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

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FallofKings wrote:

I have been thinking about other ideas for rat to. I am considering a xoph's nurture/burning arrow build. Gotta take the time to plan it out. Currently still messing around with this build and a CoC quill rain build so it will probably be after that.

I still need to find some new gloves for the ice shot build though. The ones I am currently using have 300+ accuracy and with lioneye's I don't need it anymore. I 100% agree about pandemonius. I don't think there is a way to replace it. You might gain more damage but the utility loss hurts.

Ya, had the same idea of trying a Xoph bow RAT build but avoid due to potential high entry cost cause I saw some streamer talking about Xoph bow burning arrow build before Legacy started.

It goes back to the inherent problem with POE and DPS. Switching to an amulet with flat Cold Dmg, WED and Cold dmg %, you would definitely see an increase in DPS. But Pandemonius provides 20% cold pen which doesn't show up on tooltip, 100%/permanent chill means you Hypothermia support gem's 39% More damage will always be accounted for in each hit (except the first, I think), and that is a lot more damage compared to a rare amulet. And yes, the blind utility is just awesome XD

A decent roll on the xoph's bow is currently no more than 5c. You would have to 6 socket and possibly link it yourself depending on what skills you want to use. I will probably try it after I finish this build I am currently playing. I was thinking about running it as a scion and taking chieftain and deadeye as the ascendancy nodes.

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FallofKings wrote:

A decent roll on the xoph's bow is currently no more than 5c. You would have to 6 socket and possibly link it yourself depending on what skills you want to use. I will probably try it after I finish this build I am currently playing. I was thinking about running it as a scion and taking chieftain and deadeye as the ascendancy nodes.

Ya, everything is cheap now. On my 4th build now and my latest weird tank block farmer barely cost me 1ex.

Chieftain + Deadeye is indeed a good combo especially if fire bow aka xoph. If you have the orbs for it, get a +1 arrow Signal fire, it would make this build so sick.

I was actually just going to go with my +1 arrow skirmish. Run 2 of the jewel that lets burning arrow apply an additional ignite, xoph's nurture, and that's about as far as I have got with the gear.

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FallofKings wrote:

I was actually just going to go with my +1 arrow skirmish. Run 2 of the jewel that lets burning arrow apply an additional ignite, xoph's nurture, and that's about as far as I have got with the gear.

Sounds like a good plan, hope it works out :D

Ran one of these builds up to clear 'troublesome' maps such as melee reflect and ele reflect. seems okay damage wise but i seem to be struggling with clear speed and survival a bit at 77.

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Bacowned wrote:

Ran one of these builds up to clear 'troublesome' maps such as melee reflect and ele reflect. seems okay damage wise but i seem to be struggling with clear speed and survival a bit at 77.

Clear speed should be good as I tested until t13 during Breach league with no problems.

For survivability, you need to play like a totem and put your totems ahead of you. Positioning of yourself and the totems are very important.

Once you get used to it, you shouldn't have much problem :)

Hello, this looks fun but Why Nuro's Harp? Isn't it better to use high phys rolled harbinger or death's opus? Since 100% conversion to ice is easier and you gain more dps.

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Shiroin wrote:

Hello, this looks fun but Why Nuro's Harp? Isn't it better to use high phys rolled harbinger or death's opus? Since 100% conversion to ice is easier and you gain more dps.

Howdy!

The initial plan before 2.6 skill tree changes which added 40% physical to cold conversion near Ranger passive tree utilized Nuro's Harp to get pure cold damage or as much of it as possible.

But with the new nodes, any high physical damage bow works just as well which I have mentioned in a recent post after doing some calculations.

FallofKings reported an easy increase of 4.5k DPS (not accounting for Point Blank and Hypothermia) just by switching to Lioneye's Glare.


So ya, this build got an overall buff from the 2.6 passive tree changes, so feel free to experiment :D

Thanks for this cool build. Just wondering about the Ascendency skills.
You are mentioning about maim in the build but in the poeplanner lvl 90 there is no Assassin (maim) added?

I am currently running this build (lvl 85) and having atm approx 21k dps on ice shot with hatred + herald of ice + frenzy(3) buffs. HP is currently at 3k. I think this build has great potential to become really good.