[1.3] Static fun, 2H Mace templar, 6.2K life without Belly/Kaom, 60k+ solo target dps, Atziri viable
So far I'm having a good time, I'm just before cruel dominus and my dps is already very good. I would suggest that a good leveling item is geofri's baptism.
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I bought mine for only 1 chaos orb, plus a couple chromatics so it fit the specific gems I'm using right now. It has given me enough dps that I can kill most anything with ease. I think the biggest problem I've run into thus far has been finding enough life on gear, but that can be remedied once I start investing more currency. I'll keep you posted on my adventures.
hey, switched over this build. Doing crazy DPS. Thanks. What do you think about using the new doom unique and respecing into sword nodes? Are maces that much better? ty
Doomsower is applicable to the build, the tree would look like:
You lose armor and 4% aoe but gain much more attack speed (this may or may not be a problem when it comes to mana leech however).
I went for maces and their nodes because most of them incorporate armor.
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Yeah Geofri is a superb leveling weapon.
Also should note, i used a low level clarity aura early on to help me with mana, because with the reduction nodes we take it's really easy to maintain your mana (a lot of mana regen is taken with the starting templar nodes) that way until you get some mana leech.
Possible to do deathless, if you have teh skillz. Since it was my first try on torment i died a few times to storm calls, but did Vaals/Trio deathless.
I'm wondering about a few things in this build.
Why 2h?
it feels so clumsy and you have always a little break between the bursts (in terms of lech..)
Why no crit?
This build would be capable of doing a lot of shocks, freezes and ignites if only it had crit, and crit builds get way more dps
Physical to Lightning>Added Fire?
You woke my interest^^
2H because i wanted to play a 2H character, also i got my 2H mace for 2 exalts in value only.
Getting a good 6L armor would have costed a fortune.
Also because i didn't play a 2H character in a while, wanted to see what kind of dps/defense i can achieve with it and was quite happy at the result.
As for the breaks between bursts, i attack 5.9 times a second, it really isn't that noticeable.
Didn't go for crit because I wanted to test out the viability of RT compared to crit. My last several builds were all built for crit, whereas my last RT character i played 2 leagues ago i think?
Ofc a staff or doryani build with crit will outdps this built, however i feel like the build achieves good dps for a RT build with plenty of life to stay alive in the end game.
Added Fire > Physical to Lightning only because mana/life leech wouldn't be possible without a gem slot.
So more dps versus an additional gem slot or 2 which would make me lose more dps in the long run? I decided it's not worth it and that the elemental reflect factor is easier to deal with without it.
So decided to share my current build in torment which i plan to use to kill atziri with.
First plan for a build was to go wander but decided to go 2h for more fun.
First of all, this is a Resolute Technique build, so no crit jolly fun.
However i find the clear time good, and the links aren't set in stone, you can swap out Static Strike for say cyclone and still do good.
Currently level 86, stats are:
6.2k life
6.3k armor
38k~ tooltip dps with auras, not including atziri flask or vaal buffs
Solo target dps is: 38k + 38 * 0.7 = 64.6K~
AoE dps is: 26.6K~
When i hit level 7 haku i intend to add the 9-12% attack speed to my gloves, which should add at least 1k dps to my tooltip. Quality gems should push my tooltip dps over 40k and my single target dps to around 70k.
Currently at aprox 6.2k life without Kaoms or Belly. I plan on getting +1 endurance charges by level 90 and more crit reduction.
Although this build might not seem cheap, i think it's a good budget build seeing as no piece of my gear costed over 1 exalt, most were actually in the 10 chaos or less category, except the weapon.
Switched to BM weapon tree, but it is possible with the mana tree with 2% mana leech at least.
Pics or didn't happen?
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1. Skills used
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Primary link, in order of importance:
Static Strike - Melee Physical - Multistrike - WED - Faster Attacks - Added Fire
Secondary links:
1st 4L: Herald of Ash + Purity of fire + Hatred + Reduced Mana
Explanation:
Basic aura 4L, HoA and Hatred are natural candidates, Purity of fire is being leveled atm and will be used for atziri.
2nd 4L: Leap Slam - Vengeance - Stun - Endurane Charge on Melee Stun
Explanation:
Keeps charges up along with the 3rd 4L, endurance charge uptime is 100% when coupled with the other 4L. I can chain immortal calls for physical immunity.
3rd 4L: Immortal Call + Increased Duration + CWDT (high level) + Enfeeble
Explanation:
Panic IC, we level it up to a high level because unlike most characters you have a good amount of physical reduction and it popping every second would be of no big matter. It needs to activate in times of need which are of big significance not whenever you take a hit.
This is the reason i will be keeping this at level 15, which activates every 2060 damage taken allowing for a higher level of enfeeble and immortal call.
Enfeeble is used to negate the next big hit that is coming, seeing as the 4th 4L will overide it.
4th 4L: CWDT (level 1) + Enduring Cry + Warlord Mark + Increased Area of Effect
Explanation:
Keeps your life regen and endurance charges up while increasing the chance of stunning enemies. Also good for elemental reflect maps, because most of our dps is elemental and we are not running a life leech gem.
If you want to run curse immune + ele reflect maps, switch out Added Fire / Faster Attacks / WED for Life leech.
I think Warlord's Mark is a curse we do not see too often, but it fits in the build really good freeing up a gem slot and providing a big defense factor because of how it provides a great deal of endurance charges.
2. Gear
my gear
Explanation
I decided to try and make a build not reliant on too much uniques. Wearing a rare chest is often a lot cheaper than going for a unique one.
Weapon:
The most costly gear part i have is my mace, i paid the 6L white base 30 chaos and then proceeded to chaos it until i hit the current stats.
Total cost of it was around 2 exalts.
I know this probably seems like a lot, but, you can instead buy a 5L chest piece and a higher dps weapon and escape the RNG factor of chaos crafting.
A higher dps weapon will offset the difference in an additional gem link.
Chest: is pretty explanatory, get as much life as possible, astrals are a great base, armor should be around 1k at least.
Cost was 8c base, +x orbs to add strength.
Gloves: are sustaining me in mana atm, however 2% mana leech is needed to run all 3 auras. Atm i am running only 2 auras because of this.
However my mace will be getting the vagan "blood magic support" mod added to it soon, so i didn't bother with more mana leech.
Helm: was given to me by a guildie, it's a really great helm but nothing over the top.
You can probably get one under 10c which rivals the stats.
Boots: were bought, around 5 chaos i think. Nothing special, use them to cap resists.
Move speed can be sacrificed because you can move fast enough with leap slam.
Rings:
Priority are high life, followed by resists, followed by flat phys and WED.
As you can see i focused on survival more than dps.
Amulet:
Bought really recently, for 10c+1 gcp. Was a luxury purchause mainly because of the IIR and more life than my previous one (which had no str). Still have open stuff to add to it but no need at this stage.
Belt:
This is a probably odd choice but i really like this belt. It lowers the chance of getting 1 shot by bullshit crits from stuff like rhoas, flameblasts and such.
You can opt for a different belt with more resists, wed, etc. However i think this belt is a godsend for 2H characters as it mitigates critical damage.
3. Passives
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There are 3 possible ways to sustain your mana, at the start i planned to use massive cost skill reduction + mana regeneration + clarity on life (a low level one).
However it is possible to sustain with a blood magic gem or mana leech also.
My current mace allows for the vagan level 1 blood magic mod to be applied which i tend to use so templar is not an optimal character in the case you want to use life to fuel your attacks.
Templar is the best if planning to use clarity on life + mana regeneration however.
Seeing as i got my mace around level 78 while still running clarity, it was too late for me to consider this, thus i keep going as a templar which is my favorite character.
Going marauder saves up 3-4 points however, but yields lower life regeneration.
Normal: Oak, +40 life
Cruel: Kraytin/Oak are interchangeable, i chose Kraytin because i feel like attack speed is a harder stat to gain.
Merciless: +1 endurance charge
5. Alternative skills
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Cyclone is a good alternative and so is Ground Slam.
Atm i can hit 20k ground slam without concentrated effect, so getting up to 30k+ should be possible with it and quality gems and better gear.
Cyclone needs the blood magic variant however as i feel you cannot reliably use it with mana leech alone because using 1 cyclone will leave you manaless if you do not hit anything.
I might be switching to Cyclone after getting it to 20q and adding the blood magic mod to my weapon, to make the build reflect safer.
Glacial Hammer + Melee Splash is a big contender for a more survival focused build.
6. Maps
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Highest maps i ran so far were level 76, and so far the last death i experienced was from a rogue box.
After level 80 they become a box i do not bother with anymore and i just reroll them since the chance to die to lag is too great.
I have done the Weaver boss in jungle valey at -60% chaos resist without dying and ofc the rest of the bosses leading up to the academy boss. However the weaver can be tricky if your flasks aren't set up right and without knowing what to expect.
Good dps is needed to quickly dps down the spiders around the weaver, especially the aura ones.
Biggest problem are the reflect maps, warlord mark will negate most of it but resistance flasks and good life flask management is needed sometimes.
-max res can be done baring no other "deal extra damage as X" mod is present. However you need to play safer and be quicker with the usage of flasks (especially the resist ones).
Reflect with this mod is not possible, and if you encounter one in the map try to dispatch it with great care. Multistrike+explosions can make quick work of your 6k life pool.
Everything else can be run without too much trouble, i often like getting the beyond mod and have killed 2 of the unique bosses so far without a death.
Fracture maps are actually quite fast because the explosions of static strike kill everything so fast.
Attempting atziri @ level 86, as i want to break 6K life first.
For any suggestions or question, feel free to post below.
Static fun, 2H Mace templar do you have anny skilltree ?
