1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

amazingly strong build, thx for sharing bro

THIS IS AWESOME ! Thanks for the great and yet simple guide.

@zheavy
This is very good build, which I believed is too complicated for new players. There is one thing missing: get Inner Force.
Don't be afraid of lose of damage. Survivality is always at first place.

@deadalus97
Depends if you have problems with physical deals or no. Keep in mind that if you have any armor nodes, they will increase Iron Reflexs related armor.

@Nobi~
Yes, Iron Grip's life nodes are one of the possibilty. Also you can go Iron Reflexes or Inner Force. It all depends what do you need at the very moment.

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End gameing depends on what is most enjoyable/easy-to-play for each of you. I don't feel like forcing you to follow certain rules, because that will simply don't work. If feel bad, because I forced you do get Endurance Charges - which majority of players dislikes.

Endurance charges are kind of a pain to start up, but I'm really liking them when I get packs of mobs cursed with warlords mark (linked with increased duration).

I didn't realize that Inner Force affected enduring cry. I'm looking forward to going that route, unless the new patch changes our build too much.

Hello there. I'd like to first say thank you very much for this guide. As a new player I found myself wondering where to start after I got a duelist absolutely stomped by Merveil and not knowing what to do. Using your guide has given me pretty smooth sailing into the start of cruel, so I thank you immensely for that.

I am curious if you have any advice for me though. I've only died a handful of times, and two of those were due to desync issues. Still, after getting stomped by a group of Rhoa Carcasses in the Fetid Pool, I'm wondering if I might be lacking the right gear and gems to really tank properly.

My build is pretty much to the letter of what you've outlined:


I have a feeling though, that my gear is somewhat subpar:


And my flasks are nothing too special either:


I think that I might be relying too much on stunning my opponents thanks to the increased stun duration on the mace. I'm also finding myself getting stunned more and more, so I'm wondering if I should take unwavering stance. I'm worried though since you mentioned that shouldn't be happening until late game.

I'm relying on ground slam for crowd control, since sweep is quickly becoming untenable. If there are particularly fast or hard hitting mobs then I throw up a decoy totem and try to get some endurance charges. I don't really know what I'm doing wrong though.

My DPS is 117.1 normal, with ground slam at 123.7 and heavy strike at 266.2. My health is 1220 and I regenerate 53 HP per second.

Any advice that you can give is appreciated. I'm thinking that most of the problem is the gear, as I mentioned, but I'd like to get confirmation of that just to be sure that I'm not screwing up elsewhere.

Thank you again for this wonderful guide!

^ Rhoa Carcasses are one of the most hated creatures alive. Fortunately they do not appear much in the game. Key is to move out of the way of their charge if you don't lag too much. Or put a decoy totem up between you and them.

Hey guys,

First of all, thanks for the build. It's worked pretty flawlessly up until Cruel/Act 3. It's probably my gear but I'm getting curbstomped with a lot of pack sizes these days. Here's my build:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEABS0OPBQgFHEZLho4HOcg8CFgJ-0otTIJOlI62ECgQapE51BHUFBUSVYEWGNZ818_YEtgiGFSah5qO3KpdO108XrvfNmGYIzPkFWeuZ_LpzCnhKgYrKq53cAaxtjUj9-_51LsOO8O707yL_ZI9zL3vvjr

Here's my gear:



Any feedback would be appreciated!

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devvnull42 wrote:

Hey guys,

First of all, thanks for the build. It's worked pretty flawlessly up until Cruel/Act 3. It's probably my gear but I'm getting curbstomped with a lot of pack sizes these days. Here's my build:

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEABS0OPBQgFHEZLho4HOcg8CFgJ-0otTIJOlI62ECgQapE51BHUFBUSVYEWGNZ818_YEtgiGFSah5qO3KpdO108XrvfNmGYIzPkFWeuZ_LpzCnhKgYrKq53cAaxtjUj9-_51LsOO8O707yL_ZI9zL3vvjr

Here's my gear:

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Any feedback would be appreciated!

Act three is a real game changer, I had to go back and farm act two for a couple days. Only glaring issues I see are not having Melee Physical Damage and added fire damage linked to your attacks.

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Act three is a real game changer, I had to go back and farm act two for a couple days. Only glaring issues I see are not having Melee Physical Damage and added fire damage linked to your attacks.

I had it attached to GS initially but replaced it with Life Leech hoping it would help my survivability. It didn't seem to help much, though. So for farming, did you just sit and do Ledge runs?

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devvnull42 wrote:

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Act three is a real game changer, I had to go back and farm act two for a couple days. Only glaring issues I see are not having Melee Physical Damage and added fire damage linked to your attacks.

I had it attached to GS initially but replaced it with Life Leech hoping it would help my survivability. It didn't seem to help much, though. So for farming, did you just sit and do Ledge runs?

I farm Felshrine ruins, slow moving undead packs go down fast to ground slam. I go back quite often to finish off leveling there if I think I might die any time I've got a lot of experience to lose. If the archers are a pain, then pop a granite flask when you see them coming.