[2.1] I AFK to clear maps

It's a trigger gems build. I sit in the middle of things and don't die. Mostly. Almost killed a guy in PvP by just AFKing, heh.

Pros
- Incredibly tanky
- Easy to play

Cons
- Relatively slow clear speed
- Terrible single target (you don't die, it's just really slow)

If you can, get quality on Vengeance, Reckoning and Riposte. Chance to trigger is amazingly important.

Vengeance - Reckoning - Melee Physical Damage - Bloodlust - Conc.E - AoE
Riposte - Melee Splash - Melee Physical Damage - Bloodlust
Static Strike - Fortify - ECoMS - MPD
Reduced Mana - Herald of Ash - Determination
Cast when Damage Taken - (Immortal Call) - Chaos Golem
Tempest Shield - Curse on Hit - Punishment/Vulnerability/Enfeeble/Warlord's Mark
Leap Slam, Rallying Cry
Vaal Cyclone for lulz

You might be wondering about Bloodlust. Bloodlust is a really big damage modifier, see. I use static strike to pick up fortify and end charges and apply bleed via Jack, the Axe. It doesn't have to be static strike, I just like static strike. It does have to apply bleed. If you're super lazy, you can drop the whole normal attack thing and have riposte apply bleed instead.

The Conc.E AoE setup was...well, I had a corrupt 6L in those colours, you know? Anything that boosts damage will work, so Added Fire, or something.

Pretty much everything else is just there for the damage. Except Determination, that's there to give me 20k+ armour on a regular day.

Let's talk about Punishment. That's something you don't see every day. You don't want Enfeeble until you get Unwavering Stance, because this build scales off of getting hit and Enfeeble reduces accuracy. You don't want Temp Chains at all, because it reduces the number of hits on you. For damage curses, it's either Punishment or Vulnerability, and I prefer the former - it gives you a damage boost on all enemies, not just cursed ones. If you're having trouble getting leech and/or end charges, consider Warlord's Mark.

Rallying Cry for damage and mana regen. If you find that you aren't getting end charges from your attack of choice, then feel free to replace with Enduring Cry.

A note on Immortal Call, right now I'm self casting it (when I can be bothered to), but it can really go either way.

This character can be built from a Marauder, Duelist or Scion start. I picked Scion for access to block nodes at her starting location...and haven't taken them yet, at level 80+, go figure.

Remember, all of the build links are SUGGESTED builds, and you should always seek to tailor a build to your own play style, available gear and acceptable level of risk.

Leveling up, first pick up HP...and more HP...and even more HP...well, what did you expect? Then get RT. We're eventually speccing out of some of those points (see final tree below), but RT is important.

Start working on joining the dots so you can spec out of the connecting points to RT.

After that, all other points fall somewhere along this path, so pick and choose which ones you want/need at the time based on your character's progression.

120 generic points

Because I didn't want to work too hard, I am using Jack, the Axe. Thus, I can take axe nodes such as Splitting Strike. I mean, I didn't because there wasn't a reason to, but if you want to, you can.

Normal: 40 HP (Oak)
Cruel: 18% IPD or skill point (Oak or kill all, respectively)
Merciless: Endurance Charge or skill point (Oak or kill all, respectively)

You almost always want an item that will apply bleed. There's a Vagan mod at level 7, but the absolute easiest way to resolve this is Jack, the Axe. Which also comes with heaps of life leech, which you also want.
Stats:
- HP, resists, high armour and/or evasion
- Life leech

Options:
- Take a dual curse unique. There are multiple effective curses on this build.

Uniques good for the build:
- Jack, the Axe
- Stone of Lazhwar, Rainbowstrides, if you aren't the ascendancy class with the spellblock that is.
- Empire's Grasp is practically common sense. Pull things closer to you so you can trigger on them all.
- On a budget, go with Lioneye's Remorse, a 1c shield with 1.5k armour and life.
- Not on a budget, you can give some thought to Aegis Aurora.

As always, the list is not exhaustive and common sense is recommended.

Plays as your average melee build. No, really. Vengeance will do well here, and as your block chance increases you can add Reckoning and Riposte.

Hit tempest shield, wade into pack, hit rallying cry, use attack skill. All steps are optional. Even wading in - if you wait long enough, they'll probably come to you.

I've been giving a lot of thought to this one. One thing I was considering is Vulnerability on hit Empire's Grasp, Death's Oath. Another thing I was considering is Zahndethus' Cassock for the consecrated ground, as though I wasn't already hard enough to kill. Lightbane Raiment, well, I looked up the relevant numbers, and thank you but no thank you.

What gear are you using?

How's the build working out for you?
Well, I was talking to my guildie about stupid ways to die, and he mentioned Vaal Cyclone and "that bloodline mod with the explosions after they die". So when I next went into a map, and saw Flame Bearers, the next steps were obvious. RIP Kiri, doing stupid things on HC since 2013.

I have since finished play testing on SC and can do 76 and higher maps with ease, if not great speed. Usually I don't bother with anything but tempest shield and walking into packs, and I don't always notice when tempest shield runs out because I wasn't paying attention to move on from a dead pack.

Kiri is a reroll addict with a penchant for big numbers, less popular skills, and building around specific items and playstyles.

Kiri is happy to take PMs and in-game questions. Streaming-on-request not available right now.