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

How much ES would i need at least to switch to Aegis Aurora?





and thanks for the build man really enjoying it so far. :)

Currently lvl 73 with this build going great! Fun build to play and very safe :) Nice league starter!

Sitting at 5Khp / 9.5k armor (no determination) / 10k dps (earthquake) / 60%block / 75% spell block. Did cruel lab at arround lvl 71. Wanted to make sure i had 5kHp + lioneyes for good armor

Cant get my gem sockets right yet but its working out for now :) Thanks for the build



Only had some trouble with res, so i got 3 res nodes from the passive tree i need to remove later, and 2*30dex node and 2*30intel node. To get my gems level. So still allot of nodes i need to remove later on

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standalone09 wrote:

How much ES would i need at least to switch to Aegis Aurora?

When you put aegis on with the passive tree in the build guide, and if you have just one other piece of gear which is ar+es, you should have around 500ES, which is more than enough.

I would like to say that 500 es might be good enough but its not optimal, you want as big ES buffer as possible while having healthy life pool. Reason is that aegis can only sustain es not your life (while you can get life back on block, its nothing compared to es gain from aegis). More es -> the higher the dmg per hit you can survive provided you have enough armour to regain lost es from unblocked hits.

12k armour and 500 es is enough to tank 200-250 dmg hits (after mitigation) indefinitelly while 1.5k es can tank 1k hits (after mitigation) easily. Stacking armour on the other hand ceases to be helpful after certain point i.e. with 500 es more than 25k armour (easily achievable with flasks) is useless, you refill whole es pool on block (non legacy aegis, with legacy armour needed is much lower) and bigger es would provide better defences since only around 1/4 of hits will hit you.

From my own personal experience with aegis (not this build), 1800 ES, 15k armour and 4600 life(due to crappy gear) felt awesome compared to lower es I started with. From afk tanking merc daresso and such to afk tanking t14 haasts, shrine piety, crema boss and similar. I have done something wrong though because twinned - max extra dmg crema combo still killed me after I lost leech when they died:D (and lagged so I couldnt get from their stacked rain of death)

This is awesome spreadsheet for optimising:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1alEOqoYmr8fpox84TqseXQS2oINEOSbkOZFipTU56kg/edit#gid=299989757

You can find my standpoint on that in the FAQ.

Can i use wildstrike with it ?

Started playing this few days ago, having a BLAST, never had so much fun mapping.

PSC : Current level 87

Tree :

Working my way to Bloodless, can't decide what to take after, either hp/armour hybrid points, +2end charges, Soul of steel or a Jewel slot.

For Ascendancys i took Pain Forged> Versatile Combatant>Violent Retaliation>Outmatch and Outlast

Current gear:


Now saving everything to get a Headhunter and take the build to the next level, and will continue improving gear after (i don't even have enchant on my gloves lol).

Screenshots of stats :
OFFENSE -
Normal tooltip with inc. AoE 0 buffs

Buffed up tooltip with Conc. Eff. This can go over 160k with the onslaught proc and more Violent Retaliation stacks (Even more vs Bosses)

Totem 4l buffed because why not?

DEFENSE -
Normal

Charges+Lion's Roar flask

The flasks take the build to a whole new level :D, many thanks to the OP for making this awesome guide!
Hope more people try it!

PD: Just right click images>open in new window if cant see the stats.

PD2:I would be very happy if someone can help me improve the build even more!

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Deziowy wrote:

Can i use wildstrike with it ?

No, at least not without making some significant changes to the build.

:DDD time to faceroll even MOAR.

PD: Funny Vid doing some Residences today, le wild prophecy pops: https://youtu.be/xEvuTvnjUgI

Grats :)