[3.22] ❄️⚡CantripN's Hadoken! - Lightning Conduit / Crackling Lance / Arc Permafreeze⚡❄️

Do you know how to use Path of Building? If not, look into that ASAP, you'll understand what works and why a LOT better after.

The DPS I'm talking about is the actual DPS, not the ingame tooltip (which is very much a lie).

In general, I'd start with getting proper gloves with Crit Chance vs Shocked Enemeies + Suppression + Life + Res, with the right 2 Implicits (Freeze Proliferation + Lightning Exposure).

After that, your life will feel a LOT better.

As for "Chance to Freeze", you don't need ANY. You Freeze whenever you Crit, if it's a large enough hit. Basically, make sure you Crit often, and hit hard enough.

Dear all,

May I request your help to see what's wrong with my build? I am new to Elementalist, was trying to follow the build, but still feels it's far short of what it should be.

https://pastebin.com/hnRVX5eu

Some notes:
1) I want to use dual wand/single handed weapons, but need the spell suppress and life on the shield.
2) I want to get the same passives as the guide, but also need to get the respective attributes.
3) I still haven't completed the Ascendancy - will continue to look for the portals.

Please let me know your suggestions!

Really appreciate it.

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Waltzbear wrote:

Dear all,

May I request your help to see what's wrong with my build? I am new to Elementalist, was trying to follow the build, but still feels it's far short of what it should be.

https://pastebin.com/hnRVX5eu

Some notes:
1) I want to use dual wand/single handed weapons, but need the spell suppress and life on the shield.
2) I want to get the same passives as the guide, but also need to get the respective attributes.
3) I still haven't completed the Ascendancy - will continue to look for the portals.

Please let me know your suggestions!

Really appreciate it.

You kind of answered yourself. Don't try to get Spell Suppression this early, focus on getting the proper tree, dps, decent life, and reliable crit/cast speed/damage so you freeze. Glove Implicit mods, too.

If you need stats, fix with rings/amulet/points on tree, not the bad pathing you're using. Also, get Berek's Grip or a Three Dragons with Lightning Leech corrupt ASAP.

You only need one Uber trial to do Uber Lab now, it was changed a while ago...

May I trouble you guys to help see where I can improve next?

https://pastebin.com/s1968rre

Also, I am a bit concerned that:
- my chaos resist is low,
- crit chance is low,
- and spell suppression in not at 100%.

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Waltzbear wrote:

May I trouble you guys to help see where I can improve next?

https://pastebin.com/s1968rre

Also, I am a bit concerned that:
- my chaos resist is low,
- crit chance is low,
- and spell suppression in not at 100%.

Just get more levels. Level 80 is too early to really worry about Spell Suppression, just map faster and level up.

Chaos Res can literally be at -52% and you'll be fine for all content, if you know the mechanics.

Another thing is using the right links, if you insist on using Arc, as noted in the guide, and not terrible ones like Added Cold and Ice Bite.

In general, most of your links aren't what you're supposed to use, so I would fix that first. LC doesn't work well if you're relying on Arc+LC, it should be OoS+LC.

Either way, pick a main skill, and stick with it. If going Arc, get as much DPS as humanely possible on the tree and gear, or you just won't Freeze. Consider Fingers of Frost and the Cold Mastery for +60% Freeze Duration if your gear is weak currently.

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CantripN wrote:

Another thing is using the right links, if you insist on using Arc, as noted in the guide, and not terrible ones like Added Cold and Ice Bite.

In general, most of your links aren't what you're supposed to use, so I would fix that first. LC doesn't work well if you're relying on Arc+LC, it should be OoS+LC.

Either way, pick a main skill, and stick with it. If going Arc, get as much DPS as humanely possible on the tree and gear, or you just won't Freeze. Consider Fingers of Frost and the Cold Mastery for +60% Freeze Duration if your gear is weak currently.

Thank you!
While I continue to find a Armor that has 6 blue links, do you have any suggestions for the 2 Green sockets for the time being?

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Waltzbear wrote:

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CantripN wrote:

Another thing is using the right links, if you insist on using Arc, as noted in the guide, and not terrible ones like Added Cold and Ice Bite.

In general, most of your links aren't what you're supposed to use, so I would fix that first. LC doesn't work well if you're relying on Arc+LC, it should be OoS+LC.

Either way, pick a main skill, and stick with it. If going Arc, get as much DPS as humanely possible on the tree and gear, or you just won't Freeze. Consider Fingers of Frost and the Cold Mastery for +60% Freeze Duration if your gear is weak currently.

Thank you!
While I continue to find a Armor that has 6 blue links, do you have any suggestions for the 2 Green sockets for the time being?

You could surely get a Tabula Rasa for practically nothing. There are no good Green links, as Hypothermia doesn't work.

Hey guys, might be a stupid question but whatever.

I started a character following the build, and I have to say I loved my experience, probably the best and smoothest leveling I've ever had, even without twinks items at all.

I'm just not understanding something. I'm lvl 63 currently, finishing act 9 and I've just done my second lab, where I see on the PoB that I have to go MoD, and I don't really get what does that really bring because for it to work I have to be able to apply exposure and I don't see on the PoB how to do that.

No node is taken to do that like EE, I don't see a skill applying exposure, etc... Did I miss something (I'm trash at using PoB).

Thanks !

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SerAbusay wrote:

Hey guys, might be a stupid question but whatever.

I started a character following the build, and I have to say I loved my experience, probably the best and smoothest leveling I've ever had, even without twinks items at all.

I'm just not understanding something. I'm lvl 63 currently, finishing act 9 and I've just done my second lab, where I see on the PoB that I have to go MoD, and I don't really get what does that really bring because for it to work I have to be able to apply exposure and I don't see on the PoB how to do that.

No node is taken to do that like EE, I don't see a skill applying exposure, etc... Did I miss something (I'm trash at using PoB).

Thanks !

You apply Exposure with Hydrosphere :)

Later on, you rely on gloves such as these, instead:


Glad you're having fun!

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Also, please don't use Spell Echo on Lightning Conduit, it doesn't work :D
Use the proper links.

Wow, thank you for you quick reply.

Damn, didn't even realize for spell echo, it just stayed after the first lab when I went from arc to LC. So basically I've just cleared the acts without any trouble at all with a 3 link. Poggers.

Tbh I really did the leveling without my brain, it just went so easy I didn't even bother looking at upgrades or buying twink items. Guess I've just found my next league starter if it doesn't get changed too much.