[3.5] Scold Snap™ - a low-life league starter Cold Snap Occultist

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Halinn wrote:

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Socaro wrote:

Also ppl using frost bomb and frostbite sould tell u that there might be something to it.

Penetration and -resist are two different things.

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Socaro wrote:

im lvling low life occ and imm wondering if +3 staff would be better than one hand and shield. U lose some ES but thats souldn't be that big of a deal.

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JaxRC wrote:

What do you think guys ?

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Dmillz wrote:

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Socaro wrote:

im lvling low life occ and imm wondering if +3 staff would be better than one hand and shield. U lose some ES but thats souldn't be that big of a deal.

That's a big no from me, especially this league. The build already deals an obscene amount of damage, a little bit more will make no noticeable difference and not dying is pretty sweet. To each their own though.

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Socaro wrote:

on other topic whats big deal with sin treks?

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Genjisinosuke wrote:

Thanks for the awesome guide! I've taken inspiration from your build and others, would this be viable in SSF?

Hybrid Life - MoM - EB Cold Occultist
https://pastebin.com/W7FQ2xHS

I also have questions, if y'all don't mind.
1) What would be the merits of going EB in addition to MoM? Would it be realistic to counter EB's downside in SSF?
2) Is Profane Bloom's clear speed increase worth it over Bastion when I have EB + MoM?

Thanks!

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cha_siu_bao wrote:

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Genjisinosuke wrote:

Thanks for the awesome guide! I've taken inspiration from your build and others, would this be viable in SSF?

Hybrid Life - MoM - EB Cold Occultist
https://pastebin.com/W7FQ2xHS

I also have questions, if y'all don't mind.
1) What would be the merits of going EB in addition to MoM? Would it be realistic to counter EB's downside in SSF?
2) Is Profane Bloom's clear speed increase worth it over Bastion when I have EB + MoM?

Thanks!

Hey, thanks man! I'm glad it was helpful for you when coming up with your own build.

Eldritch Battery:
You get to reserve all your mana! But wait... for what? Two blasphemy curses? Whoopee... Seriously, this is one of those builds that just doesn't give a shit about auras. I vote we make the most of that, and go with mana-based Mind Over Matter instead.

Actual perks for going EB Occultist? The ES regen ascendancy nodes mean you'll probably have a very easy time keeping your ES topped off. You're also stun immune, so long as you have at least 1 ES. Those two perks are pretty sexy, but it's still a hard sell in my opinion. I still vote Mind Over Matter.

Profane Bloom:
The additional clearspeed isn't very noticeable at all. It's definitely there, but it's not substantial enough that I'd base my argument for Profane Bloom on the explosion mechanic.

Actual perks for Profane Bloom? You can run hexproof maps and curse hexproof rare monsters. Nothing is safe. The node also naturally segues into Malediction, which gives you a second/third curse (depending on your passive tree).

The Malediction debuff also causes enemies to deal 10% reduced damage (stacks nicely with Enfeeble) and take 10% increased damage (stacks nicely with everything because MORE DAMAGE).

SSF viability:
Hell yes. If you're planning to keep it as a life-based build forever, I vote Frigid Wake and Malediction for our ascendancy nodes. It will be significantly weaker than the low-life variant in terms of damage, but success in SSF doesn't necessarily mean being able to easily kill Uber Elder. It will perform just fine in high maps, delves, Incursion temples, etc. If your objective is to strive for level 100, it can absolutely be done on a life + MoM build.

Disclaimer: I haven't looked at the tree you posted yet. Just wanted to share my opinion while it's still fresh in my head. Good luck!