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

Just wanted some advice really. I'm enjoying this build apart from 1 side of it, which is CI. This is the first build I've used with it and im struggling to stay alive. I've just started mapping and I'm getting killed 2-3 times on T1 rare maps. I'm currently lvl 75 with about 2.4k ES. Is it far too low to be using CI right now? Or have I messed up with my gear?

Leveling this build and it feels awesome so far, realy like going CI this time too.

I was just wondering i'm level 53 atm but my cyclone only has a hit chance of 77% didn't read in the guide how to get 100%? (might've missed it but couldn't find it)

Thanks in advance!

Is it because it doesnt really matter if cyclone hits because all we do with cyclone is make us use icestorm?

I'm struggling to find that staff, or any of the other gear really.

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SansNoir wrote:

I'm struggling to find that staff, or any of the other gear really.

Just buy it on trade? https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/58OKta

There's 600+ of the available at the moment

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Hephoran wrote:

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SansNoir wrote:

I'm struggling to find that staff, or any of the other gear really.

Just buy it on trade? https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/58OKta

There's 600+ of the available at the moment

Oh wow, I didn't really realize that was a thing. And now that I am writing this, I see the TRADE button at the top right... Yikes lol. Tanks, Hephoran.

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Iced_Star wrote:

Just wanted some advice really. I'm enjoying this build apart from 1 side of it, which is CI. This is the first build I've used with it and im struggling to stay alive. I've just started mapping and I'm getting killed 2-3 times on T1 rare maps. I'm currently lvl 75 with about 2.4k ES. Is it far too low to be using CI right now? Or have I messed up with my gear?

are you using your flasks? you need to have big uptime on your flasks most of the time

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DanielSt wrote:

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Iced_Star wrote:

Just wanted some advice really. I'm enjoying this build apart from 1 side of it, which is CI. This is the first build I've used with it and im struggling to stay alive. I've just started mapping and I'm getting killed 2-3 times on T1 rare maps. I'm currently lvl 75 with about 2.4k ES. Is it far too low to be using CI right now? Or have I messed up with my gear?

are you using your flasks? you need to have big uptime on your flasks most of the time

Oh yeah been using basalt and granite like crazy and i still getting my ass kicked.

I was wondering... Would Death's oath be usable for a while until i can get something better ?



Or im i better sticking to Icetomb ?

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Iced_Star wrote:

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DanielSt wrote:

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Iced_Star wrote:

Just wanted some advice really. I'm enjoying this build apart from 1 side of it, which is CI. This is the first build I've used with it and im struggling to stay alive. I've just started mapping and I'm getting killed 2-3 times on T1 rare maps. I'm currently lvl 75 with about 2.4k ES. Is it far too low to be using CI right now? Or have I messed up with my gear?

are you using your flasks? you need to have big uptime on your flasks most of the time

Oh yeah been using basalt and granite like crazy and i still getting my ass kicked.

i guess as a disclaimer i'm not playing this build this league. I'm also assuming you're in trade league & willing to trade.

took a look at your char. 2400 ES isn't nearly enough, you want at least 4k for early mapping if not 5-6k.

your resists are also not capped, that's a huge hit to your survivability. Buy the gear as outlined in the guide and benchcraft whatever resists you're missing.

You really, really, really want an ES chestpiece, this is one of the big sources for ES on nearly any CI build.
For chestpiece, something dirt cheap like these: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/32pK82Gs5 (you should get more than 30 int if you can, but prices go up), and pop armourer scraps on it to push the ES higher. This should tide you over until you farm the currency you need to craft the one recommended in the guide. (pop jeweller's touch for a cheap 5L if you need it).

You really need ES in every slot that you can get it in, belt (get cyclopean as soon as you can cap resists without it) and gloves would be where I'd be looking to pick up gear after you secure a decent chestpiece. Again, you really need to prioritize getting Int and ES on an ES base and pop armourer scraps to increase the ES even more.

Other small things:
- unspec the ele dmg and mana small nodes unless you have clusters ready, reallocate those points to jewel sockets and pick up the build recommended jewels.
- get an 18% int whispering ice
- you're wearing the stampede, so your quicksilver flask is useless atm.

if you lack currency, do chaos recipe.

hope this helps a bit!