Astykon - The Great Freeze Pulse Build [ 1.3 ]
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doing this build or any other caster build is better as witch since you'll basically get +4% more 'increased' dmg from the first 5 points AND you have access to a 40% mana regen +14 ES node.
I only took shadow because the witch is so ugly, knowing it is worse on paper... (act 3 merciless atm - docks running) My idea was to to skip aura nodes and take shield block instead (maybe with the anvil or the spell block amulet). thinking of tempest shield + herald of ice and/or one of those purity's... maybe skip one for discipline... depending on how much ES I will get on items. https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgYAc7PwaxXnl5dFfIw2YeJVSyaVFr8GIx9BAx61SHBSKgvz6onTcNVd8g5IY0MRlklR8NWVLgcej_ryHWSd6_W5k8MJf8YnqbjKO3wPxKKjwfPbC4IelSBrF2pDwFS86gj0LR9Ms9teUDAEB1XGg9s6WAVCQZaus9D1LJyTJxzcSbHXz_k374i0DEZxgwlvnsDjS1fxs3cHhxOcpP_eJP3nVFFHjb8FtU2SI_aNfTB8Rwby4dvntMXC7GyMYqydqj3it9PXy6OK_xxLjR6BKw1fKuvkVyu9gm0ZIoGeoVZKjjwXVEwtFLA= (maybe remove the additional cold dmg points for some aura nodes or those spell block nodes... dunno) what do you think? Last edited by azraelb#0313 on Sep 1, 2014, 5:49:20 PM
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" Well what do I think is that you wont have enough mana regeneration to sustain high level Arctic Armour if you are not using the combo Clarity + Discipline. Using shield is interesting idea I'm curious how it will end up. Passive tree looks nice. My question is why do you think is worth it to use that Herald of Ice since you're massive crit build you'll freeze everything just from the crits. I think if you link it with some multiplier support gem it will reserve way too much mana from your pool. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
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" well using a high lvl arctic armour is nice, but high to max shield block should be the better defense especially vs. hard hitting phys dmg monsters and from my experience also a mediocre lvl arctic armour should work pretty well vs. those dogs from the docks and those tentacle things before piety... " lvl 20 herald of Ice adds 53-70 base cold dmg to spells AND deals 141-211 base cold aoe dmg on freezed monster kill (but with a 30% dmg effectiveness for supports). lvl 20 Fp has 255-382 base spell dmg, so Herald of Ice adds almost 20% base dmg. I use HoI because of its flat cold dmg added to spells not because of its aoe effect on freezed monster kill. linking supports like added cold dmg or crit dmg to Herald of Ice only effect the 'aoe dmg' part, so I wont do that. HoI is like a little anger/wrath for high speed spells and it looks cool... Last edited by azraelb#0313 on Sep 2, 2014, 6:53:25 AM
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Hiya,
I really like the use of two daggers, i know i've been doing that since nemesis in my freezing pulse build (Though I never made it to end game with it in the invasion league). Just wondering, have you tried using a sapphire flask for reflect packs? I saw in your videos a little struggle with dealing with ele reflect and having to swap in fire trap to deal with it. Otherwise, i did theory craft a build based on this before you released your 1.2 update, (yours is like 190283012x funner which = better, i went through ballistic mastery and MoM). But yea i would like to know how a sapphire would work to mitigate that because i don't think i'll enjoy playing endgame too much if i have to swap in fire trap every time i see a reflect pack. Thanks, very much! Also what is your view on spell echo? I tried it, but i didn't like the lack of control it presented, that being said it boosted the tooltip dps by buttloads. Last edited by Markkkwan#7639 on Sep 2, 2014, 10:26:34 AM
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hi there!
first of all thanks for your great guide it helps me a lot for my nextgen-freezingpulse-dude. after trying everything that got in my hand in ambush i got stuck with freezingpulse and love it ;) i also use firetraps and right now its awesome fun. cheap and very effective. i allways played a "lightning strike, bloodmagic max allblock resolute technic duelist" and im really a mana-crit noob and like it ;) thanks for all the input and happy freezing ;) |
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Sounds great. azraelb
Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/900355 |
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" Thanks for the kind words, hope you have great time playing the build. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/900355 |
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" Well you can try using sapphire flask, I never needed to add so much focus into reflect mobs, since I'm guild master and I always play in party with my members, maybe if you're more of a solo player you must think something about that reflect. Well spell echo is sweet thing you can easily replace faster casting for it but since mine is 20 lvl and quality I prefer to stick with it. I feel like freezing on 1 place because of the extra cast that Spell Echo gives I feel more free using Casting Speed and have higher mobility, So I think its more like personal preference there's no right or wrong thing to skill links, in the end the most important thing is to like what you're doing. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/900355 |
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in Curel act2 do i finally need to upgade my gear and spend my 15 skillpoints wich i still didnt spend *g..
right now its a iceglasscanon.. but its superfun ;)) |
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" Currently I am at act 3 merciless doing docks runs (mostly solo). Solo'ed almost the whole game with FP till now except act 3 cruel (played with friend). Till act 2 merciless fellshrine runs you can and should go mostly for dmg and some life nodes+life leech gem. To get through act 2 merciless and act 3 sarn/docks farming you need at least +40-50% all res (I reccomend running purity) and decent life (about 2,3k+). I also recommend getting some chaos resist for act 2 and act 3 sewers... only bought goldrim till now.. other than that selffound |
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