Lightning Strike Templar Build (Physical)

Hey readers,

I've started with my Templar account a few weeks ago, which is my first account ever. I got inspired by which helped me get to merciless quite easily.

Meanwhile playing I made some choices which led to a different passive tree build. I do still rely on LS as the main damage with the following skill gems: ,
but I changed my tree a little bit which looks like this now:

At the moment I am just partying up and I realise I miss some damage output. I do not just want to be a walking piece of metal. The main thing I am currently missing is some attack speed and dexterity for my hatred aura.

Because of these conclusions I am planning to change my passive tree build again a little bit. This would be my endgame build:


I would really appreciate some constructive feedback/critisism on my build and things I could perhaps change up leading into a more effective build.

Thanks in advance :D

You could swap out melee physical damage for faster attacks, since melee phys dmg won't benefit your projectiles, just the main hit.

Sorry but that is not a good idea. The projectiles created by lightning strike are converted FROM physical damage. But removing the added fire damage and adding faster attacks might actually work.

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Tjoen escreveu:

Sorry but that is not a good idea. The projectiles created by lightning strike are converted FROM physical damage. But removing the added fire damage and adding faster attacks might actually work.

Nope.You're wrong.LS's projectiles are affected by physical only damage nodes not by melee
physical damage nodes.LS's main hit is one thing,it's projectiles another.Don't read the
tooltip dps.The developers have explained this thoroughly at the skill's thread.

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Slagmaur escreveu:

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Tjoen escreveu:

Sorry but that is not a good idea. The projectiles created by lightning strike are converted FROM physical damage. But removing the added fire damage and adding faster attacks might actually work.

Nope.You're wrong.LS's projectiles are affected by physical only damage nodes not by melee
physical damage nodes.LS's main hit is one thing,it's projectiles another.Don't read the
tooltip dps.The developers have explained this thoroughly at the skill's thread.

So what would u suggest to change, looking to the passive tree/skill gems?

This

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dudiobugtron escreveu:

You could swap out melee physical damage for faster attacks, since melee phys dmg won't benefit your projectiles, just the main hit.

and as for your passive tree it's ok except you've spend some weird points in the mara area.
You've taken 0.4% life regen but the 14% life node...
Also no aura passives ? Are you planning to blood magic your LS ?

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Slagmaur escreveu:

This

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dudiobugtron escreveu:

You could swap out melee physical damage for faster attacks, since melee phys dmg won't benefit your projectiles, just the main hit.

and as for your passive tree it's ok except you've spend some weird points in the mara area.
You've taken 0.4% life regen but the 14% life node...
Also no aura passives ? Are you planning to blood magic your LS ?

Oh I actually did take the 14% node. Also I've already made some changes to my passive tree.
Final build (110 points) would look like this now: