[3.25]The BLOCKMAN

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NeipX wrote:

Yeah, don't work for me too... anyone have tip(s) to life+mana leech during leveling ?

Life Leech you can get from Blood Rage

For Mana u can use a Praxis Ring (Unique) with -6 mana cost for a 5 link and -8 for 6 link. Until you have a chest with -15 mana cost

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with all the impale nodes taken, i only have 60% impale chance

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how i can improve my area of effect? i like more clear and need more aoe radius

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Poisom wrote:

Welcome, exile. This is my first guide and first post on the forum.


With this build you can FACETANK ALL CONTENT in the game
Like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZlGIbIoOcw

Hello everyone this build is perfect for a league that you will need to survive the full heist encounter to get away with loot. Can be done as league starter , can easily run all maps with rare gear you can check it doing conqueror's on low budget in the videos.

3.12 changes and thoughts

Hello, first of all the build was not nerfed and some changes happened
they are

-Vulnerability
No longer causes attack hits to have a chance to Maim cursed enemies.
No longer causes cursed enemies to take increased physical damage from damage over time.
Curses applied by casting this spell now gain 10 Doom per second.
Now causes ailments inflicted on cursed enemies to deal damage 20% faster.
I dont think it will change the damage but need to see in the pob when it att to confirm

and

Enduring Cry
No longer grants a minimum of one Endurance Charge.
Now has a cooldown of 8 seconds at all gem levels (from 6 seconds
Not a big deal but it is a nerf
About the skill tree

Changed almost nothing to the tree just one new node that maybe be worth to take , when the tree is relased on the pob i will talk again about this

The new Marked for Death cluster has been added to the southeast of the Duelist. It grants increased Effect of your Curses, Culling Strike against Marked enemies, and increased damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies Marked by you.

this new point on the tree depending on how close it is to the path the build tree pass will be worth using.

Some new ideas for the build

Warlord's Mark
Enemies afflicted by Warlord's Mark will always grant an Endurance Charge when slain, and grant rage when stunned. They also allow attacks to leech life and mana from them

Maybe is worth to change vulnerability for Warlord's Mark and change some other gem for a berserk (or use a unset ring) using the pob right now if the build have 50 rage and use berserk the damage almost doble.

Final thoughts
The build stay strong as always and there's more potential for changes(using rage and berserk) achieving insane dps bost at the cost of almost nothing
and on the league as ggg said you need to survive to the end of the heist encounter to get the loot a tanky build will be the best choice.
POB: https://pastebin.com/sLx0QRFx

my gear in harvest/end game gear

All this gear is from harvest league as league ended and i reformated this part it show now standart league.
If you are doing this build as league starter/low budget check the gear for it on the other topic
Body armour:
The principal mods are the explode and the -15mana , without harvest one with power charge on crit will be expensive.

Gloves:
Try to get one with accuracy life and resist , if you can afford physical to attacks or attack speed is great

Boots
Any boots with resist life and movespeed is great for the build , if you can afford get elusive and tailwind on it too(just tailwind or elusive is good too and more cheap)

Helmet
Abyssus with the less increased physical damage taken (43-40%)The more crit multi the better.

Rings
One should be a circle of guilt with 4% physical reduction and 40-60% increased physical If you can afford get one with good implicts the best one is onslaught on hit, some implicits like criti multi are great too
The other ring should have curse enemies with vulnerability on hit , some life and accuracy , if you can afford get more add physical on it too

Amulet
Some resist, life , you might need to get dexterity on the amulet or int if you dont have accuracy on the ring get it on the amulet too , crit mult and add physical are great

Belt
The best belt for the build is Rhyslata coil , if you cant afford get a decent stygian vise

Sword
Paradoxica is way too cheap by how strong it is with my setup only foil with more than 580pds(they worth like almost all my gear in my char) deal more damage than a paradoxica with 180pds(like 4-5% more)
try to get one with at least 150pds if you can afford the blind mod on it is great , dont get the +% impale chance the build already have 100% impale chance

Shield
Without a doubt the best is the surrender

Flasks
My current setup is

If you dont have onslaught on the ring swap the quicksilver flask for one with onslaught and dont forget the diamond flask it give more damage than the bottled faith

Jewels

Without a jewel that have the mod "you cant be inflict with corrupted blood" you wont be able do tank the sirus die attack
About watchers eyes the best mod is Impales that you inflict last 2 additional attacks.

Videos

Sirus AW8 last phase tankess showcase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHbk1OgAI9I

afk garden t2/t3 seeds in full juiced map
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlJIN8KZu8g

Drox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNOheP7tKo

Baran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWkUGjIx6-E

phoenix full map
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yec4_qqpm6c

Full sirus fight AW8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPOLQlHW7NA

Simulacrum Deathless with 3.10 gear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIn0M27l-0Y

veritania with low budget setup(it was my first conqueror of the league char lvl 75)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugb3uADS-8Q

Veritania Awakener 8 with low budget gear(3.9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jghtwTezIZQ

Veritania with end game gear(she almost die only to the reflect/block skills)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZlGIbIoOcw

how to craft the body armour

Step by step
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrncEY4f8yg
1-buy the astral plate 6link item level 86+
2-buy the warlord's exalted
3-craft life on the astral , get one empty sufix on it
4-Use the warlord's on it
5- if dont get the mana mod , scour it
6- use pristine+lucent+serrated fossil on it
done

How to craft the explosive and the mana mod on body armour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zntMXYw4bEU
1-get a 6link with the -15 mana mod on it and cant have any other warlord's mod on it
2- get a body armour with enemies you kill explode ... need to be the only crusader's mod on it
3-buy one awakening's orb
4- use the awakening on the explode first and them on the mana(use it first on the base you dont want)
5-done

leveling

The leveling of the build is smooth , and using a cheaper uniques will make it even faster
itens like this

and a tabula rasa and u can swap for more powerfull itens(swords and shield)
when get to high levels.
Ascendancy ordem is
1-Pain forged
2-Versatile Combatent
3-Violente Retaliation
4-Arena Challenger
Bandits
Let alira live
About what gems or what skill to level until you get cyclone i like to use reave but u can try any meele skill

a setup like this.

About the skill tree you can select in the pob there is a lvl 30,60,80 and 100
pob:https://pastebin.com/DqWv7vwp

When i use this build as league starter i level with cleave/reave until i get cyclone , i usually use warlord mark with bhasphemy for life and mana leach and the rest of the mana i reserve with pride in the low leves i use 2 one handed swords for leveling until i get on the shield nodes , if i can i buy any unique sword for leveling and use it(dont spend more than a chaos on one)when you do the first and second lab is better to change to one hand sword and one shield.

low budget/league starter3.12

Body armour any 5-6link with high hp

gloves any with resist and life or you can use a Haemophilia and get bleeding explosion will give you more clear speed

belt

boots any with movespeed life and some resist

shield the recovery mod is better than the flat mod , try to get both.

helmet huge dps boost

amulet the anvil is really nice , and cheap more life on block and more block chance

rings one with resist / life and the other need to be a práxis with -8 mana cost , this way cyclone wont cost mana to use

sword ichimonji ireally Strong and give the - mana reserved mod , so this way
we can use pride , blood and sand , precision(lvl1) hereald of purity and dread banner.

total cost= ~ 95c in the first week of the league.

Ascendancy in orden
painforged>versatile combatant>Violent retaliation> arena challenger

pob: https://pastebin.com/iWVSvmN1
veritania kill/afk tank with new budget gear and passive veritania with this setup (i was low level it was my first conqueror on a league starter character)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugb3uADS-8Q

The defense layer

The damage mitigation comes from:
1 Always fortify up
2 Infused channeling
3 81% phys reduction
4 Endurace charges
5 Blind on hit
6 Always max spell and attack block chance
7 Life gain on block and
with all the 7 itens you can tank almost every enconter in the game.
Cant tank Dot damage like shaper beam.
Here you can see the defense of the build on t16 map with veritania influence
The monster and the boss in the video are dying of my block skills , using the cyclone to kill only the metamorph.
https://youtu.be/QKKI-kqbnTE?t=71

The damage

1 Pure physical damage with impale
2 blood rage for frenzy charge and leech
3 Vulnerability for damage and more bleed chance ,
5 Explode on death , helping with the clear speed.
6 Buffed herald of purity for more damage.
With everthing on +10kk damage can be easily achievable.

Pros/Cons

Pros:
Cheap to start
High dps
Fast clear speed(explo chest+arena challenger)
Really tank
Can easily do all content in the game(including gran masters)
Cons
Not a cheap build to min max it.
Can not do Physical Reflect maps.
Cant tank some sources of DOT damage.

Old stuff

3.19 budget

Gear
Body armour: Need the mod"Socketed attacks have -15 to total mana cost"it cost 100c with a good life roll and 6link(can use any 5/6l for starter , just change blood and sand for blasphemy with warlord mark and mana sustain wont be a problem.)

Helmet: Abyssus for the damage. One with nice roll is around 10c

Weapon:Cheap weapon just 1c and good damage for the price

shield:Need to have the mod"recover % of life when you block"paid 10c for this

Rings: rings need to have life , resist and some physical to attacks paid 5c and 6c , 11c for both

Belt: belt of the deceiver give a nice bost of dps , some life and res , and cost only 1 alch

gloves:Need to have Life , some resitances paid 5c for it

Boots:Now that i have already capped all elemental resitances i just need the more life and more movement speed in the boots paid 4c for it

And last the amulet:This slot we use the Impresence (phys version) for free curse cost around 10-15c

Total: 157 Chaos.
Soon i will add i killing conquerors with the 157c version face tanking them.
Veritania Awakening level 8 with the budget gear it can face tank and kill her fast for only 157c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jghtwTezIZQ

My current Gear(3.9)

3.10

No nerfs
Lot of new clusters jewel for shield and one handed weapon
the best are:

Powerful Ward
20% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Block
+6% Chance to Block Spell Damage while at Maximum Power Charges
Strike Leader
Attack Skills deal 30% increased Damage while holding a Shield
+2% Chance to Block Attack Damage
+2 to Melee Strike Range while Holding a Shield
Deep Cuts
15% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks
Impales you inflict last 1 additional Hit

videos on 3.10

All videos are from AgentDaun character using almost same itens that the 3.10 guide

A8 Sirus(worst attempt. First phase without flasks for comparisons):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vq7-f8Zm9w

Baran
https://youtu.be/XsV1Jbrbz-8

Veritania:
https://youtu.be/RnG-ScD_LN8
A8 Al-Hezmin:
https://youtu.be/PjqqzTNvdGM
Mapping T16:
https://youtu.be/dP9IjtizI_E
Hydra:
https://youtu.be/gX9pYOR4Zkk
Shaper:
https://youtu.be/dnNehhifvCk
Elder:
https://youtu.be/TBcPfUNjUiE


Thanks for letting me use the videos

Videos(3.9)

Veritania AW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XfLzugILFc
Phoenix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqiZlNakBx4
t16 Crimsom Temple tankiness show case doing abyss without using cyclone and killing boss without using cyclone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKKI-kqbnTE
Deathless Sirus AW8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg70UzmUOkY
Warlord afk tank him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTViCbDG6gY
Baran tanking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAq3nb4GJBk
Hunter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6VGeRMmRw
T16 Canyon with poison on hit and warlord influence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3bPeBYG-7Y
Veritania using the low budget version(only 157c in itens no awakened gem or any kind of jewel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jghtwTezIZQ

More videos soon

my gear in 3.10

Sword:

Shield:

Body armour:

With the explode body armour you dont need the blood explosion ascendancy(gratuitous violence) grab the arena challenger for more attack and movement speed and violent retaliation for more block chance and more damage.
gloves:

boots:

belt:

Rings
Using one with 4% to phys damage reduction for more tankness

Amulet : Using bladedancer anoint for more aoe on cyclone(less damage than assassination)

flasks: Using a movement speed in the place of the botled faith for more clear speed (ps i am farming more simulacrum than maps)
Jewel:If you can afford get the corrupted blood mod on it

POB:https://pastebin.com/6vKPNgF2
Soon video with this setup on simulacrum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIn0M27l-0Y

3.11 changes

- Herald of Purity
No longer grants added Physical Damage with Spells and Attacks.
Now grants 9% more Physical Damage at gem level 1, up to 12% more Physical Damage at gem level 20.Should be something around -5%dps
- Some clusters jewels got nerfed.Rip Deep Cuts(BTW i dind't use those on the build)

Cyclone lost it Stun immunity , but with gladiator ascendacy it makes us immunes to stun from attacks that we block and with 5.5k+ life it won't impact on the playstyle of the build.

- Some nodes on skill tree lost a bit of damage on them.

Conclusion: The build stay strong in early and end game , almost same tankness just -5% on physical reduction cause soul of steal got nerfed and less damage but with the right itens +10kk damage is still achievable.

POB 3.11: https://pastebin.com/YWT1teAi

3.11 version

Hi , in the harvest league is way easy to craft/buy really good itens and i managed to craft a really good chestplate for the build that said in this version i dont use a impresence amulet , cause i got a ring with vulnerability on hit , that way i have 2 free sockets of gems and enduring cry with the key node that make warcry's instant can be used while using cyclone.
The skill tree is almost the same , the damage with my current gear is 14kk
and the same tankness as before.
POB: https://pastebin.com/DqWv7vwp

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PS: I play the build with cyclone but any melee skill can work on(reave, blade flurry , lacerate etc.) it , for most cases swap infused for multistrike and you are ready to go , you can even use axes and get axes nodes on tree in the place of sword nodes. Can go violent retaliation and arena challenger or go blood explosions both works great.
If you do the build with any other skill and want to share it , pm me in game and i will add it to the guide nick: Theblockman

Path Of building(3.12): https://pastebin.com/sLx0QRFx

Path Of building(3.12)Budget/league starter version
pob: https://pastebin.com/YnrBFE3N


Hey check my others guides
One shot everthing
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2912121

Max block flicker strike without shield.
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2854164

If you got any question you can pm me in the game nick: VouCrashei
ps: if u find a typo mistake tell me i will fix it.