[3.27] Frost Blades Warden League Start Guide

Axe vs Sword: TLDR: BOTH GOOD, AXE = GETS RAGE, SWORD = GETS FRENZIES ON BOSSES BOTH HAVE PROS/CONS Sword is better on Warden CORNERED PREY BLEED WHEEL AND COLD CONVERSION: If you take the Cornered Prey wheel and you have 100% Phys-to-Cold conversion, you MUST use another skill to proc Bleeds. VLS as a utlity link to shock-stack and generate rage is a great solution for this. Before Heatshiver and 100% conversion, it's not a problem. Pantheons - Brine King til Ailment immune, then Lunaris + Gruthkul Important Milestones (post-campaign) Getting a 5L -> add EDWA Getting a 6L -> add Added Cold Getting a Lethal Pride -> look for Rage on Hit + DD, bonus Crit Chance or Multi, Fire Res/ Melee Dmg /+1 max Fortify / Crit Reduction Getting a Taming -> High Res roll Getting Stun Immunity (5x Avoid Stun Tattoos) (maybe) Getting Accuracy capped from Gear (Gloves) Getting Eldritch Implicits ->+1 Strike/Pierce Gloves, Fortify on Chest, Brittle boots are priority Getting Chaos Res Capped Getting Fury Valve (for map blasting) Getting +2 Strike Gloves Ailments: How to get ailment immunity You get 20% on tree - you can get the other 80 from a combination of Shield + Boot Essence Mod + Boot Eater Implicit + Chest Craft If you have Stormshroud or Ancestral Vision, you can use Boots with Avoid Shock or Avoid Ailments to cap easily. What to do BEFORE you have ailment immunity - use Brine King pantheon + Avoid Chill Movement Speed boot craft. A Freeze Immune Flask can help for Reflect Ailment mobs before you unlock the Pantheon. VLS: If Sword, VLS more important, you need rage more If Axe, still probably required to easily proc Bleeds for crit wheel Optional Leveling: TLDR: USE WHATEVER U WANT 2Hander are good in Act1-3 1h vs 2h 2h for EARLY campaign, later on Shields are too important/valuable 2hander is only - 25% more dmg Suppression We get a lot of Suppression from the tree (62% in most cases) meaning we only need 38% on gear, or 2 rolls of 19%. Always use the Lucky suppress mastery until you're 100% without it, then change to prevent +3% or drop Accuracy You need the attack speed accuracy wheel, 580+ on gloves/helmet, Blind, and the 50% close range mastery should be enough to cap you. Make sure you check your accuracy in POB Trinity Tri-Ele vs. Phys/Cold w/ Heatshiver BIG DIFFERENCES TRINITY AND HEATSHIVER ARE ANTI-SYNERGISTIC, DO NOT USE TOGETHER When you go Heatshiver, you need to switch Anger to Hatred, take the 40% phys-to-cold conversion mastery, and get on a weapon with phys/phys/cold prefixes to maximum Heatshiver scaling. Heatshiver's Fire damage alone will not be enough to proc Trinity anymore 3.27 UNKNOWNS: GRAFT OPTIONS - We know nothing yet BLOODLINES - COUPLE DECENT ONES, MAYBE PICK ONE UP LATE-GAME Tattoos: TLDR: 1 BLIND, MAYBE STUN AVOID, REST DMG/WHATEVER LEECH MAYBE Anoint Options Cheap, good early options: Divine Judgment - DMG High Voltage - Crit Static Blows - Shock Duration AMULET OPTIONS: FURY VALVE vs Yoke vs Rare Fury Valve is OP insane for mapping If you are bossing (Pinnacles), swap to a damage rare or Yoke if you have one Cluster jewel probably worth VERY late-game - POB it first