1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

Hey, love your build!

I just got a nice Geofri's for my current level (28), so now I'll be off killing Act 3 through :D

Just finished ACT III in normal difficulty, lvl 36, here are my items

I'm running this build and enjoying it a lot. That said, I really don't understand why multistrike is not recommended. I like multistrike with my ground slam for two reasons:
1) Increasing the opportunities for a stun keeps more enemies off of me.
2) (I can only guess this is how it works) Combined with life gain on hit, I get more life back using multistrike than I would using a slower, higher damage attack.

Anything wrong with my reasoning? Why does anyone prefer to use another gem instead (not a challenge, just a question.)? Thanks for the great guide!

Act1 Merciless

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Zlitvor wrote:

Act1 Merciless

Your helmet and gloves are rather bad for this build since they give no +max life. How much life do you have? You should be hitting 2k at least in Act 1 Merciless (without Carnage Heart, a bit less with it). The helmet in particular seems quite useless for this build apart from insignificant cold damage and minor lightning resist.

Act 2 Cruel atm, any suggestions on items i should get?

Just warning, not a good build if u wanna play in end game or maps. Only good to have fun until lv 60+ and then build is completely useless.

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APCY wrote:

Just warning, not a good build if u wanna play in end game or maps. Only good to have fun until lv 60+ and then build is completely useless.

Is it good to use for farming for later characters?

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HerrKaputt wrote:

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Zlitvor wrote:

Act1 Merciless

Your helmet and gloves are rather bad for this build since they give no +max life. How much life do you have? You should be hitting 2k at least in Act 1 Merciless (without Carnage Heart, a bit less with it). The helmet in particular seems quite useless for this build apart from insignificant cold damage and minor lightning resist.

I have 1.6k life but i have 9% life leech from gear and passive + support gem 5% so im full all the time. I kept the helmet cause i was farming ledge and i dont want to get killed by that totem thing, so i cannonot be shocked which comes very usefull. I change it with other one that i have. As for gloves i use it for cold res to keep it maxed and att speed. Will get an upgrade. Im playing a couple of chars so im not done with this guy :)

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VaurHalint wrote:

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APCY wrote:

Just warning, not a good build if u wanna play in end game or maps. Only good to have fun until lv 60+ and then build is completely useless.

Is it good to use for farming for later characters?

to survive merc or other difficulties u will waste more currency than u will farm with marauder. And its pretty slow farmer compared to others build, i think not pretty but a lot slower.