PoE 3.27.alternate·Phrecia 2.0·Surfcaster
Surfcaster: From Cold Showers to Nuclear Winter
by Vertolka_Exiled6 months ago20Subscribe
- DPS
- 196.48K
- Effective HP
- 10.84K
- Life
- 3.26K
- Level
- 73
- Min budget
Overview
Surfcaster: From Cold Showers to Nuclear Winter is a Path of Exile Surfcaster build by Vertolka_Exiled, made for the Phrecia 2.0 league (3.27.alternate). It is centered on Arc and plays as a intelligence, spell, chaining, lightning archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 196.48K DPS with 10.84K effective HP, 3.26K life, 725 energy shield. Suited for: Lab Runner, Mapping. Key uniques include Rotgut, Bitterdream.
Build Video
Vertolka_Exiled's Notes
Surfcaster League Start in Path of Exile – Phrecia Event! From cold showers on the shores of Wraeclast to nuclear cold damage destruction — this is the journey of starting a fresh league with a risky Eternity Shroud build.
In this video, I test whether a Surfcaster Ascendancy can finally make league-start Eternity Shroud viable without being locked into Call of the Brotherhood. With built-in lightning to cold conversion, this might be the smoothest way to scale elemental conversion early in a new league.
💠 Featuring:
Arc leveling setup Storm Brand charge generation tech Bitterdream pseudo 9-link power spike Eldritch Battery mana solution Surfcaster Ascendancy progression Campaign gameplay (Acts 1–10) Labyrinth runs & Izaro fights
From struggling against Enraged Hillock to killing bosses in seconds, this Path of Exile league start "guide" shows the full progression — including gearing mistakes, unexpected upgrades, and how the build evolves into a crit freezing monster.
The campaign may be over… but maps await. Next episode: Can this build survive the Atlas?
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Good luck, Exiles.
Gear
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Skills
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Passive Tree


- Bandits
- Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)
Character Stats
- Level
- 73
Damage
- Full DPS
- 196.48K
- Combined DPS
- 149.98K
- Hit DPS
- 149.98K
- With Poison DPS
- 149.98K
- With Ignite DPS
- 149.98K
- With Bleed DPS
- 149.98K
- Damage over Time
- 0
- Culling DPS
- 0
- Reservation DPS
- 0
- Average Hit
- 31.72K
- Burst Damage
- 63.43K
Attack & Crit
- Attack/Cast Rate
- 4.73/s
- Hit Chance
- 100%
- Crit Chance
- 57%
- Crit Multiplier
- 298%
- Mana Cost
- 83
- Life Cost
- 0
Defence
- Effective Hit Pool
- 10.84K
- Life
- 3.26K
- Energy Shield
- 725
- Mana
- 0
- Ward
- 0
- Armour
- 0
- Evasion
- 4.67K
- Phys Damage Reduction
- 0%
Mitigation & Avoidance
- Block
- 26%
- Spell Block
- 8%
- Spell Suppression
- 72%
- Evade (Melee)
- 37%
- Evade (Projectile)
- 37%
- Attack Dodge
- 0%
- Spell Dodge
- 0%
Resistances
- Fire Resistance
- 75% (+17%)
- Cold Resistance
- 76% (+3%)
- Lightning Resistance
- 73%
- Chaos Resistance
- -52%
Max Hit Taken
- Physical
- 3.51K
- Fire
- 12.53K
- Cold
- 12.99K
- Lightning
- 11.7K
- Chaos
- 2.31K
Recovery
- Life Regen
- 56.8/s
- ES Regen
- 0/s
- ES Recharge
- 725/s
- Mana Regen
- 44.1/s
- Life Leech
- 652.6/s
- ES Leech
- 0/s
- Mana Leech
- 0/s
Attributes & Utility
- Strength
- 61
- Intelligence
- 293
- Dexterity
- 134
- Movement Speed
- 51%
- Endurance Charges
- 3
- Frenzy Charges
- 3
- Power Charges
- 6
- Devotion
- 0