Block incin and stuff *Discontinued due to Incinerate nerfs*

Hey, I've been out for about 6 months and see that we're now in 2.1.

This was my favourite build and by the looks of it it isn't viable anymore?

So has anyone come up with a viable alternative I can respec my character into?

any news for ascendancy?

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mrelite85 wrote:

any news for ascendancy?

Go Scion still.
Use Bladefall instead of incinerate
Go Berserker subclass for the life leech and drop life leech gem.
Links are Bladefall - conc effect - spell echo - controlled destruction - faster casting - added fire
Other subclass can be raider, guardian, slayer, gladiator.
Raider is best 2nd subclass imo (40 dex puts you at perfect 160 dex passively (lvl 21 bladefall is 159 dex req), free frenzy charges and onslaught + phasing.

Here's the tree poeurl.com/xBr

Or alternatively still use incinerate
Berserker subclass and Assassin Subclass.
Incinerate - Controlled destruction - Faster Casting - Fire pen - LMP - Elemental Focus
For 3 points get Elemental Overload above Mind Over Matter. The 1% base crit from assassin should make incinerate have the minimum 5% crit so you should always proc this node, essentially giving 40% more damage.
So for incinerate from 2.1 -> 2.2 you gain elemental focus and elemental overload and 10% more dmg from berserker. So thats 1.4 x 1.4 x 1.1 = 2.15x more damage compared to 2.1. Might give incinerate a comeback.

Why the berserker over inquisitor or elementalist?

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Why the berserker over inquisitor or elementalist?

Berserker 1.5% global leech allows you to drop life leech gem. Giving you another link which in both cases is a 40% more multiplier.

Yeah I agree with Dan, Berserker is a no brainer, and i'd get Elemental Overload and try to keep it up with something like orb of storms and inc crit strikes gem, the cwdt setup and tempest shield would proc it too i suspect, so it would be nice to have i think

go BladeFall , start with Dualist , gladiator subcalss(100% of block chance applied to spells ) and you can use The Anvil for extra block and can get more DPS nodes

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davc1234567890 wrote:

go BladeFall , start with Dualist , gladiator subcalss(100% of block chance applied to spells ) and you can use The Anvil for extra block

no... pointless lol, the starting nodes are so bad, the anvil sucks when you already get so much block from the tree, it gimps your dps, stone of lazhwar gives you cast speed instead of reducing it. Gladiator is good for something like aegis builds but it sucks for this sorry.

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yotmato wrote:

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davc1234567890 wrote:

go BladeFall , start with Dualist , gladiator subcalss(100% of block chance applied to spells ) and you can use The Anvil for extra block

no... pointless lol, the starting nodes are so bad, the anvil sucks when you already get so much block from the tree, it gimps your dps, stone of lazhwar gives you cast speed instead of reducing it. Gladiator is good for something like aegis builds but it sucks for this sorry.

and scion nodes are great? lol resistance .. you can skip some block nodes ... and spend for dps nodes

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davc1234567890 wrote:

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yotmato wrote:

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davc1234567890 wrote:

go BladeFall , start with Dualist , gladiator subcalss(100% of block chance applied to spells ) and you can use The Anvil for extra block

no... pointless lol, the starting nodes are so bad, the anvil sucks when you already get so much block from the tree, it gimps your dps, stone of lazhwar gives you cast speed instead of reducing it. Gladiator is good for something like aegis builds but it sucks for this sorry.

and scion nodes are great? lol resistance .. you can skip some block nodes ... and spend for dps nodes

Resist nodes are ok when you are aiming for a lightning coil, and you need scion for easy access to the top of the tree, with Duelist the travelling becomes very awkward. You will use stone of lazhwar/rathpith combo regardless so gladiator is not a good choice, Gladiator is very good for Aegis like I said, for this build it is subpar.

Those "dps nodes" you speak of will be negated by The Anvils reduced cast speed.