" The Winter-Arc Crit ": Simple, cheap, safe and high dps 30k+ ( 2.0 updated)

Thanks for responding Challengerx.

I'll have to figure out how to post gear images. I assume I'll have to do something to get them to show here (again sorry for the noobness).

However with my weapon... I'm currently only running 1 wand and a shield.

Wand Info (3 blue sockets all linked):
Physical Damage: 16-29
Elemental Damage: 12-26
Critical Strike Chance: 8.6%
Attacks Per Second: 1.10
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13% Spell Damage
40% Spell Damage
Adds 12-26 Cold Damage
21% Increased Critical Strike Chance For Spells
+10 to Max Mana
+5 Life Gained For Each Enemy Hit By Attacks
+59 To Accuracy Rating

Gems in Wand:
Increased Crit Damage - Lvl 11
ARC - Lvl 10
Added Lightning Damage - Lvl 11

As of right now this build seems to require like 24 gems .... I will be working for awhile to get the chaos/fuse/alc needed to get all the gems I need for this not even counting the gear to support the gems.

Hi!
Nice build!
I have a question. Im actually lvl 71 and i was going to a keystone CI and only ES. Now i have only 10 Refunds points. Work this build when i take ES and Life? I try now to going to Vaal Pact. Or should i go to another skillpoints? And when i have actually Chest 4l only blue what which supp gems should i use? Or better looking for some 4l gear for life leech?

THaNk You!

My skill tree
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAuMEBwVCB6UOSBEPES8RUBGWE54UsBcvGyUdFB1PKgsrCiycL281uUGWSbJLrkwtTLNV1leUXfJfKmSdZOdmnm0ZcFJwu3DVdFV-M35Zfq9_xoCkghCCHoKbiEKJ04w2jHaNGY5kj0aP-po7m6GePKSRpyusmK6ztDi2hrb3tvq3McAawcXQ9dWm2RPZW9lf3Yzfit-w4BLlGekC6-Tr9ewY7DjtIO088h3z6vem99f60vv1

Well, would like to see some item upgrades or these are the best items to get(items on 1 page) ? i doubt that... and where to use my skillpoints after lvl 86 tho :D
Atziri video would be nice also...

@BubbaGrump

Do you see that portrait of your character top left in the forum? - if yes
When u start typing click on ur portrait it will open the inventory, then just click on an item with left mouse click and it will place the item here, like this [ linkItem location="Belt" character="GodArck" x="0" y="0" ] (I added some intervals so it doesnt show the item itself.
Hm, looking at that wand it isnt that bad, but considering the low crit chance you have you should link arc - added lightning damage - spellecho(if no reverberation wand) - lightning penetration/faster casting.
Also if you're using Three dragons helmet, switch to 2 wands, cause u'll need the crits, I honestly find second wand with good crits better for survivability than a shield(I tested with

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@Numbus Hey!
I wish I could be of some help to you, but I've never played any CI builds, so I have no idea if that tree is optimized and how to actually build towards CI, sorry.

@Moyah Hey to you too!

Endgame items? Besides Three dragons helmet,Pyre and Doryani's catalyst(which I believe to be the best weapons for this build) everything else can be just better and better.

As soon as I get Vaal pact, I'll post screenshots of atziri down!!
Cant record, pc sucks.

@Challengerx

Don't laugh too hard... here is my current Gear (some gems just there leveling at the moment.... )

@challengerx

Hi!
I dont want go now CI i want go into life. But that was my question what should i change in my tree when i have 10 refund points and 73lvl. Work it when i dont go to Eldritch Battery but to Reduced mana, Reduced mana reserved


And work it too when i go a bit ES and a bit Life?

@BubbaGump your gear is okay, for leveling.
Try to buy better equipment at poe.xyz at 60 or something like that.


@Numbus00

This is my passive tree, I am not using Pyre anymore.

https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgMAj6aCEN-wLJxVrkSr5Ox2ERBYHwIyNDpYVcaD2wQHrJjdjNlf4BKNGX6vEQ-CHhSwTC3bC9D1QZYFQq6z_rPpAt-KvYJXK20ZakPAVAj0iELBxX_GEZYOSF3yE56kkX4zjDYmlWHiVUsWv0lR8NWVLgce8h1knev1j_rDCbmTpwjYJDbF2t2drn7HG_Hlixps5CLtPNWmgpuaO-FzogDAZgSz8B8aOJBVJy_sOMAa1XXMt3GFsULauUbXcFKJ03DVXyrr5A==

It might probably help you.

@Challengerx:
And mate what you can tell us,in your opinion better or not? :)

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djokosrb wrote:

@Challengerx:
And mate what you can tell us,in your opinion better or not? :)

Hey!

After changing Pyre with and refunding the 3 points for shocks below Eldritch battery, I see myself even closer to Vaal pact - for now I replaced those 3 points into Storm weaver, which provided me a really good boost to damage.
And yes, I do find it better, cause the damage of this build I'd say is really good till you face an Ele resist rare with additional resist lightning, then it takes u some time, but other than that the build(as of my stage) "rapes" everything else,so I dont think I need more damage for now.
What I wanna say is my gems are level 18 and when they level I'll get like 2k~ and at level 20 another 2k~ which would get me to 18~k, even without catalysts and power charges.

I'm aiming for 4,5k Hp, 3,5k mana 1k+ Unreserved mana trying to keep my crit higher than 30% and going for crit multiplier higher than 450%.
Thats why I find pyre a drawback.
If I get a 6L And I get increased crit damage, I really believe I wont need more dps.

Happy new year's eve guys!!

Very fun build, enjoying it very much with a few modifications I thought I'd share.

The main one being picking of Whispers of Doom (Dual Curse), for the rich or really lucky, you could get a +1 Curse corrupted amulet as well or the Doedre Ring (That would hurt though, bad stats on the ring in general).

Using Herald of Thunder >> Curse on Hit >> Temporal Chains >> Assassin's Mark

Playing on Bloodlines Temporal Chains provides amazing utility & also increases the time the Frozen status effect lasts.

Assassin's Mark increases crit chance causing more freeze statuses, etc.

I'm currently leveling still and working to get my crit and damage up to freeze more, but my goal is to get to a point where freezing and shocking are both consistant.

Having the Dual Curse on Hit is a godsend. (Also I'm a very very lazy curser, I WON'T curse 80% of the time and I forget to curse the other 20% of the time QQ)

All in all great build, having a lot of fun.

-Bloodlines