[2.0]A Song of Ice and Fire COC build.Exploring a new AOE setup with coldsnap+ice spear with VIDEO!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1tZs1_xpf0&feature=youtu.be

THIS SETUP IS NOT REQUIRED AT ALL FOR THIS BUILD AND IS ONLY AN ALTERNATIVE

So basically,some time back i was chatting with someone and he told me that there was no better combination for general clearspeed than kinetic blast+gmp+cold snap+ice spear.However,we all know that KB sucks for single target.But having tested out the coldsnap+IS combination i realised that it was marginally better than AB+FB for packs due to the autotargetting nature of cold snap.

Hence,i went to buy a pair of cast on crit facebreakers and changed the colors to get 3B1G.Basically,in those links i got KB+GMP+CS+IS.I use this for packs and when things get rough i switch to the usual AB+FB setup in volls for life leech.I use this to facetank too.Additionally,i switched assassin's mark for warlords in my HoT setup since i am not using the curse on hit ele weakness FBs currently.This is purely a personal choice and you can continue with AM if you want.I chose warlords for more mitigation.

Is this better?I dont really know since i dont have auto cursing gloves anymore in this setup but what i do know is that CS+IS is less harsh on fps and does seem to clear faster for PACKS.For single target i still got barrage.

Anyway,the video will give you a better picture of how it works.Obas too easy :P

If you are interested to test your clearspeed in a controlled environment go try and obas and see if you can complete it solo within the time limit

Sorry for the stutters in some of the videos,first time doing this

Under 5 minute atziri run


NEW VIDEO!!!!!1 MINUTE LV81 PALACE DOMINUS KILL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3V2UEA73fg&feature=youtu.be


NEW VIDEO!ENFEEBLE+INCREASED MONSTER FIRE RES DPS SHOWCASE


Arid Lake run-skip to 1:30 to see boss die in less than 2 seconds


Necropolis run with fun mods


Very bad video of a shipyard run

I've seem and tried many other combination of spells in light of the shotgun nerf. Putting aside discharge coc builds, a lot of builds have stopped using GMP as they feel that it is much less effective before. This leads to combinations like EK+arc+glacial cascade etc which i have tried myself. While these combinations are okay,I feel that a 5 projectile build still clears faster than any other because of the additional procs gmp gives.And even with GMP,the tooltip damage of fireball and arctic breath are still higher than the tooltips of other spells.I know that tooltips are not fully representative of real dps/clearspeed but my point is that GMP COC still works better than many other variations of COC

Pros
-Very high damage and clearspeed/movement speed with perma flasks with surgeons
-Can do all map mods(except for -max res+reflect)
-Infinite mana from the EB+energy shield gained on hit jewel combo
-Very high carry potential in high level groups

Cons
-Cant be done on toaster computers for obvious reasons
-FPS drops in parties unless you have a very good pc
-4k+life might not be enough very high into mapping.I am level 93 now and have died quite a few times due to various reasons.

Oak-skill point-power charge

If you take a look at my gem slots in the gear section below,you will see that i have many vaal skills used.These are just for convenience and luxury because i have a lot of access gem slots.The most important ones are the barrage setup,lightning warp setup,HoT setup,and HoI.Vaal summon skeletons/haste/grace i usually use for boss or strongbox encounters if necessary.If you find that you do not need any of these vaal gems you can consider using a CDWT setup of phase run+frost wall.I have not actually tried them yet but this is a combination that i have heard off from somewhere else.

For infinite mana,it is crucial to get the eldritch battery keystone.Using a voll's protector handicaps our mana but it doesnt matter at all.With the extremely low barrage mana cost even on a 6L,a 3ES gained on hit jewel allows you to pretty much endlessly spam attacks on an enemy as long as you hit it.Henceforth,combined with the usage of vaal pact,no regen or less regen maps are literally a non-issue because we are already simulating that playstyle from the start.

The usual aura set up would be [HoI+ice bite+culling+blind],[HoT+curse on hit+assassin's mark],and arctic armor.

However,i have recently come into contact with new gear.I decided to ditch my maligaros for a pair of curse on hit ele weakness facebreakers and that has allowed me to unlink curse on hit from HoT. Moreover,since the HoI combination does not proc frequently,i decided to let it go.Thus,my current mana reservation left is 50%(25 from AA and 25 from HoT/I depending on your choice).This leaves me with 50% unused mana which i can now choose to run either anger or purity of fire.If you run PoF,with a rise of the phoenix/saffels and using ruby flasks,you will be able to consistently run righteous fire.

New setup with better AOE(only if you have a lot of excess currency)(NOT REQUIRED USUAL BUILD STILL WORKS GREAT)

If you have seen my videos,evidently the clearspeed of this build is relatively fast compared to most other builds,as are most COC builds i guess.However,i feel that many builds tend to not showcase endgame or higher level mapping enough.This build will allow you to do so with a budget as low as under 10ex.

For the helmet,instead of using rat's nest,consider starkonja's instead.It has less crit and APS but a lot more life.This allows you to take 1 or 2 less life nodes on the tree or jewels and spec into more crit nodes.The good thing about the tree is that it is highly flexible and the 5 jewel slots i use are not mandatory.

For the chest,6L volls is ideal of course.If you cannot afford that look toward a tabula or 5L volls.If you use a 5L volls,just drop a spell or life leech up to you.If you use a tabula,you can choose to do the same or to drop power charge on crit.You will then ask how to gain power charges.This is simple.Herald of thunder linked to curse on hit and assassin's mark will trigger AM often and help you regain power charges.However,this is not ideal for boss fights so do not expect to rely on it constantly.Alternatively,what i did before i got a 6l volls was to use the exact same setup(2 spells+life leech),and use ice spear+faster casting+GMP+PCOC to proc power charges.This can be tedious and troublesome sometimes but you'll get used to it.

For wands,look for anything with 1.5aps and 10.5 local crit and higher with 50+spell damage.Spell crit and multi are nice to have and can be master crafted.For a start look to http://poe.trade/search/wougadutazinar

For the shield,there are a lot options to choose from.A shield similar to the one im using but with no res or less life/crit/damage(either one) can cost anything from 10c-1ex++.If you want better defences,saffel's frame is nice to have as well.If you want to experiment with using ROTP and righteous fire at boss fights,feel free to do so but i have not tried that yet.

For gloves,this is just a pure dps stat slot.Maligaros are nice to have but imo facebreakers are just as good,if not better an option for the damage boost.Shitty rolled ones cost as low as 1c so there's that.If you find yourself needing more resists and life,get a pair of well rolled rare gloves.Those should not cost too much.If you get more resists and life here,you can cut back on those stats on jewels and rings/boots allowing you more choices as well.Again,gloves are just pure dps boosts so if you find yourself churning out enough damage and want more EHP,then get a rare pair.

As for the rings belts and boots,just get as much life and resists on them as possible.Get at least 300+accuracy on one ring by level 90 with the appropriate amount of accuracy nodes.You will want at least 87% chance to hit as a bare minimum.Use diamond rings wherever possible of course.

Finally,for the amulet,look for spell damage+crit+crit multi+life.Life is the most important and you can sacrifice spell damage or multi for it.

Helmet


Chest


Gloves


Rings


Belt


Amulet


Boots


Shield


Wand

http://i.imgur.com/YnS44EO.jpg
A note on my defences. They aren't the best but i use vaal pact+life leech gem so that provides a lot of mitigation in a sense.The insane damage output allows me to facetank double merveils in necropolis maps with -max res mods.

I leveled as a caster before switching to atziri.It is very painful to level slowly but once you transition things should become much much faster.

First 30 points


First 50 points


First 75 points(This is where you should transition into COC to speed up levelling)


First 100 points(Getting more crit/multi/accuracy and acro/P.acro)


First 114 points(Basically this is where i am at right now.Given 7 more points i would spec into EE.I could also do it right now if i sacrifice a huge chunk of crit/damage/life/jewel nodes which i do not feel are worth it atm.If i level up a few more times i would just take jewel nodes)

Generally,there are no map mods i cannot do including blood magic and no regen. My barrage mana cost is 17 and i use EB in my build,along with a 3ES gained on hit jewel.This pretty much provides me with infinite mana as long as i hit enemies.In practice,there are very few instances where i actually run out of mana to spam barrage.Map mods like enfeeble or increased mob resistance do very little to dampen the clearspeed.Only in one instance where the mods included enfeeble/80% mob fire res/80% mob cold res did my dps pummel like crazy.

I can easily do Atziri deathless and it is all a matter of practice.The vaals die in about 3-4 seconds each of spamming if that is any benchmark of the dps output for single targets.I am still in the midst of experimenting with use righteous fire with RoTP/Saffels. Have not tried uber but i do not think i can at this point.