The Ultimate Melee DPS/TANK [FACEBREAKER ONSLAUGHT GUIDE]

As of now reflect has been a non issue. I will add following the build so far I have cleared maps and progressed through the game at much faster rate than any build I have played yet. Maps 6 level above my own we're a breeze

Quick update. Now level 58 and cyclone it seems is starting to over take IB. Any suggestions on which gems I just get first with quality?

1: Cyclone
2: Life leech
3: Concentrated Effect

:-)

Level 86 and still going strong! I'm even playing in party's now for some lower maps :) I'm a machine! (I hope Karma doesn't kill me now)

One question: I never dared to face Kole in Colonade....... Can we tank his smash with this build? 3.9k hp and 23k armor

I heard he crits for over 5K

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TheAffinity wrote:

Level 86 and still going strong! I'm even playing in party's now for some lower maps :) I'm a machine! (I hope Karma doesn't kill me now)

One question: I never dared to face Kole in Colonade....... Can we tank his smash with this build? 3.9k hp and 23k armor

I heard he crits for over 5K

He did ~4500 max on a crit once, then got nerfed

Now he hits for max 2k and 3k on the crit, before armor and charges and enfeeble of course, and without mods like vulnerability, monster dmg, boss dmg, and an extra dmg aura from a rare / totem, and also without extra ele damage / -max res mods or added fire / cold / lightning totem aura.

Its a lot of damage for sure, anyways. With your stats, assuming a normal hit for 2k max and a crit check, you get hit for, with enfeeble:-

2000 x 0.83 (50% enfeeble effectiveness vs base damage of 35%) x 1.25 (50% enfeeble effectiveness of 39% vs crits and 30% reduced extra damage from crits nodes for a total of 50% reduced extra damage from crits --> thats reduced 50% of the extra 50% on a crit) -->

2075 vs 23k armor that is approx. 50% reduction for getting hit for 1k. Vulnerability and abyssus hit you for ~1400 and ~1500 respectively, together for ~1900. With granite and endurance charges, this is reduced much further.

Really fun build. Started a duelist last week using this, and I am level 69 now and plowing Lunaris temple/Piety for xp runs. I used Infernal Blow/Melee Splash until I was able to equip the BoR helm and polish out my gear a bit, and it worked great. It really does seem to be good dps and tanky as advertised. The downsides are that you desynch sometimes, but its manageable and frankly I hardly notice it. Also, there really isn't alot of room for MF gear/gems in the build. Thats all good though, because it is a ton of fun to play!

Noob here got some question:
1. Bandit rewards? I assume Oak (of course)/Kraityn?/Skill Point? Or the End Charge?
2. What Auras to run? And which ones from Mana/Life?

Sorry if it's written somewhere but I don't want to go through 26 pages..oh and thanks for this guide, maybe I will finally make it to maps after levelling several characters to around 60.

Hey there,
I found your guide really helpful in planning my Face Breaker Duelist.
However I am still not sure how you managed to attain such high Health levels and also such high damage. Could you possible post or maybe send me a link to rings and ammys and boots you are using so that I have an Idea what to aim for?
In addition I am wondering what your chaos resistance is and what an ideal chaos resistance level would be to aim for and what a minimum range would be.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks as if his itemset looks like this:

Helm - Blood Magic, Concentrated Effect, Life Leech, Cyclone

Gloves - Reduced Mana, Determination, Purity, Grace

Boots - Blood Magic, Haste, Hatred, Enfeeble

Shield - Enduring Cry, Decoy Totem, Blood Magic


In which case, how is he able to turn on all 5 auras, and only drain 136 mana, as in the video?

This can be seen in 9.00 to 9.10 in the "Part 2" video.

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TheAffinity wrote:

One question: I never dared to face Kole in Colonade....... Can we tank his smash with this build? 3.9k hp and 23k armor

I heard he crits for over 5K

Does he? :)

(Colonade one is a copy)