[2.6] The Curse Whisperer - Tri-Curse CI Whispering Ice Elementalist - Viable for Everything
" We do have critical strike chance, though low because we don't actually get it. What Elemental Overload removes is multiplier (the extra damage of the crit), not the chance itself. Orb of Storm: "Orb of Storms works the best because it can benefit from the increased AoE and skill duration. And it also triggers Mastermind of Discord's fire penetration effect." and also, posibly, "Each hit has its own chance of being a critical strike", though I don't think the last part is a reason. |
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@OP - can you please give us an option without Astrementis? I have started the build but can not afford that item!!!
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" been using a str-dex amulet to compensate for the stat loss together with some resist. it should last you around mid tier maps, enough to let you farm for that astramentis. |
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Hey OP, great build, going great so far (level 80 something).
Quesiton though, Do you think swapping a gem out for Cold to Fire support is worth considering? I've seen an increase in dps, but not entirely sure. Great build once again! |
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Would hypothermia be an okay replacement for conc effect if I don't like the feel of the reduced AOE?
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" If you want to go super cheap you may even use a good carnage heart, yes you will have slightly less ES but the stats + good res help a lot while leveling (SC only i guess). I did so myself before getting the astramentis. Last edited by Silvoz#7719 on Dec 16, 2016, 4:15:48 AM
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" It depends on your level and the sockets of your staff. I replaced conc effect with IIR and I think it's better overall, the DPS difference isn't big, though I have a 6S staff. And hypothermia applies more damage to chilled enemies, but im not sure if bosses can be chilled, so you should have both gems on your inventory and swap when needed. |
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" Your character is lv 60, and you took the useless ES nodes instead of the AoE nodes. If you followed the guide it would work much better. Just saying. " Ctf + AoF + Perandus model is used by the Scion version. It requires much higher Int to be worth it (Scion gets extra Int from Ascendancy and an extra jewel slot). I don't see this model working better than Pyre + CD + 2 skill points for the Witch unless you have godly gear and very high level (i.e. unlikely to happen in a temp league). " There is an example of a beginner's amulet for leveling in the Leveling Guide. You can get better stats at higher levels and go into medium tier (or even some high tier) maps with an amulet that has 70+ Int and whatever Str and Dex to fit the minimum requirements for the red and green gems (which you cannot level then). But eventually you will need Astramentis for the endgame. This is what I use in HC (I have no budget there at all): Last edited by Kelvynn#6607 on Dec 16, 2016, 2:36:01 PM
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I wanne go for this build. But is it breach HC viable??
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" No (see Q&A). You only need CE for bosses. For everything else I personally use Item Rarity instead. " It is viable for HC and for breaches, so I guess it should be viable for HC Breach league. Just don't push it too far and don't take risks before the build is complete. Like that guy some pages ago who cried that 'this build is not as tanky and leechy as advertised!' after he ripped in HC when trying to facetank something nasty AT LEVEL 50. ))) And btw, I will strongly recommend using SR - CwC for leveling (instead of SE and 1 dps gem). I just haven't finished testing SR - CwC yet for endgame, but for leveling it's totally awesome. It solves the mana issue and cast time/mobility issue while leveling. Last edited by Kelvynn#6607 on Dec 16, 2016, 2:11:32 PM
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