[3.5] Suck's First Level 100 Winter Orb Elementalist Guide! (BSC) Uber Elder/Atziri

Thanks for the awesome guide. I started the league as a CwC Winter Orb Ice spear Inquisitor. It cleared everything but Uber Elder, just required too much standing still, then changed him over to Armageddon Brand and one shot Uber Elder.

Decided to go Winter Orb Elementalist to see how it would do and your guide was fantastic. It's one of the fastest (besides old QotF wander) builds I've played and I managed to get from 1-91 in 18 hours and killed Uber Elder twice already with this build. The damage is surprisingly good. Not as good as Armageddon Brand but definitely a lot better than I thought it would be. Phases Uber Elder relatively easily and all other bosses/guardians are pretty much a joke.

I did make some variations as your build is actually crazy expensive if you take into account Aspect of the Spider on a Stygian Vise, weapon crafting, green nightmare, +2 Wo stages helm enchant etc.

Mine is definitely more budget except for the Shades of Solaris + Pandemonius as those shot up in price recently (winter orb meta?). I vaaled my tabula and just haven't changed it out since it saves me having to get a lvl 4 empower.

Here is my current gear:



There's still a ton of min-maxing you could do, but considering how powerful the build is, it's honestly not even needed. I very rarely die even with just 5200hp, since the playstyle can be super safe (easier blade vortex?).

Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for the guide!

how do you deal against syndicate enemies? do you have max chaos resist ?

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drasch21 wrote:

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clockerrs11 wrote:

What do i use for a leveling or budget weapon since shade of solaris is now 150c...

spine of the first calmant or cerebus limb would be ok. If those are to expensive then any rare with spell % damage or % cold damage would work fine.

Thanks for that. I think I'll stop dual wield now and get one of those two and a good shield with spell damage.

with the Heralds and Aspect of the Spider...wheew, that's some TIGHT mana. barely enough to get 12 stacks of WO.

Finally someone else who doesnt overrate esh's mirror like shit.

Hello, first of all thanks for the great guide, one thing that confuses me is that many (or actually most people) dont use hypothermia and use icebite instead. I also often see conc effect instead of cold penetration. What do you think about that?

Thoughts on loreweave instead of Inpulsa's?

I'm having an interesting time transitioning to this version of Winter Orb from Zizaran's. I changed out my Winds of Change gloves and 4L vaal blade vortex and I feel very vulnerable. I didn't realize the knockback of WoC proc'd on the BV was such a good defensive mechanic for bosses. It basically keeps them pinned for the duration of BV. I still want to try this but wondering if it's worth working VBV back into the mix for single target/def.

Any thoughts?

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PeopleReady wrote:

with the Heralds and Aspect of the Spider...wheew, that's some TIGHT mana. barely enough to get 12 stacks of WO.

craft elreon mana cost reduction onto your spare ring

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Tonst3r wrote:

How on earth do you deal with the Fortress Syndicate BS? I've given up and just skip them. Random appearances, escorts, all fine...but that fortress takes 30 minutes and I'm out of ideas :(

It keeps spawning crap before WO kills the doors so the bosses keep healing and the spawns are literally endless!

I run a 3 or 4 link Spell totem support, multiple totem support, ice spear, and you can throw a controlled destruction on there for a 4th link. It works great for syndicate and bosses. Drop 2-3 totems while running around max stacks winter orb and phase run.