1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

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AbrownMN wrote:

Has it been explained why at the top of the tree he takes 20 strength over 20% elemental dmg or is there something im not seeing?

he doesnt really use elemental damage, physical physical physical

which brings my question, how you deal with reflect mobs?

Firstly - physical damage will be never that high as pure elemental builds, so damage reflected is much lower.

Secondly, we maintain nearly 40% damage reduction from Endurance Charges alone.

Thirdly, super-high health pool

Do you really encounter problems with Physical Reflect Critters, or just asking?

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shaob wrote:

instaed of speccing into the mace tree i routed off into the 2h AXE tree due to my legendary axe..is that ok

I'm using 2 handed axe aswell so I remade the build to fit axe spec, using the same amount of points though (I also put a point into Armour Master, because fuck being slow :P).

Here's what I came up with

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEBAnEEswUtDjwS4RNMFCAUTRRxGS4aOBznIPAkiyfVJ-0otS3SME8yCTboOlI62D0PQKBE51BHUFBUSVYEVw1YY1ivXQBfP2BLYIhhUmRSZadqHmo7cql07Xrve4x8u3zZhmCHKYzPkFWRzpWbnCeezZ8-n8ugnaIAouqnMKeEqBipaKyqud277cGjxFjE9sWKxtjSIdlh37_iYedS7DjuFO8O707wH_Iv8932SPe-

Really enjoyed the guide - thank you for your hard work! This thread is a shining beacon in a sea of "melee builds suck" threads!

I am currently levelling a GS build, and I am having a lot of fun! I am only level 32 at the moment, and I was getting a little worried about progressing to cruel difficulty. I am going to persevere, and follow some of the tips here.

So... does amplify work or not? really curious if i need to respec that or not.

Amplify defenetly works with Ground Slam.

Is it possible that you can post your current gear NinjaArabStrategist?

Where exactly is Duelist's Health Nodes located?

This build is SO strong. I just finished act 1 merciless and could facetank Brutus and the Naga without even getting close to death. I definitely recommend people to take the 7th endurance charge from the bandits. Also, the skill Warlord's Mark is really cool to use in this build.
Elemental Resistances are SO high that I literally don't even see myself taking elemental damage. I could go AFK next to the brown totem in the ledge :D Chaos damage is going to be challenging though, up to act 2 now!

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bidoof01 wrote:

Where exactly is Duelist's Health Nodes located?

He's referring to the cluster of health nodes that are taken in the bottom part of the skill tree just north east of Unwavering Stance. They are near where the Duelist class starts hence "Duelist's Health Nodes".