Cold DoT Trickster - 35 Divines CI Swap ft. Maven | Path of Exile [3.29]

I added the full progression of my character down below:

https://pobb.in/VKL-yynbiPIG - Explosive Trap Leveling https://pobb.in/f4gad7VfF-PI - Before entering Red Tier Maps https://pobb.in/lhEvHjlbevjz - 100/100 Atlas Completion https://pobb.in/1JRukA_10Kjy - First 2 Voidstones done

https://pobb.in/6B2lhsyltRfl - CI Swap PoB - around 12 mil combined DoT dps

My character:

https://poe.ninja/poe1/builds/allflame/character/Voidbreaker1-1491/TalonWinterfrost?i=0&search=name%3DTalonWinterfrost

Cold DoT Trickster got a new trick up his sleeve, which is % evasion rating stacking! This is by far the strongest option for Cold DoT right now and I'm glad that my Trickster finally got his own type of scaling!

This scaling works for most other archetypal Cold DoT characters, because it is super generic. However, Trickster benefits the most from it! He gets more evasion related stats and he can also attempt to play like this early on in the league, not just in endgame!

This is the most dangerous swap I've ever done, but the damage is really up there!

If people want to try out this build variant, the energy shield values need to add up in order to reach 6k+. The minimum recommended ES value is 7k+. I am already playing with fire and if the ES is even lower than 6k, then it's not really doable this early, in my opinion.

Another thing to note is that I completely removed shield charge! This is such a bad skill to use in general, but it is a necessary evil, combined with regular Frostblink. Not anymore, I guess...

The cast speed right now feels alright, but I would add more. The only issue I'm seeing is the need for % movement speed, alongside cast speed. My boots are terrible and miss movement speed. Relying only on movement speed is bad, but relying on purely Wintry Blast feels bad as well, so a combination of cast speed/movement speed is needed!

I don't recommend playing with the items I had during the earlier progression. They are atrocious. The character felt insanely squishy on ~3k life pool. Keep upgrading and don't wait like me, until you can swap to CI.