[3.1] JUGGERNAUT/BERSERKER 1H+Shield Max Block&Spell Block Tank, Atziri Killer+a BoR version

ok Sir, thx for that advice :)

yeah this fucking helm^^ every time at my stash i look at my last few ex..look at that helm...look at the ex :D

but those little ex are the rest of my beta + 2 seasons "treasure" after gearing 4 chars...sadly my favorite, this one, was the last :(

and an ethernal i never called my own or see one dropped in my whole playtime.

just started crafting as an act of desperation few days ago as i realize my last ex are not enough to get this little tank geared.

and on the axe i actually used 1 ex without the ethernal save option..to get attackspeed...but already 3 suffixe rolled that i didnt noticed cause i got no idea about crafting^^

and the result was the double dmg roll...wtf...no idea and luck like hell :D..after i realized what i had done here i sweared never ever do this again without an ethernal.

so i continued lowball crafting with only chaos and after the second chaos...bam..this helm...thought this must be a joke^^

and then the chest armor^^ unbelievable...all 3 items screamed for exalting and this after only about 80 chaos.

i think i shouldnt challenge the rng gods no more :)

Well, that's some nice luck! I'd definitely try and farm dominus for the currency to craft that, it should be worth it.

As some of you requested, I made my own video for the build. It's as in-detail as can get: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3lHAR2rQ58

great video sir !

and the best thing is, for me as a non english/american guy, i understand every single word =)

really really nice !

/thumbs up

Glad to hear it, enjoy the build! :)

Hey, I just started to play the build yesterday. I have poor understanding of the game, but are the Block nodes really that important to pick them up from the start?
I pick up as much life/resits and some damage neglecting the block and I feel really tanky. Am I making a mistake not taking them?
When Should I ideally pick them if not asap?

Also what do you think about picking the +1% max resits(cold,fire,lighitng) nodes in Marauder area?

Cheers.

Hi!

The block nodes are better taking late-game, life being generally better early. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't take ANY block nodes at all. Take the biggest ones early (the 4% ones and especially the 6% one at duelist), but leave the 2% block nodes for later. You can also find my recommended passive tree for levelling, just look at the first post of this thread.

I explained why +max res is very good in the video, I'll explain it here again. Let's say you're doing a 74 Maze map, where the boss is Vaal. His smash skill does insane damage, and it is part physical, part fire. Since he can easily 1-shot people with 5k life, let's say he does 10 000 fire damage and 10 000 physical damage. If you have the normal 75% fire resistance, you will take 2500 fire damage from his smash (the physical gets mitigated by your armour, so we'll ignore that now). If you have 78% fire resistance instead, like this build of mine has (since you take both Diamond Skin and Elemental Adaptation nodes), instead of 2500 fire damage, you will take 2200 fire damage. 300 damage less is A LOT less and can very often save your life. This is especially important for this build because the only real threats to it are big hits, like Vaal smash or Dominus touch of god.
In short: if taking 10 000 elemental damage from 1 hit, every 1% max resistance more makes you take 100 less elemental damage. Definitely worth it!

Thanks for quick reply.

I watched the video I understood the concept ^^ Since you made it clear its really good I was wondering why you dont pick them up (maybe 4 points not worth +2%max resists? - I ment the +8%, +1%max nodes after diamond skin)

Ah, that! Sorry, I misunderstood you.

Well, those are different, simply because they're not that valuable. You get +1 to all for THREE nodes! Diamond skin gives +1max to all and +10 res to all for 1 point, and ele adaptation gives +2max for 1 point. 3 points for effectively only +1max to all is not worth it. (Unless you get to like lvl 100 and don't know what else to take, lol.)

Just wanted to say thanks for the guide.
63 invader and easy so fare...skipping a few invaders cuz im a chicken or as other people say it "playing safe"
Everything dies fast really, cept skeleton mages actually...funny enough!
But I go for hp > block > dps nodes!

Think its worth to farm legde or something to level your gems fast before maps?