[3.15] Spectral Shield Throw Bleed Gladiator - tanky & fast mapping - good scaling - all content

I think I've finalized my own revised version of bleed SST.
Here is the pob. https://pastebin.com/THHLgeUW

You might be surprised how low my dps is, barely 1M. I decided to focus on defense rather than offence in all my gear, except weapon and shield. I did this for the sole reason that it is extremely expensive to get items with high life, high res, chaos res, and dot mods.

My defenses are:
- max block
- max res inc. chaos
- Divine Flesh
- reckoning with life gain on hit
- fully automated flasks

My offenses are:
- high armor shield (mine currently is only 2600+)
- triple dot mod on weapon
- main and culling on totem

If you plan to use my pob, my advice on gearing is that you focus your amulet on the attributes and everything else on life, res and chaos res. Don't forget to get a vuln on hit ring. If you don't have an unset ring, consider changing shield charge to leap slam.

Future improvement:
- better weapon and shield
- frenzy on hit chest with high life and block

Do let me know if you have any question or feedback on my build. Hope you all enjoy SST this league, I know I am!

Hey im loving the build really great job but i have a problem with mana reservation, i'm runnin Pride, herald of purity and war banner and i can't use aspect of the spider. What's the best solution here?

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ericchongws wrote:

I think I've finalized my own revised version of bleed SST.
Here is the pob. https://pastebin.com/THHLgeUW

Nice tree!
I'm going for something like that but getting ailment immunity nodes near Crystal Skin. Not sure what is better. ailment immunity or +1k Life.

Your Axe did you craft it? Any tips or 101 :)

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pra-lima87 wrote:

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ericchongws wrote:

I think I've finalized my own revised version of bleed SST.
Here is the pob. https://pastebin.com/THHLgeUW

Nice tree!
I'm going for something like that but getting ailment immunity nodes near Crystal Skin. Not sure what is better. ailment immunity or +1k Life.

Your Axe did you craft it? Any tips or 101 :)

It's super easy to craft, but the base is quite pricy. I'd recommend checking out Ghazzy's video on crafting the axe. It's extremely simple, just use corroded fossil (I think). As for ailment immune or life, I personally would suggest going for life unless you're playing HC. Shock and freeze can be countered using auto flask. Chill and be crafted with movement speed on boots, but you're limited to 18-20% speed only. All that's left is ignite which honestly is not hard to deal with. IMO, ailment immunity is extremely tempting but it takes too much pathing and skill points, as well as some mods from your items, which might make gearing a bit difficult depending on you budget.

Also, highly recommend changing your shield to Titucius shield for more damage while leveling, then change to lioneye shield. I used lioneye shield to kill A5 Sirus so the shield should be able to last you for awhile.

[Edit] What is everyone's thought on Immortal Ambition vs Divine Flesh. I can cap my chaos res at 80%. At first glance, DF seems better since I don't see the benefit of having life leech not removed at full life. What's IA good for?

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Alkaii wrote:

Hey im loving the build really great job but i have a problem with mana reservation, i'm runnin Pride, herald of purity and war banner and i can't use aspect of the spider. What's the best solution here?

You run Herald or Aspect, not both. Herald with rare gloves and Spider if using Fenumus gloves.


Ok guys, I just finished campaign and the clear speed of this build is awesome in maps, I heard its good but did not excpected to be so good. Those explosions carry hard. Bosses also melts in seconds but thats because Im just doing atm low tier maps.

Anyway the build feels fun to play, gonna stick to it for awhile and see how it will go in higher tier contetnt (after upgrading gear ofc).

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ericchongws wrote:

Also, highly recommend changing your shield to Titucius shield for more damage while leveling, then change to lioneye shield. I used lioneye shield to kill A5 Sirus so the shield should be able to last you for awhile.

I had Titucius until lv58 and got a The Ghastly Theatre. Since SST gets AR+EV I tought it was a nice upgrade.

Not sure if is a bug with POB but the Slaughter node is showing no change in your build tree.

Hi, I am playing a Shield Crush Glad currently and I wanna switch to SST because the clear is just terrible.

Could someone take a look at my SC character (name is WhyAmIStillDoingThisToM) and tell me how much currency I would need to convert to SST and have similar power levels?

Here is the PoB as well in case someone would like to see it: https://pastebin.com/UCYxMdP7

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pra-lima87 wrote:

Not sure if is a bug with POB but the Slaughter node is showing no change in your build tree.

The node itself doesn't directly add damage but it provides onslaught. It's nice to pick up, although can be skipped if you get it elsewhere, such as a Death Rush or the craft on boots.

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ericchongws wrote:

I think I've finalized my own revised version of bleed SST.
Here is the pob. https://pastebin.com/THHLgeUW

Keep in mind that my tree is tweaked based on my Glorious Vanity's rolls.

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Zarasi wrote:

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pra-lima87 wrote:

Not sure if is a bug with POB but the Slaughter node is showing no change in your build tree.

The node itself doesn't directly add damage but it provides onslaught. It's nice to pick up, although can be skipped if you get it elsewhere, such as a Death Rush or the craft on boots.

I have chill immunity on my boots, hence I get onslaught from Slaughter.