Machoke's 1H groundslam (Currently lvl 86 Hc)

RIP

rib bro :( get started up agian on hc :)

Yeh :( screen froze in a a bunch of skeles and a big pack of blue leaper mobs, 6.5k hp 42% block 8k armour, down in literaly 2 secs, also 360 hp regen/sec, time to reroll a range i guess

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AidenBlah wrote:

Yeh :( screen froze in a a bunch of skeles and a big pack of blue leaper mobs, 6.5k hp 42% block 8k armour, down in literaly 2 secs, also 360 hp regen/sec, time to reroll a range i guess

died today as well @ rank 54, poe has something against pokemon

Level 45 Cruel act 1 completed at the moment. I will continue this build :P looking good !

Sorry to hear you died that way.

Quick question for ya though.

Is there a reason you decided not to get the 8-8-12 % HP nodes in the middle and went up past the Templar starting for health?

I'm thinking something like this:


Thanks!

I think if you're going to go 1H/Shield, then you need to maximize the one strength that you have - your shield.

40% block is simply not enough. 60% is fairly easy to achieve with a good shield. You have to invest in the shield or you might as well go 2h. You'll also get massive gains in armor from the % defense from shield passives.

From my experience I'd strongly advise against making this your first HC char (solo).

Some days ago I started this build and it has been troublesome all the way. The reason is that its heavily item dependent and when when you start out fresh you have no bank. Getting good maces and a lot of reduced mana is incredibly hard on your first run. Another point is that the first 30 or so lvls are purely strength based so it severely limits the other gear you can use. In fact, the only reason im in act 2 cruel (lvl 48) is because of my guardian angel Shiftbricks. He's given me every weapon upgrade (and a lot of other) from act 2 norm. for free, cuz he's just that good a' guy.

Your experience could be different than mine. And my negative experience is heavily influced by my awful drops. In fact, if there was a ladder for shitty drops Id prolly be in the top 20.

I dont have any issues with the build per se, it all makes sense. However, only use it:

a) If you have currency/tradeable items
b) First char, but in a party thats willing to give you the needed items
c) Have a leprechaun in your house, cuz you're gonna need that item luck

Sad to hear you died ;(

nm

im curious how you make these auras work when you are using blood magic
is it really viable ?