[3.0] SonicSunder, FAST/BUDGET/BEGINNER, 7.5M DPS, FACETANK ALL BOSSES, 7 FRENZIES, VIDEOS

Would this build be viable if you swapped out Sunder for Reave?
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xpunx wrote:
Would this build be viable if you swapped out Sunder for Reave?


Well, it is possible, but there are a few points:

- damage of reave at lvl 20 is 25% less than sunder

- reave got smaller AOE

- reave on dual wield alternate weapons it hit. This build uses offhand Princess for elemental DPS increase or Eclipse for attack speed. Sunder use only main hand weapon. Reave would have every second hit way weaker, decreasing dps even more
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I want to do this build as a starter in the new abyss league to farm uberlab
At what point does this build able to farm it?
First of all a really cool guide, I played up to level 89 and it was really fun.

However, the patch notes for 3.1 just came out and brought what I find disturbing news for this build:

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Vaal Pact has been significantly reworked. It no longer grants instantaneous Life Leech, and instead doubles the rate of your Life Leech as well as your maximum Leech rate. It has been moved into the Duelist's area.


Do you think the build will still be viable with those changes to Vaal Pact? I cannot count how often the only reason I survived was instant leech. I am afraid that that might be the end for face tanking. When I just got used to it ;).

Also since I don't know where exactly Vaal Pact might move to maybe it's not even viable anymore to reach it as a Marauder without sacrificing too much on the way.
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Piawanegawa wrote:
First of all a really cool guide, I played up to level 89 and it was really fun.

However, the patch notes for 3.1 just came out and brought what I find disturbing news for this build:

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Vaal Pact has been significantly reworked. It no longer grants instantaneous Life Leech, and instead doubles the rate of your Life Leech as well as your maximum Leech rate. It has been moved into the Duelist's area.


Do you think the build will still be viable with those changes to Vaal Pact? I cannot count how often the only reason I survived was instant leech. I am afraid that that might be the end for face tanking. When I just got used to it ;).

Also since I don't know where exactly Vaal Pact might move to maybe it's not even viable anymore to reach it as a Marauder without sacrificing too much on the way.


New VP is located (at least during beta) in duelist area, just above Vitality Void cluster. During mayhem this build was still capable even without VP at all. Current point is whether it is worth to pick it or not at all. Build should be viable, just nomore Facetanking able, you would have to use leap slam from time to time

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itaizilca wrote:
I want to do this build as a starter in the new abyss league to farm uberlab
At what point does this build able to farm it?


At level 60 it was already relatively easy to do merciless lab with 3k HP and 1c gear (Izaro would 1 shot, so VP could not help anyway). I guess by the time you get Soul Taker, ULab should be farmable
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Thank you very much for the fast reply. Do you plan to update the guide to 3.1? I would be very interested in that :).
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Piawanegawa wrote:
Thank you very much for the fast reply. Do you plan to update the guide to 3.1? I would be very interested in that :).


It's not my guide, it's just that when I find something good, I learn every nick and canny of it and try to make it even better still :D the OP already mentioned:

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Xcise wrote:
I will try to post a guide update around a day before abyss league comes out.


Waiting for update as well, but I guess I'll get my own update asap PoB updates :)
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Oh, sorry for the confusion and thank you for the clarification :).
Is this build still viable after vaal pack change and sunder nerf ?
GGG again spoiled ... my dreams about immortality and facetanking Shaper ... like a boss... they nerfing warriors again ... (angry).

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