Crit Chaos Ice Trap // UBER Down (Psc) VIDEO // 65k Tooltip // Self found // Updated

Whatzup Exiles,

when Ascendancy was released, Ice Trap found its way into the Game.. and it's delicious ;)
this is actualy my very first Trap Char i played so far.. the Idea behind it came around when Scamdiro sold me a Consuming Dark very cheap..

so i played around in Perandus what to do with it.. after short while i got a Pyre Saphire Ring droped and everythin was crystal clear..

=> ice => fire => chaos and GG


alright lets go directly into the matrix..


Pros
Spoiler

- Insane ammount of DEEPS..
- 100% Chaos convertion allows u to run ALL map mods
(included Blood magic if u turn off ur aura/curse)
- easy and safe to play
- good clearin speed => good cooldown recovery and whirling blades
- cheap
(atziri on 1-2ex budget and even do able with 4L, uber on 4-5ex budget and even "easy" doable on a 5L


Cons
Spoiler

- No Regen maps are very annoying
(but do able just takes a lil more time)
- to maximize ur damage u will have to invest some currency
- as a trapper u CAN NOT leech at all.. can be tricky sometimes..
- NO "On Kill" effects at all (only our poison is but thats like nothing)


The Guide
Spoiler

Core Gear
Spoiler

Atziri Step.. they'r acutaly very important to our finished defensive mechanic


Leveling:
Spoiler
ok so the levelin process on this character is actualy very easy and is goin straight with traps all over from lvl 1 - 100..
u dont even have to change passive points to get into ur "endgame build"
u start off with fire trap from act1 town + freeze pulse for the single target, take flame totem with u as far as u can get it.
if u feel more confident with leveling with firestorm instead of traps, thats no problem at all.
but i would recomend doin all content with traps because that gives u a lot of practicing until u enter maps etc.
so use fire trap + freeze pulse + flame totem until u get Lightning Trap & Multiple Traps.
u can now drop the freezing pulse for a Frost Bomb + Trap setup. take clarity for leveling because u'll need it in endgame too and u'r gona level it to lvl 20!
so from about lvl 12 on u start to use: Lightn Trap + Frost Bomb Trap + Firetrap (i droped firetrap at this point but some poeple feel more confident with it so its personaly choice)
start to link conc effect to ur frost bomb trap with lvl 18 for more single target dps.

at act3 after killin General Gravicius we finaly get our Ice Trap Gem! from this point on u can throw out everything else.
=> use Ice trap as ur main and clearing skill + the frost bomb trap setup for single target.
the frost bomb will lower enemys resistence to cold which increases ur dmg a lot! especialy when u use a cold penetration gem in ice trap setup.
use blasphemy with frostbite until u get chaos conversion then start with temp chains instead.

after act4 we finaly get our Cluster Trap Gem. from now on leveling is just a joke ;) u'll blew hole packs away with only 1 throw, u'll absolutely melt bosses, rares & uniques and its just satisfiyng playstyle :)

u stick around with that setup until u come to chaos convertion which is at lvl 53.. from now on u switch to temp chains as ur curse, throw out frost bomb trap for all ur needed gems, start to use whirling blades + fortify, a spell totem setup for wither and btw a rallying cry helps a lot with mana issues in early and even lategame!

go for ALL ur defensive nodes and ALL ur life nodes until u begin to map.. the thing that we'r usin Consuming darks and makin 100% chaos dmg, will give u a VERY nice dmg boost to start through all the early maps
after that u begin to take all ur crit nodes and in the end all the dmg nodes

58 Points:
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAYAAEV8l5f79bQ45RmMNlVLidNh4nBSJpUqC13yDkgrCu4VEZYRL7d1Bx7rY5UuNj21SPDVnaqP-klRbIzsGGKsZKq0xZuGwuzb52o2BbVsCHBRjb_xinZvswNRR36wMhgwfNhUjX1_KyP2VvpNkpANM3jnOhvg

88 Points:
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAYAAEV8l5f79bQ45RmMNlVLidNh4nBSJpUqC13yDkgrCu4VEZYRL7d1Bx7rY5UuNj21SPDVnaqP-klRbIzsGGKsZKq0xZuGwuzb52o2BbVsCHBRjb_xinZvswNRR36wMhgwfNhUjX1_KyP2VvpNkpANM3jnOhvg7g7vetN-JJ1iWn11_roAXhmO7YMILn_GoqPB8wjUc23w-ZUgLR9MswQHg9tVxmsXvOrAVGpDl5VSUz1f


102 Points:
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAYAAEV8l5f79bQ45RmMNlVLidNh4nBSJpUqC13yDkgrCu4VEZYRL7d1Bx7rY5UuNj21SPDVnaqP-klRbIzsGGKsZKq0xZuGwuzb52o2BbVsCHBRjb_xinZvswNRR36wMhgwfNhUjX1_KyP2VvpNkpANM3jnOhvg7g7vetN-JJ1iWn11_roAXhmO7YMILn_GoqPB8wjUc23w-ZUgLR9MswQHg9tVxmsXvOrAVGpDl5VSUz1f6_XDCbmT8h3nVCT9_97UI66zQZbQ9VF0jummmQ==

112 Points:- this is the leveling tree up to lvl 90, when u hit lvl 90, ur gona switch to the "Finished Tree" below! (only if u can handle life issues)
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAYAAEV8l5f79bQ45RmMNlVLidNh4nBSKgtd8g5IKwruFRGWES-3dQcef8brY5UuoqM2PbVI8NVRdMHznaqP-klRjumVIAjUbIzsGFxA6_WmmWsXLR9zbWKsZKqHy2SdvOpMs_D5tMWbhqeb8h3AVK6zBAfQH5eVwuzb52o2dZ4I9GpDQZaD2-_rUlMFtWwIcFHPFdD1VcY9X42_8Yp2b7MDUUfUI36wMhgwfDBx2FSNfX8r3agj9lb6S3hNku4OkA06QvzF73ozeA2N037nOod2JJ0AXhvg459iWhmOSn3tgwgu


The Finished Tree


Ascencion
Spoiler
Saboteur! - Bomb Specialist - Chain Reactions - the rest is personal playstyle.. i took Blinding Assault now to test it..


Bandits
Spoiler

- Normal: Life
- Cruel: Passive Point
- Merciless: Frenzy Charge


My Gear
Spoiler


i played with a 5L Carcass Jack for long.. now i Replaced it with this 6Link.. but im still workin on the Carcass when i hit the 6L on it, i will go back to Carcass

I replaced my Maligaros Virtuosity Gloves with some Facebreakers now, this is quite optional.. if u want a lil more crit go for maligaros, rares if u gota fix resis/life and take the Facebreakers if u want to go for more dmg! 90% crit multi is just insane and its a very nice boost in our build!


Flasks
Spoiler

well.. its quite the situation which will tell u what flasks to use.. most used setup from my side u see here..
Flasks i rly recommend to have for the different situations like, -max, vuln, less reg/no reg, ele weak, etc etc. are..
a 2nd anti bleeding for Uber runs (trio, spears etc)


some people alrdy told me about "why not usin Zerphi's Last Breath..
well.. its a very good flask no doubt.. but i dont feel that i rly need it.. i prefer to use any other (if u prefer Zerphis.. do it! it rly can save ur life!)


Jewels
Spoiler


in ur Jewels u want everything u still miss.. Resis will be a big deal if not investing into good Rings/amulet
but in the end its all about:

LIFE!! -> Spell/Cold/Fire/Trap/Chaos Damage -> Crit/Crit Multiplyer

life in ur Jewels
thats the MOST important stat.. after life everythin is optional, take what u miss to complete everything, i was startin with stats (strentgh), resis and life.. after time u will replace them for life + damage!

for instance somethin like this:


Links
Spoiler

- 5L/6L: Ice Trap -> Cluster Traps -> Trap & Mine Damage -> Elemental Focus -> Void Manipulation -> Incr. Crit. Strikes

- 4L: Blasphemy -> Temp. Chains -> Herald of Ice/Arctic Armour -> Clarity

- 4L: Cwdt -> Inc. Duration -> Immortal Call -> Rallying Cry/Vaal Grace

- 4L: Stone Golem/Flame Golem -> Fortify -> Faster Attacks -> Whirling Blades
(i would rly recommend this setup.. to have ur golem up with fortify is actualy a very nice defensive mechanik in this build because he blocks a lot of annoyin stuff)

- 3L: Rallying Cry/Vaal Grace -> Inc. Duration -> Vaal Lightn. Trap

- 3L: Spell Totem -> Faster Casting -> Wither



Current Stage of my Char
Spoiler
first of all.. my char hit lvl 93!.. now that i got more life threw lvls i changed somethin on the tree.. i droped 1x 5% life and 1x 4%life + 6%mana.. so those 2 points + the one i got from lvl up, gave me possibility to get "Growth and Decay" node at the Shadow Area.. which is 28% damage over time + 2% life reg..

heres
my current tree:



i got lucky to hit some lvl 21 Gems, but therefore i got unlucky getin some bricks back to lvl 19.. BUT I FINALY HIT THE 6L on my Carcass Jack! :)
anyways..

heres
my current Gear

Spoiler


Screenshots


Video Section
Spoiler

- 2nd ever Uber Attempt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxmNWmtitQ
2 very embarrassing deaths ;\ could have been easy avoided!

- just a quick norm. Atziri run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwSdIhBZWq0 to show the potential of the build => swaped from 6L to 5L for this video




I hope u guys enjoyed this Guide.. actualy it's my very first Build Guide so far, so please be patient with me ;)

If any Questions comin up, feel free to commend or ask me ingame..
my IGN is:
CelLineHype


Greetingz from Austria, CelLine



- edit 04/15/16: Ascencion Poins, links now klickable (sry totaly forgot this^^)
i will do another BIG edit this weekend where i will upload the Video of the Uber kill, some changes happened to my character also.. i just havent had enough time yet ;/
- edit 04/17/16: New Gear Added (Facebreakers for instance), Jewels & Flasks added, Re-Loaded Gear cuz of alrdy higher gems + level, Uber Video Added!
- edit 04/20/16: Big Update! Char hit lvl 92 meanwhile > new screenshots, updated leveling progress & finished tree added, some formatting happened
- edit 05/01/16: hit Carcass 6L > new Screenshots
and "Current Stage of my Char" Update
Last edited by ÇelLine#0636 on Apr 30, 2016, 6:58:15 PM
Last bumped on Jun 2, 2016, 1:46:51 PM
I'm currently looking at a cold to chaos trapper build so seeing your build is nice, although I'm still not sure which version to go for.
One thing though, could you also put your ascended points in your passive trees, and write out which ascendancy passives you chose in the spoiler?
also, could you use the function so it auto clicks your passive tree links?
Last edited by Zasso#1236 on Apr 13, 2016, 11:00:16 PM
yes sry, done alrdy.. and Uber Video is following, i just need a programm to edit video for youtube.
cant wait to level my character! really helpful dude in game as well, answered all my questions in very high detail and had a lot of useful input for the more expensive end game gear options. +1
What do you think of Rat's nest vs. Maligaro's gloves?

I started my build as a crit ice trapper, then switched to chaos to try it out. I love it! Just hit 90 on sc perandus. Killed atziri over and over, super easy, saving up to do uber.

My crit build before I went chaos used both maligaros and rats nest. Going to chaos I dropped maligaros and kept rats. The main reason was that rats added more dps AND I am using iron reflexes, so the defense on rats nest is great, like having s 600+ armour helm. Wondering if you have tried rats yet.

Another question I have is about leech and the new lab enchantments on boots. You can get '0.5% of damage leeched as life and mana if you have killed recently' - does this work for traps? I understand that traps an mines act as separate entities from you the player in the sense that you cannot link them to life leech/mana leech gems, yet I am confused about 'damage' in the wording of the enchantment. My guess would be that they do not count as your damage per say, yet it is still confusing as all hell. It is like saying you cannot leech with a bow since the bow itself is doing the damage, not you - your just pulling back the bow's string, like you just throw a trap. The bow does not shoot itself and the trap does not throw itself?
🐢
Last edited by Koheleth#0310 on Apr 13, 2016, 6:10:56 PM
well rats nest if u use IR ... maybe yes.. i recomend maligaros anyways cuz u get crit, multi and lil attk speed for ur whirling blades too..
and the thing that this build's usin a crit strikes gem doesnt need 60-70% incr crit chance at all.. ull stick around 60-67% crit charged (dependin on crit on gear etc)
so in my opinion thats more then enough..

the point of leeching is completely not given as a traper.. it doesnt count as a on kill effect ;/

so.. no it isnt useful at all.. ill stick with the % incr attk and cast speed after killin.. didnt find any better so far would like to get it on 12% from merc but.. not lucky so far..
Last edited by ÇelLine#0636 on Apr 13, 2016, 6:15:32 PM
Thanks, got the %1.5 regen life and man if you've been hit so will stick with that then. The new flask is awesome for this build, Lavianga's Spirit, that and some decent regen on a ring and I have been fine.

Gonna buy a high es/armour helm and test maligaros vs rats nest.
🐢
well i have tested rat's nest.. and u wont benefit much from movespeed cuz we'r usin whirlin, the crit is not necessary as alrdy said, the rarity ok fine not bad at all.. attk speed well.. not bad at all too for whirling and then there is the evasion.. rly nice 600+ ev..

but i would prefer to have a nice rare helmet with high str roll (hard to get high strenth for needed gems like rallying cry!) high life roll and some nice resis.. and there lots of very high EV helmets.. rare ones.. so i would rly recomend maligaros..
they have a nice crit, crit multi and attk speed.. thats all stats we benefit most
Why did you take the elemental path at Shadow start?
The chaos/phys route would double dip with the poison effect from CD and nets more damage at all. (even when its not needed)

█▀▀▌ █▌█▀▀▀ █▀▀▌█▄░▌
█▀▀█ █▌▀▀▀█ █░░▌█▀▌▌
█▄▄▌ █▌█▄▄█ █▄▄▌█░█▌
HC Viable?

Report Forum Post

Report Account:

Report Type

Additional Info