I'm having an incredibly hard time pushing GR's. Ideally, I'd like to get49+ but I'm getting crushed on anything past 45. I know the set has terrible innate survivability and I've done what i can by adding String of Ears and running two defensive legendary gems. I think my main problem is the gaps between Iron Skin which is about 3 seconds, CDR can fix this but it doesn't change the fact that you can't pop it if your holding right click or doing something else (As you know, rolands kills your keyboard before the rift guardian)
Basically can anyone critique my gear and throw in some gameplay tips? I already make sure I'm never surrounded, and spam the hell out of Shield Glare + Iron Skin + Laws and obviously don't stand in the stupid on the ground from elites.
Hmm armory is off then. I have 562k HP and AR on all slots (although I want to drop it off my chest for elite reduction) and I have been using the armor rune on LoJ but you do bring up a good point about the passive, because there are periods of time where i dont have Law or Iron Skin active for brief moments but I wonder if it would be worth giving up Finery because the extra STR translates into more Armor on top of the dmg increase.
Hmm armory is off then. I have 562k HP and AR on all slots (although I want to drop it off my chest for elite reduction) and I have been using the armor rune on LoJ but you do bring up a good point about the passive, because there are periods of time where i dont have Law or Iron Skin active for brief moments but I wonder if it would be worth giving up Finery because the extra STR translates into more Armor on top of the dmg increase.
Have you tried using LoJ decaying strength? Because you can keep it up almost permanently, it's REALLY good reduction.
Hmm armory is off then. I have 562k HP and AR on all slots (although I want to drop it off my chest for elite reduction) and I have been using the armor rune on LoJ but you do bring up a good point about the passive, because there are periods of time where i dont have Law or Iron Skin active for brief moments but I wonder if it would be worth giving up Finery because the extra STR translates into more Armor on top of the dmg increase.
Have you tried using LoJ decaying strength? Because you can keep it up almost permanently, it's REALLY good reduction.
The problem I have with Decaying Strength is that it hasn't felt good when I've used it. I'm not certain but I don't think it applies to monster affixes like electrified, molten ect. and that seems to be whats killing me, yes i get hit hard by melee attacks but at least the armor helps negate walking through crap on the ground because I have too. Idk though, does anyone know if the DMG reduction from Decayed Strength works this way?
The build is useless without blood brother soj/unity combo need max block chance so your utilizing the damage reduction also the gems to run are mutilation guard estoric and bane of the trapped.
I tried a 49 using a SoJ and Unity combo (I dont have a good cindercoat) and the dmg just wasn't there. Sure, I only died once but it takes 10 years to kill an elite.
Decaying strength is triggered by melee/ ranged attacks not by spells that are already been casted. With your gear you could easily do 50. When my law and ac pops I have 200m toughness +iron skin but that dont stop mobs 2shot me. Its up to rng mostly.
From 50+ it matters less how much toughness you have and its more about fishing the proper rift /skipping mobs.
You may want to swap to taeguk /rubies for extra boost until you have 50 on farm and get used to the gameplay of sbash (sort of like fate of the fell /fires of heaven build). Occasionally u may stubble upon rifts /packs that feels like the game is torturing you or punishing you or something. Its part of the rng. Just skip and retry. You may want to try also rrc instead of cdr (between 45% cdr and 20% its 3 more bashes to refresh law) and wings of angels for extra mobility.
Nailed a 50 into the dirt with Gizzard/trapped/taeguk. unity/convention no generator, swapped out Punish for Provoke: HIt Me, my live gear is nothing compared to my ptr gear for toughness atm so using F/R is out for now.
Ancient maximus seems to give much better trash clear with this particular setup, but I had a rift with enough density that I only ended up dancing with 2 elite champ packs before the rg, on the first level. No pylons the entire time. The burst you get when you pop AC when convention rolls to fire is very strong.
Btag is jay#1401, or just 'jay' if your looking in the leaderboards. I'm not trying to be arrogant or a braggart with that last line, but I expect people to assume something is bullshit until they investigate themselves. Happy smashing.
Hello all,
I'm hoping a crusader God can chime in and tell me what I'm doing wrong.
Here's my profile : http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Blightz-1482/hero/43716306
I'm having an incredibly hard time pushing GR's. Ideally, I'd like to get49+ but I'm getting crushed on anything past 45. I know the set has terrible innate survivability and I've done what i can by adding String of Ears and running two defensive legendary gems. I think my main problem is the gaps between Iron Skin which is about 3 seconds, CDR can fix this but it doesn't change the fact that you can't pop it if your holding right click or doing something else (As you know, rolands kills your keyboard before the rift guardian)
Basically can anyone critique my gear and throw in some gameplay tips? I already make sure I'm never surrounded, and spam the hell out of Shield Glare + Iron Skin + Laws and obviously don't stand in the stupid on the ground from elites.
If you are solo grifting, using a unity and a rorg with a cinder coat will definitely be more helpful then the bastions of will set
Hmm armory is off then. I have 562k HP and AR on all slots (although I want to drop it off my chest for elite reduction) and I have been using the armor rune on LoJ but you do bring up a good point about the passive, because there are periods of time where i dont have Law or Iron Skin active for brief moments but I wonder if it would be worth giving up Finery because the extra STR translates into more Armor on top of the dmg increase.
Have you tried using LoJ decaying strength? Because you can keep it up almost permanently, it's REALLY good reduction.
The problem I have with Decaying Strength is that it hasn't felt good when I've used it. I'm not certain but I don't think it applies to monster affixes like electrified, molten ect. and that seems to be whats killing me, yes i get hit hard by melee attacks but at least the armor helps negate walking through crap on the ground because I have too. Idk though, does anyone know if the DMG reduction from Decayed Strength works this way?
The build is useless without blood brother soj/unity combo need max block chance so your utilizing the damage reduction also the gems to run are mutilation guard estoric and bane of the trapped.
This is the set up I used and I cleared 50 pretty easy (12:47) with it.
No where near enough tougness
I tried a 49 using a SoJ and Unity combo (I dont have a good cindercoat) and the dmg just wasn't there. Sure, I only died once but it takes 10 years to kill an elite.
Decaying strength is triggered by melee/ ranged attacks not by spells that are already been casted. With your gear you could easily do 50. When my law and ac pops I have 200m toughness +iron skin but that dont stop mobs 2shot me. Its up to rng mostly.
From 50+ it matters less how much toughness you have and its more about fishing the proper rift /skipping mobs.
You may want to swap to taeguk /rubies for extra boost until you have 50 on farm and get used to the gameplay of sbash (sort of like fate of the fell /fires of heaven build). Occasionally u may stubble upon rifts /packs that feels like the game is torturing you or punishing you or something. Its part of the rng. Just skip and retry. You may want to try also rrc instead of cdr (between 45% cdr and 20% its 3 more bashes to refresh law) and wings of angels for extra mobility.
@RasAlgethi24 I like your build! What gems have been using for your grift 50 try? thanks! :-)
Trapped, Swiftness, Esoteric
Nailed a 50 into the dirt with Gizzard/trapped/taeguk. unity/convention no generator, swapped out Punish for Provoke: HIt Me, my live gear is nothing compared to my ptr gear for toughness atm so using F/R is out for now.
Ancient maximus seems to give much better trash clear with this particular setup, but I had a rift with enough density that I only ended up dancing with 2 elite champ packs before the rg, on the first level. No pylons the entire time. The burst you get when you pop AC when convention rolls to fire is very strong.
Btag is jay#1401, or just 'jay' if your looking in the leaderboards. I'm not trying to be arrogant or a braggart with that last line, but I expect people to assume something is bullshit until they investigate themselves. Happy smashing.