Theory Crafting Tank Build

I'm working on a new HC defensive Duelist.

Here is what I'm thinking so far: Tanky Duelist Build.

I would like to get some more input on it and see how it can be tweaked to be more efficient or just plain better. The point total is a little higher than I think I should plan for right now so maybe some cuts to prioritize should be made.

I plan to use Flicker Strike and Cleave for my primary attacks. I'll have Shield Charge on a key to close long distances quickly (longer than Flicker Strike range) or to get out of a pack quickly if needed.

My intent is to link Flicker and Cleave each to Added Fire Damage, Increased Physical Damage, and Faster Attacks. I plan to use Hatred, Blood Rage, Molten Shell, Warlord's Mark, and Phase Run as support skills.

Thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to some input.

Well i would get iron reflexes instead of some one hand nodes plus i would take those atck speed nodes on top of the mana regen. i understand you are trying to balance surviving with some dps but dunno how that would work out for you.
Flicker strike its a tricky thing because if you dont have enough defences you can take alot of damage when your jumping around.
Im not a fan myself of flicker strike, it makes me dizzy :)

I have the two 3% attack speed nodes and Berserking above Mana Flows. Did you mean you wouldn't take them, or are there attack speed nodes I missed?

Ive tried something similar with my ranger and failed horribly in cruel already. I can see a duelist doing better though, more tanky skills. I'm going to try something similar later, neat idea

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ChaoticDecree a écrit :

I have the two 3% attack speed nodes and Berserking above Mana Flows. Did you mean you wouldn't take them, or are there attack speed nodes I missed?

I wouldnt take them, i think with this you gonna have problems in chaos. Like i said i understand you are trying to balance the character with both dps and defence but i think that will not work that well.
I got 11k armour on my duelist with 2500hp and 45% block and depending on the bosses sometimes they take half my hp, but normally its fairly easy solo farm.
Here i put you the base nodes i think its worth, but thats your call.

Peace.

My chr Riez, 67, recently converted sword & board duelist. Mooks here gave me some advice & after a few days of tweaking, chaos is now ez.

To the OP, flicker & cleave are my bread & butter but are not ideal in all situations. Cleave can aggro everything in front of you. Flicker will aggro everything 2 screens in front of you. I spread my 3 leeches btwn flicker & cleave & it works out quite nice.

I use Vulnerability (Warlords as well) & Viper Strike+faster attacks+mana leech as my primary attack. This combo melts the toughest opponent & the dot ignores energy shield entirely.

Dominating Blow is probably the most underused ability but is a great asset. Hello superunique, you are now working for me.

My shield is 1400+ evasion. The Evasion on Shield combined with Shield Defenses + Iron Reflexes bring the effective armor value for that one item to 3600. Srsly.

Grace adds 2k Armor & is supported by Haste. I run Hatred & Haste as well.

Im still working this build out myself, but its smooth sailing in Chaos as is. Hope this different approach helps generate ideas for ya.

Hi there Riez!

Im glad my tips worked fine with you :)
I want your shield and chest plate :D see you ingame ^^

Well as it turns out, Ive tapped into the amplified Evasion to Armor skills. Im sure you know all this, but taking evasion % increases along with the shield skills listed above are creating some insane numbers.

Standing in town, I equipped 20% quality lvl 60 NORMAL pure evasion gear instead of my destroyers gloves/head & chaos chest of 1200 armor. The result? 1500+ more armor, jumping from 5900 to 7500. The chest piece didnt have any stats at all other than quality.

The evasion to armor ratio is beginning to exceed 2:1. I could be wrong, but I think values are getting amped from the shield. It really took off after taking the 12% evasion skills. I have 2 more to get :)

As soon as I replace my current gear with the lvl 60 evasion equivalent Ill sell at least one of em. Probably :P

Been wanting to try out a duelist tank build. Thanks for the infos.

I've been messing around with the skill planner and came up with this build.

Not sure if it's any good, but it seems like a solid 'sword&board' build to me :)