Creeping Frost Occultist - Bossing on a Budget! - League Start Guide - Path of Exile 3.13

PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO -> https://youtube.com/c/bigducks <- THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELING TREES PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THEM THOUROUGHLY. THE RARE ITEMS IN THE BUILD ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS. GATHER WHAT STATS YOU NEED. DO NOT IGNORE CHAOS RESISTANCE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A HYBRID LIFE / ENERGY SHIELD BUILD. YOU DO NOT NEED ALL OF THE STATS ON THE ITEMS. BUILD UP WHAT RESISTS YOU NEED AND FOCUS ON DEFENSES BEFORE OFFENCES THE EXPENSIVE GEAR SET IS MEANT TO BE A SELECTION OF MOSTLY PERFECT UNOBTAINABLE ITEMS FOR THE GENERAL PLAYER THESE ITEMS ARE MEANT TO BE A LIST OF "GOALS" TO WORK TOWARDS AND SHOW ENDGAME STATS THAT YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON THERE IS ALSO AN ALTERNATIVE LIFE VERSION OF THE BUILD THAT IS QUITE STRONG IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT. THERE IS AN ITEM SET / TREE FOR THIS BUILD --- THIS WILL BE UPDATED FOR 3.13 AS WE GET PATCH NOTES AND MORE INFO, ALWAYS CHECK THE DISCORD OR THE BUILD VIDEO DESCRIPTION FOR UPDATES --- ======================F A Q====================== Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL --- Q: What Pantehon? A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE SOLARIS AND ABBERATH. --- Q: Do I have to swap between GMP and Hypothermia in the main link? A: NO YOU CAN JUST USE THE DYING SUN FLASK AND HYPOTHERMIA ALL THE TIME IF YOU WANT. --- Q: You're missing an ascendancy point, what gives? A: POB ISNT UPDATED TO THE NEW TREES YET, WILL FIX IT WHEN THEY ARE! --- Q: I REALLY like the spellslinger version! Can't I play spellslinger? A: SURE BUT ITS MASSIVELY WORSE IN ALMOST EVERY WAY ONCE YOU HIT MAPS. --- Q: My dps sucks and I don't know what to do. A: THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY A QUESTION BUT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED TO SCALE COLD DAMAGE MULTIPLIER AND USE COLD SNAP AS ADDITIONAL SINGLE TARGET. THE EXTRA ABILITIES MATTER. --- Q: Isn't *insert random thing here* better than what you chose? A: IM NOT SURE, MAYBE? I TRIED PRETTY HARD TO MAKE EVERYTHING ACCURATE BUT I AM HUMAN AFTER ALL. --- Q: Can I go "insert other ascendancy here"? A: SURE BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT BUILD SO DONT BLAME ME IF IT ISNT GOOD OR DOESNT WORK. --- Q: Do I need the snakepit ring? Its really expensive early... A: NO YOU CAN GO THE ENTIRE GAME WITHOUT IT, IT JUST HELPS WITH CLEAR. Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here? A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT! also it is basically a meme at this point, I just do it to make people question their sanity :) ======================ACTUAL DAMAGE====================== THE DAMAGE ON THE LEFT IS NOT THE FULL DAMAGE OF THE BUILD. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE DAMAGE OF CREEPING FROST + THE DAMAGE OF COLD SNAP TO OBTAIN THE TRUE DPS. (ROUGHLY 3 MILLION WITH MY GEAR) ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== SOME UNIQUE ITEMS TO GRAB IF YOU ARE NOT LEAGUE STARTING - Tabula Rasa - Goldrim - Wanderlust - Astramentis YOU WILL START WITH STORMBLAST MINE. MAKE SURE TO PUT DETONATE ON YOUR LEFT CLICK AND USE THIS ABILITY UNTIL 12 WHEN YOU OBTAIN CREEPING FROST. YOU WILL USE CREEPING FROST FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE GAME. REMEMBER TO CRAFT WANDS WITH THE VENDOR RECIPE BLUE WAND + RESIST RING (TOPAZ, RUBY SAPPHIRE) OF WHITE/BLUE/YELLOW RARITY + ALTERATION ORB = ADDED SPELL DAMAGE WAND. ======================GEARING UP====================== LIST OF STATS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE - ENERGY SHIELD - LIFE - ALL RESISTS BEING MAXED (INCLUDING CHAOS) - ATTACK BLOCK (UNTIL 75%) - SPELL BLOCK (UNTIL 75%) - COLD DAMAGE OVER TIME MULTIPLIER (MAIN SOURCE OF DAMAGE) - CHILL EFFECT (TO SLOW ENEMIES FURTHER AND TO SUPPLEMENT BONECHILL DEBUFF) - DAMAGE OVER TIME / COLD DAMAGE / ELEMENTAL DAMAGE - EVERYTHING ELSE ONCE YOU REACH MAPS YOUR FIRST GOAL SHOULD BE SWAPPING INTO A WAND + SHIELD IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY THE ONES THAT ARE IN MY LIST OF ITEMS COST ME 5C FOR THE WAND AND 25C FOR THE SHIELD VERY EARLY IN THE LEAGUE. IF YOU NEED HELP CRAFTING THE TRIGGER SOCKETED SPELLS CRAFT FEEL FREE TO JOIN MY DISCORD COMMUNITY AND ASK FOR HELP -> https://discord.gg/aDtqeDC <- SEARCH FOR A CORRUPTED 6 LINK CHESTPIECE WITH SOME LIFE AND RESISTS AND MAYBE SOME GOOD ENERGY SHIELD WITH THE PROPER COLOR SOCKETS, THIS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY CHEAP. RIME GAZE SHOULD BE QUITE CHEAP AND WILL GIVE A HUGE BOOST TO SINGLE TARGET BY GIVING YOU A 5 LINK COLD SNAP. DONT IGNORE RESISTS AND MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOU CAP CHAOS RESIST AS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR A HYBRID LIFE/ENERGY SHIELD BUILD. THAT IS THE WHOLE REASON WE TOOK THE CHAOS ASCENDANCY. IT IS ONLY FOR THE EASILY ACCESSIBLE CHAOS RES. IF YOU WANT YOU CAN TAKE PROFANE BLOOM BUT I DIDNT FEEL IT DID VERY MUCH. ======================PLAYING THE BUILD====================== THE BUILD FOCUSES ON SCALING DAMAGE THROUGH COLD DAMAGE OVER TIME MULTIPLIER, COLD DAMAGE AND DAMAGE OVER TIME. USE CREEPING FROST AS YOUR MAIN ABILITY, THE GROUND EFFECT IS WHAT WILL BE DOING THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE. FOR MORE DIFFICULT ENEMIES USE THE VAAL + NORMAL COLD SNAP LINK IN YOUR HELMET TO ASSIST WITH DAMAGE AS WELL AS VAAL RIGHTEOUS FIRE. MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR ARCANE SURGE BUFF UP THROUGH LIBERAL USE OF FLAME DASH YOUR WAND WILL TRIGGER FROST BOMB AND REMEMBER TO USE ARCANIST BRAND TO KEEP YOUR CURSES ON DIFFICULT ENEMIES. SWAP OUT GMP FOR HYPOTHERMIA FOR TOUGH BOSSES BUT BE WARNED THAT ONCE YOU OBTAIN SNAKEBITE ON SINGLE TARGET IF YOU DO NOT TARGET THE GROUND NEARBY BOSSES THE FORKED PROJECTILES WILL FLY AWAY AND NOT CAUSE THE GROUND EFFECT UNDER THEM. YOU MUST TARGET THE GROUND BY THE BOSS. ======================FINAL THOUGHTS====================== The build has absolutely gone above and beyond all of my expectations with basically no investment. Very early in the league I put less than 100c into the build and was able to kill all conquerors and sirus with pretty much 0 problems. T16 crazy rolled maps were mostly a breeze and the playstyle is very enjoyable. Don't sleep on the fork from Snakebite, it made the clear SO much better. Chain is a trap, don't fall for it. Thanks for reading all the way down to here! Enjoy the build and let your friends know about my YouTube Channel / Twitch Stream and Discord server! Thanks, have fun, and stay safe out there in Wraeclast! Hope to see you next time!