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build submission:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1509751

[2.1.0] Flamelord (SB + FS + RF)

Searingbond
Flame Surge
Righteous Fire

Hi everyone, glory be to all who know how to kill without thought even unto Atziri beyond the reaches of Wraeclast and into the claws of chaos herself. Why use strategy when you can stand still meatgrinding enemies and bosses with no gear, pot or skill switching? I posted this show others the glory of having no strategy at all beyond chewing enemies to bits like a wood chipper.

Watch my videos and make recommendations please, he is a god but I KNOW he can be better.

IS DUAL STRIKER LEECH TANK FOR YOU?
BUILD GOAL:
Ever want to leap into the middle of a hundred of enemies (LITERALLY) as a defense? Ever want to go up the to worst, most unfair bosses POE has to offer and stand still to win without ever dying once?

STRATEGY IN MIND FOR
THIS BUILD IS?
KILL. KILL. KILL!!! The dual striker leech tank is one of the fastest, funnerest, most easy as pie meatgrinders to ever play. His strategy is to make offense his defense. To make more enemies surrounding him equivalent to having infinite life. If he does not die in one hit then he will not die except for extreme (degenerative) circumstances.

WHAT IS HIS
PLAYSTYLE LIKE?
Literally he was made to leap slam into enemies (with or without stun) then dual strike them all to death. Rinse, repeat. He does not run away neither does he fight cautiously. When playing him you must remember not to hesitate to leap straight into the fray no matter what boss is there because that is his defense. The more enemies the more leech the more he can take.

IS HIS GEAR OR DEFENSE
STRATEGY COMPLICATED
AT ALL?
No. He simply needs gear that is top notch DPS and high life items. Resistance is easy enough to get to 75% on rares and leech isn't tough anymore to get high with the new passive tree in his tree area. More than that, his style of fighting requires little to no fancy defensive maneuvering against even the HARDEST bosses. More than that that that that lol, he needs no aura/pot-swapping for specific bosses either when wearing great gear. His sole defense really is leech with some armor (only 7700 to 11k). He is glorious!!

BEHOLD HIS GLORY, my marauder Penumbra_of_Eclipse

BOSSES FACE-TANKED
and MY OWN YOUTUBE LINKS
(they are mine and are safe)

Drought-Maddened Rhoa, lv77 Plateau map https://youtu.be/S87ub9VioqE

Piety the Abomination, lv76 Malformation map https://youtu.be/wIGli5uWnyc

Magaera, lv76 Crematorium map https://youtu.be/6piSQ-9_rSc

Arbiter of Knowledge, lv76 Academy map https://youtu.be/b_iq-c4va9U

Dialla's Wrath/Hatred/Anger, lv75 Bazaar map https://youtu.be/ZImNtYrMptg

Spinner of False Hope, lv74 Jungle Valley map https://youtu.be/TKFW6kGmEBQ

Beast of the Pits, lv74 Underground River map https://youtu.be/JV-Cm35E-oA

Dominus, lv74 Residence map https://youtu.be/Z12jAODb-N8

Asphyxia, lv74 Waste Pool map https://youtu.be/zSSuDxOBtmc

[ZANA] Shock and Horror, lv73 Torture Chamber map w/ Vulner.+Ele.Weak., https://youtu.be/Umri02Mil5Q

Merveil the Reflection, lv73 Necropolis map https://youtu.be/4KQl-n6k8uU

The Wicked One, lv73 Temple map https://youtu.be/GX7YYJto7eQ

Carnage, lv73 Colonnade map https://youtu.be/_Vi6geJF27c

Lord of the Bow, Canyon lv73 https://youtu.be/_sMAJPACXVg

Shock and Horror, lv72 Torture Chamber map https://youtu.be/vcQ9mNpgxN0

MALACHAI, lv70 Act 4
https://youtu.be/fLaykSZh2YQ
and this too https://youtu.be/voZcjuXKOVc

Piety the Abomination, lv69 Act 4 https://youtu.be/nREyeJw4ZlY

Piety, lv67 Act 3 https://youtu.be/M-F2COFOvqo

My Gear


Immortal Call setup should have levels like mine. Those gems have been masterfully honed to give him proper physical damage immunity when he truly needs it. Too low of a level for the gems result in no real gain, too high and they don't activate often enough. Take note of the levels I chose, as the setup was tested to be perfect for mobs and map bosses up to level 80.

Skill Tree


---My Marauder----
DPS: 57k **excluding** Melee Splash and Herald of Ash's AoE damage
Attacks per Second: 10.66
ARMOR: 7,500 (42% damage reduction jumps to 77% with charges, Arctic Armor and Rumi's)
LIFE: 5110
RESISTANCES: ~100. Chaos -60 lol
BLOCK: 32% base, 67% with Rumi's Elixir
SPELL BLOCK: 16% base, 53% with Rumi's Elixir

HOW TO BEGIN?
First off, getting him to level can be a little tough because he's super-gear dependent and passive dependent and the abilities he needs to function aren't awesome til later levels. It's best to have all of his gear ready before you begin. That's wise anyway since his axes will set you back the cost of a couple nice 6L's. Level him up with friends and whatever skills you like to start with and plan on getting his life and attack speed nodes up asap. Get leech from gems and gear to begin with since his life is so low his max leech rate will be hindered anyway. Follow the tree precisely because he is actually extremely dependent on every last passive in correct place to really hold his ground.

GEAR QUESTIONS
FOR POOR PEOPLE:
Sad to say, this guy is unbelievably expensive to gear up for Atziri smashing kind of slaying. That being said, my friend has a non-legacy Bringer of Rain and Soul Taker and does just fine on lv75+ maps facetanking. Yeah he dies occasionally since he's slower (due to axes) and has less life (due to non-legacy Bringer of Rain and lower quality gear in general) but he does great regardless. It's not absurd to die in this game on lv77 maps so this build is viable for people with only 30ex to gear up with. What's great is that the Bringer of Rain lets you avoid a 6L altogether so at lv72 when you gear up everything finally he will suddenly rock everything, even lv75 maps easily. At lv72 my friend had poor and non-legacy gear but was tanking lv75 map bosses alone at lv72 (some exceptions like Dominus in Residence). Even the Academy was just fine for him alone. That being said, for those who know they will eventually want him to take on Atziri, if you want to facetank every map boss like I do then you need 300ex MINIMUM.

COST TO BE
THE BEST?
(prices from 2014)
Cataclysm Mangler Axe: 200ex
Legacy Soul Taker: 150ex
Legacy (1st version) Bringer of Rain: 20ex
Rumi's Elixirs: 14-35ex each
Rare gloves and boots: 4ex each
Doryani's Belt: 1ex
Jewelry Total: 16ex

NOTE- This build is 100% capable of facetanking Atziri minus her double flameblast but she is HARD! With 30% speed modifications on boots and 1-2 speed pots (can't be helped due to leap slam's short jump range) he can win. The Vaal Constructs and 3-Guardians are very easy but Atziri is not (most people say Atziri is easier than the 3-Guardians). Problem is that he MUST MUST MUST dodge Atziri's double flameblasts but leap slam is both too slow (requires 3 jumps) and has extremely high tendency to jump into Atziri rather than away from her (ie: Leap Slam is an attack, it's not meant for mobility like Whirling Blades!) Without the speed, he will be murderededed pretty easily by Atziri.

GOOD LUCK and
WHISPER ME IN-GAME for questions!I rarely check messages on site
@Penumbra_of_Eclipse

Is Marauder BM dual flame totem still viable, since atleast i didnt find the build here, or is it because marauder isnt the optimal one for the build?

I must say, alot of awesome builds here, wish to see how things evolve during time.

Just one question, could you guys atleast try to put em to order for SC and HC players?
Would be nice to see what is prefered to hc and what is not, or do they even work in hc(end game, high tier maps etc.)