Cheap and simple build for Duelists ! Introduction of the build This build has been started when the Cyclone gem was introduced in the game several months ago. Passive tree [Sword version] Passive Skill Tree at 27 points Passive Skill Tree at 40 points(take the Blood Magic Keystone if you don't have the support gem yet) Passive Skill Tree at 55 points Passive Skill Tree at 66 points Passive Skill Tree at 85 points Final Passive Skill Tree at 101 points Bonus : take the Endurance Charges in the Marauder and Duelist areas (4 points needed) for more physical damage mitigation and an increased Immortal Call duration) Bandits quests rewards Normal Difficulty -> Help Oak (+40 to life) Passive skill tree breakdown BaseStat General Defense Weapon Other Passive tree [Axe version] Passive tree at 40 points(take the Blood Magic Keystone if you don't have the support gem yet) Final passive tree at 103 points Bonus : take the Endurance Charges in the Marauder and Duelist areas (4 points needed) for more physical damage mitigation and an increased Immortal Call duration) Bandits quests rewards Normal Difficulty -> Help Oak (+40 to life) Passive skill tree breakdown BaseStat General Defense Weapon Other Advice Until you get Cyclone (providing you don't buy gems), you can use Cleave/Static Strike (axe or sword) or Ground Slam (mace) and/or Leap Slam available at the start of a Duelist's journey. The first support gem should be Life Gain on Hit, use it as soon as possible. In order to feel comfortable before running maps, it is recommanded you have at least 25% damage reduction without Grace, 75% at all resistances (except Chaos) and 3,500 life. As 2-handed weapons deal nice amounts of damage, and you have taken many offensive nodes, the DPS aspect of your character should be okay. Gems Auras The main aura is either Grace or Hatred, depending on your needs. The 2nd and 3rd auras are Heralds : Ash and Ice/Lightning If you are short of elemental resistances, one of the main auras can be swapped for one of the following gems : Chest or weapon : The main setup with Cyclone needs an item with 4 linked sockets that are green and red. If you don't have the Blood Magic support gem (in this case you have taken the keystone), you can replace it with Added Fire Damage. 4L: Cyclone - Life on Hit - Faster Attacks - Blood Magic 4L Item : This is a trigger setup. The Cast When Damage Taken gem is only available as a reward from Merciless Library. Cast When Damage Taken - Increased Duration - Enduring Cry - Immortal Call 4L item : Leap Slam is very useful when you have to escape enemies or if you want to move faster. Blood Rage is dangerous if you don't have enough life regen and/or chaos resistance, but the frenzy charges and life leech granted can be useful. Leap Slam - Blood Magic - Faster Attacks - Blood Rage 4L item : This setup allows you to curse enemies every time you take a certain amount of damage. Temporal Chains slows down enemies, while Enfeeble reduces their damage. Warlord's Mark is for more life leech and endurance charges. Cast When Damage Taken (level 1) - Ice Nova (level 1) - Curse on Hit - Temporal Chains / Enfeeble / Warlord's Mark 3L item : This is for the auras. Hatred / Grace - Herald of Ash - Herald of Ice / Thunder Gameplay videos Current gear and stats This is my current gear, at level 85. Note that all of these items have been found, not traded, in order to show how well the build works without trading. ^^ Cyclone tooltip with Hatred, Herald of Ash and Herald of Ice on : Defense tab without Grace : Defense tab with Grace on, 7 charges and Molten Shell active : Last edited by Shimaran on Jul 20, 2015, 2:18:58 AM |
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I started a build with this guide and I'm really enjoying it so far. Cyclone is really fun :) I'm a bit of a noob but this build is working excellently for me. One question: You recommend 2h Axe, but you also recommend to use Viper strike for dangerous targets. Is it safe to assume you are using 2h Sword as your secondary weapon? (viper strike doesnt work with axe) |
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In fact I had a good 2 handed sword, and I didn't realized that Viper Strike doesn't work with axes ^^ |
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i made my build before looking at any references and came out pretty good concidering only having 4L and nothing higher. with a nice phys dam sword cyclone is beast. im producing 1497 dps and an attack time of o.20 = to 5 hits a sec. without frenzy...:) for my gems i use faster attacks/bloodmagic/and Q7% melee phys dam. for my auras i use determination/haste/grace mostly life/life regen in tree with iron reflex ofc. a couple sword damage and two hander nodes with attack speeds. i have anywhere from 2 to 3k life depending if farming. 3k at high end due to gear... anyways love the build! beta key was passed to me by Bigsamson. a true gamer! Last edited by Verboten247 on Apr 2, 2013, 7:06:45 PM |
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Are you worried about being stunned? There's 15% increased attack speed and 100% stun resistance that you could pick up for an additional 6 points instead of going straight to Blood Magic. The only problem is I see this might nerf your early game a little until Iron reflexes unless you're using full plate gear. EDIT: Also I query the sword usage apart from having access to Viper Strike they have innate Accuracy and Crit modifiers - does this hinder the rolls on the items at all? Since we're grabbing the 100% accuracy Keystone Last edited by bzender on Apr 9, 2013, 4:18:49 AM |
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As long as I'm running Cyclone, I don't get stunned, so i guess the skill provides some kind of stun immunity ^^ About the usage of swords, well, they are the weapons with the best attack speed, which means the life on hit gem works better. But if you want to deal more damage, axes are better. I just updated the original post with my current state with my character and some other things. ^^ And I will also try some day to put a video of my character doing a map =D Last edited by Shimaran on Apr 9, 2013, 4:31:11 PM |
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The build has just been updated and a map video has been added, in order to show how it performs in end-game. ^^ |
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Any Update on this Build? |
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" Thanks for the reminder ! |
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Thanks for the update. Am using your build and so far I don't encounter any difficulties on using it. Really appreciate everything and I enjoy playing this game. |
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