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So when talking about the more multiplier here is my calculation:

GC 1000 phys damage:

old version: (slower casting, 16.2% more damage)

1162 damage + 418.32 Hatred = 1580.32 Damage

10 Seconds of casting = 13 casts = 20544.16 cold damage

new version:

1000 damage + 250 Hatred = 1250 damage

18% MORE Multiplier = 1250 * 1.18 = 1475 Damage

10 Seconds of Casting = 15 casts = 22125 Damage

So for full conversion + all the statsticks that give extra cold damage getting multiplied, this is buff of at least 10.8% increased Damage. This is huge for long fights like uber elder

Can you confirm these calcs ?

Your latest PoB only has 82 points spent on the tree.

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doomdesaster wrote:

noobish question but where can i see how much conversion i have?

mental math

GC converts 60% of its own phys to cold naturally

then you need to find another 40%

2x long winter is 20% each = 40, total 100

GC enchant helm = 40, total 100

hrimsorrow/hrimburn = 50, total 110 (but means 100)

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zathrath03 wrote:

Your latest PoB only has 82 points spent on the tree.

its due to the shadow side being reworked

heres a lvl 96 with acro and more crit

https://pastebin.com/3gKWDbc8

feel free to substitute crit for more jewel slots depending on budgets

I am sure TN will update soon as well <3

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AireDanne wrote:

So when talking about the more multiplier here is my calculation:

GC 1000 phys damage:

old version: (slower casting, 16.2% more damage)

1162 damage + 418.32 Hatred = 1580.32 Damage

10 Seconds of casting = 13 casts = 20544.16 cold damage

new version:

1000 damage + 250 Hatred = 1250 damage

18% MORE Multiplier = 1250 * 1.18 = 1475 Damage

10 Seconds of Casting = 15 casts = 22125 Damage

So for full conversion + all the statsticks that give extra cold damage getting multiplied, this is buff of at least 10.8% increased Damage. This is huge for long fights like uber elder

Can you confirm these calcs ?

looks correct, this build got straight DPS buffs for pure cold

Well this build is nice as fuck. This is definitely my league start. Tanks a lot sir

What skill tree would you advice to use for league start ?
The one from Leveling + Skill Trees section or the one used in PB ?

been looking around at hierophant builds, trying to decide on what totems to run, since i really wanna try it out and they feel rather safe and easy to play for league start.

but i have been wondering alot about why GC totem's paper damage in PoB is so much lower then various arc totem builds?

does arc totems really do almost 2 times the damage GC does?

also i would like to ask how "fast" mapping is, running GC totems? considering its not a huge AoE or chain like arc is, i would assume it isnt super fast but is it actually slow?

New YouTube Video out for the guide! Trees are updated. Keeping an eye out for relevant things in Synthesis League for this build.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVJ5sjmpiko&list=PLnoucF9SPbntEYhSXdTIndHltCYOOeH3b&index=9

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Hey there, is this just recommended as a League Starter? Or, could you push it higher and higher into everything, including deep delves. Also, how does it compare to GC mines?

I typically only use this as a league starter but I have seen people post in this thread taking it further than I have ever personally taken the build. Really cool to see all the crazy min/maxed gear and people pushing delve 800+ and the like.

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once again, thank you so much for this build. you explained everything so smoothly that it's so easy to fork to another extent of this build.

your twitch & youtube is great btw :)

Glad you like the content!

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I'm still FAIRLY new to PoE but want to try this build with the upcoming league. I assume for weapons I should focus on daggers? Or did you find there's a better combo of items (dagger/sword, sword/dagger)?

Thanks for the build! My first "blind" playthrough happened to get a cool totem out of the gate and loved it.

I think I'd go with a +1 Totem Shaper shield and a Shaper dagger as my weapon combo in the upcoming league if I was playing this build in Synthesis.

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Could you go a little into detail. Why exactly was this build buffed ? The hard damage nerf doesnt outweight the buffed cast speed. Could you do the math on how the new hatred works ?

Also, when having two long winter jewels, do i have 100% conversion without the helmet enchant ? So having only the enchant can replace both jewels too ? Or do i need both to get the max conversion. Dont really understand how it adds up here.

The gem itself converts 60% of the phys damage to cold - so you need to convert the other 40% somehow. There are lots of ways and they are mentioned in the guide and in the latest video.

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hatred now gives a MORE multiplier for full cold, with a nerf for phys gained as cold

if you use 2x winter jewels, GC is 100% cold. this is a buff

if you dont use jewels, use hrimsorrow/hrimburn or the helm enchant. playing GC as as anything but pure cold is nerfed.

This guy gets it.

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noobish question but where can i see how much conversion i have?

Look at how much damage on your tooltip is cold vs fire vs lightning vs phys vs chaos.

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So when talking about the more multiplier here is my calculation:

GC 1000 phys damage:

old version: (slower casting, 16.2% more damage)

1162 damage + 418.32 Hatred = 1580.32 Damage

10 Seconds of casting = 13 casts = 20544.16 cold damage

new version:

1000 damage + 250 Hatred = 1250 damage

18% MORE Multiplier = 1250 * 1.18 = 1475 Damage

10 Seconds of Casting = 15 casts = 22125 Damage

So for full conversion + all the statsticks that give extra cold damage getting multiplied, this is buff of at least 10.8% increased Damage. This is huge for long fights like uber elder

Can you confirm these calcs ?

They way you are describing DPS is exactly how PoB would do DPS calculations. The game is not played in PoB though so your experience may vary quite a bit. Very rarely are you in a perfect scenario where all your totems are up and firing at perfect distance with perfect overlaps with all of your buffs up.

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Your latest PoB only has 82 points spent on the tree.

Should be updated.

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Well this build is nice as fuck. This is definitely my league start. Tanks a lot sir

I was very torn between this and Storm Brand as my league starter. I don't think either choice is bad.

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What skill tree would you advice to use for league start ?
The one from Leveling + Skill Trees section or the one used in PB ?

My PoB is simply the last time I played the build not my actual recommendation. I would look at the "Final Skill Tree" or the trees in the leveling section if you want my recommendation. I do encourage people to try out different things however. Maybe level with EO before grabbing crit multi, new cooldown recovery nodes for movement abilities seems great. Maybe even try ES versions of the build. My guide is simply a guideline and there are plenty of ways to make the build your own.

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been looking around at hierophant builds, trying to decide on what totems to run, since i really wanna try it out and they feel rather safe and easy to play for league start.

but i have been wondering alot about why GC totem's paper damage in PoB is so much lower then various arc totem builds?

does arc totems really do almost 2 times the damage GC does?

also i would like to ask how "fast" mapping is, running GC totems? considering its not a huge AoE or chain like arc is, i would assume it isnt super fast but is it actually slow?

I've been of the opinion for a long time that Arc is a better mapper and GC is a better bosser. Words like "super fast" and "slow" are relative to you as a player and what I find "fast enough" may be "super slow" for you.

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thi3n wrote:

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been looking around at hierophant builds, trying to decide on what totems to run, since i really wanna try it out and they feel rather safe and easy to play for league start.

but i have been wondering alot about why GC totem's paper damage in PoB is so much lower then various arc totem builds?

does arc totems really do almost 2 times the damage GC does?

also i would like to ask how "fast" mapping is, running GC totems? considering its not a huge AoE or chain like arc is, i would assume it isnt super fast but is it actually slow?

I've been of the opinion for a long time that Arc is a better mapper and GC is a better bosser. Words like "super fast" and "slow" are relative to you as a player and what I find "fast enough" may be "super slow" for you.

that is indeed true, but thanks alot for your answer :) went through your old vods and found one, where you were leveling inqusitor GC from 7x and up.
the mapping speed looks very decent actually, probably mid tier-ish in my opinion.

really looking forward trying out your build for the new league