If you lack of defences, don't forget about Endurance charges ! They can be obtained with the Enduring Cry gem. Once you find a Blood Magic support gem, use it with Cyclone, so you can remove the keystone.
Both Armour and Evasion Rating will be taken into account for the conversion into Armour granted by the Iron Reflexes Keystone. It is better to equip your character with Strength/Dexterity (red and green) items. If you have enough Intelligence (two +30 nodes are easily obtainable from the tree), you can use Temporal Chains to slow down enemies. This is a great defensive choice, and it does not increase the cost of Cyclone ! If your defense is okay and you want more damage, the natural choice is Melee Physical Damage. With fast Cyclone attacks, you will blind enemies easily, reducing their accuracy rating by 75%. If you have a 5-linked item on your gear and lack defenses, I recommand you get a Blind gem. 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. 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. The duelist quest rewards offer a lot of defensive gems that work well with this build : Decoy Totem, Enduring Cry, Immortal Call, Temporal Chains, Warlord's Mark, Grace (with Reduced Mana).
The first support gem should be Life Gain on Hit, use it as soon as possible. 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. Passive tree at 40 points(take the Blood Magic Keystone if you don't have the support gem yet)Ĭruel Difficulty -> Help Oak (+18% to physical attack damage)ġ01% increased Physical Damage with Two Handed Melee WeaponsĢ5% increased Attack Speed with Two Handed Melee Weaponsĩ4% increased Physical Damage with SwordsĠ.4% of Physical Damage from Attacks Leeched as Life Melee Attacks have 5% chance to cause BleedingĢ0% increased Accuracy Rating with Two Handed Melee Weaponsĩ% increased Attack Speed with Two Handed Melee WeaponsĠ.2% of Physical Damage from Attacks Leeched as Life Ignore all Movement Penalties from ArmourĢ10% increased Physical Damage with Swordsġ15% increased Physical Damage with Two Handed Melee WeaponsĢ0% increased Accuracy Rating with Swords Merciless Difficulty -> Help Oak (+1 endurance charge)Ģ0% increased Stun Duration with Two Handed Melee Weapons on EnemiesĢ0% increased Damage against Enemies on Low Lifeġ0% chance to gain Onslaught for 3 seconds on Killġ4% increased Physical Damage with AttacksĢ5% increased Evasion Rating while you have OnslaughtĨ% chance to Avoid Elemental Status Ailments Normal Difficulty -> Help Oak (+40 to life)Ĭruel Difficulty -> Help Kraityn (+6% to attack speed) Passive Skill Tree at 40 points(take the Blood Magic Keystone if you don't have the support gem yet)īonus : take the Endurance Charges in the Marauder and Duelist areas (4 points needed) for more physical damage mitigation and an increased Immortal Call duration) Swords are the weapon with the best attack speed potential, while axes have more damage but hit more slowly. This way, any Physical Life Leech will be very useful. This is a great choice if you decide not to trade for the gear you want, and only rely on your finds.Ĭoncerning the damage, we will use 2 handed physical axes or swords. This famous node not only turns all evasion rating into armour, but it also increases the gear possibilities, as you can use both Armour and Evasion Rating based items. The last kestone of the build is Iron Reflexes. With it, there is no need of only accuracy nodes nor a great amount of Dexterity. In order not to kill ourselves, we will need a high life regeneration too (Cyclone can easily cost over 100 life).įor a optimal use of the Life on Hit and maximum damage, the Resolute Technique keystone is needed. To allow a permanent use of Cyclone with several support gems, the Blood Magic keystone and later the support gem are mandatory. So with a high attack speed, a lot of life is gained while cycloning through enemies. This could allow the use of a Life on Hit gem which works great with Cyclone because it hits twice per spin. The main idea was to use Cyclone as we wish, regardless of the skill cost. This build has been started when the Cyclone gem was introduced in the game several months ago.
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