T.L.D.R.: I want to convert my league starter frost blades char into an original sin char. I'm only theory crafting in pob for now but if it looks really good, I'll try to make it happen, and maybe record videos.

My current char has 44mil dps, 36k effective hit pool

My Original sin pob version has 92 mil dps, 31k effective hit pool (or 93mil/29k with current shield)

Introduction

I league started with Behind Eyes Gaming's Frost blade trickster build. It has been a swift and cost-efficient build that has allowed me to clear everything quite easily, except Ubers. You can find his guide here and he has many more videos since he league started it as well.

I then built a glass canon shockwave totems character to accomplish my goal for the league, clearing a no-hit run, which I managed to do. Before anyone asks, I did it on the third try because I'm bad, the char is perfect for this challenge. Here's the pob for my character. I followed this build guide.

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Now that I got the ring, I'm kinda burned out. I only have 32 challenges but I don't really want to farm the rest. However, I do find it very fun to theorycraft builds and how to make them better. With that in mind, I want to see if it's possible to convert my league starter into an original sin version. If it looks really good, I'll farm up and/or craft the necessary gear to make it happen.

Here is my original char's pob. I know that it's not perfect, there's still a lot I could do to min-max it even further, I just don't/didn't feel the need to.

Here's what I came up with. Please let me know if you see a mistake or think of anything to take it further. I've managed to find some damage but I have the feeling that this character will die from a gust of wind. Additionally, I feel that if I invested 50 to 70 div in the previous version, I could gain at least as much damage without losing on survivability.

What I changed

Links:

• replaced trinity with awakened void manipulation (cost 1.1 div) because elemental pen is useless with OS.
• replaced my frostbomb setup with a vaal ancestral warchief (cost 30c) setup because exposure is useless with OS.
• replaced elemental weakness with despair to gain wither with the balance of terror

Tree:

• Moved a whole bunch of things around
• 2 large cluster set-ups
• impossible escape - lethe shade (cost 3 div)
• Changed lethal pride jewel (cost 1 div) (there are better ones but I chose one that was purchasable when I made the pob
• forbidden flame/flesh for opportunistic (total cost 9 div)
• the balance of terror with wither after casting despair (100c)
• Unnatural instinct (7 div)
• Went an the extra frenzy at the bottom of the tree and jewel socket (cost 1 div)

Items:

• Crafted a different claw, with higher phys dps and chaos pen (estimated crafting cost 5 to 10 div)
• replaced the body armour with expedition's end to be able to chill and freeze easily (cost 25 div)
• replaced my legacy of fury boots with darkray vectors with inc attack & cast speed if you've killed recently (1 div)
• replaced yoke of suffering with a very good amulet I found on some guy on poe trade (cost 5 div)
• Replaced circle of fear with the original sin
• changed my flasks for proper good ones (rough cost 5 to 10 divs)
• Possible shield craft (estimated cost between 5 and 50 div, depending on luck, it seems hard to craft...)

Config tab:

• No more endurance charges nor fortification (unique body armour)
• Are you on Consecrated Ground - Yes (bottled faith)
• Have you killed recently - Yes
• # of withered stacks - 15
• ignited - no
• shocked - no

Total estimated cost to make the transition: between 55 and 80 divines. Maybe 50 more for the shield itself...