[3.23] Lk's Cold DoT Ele [League-start to over 40m DoT] (Wildwood Primalist Update)
" Hello! Glad that you are having a good time. The good news is that there is a lot of room for improvement. I'll start with the most important things first: 1. Get ascended to Elementalist. 2. You need to get at least 75% resistances for fire, cold and lightning. It will make a big difference in survivalbility. 3. You need to follow the gem links in the guide for Vortex, Creeping Frost and Cold Snap. Please see the section under "Gem links". YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming
Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 | |
" Glad to hear that you've enjoyed following the thread! I hope that this thread will help facilitate a community of CDoT enthusiasts with interesting ideas to share, on top of helping new CDoT players ease into the build. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming
Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 | |
" 8 seconds is too long for me, but to each their own. Yes, I want to add alternate quality gems to the guide at some point. I am incrementally updating the guide on a daily basis. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming
Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 | |
Hey thanks for the detailed guide so far.
My Question is what i can do to improve my survivalbility ? Im on an effective EHP Pool of 39k atm , but i die to random rares in 1 shot often. Is it my playstyle? Or am i missing something obv? would be nice to get an Answer thx:) | |
" No problem! Can you share your POB? Might be a combination of both. 39k EHP is on the low side. What content are you doing? YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 Last edited by LkGGz on Apr 26, 2023, 2:43:49 PM
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Thanks for the fast response !
https://pastebin.com/1d3ZJSPE I mainly try some mapping strategies from youtube and such stuff since im fairly new and try to get a taste of everything. But currently mostly red maps for currency Last edited by imReji on Apr 26, 2023, 3:10:53 PM
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" 1. To increase your EHP, get higher life rolls on your rings/gloves/shield 2. Transfer some SP from damage to life/def. Unallocate the 3SP Arcane Sanctuary wheel and 2 SP leading to Entrophy. Get the whole wheel under soverignty (1SP) and get two jewel slots (4SP). Buy two jewels with 6-7% max life + cold dot multiplier for those two slots. 3. If you spend 3 divines on 5 ways (1 div per 3 runs) you can get to lvl 96 which is 5 more SP. 4. Pick up a jewel with 2% mana reservation efficiency. Switch Efficacy for Defiance Banner. 5. The long-term plan would be to purchase Skin of the Lords, as it will boost your EHP by ~27%. Your gear is very heavily tuned towards damage over survivability. 5.1k max phys hit is kinda too low. 39k EHP with a higher max phys hit is fine for running T16 maps but you will need game knowledge on what can kill you and maneuver around them. And even then you will die once in awhile. Its your personal choice how tanky you wish to be as there are trade-offs between survivability and DPS for a given budget. In the 3.20 60% delirium map video, my EHP was almost 60k with 8.8k max phys hit. In the Crucible League Day 2 video, my EHP was 51k and max phys hit 8.6k. My Day 2 video was done on a shoestring budget (helmet aside) and you can see from the video that I am not dying constantly despite my much lower DPS. Higher damage also increases your survivability because monsters die faster. Some quick fixes: 1. Get lvl 21 VCS and CF. It will boost both skills' DPS by 14%. 2. Craft non-damaging ailments on your amulet instead of aoe damage. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 Last edited by LkGGz on Apr 26, 2023, 3:30:45 PM
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Thank you for the detailed response!
I will follow your plan and will response with the results. By the way , did you thought about maybe starting a Cold Dot Enjoyer Discord for easier interactions and maybe some cold dot trading and stuff? | |
" You're welcome! Btw I just edited my response so you might want to read it again. Perhaps I will create a Discord channel one day, but I'll stick to the forums for now. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 Last edited by LkGGz on Apr 26, 2023, 3:32:55 PM
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https://pastebin.com/2Z09nRvv
severely min-maxed build for anyone curious. tree pathing was also optimised for ES/hp/dps/resistances, v specific to my item balancing. i can definitely squeeze in more dps if i directly sacrificed EHP/defenses. currently 52.3k EHP, 4400 HP, 22.5k EV, 17.9k AR, 75% all res, 6% chaos res. mainly died to stupid when looting, or when meteors fall from sky. hardly any mob deaths. 36.7m combined dps (against guardian/pinnacle boss) 13.2m creeping frost 12.6m vortex 5.6m vaal cold snap 4.5m cold snap 0.65m volatile anomaly compared to guide video, shield was upgraded (10d) amulet was upgraded (6d) watcher's eye was upgraded (7d) flask changed (11d, but not "dps" increase) i cannot find any other shield/wep in the market with a tree that would be an improvement. given that the items were bought at extremely good values, it's also hard to justify dropping 20-80d just for a single upgrade. Last edited by SonsOfKorhal on Apr 30, 2023, 5:06:36 AM
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