[3.17] Hybrid's Molten Strike Jugg - Hold right click to TANK anything |MELT the Atlas|Divine Flesh|

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WilliamCZE wrote:

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michealcell wrote:

So I use to run this build before stopping in 3.5; I've recently come back and tried updating my build and I've min/maxed a lot. Can you take a look at my PoB and see if there is anything I can change/update to increase my effectiveness? I'm getting a lot of huge hits that take over 60% health on T16 maps and would like to tips on avoiding that if possible.

https://pastebin.com/rxq075t1

Drop Divine Judgement and Blade Master, get life/reduction/max res nodes instead. Get Defiance, since you run a shield, you can Also get Sanctuary, Solidity, there's a lot of options and you can get a lot of free points by unallocating the skills I told you to. If you get a 2 mana gained on hit jewel, you could drop the leech node on the bottom right, that will get you even more free points, which can be allocated to +1 endurance charge or something.

https://pastebin.com/GAhYQzGg

So now I'm over res on everything by a good bit. Is there a Unique belt you'd recommend or some mod on a rare belt?

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michealcell wrote:

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WilliamCZE wrote:

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michealcell wrote:

So I use to run this build before stopping in 3.5; I've recently come back and tried updating my build and I've min/maxed a lot. Can you take a look at my PoB and see if there is anything I can change/update to increase my effectiveness? I'm getting a lot of huge hits that take over 60% health on T16 maps and would like to tips on avoiding that if possible.

https://pastebin.com/rxq075t1

Drop Divine Judgement and Blade Master, get life/reduction/max res nodes instead. Get Defiance, since you run a shield, you can Also get Sanctuary, Solidity, there's a lot of options and you can get a lot of free points by unallocating the skills I told you to. If you get a 2 mana gained on hit jewel, you could drop the leech node on the bottom right, that will get you even more free points, which can be allocated to +1 endurance charge or something.

https://pastebin.com/GAhYQzGg

So now I'm over res on everything by a good bit. Is there a Unique belt you'd recommend or some mod on a rare belt?

Your belt cannot get any better to be honest. I would also suggest you to drop Strong Arm and connect the tree right of Solidity.

This will leave you even with one more endurance charge and life - https://pastebin.com/8uxDbGMT

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Your belt cannot get any better to be honest. I would also suggest you to drop Strong Arm and connect the tree right of Solidity.

This will leave you even with one more endurance charge and life - https://pastebin.com/8uxDbGMT

Agreed about the more endurance charges, but this will drop attk speed some and dmg, while raising my ele resist over max even more. Is there anything I can do with my gear or tree to lower resists?

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michealcell wrote:

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Your belt cannot get any better to be honest. I would also suggest you to drop Strong Arm and connect the tree right of Solidity.

This will leave you even with one more endurance charge and life - https://pastebin.com/8uxDbGMT

Agreed about the more endurance charges, but this will drop attk speed some and dmg, while raising my ele resist over max even more. Is there anything I can do with my gear or tree to lower resists?

Well, you asked for more survivability. I would suggest to change the gem links, why is your Blood Rage on CWDT? Get Vaal Molten Shell and selfcast that. I also run Fortify on Whirling Blades.

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tomflintexile wrote:

Yo to the ppl saying the clear speed is abit slow, i bought a sword (400 pdps with the mods lvl 20 multistrike and lvl 20 ancest call) i got it for 2 ex. you can run a 5 link for clearing then and keep ur 6 link in your helm, then when i get to the boss i just weapon swap to my sword and shield (duel wield setup for clearing) its amazing clear speed

It is slow. I came from playing Viper Strike Pathfinder(which isn't exactly the fastest in the world, but 10x faster than Molten Strike), and its readily apparent Molten Strike is not a good mapper. Hell, its not even a good bosser at this point; the damage is bad. For instance, I do 15 million Shaper DPS with Viper Strike. I guess I'm doing like 4 million(optimistically) with Molten Strike.

I mean most people are probably still playing their first characters or something, and have little to compare it to, but its a pretty weak skill in all areas, IMO. You wont notice it till you play something faster. Thats just how things go.

I'm sticking with it on my Jugg alt, but its definitely on the weaker side of builds. I made him to mostly afk sirius so I stopped wasting experience on my main character to random little deaths that might happen during the fight. I'm debating turning him into a blade flurry, but he has the benefit that he might can tank/do 5 orb maps safer than my other character, where the speed isnt important in those maps since the delirium doesnt disappear.

Now, I'm not playing the Grelwood version, but I dont think it matters much. Molten is just an inherently slower skill by nature of how the balls work, and the damage just isnt there anyways. Its low. Seems gutted to me. Just my opinion after playing a few other skills(I played Cobra lash and Pestilent because it was interchangeable).

So yea, its definitely slow. And low damage. But its playable. I'm gonna make another character after I this one, but I can safely say Molten Strike Jugg is gonna be one of the weaker builds I played this league in basically every category outside of maybe facetanking some mechanics and running around in Delve. But you reach a point you are just better off blitzing the boss down in seconds than surviving for 10 minutes. Delving is pretty good tho. Too bad its just not very profitable this league.

Edit: Tried a 5 orb delirium map. The damage is so bad, couldnt even finish the map without a friend's help. This character done for me, lol. Its so much worse than my other character. I'm gonna sell off his gear, try the armor on someone else, and maybe he can be my slow boss killer or I'll make him Blade Flurry. That was pitiful, that 5 orb delirium map. I legit did no damage, and had easy mods; nothing that lowered damage. The damage was so bad, couldnt even finish alva missions. Legit could not kill the damn architect before time ran out. Just bad.

So I just finished capping resists and getting all the links, 6.3k hp at level 72, 16k armour but still getting ripped in t6;s?

Hey, @WilliamCZE - you are definitely the resident expert on this build. It's my first attempt with it, and I'm having a blast playing him, but underneath the hood, I'm a little lost. Do you mind if I ask you to take a look at my character and see if you have any suggestions on improving him?

I'm more focused on staying alive and gearing up for end game bosses - so I like the sword+shield setup, but I do have 2 extra Grelwoods for an offhand switch, if you think there's a place for that.

Oddly enought, POB tells me I'm only doing about 48k Combined DPS with Molten Strike, but I know I'm melting T16 maps with it, something my Cyclone Pally (with ~500k Total DPS) struggles mightily with. Clear speed is quite acceptable. I'm also tanky as heck, but not immortal...

Character's name is Mars_Belatucadrus.

Really appreciate any suggestions you have. My "investment capital" on hand right now is about 2 Ex.

Thanks!

Howdy,

as a still pretty newish player that followed this guide, im quite curious as to how i could further improve my little juggernaut. any tips are welcome =]

I feel as though this guide is either over selling itself or I am missing something big time.

I have over 30ex worth of gear and am level 72 and I am having issues doing even T5 maps. If I am not hitting mobs I am dead, I just can not sustain my health and I die very quickly if I am not leaching life by hitting mobs.

I have everything the build suggests except the flasks at this point.

Please tell me what I am missing, why with 6.2K health and 16.3K armor am I getting my ass handed to me??

Thanks

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BrokenRealityx wrote:

So I just finished capping resists and getting all the links, 6.3k hp at level 72, 16k armour but still getting ripped in t6;s?

I am having the same issue, after spending over 30ex on gear. I am not at all happy.....