[3.1] GLADIATOR 1H+Shield Max Block&Spell Block Tank + a BoR version

Oh, I think I understand now what you mean! The gems that are not leveled up are the gems linked to Cast When Damage Taken (CWDT). CWDT works only with gems that have the same or lower level requirement as the CWDT gem. Plus, if you level CWDT to like 20, it will trigger only every 3240 damage taken, which doesn't help you at all. That's why you have to keep it at a low level, and all the gems that are linked to it as well, otherwise they wouldn't trigger. Here's an explanation of how CWDT works: http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Cast_when_Damage_Taken

Here's the helmet with links, nothing special here:

Just a leveled Immortal Call for Atziri.

hello comrade , is me again . this build could use bringer of rain ? or ezomyte ( i forget the name )

I think this is the 10th time someone asks about BoR :D yes, you can use BoR with this build, it works really nice, you'll just have to get more resistances from your other gear cause no chest.

As for Abyssus, it's not bad at all, in fact, you'll get a great DPS boost. Downside is, you can't use the crit mod from Abyssus since this build uses resolute technique.

Since I have stone age upload speed on my internet, the videos for Atziri take a VERY long time to upload. I do not wish to upload videos of a poor quality, so as it stands, I'll be uploading the trio bosses when I'll have 12 hours of time that I won't need my connection (because that's how long it would take, apparently). I doubt I'll be uploading an Atziri video, though, primarily because of the insane amount of time uploading takes, but also because it offers nothing new or special.

I am Having trouble with DPS on my character can you help and give me some pointers

Current Gear:



i cant get my DPS past 1200 and i dont know what to do pls tell me how i can get my DPS close to what yours is.

Forgot to put this in the first post this is my weapon:

Whoa! I guess you're new to the game, so I'll try to explain accordingly.

Let's start with the most important thing. Your weapon is horrible. But I mean like... really, really bad :D if you're level 59 or higher, you should be having a lot better weapon than that. What you need is a weapon with a lot of flat physical damage. For example:


Just to show you how bad your weapon is, compare your axe, which has a level requirement of 59, with this one, which has a level requirement of 43(!):


So that's your first step. Buy a better weapon (I find it hard to believe you didn't actually find one yourself by now, but since you're obviously new to the game, you probably missed it).


Second: from what I can ascertain (your gems aren't socketed in your gear), you're using 3 links for your main skill. You can't expect to have high dps with only a 3-link. In this game, the more support gems you link to your main skill, the more damage you will deal. So first of, link your 5-socketed chest piece to a 4-link, and use the following links: Infernal Blow - Melee Physical Damage - Multistrike - Melee Splash. You can even use these 4 links in your boots, just change the colors of the sockets to 4 red.

If you can, try buying a 5-link armour, and then add Weapon Elemental Damage to your 4-link Infernal Blow (or Mana Leech if you have mana problems).

Apex of Sacrifice three bosses video up:
http://youtu.be/qaIOEaRoEz4
(I ripped once before this video starts because I forgot to pay attention to my Immortal call cooldown :( )

Hi, first of all I really enjoy playing this build and I thank you for maintaining it after Boxsalesman left. Now on to my question or two xD

Have you tried molten strike with this build? You get a dps boost of around 2k (tooltip)

Second question, are you able to use det+ hatred and tempest at the same time? Would it be possible with 21lvl reduced mana?

Thanks in advance :)

Hey, glad to hear it!

For 3 auras, you would need a lot more than lvl21 reduced mana. You'd need aura passive nodes too. To calculate how many nodes you would actually need, you can go here: http://poe.mikelat.com/


As for Molten strike, someone asked it alread today in the marauder thread, here's a c/p (more or less):
You need Iron Grip and Point Blank for Molten strike to get your projectile dps. Also, no melee splash since that doesn't make sense for Molten Strike (you would only loose dps, your area damage comes from the balls, not from melee splash). Take this tree for molten: