[1.1.3] Dominating Blow - 75+ seconds duration. low gear requirements

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Stiglitz_ wrote:

Nice. I think Soul Taker is nearly a build enabler for Dominating Blow because of the very high mana cost. Plus you save tons of points that went into reduced mana cost and increased mana passives before.

I've been playing with the idea of a DB build, but it might be more trouble than fun without a Soul Taker. I've got enough in items worth to afford one, but I'd have to either give up a non-Legacy Kaom's or a Windripper for it. Both items are being used in builds, though the Windripper Ranger is still a low level.

I'll get around to it eventually, I think. I've got some good ideas for DB and it's a skill that still has a lot of unexplored potential due to it not seeing a lot of use.
So many builds to try, not enough time.

my current build - the very one this thread is about is cheap, fun and SURPRISINGLY effective

in fact what is the limit of it is my own survivability because damage (esp after convocation 'gang up' move) is not a problem with DB, ever

mana cost is manageable - with clarity i already can spec out of some nodes, dmg is more than enough (no boss can survive burst dmg from 40 minions at once..)

and my gear for this build is less than few exalts, with kongors being the most expensive piece. 2h mana DB is perfectly viable, no matter how 'inefficient' the tree looks like

as for the 'lots points saved' - it seems that what one saves up in mana he then wastes on getting all these spread out minion nodes and EB (for AA/MoM from Cloak of Defiance) - i tried several times to get around it and the more i try the more i think that mine 2h version is in fact very effective at what it does - connector nodes are not fun

I can't speak from experience as I haven't played a DB build yet, but mana seems to be an issue. It's probably not as bad in practice as it is on paper.

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as for the 'lots points saved' - it seems that what one saves up in mana he then wastes on getting all these spread out minion nodes and EB (for AA/MoM from Cloak of Defiance) - i tried several times to get around it and the more i try the more i think that mine 2h version is in fact very effective at what it does - connector nodes are not fun

You're still saving points either way, even though you can't stretch them as far as you'd like. For a build guide though, a non-Soul Taker build would be more popular with it being affordable to the majority of players.