[3.15] Spectral Shield Throw Bleed Gladiator - tanky & fast mapping - good scaling - all content

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larsahh_ wrote:

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hipposaver wrote:

wondering if theres a reason some of the higher versions use accuracy sword... is it just for the passive point back?

besides that i could go for some crazy malevolence watchers? is there any obvious problems with my build/gear as i see it seems to have progressed in this thread

If you like to use Shield Charge then Runic Axe is bis base! The reason why I went a sword and NOT an axe was that I can't stand Shield Charge. One of the most annoying movement skills in the game that gets stuck on any object etc.
But anyway, if you want to use Whirling Blades, then a sword is the way to go! That's the simple reason!

Ahh makes sense

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swimhigh wrote:

Eridoo
What is your opinion about flask setup and enchants?

I've only used the 3/5 extra proj helm enchant. It's extremely strong for mapping. Glove enchants I don't care and the only belt ones I think that apply for us is more damage while maimed or +armour during fortify.

I'm using the extremely lazy "ggg implemented flask macro". You can try it for mapping and see if you like it as long as you're not relying on flasks for freeze immunity (I'm just using for chill, but you can put ignite or shock or anything you find annoying)



I have chalice on spacebar and hit it when it's full (every like 12 seconds or something silly) and during that time if you are killing anything your flasks will auto-apply, while mapping or league mechanics this is about every 0.5 seconds or less so you are practically permanently immune to whatever you want just like old flasks because if you get chilled/shocked/ignited the flask will be used almost instantly and you are immune for 4 seconds if used while affected by the ailment.

Again not good if you need a flask for freeze immunity, and not great for longer bosses if you want flasks because you will always be 1 set of charges down (I'm dumb and don't even touch flasks during boss fights), but otherwise it's the laziest setup you can have. You can use onslaught flask instead of quartz if you don't get onslaught from somewhere else.

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GekoOnMars wrote:

Considering trying out SST has anyone here played/tried out using headhunter with SST does it feel good or is a simple stygian overall better?

I've used HH on this build for a long time now, even if it didn't add damage the attack speed and movement speed you get most of the time is worth it. It's also nice for conquerors because you do the old metamorph trick and kill them before they can do much of anything

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Eridoo wrote:

I'm dumb and don't even touch flasks during boss fights

I sympathise. Sane exiles don't use other than life flasks for bosses!

Before this league I had all slots with all life flasks on every build. I just hated the previous system. If I need to activate manually anything that lasts only couple of seconds in such games I just don't bother with it at all.

Currently it's similar in my case, I have offensive flasks set to trigger while hitting rares, so it's always a good damage burst while needed the most, and mapping feels smoother.

Where do you guys get all your block from?
Not sure if I should drop Advancing Fortress because that 15% chance to block + Tempest shield is what gets me to block cap and I like the tankiness, will I be fine if i drop it and just have 60% chance to block?

Block should depend on play style and current goals.

Until half of the last level my Glad had something like 73% in hideout - because of Lioneye's Remorse (+35% block). After I finally crafted something better with more armour, block dropped to 66% flat. Finished the rest of the leveling on that. But I played more defensive, like a ranged build, didn't run the hardest content, and didn't noticed a difference between those values that much. And my build has 2 small clusters with +5% block each.

So if you value a defense and want to gain a level or two more then that claw is solid. However if you don't care about xp anymore and want to go "bossing", the better replacement in that slot would be some warlord influenced stick with damage and bleeding over time.

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artisanix wrote:

Block should depend on play style and current goals.

Until half of the last level my Glad had something like 73% in hideout - because of Lioneye's Remorse (+35% block). After I finally crafted something better with more armour, block dropped to 66% flat. Finished the rest of the leveling on that. But I played more defensive, like a ranged build, didn't run the hardest content, and didn't noticed a difference between those values that much. And my build has 2 small clusters with +5% block each.

So if you value a defense and want to gain a level or two more then that claw is solid. However if you don't care about xp anymore and want to go "bossing", the better replacement in that slot would be some warlord influenced stick with damage and bleeding over time.

I see, I'll try experimenting, thanks!

If you're just wondering where to get block, you can get a couple % on regular jewels, a 3 passive small cluster can give you I think maximum 7%, or you can anoint your amulet with a block node. Also influenced gloves and shields.

I'm actually capped (conditionally with ascendancy + tempest shield up) because my timeless jewel turned a travel node into +1% block chance. Also with anomalous CWDT and increased duration you can have tempest shield up for 25 seconds or something

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Eridoo wrote:

If you're just wondering where to get block, you can get a couple % on regular jewels, a 3 passive small cluster can give you I think maximum 7%, or you can anoint your amulet with a block node. Also influenced gloves and shields.

I'm actually capped (conditionally with ascendancy + tempest shield up) because my timeless jewel turned a travel node into +1% block chance. Also with anomalous CWDT and increased duration you can have tempest shield up for 25 seconds or something

Damn just when I think I got everything balanced on my gear. I should have focused on block earlier in my build because I'm only at 54% in hideout. I spent 2 skill points to grab Glancing Blows although taking 65% damage from glancing blows may not be worth it.

Sidenote: Yes I'm embarrassed to say I still need Versatile Combatant but I'm still waiting to spawn the last trial. Guess I shouldn't have skipped any in my maps earlier but I didn't want to lose XP progress in case of death. Course now I'm at the mercy of RNGJesus. I could always try my luck in party chat if I'm fast enough to join...

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The_Shamus wrote:

Sidenote: Yes I'm embarrassed to say I still need Versatile Combatant but I'm still waiting to spawn the last trial. Guess I shouldn't have skipped any in my maps earlier but I didn't want to lose XP progress in case of death. Course now I'm at the mercy of RNGJesus. I could always try my luck in party chat if I'm fast enough to join...

If you don't want to wait, and have some Offerings to spare, just put it in a map device, and it will open portals to a random trial. If it spawns the trial you already have then repeat until you'll have the missing one.

As for Glancing Blows in the case of a Glad it's most of the times totally not worth it, as it somehow nullifies the best defense Glad has to offer: high chance of not taking damage at all.

This is my char. On the xbox realm, that is what i can do with limited both currency and items because of limited player numbers.

First of all, İ believe i have been super lucky to craft astral plate with best affixess even though they are not elevated ones.

Interestengly i can run both pride and malevolance in addition to herald of purity by following different path.

Since xbox server is so weak with players, it is very hard to find items that are essential to build char properly. My oddly crafted helmet is a good example for this. But it looks pretty useful to run two demanding auras together.

Build became brutal for mapping for sure, though lacking enough life nodes to sustain HP during crazy and absurd maven boss fight, which is so difficult for me to handle thanks to xbox ongoing issues such as very strange graphic layer issues.

Anyway, İ just want to share my build with interested people.