1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

Yo hello everyone!
First of all thx for all the information below the build from everyone :D

I´m starting to play this HS GS build and i think it´s pretty awesome, like the most epic "barbarian" (marauder in our case) build that can be done!

So im not sure about that point on blood magic. I´m afraid having no auras would be a trouble in the late game, mapping for uper 70 map levels. So would like to know your opinion guys; should i just go straight on blood magic like a real marauder, just me and my 2H weapon. Or it´s just better for late game to have some auras, like 2 using mana for skills or 3 auras using blod magic gems for HS and GS???

Thx guys!!

hi guys. Ive been out of poe for a year . have a groundslammer and now found out huge changes. I would like ur help to make my char better.

My stuff:


Also my gems are exactly as you can see them. What do you suggest to change?
also my tree:


lvl 87

life: 6152 hp
offence: strength 608 intel 130 dext 110
Ground slam dps 22025
att per sec 4.9
life leech 12%

defence
armor 3963
life regen 282hp/sec
resist: fire 64%
cold 64%
light 75

I was thinking getting 6l maroqi to remove 2 area radius nodes for conc effect and remove blood node and play with mana leech+auras. I have 12+4+4 in radius but -30% of concetrated effect is too much leaving me with 10% of area of effect (for groundslam) behind.

Please help me reenter the game :)

try my first groundslammmer after league ended, is nice but dps not that grate(31.8k with out auras)

Items:

Skill tree

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ntreik wrote:

hi guys. Ive been out of poe for a year . have a groundslammer and now found out huge changes. I would like ur help to make my char better.

First, I recommend getting out of blood magic keystone and using auras to boost damage. Looking at your gear, you have prefix slots left on both of your rings so you can craft mana leech on both of them for a total of 2% mana leech, which is enough to sustain mana easily.


Here would be my passive tree for lvl 91:

https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgEAe4z2SIzPPfxYY8bYvJ_vDicv459fP4Y7FPZr2cEENI7_0xiRUEcUIKcwAecJlusJVtknIBLhYSEaVWSjNuhgkYOxd1M7O2n-qZSQbIdqR34UUmVNhNmZK72BvqduaXrvdO2E7wUtYEsyCXJsbEapbngNWK8xnqZXTeP-jzWStfLyRTrh_grYvUE_WD2Uh9-ygSv3MuoY-OsUcXzZcqmexSE0YMS0L1HmrKqHGWwW_Esn7Q4Uy0MZ6cAaWfPewRo4p4SQVaIAFE0EszKJV-LsOKlo73yDOPAf


As for links:

6L: groundslam + melee phys + added fire + faster atks + multistrike + melee dmg on full life/weapon elemental

5L: heavy strike + melee phys + added fire + faster atks + multistrike (leap slam in 1 socket)

4L: reduced mana + hatred + herald of ash + inc burning dmg

4L: CWDT (lvl 18) + immortal call + inc duration + molten shell

4L: CWDT (lvl 1) + end cry + inc aoe + enfeeble/temp chains/vulnerability


Also, carnage heart is not really beneficial in your case bc 10% life leech is overkill (especially when you already have 2% life leech on your gloves). If you're using it for the all attributes, you can easily find another amulet with life, life leech, all attributes, and some res for fairly cheap. Last, it's not really necessary but you should always aim for rustic sash belt for the free 24% phys dmg, although your belt does have a healthy dose of strength, which is good for life and melee dmg so like I said, not a big deal.

Hi. In the skillbuild it says "outdated" so I would like to know to where I rush my poitns first? Just go straight for blood magic? or how should i build it.

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OGSumo wrote:

Hi. In the skillbuild it says "outdated" so I would like to know to where I rush my poitns first? Just go straight for blood magic? or how should i build it.

Honestly I wouldn't really recommend this build in the current state of the game. Its major keystones (Blood Magic and Resolute Technique) are both pretty terrible with the current game balance. They give you nothing you can't replace, and their downside is atrocious right now.

Groundslam is still one of the few melee skills worth using, but I'd look for a different build.

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C0Y0T3_SLY wrote:

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OGSumo wrote:

Hi. In the skillbuild it says "outdated" so I would like to know to where I rush my poitns first? Just go straight for blood magic? or how should i build it.

Honestly I wouldn't really recommend this build in the current state of the game. Its major keystones (Blood Magic and Resolute Technique) are both pretty terrible with the current game balance. They give you nothing you can't replace, and their downside is atrocious right now.

Groundslam is still one of the few melee skills worth using, but I'd look for a different build.

Neither BM nor RT are set in stone.

One can always remove them and go for something else.

This build does not want to achieve the best possible melee build, not even the best possible 2h Marauder Groundslam build.

It tries to offer as much as possible with very low gear requirement.

A player going for this build needs no Accuracy, no mana leech, no pretty resists on his gear.
And still does enough damage to enter mapping.

When you have Accuracy, Resists and Mana leech, there's obviously no point following this guide (any more).

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Peterlerock wrote:

This build does not want to achieve the best possible melee build, not even the best possible 2h Marauder Groundslam build.

It tries to offer as much as possible with very low gear requirement.

A player going for this build needs no Accuracy, no mana leech, no pretty resists on his gear.
And still does enough damage to enter mapping.

When you have Accuracy, Resists and Mana leech, there's obviously no point following this guide (any more).

Good to hear that after Coyot3_Slys post.
Started a few days ago again (last played about a year ago, or more) and because i didn't know what to do or how to skill my old chars now with all the changes i wanted to start with something easy to get to know the new features.

So i can still follow "blindly" this build and be viable in the endgame to do maps?
Is it easy to change later if i want to make something like Zabadabadoo posted earlier, without BM and with auras?

redacted in order to celebrate 1.3

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kizzderose wrote:

So i can still follow "blindly" this build and be viable in the endgame to do maps?
Is it easy to change later if i want to make something like Zabadabadoo posted earlier, without BM and with auras?

Sure, a Groundslam build will get into maps.

And you'll have enough respec points to get rid of bloodmagic.

If you find nice mana leech gear along the way, I'd even skip bloodmagic alltogether and run Hatred and/or Herald of Ash asap.