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

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seiferoth10 wrote:

I just picked up a Bringer of Rain and it is extremely good. It's basically the second to last item you'll ever get for your head and chest slot for the measly price of ~3.5ex. You'd need a lot lot more than that to buy a head and chest combo better than Bringer. Every single stat on the Bringer is used to great effect by this build.

Reasons why it it so incredible for this build:
1. 15% block. You can drop nodes and still be block capped.
2. Blind. Yup, blind. Combined with Reave/Multistrike, you'll be blinding stuff constantly. It's just another layer of defense. Mobs have to pass the "will it hit" check, then the "will it be blocked" check, and finally the "how much is the hit reduced based on armor or resistance" check.
3-98. A bunch of stuff.
99. Endurance charge chance. Yes, almost as useless as Extra Gore. It's really not that reliable or good to begin with, but hey, every bit helps right? The charges stack up quickly if you're surrounded by a bunch of light hitting mobs, but you shouldn't have trouble in that scenario to begin with.
100. Extra gore. Yes, only slightly less useful than endurance charge chance.


But enough of its praises, there are some downsides to it:
1. Giving up 6 slots worth of skills. After all my auras, I only had my shield left for a skill. And because I need a Blood Magic gem, I only had 2 slots to use. I chose Leap Slam and Faster Attacks, so I could run away quickly if need be. Yes, the only two skills I can use in battle are Reave and Leap Slam.
2. You're giving up two items worth of resists. Luckily the 2 shield nodes near the Templar area grant +20% all resist combined if you have a shield equipped. It doesn't completely replace two items worth of resists, but it helps.

My gear:

Spoiler

My aura setup:
On health: Grace, Anger
On mana: Purity, Determination, Hatred, Tempest Shield

My level 73 passive tree

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Route1 wrote:

So whats the verdict on reave for this build?

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Hierokliff wrote:

..thinking of using that Aegis unique shield that gives 4% armor to ES after each block, but 7exalted is nuts for a test...

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seiferoth10 wrote:

I just picked up a Bringer of Rain and it is extremely good.


But enough of its praises, there are some downsides to it:
1. Giving up 6 slots worth of skills. After all my auras, I only had my shield left for a skill. And because I need a Blood Magic gem, I only had 2 slots to use. I chose Leap Slam and Faster Attacks, so I could run away quickly if need be. Yes, the only two skills I can use in battle are Reave and Leap Slam.
2. You're giving up two items worth of resists. Luckily the 2 shield nodes near the Templar area grant +20% all resist combined if you have a shield equipped. It doesn't completely replace two items worth of resists, but it helps.

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Sovyn wrote:

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Hierokliff wrote:

..thinking of using that Aegis unique shield that gives 4% armor to ES after each block, but 7exalted is nuts for a test...

I've heard it's pretty sweet. Need a bit more ES to take advantage of it possibly. Very rare shield.

PS I suspect you might want to switch to defensive auras for Vaal, Piety and some of the harder map bosses as they will survive more than long enough to hurt. So, I'd be leveling up grace, determination and purity for those.

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Xiaoyen wrote:

Should I get Iron Reflexes then? With that nerf (is it really a nerf? reading through the forums, IR melee seems to be a tad too strong, but they should do something about CI/ES as well) basically using Grace is moot? Decisions, decisions.

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Xiaoyen wrote:

:) Yup, Bringer of Rain has been extensively discussed in this thread. The few peeps who are using it now swears that dropping the chest piece is not a big deal compared to the punch this baby brings.

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Borislav wrote:

Got my hand on few exe, will try to buy lvl 77 map, will record it and post it here