[2.6] The Curse Whisperer - Tri-Curse CI Whispering Ice Elementalist - Viable for Everything

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aaOzymandias wrote:

Would going into occultist have any merit?

Been asked many times, not worth it for what it offers. 50% reduced reflect and the free 25% penetration from Ele are way better than Occultist offerings. Occultist can be done, but there really just isn't any reason to do so.

Kelvynn, your guide is the best.

I just wanted to thank you for your efforts put into the making of the guide. I am relatively new to PoE (400+ hours played), but I have done a thorough research and playtests on various guides and came to the conclusion that yours is the best. The incedibly handy levelling section with step-by-step instructions and neat spoilers makes levelling smoother than anything I have experienced before.

The resulting character is the most enjoyable to play so far (superior even to the unstoppabe gladiator, which is also fun and smooth to play). With your build I was able to get a nearly perfect Cospri's that I quickly sold for a whopping (by my standards) 4.5 ex to improve my current gear.

Thank you for your great care in the making of the guide!

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sarahschneider wrote:

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Kelvynn wrote:

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yissus wrote:

Enlighten lv 3 its mandatory? or can we use a level 2 more easy to level up one from level 1?

You can play with Enlighten lv 1 in Black Sun Crest without AA. Once it becomes lv 2 you can start using AA and have mana for 1 cast of Icestorm with CE (full boss DPS) or 2 casts with IR (good enough for mapping). And once it's lv 3 you have all the mana you ever need. Lv 4 is a luxury upgrade that lets you pre-stack a bunch of Icestorms before the fight starts (Shaper talking, Izaro arriving, Atziri phases, triggered fights, essences, strongboxes) - but that's not necessary.

Level 2 Enlighten + Black Sun w/ 5L (5gems) WI is not enough to do a 2 cast ice storm with AA on let alone having IR in, unless you somehow managed to get close to 1.4k int at that level. My level 71 WI char (1,264 int) has 166 mana left with 94 ice storm mana cost, that's with level 3 enlighten linked to WM and Disc. So there's that.

Lv 71? Umm... yeah, at lv 71 your mana pool is simply too small. You can level to lv 80 in the Lake really fast.

The Uber Lab farm video with the Templar was with Enlighten lv 2. Enough mana for 1 cast with CE worked just fine.

IR has no mana multiplier. It's free.

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yissus wrote:

A 18% int staff its mandatory? or can we do everything on a 14% Int staff? is something that will make me regret in the future?. because I socket 6s a 14% int staff and wanna know if that 4% Int its a game changer...like a hugh buff of dps and leech?...I have jewellers..so maybe buy another one and try socket it again if its really need it....thanks

1% Int is somewhere around 12-15 Int depending on your gear. There is no reason to deny yourself 48-60 Int (an equivalent of a jewel!) only to save a few chaos.

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Dunkleosteus wrote:

OK, Pretty sure this is right...just never seems to cast?

You should be able to see the balls of lightning flying out when you take damage. But you are not using Doedre's Damning, and probably don't have Whispers of Doom either? So then you cannot apply those curses.

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aaOzymandias wrote:

Would going into occultist have any merit?

There is an OCC WI build, or at least was in 2.3, check the Witch build list. But no amount of ES regen can let you facetank the endgame bosses. And then you need to run around and dodge everything with much smaller DPS than the Elementalist. Most of the Occultist perks don't do anything for WI. I don't see the point. Not to mention the sweet near-immunity to reflect.

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Brongard wrote:

Thank you for your great care in the making of the guide!

Thank you! :)

I got the .6% life/mana leech in 2 runs and the warlord's mark effect in about 5 more. I'm pretty happy with that!
Face tanking uber lab with zero issues now 7.8K ES. like a 1% chance of death if I lag or misclick. Only problems i've had are spike/saw traps on an ES character.

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soujiro707 wrote:

I got the .6% life/mana leech in 2 runs and the warlord's mark effect in about 5 more.

Go buy a lottery ticket, now! :)))

How do you deal with freeze if you equip a crafted crystal belt?

Thanks for the build brah.

LOVING this character. at lvl 78 so far.

But i'm trying to plan out the Tree - your level 91 Link doesn't have all the skills filled out - is there something wrong with the link?

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Brongard wrote:

How do you deal with freeze if you equip a crafted crystal belt?

You carry an anti-freeze flask, especially in maps with +cold damage.

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NateDiesel wrote:

But i'm trying to plan out the Tree - your level 91 Link doesn't have all the skills filled out - is there something wrong with the link?

Try reloading the page.

And thanks for reminding me: I changed lv 91 to lv 92 in the leveling guide but forgot to update the tree on the top. It's better to take the jewel socket on the right first.

Kelvynn has done an amazing job to optimise this build and after it became so popular, expect next legue items to cost 100 ex :)) However, speaking of 100ex , there is also room for improvment with the tree asuming you aqure Skyforth :)

Also the emporior mastery jewel works wonders on this build aswell, even though even not with optional gear you can clear all current content.

protip for under max rolled gear and flippers - divine orb

Skyforth is like 60ex on essence standard so that's not really an option for most.
A cheaper alternative would be the new ring Valyrium - http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Valyrium
I'm not sure if that will really work out in the end but it's very cheap - free even, so I might check it out - ~10 skill points free for a mere single chaos? yes please - I cuold get all the energy shield nodes and see my e-pen raise even higher. You know - the bigger the ES the... uhm.