[3.20] Ice Dancing Queen - Icestorm/Cyclone/CI - Viable For Everything

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Erseii escribió:

Could someone take a look at my items currently?
I only got 6k ES and every once in a while I do get blown up, Just wanted some pointers on upgrading items.
I have a cyclopean coil with 11 %increased attributes and a double corrupt 4/4 dex and int but recently changed to a yellow belt but I'm not so sure if it was worth it. I'm also using the cluster jewel tree POB and could use some help on how I should go forward with what I currently have.

Here's a POB of my current setup
https://pastebin.com/z2QUSESg

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Icemasta escribió:

I would disagree with what the other person said, and it's generally due to how you transition in the build that makes many of those points obsolete.

Principally in your case, you're kind of all over the place. One main part of the build is to use Split personality for a big intel (and ES later on) bonus. Right now, you're destroying your pathing by going off the marauder side instead of the witch side.

So right off the bat you want to refund skill points and route properly:

https://pastebin.com/FQw4YGNU

This basically adds almost 200 intelligence to your build with a proper use of the split personality. Further down the line, I would move the rare jewel to the jewel socket to the right start of the ascendant start and put another brute force solution there. In my honest opinion, anything south of Sentinel should only be put in after level 94 or so. Finish using your clusters. I would go as far as skipping them entirely to use curse medium clusters.

This should already help on the defensive side. I would also change your chest to something tankier, 200 es chest is quite weak, you could easily get a 400+es one that would provide you another 2-3k buffer.

With all resist capped, the burst from a Sirus is about 8-8.5k damage, you just need to be able to get to 9k ES.

In my base, I built this from Occultist instead of Ascendant, this provides many additional defensive layers, I have 9k es and I can easily tank shit.

Also, keep in mind, you don't have +2 to curse, only +1 from occultist ascendancy, I think this is something many people who use this build I am missing since this isn't the first time I make this comment. So your 6L with 3 curses, only 2 are being applied (enfeeble, Frostbite), you'll want to get awakened hextouch level 5 for the +1 to curse, or get whispers of doom until you can afford such a thing, or swap out ele weakness for a low level blade blast (for unnerved).

And to answer your question, I recommend going away from Cyclopean coil, 15% int belt crafted bases are easy to get. Just spam the essence that gives 51-59 intel on them until you get a good ES and resist roll. Better than shock/ignite immunity imho.

Also get a wise oak and rebalance your resist. At the very least make cold your best resist for the cold penetration bonus. If you can balance lightning and fire, less damage taken from those elements will play a long way as well.

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dark1738 escribió:

Hello everybody! I started playing with this build, but I had problems with survival on t15-16 maps. Can I really change scion on occultist?

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Joeristoef escribió:

Hey there.

Really enjoying this build so far. Going through the maps was a breeze. But right now I'm doing T14 and T15 maps to get my next set of watchstones (need 4 socketed) and things just got ugly.

I'm getting killed over and over again and downing bosses takes forever. I don't have much in the way of currency. What would be the best way to go from here? I feel like I'm hitting a wall and am close to abandoning yet another build that feels bad.

I want the feeling of the coldhearted murderscion back.

PoB: https://pastebin.com/JLqM9upd

If anyone could take a look at it, that would be awesome!

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Icemasta escribió:

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Joeristoef escribió:

Hey there.

Really enjoying this build so far. Going through the maps was a breeze. But right now I'm doing T14 and T15 maps to get my next set of watchstones (need 4 socketed) and things just got ugly.

I'm getting killed over and over again and downing bosses takes forever. I don't have much in the way of currency. What would be the best way to go from here? I feel like I'm hitting a wall and am close to abandoning yet another build that feels bad.

I want the feeling of the coldhearted murderscion back.

PoB: https://pastebin.com/JLqM9upd

If anyone could take a look at it, that would be awesome!

Well, the issue is, like many others, is that you strayed from the laid down path. In particular, your reaction to your deaths was to get energy shield% from the tree instead of intel, which gives you both defense and offense.

https://pastebin.com/w55KwMkm

Here is your fixed builds, I mostly moved around stuff, you'll need a second split personality, you'll want to swap out the brute force that you've put to the south of the ascendant start with a fertile mind. Always keep in mind that intelligence is your end all be all item. If I were you I would also replace your cyclopean coil with a 15% intelligence implicit belt that you drop a 51-59 intelligence essence in. On top of that, it can give energy shield if you're lucky.

That slightly increases your defenses but greatly increases your amount of intelligence and your damage