[0.11.2] THE BEST DW Simple Tanky High Dps Hybrid Cleave GUIDE-7 auras/30kDPS/5.5kHP/37kArm

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HughJass wrote:

@Sebash6
Is it ok to use 1 axe and 1 sword? I'm not getting any axe or sword specefic passives, just phys dmg+1h melee phys damage.

I'm also not getting the mana reserved passives and using alpha howl instead. Have you considered using alpha howl and respeccing the mana reserved passives?

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Sebash6 wrote:

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HughJass wrote:

@Sebash6
Is it ok to use 1 axe and 1 sword? I'm not getting any axe or sword specefic passives, just phys dmg+1h melee phys damage.

I'm also not getting the mana reserved passives and using alpha howl instead. Have you considered using alpha howl and respeccing the mana reserved passives?

Yes of course it's ok if you dont have any specific passives :)

Alpha howl its fine however i prefer to have high hp pool and use my helm with resists + high eva :p

Also a lot of ppl trying to use Bringer of rain, its cheaper than 6l chest

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Tanakeah wrote:

Great guide and have been following it a bit in trying to setup a DW hybrid a few days ago when I wanted to try something different instead of my usual ranged stuff. I don't normally dig melee, but this build has been a lot of fun and I've only died once...got pinned into a corner on Merciless Docks by a pack of multi-projectile Voidbearers and...well...didn't last long. :P

Currently, my Duelist is only Level 66 and have three unspent points in my skill tree..

Current Gear (please note, only current, I do have some gear waiting in my stash to change around once I get to higher levels):

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First question I have...I am thinking about going back and trying to potentially re-exalt the Siege Axe since I have it saved to an Eternal Orb. I'm not super good with what it can roll, but would it be possible to potentially roll Life and Mana Leech on the axe (Strength and the Life Gain on Kill were the exalted rolls), or is there something else I should shoot for?

Current spec:

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQAAdwEswUtFE0aOBv6IWAl3yftMgkyiTSTOuE8LUCgRmlHfk3jU99X4livWNtZ82BLY3BlTWWnbmlwu3KpdO108XfleA16uHrvfNmE2YTviPGQVZWbmSubg565ogCkGaZXp4SpbqvFrFmsqq6TtPm18rc-vYG-ir6nwA_AGsQVxLjE9sau0k3V-OJh52PsOO9O7-PwH_JF89322v4K_o8=

I was comparing it to your tree and obviously I don't have the levels you currently do and I don't think I'll make it to level 90...85 at the most for me. After that it just gets way, way, way too grindy even for my tastes. With that said, I have a few questions regarding the tree since I'm not the biggest math wiz out there when it comes to all the game mechanics and which choices are better than others.

1. If I eventually drop the two mana passives in the Duelist area, will I still have enough mana to potentially run 6-7 auras using the Blood Magic trick? Would I need to use my Alpha's Howl for that or would I not in terms of reducing aura cost further? Also, I do intend to replace my rings eventually, but doing so will drop the mana gain from one of them. Will that be a problem, or not since at that point I won't have much extra mana to work with.

2. Mana Leech...I know with Soul Taker you don't need mana or the BM gem, but one thing I've been noticing is that without a source of ML I can't cast my curses, EC, or Decoy Totem though I can obviously swing and use Cleave/Double Strike all day. Should I get a little ML on my gear to help supplement that and try to forgo using ML gems? Or should I just link the curses and totem and EC to a Blood Magic gem?

3. Is it worth using Multistrike? I noticed you don't have it in any of your setups, and I was just curious if Faster Attacks that you use is a better choice than MS? Is it because you don't have to deal with the damage penalty from MS when dual-wielding, or something else?


4. I know that there could be some minor tweaking here and there later on in my tree, but assuming I get to 85, this is what I was aiming for:

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQBAdwEswUtFE0aOBv6IWAl3yftMgkyiTrhPC1AoEd-TeNT31fiWK9Y21nzYEtlTWWnbmlwu3KpdO108XfleA16uHrvfNmE2YTviPGQVZWbmSubg565ogCkGaZXp4SpbqvFrFmsqq6TtPm18rc-vYG-ir6nwA_AGsT2xq7STeJh52PsOO9O8B_yRfPd9tr-Cv6PGS7Uj7nd7w7nUlRJXz8Y20OcDq0ppRR1Ou3yLylP5CIabBmFJKo26eNqna6nCLiTDH0Qf8ae9kiMz0ZpxBU=

Now the big thing about this is that it takes Inner Force, though it does leave me curious what would happen if they end up fixing the whole Blood Magic thing you showed in your video? But for the time being I'll leave it at that, though one thing I think the passive tree isn't showing and I just realized is the Intelligence on my gear. I may be able to drop both Savant nodes and save 2 points that way, at which point my next question is should I drop one of the Diamond Skin nodes and use the extra point to finish filling out the Marauder starting life nodes?

I do have a few other questions, but I think that should be enough for now and hope I didn't overwhelm you. :p I have to thank you very much for working on this build/guide as it's given me a few helpful key points to flesh out what I had in mind and use it to better effect.