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PoE 3.15·Expedition·Gladiator

BOSSES FEAR THE SHIELD! - Shield Crush Gladiator Build Teaser - 3.15 League - Path of Exile

by Jorgen5 years ago77Subscribe

DPS
4.29M
Life
6.03K
Level
96
Min budget

Overview

BOSSES FEAR THE SHIELD! - Shield Crush Gladiator Build Teaser - 3.15 League - Path of Exile is a Path of Exile Gladiator build by Jorgen, made for the Expedition league (3.15). It is centered on Shield Crush and plays as a strength, attack, melee, area archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 4.29M DPS with 6.03K life. Suited for: Expedition, Mapping, Bossing, Heist, Ultimatum. Key uniques include Prismatic Eclipse, Haemophilia, Ryslatha's Coil, Lion's Roar, Blood of the Karui.

Build Video

Jorgen's Notes

See my teaser for my shield crush building guide coming out in the next few days. Before anyone says it, time to kill is fine considering melee was nerfed tot he ground this league. This build is powerful AF.

POB (guide coming soon): https://pastebin.com/9R4NN5xn

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Timestamps for video: 0:00 Introduction 0:10 A8 Warlord 0:53 A8 Redeemer 1:35 A8 Hunter 2:10 A8 Crusader 2:32 A8 Sirus

A few key points to be aware of with this build - Notes section in PoB:

Early leveling:

Initial skill to level with

  • Ground Slam fromt he very start until you can get spectral shield throw; then level with spectral shield throw until you get to maps, this will be the quickest way to progress through the campaign and up to about about t5 maps. once you get past T5, switch into the shield crush skill and start working from there. If you take shield crush too early it will just be slow and clunky.

Gear to search for early in leveling -

  • Magma Eclipse shield
  • Prismatic Eclipse
  • Look at to max out block as soon as you can
  • Run Herald of Purity until you can getan amulet with a pride reservation reduction roll on it; then you will be able to run flesh and stone

Ascendencies in order:

  1. Painforged
  2. Versatile Combatant
  3. Violent Retaliation
  4. Arena Challenger

The main stats you will need you Jewels:

  • Attack speed with Shields
  • Max % life
  • Dex and Int

Switching to Clusters:

  • You will not be able to switch to the cluster jewel until you get a prismatic eclipse with a corrupted implicit 'resolute technique'

Can you run this setup with the other ascendencies?

  • Yes; I checked, Slayer is even more DPS however you will lose the block defensive layer but have huge leech - give it a shot if you want to try something different

What content can this build do? Everything; so far I have worked through endgame unchallenged aside from the occasional death, it is even good with delving.

FUTURE UPGRADES:

  • Better Chest with more HP
  • Watchers Eye with additional impale rolls

POE Updates: PoE Expedition League website link: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3147479 PoE Expedition content Reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT_aoGoMm50

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Loadouts

Gear

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Prismatic Eclipse
Mind Brow
Chimeric Shroud
Carrion Pendant
Miracle Grasp
Miracle Twirl
Haemophilia
Ryslatha's Coil
Horror Sole
Bramble Guard
Maelstrom Glisten
Vivid Cut
Lethal Pride
Empyrean Wound
Foe Star
Hypnotic Eye
Chimeric Drop

Skills

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Body Armour

  • Shield CrushShield Crush21/20WMain
  • BrutalityBrutality20/20W
  • Awakened Melee Physical DamageAwakened Melee Physical Damage1/20W
  • ImpaleImpale20/20W
  • MultistrikeMultistrike20/20W
  • LifetapLifetap20/20W

Gloves

  • Vaal Ancestral WarchiefVaal Ancestral Warchief20W
  • Ancestral ProtectorAncestral Protector20W
  • Dread BannerDread Banner20W
  • Multiple TotemsMultiple Totems20W

Boots

  • Leap SlamLeap Slam20W
  • Faster AttacksFaster Attacks20W
  • LifetapLifetap20W
  • FortifyFortify20W

Helmet

  • Reckoning20W
  • Enduring CryEnduring Cry20W
  • MaimMaim20W
  • Onslaught18W

Weapon 2

  • Flesh and StoneFlesh and Stone21W
  • Blood and SandBlood and Sand6/4W
  • PridePride21W

Weapon 1

  • Blood RageBlood Rage12W
  • PortalPortal1/20W
  • Second WindSecond Wind20W

Ring 2

  • Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten Shell18W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.18
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Gladiator
Gladiator
Bandits
Help Alira
Pantheons
Soul of Arakaali, Soul of Ryslatha

Character Stats

Level
96

Damage

Full DPS
0
Combined DPS
4.29M
Hit DPS
2.19M
With Poison DPS
2.19M
With Ignite DPS
2.19M
With Bleed DPS
2.35M
With Impale DPS
4.13M
Damage over Time
161.69K
Bleed DPS
161.69K
Impale DPS
1.94M
Average Hit
2.19M
Average Damage
134.18K

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
8.16/s
Hit Chance
100%
Crit Chance
0%
Crit Multiplier
0%
Totem Limit
1
Mana Cost
112
Life Cost
0

Defence

Life
6.03K
Energy Shield
0
Mana
39
Armour
24.04K
Evasion
891
Phys Damage Reduction
79%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
77%
Spell Block
77%
Evade (Melee)
51%
Evade (Projectile)
51%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
76% (+3%)
Cold Resistance
75% (+17%)
Lightning Resistance
75% (+42%)
Chaos Resistance
-60%

Recovery

Life Regen
380.71/s
Net Life Regen
182.53/s
ES Regen
0/s
Mana Regen
17.5/s
Life Leech
1.21K/s
ES Leech
0/s
Mana Leech
143.4/s
Total Degen
198.18/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
534
Intelligence
55
Dexterity
122
Movement Speed
139%
Endurance Charges
3
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
3
Devotion
0