PoB: https://pastebin.com/ZaeZzKf7
Another idea for league starter.
I got the urge to play the game 1.5 months into the league, so I decided to start on SSF. Overall the character proved to be very well rounded and I enjoyed playing it.
I managed to kill Sirus AW4 on SSF and then up to Sirus AW7 on trade (did not have the time/patience to collect more watchstones, but the character should be capable of killing AW8 as well).
For the DPS junkies, you can use a calculator to calculate the potential DPS: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/hbjtz4/wintertide_brand_dps_calculator/
Keep in mind that that will show you more damage due to calculating as if 3 brands are cast at the same time. My napkin calculations show around 1.5 mil sustained dps.