[2.0] ✮ MrKasor's Tri-Curse Icestorm High Maiden ✮ [HC] Affordable CI Safe High Damage 7-Jewels
Basic Summary of the Build
Difficulty: Easy Cost: Mid-Range Safety: ✮✮✮✮ Using The Whispering Ice Unique Staff and it's Icestorm skill with Curses to destroy bosses. Basically this is a full Cold Damage Build that will use Icestorm to destroy single targets or tough crowds in a second. You use 3 long Duration Curses which lower enemy Cold resists and Damage so not even Atziri has positive Resists once done although this is really only needed vs bosses or strong rares. The High Int (1300+ INT) in this build leads to a ton of Damage as well as Energy Shield. With Very High ES we go CI around Level 70-80. Discipline, 2 Vaal Disciplines, Endurance Charges on Kill, Immortal Call, A Granate Flask, Arctic Armour, Taste of Hate, and Enfeeble provide a ton of defense and keep you alive. 2 Vaal Discipline's which are your new health pots or as I call them GOD POTS because you can't die with these active. ___________________________________________________________________________
Pro's and Con's
Pro's
-Strong & Long Curses
-CI -Large ES pool like 9000+ -Vaal Pact -5 Free Jewel Slots -No need to link the Staff's sockets -Level's Nicely -Everything Gets Frozen/Chilled so that's safe -Melts Bosses
Con's
-Reflect
-ES gear isn't sold as often -Filling Stat Requirements with Items -Requires a Unique you can't use till lvl 33 -Can't do Blood Magic Maps
Skill Gems
Staff: Added Cold/Hypothermia(After 600 Int) + Spell Echo + Conc Effect + Life Leech + Faster Casting + Cold Pen (BBBGGR)
Body: Frostbite + Vaal Discipline + Vaal Discipline + Clarity + Vaal Grace + Herald of Ice (BBRBBB) Gloves: Cast when Stunned + Increased Duration + Phase Run + Immortal Call (BBRR) Helmet: CWDT + Increased Duration + Enfeeble + IC (BBBR) Boots: Arctic Armour + Chaos Golem + Discipline + Flame Dash (BBBG)
Skill Binds
Left Click: Move
Right Click: Icestorm Middle Click: Flame Dash Q: Vaal Discipline W: Vaal Discipline E: Frostbite R: Vaal Grace T: Chaos Golem + Discipline + Herald of Lightning + Herald of Ice + AA + Clarity
Gear
Staff: (6 Sockets doesn't have to be linked so ilvl 50+)
The Whispering Ice 12% Chance to Block (14 to 18)% increased Intelligence (8 to 12)% increased Cast Speed +1 to Level of Socketed Support Gems Grants level 1 Icestorm Skill 1% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence Belt: Bated Breath +(9 to 20) to maximum Energy Shield +(15 to 25) to Intelligence +(20 to 30) to maximum Energy Shield 50% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate 10% increased Damage Ring: Perandus Signet +(20 to 25) to maximum Mana +(25 to 30) to maximum Mana (45 to 65)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 2% increased Experience gain 2% increased Intelligence for each Unique Item you have equipped 3% additional chance for Slain monsters to drop Scrolls of Wisdom ~And~ Doedre's Damning +(20 to 25) to maximum Mana +(5 to 10) to Intelligence +5% to all Elemental Resistances +5 Mana Gained on Kill Enemies can have 1 additional Curse Helmet: Doedre's Scorn +(20 to 30) to Intelligence 20% increased Elemental Damage (30 to 50)% increased Curse Duration +1 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems (10 to 20)% increased Damage per Curse on Enemy ~or~ Geofri's Crest (60 to 80)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(15 to 20)% to Fire Resistance +(15 to 20)% to Cold Resistance +(15 to 20)% to Lightning Resistance +(20 to 30)% to Chaos Resistance +1 to Level of Socketed Gems for leveling put Firestorm + Fire Pen + Spell Echo + Empower until you have Icestorm Body (5 or 6)-Link: Rare ES Body Prefix -ES -Defenses Suffix -Int -Resist -Resist ~or~ Icetomb +(30 to 40) to Strength +(30 to 40) to Intelligence (140 to 160)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(50 to 75)% to Cold Resistance 150% increased Chill Duration on Enemies Cannot be Chilled Works well with the build and is cheap for early game doesn't have the ES to hold up later though Gloves: Rare ES Gloves (Corrupted Temp Chains) Prefix -ES -Defenses Suffix -Int -Resist -Resist ~or~ Asenath's Gentle Touch +(20 to 30) to Intelligence +(20 to 30) to maximum Life +(20 to 30) to maximum Mana Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit Boots: Rare ES Boots Prefix -ES -Defenses -Movement Suffix -Int -Resist -Resist Amulet: Rare Dex/Int Amulet Prefix -Max ES -ES -Spell Damage Suffix -Int -All Attributes -Resist Jewels: Fertile Mind ~And~ Chill of Corruption ~And~ Rare Int Jewels Prefix -Max ES -Spell Damage Suffix -Int -All Attributes or Int & Dex/Str Flasks: 2 Health Flasks (Useless with CI replace with Atziri's Promise and Taste of Hate) -Removes Bleeding ~And~ 2 Resist Flasks (Ruby & Topaz) -Removes Frozen -Removes Curse ~And~ Granate Flask -Removes Bleeding
Skill Tree
Bandits
N Green (10% to All Resists)
C All (Skill Point) M All (Skill Point) 80 Points 100 Points CI 122 Points CI
Atziri (UNTESTED)
Alright so now it's time to go over what everyone seems to care about.
She's tough but we're tougher
Atziri Fight
1. You're Tri-Curses will bring all her resists down. Just have a curse immune flask and a ruby flask.
2. Now your Icestorm will grind her to dust. 3. Use Vaal Discipline as an Emergency Flask. Flasks are key and removes Bleeding as well. 4. Might want to self cast your curses here to regulate reflection. Note: Honestly it's more or Less her VS your Tri-Curse. AS it makes it Super hard to kill you and all fights much Easier. Without the curses you are boned, she will probably one hit your you. Inside I'll tell you how to beat Uber!
Uber Fight
You can't alone... don't try.
Have I tried? No, I play Hardcore and normal Atziri still scares me.
Videos
Coming Soon
Explanations
1. Why all the Intelligence?
Well Icestorm gets it's damage off Int and also gives +1% increased Spell damage per 10 Int. This is the reason why the build focuses on getting so much. It just so happens that you also get 1% Increased Maximum ES for every 5 Int as well. Basically Int covers Offense & Defense. 2. Doedre's Scorn over Black Sun Crest? You have 3 long Duration Curses. This Helmet makes them longer AND increases your elemental damage by 20% and increases All Damage by (30 to 60)%. Drops (20 to 30) Int on you and looks way cooler to top it off. 4. Why no Hypothermia? Hypothermia sucks Vs Atziri or any boss that's Chill Immune. I also dislike gem swapping. 4. Why CI? Why worry about chaos damage also when you have 500+% ES you might as well All in. All that intelligence really adds up. 5. Leveling? Use Firestorm + Fire Pen + Empower + Spell Echo until you have the Staff. Plop it into something cheap that gives you +1 to socketed gem levels that way firestorm gets plus 2 levels with Empower level 1. 6. Vaal Discipline and Chill of Corruption? Vaal Discipline now is your health pot for ES and basically makes you immortal for the duration so that is why I rock 2. Chill of Corruption fills both at almost twice the speed as we shatter almost every enemy. Feel free to ask Questions, add your own input, or bash it. FAQ: Video's are coming in September when I move back to Ottawa and my Ping isn't 1000.
Change Log
17/07/2015:
-Updated leveling Part -Added Geofri's Crest with Empower for leveling until Icestorm Obtained 21/07/2015: -Removed MoM -Added AA & HoI -Changed Skills -More Defense 23/07/2015: -New Tree 23/07/2015: -Made tree more efficient -Made CWS set-up Better -removed Windscream & Perandus Signet -added Doedre's Damning -Cheaper Build 26/07/2015: -Removed Essence Surge as our belt provides enough -Removed Fingers of Frost & Shadow Elemental Damage Path -Added Vaal Pact -Added Fertile Mind and (66 to 74) INT -Added 30 INT and a Jewel Slot -Added to Explanations Section -Herald of Ice now Curses on Hit and Generates Frenzy/Endurance/Power Charges -Added Immortal Call 31/07/2015: -Revised Tree More Auras and Stun Avoidance -Temp Chain on Gloves -Removed Lightning -Removed Call of the Brotherhood -Added Faster Casting -Re-did some Skills -Added Phase Run [3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed] https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226 Last edited by MrKasor#6572 on Aug 15, 2015, 5:38:17 PM
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You mention added cold? any reason for not going Hypothermia?
- Sapler - www.Sapler.no - youtube.com/sapler - twitch.tv/Sapler -
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" I distain switching Gems and Atziri is chill/shock immune so are already losing one more modifier you don't want to lose two. Also the Damage pumped out by the Added Cold + Cold Pen is Quite High. Then Call of the Brotherhood Turns half the Added Lightning to Cold and Makess Frozen Enemies Shocked. With a High Chance to Freeze this build can keep most mobs frozen and shocked for a long time. Plus lvl 20 CWDT pops Cold Snap for that ~50% Chance to Freeze Twice. Icetomb Keeps Chill on MUCH longer and Basically Caps Cold Res plus gives ES and INT and allows for the same cheap socket colours as the staff BBBGGR which costs about 30 Chromatics to get each. Hardest Items to Get is the INT Ring and The Staff. The rest are fairly cheap Items. If I were to switch any gems for Hypothermia assuming you aren't ever going against atziri or shock/chill immune bosses it would be Conc effect. [3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed] https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226 Last edited by MrKasor#6572 on Jul 17, 2015, 11:47:31 AM
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Any skill recommendations for leveling? Along the same lines, what skill would you recommend we use in place of Icestorm until we get The Whispering Ice?
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" Firestorm added it to the Explanations section [3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
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Spoiler
Aqquired these so far, just farming up a bit more currency before I reroll. Will update my thoughts as I go as not many people seem to be going for self cast. I have a few things in mind to test :) |
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What did you do with the bandits?
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" Never mind |
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" Found it :P [3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
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So life leech but no ghost reaver?
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