[2.6] Flash Freeze Ice Shot Ranger

Hey there, great build and great forum

looks like a fun build, going to give it a try :)
small tree optimisation: get rid of forces of nature + the dex leading to them , and use the same 4 points to get fangs of frost below.. :)

while down there.. undecided if point blank is worth it.. u lose some dam vs far away critters or at end of chains, but gain significant dmg vs close critters for those o sh.. moments..

what do you think about removing the depth perception ? I think if accuracy isnt too high u can miss urself often when reflected

so, i went raider and all is working out, im level 83 right now, my question is is better to have:

* chin sol + crit quiver
* death opus + crit quiver
* other bow that idont know (suggestions)

or use chin sol only for bosses and death opus for clearing packs

I've gotten pretty far on this character using this as a guide with some influence from Nugiyen and would love some critiquing of my chars build and gear. https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/j0ey7777

Some questions for good measure:
With a Slivertongue should I run the Omen of the Winds jewel?

Should I use Deaths Opus or Slivertongue?

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sevenOfDiamonds wrote:

I was wondering if there was a case for using Cold Pen instead of SP in Blast Rain? Penetration is huge vs. bosses but we of course have a decent amount of Fire Damage from the conversion as well.

The "more" multiplier on slower projectiles will server your damage better than having 40% of your damage penetrate some resists.

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Xirgu wrote:

looks like a fun build, going to give it a try :)
small tree optimisation: get rid of forces of nature + the dex leading to them , and use the same 4 points to get fangs of frost below.. :)

This would weaken Blast Rain and the build overall in the area it needs it the most, single target. This would be fine if you only planned to use it in clearing only and had no fear of Rouge Exiles, Uniques (ie. Beyond, Invasion, etc.) or very strong Rares.

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Xirgu wrote:

while down there.. undecided if point blank is worth it.. u lose some dam vs far away critters or at end of chains, but gain significant dmg vs close critters for those o sh.. moments..

If you want to do this I would recommend using Chin Sol since it has no damage penalty where Point Blank will drop you to negative damage at range.

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Xirgu wrote:

what do you think about removing the depth perception ? I think if accuracy isnt too high u can miss urself often when reflected

With the Sibyl's Lament I have no issues with reflect, not that I did before, but I don't feel the need to reduce my chance at hitting enemies just to have a slightly smaller chance at reflect damage missing me.

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Akutsai wrote:

so, I went raider and all is working out, I'm level 83 right now. my question is, is it better to have:

* chin sol + crit quiver
* death opus + crit quiver
* other bow that idont know (suggestions)

or use chin sol only for bosses and death opus for clearing packs

It will come down to how you feel playing with each bow, a Chin Sol will definitely hit hard when enemies get close and has no penalty for hitting far targets and the Death's Opus crit multi and additional arrows will make life easier when clearing. As a Raider Slivertongue is kind of out of the question but another good bow is Lioneye's Glare.

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j0ey7777 wrote:

Some questions for good measure:
With a Slivertongue should I run the Omen on the Winds jewel?

Should I use Deaths Opus or Slivertongue?

I would avoid the jewel at all costs. The jewel forces all projectiles to Pierce and a projectile can only do one of three things on hit: Pierce, Chain, or Fork. If you pierce 100% of the time you can never do any of the others.

As far as gear, first I would say you need to remove the Faster Casting from the Blink Arrow link you want Faster Attacks there. I would have to check but the PPAD in your Herald links is probably hurting making your Herald reserve more mana for no benefit.

Aside from that, your bow, quiver and belt will probably need an upgrade sooner rather than later (the quiver in your second set is rolled nicely) and I would try to get full evasion based gloves and boots since the ES you get from your current ones is cut in half.

Hello mate. Great build.
I currently at level 85. with death's opus deadeye.
5l blast rain and 6l ice shot.
I've tried normal atziri seconds ago. Did not kill her :(
Can u open ur characters onto account to watch actual gear and build?
Or can u post some update?
With 5 power charges i have 25k dps ice shot.
And currently at 4.2k HP.
Is that enough for atziri normal? Flame blast got me one shoted :( Poor crippy hands so i couldn't avoid it. But anyway..

Thought I would make a post for a few thoughts:

Playing self found HC which is rough and I do not have the currency to really test a few things out yet here goes the question:

I put 4 points into getting fangs of frost (thinking the -8% cold) would make an impact. I even spec'd into forces of nature at one point to test yet I do not feel the added few percent to elemental resists is making a huge diff. I know my gears are not good its just what has fallen lol. Regarding the fangs of frost would I be better just putting stats (4) into = projectile damage nodes since for some reason I am not feeling a difference in the 8% cold part. I know it just may be my damage and gears yet devourer's and all resist cold so I am trying to work this out without always using currency to test every possible idea since one death ruins the mojo!

Edit - new armor just dropped so I have to work on some currency to get a 5 link back on armor to get my crit chance gem working again.