Cold Chronomancer Megathread (WIP). CoF nerfed. Very slow gameplay now.

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TrainwreckX#1101 wrote:

Some positive chatter post-nerf on Reddit here - https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1hcb1wt/comment/m1ms8wz/

See below:

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EDIT: Build is still viable!

Swap inspiration support for energy retention support on CoF

Get the passive tree node "Energise"

Get the passive tree node "Dynamism"

You can drop a lot of the mana regen because you aren't spamming too many comets on white mobs now

Instead of the energy shield nodes in the top left of the tree, path to "Quick Response" on your way to "Dynamism"

Use frost bomb or ice walls to clear packs of mobs that don't get cometed

Not as OP as it was, feels balanced and actually fun to play.

i was try it - not playable comet casts 1 time in 5-7 packs

https://prnt.sc/r9Jukh_qefkI
https://prnt.sc/RvMJmKHn485W

Nerf hurts but cold chronomancer's still fun and viable. Slowed down the gameplay but in a way it makes it more interactive. Not a bad call, Cast on Ailment was getting silly.

Makes getting energy boosts like the Passives and the quality effect on the skill worth it, too, instead of being dead investments, which is good for itemization.

Gives back cold Snap a use in killing solo stragglers too.

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spikeisadog14#5599 wrote:

How do u feel about the nerfs?

I think people are overreacting a bit.

its actually easier to proc on bosses, where you care.

from what I can tell, its per freeze now. not per skill cast. so before if one frost bolt froze 6 while mobs, you got 100 freeze energy.
now, if one frost bolt freezes 6 mobs, its 60 energy. which sure is less, but the point is it scales with mob density.

6 blues would be 120 energy. more then before.

166 to 300 nerf for comet is pretty huge. but, I mean... come on? what did you expect?

Comet builds weren't REALLY relying entirely on comet for trash either were they?


for my build, I wasn't even using comet. I was using a second frost wall in my CoF. some extra burst. bomb, and self cast frost walls were most of the work.

Will I swap out CoF wall for blasphemy? maybe.
zone of control would be a pretty mandatory for blasphemy imho. its an 8 point invest for me. +3 for hindered cap.

But this is fine... in T12 maps...

https://www.twitch.tv/mathil1/clip/SavageCharmingTubersDoggo-kKs3mKc6ty3i6m5K

Drop energy building nodes and take up crit + cast speed and manually spam comets when shit is frozen?

It's not as good as it was, but I don't think I have to reroll. I can also refund alot of mana regen nodes :/

Does anyone know if CoF works with Hourglass? I used Hourglass with comet CoF and it greyed out the Comet Gem, but still seems to work. Have anyone tested if it actually increses damage?

What is the best armor type for this build? Pure Energy Shield? Evasion/ES? Straight up armor?

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Gapedrosa#7347 wrote:

Does anyone know if CoF works with Hourglass? I used Hourglass with comet CoF and it greyed out the Comet Gem, but still seems to work. Have anyone tested if it actually increses damage?

Hourglass says "Supports any damaging skill that you use yourself", so no. Also adding the Hourglass to the tooltip damage does not increase to tooltip damage.

Any Idea of what skill gems and support gems I should be using after the nerfs? Thanks in advance and if I use blasphemy is it just for hypothermia sorry I'm a noob when it comes to builds in poe.