[1.2] THE KNOCKBACK REAVER (CASCADING REAVE STACKS WITH KNOCKBACK)

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FNX_Heroes wrote:

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Castablanca wrote:

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DanielMendes wrote:

Which auras do u use? Do u think is so much better with chaos innoculation? Cause i think is too much points to reach there

I use Grace + Discipline.

Grace = synergy with Iron Reflexes.
Iron reflexes = synergy with Unwavering Stance (mandatory for all CI builds)
Discipline = synergy with CI

I agree that CI is a LOT of points, but there are bonuses (i.e. complete immunity to viperstrike, complete immunity to poison arrow, complete immunity to jungle valley, and insane ES regen after not taking hits)

Sorry for noobish question, but where does this "bubble" around your character come from ? Is it an aura ?

Very nice guide, I might try it right now as a new character. But since I'm not wealthy, I'd like to know if this build is viable (including end-game) with regular, self-found gear ? Meaning no soul taker, no carcass, and so on... but still wanting to have a decent radius of effect and attack speed.

THanks !

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chasekwe wrote:

I've been reading through this thread and watching the videos. Does anyone have a purely PvE version of this? It seems as if much of it is designed with PvP in mind.

I'm garnering that perhaps a life based, dagger/shield combo with mind drinker could be the way to go? Though it seems like it'd be much easier to pick up sword nodes than dagger given the must-have points of the build.



How about something like this starting from Shadow? Ended up going sword and didn't focus crit much. Is that enough survivability?

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYAAdwB5wIRAwADhwSxBS0F-QaiBu4OPA5IEPAV8Ba_F9wa2xutG8geGiFgIuokmyW1KCoppSo4MBkwVDIBNDU2PTboOJY6UjpxPeJAoEMxRNJI7kxgTipT31b6Vw1Yr1uvXhNgS2EhYeJjF2oeapN07XTxeA16736agIqE74fbiGuLT5B0lWaXcJlXmyabg565ns2fy6C0o4qkGaZ_pzCnNKlurK-vorGzshm1SLZBtxe-ir6nwA_BB8zbz3rSIdJN1FLV7dd-3Q3e9uLq44TkUeXF53TnrujW7UHuDvJa9033vvlj-6r8xf-T

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Bhaisabh wrote:

Most important question - how does this build fare against Google?

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Castablanca wrote:

This build works for any gear. You just scale down the map level, and gradually build up as you get stronger.

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Castablanca wrote:

The bubble is the Discipline aura microtransaction.
This build works for any gear. You just scale down the map level, and gradually build up as you get stronger. You do NOT need carcass jack. Only in one of my videos do I use carcass jack.

Stats to aim for:
Attack speed = 8
ES/HP = 8k
Resists (maxed of course)
Armor = 8k
Tooltip damage of reave = 12k (that's the minimum for effective mapping)

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Peterlerock wrote:

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Castablanca wrote:

This build works for any gear. You just scale down the map level, and gradually build up as you get stronger.

I have serious doubts about that.

First: CI is not "for any gear".
I would never even consider taking it without having some serious "+ES,+%ES, +resist" gear for every item slot. This sort of gear will not be lying on the floor, I cannot farm it, and buying it is super-expensive.

Second: Your "extreme AoE" passive tree looks like a good choice for a full respec (like recently), but not for levelling.
This circling all around the tree (Duelist-> Marauder->Templar->Witch->CI->Shadow, Duelist->Ranger) and only cherrypicking AoE nodes must be very unefficient and unrewarding during the levelling progress, to a point where I'd say it is only viable with some "facebreaker gear".
I would not want to level this character at all. I might want to play it at level 95, but I would not want to build it up from the start.
The other two passive trees look more manageable, but still I would not recommend this even for people with some wealth and game sense.

Third: Your build is extremly min-maxed and would not work for lesser gear.
How do I solve mana without Soultaker (unaffordable for 99% of players)?
How do I solve damage mitigation without gg mixed defense gear?
How do I get enough damage to seriously kill if I basically have to redirect every point you put into damage into life since I can't go CI selffound?
Even if I get CI gear, I'd most likely need more ES nodes than you. How do I get them?
How does this gem combination do enough damage without a gg mirrored wepaon?

Everything you do in your trees is just at the edge. If I remove a couple of points to solve one of these issues, this build will crash.


Don't get me wrong, I like what you are doing here. Your character looks interesting and fun, I love/admire your build and items, but I think it is misleading if you write stuff like "anyone can do this", "this works with any gear".

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FNX_Heroes wrote:

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Castablanca wrote:

The bubble is the Discipline aura microtransaction.
This build works for any gear. You just scale down the map level, and gradually build up as you get stronger. You do NOT need carcass jack. Only in one of my videos do I use carcass jack.

Stats to aim for:
Attack speed = 8
ES/HP = 8k
Resists (maxed of course)
Armor = 8k
Tooltip damage of reave = 12k (that's the minimum for effective mapping)

Thank you, I'll give it a try pretty soon !

EDIT : I have another question : I don't understand very well the part concerning dual-weapon and its effect on speed, damage, crit and other modifiers, especially the part with non-reave weapons (like hammers). The specificity of Soul Reaper put aside (I understand its specific use), what are the main advantages of using dual-weapons vs. one-handed weapon + shield ?

Note : I'm playing PvM, softcore, self-found items mostly, on Standard league.

THank you !