[3.10] Sovyn's Lazy Pally - Tanky Templar with Max Block

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Kamina100 wrote:

However, without the Int from the normal Lazhwar I'm not at the 113 I need in order to use Doryani's Catalyst.

I have 18 INT on my jewels which allowed me to switch to a ring and chest without INT on them. Alternatively, Versatility is not a bad DPS node for 2 points that also has 20 INT. I suppose you could snag that instead of Blunt Instrument for now if you want.

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Sovyn wrote:

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Kamina100 wrote:

However, without the Int from the normal Lazhwar I'm not at the 113 I need in order to use Doryani's Catalyst.

I have 18 INT on my jewels which allowed me to switch to a ring and chest without INT on them. Alternatively, Versatility is not a bad DPS node for 2 points that also has 20 INT. I suppose you could snag that instead of Blunt Instrument for now if you want.

Ah, jewels. That hadn't occurred to me. I don't think any of the block ones I have rolled have int on them, but I could get some eventually. That seems like a good option. My gear pieces are a little tricky to replace in the short term because I have big chunks of resistance packed into them so they require replacing pretty specific stats, which reduces the options of what would work. Maybe I'll spec into Versatility in the meantime.

My helm might be easiest to replace, although that's where I get 25 of my chaos resist. Rings aren't really an option because one of mine is Romira's and the other is probably my best gear piece outside of my weapon and shield.

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Kamina100 wrote:

My helm might be easiest to replace, although that's where I get 25 of my chaos resist. Rings aren't really an option because one of mine is Romira's and the other is probably my best gear piece outside of my weapon and shield.

Replacing relatively final gear is very hard. When 2.0 launched I was using this ring:



I had to get another leech ring due to the leech nerf and getting one with leech, life, chaos res, dps AND int was too hard so had to be jewels. They are cheap if you trade for them as I did.

Luckily, if you want to keep the jewels you made, Versatility won't cost you too much damage since you are crit.

I purchased a blue jewel with 1% shield block and +10 to Int/Dex. That will bring me to 113. A cheaper solution than the other current options, and avoids having to spec out of Blunt Instrument.

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Kamina100 wrote:

I purchased a blue jewel with 1% shield block and +10 to Int/Dex. That will bring me to 113. A cheaper solution than the other current options, and avoids having to spec out of Blunt Instrument.

That's the stuff!

I must say that this build has been the most fun I've had as a melee character ever (most ones I've started don't get far because I hate melee).

Started Scion and she is currently 80 doing low 70s maps. Everything on her was found by me (honest to gods). Slowly getting my gear together :D

Died for the first time today, at lvl 71 and it's my own bloody fault :p. Don't have Lazhwar yet so I got übershocked by those lightning b*tches? I should have just run away :D. I have to say, this really is a very cool build. I love the "lazy" part of it, with the trigger gems. I don't like to manually keep up all kinds of charges. I guess this build was meant for me, though I also like my tornado shot/frenzy ranger. Keep up the good work!

What dps and mana leech i need in non crit build to sustain skill that convert 60% dmg to elemental?
Let's say I'm lvl 70 and get weapon with 280 pDPS. 0.8% mana leech is inaf to sustain 5l and 6l static strike??

boss...
i did some changes today. i used 6 exalted orbs and i bought some new gear
i lost 5% phys damage reduction(now i have 52% instead of 57%)
but i got +78% chaos resist, +200 hp and around 300-400 more tooltip dps.
i am not sure if this is a success but kinda feel better for that...
still 6 ex is a lot but this chaos ressists are so fucking expensive!
but still feel a lil fucked up!
what u think...?

Hi all paladins and Sovyn in particular.

Just a small update, been enjoying this build a lot and I just hit 89 on tempest.

I'm still trying to find ways to optimize this build, so far i've gone away from the "lazy" and removed my stun/endurance charge setup for a more controlly way of keeping endurance charges (atm 5 endurance charges).
Instead i'm using immortal call - max cwdt - increased duration - vaal grace/haste (vaal haste for easier map for faster clearing).
This has proven super effective for me, IC currently has a 5.46s uptime which is more than enough to time to recast enduring cry.
IC works as an indicator that i've taken too much damage, on bigger packs I can procc IC twice with max uptime, and if I feel like i'm taking LOTS of damage I pop vaal grace which will grant me 35/34% dodge/spell dodge for 10.44 seconds (!).
This setup might seen overkill, but on HC you can never be too careful and I think it's a superior choice over the stun setup.

Because of this setup I'd have to rework my leap slam-faster casting-fortify-bm setup to shield charge - enduring cry - fortify- bm.
Leap slam without faster attacks is too punishing and slow, so shield charge is a better choice, however it requires more skills to aim at the monster to procc the fortify.

My skill tree


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My gear:


Right now im still trying to improve ways of my character. My dps seems REALLY good, a lot better than most character in HC really. Everything melts and bosses die really quickly.
The only thing that worries me is magic damage and the only way to counter it really is to have a higher health pool. Right now im sitting at 5474hp but ideally I want to be at 7k+.

I know I can get 14% increased max life from two jewel slots (already have 2x7% life jewels), belly of the beast (would it be a significant boost to my hp from a 108hp one even?) and maybe a few lvls for more hp, but other than that i'm pretty much at my limit. Other than that i'm still trying to grab a 4% spell block lioneyes.
Upgrading gear from what I have is on the 5-50ex range which at this point doesn't really feel like it's worth it.

So in conclusion I just want to show you guys what this build has achieved for me and maybe gather some feedback on my gearing/choices.