[2.6] Flash Freeze Ice Shot Ranger

So with the Chin Sol does the damage boost effect all projectiles as long as one mob is in close range? Also getting close to the boss is not my cup of tea but I can see it is a lot of damage. Bought a slivertounge but trying to get some sockets and links on it. Ugh.

Can somebody clarify something for me?

With Slivertongue, it says arrows always pierce after chaining. With Rigwald's, my arrows will fork AND chain and THEN pierce? All with a 100% crit chance after the initial forking? What about without Rigwald's? Does chaining count as forking or would I have to use a fork support gem to get benefit from Slivertongue?

Thanks in advance.

Hey im looking at end game and im thinking of using my second weapon slot to equip a Xophs nuture for blast rain, would there be any better options for blast rain? and if I were to do this what would you recommend me 6/5 linking in the chest? ill just be swapping ice shot and blast rain between bosses etc, I want to know what you think about this and if you have a good quiver choice and if I should be trying to get pierce % with blast rain on quiver etc, still new dont judge if that sounds wrong but thanks man, great build so far.

Finally got my first 6 link in Legacy.
I crafted this chest by myself so even if it might not be as good or useful as a unique one I'm still quite happy about it!

I'm looking forward tomorrow to see how the hell do I sustain a 3.0 AS Ice shot mana cost..


Today I did 3 different Breachlord bosses with only one death, I'm quite happy with how it's going!
I have also been running shaped strand with a SRS auras friend and oh boy our clear speed was beyond insane.
Blast rain single target dps is still somewhat lacking on a 5link for tier 12+ bosses, while being pretty good on anything below that.


Now to think about wheter or not trying to 6link the Death's opus or focus on getting better gear.

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victorlee wrote:

I want to try this build in HC, as Pathfinder with 2x Omen on the Winds.

Nugiyen switched from LA to Ice Shot, and I think I like the way his tree looks better, at least for HC. I intend to use this as a reference tree for my build.

I am currently lvl 48 about to use 2x Omens next level. I'm just not sure which single target would be better, Barrage or Blast Rain? I'm leaning towards Barrage currently.

Passive Tree

https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAIDAQBeAO4FtQguES8UdRUgFf0WvxeWGY4ZtBqNIXYi4iLqI_Yk_SaVKjgqTSzpLYMwfDH6MgE1kjY9N0w31DnUPydEDUd-R-JKyE2STeNRR1VLWyZbr2HiYqxlTWyMbqpvV3BSdct1_Xb3eBl4-XvDfXV-3X8rf4B_-4GshG-Gs4bOidOKr4w2jX2NgY25jb-QCpARm42dqp63oJ-jiqQ5pMKmV6l5shm0xbVItfK9Nr6nwTPBoMLswzrHncjMyPDPetN-1CPUQti93Q3fb-Rq51To1umY6mLrY-0_7YPuDu9674_xbfJF9qP9bv4K_o_-uv8Q_94=

Subbing for claw cluster (he uses Lioneye's Fall to convert that cluster) for the Duelist leech cluster.

I have limited knowledge on HC viability or build making, mainly because I was tainted by SC corpse piling on bosses since Beta. I'm afraid I can provide very little info to help you on this idea.

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Pyromancer4 wrote:

Thanks for this guide, i learned a lot about ice shot!

I'm planning a ice shot MF build with windripper. I plan to go heavy item quantity so i'll most probably have less life and damage than you with uniques like greed's embrace, ventor's gamble and the new bisco's collar amulet.

I never played deadeye, they dont look that appealing to me. I won't be going frenzy charge, but could be going assassin instead. Not sure what is better! Also, would it be possible to remove the chain gem and only rely on the deadeye's chains?

Thought on the viability of a MF setup? I don't intend to do big scary bosses with it, just farm low red maps :P

I haven't done a MF build before, but the main bulid can handle red mapping (non-boss) very easily. You might have room to take some dps off for MF and it should still work on the one free Chain fro Deadeye. You might have to fire a coupl more shots than I do in the videos though.

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gematriax wrote:

Currently using this build with a slivertounge and Rigwald's Quills. even with just a 4l slivertounge my dps has almost doubled.

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T5309 wrote:

Once you hit 35+ and ascend, this build starts to finally take off. I did crit LA voltaxic last league and I think I enjoy this more so far

I'm glad you are enjoying the build. Fun is the name of the game and I'm happy I can spread it to others like some streamers do.

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zork wrote:

Isn't it better to save the 1 point and spend it on +30 int node in that case? =)

Depending on the gear I get I do sometimes pick up a +30 to hurry it along but the +10 is enough with a good Lapis Amulet and it makes pathing when you're playing feel better. Although all this may change in 3.0 because the acts will be different so you might need the int boost earlier depending on the bosses they are adding.

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Bruxieus wrote:

So with the Chin Sol does the damage boost effect all projectiles as long as one mob is in close range? Also getting close to the boss is not my cup of tea but I can see it is a lot of damage. Bought a slivertounge but trying to get some sockets and links on it. Ugh.

The damage bonus is based on where the projectile in relation to you Blast Rain for example if you shoot very close to yourself they get bonused, but the "Close range" wording on Chin Sol refers to within 20 units.



As you can see by the picture if you zoom in, 20 units is very short. I would suggest using a normal bow to get used to being that close if you aren't, and slowly get closer until you are comfortable getting in there firing a few shots and getting away before you get hit.

(All info is taken from the wiki, so it may not be 100% accurate. Use as a general guideline)

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Lycai wrote:

Can somebody clarify something for me?

With Slivertongue, it says arrows always pierce after chaining. With Rigwald's, my arrows will fork AND chain and THEN pierce? All with a 100% crit chance after the initial forking? What about without Rigwald's? Does chaining count as forking or would I have to use a fork support gem to get benefit from Slivertongue?

Thanks in advance.

Slivertongue is the only item that I currently know of that forces events to happen in order. You are correct that with it they will fork first then chain and then pierce, giving you the crit bonus the whole way through.

Without a Fork or Rigwald's Quills it will skip that stage and you will lose the crit bonus.