[2.0] Cold Snap Perma Freeze - Updated!

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I'm not going to link my build, but here's a hint. I'm non crit with taryns and doing 8k snap 8 casts per second with cold pen. I'm level 92 and having no issues leveling. I plan to surpass my 96 toon soon.

I run 2x snap gems each 6 link. One conc/pen, the other aoe/prolif.

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beefnuggy wrote:

I'm not going to link my build, but here's a hint. I'm non crit with taryns and doing 8k snap 8 casts per second with cold pen. I'm level 92 and having no issues leveling. I plan to surpass my 96 toon soon.

I run 2x snap gems each 6 link. One conc/pen, the other aoe/prolif.

That sounds awesome, but requires two 6-links. Currently, my build can be run on a 4L or 5L volls, with very minimal extra gear. How is your ability to lockdown bosses atm?

Still looking for anyone's advice on my crit Cold Snap build

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how are you applying shock for herald of thunder on kill effect?

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alkoxide wrote:

how are you applying shock for herald of thunder on kill effect?

I crit all the time with Cold Snap, so when I get the last hit, it usually has shock applied at the same time.

my way of playing non-crit cold snap.... permfreezing all bosses exept palace dominus and atziri.

Really nice build! :)

I'm currently playing it in the flashback sc league. However on the passive tree I went to the templar area over the nodes at the top of the tree, so I can pick up the Arcane Potency cluster. This pathing takes exact the same amount of points, however has the disadvantage of not being at the +30dex node (in case you needed that)

Heres my tree atm (level 79)


Here is my gear atm

With this gear +7power charges I get a total crit chance of 53.4% with coldsnap and 73% with glacial cascade (which I prefer over Ice spear)

Since I'm using voidbringer, I sometimes have touse a mana flask. However I hope to get a decent piece of jewelry with mana regen, which hopefully would take care of that.

I dont really know atm, where to spend my next few points. I'd really like to get these crit multiplier nodes from the doom cast cluster, but I didnt do the math, if it is more efficient than the 12% cold damage nodes, which I still have to take.

I started with this exact build in mind, having never seen this thread. Generate power charges from ice spear, then rock cold snap forever. I got bored and it just seemed like a lot of wasted skill gem slots. It works, but it doesn't offer much survival.

I got a Taryn's shiver. I bought Romira's Banquet. Took Resolute Technique. Took Eldritch Battery. I 6-linked a white Saintly Chainmail and got lucky with a single Alch. I hit for truck loads with every cold snap (~6,000) and run two different cold snaps (prolif/conc effect). I use really cheap uniques to keep the power up. You should check it out. It just works better than farming crits constantly.

Regarding your build:
1. Marylene's. Its getting a hard buff in 2.0 and you won't believe what it does with Ice Spear+EleProlif. Its unreal. I can one-shot Residence Dominus (human form) with a really weird Marylene's build I have.
2. Check out Doedre's Tenure. They are part of the reason my Cold Snaps hit so hard. Dirt cheap due to no defensive stats and -20% cast speed.