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

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Kelvynn escribió:

Hey guys! I'm back for the new league, and this time the Ascendant version seems to make the most sense - for a boss kill league.

Reading the initial Dev Manifesto scared me a little (30% less damage on CwC) until I saw that every single spell gem got buffed and realized that they simply forgot to buff Icestorm because it's not a skill gem. I immediately emailed GGG about that, and folks on reddit reacted too. Thankfully, GGG saw their oversight and fixed the issue quickly. As a result, we get a 5% damage buff on CwC Icestorm (1.0 * 0.7 * 1.5) and a HUGE damage buff on self-cast Icestorm.

I am very tempted to try self-casting on the bosses. Clearing with Cyclone CwC will be the same as usual, but the single target damage with Intensify and Cold Pen instead of Cyclone and CwC looks SWEET. As long as the new bosses don't immediately 1-shot you if stop for a second to cast. We'll see.

That's another reason to play the Ascendant - she is immune to stun and doesn't require ACwC to be safe.

Yet another reason is the new jewels that give you an extra Ascendancy node. It's restricted by class, and the Ascendant will have some special set of available nodes that hasn't been posted yet. But I hope there is something interesting there. So having access to more jewel sockets should be good.

And one more potential upgrade: the new Divine Blessing Support gem. If I understand it correctly, it lets you cast an aura effect as a temporary buff that doesn't reserve mana. For example, for 233 mana you can cast Hatred on yourself for 10.9 sec. I'll take that! Ascendant has more free mana and extra gems slots available for that too.

All the buffs and new possibilities and no nerfs! Haven't had a league like that in quite a while. I'm going to bring the Ascendant guide up to speed with all the new stuff from 3.16 Occultist (mostly, the awesomeness of Block), update the PoB's etc. And then we're going to have some FUN with the new bosses in 3.17.

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vbvan escribió:

Are there some tips on fighting Maven using this build?

I guess I need to learn the fight (I'm not sure exactly when the memory game starts) given that it is now a gate to end game content (I play SSF).

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Cjin escribió:

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Kakabot237 escribió:

2) I believe you mean the node "Spell Damage and Int".

No.
I mean "Damage and Mana" node next to _TEMPLAR_ start place.

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Kakabot237 escribió:

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Cjin escribió:

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Kakabot237 escribió:

2) I believe you mean the node "Spell Damage and Int".

No.
I mean "Damage and Mana" node next to _TEMPLAR_ start place.

Got it. Sorry, seems like I was tired yesterday, searching for it.

Just few follow ups:

1) Helm - I need just regular Hubris Circlet (iLVL 75-79) to start with crafting and it will become "Hunter" after I slam Hunter orb, or I need exactly Hunter version of Hubris Circlet to start with ?

2) Any interesting enchants for us in Labyrinth to hunt for or just "8/8 Eternal and forget it" ?

Regards

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vbvan escribió:

Do the implicit on 'Fingerless Silk Gloves', 'Synthesis Implicits' and the upcoming 'Eldritch Implicits' share the same slot or can they coexist?
I only know that the first one is incompatible with lab enchantment.

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Kakabot237 escribió:

Just few follow ups:

1) Helm - I need just regular Hubris Circlet (iLVL 75-79) to start with crafting and it will become "Hunter" after I slam Hunter orb, or I need exactly Hunter version of Hubris Circlet to start with ?

2) Any interesting enchants for us in Labyrinth to hunt for or just "8/8 Eternal and forget it" ?

Regards