Alkaizer Nemesis 89 Marauder Solo

First char in PoE - fun times!

Where would be the best place to start in upgrading my gear. Solo is crazy tough but with a party its ok as long as I dont have to tank all the time :D

Being my first char - pretty poor as you can imagine. Looked at a few places and trade channels. Crazy out of my price range to upgrade weapon :(



Thoughts or opinions welcome :)

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Hypnoticc wrote:

What makes a marohi a better choice over something with betetr dps such as a 500+ phys dps mace?

Well as lightofeast already explained to you it is not always a good idea to just go for DPS. But that depends on your passive skills , active and the support support skills you use, the way you like to play and what enemy you face.

If you want to use Multistrike and face a hard hitting boss you might die if you can't take the hit.
Depending on the way you play hit and run, tank etc. you need to find fitting gear and fitting skills.

More alpha(Bursts)-damage (so higher average weapon damage) is mostly what you want even if you can tank the enemy.

Well as a Hammerdin (Spectral Throw Mace user) i prefer fast attacks since most enemies won't ever reach me thanks to high stun values and that can also be usefull as Marauder, but for Bosses it will not help as much as for trash or rares.

And the Mace lightofeast posted would be quite nice in overall even when you think about the 28% AoE that Marohi Erqi gives since it has far more DPS and doesn't lack in average alpha damage that much.

Marohi Erqi(AlkaizerX uses):
Avg: 386+596/2 = 477.5
DPS: 477.5*0.85 = ~405.88

Pandemonium Burst(lightofeast posted):
Avg: 347+552/2 = 449,5
DPS: 449,5*1.11 = ~498.95

Really nice weapon btw. :-)

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Ceuro wrote:

Can anyone tell me what the point of Heavy Strike is in this build? The knock back makes it seem not worth it because of how much time is spent chasing the enemies you are knocking away.

The knock back doesn't go that much on DPS even if you'd be a fast hitter, since the enemy usually will not be out of range with just one knock back.
Additionally most enemy, even rare, will fall in a few swings to Heavy Strike while Bosses that can take more won't be affected by the knock back as much.

The biggest plus points for using Heavy Strike with a two-handed physical weapon is that it has a high (if not even the highest) damage increase and also favors stuns on enemies.

been following this build since level 1. standard league
my gear:

max res

2.6k armor is the problem here lol

22k gslam

alkaizer's build is sick

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blackdemonz wrote:

been following this build since level 1. standard league
my gear:

max res

2.6k armor is the problem here lol

22k gslam

alkaizer's build is sick

Are you able to do 72+ maps with that? Seems like several of the bosses would own you.

yeah for some of them gotta play smart. others i just facetank if i can

really need more armor

been using this and everything is good :) but i need more upgrades for my items. i changed some of the skill tree so i can run 3 auras (hatred , determination, purity). i don't know where to start upgrading but for now im still satisfied with my build



i have 4.6khp and 4.3k armor with buff. 12.9k gs

how does it surivive without life leech? yes im noob.

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Terrorblade91 wrote:

how does it surivive without life leech? yes im noob.

Life leech comes from passive and gear.

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TheBigNasty wrote:

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Terrorblade91 wrote:

how does it surivive without life leech? yes im noob.

Life leech comes from passive and gear.

i guess with mana same thing?

if im fighting the boss or almost near at the boss i just switch my MPD to LL gem then i can face tank. and it depends on the roll of map im doing ^^ i have 4% LL + potion 2% =6% for 4sec. or when i use my LL gem i have 8.2% of my 8.8k dps which is not that bad