[3.9] Bashtart's Block, Crit, Impale Cyclone Gladiator [fast dual-wielding, high dps]

Will this build work when i would go with shield? Aegis aurora for example

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EtDictum wrote:

Will this build work when i would go with shield? Aegis aurora for example

Obviously you can use shields with this build but you would have to adapt the skill tree quiet a bit because dual-wield & shield block notes are different.

Hey there! I'm playing bladestorm with shield atm. Damage is decent, but i was lucky with early exalt orb that allowed me to buy Soul Taker. Feel free to check my profile for skill tree and items. In terms of survivability i was able to facetank izario in Uber lab without any problem at lvl 77. ATM i must only be careful vs dot damage but i might simply change my pantheon just for that. I dont how far i will push this build but at some point i might go dualwield with some high pdps mainhand and soul taker in offhand.

Why would you go resolute tchnique if u can get 100% hit with main and offhand so easily. Im following this build and i changed some stuff around and i reached 100% hit very easy.

I've been going back and forth between Bladestorm and Cyclone. Bladestorm is fun but I find it a very anti-synergistic skill to build around.

It's a Blood and Sand skill, which Gladiator synergizes its ascendency with. It also encourages more Bleed damage with Blood Stance, which synergizes with Gladiator's Bleed mechanics. Yet it has a 50% ailment penalty on the skill gem, and doesn't have any flat damage scaling like all of the other skills. Which I don't understand at all. Overall I'd say they are the same clear speed wise, but Cyclone is much easier to control on indoor maps.

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DopeSenpaiii wrote:

Why would you go resolute tchnique if u can get 100% hit with main and offhand so easily. Im following this build and i changed some stuff around and i reached 100% hit very easy.

My guess is because there's no reason not to if you aren't going crit, we are right by it. Plus your hit % will be reduced by Blind, and you use up suffix slots on your gear to get accuracy added, which could be used by something more important.

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Blood_Sail wrote:

My guess is because there's no reason not to if you aren't going crit, we are right by it. Plus your hit % will be reduced by Blind, and you use up suffix slots on your gear to get accuracy added, which could be used by something more important.

Actually it's exactly the opposite. There's absolutely no reason to take RT. I have very little accuracy on my gear (which just happened to be there) and 40% implicit on my swords (which is the standard implicit on most one handed swords) and I have 100% chance to hit enemies and 96% evasive enemies. PoB says I have 100% hit chance. And all that in my h/o without combat buffs.

Even the OP has removed RT from his tree. just remove it, take a Diamond flask and enjoy the free damage.

Try changing Pride for Vulnerability+Blashpemy - its gives better buff and reserves 10% less mana. That way you can use 4 mana reservation skills at once - Vulnerability, Flesh and Stone, Blood and Sand and Herald of Purity. And still have 5% mana.

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Aias_o_Telamonios wrote:

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Blood_Sail wrote:

My guess is because there's no reason not to if you aren't going crit, we are right by it. Plus your hit % will be reduced by Blind, and you use up suffix slots on your gear to get accuracy added, which could be used by something more important.

Actually it's exactly the opposite. There's absolutely no reason to take RT. I have very little accuracy on my gear (which just happened to be there) and 40% implicit on my swords (which is the standard implicit on most one handed swords) and I have 100% chance to hit enemies and 96% evasive enemies. PoB says I have 100% hit chance. And all that in my h/o without combat buffs.

Even the OP has removed RT from his tree. just remove it, take a Diamond flask and enjoy the free damage.

Resolute Technique is a good option for leveling. Later on it is no longer necessary.

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raffall96 wrote:

Try changing Pride for Vulnerability+Blashpemy - its gives better buff and reserves 10% less mana. That way you can use 4 mana reservation skills at once - Vulnerability, Flesh and Stone, Blood and Sand and Herald of Purity. And still have 5% mana.

I don’t get your argumentation... you don’t need any mana if you just use it as a curse.

Hey:)

which unique chest would you recommend to buff dmg? Got a decent 5L Astral plate with high life but I wanna max out dmg some more...

Danke dir!

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Xardas1988 wrote:

Hey:)

which unique chest would you recommend to buff dmg? Got a decent 5L Astral plate with high life but I wanna max out dmg some more...

Danke dir!

If you play cyclone Bronn‘s Lithe would be a good option. Another option would be Loreweave which also gives great additional defense.