Dragon's Immortal Tank (Updated for 1.2)

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jhahn812 wrote:

With armor becoming more effective in the upcoming patch, do you see this build using determination?

Possibly, though it would have to replace vitality. Not sure yet if it would be worth it.

Dragon, Since onslaught, anarchy leagues are coming up.
what are you going to make in that? I understand you are starting a char similar to your MF templar.

But what are your plans for main character in onslaught/anarchy .

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Zinja wrote:

Dragon, Since onslaught, anarchy leagues are coming up.
what are you going to make in that? I understand you are starting a char similar to your MF templar.

But what are your plans for main character in onslaught/anarchy .

I am not really sure I will be playing either of the new leagues. There doesn't seem to be much appeal for me really. I dislike starting new chars and dislike playing undergeared chars even more, so I don't think I will be trying the new leagues. Maybe if they went longer than 4 months.

If I DO decide to play anarchy I am sure I will be starting with a sporker. If there is time for another char, then I will definitely be rolling an infernal tank. At this point though, I am pretty confident I won't be playing in either of the new leagues.

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Dragon585 wrote:

If I DO decide to play anarchy I am sure I will be starting with a sporker. If there is time for another char, then I will definitely be rolling an infernal tank. At this point though, I am pretty confident I won't be playing in either of the new leagues.

PoE has only been in Open Beta for a bit over 4 months as it is, and you've done pretty well. The leagues may only be 4 months, but anarchy dumps you back into Standard so you won't lose anything.

I love this build by the way. Just how important is the Aegis Aurora thought? Replenishing energy shield is nice, but for this build it seems more of a buffer really with your life. With the melee buffs coming in 0.11.0 I think this build could do pretty well even without the uniques. Obviously the spell block is a big deal, but you'd probably be able to trade for another Stone of Lazhwar or maybe one of the other spell block uniques.

Another reason to try out Anarchy is the new gear. 4 new uniques (2 others are in Onslaught of course), new rings and amulets. Could make things interesting.

There is really not enough incentive for me personally. I enjoyed the ladder resets on diablo 2 a lot but that is a completely different situation. The ladder seasons lasted much longer, the builds didn't require amazing gear to start mfing, and best of all entry level set items and uniques dropped so frequently that getting started from scratch was the easy part.

I am just now getting to a point on my chars where I feel powerful and plow through maps like they are nothing. I DON'T want to trade that for more low level kiting and wishing I had better gear. Especially considering the minor rewards that come from playing anarchy. Different jewelry and 4 new uniques is far too weak to get me to start over completely.

Now if we had the option of playing these new leagues with our current chars then I would be all for it. But trading 2 powerful and fun geared chars to start again with nothing sounds like zero fun to me.

Just my opinions. I know a lot of people will be playing these new leagues and I wish them well. It is just not for me.

Did you ever get to test the build with the new unique helmet? (Bringer of Rain)

I'm not sure if the loss of a 6 link is worth the DPS loss, but the sweet sweet 15% block is amazing, and the lvl 18 faster attacks is a huge DPS boost, might make up for the loss of 2 links.

Blood magic + weapon elemental damage + melee splash + infernal blow for the helmet?

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Mormoran wrote:

Did you ever get to test the build with the new unique helmet? (Bringer of Rain)

I'm not sure if the loss of a 6 link is worth the DPS loss, but the sweet sweet 15% block is amazing, and the lvl 18 faster attacks is a huge DPS boost, might make up for the loss of 2 links.

Blood magic + weapon elemental damage + melee splash + infernal blow for the helmet?

Been trying to get one, but I am poor and RNG hasn't been kind with drops. Ofc, if I ever get my hands on one I will absolutely post the results and some vids :)

This is an awesome build, I can't wait to start working on it. One question, if the trick to enable 6 auras is patched, will this build still be reliable? Also, could I use dominating blow with this build

I have one question. What for is the Stone of Lazhwar? With tempest shield increase block chance or what?

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Nergel wrote:

I have one question. What for is the Stone of Lazhwar? With tempest shield increase block chance or what?

Not against spells.