[2.4] How to smash Heads. Extremely detailed guide about the Facebreaker gloves and builds!

Hi, I'm a newb at skilltrees and was wondering if I could get your opinion on this face breaker infernal blow build for 1.3.

Concerning the two new reactive gems, what would be the best use in our facebreaker builds ?

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Added a new Strength Skill - Reckoning: Perform a swift counter-attack against enemies in a cone shape when you block with your shield. (Available from the Intruders in Black quest for the Templar, Marauder, Duelist, Ranger and Scion.)

Added a new Strength Skill - Vengeance: Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Templar, Marauder and Duelist.)

What gems setup would be optimal ?

And also, is this gem could be useful ?

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Added a new Intelligence/Strength support gem - Physical to Lightning. (Available from the Sharp and Cruel quest for the Templar, Shadow and Scion).

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Borow escribió:

Concerning the two new reactive gems, what would be the best use in our facebreaker builds ?

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Added a new Strength Skill - Reckoning: Perform a swift counter-attack against enemies in a cone shape when you block with your shield. (Available from the Intruders in Black quest for the Templar, Marauder, Duelist, Ranger and Scion.)

Added a new Strength Skill - Vengeance: Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Templar, Marauder and Duelist.)

What gems setup would be optimal ?

And also, is this gem could be useful ?

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Added a new Intelligence/Strength support gem - Physical to Lightning. (Available from the Sharp and Cruel quest for the Templar, Shadow and Scion).

There is no guarantee those skills will be available for facebreakers. If shield charge and leap slam don't work i doubt these new ones will either.

Note that the description says nothing about using weapons, so it should be available ;)

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Borow escribió:

Concerning the two new reactive gems, what would be the best use in our facebreaker builds ?

"

Added a new Strength Skill - Reckoning: Perform a swift counter-attack against enemies in a cone shape when you block with your shield. (Available from the Intruders in Black quest for the Templar, Marauder, Duelist, Ranger and Scion.)

Added a new Strength Skill - Vengeance: Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Templar, Marauder and Duelist.)

What gems setup would be optimal ?

And also, is this gem could be useful ?

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Added a new Intelligence/Strength support gem - Physical to Lightning. (Available from the Sharp and Cruel quest for the Templar, Shadow and Scion).

I doubt that Vengeance or Reckoning will be at all helpful, even if it does work for unarmed. For starters, where are you going to slot that gem and support it? With a Bringer of Rain setup (which I suspect will dominate Facebreaker builds with the block nerf), you're already down 9 gem slots (6 from your chest, 3 from weapon). That leaves you with:

Head Slot: 4 Link - This is your Main Attack skill with a Bringer of Rain setup.
Shield: 3 Link - Utility Links
Gloves: 4 Link. - Aura or CWDT + Immortal Call + Supports
Boots: 4 Link - Aura or CWDT + Immortal Call + Supports

You can give up your utility links in the shield, but a 3 link attack skill is going to be pretty much pointless.

If you're running Abyssus, then you gain a 4 Link in your Head Slot (assuming your primary attack skill is in your chest slot). It might work okay there, but I'm doubtful a 4 link reactive attack will be worth giving up, say, a Level 20 CWDT + Immortal Call setup. Especially with lowered block.

I did the math on my Infernal Blow build. I am currently using a Level 20 Hatred aura. All gems (IB, Multistrike, Added Fire, Faster Attacks, Melee Physical Damage, and Melee Splash) are at 20/20.

I am also using a Legacy Bringer of Rain, as that's what I have. I expect the difference to be even larger in new leagues and/or if you don't have a legacy Bringer of Rain. I am also getting a total of 26-52 Added Physical damage from my two rings and amulet. Meginord's is assumed for all builds.


Current DPS
Abyssus: 50,838.1 DPS
Bringer of Rain: 34,525.9 DPS
Difference: 15,276.9 DPS

Impact of a 10% Increased Physical Damage Node.
Abyssus: 1,035.3 DPS
Bringer of Rain: 736.1 DPS

Number of additional 10% Increased Physical Damage nodes needed to bring BoR up to Abyssus Levels:

15276.9 / 736.1 = 20.8.

Conclusion:

You will need approximately 208% additional Increased Physical Damage nodes from the tree (that's in addition to however much you get in the tree now) to bring a Bringer of Rain build's DPS up to the level of the Abyssus. Now, we're definitely getting A LOT more DPS in the tree, especially for the Duelists out there. But I think it will be very hard to hit pre-1.3 levels of Abyssus Facebreaker DPS using a BoR setup. It'll be tough to really come close, even.

*EDIT* Minor edits to clarify what gear I am using. I've put a lot of my Standard currency into this build. The raw numbers will drop, but the percentages should remain similar for non-legacy builds.

Can you still geht 75% block with abyssus vor BOR?