[3.1] GLADIATOR 1H+Shield Max Block&Spell Block Tank + a BoR version

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Purplexity wrote:

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Hi, wanted to say thanks for the amazing build. Being 87 Gladiator right now.

In general this build has two weakspots if it has any:
- movement is key to everything and we suffer the malus from anvil.
- singletarget dps is mediocre.

Movement speed boots are imperative. Arent they always though...

I made a couple of tweaks to tune the build to a masterpiece for my own liking. I had tried static strike, ice crash, earthquake, hybrid options. Final judgement of perfection is using

4L - Heavy strike-MPD-Multistrike-AFD
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5/6L - Sunder-MPD-ConcE-increasedAoE-AFD-(FA)

The beauty of it -

has the perfect synergy with heavy strike, costs very little ~ 1-10chaos, offers 260+ pDps.

From experience i can say only auras I ever used was Hatred or HoA + Blasphemy/Warlord. I never had to use determination, i can facetank a LOT and those few dangerous things that are risky i can kite with sunder (like fully buffed merciless Izaro and . . . some very nasty combination rolls on maps e.g. t10 chateau, t11 precinct). I tried golems and imho, unless you run a cwdt-summon, might also not bother with it. Doesnt live long, doesnt offer much, makes you bother to resummon. I run vaal molten shell and immortal call, i got to lvl 87 and used the shell maybe twice and never actually used immortal call at all unless i clicked it accidentally lol. In short you have the extra 4L to roll heavy strike without any real sacrifices.

Another tweak - I cannot recommend Violent Retaliation. There is no issue with non beefy mobs at all, only single target dps against beefier enemies/bosses needs improvement. VR provides you with 2% block that you dont need anymore (assuming you take that on merciless labyrinth), we already have 78% block, it jsut goes to waste. Against single target you get on average 4-5 stacks of VR. So in total you have 5% attack speed and 16-20% damage boost. If you go Outmatch Outlast you gain frenzy on kill only, offering you nothing to improve anti-boss-performance but 5% attack speed and 15% damage boost from previous point. Clear winner, by a gigantic margin is Gratuituos Violence. Because you get 5% attack speed + 10% damage + 25% chance to bleed - applying dot + another 30% damage against bleeding targets. You can be absolutely sure the bosses will bleed all the time, so your damage taking this path is highest. Your sunderkiting options become vastly improved too, because bosses that run after you take 60% bleed damage instead of jsut 10% when they stand still. Additionally enemies explode, making sundering packs very gory and extremely efficient and fast. (and you can improve the performance even more by taking bloodletting node!!!)

I have not spent a single passive into endurance charges, but took the one from oak. I cant say i lack survival, i have too much of it. I can run maps with any rolls unless they combo too badly. I would avoid only blood magic per se, because auras are important.

You should call this build the Honey Badger. Playing it you really dont care about much. Its just so absolute.

Final things i came to discover highly relevant:
- get boots with move and enchant intelligence with catarina (or the other way round)
- get a ring with both high intelligence and dexterity.
Doing that you dont need neither a passive into 30 dex nor into 30 int.

Honey Badger Gladiator rules. In T11 maps things die very fast, all bosses are doable, 99% map mods are nobrainer. Havent gotten to t12+ yet, but the issue is getting the maps, not running them. Thanks again, enjoying the ride.

TLDR: 4L - Heavy strike + 5/6L - Sunder is an amazing combo. Callinellus is a great super cheap mace. Take Gratuituos Violence .. no matter how I look at it GV always wins over OO or VR tbh.

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sprodigy1 wrote:

hi, this build can be building in champion's ascendancy .. ? is there any way to cap block spell .. ?

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Daskard wrote:

Hi, I started this build today and have gone with Static Strike so far. Would you recommend a different attack for a group-oriented build?

Thanks for your efforts :)