[3.13] GLACIAL HAMMER *SHOCKing* Berserker Build. ONE PUNCH MAN! (Uber Elder Done)
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Hello and welcome to probably one of the least played melee skill in Path of Exile melee patch!
 If you are still here, then i guess you wanna see how is it, to play a TRULY MELEE build? Glacial Hammer is one of these "rare" skills that i never played, so in 3.7 i decided i am gonna give it a try after playing Ice Crash for a while. It was an easy switch, and on top of that i could use the new SHOCKWAVE support. The result was actually an interesting, yet contradicting experience. The tankiness, single target and aoe are decent, but Uber Elder fight was the hardest ever for me. And not because of damage or sustain, but because of absolutely tiny melee range on top of new "animation cancelling". Sometimes you just don't hit because you are not close enough or cancel your hit and don't even realize what was the problem. And if you hit air you lose mana too :) So all in all it's a solid setup with very decent damage and superb tankiness. But if you are used to clearing screens with MELEE cyclone aoe then this build is definitely not for you, because are literally facing danger face to face. This is a very PERSONAL build ;) This is a ONE PUNCH MAN build!  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ With over 40+ active builds it is becoming hard to keep up with replies and comments, so make sure you follow me on discord, twitter and more importantly = twitch to ask for anything! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➤ All here: http://www.angryroleplayer.com/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► PATREON to be real BRUH: https://www.patreon.com/angryroleplayer ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/angryroleplayer ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► TWITTER to keep notified on shit: https://twitter.com/RoleplayerAngry ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► DISCORD to chat offline: !discord on stream ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ VIDEO BUILD/GUIDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEMG13mIkI V 1.5 UPDATE (16/01/2021) -POB updated for 3.13 V 1.4 UPDATE (01/07/2020) -POB updated for 3.11 -removed Ruthless from 6L. Added Multistrike -Remove Herald of Purity and added Skitterbots -Some tree changes. Took Gladiator's Perseverance instead of Dismembering which was pushed way down. V 1.3 UPDATE (12/03/2020) -POB updated for 3.10 V 1.2 UPDATE (12/12/2019) -POB updated for 3.9 (added Pantheons so make sure you use FORK for POB) V 1.1 UPDATE (06/09/2019) -POB updated for 3.8 ====================================================================================== http://www.angryroleplayer.com/path-of-exile-builds/glacial-shockwave-hammer-berserker-path-of-exile-build/ ====================================================================================== How does it work, in general? You slam monsters with maces and BIG DICK damage. They freeze and die before they can even realize WTF happened. Frozen enemies and enemies with 30% less life instantly become SHATTERED. D E S T R O Y E D ====================================================================================== 1) PROS
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+Easily reaches 7000+ life +Good single target and bossing damage +Feeezes and shatters trash, freezes and phases bosses before they can even say HELLO +Great sustain for league mechanics with Steelskin on top of Enduring Cry and leech. ====================================================================================== 2) CONS
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-Really crappy aoe even with Ancestral Call support -Uber Elder can be hard if you are lacking experience ====================================================================================== 3) Skill Tree Progression / Path of Building / Ascendancy / Bandits
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Path of building:
End-game Setup with levelling tress up to 98: https://pastebin.com/WcavppsG IF YOU GET AN ERROR WHILE IMPORTING OR ANY OTHE ERRORS, IT MEANS YOUR POB IS OUTDATED ORIGINAL VERSION THAT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED. YOU NEED A "COMMUNITY FORK" ONE TO MAKE IT WORK: https://github.com/PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding For Ascendancy: Crave the Slaughter, Rite of Ruin, War Bringer, Flawless Savagery (Aspect of Carnage for absolute madman) Bandits: Alira / Kill All ====================================================================================== 4) Early Levelling Gear / Skills
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In current state of the game you can level with whatever skill you want: Cleave, Sweep, Sunder. I personally used Cleave. Link it with Melee.PhyS.Damage + Ruthless + Multistrike (when you get it) and you are good to go till maps. Other useful mace skills are Ground Slam, Tectonic Slam, Earthquake, Ice Crash, Wild Strike, Cyclone In terms of gear there are plenty of good swords and maces that can be used: https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/List_of_unique_swords https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/List_of_unique_maces At level 50 get two Frostbreaths and you can switch to Glacial Hammer. These will be your weapons for a while till level 75. ====================================================================================== 5) My Actual Gear / End-Game Skills
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Chest with both Maim and "Attacks Have +% Critical Strike Chance" is very expensive, but is a nice stretch end-game goal (that's what i have in PoB) JEWELS: Life, Crit Multi with Elemental Skills, Global Multi Crit, Crit with One Handed weapons, Crit while Dual Wielding, Crit with Cold Skills. Cold damage. Intelligence, Melee Damage. 1 WINTER BURIAL For Uber Lab enchant: 15% of Glacial Hammer Physical Damage Gained as Extra Cold Damage. 40% Glacial Hammer is second best! ------------------------------------------ I use different setups for different content. Another reason why i like this build. It's flexible and you don't need to recolor anything! Mindless Mapping 6L: Glacial.Hammer-Melee.Physical.Damage-Elemental.Damage.With.Attacks-Multistrike-Shockwave-Ancestral.Call Mindless Mapping 5L: Glacial.Hammer-Melee.Physical.Damage-Elemental.Damage.With.Attacks-Shockwave-Ancestral.Call Bossing 6L (Uber Elder/Shaper): Glacial.Hammer-Melee.Physical.Damage-Elemental.Damage.With.Attacks-Multistrike-Shockwave-Fortify For general mapping move Fortify to Leap Slam. For bossing move Fortify to chest and use Rage with Leap Slam instead ====================================================================================== 6) Flasks
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Major: Arakaali Minor: Ryslatha ====================================================================================== 8) Hardcore Viable or not?
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I would say YES, but can be tricky indeed with Legion and especially hard with Uber Elder. ====================================================================================== 9) FOR THE RICH GUYS
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Watcher's Eye with Hatred Penetration + Precision Crit Multi (40-50 ex). Triple Crit Multi jewels. ====================================================================================== MORE VIDEOS:
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Uber Elder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgbV4SBhaFU T16 Chimera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBqrWV3R1oA Hydra, Minotaur, Phoenix https://youtu.be/MTGDmNbKzWs ====================================================================================== FAQ 1) What is the best base for a chest?
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item level 86+ Elder Astral Plate 2) How can i craft Maim + Attacks have Critical Strike Chance?
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Pristine + Serrated Fossil (+ sanctified if you are super rich) 3) I tried using these fossils and never got Crit Chance!
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Check if your chest is ELDER or not. Crit is an ELDER mod. 4) Can i get Maim in any other way other than fossils??
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No
5) I can't for the life of me get Maim + Crit! I've spent million of fossils!
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RNG
https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer All builds: http://www.angryroleplayer.com/path-of-exile-builds/ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2143469 Last edited by Angry_Roleplayer#6657 on Jan 18, 2021, 5:10:58 AM Last bumped on Feb 3, 2021, 4:52:24 AM
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V 1.1 UPDATE (06/09/2019)
-POB updated for 3.8 https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer All builds: http://www.angryroleplayer.com/path-of-exile-builds/ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2143469 Last edited by Angry_Roleplayer#6657 on Sep 5, 2019, 7:01:11 PM
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Thanks
☣ 𝕯𝖊𝖑𝖛𝖊 𝖜𝖆𝖘 𝖘𝖚𝖈𝖍 𝖆 𝖌𝖎𝖋𝖙 ☣
«𝕾𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖜 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝖈𝖗𝖚𝖊𝖑 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖕𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖈𝖆𝖓 𝖆𝖋𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝖋𝖊𝖜 𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖘, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝖔𝖋 𝖊𝖝𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖒𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖋𝖚𝖑 𝖘𝖕𝖎𝖗𝖎𝖙» — Diablo II LoD Manual |
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" Damn!! Have you really tried the build? You might be the second person in the universe after me! :DD https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer
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V 1.2 UPDATE (12/12/2019)
-POB updated for 3.9 (added Pantheons so make sure you use FORK for POB) https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer
All builds: http://www.angryroleplayer.com/path-of-exile-builds/ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2143469 |
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Off to a wedding currently. But when I come home slightly drunk I will start the Glacial Hammer Journey in SSF. Got a couple of the items already
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" Sweet! have a great time there! Don't drink too much :D https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer
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I ran glacial hammer in 3.7 and it was fun but I didn't go with a build i'll try yours! I have a question, in 3.6 alot of people ran multistrike, did it get nerfed?
Last edited by N4ti0n#5491 on Jan 5, 2020, 7:14:00 PM
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" It's not bad, but there are just better options https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer
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I am currently using a build that is close to this but no quite and i am having the worst time leveling. I feel like i have zero damage and i cant kill bosses for shit early game. Currently lvl 44 and act 4 was difficult. I dont know how i can improve on the build currently and im lost, any tips?
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