Astykon - The Great Freeze Pulse Build [ 1.3 ]
" Answer 1 - Well the main idea is I'm using determination to boost the effect of Granite flasks, it really helps to mitigate with physical damage. Answer 2 - Well that's good idea bout empower but I think I'm pretty fine with the AA right now. If I increase the level I might need to change a lot of stuff to get more mana regeneration to sustain it. Answer 3 - You welcome. Glad you liked it. P.S. Starting from the very beginning as an Freeze pulse is really tough. That's why I suggested when you're leveling to use something like Fire trap, Flameblast, Searing bond you name it just to help you push those levels up fast without struggle. Then when you have some gear waiting or when you feel is the time to transition to Freeze Pulse then you can switch, but however you must level those gems in other slots so they can be always ready to manage the change fast. Auras: Well it's true you can be like running with 3 aura's at very beginning but at least with clarity or discipline to help you with the mana pool would be nice. I see people who use Herald of Ice which is kinda good addition to the build I just chose to not use it. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
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Alright 66 now just switched to divinarius need 2 more level for the other dagger but i see already a very good dps boost with it.
About flameblast and fire trap i used two lifesprig and switched after level 40 for two rare wand i didn't meet many problems except for end act boss like vaal but it's ok :) About granit flask i hadn't understand it like that now it's ok thanks for your answer :) A bit worry about STR requirement too thats why i was wondering for an eventual replacement of karui ward to get an onyx with some spell damage + extra str + life / res eventually and then get cold damage leeched as life on doryani's belt. Hf :)
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" Well that's interesting, how do you need so big requirement of STR there are like 2 big STR nodes on the road to the last power charge node in the Marauder Area. I don't know if you feel like you have enough projectile speed to be safe it's good to test some things out. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
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" Not a problem man. I see the remaining points was different so I was like ok something is going on here so I guess my OCD kicked in. :p Also I am beginning to level up as freeze pulser and everything is going smoothly with FP. Level 20 atm. I picked up ice spear and have just been careful with the heavy hitting bosses keeping them at the edge of the screen and just ice spearing them to death while freezing them. 172 DPS tooltip on FP if it matters? Last edited by TehDiablo#4884 on Sep 13, 2014, 9:51:31 AM
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" It doesnt matter tooltip at very beginning, it might be hard but not impossible to level as FP and Ice Spear from early to end game. Maybe you can add Fire trap or something that kills them really fast and scales on crit it might help you push levels faster. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
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" Oh yes I defiantly have a fire trap gem thrown in (to be honest my FP out DPS the fire trap by a lot though). Was trying to skim the wiki for some leveling unique items but the wiki was being extremely slow so I gave up. Is there any you can recommend? Edit: Is there any gems we should not level past a certain level and if so would you care to add that in your guide. I never can remember that kind of stuff and would be highly convenient, would be highly appreciated. Last edited by TehDiablo#4884 on Sep 13, 2014, 2:30:04 PM
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" Well for leveling I used nothing special as unique. Getting either Goldrim helmet or Geofri's at beginning is sweet. The idea is to be capped on resist all the time and have rare gear with HP and Resists on it, nothing special or complex. And about gems, the only Gems that you should not get too high level are the ones that you might use in Cast When Damage Taken links. The other skills you dont want to level is the skills that require lots of DEX or STR which you get from some item piece, and making it so special that you cant change it so easily even when its bad. When I think about it I had no issues with gems just getting levels as high as possible because that's the most important thing for a spell caster it really depends on skill levels. Guild leader of Apotheosis for more information about the guild:
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Level 43 and still breezing along. I never seen the problems while leveling with FP. I had a Goldrim and Lochtonial Caress from drops and picked up a Lifesprig, I'm sure those 3 unique items helped.
Thanks for the explanation on the gems. I was curious cause I seen the gems in your armor linked some of them was lower like level. I'm not sure if you have not updated them or what. |
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" Mostly for determination ( cost 153 str at level 20 ) The real point is those two str nodes could be used elsewhere in tree for anything you want / need that could be harder to obtain on an item instead of +STR who can be obtainable really easily with masters crafting in a free item slot. Second interest in removing karui ward is you can then get an amulet with a decent spell damage + cast speed + life + res for example instead of lock the amulet slot to benefit of +35 str and an additional projectile speed only ( move speed isn't really useful since i use lightning warp this way i can sustain easier the mana cost for artic armor ). Ofc it's achievable only if we choose to get the cold life leech on doryani's invitation belt instead of karui ward :) Hf :) Last edited by Heli0nix#0378 on Sep 14, 2014, 3:20:36 PM
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Just want to update on how it's going. I am currently level 56 and continued to level with FP from as soon as I could get it. I still have not picked up EB yet and I am continuing to level up all my gems except for AA (Arctic Armor) I left it at level 7 atm because I don't think my current mana regen is going to handle level 8 atm.
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Everything is self found with the exclusion of Lifesprig and Karui Ward. I should probably chrom that Lifesprig and put ice spear in it or something. Last edited by TehDiablo#4884 on Sep 15, 2014, 11:55:21 AM
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