That is one of the biggest complaints about the right side of the tree . There aren ' t enough life nodes and the ones that exist don ' t give enough . Most people have to venture towards the left around Duelist and Scion to grab those life nodes out of necessity . At least there ' s some good stuff there for noncasters so it ' s not a complete waste . There ' s jewel sockets , frenzy and endurance charges , melee and projectile damage . As for gearing , as much lifestr which also gives life as you possibly can get without too much of a sacrifice . Strength and resists both compete for space on a rare item and capping your resists is more important than getting more life for example . Basically , every rare you ' re using should have an upper tier life roll 70 on armor , 45 for jewelery . If you ' re using a 2 handed weapon that ' s 5 linked or better and can stand to give up the links in your chest , get a Kaom ' s Heart . Life , resists , and stats to use your gemsgear are the bare essentials for your rares .