[3.6] Tahreyn's 83/83 Block Herald of Agony Gladiator - Über Elder Viable

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misanuff wrote:

I want to thank again for the build, I have finally found something I like playing in PoE. I feel a bit overwhelmed from the amount of possible build variations. When I filter on Poe.ninja, people use Calamity, Kaoms Heart with minion helm, Lioneyes, rare armor etc. Different variations with 0-2 Circle of Nostalgia open up ways what auras to use. Three different shields. Etc. I have probably settled on my own build for now, as I want to just run maps up to T15 (which I can do fine already), Delve 250+ (fine already). I will try to link Belly of the Beast, will buy Red Nightmare, corrupted Anvil, new claw, the rest should stay the same, BUT - how big of a difference is helm enchant "Crawler fires 2 additional projectiles"? When I switch all that I wrote I could get a helm with that. As my goal is just maps and Delve, this enchant seems it will provide more trash clear. Thank you.

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Yes this enchant provide some trash clear, but also some more burst against boss since mortal damage can overlap.
I am not the OP here, so take my opinion with caution :
- these damages are somewhat unreliable (mortar overlap vs boss) or kind of barely useful (trash pack are oneshot already) added projectile are useful only on very large pack at close range (the spread is very large)
- you would gain way more damages and so cleaning speed by using a Calamity a Lioneye, or if you are rich, a SotL or a rare crafted chest with multiple +gem level instead of a BotB (the belly will give you +7% hp (vs a lioneye) for the lost of around 20%, (depending what other piece you compare to) total damages). Said otherwise Belly of the Beast comes with a 20% LESS damage with our build.
- in poe.ninja beware to not watch for ranged HoA, with a bow they can skip the armor piece and get a KAOM more easily.
In the guide, OP said you can use a helmet instead, but he also said it would be a damage loss vs 6linked Calamity.

few post ago, I linked my own variation of his build. But before getting those 2 unique rings and a Lioneye 6L I used a Calamity exactly like the build.

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BaKouneT wrote:

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NoizyTribe wrote:

How important is getting close to cap of 82/82 or 83/83 block? 4% vs 5% corruption on The Anvil? Currently, using Victario's Charity shield would lower my block before tempest/passive/corrupted anvil to 69%, currently looking to get block chance somewhere to patch up the loss of 6% block from lioneye

If you use POB number beware because POB doesn't calculate Red Nightmare block gain (13% in the marauder jewel spot).
To make up for the lioneyes block loss, you need block corruption and block on elder gloves.
With a 5% corruption and 5% on glove you go up to 82% block.

To get the final percent you need a +1% maximum block chance corruption on shield and a jewel with +1% block.


To be maxed before violent retaliation is not mandatory (nothing is) but still recommended against boss.
To proc this buff you have to be damaged. And so next hit from boss will have 17 or 18% chance to be blocked (since you are now maxed). It is 17 or 18% chance to take a double hit from a boss. If the boss hit hard, 2 hits can mean death or panic situation.

but if you are maxed already, you have just 17%*17% (2.89%) chance to take those two hit in a row.


I'm kind of twisting math here to explain you it is better to be maxed since the start. The real calculation of taking two hit in a raw without being maxed is not 17% but 17%*25% (4.25%) chance.
So it is 150% more chance to be in a panic situation (or dead) than if you are maxed without that passive.

That's how being maxed is important.

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BaKouneT wrote:

If you use POB number beware because POB doesn't calculate Red Nightmare block gain (13% in the marauder jewel spot).

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Twisting wrote:

This is probably a newbie question. But i cant figure out what the use is for convocation if it cant be trigged by cast on damage taken.

Sorry for asking this question. But what benefit does it give?

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NoizyTribe wrote:

Actually that was in game stats, I have the red nightmare equipped. Guess I'll forgo using victaro shield for lioneye/surrender instead. Right now I can't find any glove on sale that has more then 2-3% block. And as for crafting the glove, not sure how to do it...