[1.0.1] HeavyUnit's 21k Single Target CI FP Crit Build!

Isn't it worth to use Blood Rage for frenzy charges since we are using CI? It's free casting speed, why didn't u include it in your build?

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Tkejczuu wrote:

Isn't it worth to use Blood Rage for frenzy charges since we are using CI? It's free casting speed, why didn't u include it in your build?

Yeah I should have included this in the build. I'm not entirely sure how effective it is, I think it depends on the party you are in. You'll have to continually recast it, though I imagine that is more inconvenience than anything. In more powerful parties, you may not be getting many kills, so that's something to consider.

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Markwerf wrote:

Ok i've been running some numbers to get some better understanding how the best freezing pulse damage is done....
lots of math etc

This was a good post, and I want to reply to it soon. School has been insane the past few weeks so I haven't been able to stay up on this thread as much as I want to. I will say that I disagree with the concept behind your numbers, even if they are empirically correct. Hopefully this weekend I will have time to write a proper reply to your assertions. Thanks for the interest in the thread.

Great guide, thanks !

I have no Nemesis/HC character so this is my first, currently level 20 and more or less always play solo.
I like to have things planned out, so I'm trying to figure out which gems I want/will need.

FP - LMP - Faster Casting - Mana Leech – Life Leech – Increased Critical Damage

Reduced Mana - Discipline - Clarity - Purity Of Elements/Purity/Haste/Determination

*Summon Skeletons - Spell Totem - Minion Life - /Faster Casting/Minion And Totem Elemental Resistance/Minion Damage

Unlinked : Elemental Weakness, Frostbite, and Enfeeble.


But after that I need help.
What gems are good to link with Ice Spear ? (as I see this skill is very often used)
*I have seen Spell Totems either with Ice Spear or Summon Skeleton, but I guess for HC skeleton is better (for meatshield)...
And also what is good to link with Lightning Warp ?

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robin_nerf wrote:

Great guide, thanks !

I have no Nemesis/HC character so this is my first, currently level 20 and more or less always play solo.
I like to have things planned out, so I'm trying to figure out which gems I want/will need.

FP - LMP - Faster Casting - Mana Leech – Life Leech – Increased Critical Damage

Reduced Mana - Discipline - Clarity - Purity Of Elements/Purity/Haste/Determination

*Summon Skeletons - Spell Totem - Minion Life - /Faster Casting/Minion And Totem Elemental Resistance/Minion Damage

Unlinked : Elemental Weakness, Frostbite, and Enfeeble.


But after that I need help.
What gems are good to link with Ice Spear ? (as I see this skill is very often used)
*I have seen Spell Totems either with Ice Spear or Summon Skeleton, but I guess for HC skeleton is better (for meatshield)...
And also what is good to link with Lightning Warp ?

What you have linked in your post looks good. Keep in mind that 6L items are not cheap, so you should plan your build around a 5L and maybe level the 6th gem (increased critical damage) until you get a 6L.

I covered auras in the guide, but purity may be needed until you have enough res on your gear or in passives to not run it. Discipline is an absolute must, and your second aura should be purity and then drop it for either clarity or haste depending on your mana.

Ice spear is something that some people use. I have it listed as a supplemental damage skill on a totem. I'll use it in harder maps on bosses for a little extra DPS. But I don't use it that often. You can also use it to freeze enemies from far away so you can safely walk up to them to start using FP. Up to you. I'm not sure how I would link it if I weren't using it on a totem. Perhaps Ice spear - faster casting - mana leech - critical damage if you plan on casting it without a totem.

I link nothing to lightning warp. It's not a spell I use constantly, just use it to get over ledges or in tight quarters around obstacles.

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Markwerf wrote:

For example I calculated the freezing pulse DPS for what Peon posted of his on the 15th.
Freezing pulse lvl 17 so DPSofSpell = 266.15
BonusMultiplier = 4.1 (all the cold/ele/spell/projectile bonusses from gear/gems/passives)
CriticalMultiplier = 1.89 (Critchance of 33.8%, CritDmg 3.65)
CastingMultiplier = 1.65 (From passives and Faster casting gem)
Other = 0.7 (Lesser Multiple Projectiles)

Resulting in:
TotalDPS = 266.15 * 4.1 * 1.89 * 1.65 * 0.7 = 2386

This is a bit off from what he posted of 2100 so I might have hade made a small erro, the gear is slightly different or something like that.

First of all thank you for your in depth analysis, to be honest, I can't remember if my DPS really was 2100 at the time of the posting, it could very well be that I made a mistake and your calculated number is the correct one.

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Markwerf wrote:

Faster casting. This grants 38% increased casting speed at lvl 18 which how casting speed multipliers work is also the cap for it. If you have other casting speed bonusses this only goes down. Casting speed however also has an effect on mana consumption. The gem already has a mana cost multiplier of 120% but 38% faster casting also increases mana consumption by at most 38% (same increase in mana consumption as in dps). So best case scenario for this gem is when you have no other casting speed bonusses where it gives 38% increased casting speed but 1.2 * 1.38 = 1.65 mana cost multiplier (assuming lvl 18 still). This is not so great generally especially as I think you should avoid having to use mana leech and there are better alternatives anyway. Just grab a few casting speed passives if you happen to have none on gear and can afford it manawise.

Are you saying, that there is a cap on casting speed bonus? I did not know this, I always thought you could theoretically get a 100% (or even more) casting speed?

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Markwerf wrote:

For peon specifically i'd refund the passives left of mental acquity (5) and get Throatseeker and replace the faster casting gem with Cold penetration if he has chromatics to roll a second green slot. Otherwise just increased critical damage. The chaos damage on icespear could be replaced too I feel.

In a first step I have replaced the Faster Casting Gem with Increased Critical Damage. The DPS didn't change very much (it is just bigger hits instead of more hits), however it somehow felt a little bit more unsafe. Before the change I could spam Freezing Pulse quite fastly (of course the freeze duration was shorter) and I felt, that this contributed positively to my life leech. I am actually not sure, how Life Leech works with regards to less, but bigger hits compared to more, but smaller hits.
Let's assume I do one hit with 100 damage and at the same time I can do two hits with 50 damage each. If I have 10% life leech, both will result in 10 life being leeched back. But how does the life leech from the two smaller hits do stack? I had the feeling that the two 5 life were being leeched back faster than the single 10 life. This is a very simplified example of course, but I hope you understand my problem.
Anyway I bought a Q20 LMP shortly afterwards, which gave me 10% cast speed and I do now feel quite good when using Increased Critical Damage instead of Faster Casting.
I have also replaced the Added Chaos Damage on Ice Spear with Increased Rarity. I have lost quite some DPS of course, but it contributed well to the loot dropped from Piety when killing her with Ice Spear.


On a general note, it is going quite well, I can run 66 / 67 maps without big problems. Due to Real Life, I hadn't had much time to play during the week, hopefully it will be better this weekend.

im currently level 20 and have like 65 dps on my freezing pulse (10% quality)

should i get a two hander and try to level up sweep or something until late game? this is the weakest ive felt on any character dps wise at the early stages of the game (im used to playing physical dmg)

i am level 66 i deal 1500 dmg fp really i am foked and bored as hell with this foking witch.

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alexvsevil wrote:

im currently level 20 and have like 65 dps on my freezing pulse (10% quality)

should i get a two hander and try to level up sweep or something until late game? this is the weakest ive felt on any character dps wise at the early stages of the game (im used to playing physical dmg)

I used FP from the beginning, but do what you need to. Melee / phys damage is always going to seem stronger because weapons scale better than most spells at all levels. Once you get a 4L and some levels on your gems you'll be fine.

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causeofhell wrote:

i am level 66 i deal 1500 dmg fp really i am foked and bored as hell with this foking witch.

Not sure what to tell ya man. This isn't a 'fun' build I suppose, but it's quite effective.

i had been using some low level unique rings and a junky shield. after a few upgrades to gain cast speed and stuff (and an amulet with +spell damage, +cold damage, and cast speed!!) i am able to 3-4 shot mobs so it's feeling way stronger now. single target damage still feels low, but i guess thats the price you pay to be a spell caster. i assume its a case of 'melee is strong early game when twinked, but spellcasters feel strong late game even untwinked' since you just need a good level on your spell rather than a 300+ dps mainhand. so ill just be patient :)

lol not using gmp in guide and going for lmp instead noobish tbh, gmp is a must especially in partys and i got 3k dps with GMP and i can sustain my mana with just 1 mana pot while i run 2 granite and 2 quicksilvers.

funny thing since u run this build as a crit and not use maligaros *facepalm* this build needs an update

here is my gear so people can get a understanding on how it is to run a FP, note that i do max 72 maps until i get better ES chest and ES shield with same spell and crit values


here is my tree atm if anyone is interested
fp witch for NEMESISSS

keep in mind im running this in nemesis