[3.5] Winter Orb CwC Ice Spear | MoM | Elementalist | Leaguestarter

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Baldry wrote:

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Gjh199 wrote:

Got finally shaper and red elder down with this setup.

weird, thats kinda another build (even with another dmg type and no cast while channling) and why do you use arcane surge on orb of storms if you got level 18 arcane surge for winter orb on your staff? sockeds could be used better.

anyway grats on shaper and red elder.

Thanks! I did it before but did make the switch to this setup what did feel better for me.

I am following your guide, but for reasons of time I take it with a witch, who was already an occultist, could tell me that it is okay, or recommend uploading it from scratch
sorry for my English, hehehehe, I hope you understand what I wrote

Just writing to say thanks for the guide. I started with self-cast Arc but quickly grew bored around 90, and have been jealous of the Winters Orb builds I keep seeing.

I played triple herald BV last season to 95, and I'm not there with WO yet, but the play style is even better.

I'm only 75 at the moment running Tabula and 2x Divinarius, but the orb clears the full screen, unlike BV which had insane damage output but required too much moving around.

Thoughts on the classic Herald of Ice + CoH + Assaassins Mark + Ice Bite? Or Herald + CoH + Onslaught + Assasssins?

Haven't had this much fun on a build in a long time! Thanks so much. Great use of CWC to maximize output during "downtime".

MY first build this league was a Herald of Agony build and it went really well - but when i saw Winter Orb's build i started a new char with that guide.

At ~lvl60 i had bit problems with bosses but when i reached lvl70 and equipped my items it runs nearly perfect.

The only problems are still the Betrayal fights. That's why i went for a few changes in the skilltree to deal more dmg and kill them faster

- i went Frostwalker and will go for Snowforged right now

Clear speed is amazing and map bosses are joke
It feels like the TS rangers last league with less investment.

Thanks for the guide <3

Loving this build, I've gotten guardians etc down, but looking for more improvement. Anyone have any tips? Here's my gear:

What's a good map to focus runnin on 3.5 with this build?

Hello, I just wanted to stop in and say this build saved me from abandoning the league all together. I had previously taken 2 builds that I loved from past leagues up to 80 and both were pretty terrible with the Syndicate stuff. Abandoned both and decided to take one last shot and found this build. I'm only up to 85 atm but so far I'm really loving how this plays. It's still a bit rippy at times just like the others but far less and a lot more fun to play. I've only invested a couple ex so far and I'm far from where I'd like to be, but it's going great as is.

Sorry for the long post but just had to express my appreciation, it literally kept me in the game versus moving on to something else until next league. Good job.

@Dampnoet: Gear looks great, you could still go for a damage enchant on the boots, gloves with spell damage/cast speed and elemental damage on the belt (generic, not with attacks of course) if you are into min maxing.

@dods100: The build isn't specifically geared for confined or open maps, however open maps might be better from an efficiency-standpoint since Winter Orb obliterates the whole screen as long as the projectiles are not obstructed.

Thanks to everyone else for the nice words :3

Thanks mate!

What is best, winter orb damage or winter orb stages on head enchant?

Both should be fine, but I personally prefer the stages. It makes the Orb last a little longer and adds a bit of single target DPS, since it shoots more frequently with more stages.