[Path of Exile 3.19 Ready] Triple Cold DOTs Occultist Acts Levelling Guide (SSF/League Start)

Act 1 Freezing Pulse - Arcane Surge - Onslaught (After Hailrake) Holy Flame Totem - Flame Wall - Added Lightning Frost Bomb - Onslaught Frostblink - Arcane Surge (Cavern) Drop freezing pulse get creeping frost Creeping Frost - Lesser Multiple Projectile - Efficacy Vitality - clarity Flame dash (drop frostblink) - Arcane Surge Act 2 Tempest shield - Vitality - clarity Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction (in you have the links) Creeping Frost - Lesser Multiple Projectile - Controlled Destruction Frost Bomb - Onslaught - Added Lightning Holy Flame Totem - Flame Wall - Elemental Focus Flame Dash - Arcane Surge Act 3 After Library (Siosa mission, grab swift affliction level in off-hand) Drop Holy Flame totem and flame wall Tempest shield - Vitality - clarity Vortex (level 28) - Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Inspiration (level 31, if you have the link) Creeping Frost - Lesser Multiple Projectile - Controlled Destruction - Elemental Focus (if you have the link) Frost Bomb - Onslaught - Added Lightning Flame Dash - Arcane Surge Determination - Defiance Banner Bane - Frostbite Molten Shell (if you have extra socket) Buy from Siosa (Vortex, Determination, Defiance Banner, Inspiration), in this order of priority. Make sure Bane is same level as Frostbite. Drop bane if not enough blue sockets. Level elemental weakness in off-hand. Act 4 Before Piety Tempest shield - Vitality - clarity Vortex (level 28) - Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Inspiration Creeping Frost - Greater Multiple Projectile - Controlled Destruction - Bonechill Frost Bomb - Onslaught - Added Lightning Flame Dash - Arcane Surge Determination - Defiance Banner Bane - Frostbite Molten Shell (if you have extra socket) Act 7 Bane - Frostbite - Elemental Weakness Act 10 Tempest shield - Vitality - clarity Vortex - Vaal Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Inspiration - Elemental Focus - Swift Affliction (If you're lucky enough to have 5/6 links) Creeping Frost - Greater Multiple Projectile - Controlled Destruction - Bonechill Frost Bomb - Onslaught - Vaal Discipline Flame Dash - Arcane Surge Determination - Defiance Banner Bane - Frostbite - Elemental Weakness Molten Shell Others Important Information - I didn't take any reservation mastery to simulate 3.19 passive tree. - You can use the magic wand upgrade (with sapphire ring and alteration) or just use essence of woe on them. DPS mainly scales with gem level so the weapon is not that critical. - Prioritize getting movement speed on boots, I'd identify every pair of rare boots and use essence on the 4-links (or 3-links before Act4) until I get movement speed. - This levelling sequence will give you a good number of elemental resistance so capping it should not be an issue. You can use the elemental mastery to get +15% to all elemental resistance if necessary. - This guide is geared towards converting to Chaos Innoculaton (and later low-life) which is why I'm taking some ES nodes and have Discipline by end of Act 10. - I went into all vaal side area to look for Vaal Cold Snap and Vaal Discipline, no luck. Needless to say, no 6-links too. You don't need it during levelling but they are important when you start mapping so consider buying them if you're in trade league or continue to vaal or visit vaal side area until you find them. - Onslaught can be dropped when mapping especially after Uber Lab where we get Malediction and will add Punishment to the Bane setup. - Pantheon : I always go with Abberath and Solaris. Abberath so this character will be close to ailment immune since it can't be chilled or frozen (Frigid Wake), Tempest Shield = Shock Immunity and Abberath makes it unaffected to burning ground and ignite duration greatly reduced. Solaris because it's the really big hit than can kill and Solaris helps a lot in reducing critical strike damage. What's next? - I'll be doing short video update of my character (LL entry level, mid-budget, high-budget, variation etc). So check back on my channel once every week or so after league launch. - You can also check out my older videos for reference but since the passive tree changed and there's some new jewels and gems so it'll be a little different.