[1.0.4]Scion - Incinerate Tank - Mind over Matter, EB, almost Max Block | Facetank a lot of stuff

I too, ripped off Ghore's mom/incinierate/cybil's/anvil/rathpith build
(his thread is a day younger than yours XD) thread:


and made my own variation for scion too
build (currently lvl 79 on domination)


Mine differs in that I use to get mom instead of passives, I get a tonne more life nodes and I take dual-curse to make up for damage loss.

Your build is fine (for softcore) but your chances of getting destroyed against higher level map bosses and *especially* lightning thorns (my god you took a lot of increase cast-speed passives) is exponentially higher.

I feel there are some easily made changes that would make it stronger, to name a few: you skip two 12% life nodes next to unwavering stance, you spend 4 points at the start of your tree to get 6% block, when you can potentially spend 5 (providing you get the two 12% life passives) and get 30 strength, 6% block and 20% increased defences from equipped shield which IMO is a better deal. Asides from that I would consider dropping the aura nodes in favor of higher HP, but that's just me.

But yeah, max block + high spellblock you could probably have <2k HP and do alright.

may be it's possible to use fire penetration instead of faster projectiles?

quality incinerate + (maybe) ballistic mastery...

What changes would you make on your Skill Tree to start your build on Nemesis?

Tempest Shield + Reduced mana + Curse on hit + Flammability

Explain that to me. Why did we take Curse on hit? As far as i know, out incinerate does not concider to ''hit''. Sorry if this is a noob question, im quite new to the game. Best regards, and briliant build!

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ExoticFrog wrote:

Tempest Shield + Reduced mana + Curse on hit + Flammability

Explain that to me. Why did we take Curse on hit? As far as i know, out incinerate does not concider to ''hit''. Sorry if this is a noob question, im quite new to the game. Best regards, and briliant build!

It works cause you only need to hit, either with a spell or attack.

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blackspiral wrote:

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ExoticFrog wrote:

Tempest Shield + Reduced mana + Curse on hit + Flammability

Explain that to me. Why did we take Curse on hit? As far as i know, out incinerate does not concider to ''hit''. Sorry if this is a noob question, im quite new to the game. Best regards, and briliant build!

It works cause you only need to hit, either with a spell or attack.

Oh, but when i hit creeps with Incinerate, i don't see im dropping tempest shield OR cursing them with Flammability... :(

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ExoticFrog wrote:

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blackspiral wrote:

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ExoticFrog wrote:

Tempest Shield + Reduced mana + Curse on hit + Flammability

Explain that to me. Why did we take Curse on hit? As far as i know, out incinerate does not concider to ''hit''. Sorry if this is a noob question, im quite new to the game. Best regards, and briliant build!

It works cause you only need to hit, either with a spell or attack.

Oh, but when i hit creeps with Incinerate, i don't see im dropping tempest shield OR cursing them with Flammability... :(

Its to have a chance of applying the curse flammability when you block. This is caused by the damage Tempest Shield does when you block attacks, this is what the hit is for curse on hit.

Thanks for this build, im new to the game so far im in cruel act 2 and im liking this build a lot :D.

My character is a variation of this build using Evasion and Iron Reflexes, I believe I am tankier and will be even more tanky in the next few levels.

I am currently Level 75 in the Nemesis League.




Cloak of Defiance gives me a boost to my Armor and mana, and also makes MoM take 40% of damage from my mana instead of life.

Lavianga's Spirit is used when my mana is low and my mana goes up really fast when I use this as for 7 seconds Incinerate and Arctic Armor do not cost any mana.

Lightning Warp is used for mobility, I have it linked to Quality Reduced Duration and Faster Casting, it launches almost instantly.

I use 2 Cast When Damage Taken gems to double cast Enduring Cry and Summon Skeletons, this gives me 4 Skeletons and double the endurance charges from small groups or single enemies. I also CwDT Molten Shell.

I am currently at roughly 950 DPS on Incinerate(GMP), 3.2k HP, 2.9k MP. I will be buffing HP in the coming levels and should be able to get to 4k HP around Level 82-83, I think.

I might later on trade my Cast speed passive nodes for some more block, with 5 passive points and "The Anvil" I am able to hit 78% Block, or with 6 passive points and without The Anvil, I could get to 70% Block and have more than 70% Spell Block, I haven't yet decided which route I will take, though.

Also, when I get more mana, I will be able to run Grace for a huge boost to Armor.

Good luck with your builds guys!

@Derity

Interesting to see a different approach to all pretty similar builds this is my gear setup currently on domination league:



I find even running high level maps, I pretty rarely need to pot at all thanks to devouring totem and mana-leech linked to tempest shield. Worth it if you can spare the gem slots.

Current stats at level 82 are 4k hp, 3.2k mana (3.5k HP/1.2k Mana after reservation), 254 mana/sec regen, 142 life/sec regen, 3.5k armour, 78% block, 53% spell block, 70/75/71 resistances.
Current dps is 1000.5 with LMP, although flammability+ele weakness (dual curse) helps a lot with that; also one I get my gems maxed and make them 20% qual (using the GCP + lvl 20 gem recipe) I think the DPS will go way up, and might even be able to ditch the faster projectiles gem in favour of something to give more damage (or maybe not who knows).

Also working on a 6-link cloak of definace... wish me luck!