For the mana issue, try arcane spark and this problem will be gone. :>
As long as I have 130%+ attack speed I FEEL like I don’t need points in Solaels.
I keep 1 point in fighting form because I deem blitz as the crowd clear and cadence more for focused dps so pumping up fighting form so it attacks 3 targets is not for me. I’d rather put those points into blitz.
As others have said, I like a maxed Blood of Dreeg too, 130+ oa and the emergency heal…wha the what wha??
More skills/procs rely on crit than attack speed in this build amirite? (I could be wrong…but blind fury, assassin’s mark, etc…) So I like the double bonus of OA & healing from BoD.
I have Asses Mark bound to Zolhan’s Technique (which I wish I had something better to proc this with but…) and Blind Fury to Cadence.
Edit: My devotions atm…
http://grimcalc.com/build/w1yj45J
I feel like I have 4-5 points I could move around depending and someday perhaps grab dire bear like Mortal Kombat has done.
hmm…I may have to redo everything from scratch again.
do you sell it? 
Good roll, 23% reduced damage is the best you can get. MI base isnt so great, though, but weapon is still great, cause base is a bit faster than “normal” axe.
I DO have, lol. How can i skip 33% resist reduction? Yes, i may have not so high OA (just 2.1k), but even 5-10% crit chance will be enough to trigger it on bosses (where is matters). I definetely can see the difference in damage dealt, when AM procs on boss. I dont need it VS trash mobs or even heroes, only VS bosses. And for that, it’s worth my devoton points and link to Cadence.
Why do want to put your points into that useless contellation (Chariot)? Take Viper instead - it provides OA bonus too, and vitality resists as well, also it provides noticeable extra energy leech and it adds some affinity too, all that for 4 points.
I have a Tyrants Bonescythe of the Bull, is that enough? Or what should I use? I guess Tyrants of Fury should be the best?
Regards
So what do you have Blind Fury bound to? Blitz?
And if you (we) only need asses mark to proc on bosses, which makes sense, then why not save cadence for Blind Fury and bind asses mark to zolhan’s or even blitz?
I don’t understand.
Blind Fury seems to be a much better link to Cadence as that will proc all over the little dudes that you do not need asses mark on.
Actually, even pure “Tyrant’s” is enough.
Also, “of Abyss” is very good, especially with something like “Vampiric” (but “of Abyss” is much more rare than “Tyrant’s”.
As i already mentioned, attack speed isnt really so great. It’s still very good, but dont chase for it at all costs.
For “Tyrant’s”, “of Voracity” looks most solid for me (due to ADCTH). But any decent suffix will do.
And the BEST combination EVER is “Plaguebearer’s … of Abyss”, no doubt!
You dont understand, how -33% resistance (net 33% more ALL damage dealt) can be better, than proc for 70% weapon damage (when Cadence deals 450% and Blitz deals 700%)? Do believe me, Blind Fury isnt a strong proc, especially after nerf.
I’ve bound BF to Markovian’s Advantage and Maul to Zolhan’s Technique. Might skip Blind Fury as well, but not sure what point to get instead. Targo the Builder is bound to Blitz.
When i linked AM to ZT or MA, its proc rate was pathetic. Indeed, MA has 25% chance to proc, and procs only from 2/3 of Cadence hits. That’s already 16.67% chance. And usually, crit chance against bosses dont exceed 10%. With that, you’ll have 1.67% chance to trigger AM. Do you really believe this chance is enough? That’s just pure luck to get proc even on toughest boss, with such chance! And what if your chance to crit will be a bit lower (5-8%)? No AM, GG WP.
Only because of this reduced Resistances? But where does the damage come from then?^^
Just finished 10th 140~150 gladiator run with new axe and new setup, completed 7 times, died 3 times. Thought I’d share some thoughts on new stuffs.
In town with 5 toggles (Counter Strike, Menhir’s Bulwark, Field Command, Void-Ward Aura, Aether-Ward Aura) + Blood of Dreeg
Inside the crucible with 5 toggles + Blood of Dreeg + 4 celestial blessings (Blessing of Ulo, Empyrion’s Guidance, The Might of Amatok, Ulzuin’s Pact) + 2 Defenses (Stonewall Banner, Vanguard Banner)
New highest damage dealt and highest damage received. 35 damage more than my max health. 75% crit mutator + Fabius = 
feelsbadman. Very surprised at the new highest damage dealt with a faster weapon and less points in Blitz. Less physical converted to other crap really is a huge deal.
http://grimcalc.com/build/9yOafUA
Naked, no gear on.
http://grimcalc.com/build/l0bsiAn
+Skills, Attributes, and Devotions
Big changes :
Gear: Obviously new weapon. With the increased attack speed compared to the old mace, I was a lot more comfortable dropping attack speed from Squad Tactics and Solael’s Witchfire, giving me points to max out Blood of Dreeg and bring Field Command up to 12. My new attack speed is at 153%, only 4% lower than when I was running 12 Solael’s Witchfire and 12 Squad tactics with the mace. This change alone makes axe MUCH better than mace. I would still recommend at least 150% attack speed regardless of weapon choice though. Tyrant’s prefix gives a better version of the Oleron’s Blood component, letting me use Purified Salt instead. Some of you might prefer Haunted Steel for life leech, but running with 3% from Berserker devotion and the added Tip the Scales skill from Scales of Ulcama devotion, I feel VERY comfortable surviving. All my deaths came in the form of HUGE chunks of health disappearing in seconds, and more life leech will definitely NOT help. Also, everything Purified Salt gives is useful, while the only thing Haunted Steel gives is life leech.
Skills: As mentioned before, dropped Solael’s Witchfire entirely and maxing out Blood of Dreeg. Just keep attack speed at least 150% and you’re good. Another change I made was NOT maxing Blitz. It feels good to have maxed Cadence and Blitz at the same time, but I have nearly killed myself 3 times now with maxed Blitz into a mob with reflect. 16 in Blitz is still more than enough to clear out trash mobs, and going any higher just puts us in a riskier position than we need to be. Maxing it out really doesn’t help that much on kill speed when it comes to tougher mobs as well.
Devotions: Dropped Rhowan’s scepter obviously, and because of that, I felt the need to pick up Assasin’s Blade in order to keep constellation bonuses. Still not fond of it though, doesn’t feel required. If they would add some physical damage, or all damage, or even dome OA to the prereqs I might feel better about it. Dropped Ghoul because Berserker gives 3% leech, and the big one is adding Scales of Ulcama. I was skeptical with how much uptime this would have at first, but after 2 runs, I am never speccing out of this for this build ever. Not only does it help out with life leech, it also ensures that our mana will never run out. I have never used a mana potion since I picked this up. I even swapped out my 2x Ectoplasms for 2x Roiling Bloods, though that obviously isn’t needed. If you need more resists, Corpse Dust is a great source of Vit resist. Still think there are lots of tweeking potential in this area, I feel like I can afford to drop more offense in favor of higher defense.
I think the main problem you are having with Assassin’s Mark is applying it successfully. If you put it on a proc like markovian’s or Zollhan’s you see it every now and then on trash but more often on bosses. But with your low OA the chances for you to get Assassins mark procced on a proc is greatly diminished, even with Vanguard in crucible. You just need to apply it better. It’s impossible not to notice a difference with -33% reduced phys resist. Again, just my apinion. You have successfully finished crucible on Gladiator anyway so from this point on it’s just minor tweaks. But this tweak might be worth considering.
@ MortalKombat: It’s a great feeling with Targo builder on Blitz isn’t it? When you smash into things and get that shield around you and huge armor.
It’s currently on Cadence, and with my new setup which has more OA, it is noticeable now, thank you. It’s just that the 4 prereqs are complete crap and that really irks me. :mad:
Now, with Blind Fury on Blitz, I feel like removing it completely. The problem is that removing it and maybe the point on Oleron’s head gives me 2 extra points that I don’t know what to do with. Maybe remove 3 in Lion and put all 5 into Turtle, but when I tried the turtle proc, I didn’t really like it. Guess I’ll have to keep trying stuff out :rolleyes:
The nerf to Blind Fury is unfortunate. Some kind of attempt to tone down dual wielding blademasters I suppose but the problem with that is deeper and lies in the mechanics with dual wielding. At the moment, If you go for pierce damage, Blades of Wrath is stronger than Blind fury even before it’s maxed. Tried it.
From Oleron devotion you will only miss the flat phyical damage it offers which is important since you dropped rhowan’s for a different weapon. Might be worth keeping that node.
I’m talking about only dropping the 2 last points, the proc and the point where his head is, which gives Internal Trauma damage and 15 OA.
I guess I should take them out and just throw them onto the crossroads for 36 more OA or even DA, but I’m still thinking about it.
With Markovian set, Oleron’s Wrath medal, overleveled Deadly Momentum and Menhir’s Bulwark, you will have more than enough damage. “This” reduced resistance is the best you can get from weapon (after reduced damage, of course), because it’s 100% reliable, and will skyrocket your DPS and ADCTH (cause it reduces LL resistance too).
Yes, it is :).
Also, Targo provides large amount of HP.
No I understand all that (if you can believe it). My issue lies within; if blind fury is not bound to cadence than I believe it (blind fury) to be a wasted point. It simply won’t proc enough to make it worth it IMO (as you are clearly aware :).
I moved cadence to ass mark and removed the point in blind fury and completed panther (with 3 other “floater” points).
Also, I thought 130%+ attk spd was good enough. After switching to grasp of unchained might (I sure do hate those wasted points though) and pushing my attk spd to 150%…150% is my new minimum. QoL so much better! *As JinraQ has noted. Still no points in Soleals though for me.
Yes, it’s wasted. I should probably get +5% HP crossroads instead, good point on that.
My attack speed is 170% (without proc). That’s without points in SW - all thanks to my weapon. I’ve got Vampiric Blade Axe of Abyss now (dont even ask how many axes i crafted to get even it!), will try that too.
Hey Mortalkombat, what Devotionsetup are u running right now?
Now? Actually, i’ve put points into Manticore, just to level up proc for future. ATM, i’m farming non-crucible content, and it’s so easy, that i can afford to lose 1/3 of my defences, and still be immortal (facetanked Fabius with Razor fo Blind Assassin, with +25% numan damage weapon, and many other shit).
When i’ll level Manticore to max, i’ll switch to my “normal” defensive setup again.