[3.6] OneShotBoom - IceNova on Frostbolt Quad Curse Occultist - Insane AoE & good QOL - all content

Since patch 3.6 brought many changes / adjustments to spells some will affect this build:
1) The total damage output on bosses is significantly increased, due to the lowered curse immunity of bosses 66% (from 80%)
2) Ice Nova has a slightly reduced damage, but nothing to concern about.
3) Ice Nova has a faster cast time of 0.7 (from 0.8)
4) The crafted mod "x% non-chaos damage as extra chaos damage" is gone / omitted. You may consider crafting "x% of cold damage as extra chaos damage" instead on your multicrafted staff.

This build is heavily inspired by Mathil´s version of the Ice Nova (cast on Frostbolt) Occultist. I just wanted to squeeze in more curse mechanics (4 curses) and adress some issues with mana regen and more survivability with an enfeeble curse setup.
Please consider to visit Mathil´s twitch and youtube stuff. He is such a great dude who gives back so much to the PoE community. Feel free to support him.

Shaper Kill:
https://youtu.be/gvHVrHV2cA4

Delve Mine at depth 376:
https://youtu.be/uU2rCWXazzA

Random T15 Lava Lake Playstyle:
https://youtu.be/XQ1dJgRpBIs

Mathil´s Version (less damage / less curses) Videoguide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVDeq0vhiQ

PoB Damage:


Mouseover Ice Nova Damage:


PoB Config:


PoB Items & Flasks:


Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/EqQuXqDq

OneShotKill Ele Hit Totem Hierophant
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2224772

OneShotKill Ele Hit Totem Reloaded v2.0 on a Scion with life leech
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2305851

Poet´s Pen Arc Warper maxMF Assassin +84% quantaty:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2183006

I was heavily inspired by Mathil´s Version of his Ice Nova Occultist. I just wanted to push the DPS even further and increase the survivability.
In addition I wanted to scale the damage effect from the Occultist Ascendency note "Malediction", where you get a 8% damage buff per curse (4 seconds) on an enemy. This iteration runs 4 curses. A bunch of damage to stack.
On top of that, the build comes with a maximum of 7 Power Charges (8 with very end game ring), to push the damage quite a bit because we get a total of 9% increased Spell Damage per Power Charge on top (63% total).
In combination with some nice "Focus" mechanics for single target damage (4 out of 12 seconds = 33% uptime) and generating Frenzy Charges with (Vaal) Cold Snap, the damage is just very promissing.
With decent gear you will easily surpass 4 million total damage. I´m sitting at 4.57 million DPS and I´m far from perfect gear (check out the pastebin).

The effective HP feels pretty nice, since this build has around 4.8k life + 1.5k unreserved mana for "Mind over Matter". On top we run the Enfeeble Curse, which is just such a great defence mechanic.
Mana regen is very important for this build since we generate Power Charges for spending Mana.

How it works:
You cast frostbolt one time and keep pressing Ice Nova ontop for an unreal amount of Ice Novas on the whole screen. You need to get in a good position for your casts. This needs some training...
You move around to the right position with flame dash.
You will curse the monsters on hit with damage and defence curses.

Pro:
-insane AoE damage output -> the whole screen explodes and shatters
-utilizing a build with 4 curses (2 offensive curses + 2 defensive curses)
-fairly safe to play, because everything gets chilled / frozen
-do all content in the game (due to "Void Beacon" even HoGM vaiable)
-funny, refreshing playstyle

Con:
-expensive to min max
-cast Ice Nova onto Frostbolts -> needs a bit of training...
-only Flame Dash as movement skill
-two 6-links highly recommended
-no ele reflect maps

HELMET:


WEAPON:



BODY ARMOUR:


GLOVES:


BOOTS:


BELT:


AMULET:


RINGS:

We need 1 specific unique jewel:
1) Frozen Trail -> to get more frostbolt projectiles (more AoE damage)


Keep in mind, that the (unique) jewels can have useful corruptions, as "immune to corrupted blood" or "increased damage" or "increased critical strike chance" or "immune to silence"

We have several more jewel sockets in the skill tree and one abyss socket on the belt.

aim for the following rolls:
-cast speed -> biggest benefit for our damage
-% increased cold damage-> very good damage boost
-% increased life (or +X to life on abyss jewels)
-% increased critical multiplier (global, for elemetal skills, for cold spells)
-mana regen on abyss jewel

1) Quicksilver Flask -> for movement (aim for increased duration + increased movement speed during flask effent)
2) Life Flask (aim for instant recovery) or get a "Blood of the Karui"
3) Wise Oak -> for up to 15% cold damage penetration during flask effect (NOTE: your uncapped cold resist needs to be the highest elemental resist to work. Don´t forget that in you resist planning!)
4) Silver Flask -> grants Onslaught -> increased cast speed -> most beneficial to this build for damage
5) Diamond Flask -> your effective Crit Chance is improved.

Alternative, if your mana regen is not very good: Lavianga´s Spirit Mana Flask (no mana costs during flask effect) -> will help to spam your frostbolts and ice novas.

Outlook:
Best in Slot Ring: 1x Precursor's Emblem (Topaz Ring):
- +1 to Maximum Power Charges
- +3% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge
- 5% increased Damage per Power Charge

WEAPON / BODY ARMOUR (6 link):

first 6-link:
1) Frostbolt (quality increases global cold damage)
2) Greater Multiplier Projectiles (quality reduced damage debuff)
3) Curse on Hit (quality increases curse effect)
4) Frostbite (quality increases curse effect)
5) Slower Projectiles (quality increases damage)
6) Faster Casting (quality increases cast rate)

second 6-link:
1) Ice Nova (quality increases AoE)
2) Hypothermia (quality increases chill duration)
3) Controlled Destruction (quality increases damage)
4) Faster Casting (quality increases cast rate)
5) Concentrated Effect (quality increases damage)
6) Spell Echo (quality increases damage)


GLOVES & BOOTS & HELMET (4-link):
first 4-link:
1) Curse on Hit (quality increases curse effect)
2) Herald of Ice (quality increases (global) cold damage)
3) Enfeeble (quality increases effect)
4) Elemental Weakness (quality increases effect)

second 4-link:
1) Flame Dash (quality increases cooldown)
2) Faster Casting (quality inceases cast speed)
3) Less Duration (quality reduces skill duration)
4) Clarity (no quality needed)

third 4-link:
1) Vaal Cold Snap (level 11)
2) Cast when Damage taken (level 9)
3) Immortal Call (level 11)
4) Increased Duration (level 20) (quality grants more duration)

1) Effective life pool of 5.2k (4.8k life + 30% of unreserved 1.4k mana
2) nearly everything is perma frozen or slowed
3) enfeeble curse -> you take fewer hits
4) life leech with "warlord´s mark on hit"

1) cast frostbolt (8 Projectiles in nearly 180 degree angle
2) frostbolts travel slow, cast Ice Nova in the frostbolts and keep pressing the button = hundrets of ice novas = all frozen and dead
3) much cold damage penetration (items + skill tree +flasks + curses)
4) scale damage with 7 Power Charges

-reroll "no mana regen"...
-reroll ele reflect

Skill Tree: pastebin = https://pastebin.com/EqQuXqDq


Ascendency: Occultist
1) Forbidden Power
2) Profane Bloom
3) Malediction
4) Void Beacon

1) Soul of Lunaris
2) Soul of Gruthkul

Note: capture all souls with divine vessels -> solid defence buff!
Keep in mind, that it is beneficial to swap the minor god on "Aul, the Crystal King (delve boss) to: Yogul

Help Alira (more crit + more mana regen).

I got pushed in delve mine (need to enter act 4 / highgate) to level 70, equipped gear, startet mapping.
I did not level this char in the regular way.

Big thanks to Mathil, his version of the Ice Nova Occultist inspired me to create this version and accomplish more damage and more toughness.
Please consider visiting Mathil on twitch or youtube and support him. He does such a great job for the whole PoE community.