Dmillz's 1H Molten Strike Volcano Build (Invasion easy) - 1.1.3
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I'm thinking about something similar to the super tanky build for the upcoming league, but I'm curious what you think about grabbing IR, US and running Grace since it's only +3 nodes. Mana management would be more of a pain, but how do you think eliminating stuns, opening up armor choice and the additional armor rating would compare with the costs in a new, hardcore league?
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Hey together,
i actually run this build with BOR and it works very well, i got almost 75 Block chance and a very high Spell block. The Energy-Shield from Aegis also helps a lot to Facetank almost everything Resist: 78/83/78 Life only around 3500 Actual Gear: Last edited by Frenzylord#4806 on May 7, 2014, 5:26:32 PM
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" This is actually probably going to be my plan for the league actually. You will have to choose between Grace and Hatred (I will be playing with a few co-workers in a party so I hope they run the other!) but I think it's definitely a good idea. " From a damage perspective I'm not a fan of BoR, a good 5L provides better links IMO and a 6L is much better, however it is not a bad item by any means! IGN: Dmillz Last edited by Dmillz#6641 on May 7, 2014, 5:40:37 PM
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With BoT i have Faster Attack + Weapon Physical but both not as high as in a good 6L
What would you link in a 5L to top the BoR? Is Weapon Physical not so good with Molten Strike? This is your opinion for a 5L: 5L: Molten Strike + Multistrike + WED + LGOH(LL) + Concentrated Effect I have in my BoR Molten Strike + Multistrike + WED + Concentrated Effect (+ Lvl 16 Physical + LVl 12 Faster Attacks)) I Playeed Infernal Blow before and switched to Molten Strike because this skill seem to be faster and much more fun. I Decided to wait for a good 6L and then swith back to another helmet then i sure have more damage. Some nice goodies from BoR are the 157 Life und the 15% Block wich saved a lot Passives Last edited by Frenzylord#4806 on May 8, 2014, 3:49:00 AM
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What would you choose between 6l entropy + kaoms and 6l chest + Doryani's Catalyst and aegis?
"The exodus of humanity in search of a new home? It is like spreading a virus in the healthy space."
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" Weapon Physical is a pretty bad gem for Molten Strike. If you can get by without LGoH/LL (totally possible, I ran maps with it like this for awhile) then BoR is actually pretty nice because of the Blind. I wasn't trying to say BoR was a bad item, I got a little overzealous there. Simply for the cost, I wouldn't consider it worth getting. However if you don't have a really good 5L or a 6L it's still a really strong pick! " I actually had a friend of mine testing an entropy a couple days ago. It was decent but nothing special. I would pick 6L + Doryani's for sure, no contest. If you want to run a 2H I would just use a huge pDPS 2H, WoE seems really nice because of the block and dual wield passives, but it didn't hold up very good in tests. Also the Doryani's would probably provide higher DPS and be tankier. WoE just isn't worth it as the Chaos doesn't scale at all (won't even work if you go AoF). If I could pick any end-game setup I would go 6L + Doryani's + Shield (Aegis/Lioneye's top 2 choices) IGN: Dmillz
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" Agreed, this should be everyone's ideal end game pick :P |
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Looking at your race build, I'm curious why you don't take Unwavering Stance since it's basically free. If you don't want to spend the extra two nodes, you could eventually respec out of Diamond Skin, Flask Life and that 8% life node to grab a strength node, US and Diamond Flesh (below the Duelist area). This also temporarily saves a point if it's ever beneficial to run Blood Magic for a while.
Conversely, since you are taking so few block nodes anyway, do you have any thoughts on a dual-wield Duelist build? I'm thinking the core would look like this: http://poebuilder.com/#character/AAAAAgQABS0OPBHVFCAUcRR1Fx0YTRiRHcol3yjbKaUyfjSTNug4ljpSOu1AoEd-Sn1OKlBHU99W-leXWNtbr2BBYEtjcGVNZ4BnoG5pcsN0QXTteEl674N8hNmE74d2my2bg565ns2fy6TCpzCoB6sLq8W2QbcXvqfB2MwG3Q3f7-9O7-P8xQ== Early on, this focuses on movement speed and somewhat extreme attack speed (with life gain on hit) to make up the small lack of blocking / armor. It also gains immunity to stuns, Point Blank and Iron Grip relatively early in the build at the expense of not getting Resolute Technique until fairly late, though it does get some cheap accuracy nodes early to compensate. At this point, I'm thinking respec the eight extra (non-life) nodes between Point Blank and Iron Reflexes to rush Lava Lash and Resolute Technique, which completes all necessary keystones at just 65 points. Leaving off the three 8% life nodes in the Bloodless cluster momentarily lets you do it at 62 points. Most of my experience in the game so far is as a Marauder bee-lining for RT though, so I'm not sure how much it will hurt to rely on Dex + 36% accuracy + maybe a little on gear for so long. I also haven't done a thorough comparison between the two builds yet so I'm not sure if there's any other major disadvantages -- I suspect it's a little lower on life and armor nodes early and a little less base life regen, but there's a heavy early damage / attack speed which I'd expect to pay off with 1-2% life leech plus a life on hit gem. |
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" There is a good chance I will take Unwavering and just spec out of it. Honestly just forgot to click on the node, thanks! I am not a fan of dual wielding with Molten Strike. A shield will provide the same block + better defence with 0 nodes, and the damage decrease won't even be noticeable (or at all if you don't have 2 good weapons). The build you linked is in no way bad, however I don't think dual wield is worth it. IGN: Dmillz
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I'd like to try out a really tanky build for the upcoming 2Week Ladder.
Like your 1h+Shield MoltenStrike build looks interesting. But why dont you take Iron Reflexes? I think I read all your guide but you didnt mention a single word about it, am I missing something obvious? |
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