[3.9?] Sidefx Frost Blades - Hyped for Support +

Thanks for the build.

So Ice Bite or Hypothermia? If you can't chill I think Ice Bite is better, not sure.

Increased Critical Strikes looks good as well.

Just trying to "fix" the single target issues, but that's hard.

Do you think this build could be applied to Shadow class?

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Twistx wrote:

Thanks for the build.

So Ice Bite or Hypothermia? If you can't chill I think Ice Bite is better, not sure.

Increased Critical Strikes looks good as well.

Just trying to "fix" the single target issues, but that's hard.

With good gear, aka +1 amulet and +2 darkray vectors you should be at 10 frenzy charges. At that point Ice Bite is better than Added Cold.
On top of that if you are rich you can get a double Hatred Watcher's eye. Or a penetration one for bosses.

Hi there. Can some1 explain me please why all prefer cheap rings with res/life/ # to # cold damage? I mean all build going around elemental damage if we talking about faster map cleaning, so why no one offer to use Opal rings with same +life/res and %cold damage + elemental dmg? I'am noob so maybe my question is stupid, sorry about it.

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theh8fuleight wrote:

Hi there. Can some1 explain me please why all prefer cheap rings with res/life/ # to # cold damage? I mean all build going around elemental damage if we talking about faster map cleaning, so why no one offer to use Opal rings with same +life/res and %cold damage + elemental dmg? I'am noob so maybe my question is stupid, sorry about it.

only if you could find such opal rings on the market and have enough (tens/hundreds of) exalted orbs to spend, or you can craft one by yourself if you are lucky. Besides physical damage scales a little better than elemental damage, steel ring with physical damage/res/life is much better than opal ring IMHO. I'm using two-stoned rings with 75+ life and around 50 fire/cold/lightning res, with two rings I get 150+ life and about 100 all res which give me much more choices on other slots.

well, i finally managed to get past level 80! 85 actually as we speak, so i will say this build took me further than any other that i've tried so far (only my second league so i'm still in my baby steps)

i would love is someone could take a look on my character and check if there's something odd about setups and flasks, especially the single target.

thanks for the build!

I have a 5L chest with FB>Added Cold>Multistrike>Ele Dmg>Ancestral linked. If I switch Added Cold out with Melee Physical Damage my sheet dps increases. Is my overall dps still higher with added cold damage? If so, why?

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astrartea wrote:

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Twistx wrote:

Thanks for the build.

So Ice Bite or Hypothermia? If you can't chill I think Ice Bite is better, not sure.

Increased Critical Strikes looks good as well.

Just trying to "fix" the single target issues, but that's hard.

With good gear, aka +1 amulet and +2 darkray vectors you should be at 10 frenzy charges. At that point Ice Bite is better than Added Cold.
On top of that if you are rich you can get a double Hatred Watcher's eye. Or a penetration one for bosses.

I changed the build a little to have more defenses (including more freezing). I'm using both added cold and ice bite. But I wanted to know if Hypothermia could be better... using path of building I can't see the damage, probably is hard to calculate. Leveling I don't see difference.

If you check my profile you can see I'm getting basicaly "immortal" with 50% dodge and 50% spell dodge + maximum resists (with the potion) + fortify (yes I'm using this until I get a better 6link with some armor)... so every % on increased damage I can get from gems would be nice.

is this better than onigoroshi? I have no clue, I did frostblade with oni and achieved this damage at level 71.

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freud19821215 wrote:

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theh8fuleight wrote:

Hi there. Can some1 explain me please why all prefer cheap rings with res/life/ # to # cold damage? I mean all build going around elemental damage if we talking about faster map cleaning, so why no one offer to use Opal rings with same +life/res and %cold damage + elemental dmg? I'am noob so maybe my question is stupid, sorry about it.

only if you could find such opal rings on the market and have enough (tens/hundreds of) exalted orbs to spend, or you can craft one by yourself if you are lucky. Besides physical damage scales a little better than elemental damage, steel ring with physical damage/res/life is much better than opal ring IMHO. I'm using two-stoned rings with 75+ life and around 50 fire/cold/lightning res, with two rings I get 150+ life and about 100 all res which give me much more choices on other slots.

Thanks mate! About res's i'am good i think, but i'll try steel rings tho.