PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO ->
https://youtube.com/c/bigducks <- DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOURE THERE :)
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
======================3.12 CHANGES======================
SPELLSLINGER WAS UPDATED TO RESERVE MORE MANA
FIX - DROP FROSTBOMB AS SPELLSLINGER AND REMOVE ONE LINK FROM COLD SNAP SPELLSLINGER
GLANCING BLOWS WAS NERFED
FIX - NO CHANGES, THE KEYSTONE IS STILL EXTREMELY POWERFUL, CONSIDER GETTING AN GAIN LIFE/ES ON BLOCK SHIELD.
DIVINE FLESH WAS NERFED
FIX - NO CHANGES, DIVINE FLESH IS STILL VERY STRONG, YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MORE MAX CHAOS RES IF YOU WANT.
NOTEABLE ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS
CREEPING FROST - CHILLING AREA HAS 40% INC MOVESPEED ///OR/// FIRES AN ADDITIONAL PROJECTILE
BONECHILL SUPPORT - SUPPORTED SKILLS HAVE 10% INCREASED EFFECT OF CHILL ON ENEMIES
ENDURING CRY - 40% INC WARCRY SPEED
NEW SKILLS
FROST SHIELD - QUITE USEFUL ON THIS BUILD, SHOULD BE USED EXTENSIVELY FOR DIFFICULT ENEMIES
VOID SPHERE - USEFUL TO COUNTER DOORS OF DEATH IN HEIST
======================F A Q======================
Q: Can I try out the cool new Pinpoint Support?
A: NO, AS FAR AS I AM AWARE PROJECTILE DAMAGE DOES NOT SCALE THE GROUND DOT.
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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.
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Q: Withering Presence is a chaos ascendancy, why are you taking it?
A: BECAUSE THE OTHER OPTIONS ARENT AMAZING AND THE +60% CHAOS RES IS BIG.
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Q: I REALLY like the spellslinger version! Can I just keep doing that forever?
A: SURE BUT ITS MASSIVELY WORSE IN ALMOST EVERY WAY ONCE YOU HIT MAPS.
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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.
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Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here?
A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT!
also because its easier to read on certain screens, the font for lower case in PoB kinda sucks IMO.
======================LEVELING SECTION======================
WHILE LEVELING BEGIN WITH FREEZING PULSE AND SWITCH TO CREEPING FROST AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
FREEZING PULSE MAY FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU OBTAIN CREEPING FROST BUT IT WILL FALL OFF QUICKLY.
YOU CAN OBTAIN A LVL 1 REQUIREMENT +2 TO ALL COLD SPELLS STAFF RELATIVELY EASILY THROUGH THE
TRADE SITE OR THROUGH ALTERATION ORBS ON A LOW ILVL GNARLED STAFF, THIS CAN BE USED TO LEVEL ALL THE WAY TO MAPS.
YOU WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE MANA ISSUES, LEVEL UP CLARITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AS YOU SHOULD NOT
NEED MUCH ELSE AURA WISE. YOU CAN USE ANY AURAS YOU LIKE BUT EARLY ON THEY ARE NOT NEEDED.
YOU CAN TAKE PROFANE BLOOM IF YOU LIKE BUT IT DIDN'T DO VERY MUCH FOR ME SO I WENT WITH THE
CHAOS RESISTANCE FOR EASE OF GEARING.
***NOTE ON SPELLSLINGER***
SPELLSLINGER DOES ACTUALLY WORK QUITE WELL AS A LEVELING OPTION UNTIL MAPS. YOU SHOULD SWAP IN MAPS.
USE FRENZY TO PROC YOUR SPELLS AND USE A 4 LINK CREEPING FROST AND A 3 LINK COLD SNAP
THE SUGGESTED LINKS ARE THE SKILLS SECTION
======================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 YOUR CURSE ON DIFFICULT ENEMIES AUTOMATICALLY AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL
COLD SNAP TO ASSIST WITH FRENZY CHARGE GENERATION WHILE CLEARING.
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.
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Thanks, have fun, and stay safe out there in Wraeclast! Hope to see you next time!
