How to improve my character *ice shot + barrage raider*

Hello,

It's my 1st league as archer (previously was using only Enk Arc Witch in few leagues).

My character tab should be public, and i'm open for all possible advices, how to improve this character.

Main issues:
1) My clear speed is pretty nice, but single target seems to be sometimes amazing, sometimes therrible
2) Deaths. I have over 700 deaths this league. I know that Evasion-based champs are harder that multi-defensive ones like i've played before. But this is therrible score, i got stuck on lvl 92 and can't even reach 50% of exp.
3) Sirius - i got a feeling that i still should be able to handle him myslef, but i have no chances vs him (rest of guardians on awaken lvl 8 aren't any kind of issue)
4) Weapon of choice. As you can see on my tab, i'm using Death Opus. Great bow according to +2 projectiles. But i was able to craft my 2nd bow which can be found in 2nd slot (cold dmg per 10 dex, flat cold dmg and cold res penetration, crafted int is just temporary for using auras when changed slot). How should i multimod the 2nd bow to use it? And what kind of gear should i addjust to have better dps on this one? (yea, i know i will have to add GMP support for ice shot instead one of the gems to have same clearspeed)
5) Maybe i should re-spec into deadeye instead of raider?

I would appreciate all kind of advices, as i fell this character to be "strange, and difficoult even when i invested a lot of cash in it).
Last edited by Zeratul_PL on Jan 28, 2020, 4:25:18 PM
Last bumped on Jan 29, 2020, 2:38:44 AM
1. You have 3,6k life. That's way too low. Aim at least 5k.

2. No idea why do you have flasks for freeze and shock when you have avatar of the veil. You can just use quartz as a snap ailment removal. Otherwise I'd respec Avatar of the Chase like most Raiders do and drop silver flask completely and use Jade instead.

Bloodletting affix is bad because 1) you have leech from soul raker 2) you have no vaal pact 3) you have low life pool, you'd hit leech cap very fast.

Also you should try to craft instant life flask, with small health pool the downside of that flask affix is less of an issue, and that might save you from some deaths in 1-2 seconds. The level 60 flask is better for that purpose because it's total amount is slightly bigger, the downside is that it regens over a longer period but that's removed if you put instant prefix on it (bubbling or seething).

3. You have ring with 2 curses, but you don't have anointed whispers of doom, how do you raise your curse limit?

4. Check this thread: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2660684/page/1 It has a lot of good advice for ice shot build. For example from what I've seen some people had better experience with mark of the elder instead of taming ring.

You should ask questions there for more detailed gear review, a lot of people there have experience with the build and will probably help you.
Last edited by Viktranka on Jan 28, 2020, 9:41:02 PM
Thanks a lot of even those suggestions - it's still more than i was able to figure out :)

As you suggest, i've put same questions in mentioned topic, so please consider this topic as closed :)

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