special thanks for @Legrad for this beautiful pic
how it felt when the first patch of the 1.3.1.0 PT dropped and only one melee build remained
Even though I was kinda sceptical about the Woolly Voidguard at first (long ago during FoA testing) as well as overall cadence/doom bolt mish-mashing, it grew on me evr since. With the latest additions in the Gutwrencher’s ammy and restoring the OG doombolt mod on the shield, the build finally achieved its finest form.
with all temporary buffs active
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_Hrotgar.zip (2.5 MB)
also my guy @RSnoomak made this very detailed beginner guide so please attend to it as well!
Gear
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Helmet - BB’s helm is the best one since it supports our 2 main skills.
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Shoulders - I used to have 2pc Rah’zin set (shoulders + belt) but rare ones proved to be better for tank, and the build needed tank desperately.
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Belt - I quite like Rah’zin’s still but one can replace it with Bloodlord’s Sash.
Other pieces of gear are pretty much obvious.
What about Ascended affixes?
The most important are CC resists for Solaels’ Passive. You can use frozen hearts in rings to get better freeze/petrify resists instead if ypu haven’t rolled those yet. Armor/absorb for Possession are much needed for tank. OA/DA affixes are just good to have.
What about potion modifiers?
Amplicorum + Draculus and Ventorus/Primordis + Terrobullum are the best way to go. Most useful and strong potion mods.
Performance
ascendant campaign Dread hunting + some dungeons (with full altar)
crucible 180-200 ex buffed - not a buffalo warrior, struggles with aoe in it.
Superbosses
Summary and thoughts
This is a pretty unique and strong build that finally came together. Definitely one of my favourites but one can find the constant mashing of Doom Bolt a bit tiresome (I can relate, it is tiresome indeed). Other than that, a very good toon that falls off slightly only in Crucible.
Feel free to download the build, play it and share your impressions. Hoots!