[Build] - Forge Guard | Shield Bash (v1.3.2)

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550 + corrupt: Easy | afk tank
550 boss + harbinger: Easy | afk
T4 Julra: Easy | afk
Uber Majasa: Easy | afk
Normal Aberroth: Easy | afk
Uber Aberroth: Hard
Dps: 4 million +

Planner (Base Idea): https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/QqlmMNRA
Planner (Itens from Vídeo): https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/Bajan27o

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Pretty fast attack / movement speed for a shield bash setup, good stuff m8 :+1:

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I know even horizon is nice, but have you considered whetstone gavel?

It does work with shields. It doubles not only affixes, but also the implicit block chance and block effectiveness. With a good T7 block effectiveness with other good affixes, it might be worth to try.

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Hmm, I didn’t know it worked with shields. I don’t think it’s worth it, because from T7 to T8 you already double your Block Effectiveness, and getting 100% block isn’t hard with this build, so I can’t see anything that would make the loss of 150 more damage worth it. But I can test the item and try to discover some interesting variants. Thanks for the info :wink:

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I just realized that Shield Bash doesn’t have attack speed scaling, so the inherent disadvantage of Event Horizon doesn’t apply.

My idea was based on attacking about twice as often with Whetstone Gavel to make up that loss.

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I understand… I think the only way to attack faster is with Void Knight Echoes, but then I couldn’t use 2h + shield… I think for this build the best slot is Event Horizon

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I’d like to see whetstone gavel work with shields, but i can’t get it to work in game. Works in lastepochtools build planner. If it worked then i would make spellblade with 100+% block chance :slight_smile: If you know how to make it work in game, then i will appreciate help with this.
As for event horizon, now i wonder how it could work with spellblade’s firebrand and primalist’s upheaval. Both have nodes to ignore attack speed and quick test shows it can work.

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Okay, it doesn’t work. I was very sure I tried it in-game.

Guess the only thing I actually tried was if champion affixes and set affixes work - something that doesn’t work on LE tools.

Face of the Mountain + endurance stacking should work, though, for 100% block chance on a spellblade.

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Why 3pts into “on the path” node in ring of shields when you don’t use warpath?

I see the bear set. which is very nice, if you decide to not go bear set, consider Ox for your chest as ring of shields are minions.

Also are you not shredding armor? That is, IMO, a major DPS improvement your missing out on.

You ignore Conviction node under paladin passive tree, IMO phys pen is more important than a bit more block effectiveness.

Here is my actual shield bash toon. I find this to be a very powerful but kind of boring build.

https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/Q08dxbdQ

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True, it was a misunderstanding on my part.

It’s definitely an option, but I prefer Champion Regalia, with high armor and mitigation, and the 2 set bonuses are very strong.

Yes, the build has few sources of shredding armor (shield bash tree). Since it’s not a build with much attack speed or many sources of simultaneous attack, it doesn’t scale very well with shredding armor, and since it already has a lot of penetration, I left it on the back burner. But it can definitely improve damage, especially with more LP slots.

Since the build already has a lot of penetration, and doesn’t make use of the Monument of Protection, which boosts block effectiveness, I chose to focus more on that in the tree… But more penetration is indeed an option to optimize damage a bit.

It’s definitely a less frenetic build than others, but it’s very consistent defensively and great for beginners who want to learn the boss mechanics. Plus, it’s easy to implement as a starter to get better items.

Thanks for your considerations, they are valid points to improve the build!

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Thank you as too. Your example has shown me where I can improve my build as well!

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