[3.1] JUGGERNAUT/BERSERKER 1H+Shield Max Block&Spell Block Tank, Atziri Killer+a BoR version

That should not be an issue because they changed the flat life you get per level. Before, you got 8 life each level, now you get 12. That's a significant increase, and you can get the same amount of life now with 160-170% life that you had before with ~220% life from nodes.

so basically we are aiming for 41 % shield block from passives and 34 from aa ( or 42 if no aa and lion eyes)

what do you think about this... for your bor variant..( IR) first filled up the block and the spell block and worked around those to add life and dps

the build link is to the poebuilder.

I got this from the first try:

195% increased life, which is quite a lot and should bring us to around 5k life easily with good gear. 70% block chance if Aegis is equipped. And one other thing: a LOT more DPS :)

There are some problems though:
- since I connect duelist and mara through the str nodes, not the int/dex/str ones anymore, INT/DEX could be a problem
- we lose life leech, as it's 5 nodes to get 3% life leech. It isn't bad, but it's not good enough to justify going for it

so the spell block nodes near the witch tree are not worth taking?

No, it's too far away. You just waste too many points for just 8% spell block and some more normal block. Also, your version has 125% life, which wouldn't work.

makes sense.
: int dex are lacking a lot in that build ...
the closest i could come for build that doesn't heavily depend on stats on gear ( pretty hard to get with correct resistances and life )

again comes to completion only at 112 points...

Maximum Life +% 170
74% block chance with aegis equipped.
40% block from tree.
Life Regeneration Rate Per Minute % 270
but with base stats from the skill tree at
Strength Dexterity Intelligence
322 114 74

Yes, dex and int is a problem. Seems it'll be necessary to go for the +30 nodes at duelist:

I got rid of the axe DPS nodes below the duelist life circle. STR/DEX/INT: 353/93/74

I get what you're trying to do, but you're losing too much by not going to IR through the old way: +1 endurance charge, +50(!) fire damage with weapons and 15% extra life, which is a lot for 1.2.

Basically as i understand some one would take IR is to utilize the aegis aurora 2% restore es based on armor ... with around 20k armor with ir you get 400 es restored per block which is good enough to handle most chip damage from scrub mobs.

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Physical Damage Reduction Rating +% 94
Maximum Energy Shield +% 14.8
Shield Block % 40
Block Recovery +% 100
Shield Armour +% 245
Ignore Armour Movement Penalties 1
Evasion And Physical Damage Reduction Rating

though i dont quite get what that 94% physical cal damage reduction rating means on the builder

Why would you take Iron Reflexes for Aegis Aurora, I don't get it? :/ AA has armour and energy shield, not evasion and energy shield.

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ComradeSerge wrote:

Why would you take Iron Reflexes for Aegis Aurora, I don't get it? :/ AA has armour and energy shield, not evasion and energy shield.

More total armor To restore more energy shield per block .. if you have low armor you restore less ES per block

serge can you clarify to me what does Physical Damage Reduction Rating +% 94 mean? as per the poe builder ... i am getting that number for the skill tree i linked.