[2.6] Popsicle Sticks - Over 60k freezing DPS! (3.0 WIP)

Loving this build so far, almost at the point I can use the Nuro's now, and this is the best I've done with anything bow-based in the game.

One question - your linked skill tree @90 takes +24% WED instead of +20% and 10% to freeze en route to primeval force in the bottom right corner? Is that extra 4% dmg worth it? Freeze chance sounds pretty helpful for a cold build, and since lighting is involved as well, maybe the shock too?

So far so good, finally reached level 68 today. I got a 3,2k dps unbuffed in town on Ice Shot but I'm slowly building the currency I need. Still gotta replace the chest/amulet/gloves/boots/1 ring with something decent, but since my resists are capped for now I'll just continue my Dried Lake runs. Got all the gems leveling in my off-hand :)

I'm trying Frost Bomb instead of Vortex.

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xiani wrote:

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Loving this build so far, almost at the point I can use the Nuro's now, and this is the best I've done with anything bow-based in the game.

One question - your linked skill tree @90 takes +24% WED instead of +20% and 10% to freeze en route to primeval force in the bottom right corner? Is that extra 4% dmg worth it? Freeze chance sounds pretty helpful for a cold build, and since lighting is involved as well, maybe the shock too?

It is a personal choice on the 24% WED vs 20% + 10% freeze chance. I say so because you will freeze almost any monster you encounter except rares and uniques monsters due to the way freeze requiring X% damage to be dealt to get a noticeable freeze duration. The 4% WED could mean you actually manage to freeze a target for a noticeable duration instead of the 10% successful freeze but for a micro second :D

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Chevaleresque wrote:

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So far so good, finally reached level 68 today. I got a 3,2k dps unbuffed in town on Ice Shot but I'm slowly building the currency I need. Still gotta replace the chest/amulet/gloves/boots/1 ring with something decent, but since my resists are capped for now I'll just continue my Dried Lake runs. Got all the gems leveling in my off-hand :)

I'm trying Frost Bomb instead of Vortex.

Behold

Good job mate and 3.2k is just on a 4-link with incomplete gear. Also, there is quite a few hidden DPS in this build that won't show up on your DPS in character screen namely Hypothermia and Point-Blank which grants you about 90% More damage at optimal conditions. RAT also gets better as it levels up with the penalty dropping to a more acceptable level.

Ya, frost bomb for bosses will definitely work. Just link it with Increased Duration and Faster cast, rares and unique monsters should be a cake after that.

First of all thank you very much for the super fun build!

I love the popsicles!

I have however noticed that all things being equal I have considerably higher DPS (about 3.9k vs 5.2k in town) as written, which of course isn't the entirety of dps, with Lioneye's Glare.

Should I stick to the Glare? Or are the passives in Nuro's worth it?

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Alucard291 wrote:

First of all thank you very much for the super fun build!

I love the popsicles!

I have however noticed that all things being equal I have considerably higher DPS (about 3.9k vs 5.2k in town) as written, which of course isn't the entirety of dps, with Lioneye's Glare.

Should I stick to the Glare? Or are the passives in Nuro's worth it?

Great that you are enjoying a weird RAT build!

If you have started taking all the Weapon Elemental Damage node on passive, then I would suggest going into Nuro's Harp as the flat cold damage on it will scale very well with your passives. Or if you can afford it, a Foil Legacy Windripper.

Lioneye's Glare also tend to give/show a false sense of higher DPS due to 100% accuracy on your character sheet. You will also get less "popsicle" feel with a physical bow :D

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174nana wrote:

Great that you are enjoying a weird RAT build!

If you have started taking all the Weapon Elemental Damage node on passive, then I would suggest going into Nuro's Harp as the flat cold damage on it will scale very well with your passives. Or if you can afford it, a Foil Legacy Windripper.

Lioneye's Glare also tend to give/show a false sense of higher DPS due to 100% accuracy on your character sheet. You will also get less "popsicle" feel with a physical bow :D

Ahhhh so that's why! Makes sense re: 100% accuracy giving supposedly higher deeps.

By Foil Legacy Windripper do you mean Windripper Imperial Bow? (Sorry for another noob question)

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Alucard291 wrote:

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174nana wrote:

Great that you are enjoying a weird RAT build!

If you have started taking all the Weapon Elemental Damage node on passive, then I would suggest going into Nuro's Harp as the flat cold damage on it will scale very well with your passives. Or if you can afford it, a Foil Legacy Windripper.

Lioneye's Glare also tend to give/show a false sense of higher DPS due to 100% accuracy on your character sheet. You will also get less "popsicle" feel with a physical bow :D

Ahhhh so that's why! Makes sense re: 100% accuracy giving supposedly higher deeps.

By Foil Legacy Windripper do you mean Windripper Imperial Bow? (Sorry for another noob question)

Exactly, I always find that DPS counter on character sheet to be unreliable especially when a few % crit/accuracy is added or removed, the DPS spikes a lot.

Ya, Legacy Windripper, just mentioning for fun if someone can afford it, I am sure it will work for this build and would make a MF build as you almost always freeze/shatter and shock often due to Static Electricity Jewels.

Still going with this build, and it's still fun - finding an exalt and blowing most of it on helm with +40% ice shot and an extra arrow Skirmish sure makes things die faster!

I get one-shot occasionally, but that's probably my fault for leaving some life nodes 'til 80+, and being unable to resist using Hyrri's Ire chest with a 5-link prophecy.

I guess talismans weren't available in league when you made this, but someone was selling one for a couple of chaos, and I had to get it:



Assuming I can cover cold res elsewhere, is a good chunk of cold damage and critical vs. the chill, blind & penetration on Pandemonius a better option?

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xiani wrote:

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Still going with this build, and it's still fun - finding an exalt and blowing most of it on helm with +40% ice shot and an extra arrow Skirmish sure makes things die faster!

I get one-shot occasionally, but that's probably my fault for leaving some life nodes 'til 80+, and being unable to resist using Hyrri's Ire chest with a 5-link prophecy.

I guess talismans weren't available in league when you made this, but someone was selling one for a couple of chaos, and I had to get it:



Assuming I can cover cold res elsewhere, is a good chunk of cold damage and critical vs. the chill, blind & penetration on Pandemonius a better option?

That is one juicy amulet. Loads of damage right there.

Playing more carefully or getting a Kaoms Heart will solve that 1-shot problem :D

It would definitely work to take over the role of Pandemonius in terms of damage. But I find that the 100% 1 second chill and blind from Pandemonius is really good for this build in terms defense as this build lacks it.

What do you think about using frenzy instead of split arrow in the curse on hit setup. It doesn't have as much coverage but it generates frenzy charges (even with doing no damage) which increases the totem damage by a decent amount.

I also ended up with 2 free sockets and dont know what to do with them. Currently running cwdt and frost wall. With not doing any damage other than the totems I dont know what to put there.