Anyone have tried shield 🛡️ throw with main skill?

[jeanphillipe]

I don’t play any sentinel build for a long time.
Since I play this game, throw always seems little squishy. You have to invest a mountain of gold to do a damage, but even this. All the build I see, the skill can’t go to endgame.
I’ve trying again, and seems the same feeling from the past.
Someone can share some experience about that.

[Llama8]

A long time ago, yes. I was good for clear but bad for single target. Since that time they’ve added more flat damage sources plus a unique for it, so it’s probably better than it was.

[DJSamhein]

Mike has played it a few times during his stream. Last I’ve seen it was a week or 2 before 1.0.

[jeanphillipe]

@Llama8

so it’s probably better than it was.

Not so better.
It’s continues Goos for clear, and filing bad for booses

[Zathras]

I have a Shield Throw Paladin at level 80.
Echo clearing is fast & fun, with Smite pouring from the skies on everything.
Single Target is still lacking, & could do with a buff of some kind.

The plus is that even though it will take ages to kill a Boss, they will not kill you.

[DirePenguin]

Yeah, I’ve been waiting for this skill to be improved, as I really enjoyed the shield throw Crusader in D3.

[jeanphillipe]

I’m trying, bUt getting a conclusion using hammer throw it’s much more easy to get heavy damage.

Shield throw it’s a good side skill, to get more trow damage bonus.

In my calculations shield throwing still have to invest a tons os Gold to getting improved.

I’m pissed, because shield throw it’s a forge guard skill and the primary Forge guard skills don’t sinergise with throwing skills

[Salubrious]

Your shield throw can bounce of your minion, so they do synergise. With smite from thrown hits using idols helps to. I’m not sure but I think those smites help heal your minion too.

[jeanphillipe]

Yeah you can combine with forge armor, that ok.
But I1m traying to do a pure damage shield throw. That’s the problem
BTW, smite in shield throw, don’t do a clear job.
Another aspect, paladin has better synergy doing damage throwing damage.
I’m insisting doing forge guard because I’m stubborn.

[Salubrious]

Then do what feels fun to you. I don’t play meta. I like to play the game and not “walking simulator”.
I’ve a melee poison warlock, a 2h sword wielding Vampire rogue and I’m thinking of doing a Van Helsing build next.

There’s always something that does something better and if you follow this you’ll never have fun. Build random stuff and try and make it work, that’s where the skill is. Meta will always suck the life and fun out of gaming, that’s why a lot of gamers are miserable, as they watch to many YouTube videos and think they have to conform. As the saying goes. You do, You”

Have fun.

[jeanphillipe]

yeah, paladin has better way of damage, I’m trying or better, insisting in a pure damage forge guard build. Thats the problem
But I agree, normally you are unkilleble.
Can you share your build?

[Zathras]

This is Him.
He’s still a work in progress, but I’m playing my Mage atm so he’s benched.

Paladin, level 80 (Release / 1.0.3) - Last Epoch Build Planner

[jeanphillipe]

It’s a good build, but like I said the synergize its because os smite skill, not pure damaging shield throw.
I’m trying to do a pure damage with forge guard.
The problem here, Forge guard doesn’t synergize with your own skill.
Its a good side skill to getting bonus or buff forge armor builds