[2.6] CI FrostBlades Raider/Pathfinder [Permafreeze T15 bosses, 4:17 Shaper Run, 1:49 Chayula timer]

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Invalesco wrote:

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TheShadowX wrote:

so i was playing this on life and all was well, then decided to switch to es and i currently have leeching problems - it feels like im not leeching at all, anybody got any idea?
character is shirotya

e: talking about life, its fine if im using 2 claws

If you can make your character tab public I can have a look and suggest improvements

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hankinsohl wrote:

Hi Invalesco:

Can you contrast this build with your crit HoWA build? Perhaps add the comparison to the opening post?

Areas of interest:
1) Boss DPS;
2) Clear speed;
3) How much does the gear cost?

No doubt you've answered this question before... but with so many posts in this thread - tracking down such a (hypothetical) response would be time consuming.

Thanks!

Hey Hankin! I'm abit hesitant to add in a comparison statement for now with 3.0 looming, but I'll probably do that in 3.0 once GGG confirms the HoWA nerfs! :)

For 2.6
1) I would say HoWA has the edge here because once you have enough INT, you're good to go. In a way, you're less weapon-dependent because of that. That said, boss DPS for frost blades can go higher than HoWA because of the sheer number of multipliers used - but only if you have a really good claw and really good jewellery.

2) Frost Blades has better clear speed primarily because of the inherent differences between ST/BF versus Frost Blades. The FB projectiles travel further and auto-aim, thus clearing faster.

3) When I first started the league, FB gear cost a tiny fraction of HoWA gear. It has increased since then, but I would still consider FB to be significantly cheaper because there are budget options available for FB whereas for HoWA you need INT on gear, INT gear is not cheap, and there aren't really many budget uniques out there that can help you achieve that INT and thus that level of DPS output.

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EqualsAwesome wrote:

Any advice on crafting a claw? (all the claws are waaay too expensive, anything with 300+ dps at least)

Any particular Base ilvl 84+ i should get? gemini? terror claw?

Any tips on how to craft it? just alter/aug till i get double t1 physycal% and physical flat? then regal and hope for a crit/IAS rol?


Question: why are you so specific when you say 1.7+ AS 7.8 Crit chance for the claw?

Another question: How much hit chance do you have on your frostblade skill? i think im at 89% is that ok? or should i get accuracy somewhere?

The successful claw crafting projects that I know of used transmutes, alts, regal and subsequently master crafting multi-mod.

When you alter/aug you can only end up with 1 prefix, ie either t1 physical% or t1 physical flat. You can aug then regal, or straight regal if you wish and hope for another great prefix.

ilevel 83+ will be sufficient. The best base for this particular crit-based build would be an Eye Gouger. Terror Claw has less pDPS but may arguably have better resale value because of the life leech implicit.

APS and pDPS is more important, and you'd definitely want >1.7 APS because any lower than that and its not gonna be significantly better than ToA (1.6 base APS) which already enjoys a base crit of up to 8.4%. For crit chance, >7.6 will do just fine as well since some will be crafting on Imperial Claws; for those who will, try to get a higher pDPS/APS on the claws to make up for the lower base crit.

edit: I have 92% hit chance at the moment. 89% chance to hit is fine. There's probably no real need to get accuracy on gear. Just get some int/dex on ur gear and see if getting %accuracy on one or two of ur jewels will get it up to 90%.