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

I am running this build, my gear is pretty good about 2-ex in but i am REALLY struggling with survivability. I'm pretty sure I am suppose to be tanky. I dont face tank stuff but i get 1 shot but almost every mechanic in the game. Blight, expedition, harvests w/e. I've been staring at builds tryna figure out what I am missing but idk. Anyone have any tips or know what I could be missing? Deaths at this point are just expected and I am happy to just complete something with my 6 portals.

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Double_Dr_Matt wrote:

I am running this build, my gear is pretty good about 2-ex in but i am REALLY struggling with survivability. I'm pretty sure I am suppose to be tanky. I dont face tank stuff but i get 1 shot but almost every mechanic in the game. Blight, expedition, harvests w/e. I've been staring at builds tryna figure out what I am missing but idk. Anyone have any tips or know what I could be missing? Deaths at this point are just expected and I am happy to just complete something with my 6 portals.

Are you fully ascended? It's hard to tell just looking at your character but I assume it has to do with your block chance. A pob would help

bnlock is only 59% (67%) projecticle unfortunately. Not sure about any easy ways to increase it though. without a huge overhaul. Am i suppose to be at 75?

Also, my lifesteal feals like its not enough to keep up with chip dmg ;-;

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Double_Dr_Matt wrote:

bnlock is only 59% (67%) projecticle unfortunately. Not sure about any easy ways to increase it though. without a huge overhaul. Am i suppose to be at 75?

Also, my lifesteal feals like its not enough to keep up with chip dmg ;-;

You don't need to be at 75 in hideout, with your ascendancy you get 8% chance if you've been hit recently. If you want better leech and block the easiest way is probably these two clusters:



any 4 or 5 passive medium with Vivid Hues and another decent node will be fine, and a 3 passive small with One With the Shield will give you 7% block total which would put you at 74%. Then either get a regular jewel with +1% chance to block or put tempest shield in cwdt setup and you are capped (conditionally).

You won't have to do a huge overhaul, just unspec some life probably. Another thing you could do for survivability is get a glorious vanity for immortal ambition which is just slayers overleech and is super strong, but you lose instant warcries (which isn't a big deal imo).

EDIT: actually if you want these jewels just let me know I'll send you a message, they just happened to be sitting in my stash they aren't the ones I'm using

What should I focus on next? I play ssf gearwise (only trade currency/orbs)
Is there something smart to craft on my chest that I dont know of :p? Something like suffixes cannot be changed and then a harvest craft of some sort?

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ressiv wrote:

Is there something smart to craft on my chest that I dont know of :p?

Have no idea whether you know about this but maybe:
Redeemer's +1 lvl to support gems and/or Warlord's +1 lvl to active gems
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And of course you can add to your armour harvest all time classic: 1 max life per 2% quality. And if you want to min/max this then +30% quality from Hillock (Syndicate) or via delve crafting (perfect fossils).

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Double_Dr_Matt wrote:

I am running this build, my gear is pretty good about 2-ex in but i am REALLY struggling with survivability. I'm pretty sure I am suppose to be tanky. I dont face tank stuff but i get 1 shot but almost every mechanic in the game. Blight, expedition, harvests w/e.

Tankiness is not fully about char's defenses. It also heavily depends on play style and knowledge of the game mechanics.

Even with max block if your are unlucky you may get quickly decimated by Harvest creatures or Expedition mobs, or Blight bosses.

If you want to improve your chances with Harvest, play this one as a ranged build - keep your distance always, max block or not! And always keep moving! After a shot or two, immediately change your position - don't event try to tank those harvest freaky creatures - it's not worth it. The same with Expedition - don't stay in melee range if you get one shots there.
Blight requires strategy as well. On local blight encounters I usually place some chilling towers closer to a central pump to slow mobs, and summoning towers a bit further, while I keep my distance shooting.
On blight maps, chilling towers near the pump (just in case) and scout towers + smothering towers do the job for me. All I have to do is to fight stragglers occasionally.

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artisanix wrote:

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ressiv wrote:

Is there something smart to craft on my chest that I dont know of :p?

Have no idea whether you know about this but maybe:
Redeemer's +1 lvl to support gems and/or Warlord's +1 lvl to active gems
?

And of course you can add to your armour harvest all time classic: 1 max life per 2% quality. And if you want to min/max this then +30% quality from Hillock (Syndicate) or via delve crafting (perfect fossils).

Yeah I know about those 2, but I dont know if I can still add it onto my chest :S?
Thanks for the other tips!

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ressiv wrote:

Yeah I know about those 2, but I dont know if I can still add it onto my chest :S?

No, +1 to gems are re-rolls.
Without breaking mods on your current chest, Hillock with armour quality and that Harvest craft with life per quality are possible.

Hi I'm a first time player and just hit lvl 90 following your guide, 1 thing i have a problem with is mana and im using life tap now for the SST , but the damage from swift affliction is so tempting, should i change or stay with life tap?