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

I am doing SSF this league, there are some uniques in this build that would be quite daunting to get in SSF (scolds bridle, and cerebrus), I imagine this would still be very much viable without some of those uniques and going life based, as they are just boosting dps. I may not be able to run the nutty maps as shown in your vids but i'd imagine running red maps woould be possible? do you agree?
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BwenR wrote:
I am doing SSF this league, there are some uniques in this build that would be quite daunting to get in SSF (scolds bridle, and cerebrus), I imagine this would still be very much viable without some of those uniques and going life based, as they are just boosting dps. I may not be able to run the nutty maps as shown in your vids but i'd imagine running red maps woould be possible? do you agree?


Yes, I agree. If you want to do a life + MoM build, you should consider Trickster instead of Occultist. However, the new addition of "cold damage over time multiplier" to the Occultist tree might change that.
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Cold Snap
Now deals 19.6 base cold damage at gem level 1, up to 1196.3 base cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 997).


So not only are there new cold DoT passives, but Cold Snap got buffed on top of that.
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April_Spades wrote:
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Cold Snap
Now deals 19.6 base cold damage at gem level 1, up to 1196.3 base cold damage at gem level 20 (up from 997).


So not only are there new cold DoT passives, but Cold Snap got buffed on top of that.


-Cold Snap damage up 20% (unclear on DoT damage).
-Items can now roll +Cold Dot mods
-Occultist Nodes
-Witch area nodes
-Zero nerfs
-Scolds more available due to Torment

Thoughts on Aegis Aurora buff, or using Voidbringer for glove slot?

Hmmmmm
Last edited by oregoncrete#4600 on Dec 4, 2018, 10:42:33 PM
any idea for new ascendancy points?
seems need to take out 4points from profane bloom and malediction or keep profane bloom then take out vile bastion??
Breath of Rime looks like an easy swap for a simple 18% more DoT result.
Last edited by QuackSage#4818 on Dec 5, 2018, 6:38:28 AM
until PoB get updated https://github.com/PoESkillTree/PoESkillTree/releases
Last edited by EpeTuk_15#1731 on Dec 5, 2018, 6:50:46 AM
Are you updating the build as soon as 3.5 comes out?

A new tree with all the passives, etc?

I'm a newbie at poe, so the update would be crucial for trying out this for the first time hehe.
thanks
Last edited by kennoba#3080 on Dec 5, 2018, 7:54:05 AM
Cold snap: 3 seconds cooldown
Vortex: instant cast but 1.8 seconds cooldown (at Lv1 but i don't think it gonna improve massively to make it comfortable at lv20 )

Now it's maybe clunky. and much more downtime
Last edited by iantsu#6732 on Dec 5, 2018, 7:57:21 AM
Can't wait to play this build with the new Occultist notables!

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