[3.26] ShakCentral's Cold DoT Witch For Everyone

Uhh am i blind or do i not see Malevolence slotted anywhere in your pob gems setup? Certainly we use Malevolence in the endgame?

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EF_Balduin wrote:

Honest question - since you are not taking Profane Bloom for the explosions, what's the point of running Occu over Ele?

One of the things to keep in mind is that Wintertide Brand doesn't hit, it's just dot areas, so Shaper of Storms would only work on Vortex in this build. I think the Elementalist talk that some are doing is centered around the Vortex/Creeping Frost/Cold Snap cold dot versions that are being tried out for Trickster etc since they all hit.

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One of the things to keep in mind is that Wintertide Brand doesn't hit, it's just dot areas, so Shaper of Storms would only work on Vortex in this build. I think the Elementalist talk that some are doing is centered around the Vortex/Creeping Frost/Cold Snap cold dot versions that are being tried out for Trickster etc since they all hit.

Honest question from a newb, but the wording on Shaper says 'Shocks from your hits always increase damage' wouldn't this mean the Wintertide brand would still benefit from the 15% increase, after the target was hit with shock from vortex?

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Uhh am i blind or do i not see Malevolence slotted anywhere in your pob gems setup? Certainly we use Malevolence in the endgame?

I am also curious. From the changelog on the main post, you can see they removed malevolence.



I am asking because I am very tempted to use this build while simply taking the Elementalist path. I am going to play softcore and I am more interested in the damage increase, rather than the potential defenses offered by the build with Occultist.

Also i see no Frost Bomb which is quite important for bosses/tough rares. It is the only way to apply Cold Exposure from what i see, which if we don't take what is the point of getting the cold mastery that applies -5% cold res from exposure?

What i did was remove Arcane Surge and Brand recall from the weapon slot and put in Malevolence and Frost Bomb.

Edit: Clarity is also not needed unless you have the Watcher's Eye that gives maximum mana as energy shield.

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Also i see no Frost Bomb which is quite important for bosses/tough rares. It is the only way to apply Cold Exposure from what i see, which if we don't take what is the point of getting the cold mastery that applies -5% cold res from exposure?

Is exposure different than resistance? We have frostbite to curse and lower cold resist.

I personally just want to be able to add in shield charge!

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SensenmanN wrote:

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Also i see no Frost Bomb which is quite important for bosses/tough rares. It is the only way to apply Cold Exposure from what i see, which if we don't take what is the point of getting the cold mastery that applies -5% cold res from exposure?

Is exposure different than resistance? We have frostbite to curse and lower cold resist.

I personally just want to be able to add in shield charge!

It's not different in that it reduces cold res by 15% (20% with the mastery point) but Frost Bomb also reduces life/es regen. Maybe it's not as important next league with the changes to Archnemesis.

Thx! in PoB, guide notes and step-by-step trees are great to newbie like me! <3<3
This will definitely my 3.20 starter build. again thank you for magnificent guide!

Where is the skill tree of the build?

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Djolonator wrote:

Where is the skill tree of the build?

It is on the front page, read carefully :D or expand all sections ans search for the pastebin :)

Hi! Would it be possible to update start endgame items in the notes section? When I paste the link, some of them works and some don't