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Viability of PF league start transition to CoC ice skill endgame

by thenchen5 years ago

DPS
453.62M
Life
2.91K
Level
100
Min budget

Overview

Viability of PF league start transition to CoC ice skill endgame is a Path of Exile Pathfinder build by thenchen, made for the Ultimatum league (3.14). It is centered on Ice Spear and plays as a critical, intelligence, spell, projectile archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 453.62M DPS with 2.91K life, 915 energy shield. Suited for: Heist. Key uniques include Cospri's Malice, Bottled Faith, Kalisa's Grace, Indigon, The Wise Oak.

thenchen's Notes

After torturing myself with possibly the most clunky earthshatter slam build last league, I've decided to return to the good ol' Cyclone CoC archetype. Mostly inspired by this build (https://pastebin.com/zHfuqRwh), and the relative juiciness of PF TR to league start post-patch, Pathfinder looks like an overall top-tier class in which to invest. ​

Obviously, this endgame min-maxed PoB will still be able to do all content with ~200m DPS, but the question is whether a mid-range build that transitions from TR at 20-30 ex investment will suffice for elder/shaper guardians and above.

The build addresses some of the new pitfalls of CoC, such as the trigger mana cost, with decent mana recovery. The new Eye of Winter also seems to be a good new insert into a Cospri. However, at 'low' investment, I doubt it'll have even a quarter of the 200k EHP in the final build (arcane surge/cloak scaling). Removal of ailment immunity also seems to make this melee-range evasion-reliant build seem far too squishy, and I have no desire to repeat that feeling of a 50ex aurastacker from Heist.

Is Pathfinder CoC still alive, or am I going to run myself into the despair of a scaling cap?

Gear

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Cospri's Malice
Indigon
Cloak of Defiance
Skull Rosary
Essence Worm
Agony Grasp
Kalisa's Grace
Phoenix Clasp
Loath Dash
Cospri's Malice
Grim Sphere
Fulgent Breath
Watcher's Eye
Phoenix Hope
Unnatural Instinct
Sol Bliss
Intuitive Leap
Brood Glimmer
Maelstrom Shine
Sol Song
Maelstrom Glisten
Conqueror's Potency
Gale Cut

Skills

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Body Armour

  • CycloneCyclone20/20W
  • Ice SpearIce Spear21/20WMain
  • Awakened Cast On Critical StrikeAwakened Cast On Critical Strike5/20W
  • Awakened Elemental FocusAwakened Elemental Focus5/23W
  • InspirationInspiration20/20W
  • HypothermiaHypothermia21W

Weapon 2

  • Ice SpearIce Spear20/20WMain
  • HypothermiaHypothermia20/20W
  • Power Charge On CriticalPower Charge On Critical20/20W

Boots

  • Arcane CloakArcane Cloak20/23W
  • ClarityClarity1/20W
  • EnhanceEnhance4W
  • Arcane SurgeArcane Surge20/20W

Gloves

  • PrecisionPrecision21/20W
  • FrostblinkFrostblink21/23W
  • Vaal Righteous FireVaal Righteous Fire21/20W
  • Sigil of PowerSigil of Power21/20W

Helmet

  • VortexVortex20/23W
  • Elemental WeaknessElemental Weakness21/20W
  • ArchmageArchmage20/23W
  • Awakened HextouchAwakened Hextouch5/20W

Weapon 1

  • HydrosphereHydrosphere21/23W
  • Creeping FrostCreeping Frost20/20W
  • BonechillBonechill20/23W

Ring 1

  • ZealotryZealotry21/20W

Ring 2

  • Assassin's MarkAssassin's Mark12W

Passive Tree

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Pathfinder
Pathfinder
Bandits
Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)

Character Stats

Level
100

Damage

Full DPS
453.62M
Combined DPS
383.05M
Hit DPS
383.05M
With Poison DPS
383.05M
With Ignite DPS
383.05M
With Bleed DPS
383.05M
Damage over Time
0
Average Hit
4.21M
Average Damage
4.21M

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
10.1/s
Trigger Rate
10.1/s
Cooldown
0.1s
Hit Chance
100%
Crit Chance
100%
Crit Multiplier
594%
Mana Cost
0
Life Cost
0

Defence

Life
2.91K
Energy Shield
915
Mana
4.11K
Armour
0
Evasion
3.41K
Phys Damage Reduction
0%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
11%
Spell Block
0%
Evade (Melee)
61%
Evade (Projectile)
61%
Attack Dodge
55%
Spell Dodge
45%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
75% (+53%)
Cold Resistance
76% (+52%)
Lightning Resistance
75% (+53%)
Chaos Resistance
-41%

Recovery

Life Regen
212.21/s
Net Life Regen
67.61/s
ES Regen
0/s
Mana Regen
448.7/s
Life Leech
0/s
ES Leech
0/s
Mana Leech
0/s
Total Degen
289.2/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
161
Intelligence
309
Dexterity
299
Movement Speed
100%
Endurance Charges
3
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
3
Devotion
0