3.7 In-Depth Ice Golems Guide - Snowybois - On Hiatus for 3.8

I don't know how I feel about war banner. It seems like the AC and extra damge is good but you cant stack it unless you go orb of storms culling or worm jar ect. So I'm not sure if the gem slot and 10% Mana reserve is worth what you get since slots are already tight in my build.

I've been running it but the extra damage doesn't seems as good as running a defensive option in it's place.

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Kronodude wrote:

I don't know how I feel about war banner. It seems like the AC and extra damge is good but you cant stack it unless you go orb of storms culling or worm jar ect. So I'm not sure if the gem slot and 10% Mana reserve is worth what you get since slots are already tight in my build.

I've been running it but the extra damage doesn't seems as good as running a defensive option in it's place.

This is definitely true, I wouldn't run warbanner instead of a defensive aura. It's only good in addition to one once you have mana reserve reduction. We don't need more damage, we need more survivability.




Updated The guide with a Mastermind Kill Video.
https://youtu.be/9Q40ggjZc8s

Heya - I guess this is the chest you want for this build?



Kinda scared to Vaal it :/

Yep, gratz! I wouldn't vaal it until you can replace it... then double vaal it at the temple.

https://imgur.com/a/qjidJEz

Any ideas on veil mods. Most of the minions one are on weapons but these could be used on helms. I'm not sure if golems need the extra health? Also there is another mod later that heals minions 100% when using focus.

What are the pros and cons for Damage on Full Life vs Maim, and DoFL vs Ruthless (if you have the lvl 1 maim from armour)?

Pure damage output seems DoFL to win in POB.

Will the phys taken as fire work on me or on golems? I am wondering if Aegis moves corrupted mods at all or just doesnt move socketed gems mods. Because this other shield buffs my auras just fine. Might be a good idea to buff auras this way. Especially now taht we have double corrupt back so we can get +2 AoE and +2 Aura. So Auras will get +4 and Generosity +2. Ele resist on shield is useless for us becuz Aegis and also useless to golems as they r immune to ele dmg. Another minmax dmg buff option, I suppose? ;)


Also was thinking about our 4link slot. Is convocation on CWDT realy needed? Was wondering if I should use it to connect skill gems other way for more benefit.
Option 1: Orb of Strom - CoH - Enfeeble - Flame Dash?
Explanation: We use flame dash to escape hairy situations right? So if by accident we flame dash into boss/pack it gets automatically cursed with enfeeble.
Option 2: CWDT - Immortal Call - Increased Duration - Phase Run?
Explanation: We skill Phase Run above CWDT lvl so it doesnt get procced but still benefit from Increased duration for both Immortal Call and Phase Run.

Your non-ele golems are not immune to elemental damage so they still need the resists. That being said Phys taken as fire will work on them as well and it's pretty awesome.

Both of your CWDT setups are 100% viable. Play what feels best for you there. The convocation is a big QoL survivability increase when a melee monster makes it on top of you, but good play can mitigate the need for that. I like that phase run inc duration setup best I think.

I played flame golems when the jewels were first released and haven't since. I got this build up and running and it's simply one of the dumbest I've ever played. Easiest leveling out of any build in the game. Looking forward to getting into maps.

Thanks for the guide. :)

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Moridin79 wrote:

I played flame golems when the jewels were first released and haven't since. I got this build up and running and it's simply one of the dumbest I've ever played. Easiest leveling out of any build in the game. Looking forward to getting into maps.

Thanks for the guide. :)

This build plays like flame golems... if they did real amounts of damage. Unlike them we continue to scale our damage exponentially with currency well into red maps/uber elder.

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