[2.2] 100% chaos ICE TRAPPER - UBER down (T15 Abyss Double Boss fight in 10 sec!!)

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GrimmGerim wrote:

Do you run HoI, too? If so, how much damage does it add?

I don't quite have enough mana to run HoI as well. Once my Enlighten hits level 3 I might be able to squeeze HoI in.

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Kitaen wrote:

the question is, do we even need the heretic's veil?

i mean we give up a ton of defensive stats on a helmet for what? +2 aura? 12% reduced mana? a gem slot we prolly have anyways?

i don't think it is worth it compared to a really good rare helm. we need resistances badly on any slot we can get, since chest/boots/ring/weapons are occupied. if you then consider rolling trap damage on your belt and maybe crit on your ring/amu we lose another 3 suffix slots.

For top DPS against T15 bosses/uber, I won't be wearing my Heretic's Veil; I'll swap out my gear for top single-target DPS.

But for leveling and clearing maps, Heretic's Veil is fantastic.

Our DPS is fine as is for map clearing... it's stopping things from getting to you and killing you that's important. My solution is to use Heretic's Veil.

Prior to using HV, I felt really squishy. But once I started using this helm, the difference in survivability for me was like night and day.

Since equipping HV I'ved died only once, in spite of being pretty aggressive about map clearing. And the death I took was pretty hard to avoid. I was clearing some mobs, tossing a lot of traps out, at full health. Suddenly, that leap-slammer rogue exile jumps me. I took him out without even realizing he was there, but I think he may have done some damage to me.

Next thing I knew, I was looking at a dead character. Nearby was Lady Stormflay; I probably ate a Lightning Strike, which I didn't see due to all the Ice Trap explosions around me.

But to each his own. There's no "right" way to run this build. If something else works better for you then great! :-)
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My "map-clearing/leveling" gear:


For Uber/T15 bosses, I plan on equipping Atziri's Step, a +1 Tabula Rasa, and perhaps one DPS-oriented unique as well, depending on how stats work out (maybe Rat's Nest or Facebreaker - haven't worked out what's best yet).

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mrpetrov wrote:

Has anyone running a high crit version of this build tried replacing void manipulation and controlled destruction with quality inc crit strikes and Inc crit damage?

i found out blowing up 2 screens with increased area of effect while mapping saves a lot of time to kill stray mobs or mobs you wouldn't kill otherwise

i don't need the dmg from the 6th gem neither, so i went with the AoE for maps. i do run the heavy crit variant of this with over 530 multiplier and almost 65% crit. the endgame gear scaling is way better with the crit version.
the downside is your gear is a lot more expensive and your setup needs to be on point to get all resistances maxed out.

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Kitaen wrote:

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mrpetrov wrote:

Has anyone running a high crit version of this build tried replacing void manipulation and controlled destruction with quality inc crit strikes and Inc crit damage?

i found out blowing up 2 screens with increased area of effect while mapping saves a lot of time to kill stray mobs or mobs you wouldn't kill otherwise

i don't need the dmg from the 6th gem neither, so i went with the AoE for maps. i do run the heavy crit variant of this with over 530 multiplier and almost 65% crit. the endgame gear scaling is way better with the crit version.
the downside is your gear is a lot more expensive and your setup needs to be on point to get all resistances maxed out.

+1

I'm probably going to switch to Increased AOE for map-clearing once I get a 21/20 Ice Trap.

sorry for noob question but why do you go for crit nodes in tree when controlled destrouction reduces crit chance?

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randall145 wrote:

sorry for noob question but why do you go for crit nodes in tree when controlled destrouction reduces crit chance?

It's all about what, in the end, gives you more DPS.

In spite of the loss of crit using Controlled Destruction, the "more" damange multiplier more than makes up.

However, check your DPS stats - once you get enough crit, dropping Controlled Destruction instead of Void Manipulation may be worthwhile.

okay thanks

Wtb Standard 6l carcass...Joking don't have the currency.

Thx for the info, I will try your build after I get the 6l carcass...Not trying with tabula rasa or other crappy stuff.

This build destroys contend even with Tabula Rasa. But each to their own.

Im destroying content with 5L carcass and Im atm underleveled lol.