INTRODUCTION
The reason behind this build is to create 2H melee fire Cadence because I have not seen it anywhere. Ideal weapon for this is Sunherald’s Claymore. As a second class I have chosen Commando for fire damage support - fire RR + flat damage. Physical to fire conversion is 100 %. Build has both % damage absorption (Menhir’s Bulwark) and reduction (Ulzuin’s Wrath). There is also flat damage absorption on Blast Shield. Cadence generally has weaker AoE so I also use gloves that give Cadence more targets for better AoE. Meteors and Fissure procs from devotions also help with AoE. Build needs some greens but affixes are mostly interchangeable. It can do SR 65-66 easily. It can even do SR 80 comfortably but it can’t kill Grava in it so I can’t make it full SR 80 capable. Grava was just made to crush fire and lightning melee builds. Build has good DPS and I tried two Sanctified Bones, more ADCtH and War Cry on him and it still didn’t work.
I have other Cadence builds here. I have other fire melee builds here. All my builds are here.
GRIMTOOLS https://www.grimtools.com/calc/m23kK9B2
Build uses four monster infrequent items - Sunherald’s Claymore, Ugdenbog Girdle, Martin’s Crest and Kaisan’s Burning Eye. You want affixes for fire damage and OA. Crafting bonus on helm is to slow resistance.
Stats of the build
OFFENSE
nice DPS 180k - 260k
39 % crit damage
OK base OA - around 2900 OA (around 3200 OA with Fighting Spirit)
55 DA reduction to enemies from Annihilation
OK cold RR from Solael’s Witchfire, Thermite Mines, ring and Revenant - up to - 91 %
DEFENSE
good life - close to 15 000 health
OK base DA - around 2900 DA
55 OA reduction to enemies from Annihilation
OKish lifesteal 18 % (could be better but it is still fine)
maxed resistances with reasonable overcap
decent physical resistance 24 %
great armor around 3150
good CC resistances
% damage reduction from Ulzuin’s Wrath
% damage absorption from Menhir’s Bulwark
Ghoul
Menhir’s Will
Prismatic Rage
image from the game with passive buffs only
image from the game with passive buffs + Deadly Momentum and Fighting Spirit
image from the game with passive buffs + Deadly Momentum, Fighting Spirit and Blast Shield
SR, CRUCIBLE
I play SR with camera pointed away from enemies and I try my builds only in SR 65-66 and SR 80. I play around 10 SR runs per character.
This build can do SR 65-66 easily. No boss is a problem. It can even do SR 80 comfortably but it can’t kill Grava in it so I can’t make it full SR 80 capable.
I don’t play Crucible so I don’t have a time number for it.
