[3.5] CheeQu's CoC Ice Nova Assassin - Up to 7m Shaper DPS + Amazing Clearspeed [In-Depth Guide]

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qaizr wrote:

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Bornforexile wrote:

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So this is the fastest clear build i have played yet and im loving it. The problem is single target. I just can't seem to do much damage to the bosses very fast, and i have just died 3 times to Minotaur and hes not even at 90% health. All flasks popped for max damage and doin mah spinny thing. Can anyone take a look at my gear and tell me where im fucking up?

*Edit* And maybe some tips on Survivability for single target encounters. The life per second doesn't seem to help much if they smash me to 10% life and there's always some sort of damaging stuff around the room, or they run at me and hit me again.

your aps is 3.8 with the silver flask active. so you're gimping your single target damage. replacing the 4% attack speed jewel should fix that issue.

your effective crit chance (89%) and crit multi (366) are pretty low. try to get some jewels that increase those numbers. the 12% crit chance for ele skills isn't great since you want the crit chance on cyclone.

replacing cold pen with arcane surge in your boots should add a good amount of damage. i know it's tough getting 4b on those dex boots tho.

getting the focus shock craft on your ring should add a good amount of burst damage.

So i fixed the things, now to just see if i can survive, I'm decimating T12-15 bosses now. Having a little bit of an issue with bosses that channel stupid shit at you and you cant get away or bosses that have phases or immunities but looking good so far. Just scared to tempt fate with the gaurdians lol

What would be the best upgrades from here?

qaizr,
it's true, thank you, greeting

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Blimp12344 wrote:

What would be the best upgrades from here?

21/20 Ice Nova (in both Loreweave and Cospri), perfect Wise Oak, shock (while focussed) craft on the rare ring, 14%+ cooldown recovery speed on a Leather belt.

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Blimp12344 wrote:

What would be the best upgrades from here?

Just at a glance with no PoB, CDR belt (14% minimum), and 12%+ Cospris to get your APS around 7.2 - 7.5

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cKraken__ wrote:

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PotassiumSquared wrote:

Update/Progression: Completed Uber Elder with ease first time with this build. Thanks to @CheeQu and the community for theory-crafting and min-maxing the build. The high DPS nature of this build made the Uber Elder fight extremely easy.

There were comments by other users earlier in the thread to switch to Blade Flurry rather than use Cyclone for Uber Elder. I can attest that Cyclone with Uber Elder is easily doable. Furthermore, I personally switched out Cyclone with a 20/20 Blade Flurry from another build and the play-style was definitely not as smooth as APS is low. I believe you would need to include Faster Attacks Support into the 6L to make Blade Flurry feel smooth.

For anyone thinking of running this build, or others who are working towards better gear, I made a quick video of a few Shaper Guardian runs. The video showcases the high DPS this build can pump out against Hydra & Minotaur. To save everyone's time most of the video only shows the Guardians melting, all full runs under 2 minutes.

Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVtHc9AvytQ&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7vhMgyMZ54

My Gear:
APS in Hideout: 3.7

Thanks again @CheeQu for the well-written guide

how much currency did you spend to be able to clear maps like that? Is this a good league starter?

I spent roughly 30~ ex to get to this point in my build. I only self-found Pandemonius and Cospri's. The Unnatural Instinct + 2x Meeks & Atziri's Acuity were big purchases.

I don't suggest this build currently as a league starter since CoC is hard to level and takes a few ex clear red maps efficiently. I used this build as a starter for the Betrayal League: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2190819

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StorgutBorsit wrote:

Unfortunately I am not able to kill MAsterMind Monster Lvl 80+ :( with this build.

This build can do MasterMind, but its not as braindead as other fights due to phases. I easily did Mastermind monster lvl 83, but required knowing the mechanics behind the fight and to stomp the spectral skeletons.

Another user suggested using Blade Flurry but it is not necessary and I would prefer cyclone since you can easily dodge the giant sweep attack Mastermind performs.

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huyakf1997 wrote:

How does this build perform at delve ~300ish. I finished all endgame content with vortex build so uber elder is not my concern anymore. But vortex's clear speed is kinda slow so i'm looking for a new build and i see this build which look really good with high clear spd and single target potential. I'm planning on chilling at delve 300 until league ends so that's why i'm asking xD

This build easily clears Delve 300~ check my video for Delve 300: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7vhMgyMZ54

Delve 300 starts at 11:22 https://youtu.be/h7vhMgyMZ54?t=682

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Draegan101 wrote:

I see Dread Banner in the gear but not in the OP. I'm assuming it's primarily being used for Fortify?

Dread Banner has been dropped in the newest update on the build guide. Fortify can be slotted in 6L for clearing maps.

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Geoxide wrote:

Hello guys. I have a question about Pandemonius amulet. Is it really worth to buy it ?

Yea it is, Cold Pen+, Cold Resistance+ (to maximize cold resistance for Wise Oak), Perma Blind+

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Bornforexile wrote:

So i fixed the things, now to just see if i can survive, I'm decimating T12-15 bosses now. Having a little bit of an issue with bosses that channel stupid shit at you and you cant get away or bosses that have phases or immunities but looking good so far. Just scared to tempt fate with the gaurdians lol

Shaper Guardians are super easy, Uber-Elder guardians are relatively simple as long as you dodge some of the attacks and manage flasks.

Here is me melting Uber Elder Guardians in under 2 mins. Even Chimera with the numerous phases is deathless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7vhMgyMZ54

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Gibbonsj01 wrote:

Having mana probs even after taking the %cost nodes on the tree. Anyone have any suggestions? My only thoughts atm are to get 2 mana on hit on a jewel, or run blasphemy warlords instead of enfeeble. Open to anything some of you may have done to help remedy this problem. Thanks!

Are you casting Vortex often? As CheeQu states in his guide you need to cast it 3-5 seconds to keep arcane surge rolling while mapping.

I personally have no mana problems. Im looking at your character you could probably change your life flask for a hybrid flask as a QOL for the time being if you're having mana issues while mapping.

I can't seem to find any information relating to going past ICRS 14 anywhere on this build. Does this stat do anything past the 14% for this build? I will be using a T1 ICRS belt, so I was just wondering if Divining the the stat to 20 was worth it?

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hamstereater wrote:

I can't seem to find any information relating to going past ICRS 14 anywhere on this build. Does this stat do anything past the 14% for this build? I will be using a T1 ICRS belt, so I was just wondering if Divining the the stat to 20 was worth it?

No, next breakpoint is around 51% (impossible).

Having trouble with physical damage taken, not the best gear obviously but can i swap to armour without any problems?

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xNagato wrote:

Having trouble with physical damage taken, not the best gear obviously but can i swap to armour without any problems?

you should try the flask setup from the guide with a basalt flask
also you might want to swap dread banner for fortify until you can 6L loreweave
cwdt and IC should be at level 1...and use chaos golem instead of ice golem for physical dmg reduction