[1.0.3] Bringer of Entropy - 22K AoE DPS, 74% Block and Spell Block, 77% All Res Tank!

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sm0ke52 wrote:

So I've hit lvl 87 with this character and aiming for lvl 90 hopefully soon. Here are my thoughts and also pros/cons for the build.

Pros:
-Very tanky against almost every type of damage/attack
-Able to do every map mod in the game
-Great DPS
-Good mobility with leap slam
-Quite fun and my favorite character so far

Cons:
-Gear can be somewhat expensive
-Like most block builds when you don't block it hurts and can also possibly kill you (Dominus smash)
-Have to invest in very high resist gear (using purity is a waste of an aura IMO)
-DoT can be dangerous (Shock and Horror electric beam)
-DPS shines only in solo or small parties so not too helpful in large party play except tanking
-Chaos damage can be somewhat a problem
-Susceptible to stun

I'm currently running both Grace/Hatred and here are my current stats:
4.3k Life (Aiming to bump this up in my next 3 lvls)
7.5k Armour
75% all Resist
-35% Chaos Resist
74% Chance to block attacks
72% Chance to block spells
29k DPS AoE Dual Strike

Gear:

Spoiler

I see that some people are having problems with mana. My advicce is to get 4% Mana leech minimum with some mana regen on rings. Also the Mana Flows notable passive by the Duelist is a must IMO. If you happen to have capped resists without purity but cannot run grace with hatred I suggest running Vitality as it is only 40% reserve and should leave you with more survivability and no mana problems. I run both Hatred and Grace which leaves me at only 129 mana and I have very little problems with mana.

Passive Tree:

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgAAAdwB5wOHBS0R1RIgFCAUcRjbG60b-h3KHt8hYCP2Jd8otSjbKaUxnjIJNJM1kjboOuFAoEGqQ5xGaUd-Sn1KyE3jTipPVlBHVvpYr1pIW69ei2BLY3BlTWWnZ6BsRm5pbqpwcnJscql07XTxeA1673zZfPV9dYLkhNmHdojxiiKKr5ARlZuZK565pBmmV6cwqW6rxaxZrOqzP7XytkG9gb6Kvqe-vMCmwPPBi8S4z_jTftP81fjdDd_v4mHuDu9O73rv4-_w9zL3vvjr_MX-j_66

As for my passive tree I did not go the same path as OP. I actually took the path to RT by getting the Blood Drinker passive for the 2% Life Leech, this helped me with gearing as 4% Life Leech is absolutely required. I also got Heart of Oak so I don't get stun locked to death.

Everything else is up to you in terms of CWDT or CWS gem selection. I can try to help with questions as well if anyone has any.

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Lydrica wrote:

Agree with your tree here. I also went to take Blood Drinker. I'm surprised with you not taking Unwavering Stance. I know you lose 5% base Evasion just to not get stunned but I think this is a good trade off actually. Getting ministuned or stuned by fast attacking mosnter bosses is actually a much higher threat than losing 5% Evasion I feel.
What your thought on this?

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meecrobb wrote:

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Lydrica wrote:

Agree with your tree here. I also went to take Blood Drinker. I'm surprised with you not taking Unwavering Stance. I know you lose 5% base Evasion just to not get stunned but I think this is a good trade off actually. Getting ministuned or stuned by fast attacking mosnter bosses is actually a much higher threat than losing 5% Evasion I feel.
What your thought on this?

You need the 5% evasion for the blind gem in BoR to work.

from the wiki

An attacker's chance to hit is the direct opposite of the defender's chance to evade. Since characters with Unwavering Stance cannot evade, attacks made against them always hit. As a result, even blinded enemies will always have 100% chance to hit a character with Unwavering Stance, since the Unwavering Stance character always has 0% chance to evade.

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Lydrica wrote:

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meecrobb wrote:

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Lydrica wrote:

Agree with your tree here. I also went to take Blood Drinker. I'm surprised with you not taking Unwavering Stance. I know you lose 5% base Evasion just to not get stunned but I think this is a good trade off actually. Getting ministuned or stuned by fast attacking mosnter bosses is actually a much higher threat than losing 5% Evasion I feel.
What your thought on this?

You need the 5% evasion for the blind gem in BoR to work.

from the wiki

An attacker's chance to hit is the direct opposite of the defender's chance to evade. Since characters with Unwavering Stance cannot evade, attacks made against them always hit. As a result, even blinded enemies will always have 100% chance to hit a character with Unwavering Stance, since the Unwavering Stance character always has 0% chance to evade.

I didn't know this at all. That you very much for the answer. I think this should be added in main section as it actually is something I never thought of.

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sm0ke52 wrote:

I see that some people are having problems with mana. My advicce is to get 4% Mana leech minimum with some mana regen on rings. Also the Mana Flows notable passive by the Duelist is a must IMO.