1.3 [Newbie Friendly] GROUNDSLAMMER BUILD

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talonmas wrote:

Small tiny tiny changes to the Recommended build:

You use 3 points to take 15% resistance, fire/cold/lightning. Talking about the ones near the Diamond skin at beginning. What if you instead used 3 of those points on the diamond skin down at the duelist? You would lose 3 x 15% resistance, and you'd gain 15% resistance x 3. AND you'd get 20 dex. So you get same total of resistance (just different type), but you gain 20 free dex.

Second alteration:
Same logic, remove 2 of the 15% resistance nodes, total of 30% resistance. And put them on the Body and Soul up at the templar. That grants 10% x 3 resistance, so same total resistance. BUT, you gain a free 28% armor!

For your first change, sure that'd be right, if not for needing to run through the fire resistance part of the passives to get on with the route.

For your second change, you'd get the same net total of resistance, but it'd be spread out more, meaning you'd need more widespread gear to get full resistance. It's probably a matter of taste though.

A final point, you're kinda "supposed" to respec out of the 30% cold and lightning resistance once you have good enough gear to be resistance capped on merciless without them and spend the points on more health/damage nodes. But still nice to have have some variations on what passives to take, to better fit the gear you have, so cheers for pointing it out. ^^

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w01fe01 wrote:

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talonmas wrote:

Small tiny tiny changes to the Recommended build:

You use 3 points to take 15% resistance, fire/cold/lightning. Talking about the ones near the Diamond skin at beginning. What if you instead used 3 of those points on the diamond skin down at the duelist? You would lose 3 x 15% resistance, and you'd gain 15% resistance x 3. AND you'd get 20 dex. So you get same total of resistance (just different type), but you gain 20 free dex.

Second alteration:
Same logic, remove 2 of the 15% resistance nodes, total of 30% resistance. And put them on the Body and Soul up at the templar. That grants 10% x 3 resistance, so same total resistance. BUT, you gain a free 28% armor!

if this is right then this is stellar info indeed!

lol i just wrote it before he did pages ago no1 cared about it haha been using it ;)

So am i screwed with my build that i have so far? Im only 26, in act 2 and pretty much one shotting everything, and my heavy hit takes down bosses in a few chops while i just stand surrounded by enemies pretty much, but sweep takes care of those quickly.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEAIQIhVSkuNPI5Dj38UFBUSVW1WGNfP3uMfLiMz57NpzCoGKlzud3BBMbY3D3nUu8O8i_2SPe-

I just hate to start over is all.

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tuderen wrote:

For your first change, sure that'd be right, if not for needing to run through the fire resistance part of the passives to get on with the route.

For your second change, you'd get the same net total of resistance, but it'd be spread out more, meaning you'd need more widespread gear to get full resistance. It's probably a matter of taste though.

A final point, you're kinda "supposed" to respec out of the 30% cold and lightning resistance once you have good enough gear to be resistance capped on merciless without them and spend the points on more health/damage nodes. But still nice to have have some variations on what passives to take, to better fit the gear you have, so cheers for pointing it out. ^^

You can get both suggested changes at some total point amount (build), but the main issue with this approach is that you are severely delaying actually getting these nodes (but as a final build, if you still need those resist nodes, this is probably a better build. Personally, I prefer being able to spec selectively out of one element at a time as the original build allows for)

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Savatage79 wrote:

So am i screwed with my build that i have so far? Im only 26, in act 2 and pretty much one shotting everything, and my heavy hit takes down bosses in a few chops while i just stand surrounded by enemies pretty much, but sweep takes care of those quickly.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgEAIQIhVSkuNPI5Dj38UFBUSVW1WGNfP3uMfLiMz57NpzCoGKlzud3BBMbY3D3nUu8O8i_2SPe-

I just hate to start over is all.

You will get the 11 respec points that you need to hit the original build while questing, but you will probably be slightly worse off until some point in cruel, particularly because you have delayed getting resolute technique. It is not unsalvageable.
First off, head to this, using 3 respec points to remove armor nodes. Connect blood drinker to the line you took from fire resist and then begin using respec points as you get them to go out of the damage nodes you currently have (remove from blood drinker end first, to keep butchery as long as possible, though it should get specced out of when you have the respec points), and then things will look something like this, with extra points going towards blood magic and unwavering stance/Golem's Blood.
If you do have orbs of regret from drops, you can use them, but I do not suggest trading for them in any way.

That's really cool, I've been thinking through how to build a 2H Mace Marauder so I'm going to try your build out :) thanks for all the effort put into this - I'll let you know how my character goes.

Having touble with this build on act 3 cruel, can't make it to the first quest...I use decoy totum and enduring cry for each fight. I farmed act 2 for a couple levels but still to squishy.

1400 life, resistances 47/75/75/-20, 1k heavy strike, 500 ground slam, 744 armor, level 52.

I do fine on regular mob groups, but when I go up against yellows with 5+ more mobs attacking I get murdered.







tyia for any advice

its not right, you need to take 5 +8% es/armor nodes before you can take body and soul i think

Thank you for this build guide. I'm using it currently. This build guide should be a sticky.

Hey the build looks great, I'm currently at level 24. Game's been EZ since Resolute Technique and I'm really looking forward to getting Blood Magic so I can spam my AOE (linked with life on hit) without ever running out of mana.

I have a few random noob questions though -

1. Why not take a point in Bloodless? Is this an issue of passive skill point scarcity or is life leech not an issue at later difficulties for some reason?

2. Is this build viable if I wanted to go sword+shield (that's more of my playstyle) or do 2hers give significantly more potential DPS at higher levels? I didn't notice 2h passives aside from Slaughter so I'm not sure if sword/board is viable or if it can't even come close to comparing with 2hers.

thanks :)