[3.12] KissMeQuick's Gladiator Reave: REBORN — T19 100% Maps & A8 Sirus Deathless — Starter friendly

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Kiss_Me_Quick wrote:

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sutasafaia wrote:

Would you say the sword/board version is easier to gear since you can get block much easier?

I'm still torn between this build and quad arc heiro for my starter...they both look so fun :D

Do you mean shield? You already cap block with Rumi's + the Ascendancy gives you a steady 5+ during bosses and 10 - 20 during mapping.

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Efylon2013 wrote:

Hello,

I want to replay poe for the next season and i don"t know which build i'll play:

1: this build, gladiator reave: good for clear, good for single target, (good resistance??)

2: my last build , inquisitor molten strike: good clear, good single target,good resistance but no that good for uber lab.

I just want to know if your gladiator can do uber lab without worry about trap.

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jamaris wrote:

i intend to do something like this for leveling claw MF, should be early level/early map. i put in super cheap jewels, rings, etc. shouldn't be difficult to obtain these items, very low budget stuff (mf items not necessary as they dont effect damage) i suspect. let me know if this is what you mean by an early mapping tree with claws.

https://pastebin.com/nAJPtHLw

From here i would progress to the claw tree, then start working on crit, crit multi nodes, ending with more life nodes

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sutasafaia wrote:

Yea, sorry, sword/board is an old tabletop term. I meant easier to gear in that I didn't have to find any specific uniques to get the higher block rate, you just have it because you have a shield instead of needing to rely on a flask.

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Kiss_Me_Quick wrote:

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Zecaknight wrote:

Hey! Awesome guide, I plan on playing this for Incursion HC start, hypeeee.

One question (and sorry if this has been answered already, 77 pages of comments.) With the shield version how do we generate endurance charges as we won't be killing things with our off-hand?

Thank you thank you!

We don't, forgot to tick it off. Same goes for power charges but can't update PoBs cause I'm blocked for 12h more unfortunately.

I suggest trying Ahn's Heritage over Lioneye's Remorse in start of the league in HC since it's 10x cheaper, especially in HC (:

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madziar169 wrote:

Hi! Mb that's an silly question but can you tell as how much your gear cost when you did your 3rd day shaper?

And how much currency you plan to invest in gear before killing uber elder? Mb you have some pob code or sth.

Btw. Rly nice looking build im going to try it out but im thinking also on 2h RT slayer or ascendant

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Zecaknight wrote:

Ah okay I see, would you think it might be worth socketing Enduring Cry somewhere and having IC on a higher level CWDT?

Without the endurance charge dmg reduction from Outmatch and Outlast do you think dropping it and keeping Blood in the Eyes for endgame would be a good option? We have Blood Rage for frenzies which makes Out&Out only grant 10% more damage on max frenzies and that's it.

Again sorry if I'm pushing questions that you've already answered!

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ilikecookieslawl wrote:

You posted a Levling Tree, but for the Version 3.1.4. Can we still use it or is it way to outdated?

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Ethario wrote:

What is your opinion on blade flurry swap for bosses ? Is there a reason you don't do it ?

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Kiss_Me_Quick wrote:

Champion does have more damage but a lot less defences. I would have swapped this build to Champion if it truly would be a better option as the goal of this build is to be as strong and efficient as possible!
Gladiator has a lot better defenses which is why he wins this duel - 80% spell block + 20% more block +4 max block is nothing to ignore. Gladiator also can tank hits better since Gladiator gets 10% reduced damage taken + gains endurance charges easily( 9% Phys reduction & all resistances).
Every class has to have a healthy investment in both defence & offence, and the overall investment required to be successful for a Gladiator is lower than it is for a Champion.
As an example the 4100 HP Uber MF version of this build can farm T16 Guardians as well but that is only because of the defences provided by the Ascendancy, with a Champion that would not be possible.

Lacerate as of now is not a better option over Reave because while it has slightly more damage in PoB, it has 3-5x less AOE, is slower and needs both projectiles to hit in order to reach the POB damage which is not always possible with that little AOE against bosses.
Lacerate would be good with two handed weapons but on single handed weapons you should still always be using Reave or BF.