[2.4] THE FREEZERATOR. Dual Cospri's Malice Crit Assassin Lacerate. Frostbolt/Arctic Breath/Vortex

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VixTrader wrote:

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The build just doesn't work as well on Inquisitor. I tried both, and Assassin is just far superior for harder bosses. For the easy stuff of course they both melt maps and T12 and below bosses. But for harder stuff, Inquisitor just doesn't proc enough.

I've made a few changes to my build and it's working much better than the original. First off, I'm using leech gems in my swords now so even curse proof bosses I can leech off.

And I've added a 2nd curse, so now I have elemental weakness, Frostbite, and cold penetration. It's basically like Inquisitor's ignore resists because of how far you reduce their resists, and I have crit cap at 95%. When I finally get my 6L armor I'll also add accuracy gem and get that to 95%.

It's also easy enough to switch Frostbite for enfeeble for bosses that can one shot.

Yes the build doesnt work as well on inquisitor, if you've been following the thread that's what i've been arguing for the last few weeks, with infinite budget though, is another question to be answered.

Glad you made changes to improve your playstyle. Dual curse on tree?

Yeah the dual curse is from the tree. It's 4 points, but honestly bosses that used to be kinda hard for me when I was just using warlords mark now absolutely melt when I switched over to elemental weakness + Frostbite.

Could do corrupted amulet, but I rarely play so my budget isn't that high. When I get 1 more level I won't need Heretic's veil either, but going from 90 to 91 takes a while for how much I play.

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VixTrader wrote:

The build just doesn't work as well on Inquisitor. I tried both, and Assassin is just far superior for harder bosses. For the easy stuff of course they both melt maps and T12 and below bosses. But for harder stuff, Inquisitor just doesn't proc enough.

What was your crit chance as an Inquisitor? I think that makes a pretty big difference.

It IS possible to reach crit cap as an Inquisitor using 2x Cospri's Malice and significant investment in crit nodes and Assassin's Mark.

Using an Inc Crit Chance gem on your Lacerate gives you 7.4-7.5% base crit

Crit Cap is 95% but we get 9% from Assassin's Mark so we would need to reach 95-9 = 84% crit chance.

84% crit chance / 7.4% base crit = 1135% increased crit to reach crit cap.

255 generic crit
110 swords crit
125 DW crit
350 from power charges
108 inc crit gem
75 rats nest
50 maligaro’s virtuosity
60 from 2x Diamond Rings

1133% increased crit chance total. Basically crit cap with possibility to get crit chance on jewels or amulet to remove some nodes.

Here is an ugly unoptimized tree showing how to get all these crit nodes:

http://poeplanner.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


Is it worth it going this out of the way to reach crit cap on Inquisitor on 5.5 base crit weapons... Probably not, but maybe?

For people still confused, slotting more than 1 spell in a Cospri's Malice is a quality of life choice that the OP feels speeds up his clear speed and helps to kill mobs that may otherwise be missed.

Using only 1 spell per Cospri's Malice (with 2 support gems) will always net higher actual DPS.

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DarthPwn wrote:

For people still confused, slotting more than 1 spell in a Cospri's Malice is a quality of life choice that the OP feels speeds up his clear speed and helps to kill mobs that may otherwise be missed.

Using only 1 spell per Cospri's Malice (with 2 support gems) will always net higher actual DPS.

Absolutely.

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DarthPwn wrote:

For people still confused, slotting more than 1 spell in a Cospri's Malice is a quality of life choice that the OP feels speeds up his clear speed and helps to kill mobs that may otherwise be missed.

Using only 1 spell per Cospri's Malice (with 2 support gems) will always net higher actual DPS.

I'm planning on using:
Arctic Breath + Leech + Ice Bite (Frenzy charges)
Freezing Pulse + Leech + Added Cold

Herald of Ice is linked to curse on hit with Warlord's Mark for Endurance charges.

Any advice on the sword links? Any other way of generating Frenzy charges?

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Nallrad wrote:

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DarthPwn wrote:

For people still confused, slotting more than 1 spell in a Cospri's Malice is a quality of life choice that the OP feels speeds up his clear speed and helps to kill mobs that may otherwise be missed.

Using only 1 spell per Cospri's Malice (with 2 support gems) will always net higher actual DPS.

I'm planning on using:
Arctic Breath + Leech + Ice Bite (Frenzy charges)
Freezing Pulse + Leech + Added Cold

Herald of Ice is linked to curse on hit with Warlord's Mark for Endurance charges.

Any advice on the sword links? Any other way of generating Frenzy charges?

I personally use doedres for frenzys, sure it's abit sloppy, dents your hp for half a second but then you're fine again.

I personally would never play without cold pen in each weapon. And why leech in weapons when warlords mark will sustain you fine?

On reflect mobs that 2% is not enough

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Nallrad wrote:

On reflect mobs that 2% is not enough

Hm ok I personally never had problems with reflect mobs.

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Nallrad wrote:

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DarthPwn wrote:

For people still confused, slotting more than 1 spell in a Cospri's Malice is a quality of life choice that the OP feels speeds up his clear speed and helps to kill mobs that may otherwise be missed.

Using only 1 spell per Cospri's Malice (with 2 support gems) will always net higher actual DPS.

I'm planning on using:
Arctic Breath + Leech + Ice Bite (Frenzy charges)
Freezing Pulse + Leech + Added Cold

Herald of Ice is linked to curse on hit with Warlord's Mark for Endurance charges.

Any advice on the sword links? Any other way of generating Frenzy charges?

As an Assassin without the Inquisitor's ignore resist on crits, Cold Penetration is the highest real DPS support you can use.

Obviously, Life Leech is a DPS loss but you should always use Cold Pen over Added Cold.

I'd probably try...

AB + Cold Pen + Inc Crit (if not crit capped) / Conc Effect (if over capped)
FP + Cold Pen + Inc Crit (if not crit capped) / Controlled Destruction (if over capped)