63 Int, 1% mana leech and 20% mana regen on my gear.
-10% skillcost, +20 Int, +8% mana in the tree.
Easily enough to keep the main attack going in boss fights (against normal monsters, one click usually does the trick). ;)

With Cyclone, things are very different and I fully understand going Soultaker.
But both Cleave and Dualstrike have y very low base skill cost, that you can easily support on mana, if you get your free mana pool to about 60-80.