2.0 Block/EB/MOM/GR cyclone mjölner build (hc viable)

Hey this is a work in progress build that i'm currently running in tempest




Pros
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tanky
many layers of defense
hardcore viable
can run most mapmods
pretty fun to play
at least 7 jewel sockets


Cons
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Expensive as f
singletarget dps is not the best
will drop your fps massively ( unless you're careful / have a really good computer )
not party viable




Offense
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Mjölner arc+discharge
reckoning curse on hit ele weakness

Lvl 19 arc
Lvl 18 discharge



Defenses
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Fortify ( always up )
Endurance charges ( always up )
CWDT immortal call
EB/MOM combo
Arctic armour
Block 54%/57% with/without tempestshield ( with more levels and a couple of gear piece upgrades this will go higher or just get a rumi's )
Spellblock 45/48% with/without tempestshield ( with more levels and a couple of gear piece upgrades this will go higher or just get a rumi's)
LGOH
Lifeleech ( Ghost reaver so leeches mana )

If my math is right it would take 1 hit for 7472 damage to "1shot me"
This is only with AA/Discipline/Purity of lightning




Current skilltree


lvl 100 skill tree
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwAAAO4DlgSzBS0HHgkzC2EM9xEPEuEUIBSwFSAZtBo4Gj4c3CpNLOktgy3SLlMvby_MMtE1kjsoPC0_J0CgRUdGcUcGR35JUUrITC1NRlAwUEdZ818_X2pgQ2LsY0NlTWebaPJuPW6qcLtyqXTteTl673vDfNl-4n_Ggh6C5IMJg1-DzITZhO-FMoaziEKKr48aj_qQEZBVkyeVLp8-oS-iAKLqqZWsqqyvrj6vbLM_tAy18rc-vTa-gL6Kvqe-vMBmwL_BgsHFxPbGrsrT0NDRNtNv2L3ZE9rB2wvbXuIs5FHp1evu7BjvDvAf8NXy4fcy_go=
this is if you have a +1 endurance charge belt i would probably go for this, otherwise i would probably skip the witch powercharge nodes and invest them into whatever u feel like, i also removed Amplify ( this is only because my computer was bad and i dont want more fps drop )




Bandits
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N, Oak, nobrainer
C, Kraityn/passive
M, Alira






Auras:
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here you have quite some options, ( this is personal preference and what auras you run is totally up to you )
i'm currently running

Herald of lightning
Haste
Arctic armour

When i get my 6linked lightning coil i will be running
Discipline
Arctic armour
Purity of lightning







Gear ( my current gear )
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Upgrades i'm planning to do in future ( in priority order )
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6Linked lightning coil ( another layer of defense )
A corrupted belt with +1 maximum endurance charge and some neat stats
Rainbowstride with +1 skillgem ( for empower+enlighten+discipline+purity of lightning )




My current jewels
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Videos
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Nothing yet due to as i said earlier, shitty computer and currently out of maps :( ran 11 75-78 maps today and the only somewhat high map i got was a lvl 75 map, reeep














Q and A


Q: why are you not using molten/lightning strike as "builder"? you can get way more attacks per second with it than with cyclone
A:
#1 Yes i'm very well aware of this but i actually dont want 5+ attacks per second

#2 currently playing on a lower end computer so i dont wanna rip due to screen freeze ( main computer psu broke down and shipping back and getting a new one takes time when u live in the middle of nowhere )
#3 i think it feels superclunky to use pots n hold shift and hold Q ( which for me is the key i use for my attack )
#4 cyclone = free unwavering stace = 3 free skillpoints
#5 always wanted to try a cyclone build but desynch have stopped me, but not anymore

Q: This skilltree looks awfully simular to something else
A: yes my character started off as a eb/mom/block incinerator ( following this guide https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1291120 shoutout to you yotmato ) but when i acquired my 6linked belly of the beast i didnt really have a "goal" anymore and without a goal playing poe feels somewhat pointless for me, so i set up a new goal: Getting a mjölner and i did and one thing lead to another, i currently have lots of goals for this character ( more on that later )

Q: whats up with the aura nodes? are they that important?
A: Yes and No, Because i'm planning to run Discipline+Purity of lightning+empower+enlighten in +1 skill gem boots, HOWEVER if you're not going to/can afford run this specific setup it is not necessary to skill these 3 nodes







( i wrote this 5AM so if theres any typos or something is wrong this is most likely the reason )
Work in progress, so if you have anything to point out or any questions just let me know
Last edited by piratkuk on Aug 19, 2015, 8:15:53 PM
Thanks for sharing.
I had the same Incinerator build as you, and after I chanced my Mjölner I decided to try your tree. Works well enough. I run Molten Strike/Lightning strike however, and I don't have a Voll's Devotion (can't afford it).
Currently using a 5 link Belly, but I tried Daresso's Defiance for a bit. It might be viable for someone as poor as me, I think. Yes, you lose Endurance charges when you get hit, and at a boss without any adds you won't have the End. Charges, but it felt nice. (I played a lot of Fakener without Voll's Devotion, and while it's not easy to compare Mjolner to that build, Mjolner feels quicker to dispatch large packs with Daressos's chest)
Obviously the Voll amulet is superior.
With my Belly, I have 4600 life and ~1800 ES, with Rumi's up my block is 68/60, capped resists, it feels tanky. I think the highest map I ran with the build was some random 74, but I can't remember having any issues. Since I respecced into Mjolner my only death was due to a unid Detonate Dead box, I was slow to move away. There is a reason I play SC, haha.

Anyway, I think Daresso's Defiance can be used until one gets their hand on the Voll amulet, if you don't mind sacrificing the +life Belly gives.

I use Molten strike+Multistrike+GMP+Faster attacks+Life gain on hit, and I swap Lightning strike in. For a sixth link I'd go Fortify, or if you don't mind the slower attacks, you could drop Faster attacks (or even LGoH)
Leap slam is linked with Faster attacks and Fortify, and I jump around most of the time, so technically my Fortify is always active.
just be careful with the moltenstrike as builder because as i mention more hits = more lag, and you can be stunned, Oh and on that note, i got a whisper ingame someone who tried my build and he ripped to frost bearers ( really hard to see with molten and discharge everywhere )

and i actually stopped playing on this char, so i cant rly do a updated screenshot of the stats i had, but i could upgrade the tree a bit if anyone is interested

so play safe :)
well i had Loved to get a updated verson on of the tree, i'm currently testing this spec out but i have seen that there is a few core items that really needed for the spec tho, but it work without a few of those but they are really needed some times like the Voll's Devotion is one of the core ones :p
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well i had Loved to get a updated verson on of the tree, i'm currently testing this spec out but i have seen that there is a few core items that really needed for the spec tho, but it work without a few of those but they are really needed some times like the Voll's Devotion is one of the core ones :p


i believe the lvl100 tree should be somewhat up to date

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