1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

I am thinking of re spec'ing some damage nodes and going up to divine toughness. Also I'd take out the 6 nodes I put into the eva/armor section. Not sure how much life I'd gain from it though, but I might buy some regrets and test it out.

okay- I just spec'd out of the armor/eva nodes and went up to get the weight lifting HP nodes. Gained 400 life, so I'm at 3.4k now with 200 reserved from grace. I lost about 5% armor reduction, but I think it evens out. I figure I'll try and pick up some pieces like getting + armor on my belt, and some higher armor gloves.

I just wanted to say "Thank you"!
i start playing PoE 2 years ago for a few hours and hadnt touched it, since my pc at that time was too crappy to play it fluently for more than a few minutes.
Recently i got a new pc and searched for a guide which was comprehensive and i must say your guide is beyond my expectations.
Not a single question is left out and it is completely viable. I leveled my marauder to the 30~ and with my bad luck i did it with regular 2hander hammers (yes, white ones) until i get some decent damage mods on blue hammers.
Maybe some builds are better at lategame or something, but this one give me the opportunity to play the game without too much frustration (the bosses are still tough and require tactic, dont get me wrong ;))

are actually hired by ggg for writing? ;)

Goody Bye, Auf Wiedersehen und Do Widzenia!

Sorry - but patch 0.11 changed... nothing.
Well - it did. Armor is much more superior than previously. But the guide does not need a single word changed.

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That is good to hear. Wasn't sure if the reduction in life and change to armor would affect it or not so had my guy on hold, playing around on Anarchy while waiting. Didn't want to miss a chance to get a full respec if one was needed, but will follow your lead and continue on like I was and see how it ends up. Hopefully your exams went ok and you can get back to playing and giving good advice. We missed you ;)

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Agmemnon wrote:

That is good to hear. Wasn't sure if the reduction in life and change to armor would affect it or not so had my guy on hold, playing around on Anarchy while waiting. Didn't want to miss a chance to get a full respec if one was needed, but will follow your lead and continue on like I was and see how it ends up. Hopefully your exams went ok and you can get back to playing and giving good advice. We missed you ;)

With life reduction came damage reduction - so it's more like unchanged.
Bonus to armor is more or less rewarding EC nerf
And damage buff is for free!

There appeared ~20 pages during my absence. You surely love me =]
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Hi I'm new and I was just wondering: why is this marauder build? Isn't templar that mage/melee char? But anyway thanks for the great guide. I was also wondering do skill gems leech exp from me? Or do they get extra?

Really great build !

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Smargoos wrote:

Hi I'm new and I was just wondering: why is this marauder build? Isn't templar that mage/melee char? But anyway thanks for the great guide. I was also wondering do skill gems leech exp from me? Or do they get extra?

1a. Because passive skills near Marauder are simply better
1b. This is not mage/melee char, but pure melee
2. No, skill gems does not leech exp from you. They get 10% of exp you get

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Ty for quick answer and when should I buy my items from shop? I have only bought that coral jewelry at start. I'm 15 LVL. Also what kind of belt should be bought u didn't mention it in that equipment list?

I know more armor is better but what armor level range should we aspire to reach?

I dropped blood magic and when running grace and determination auras my standing armor is north of 11k. What I want to consider is dropping the nodes to iron reflexes and grabbing inner force for aura enhancement. The problem is I am using a carcass jack and a few other armor/evasion pieces so I fear my armor would take a serious hit without it. On the other hand with a carcass jack and marohi I can keep most critters out of harms way as the reach is INSANE. Thoughts?