Mace/Shield LS Templar with Video and writeup(Written for New Players)

what do you do about the mana problems? I got LS + weap ele dmg + phys dmg + added fire dmg.

on the other item i use reduced mana costs + clarity + wrath.

My mana reg is 44,8 per second, that is not enough I am always running out of mana.

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danteafk wrote:

what do you do about the mana problems? I got LS + weap ele dmg + phys dmg + added fire dmg.

on the other item i use reduced mana costs + clarity + wrath.

My mana reg is 44,8 per second, that is not enough I am always running out of mana.

pick LS + Weapon ele dmg + fork/chain + mana leech (RRGG) should help to solve any mana issues.

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hunTShoo wrote:

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danteafk wrote:

what do you do about the mana problems? I got LS + weap ele dmg + phys dmg + added fire dmg.

on the other item i use reduced mana costs + clarity + wrath.

My mana reg is 44,8 per second, that is not enough I am always running out of mana.

pick LS + Weapon ele dmg + fork/chain + mana on hit (RRGG) should help to solve any mana issues.

Mana on hit? XD

(that gem doesnt exist)

use mana leech.

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VictorDoom wrote:

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hunTShoo wrote:

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danteafk wrote:

what do you do about the mana problems? I got LS + weap ele dmg + phys dmg + added fire dmg.

on the other item i use reduced mana costs + clarity + wrath.

My mana reg is 44,8 per second, that is not enough I am always running out of mana.

pick LS + Weapon ele dmg + fork/chain + mana on hit (RRGG) should help to solve any mana issues.

Mana on hit? XD

(that gem doesnt exist)

use mana leech.

sry i meant mana leech, will edit this.

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disembowler wrote:

Just got lvl 70 with my own build and its awesome :)

Came here to ask if Static blows its viable with resolute technique, someone can link me some post that explains how this passive works or something?

And which curse is better for LS, conductivity or projectile weakness? I'm gonna test tomorrow.

I have resolute and iron grip, I'm curious about static blows myself. I'm level 45.

i cant progress solo without group with this build, grinding through A2 the last 10 levels, 68 currently.

maybe I should have gone first for all defensive nodes, instead of all that increased dmg.

i am rerolling a marauder, this is just frustrating.

Current Gear:


need to upgrade some stuff like helmet, amulet and boots, but still very okay I think.

Current Spec:


I'm lvl55 in ActIII Cruel in HC now, just started grinding docks. LMP Dogs and Elite Dogs are still scary but with knowledge of lag, movement and flasks I'm okay :D

Stats:



I don't really know where I should go after taking 'Body and Soul' 20%AR/ES & 10%Res
Should I go more for Life Nodes in the middle or at the Marauder Tree?
or do I need more Armour and Shield Stats?
or am I good to go and take some more dmg nodes?

I'm doing 1.3k dps right now without wrath

Thank you and stay alive ;)

I really like this build, but once I hit Act 3 on Normal, I hit a wall. I feel like I'm doing so little damage. Right now, without Wrath I do 155.3 DPS with Lightning Strike, and 170.6 DPS with Heavy Strike. With Wrath I do 195.4 DPS with LS and 206.9 DPS with Heavy Strike. I just hit Level 30 and I'm farming the City of Sarn until I either get some better gear or I outlevel the content.

This is my current build.

I went into Mace Damage because I was doing such little damage, and right now I'm planning on getting Resolute Technique in 2 level's time. I'd like to run Tempest Shield and Wrath, but I think that it would be really difficult to manage my mana with both auras activated.

I could definitely use an upgrade on my gear as well. My mace is really good for the level, but I will need to get an upgrade fairly soon, but I can't seem to find a good substitute.

After Resolute Technique should I build offensively or defensively?

Any advice you guys can give would be wonderful.

Hi guys, i'm following this thread since the beginning and i found my build very similar to yours.
I'm lvl 57 A3 merciless atm and going pretty well; i'm very tanky but i feel that my dmg output starts to be a bit weak. I have around 1k dps on ls and 1.5 on glacial hammer, but i think that there are only few points of ele dmg and phys dmg left to take so i just started wondering about some things: first of all i was thinking about respec on resolute tecnique. I put together this endgame no RT build



ofc it's a full 111 points, but i did it to show off my project in his integrity.
Sincerily this LS m/s templar is my first char in poe and i still don't know how some stats work.
For example in that build i tried to get as much dex and %acc as i could, to prevent missing hit problems as i removed RT, but is that a waste or, at the opposite, is that insufficent to get a decent %chence to hit? Moreover, is it worth to get that crit chance and dmg? does all those big nodes of crit chance apply to just the value of my weapon or what?Same thing for the acc% nodes is that a standard % increase value or do them affect my base value? shall i just keep RT and get some more dmg instead of crit chance and dmg?

any feedback will be very appreciated
and sorry for my bad english :)

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SideGFX wrote:

I really like this build, but once I hit Act 3 on Normal, I hit a wall. I feel like I'm doing so little damage. Right now, without Wrath I do 155.3 DPS with Lightning Strike, and 170.6 DPS with Heavy Strike. With Wrath I do 195.4 DPS with LS and 206.9 DPS with Heavy Strike. I just hit Level 30 and I'm farming the City of Sarn until I either get some better gear or I outlevel the content.

This is my current build.

I went into Mace Damage because I was doing such little damage, and right now I'm planning on getting Resolute Technique in 2 level's time. I'd like to run Tempest Shield and Wrath, but I think that it would be really difficult to manage my mana with both auras activated.

I could definitely use an upgrade on my gear as well. My mace is really good for the level, but I will need to get an upgrade fairly soon, but I can't seem to find a good substitute.

After Resolute Technique should I build offensively or defensively?

Any advice you guys can give would be wonderful.

I followed almost the same passive path and had the same problem - low damage with low accuracy (86% I think). Resolute Technique and Skull Cracking with 2 mace nodes on the way really helped a lot. Don't know what your mace is. I'm using this right now an LS has close to 400 dps (linked with weapon elemental dmg).

I'm running with Wrath only because of mana problems. Besides gear upgrades I will now take some health and armor nodes because my survivability is kinda low late Act 3 and Cruel surely will destroy me.