[2.0 WIP] The Railgun: Chin Sol Point Blank Pyre Ice Shot [NSFHC] (WIP)

Hi guys, been away from PoE for almost a week (rl stuff) ... trying to catch up:

@Pingouinmalin: the map clear experience sounds awesome! Great to see how well it works in 2.0

@Ergonomically: not sure what's the best point, I guess it's when you start maps because this is when damage ramps up very quickly when the right mods align...

@AratemusoAkiyo: I don't know when I'll find the time to fully update the post. The 2.0 changes are so massive that it consumes a lot of time to update such a guide - and since I'm currently short on PoE time I rather spend it playing. But I will get back to this guide when my schedules losens up a bit... you can follow the tree in the video or the tree link on page 1 at the top. For leveling I recommend fire trap / flame totem into maybe split arrow/TShot until you can get a chin sol.

@hokieneer: Pyre gives you more fire damage since you combine cold + fire into fire. Three Dragons just makes your cold damage portion burn. The fire damage shocks. The damage is similar but the burn won't be that strong. 3D was the go-to option with the Chin Sol Ice Shot Trap Prolif Build of the Week build back then but with the prolif nerfs I don't think it's as strong.

Sorry if this has been covered but it looks like the guide is out of date.

Which auras do you run currently, now that Hatred+HoA=75% reserved, and reduced mana doesn't work on auras after 2.0. Also, Herald of Thunder doesn't apply shock anymore, so is shock out the window now? (Or did HoT never itself apply shock? Sorry it's been awhile since I last played...)

Regardless, Hatred+HoA+HoT would be 100% reserved.

The build is fun but man, how it is squishy when I play it ! Stuck forever at level 82 it seems : I kill a lot of stuff but I always end dying soon or later (and always before level 83 : went up to 95% then back to 50 and so on..). Today a 74 labyrinth boss one-shot me twice. As soon as it became visible on the screen, bam, dead !

I'm happy to have reached the 82 mark (in warbands), but I'm wondering if the totem build I've seen with chin sol would not be stronger ( as there would be no need to get intimate with monsters).

All in all, I've had much fun with this build (thanks !) and for cheap too (double thanks !) but I still see evasion characters as fragile little puppies than cannot handle the bigga monstas you find in higher maps. Then again, I guess my playstyle and my gear (no great evasion armour) is partly the cause, as other players seem to fare better.

Huge fan. Running a version of your build now as a MFer. I have to say that I think after 2.0 the Avatar of Fire + Cold to Fire, Herald of Ash + Prolif (no pyre), is just hands down the better version of your build. Higher damage and the prolifs wipe out stragglers very conveniently for a build that doesn't attack fast.

Give it a shot!

hey how do you deal with mana problems, ice shot takes a lt of mana in low level omg

fyi: this guide is discontinued since the shadow start is pretty bad for it now.

I created an updated thread for this build in the Ranger section here