1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

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Soulspite wrote:

I'm level 52 following this build for the most part, I'm on cruel act 3 piety's pets and every time i try to go to lunaris temple i just keep getting rolled hard
Gear:

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skill tree:

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEAAecFLQ48D8wUIBRxGS4aVSftNZI26ECgQapKyE3jUEdQUFRJWGNYr18_YEthIWSjah5uqnKpdO14DXrvfNmC5ITvh2qKr4zPkBGeuZ_LplemZKcwqBipbqyqtfK53b68xtjJmNBH2WHfv-dS7w7yL_Pd9kj3Mve--Ov-jw==

maybe I'm just not that good at this game, do I need to grind levels and try to farm currency items to try for upgrades? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
To note, I am not running the aura, just leveling up the gem, am also curious if mortal conviction is worth a point after this last patch?

Get yourself a better weapon to start with. You should be able to get a much better one for 1 chaos orb only. Then you can start working on the rest of your gear as some pieces you wear are very weak. Try and get life on every piece of gear. And as much resists as you can so you are maxed out at 75%

I haven't tried mortal conviction but it's better to leave it be and later just spec out of bm keystone if you want to run auras. This is covered in the guide.

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Moby1981 wrote:

Hi,


Thanks for the build, it's very safe and easy leveling.
I've started the build for a pre-season race, I did not reach the top ranking.
(it was my first race and I was very surprised that was going that fast !!)
But I managed to stay alive until Dominius, end of act3.
(I may have survived without the lags...)


So far, I'm level 49 (back in standart league), start of cruel act 3.
I 'm playing self-drop (no trade) and I died only twice !!


I think that there is a mistake in the build (or I don't really understand)

Why do you take 2 "one-handed damage and life" nodes near the blood-magic node ??
Is it just for the 6% life ?

damage and life from one skill point is a good deal so that's the reason.

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Raizdoe wrote:

If someone with high dps could post his stuff pls i would greatly appreciate :)



What allways bug me in this kind of games is which stats should I get on which item ?

Sure i already posted my spec http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/73072/page/253#p5051193

With the new maul i do 15 000 glacial hammer dps and 10 000 ground slam dps.
All my gear is cheap too and self found.

Helm: 1 chaos item
Boots: 1 chaos item
Belt: 1 chaos item
Gloves: 1 chaos item
Armour: 5 chaos item
Amulet: 1 chaos item
Ring: 1 chaos item
Ring: One of my rings is expensive but you can easily replace it with a similar one for 1-3 chaos.

Don't need no 5-10 ex marohi to do decent dps as i can prove here with my rare maul. Just get a cheap 5 link chest piece. They sell for 5 chaos so there is really no reason to go with a 4 link anymore unless you have just started playing and don't have 5 chaos for some reason.

You can get a good maul for a few chaos orbs as well. Even one for 1 chaos can be good enough.

Which stats to go for on witch item? Just do what the guide says. Focus on life and resists and you will be fine.

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I think that there is a mistake in the build (or I don't really understand)

Why do you take 2 "one-handed damage and life" nodes near the blood-magic node ??
Is it just for the 6% life ?

damage and life from one skill point is a good deal so that's the reason.

We don't get the dmg bonus because its for one handed wep

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kompaniet wrote:

Get yourself a better weapon to start with. You should be able to get a much better one for 1 chaos orb only. Then you can start working on the rest of your gear as some pieces you wear are very weak. Try and get life on every piece of gear. And as much resists as you can so you are maxed out at 75%

I haven't tried mortal conviction but it's better to leave it be and later just spec out of bm keystone if you want to run auras. This is covered in the guide.

Thanks for the reply kompaniet, Im now level 61 and things are going better, got some newer stuff.

I know there is still room for improvement but apparently I'm not so lucky getting currency drops. (not to mention this currency system is confusing as F#CK, i still dont have a grasp of it) it is hard to buy stuff because people always say "make offer" well... I don't know what such and such item is worth, like the chest piece i linked above in this post, I'm positive i overpaid for it (4 chaos?) :(

You definitely way overpayed for your chest. I just bought my chest last night for 1C. Generally (in HC nemesis) 1 chaos = 2 alchemy = 2 fusings. 1C will get you decent gear 2-5C will get you very solid gear and anything past that is 'GG' material generally.

Critique on what I should be upgrading in the future? Priorities?

Carnage Heart is a viable option for this kind of Marauder? I will probably run some auras when I get Marohi or Astral 6L and will need the Attributes to level up them. And need some intelligence to use Concentrate Effect and Enfeeble, and some Dexterity to level up FA.

I have a question. Why is elemental damage not something u should look for? Why is it so physical damage better?

Thanks!

Elemental damage isn't bad but you'd much rather have high physical on your weapon than mixed physical and elemental damage. For one, your nodes don't amplify the damage from the elemental portion of the weapon. Secondly, monsters have armor just like characters; armor works well against small hits but larger hits will pierce and therefore not be reduced. We want to get our physical damage high enough so that the armor of mobs becomes trivial.

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Soulspite wrote:

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kompaniet wrote:

Get yourself a better weapon to start with. You should be able to get a much better one for 1 chaos orb only. Then you can start working on the rest of your gear as some pieces you wear are very weak. Try and get life on every piece of gear. And as much resists as you can so you are maxed out at 75%

I haven't tried mortal conviction but it's better to leave it be and later just spec out of bm keystone if you want to run auras. This is covered in the guide.

Thanks for the reply kompaniet, Im now level 61 and things are going better, got some newer stuff.

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I know there is still room for improvement but apparently I'm not so lucky getting currency drops. (not to mention this currency system is confusing as F#CK, i still dont have a grasp of it) it is hard to buy stuff because people always say "make offer" well... I don't know what such and such item is worth, like the chest piece i linked above in this post, I'm positive i overpaid for it (4 chaos?) :(

Go look on the forum shop. There are many shops that have b/o prices and it's much better than using the trade channels.

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kompaniet wrote:

next levels i will get amplify on the left side templar starting area for more aoe damage.

stats:

lvl 77 marauder

glacial hammer damage: 14 000/sec
ground slam damage: 9000/sec
leap slam damage: 7000/sec

max res
7 endurance charges.
chaos resistance -33% looking for ways to increase this a little.

I want to say thanks for this post too, it give me some good suggestions.

Can your current build easily solo merciless Dominus, Kompaniet? If so, I might just follow your build.