[3.6] The Blizz Sorc - Icestorm/Winter Orb CI Occultist - Viable For Everything

Is this really the best way to craft a 12% int / high ES vaal regalia?

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Body armor can have a 6% Increased Attributes mod. Shaper ones can have up to 12% Increased Intelligence mod (ilvl 83+). Those are the best ones. With some luck and a bunch of Alterations, you can hit the %Int suffix + a high tier ES prefix and then multi-mod (2 ex cost) the rest.

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Sceto2 wrote:

Is this really the best way to craft a 12% int / high ES vaal regalia?

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Body armor can have a 6% Increased Attributes mod. Shaper ones can have up to 12% Increased Intelligence mod (ilvl 83+). Those are the best ones. With some luck and a bunch of Alterations, you can hit the %Int suffix + a high tier ES prefix and then multi-mod (2 ex cost) the rest.

....or spam fossils (Dense+Scorched+Frigid) or (Dense+Corroded+Prismatic) for best chances in a 3 socket resonator over a 30% quality Shaper Vaal Regalia base min ilv 84.

Problem is that this league there is quite an increase in price of Dense fossils compared with Delve and Betrayal league so the cost of craft will be higher.

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lilianmarius wrote:

A very strange thing happened to me last night in the Nexus. Was running a very difficult area with tons of added modifiers, didn't pay attention and die to some storm bearers ground overlapping effect. Now comes the strange part: I was resurrected at the start of the area but did not loose any exp lol :). I could not believe so I teleport back to Nexus, back to hideout, even relog but the -10% exp was not taken from my progression.

It's first time I die inside Nexus so I can't confirm if this "bug" is random or is systematic, did anyone experienced it inside Nexus areas?

You don't lose exp in nexus, and memory fragments. There were even reddit thread about it.
Nobody knows if it's a bug, or... kind of special lore mechanic, because, you know, it's kind of a dream world :) (HC players are not amused xD)

This is my current setup at lvl 89, having ~8K ES and 1,3k Int in Hardcore.
The build has been going great so far, however I am not sure what my next upgrades should be. I just recently included Blood Rage in my build and im not sure if it gives me any big noticeable benefit.

Furthermore, I got my hands on that Doedre's damning ring and thought an extra curse might be worth it. However, I failed to 6S/5L my Vaal Regalia and now I cannot apply both curses (Frostbite/Enfeeble) with my Ball Lightning links.

Any ideas and how I should improve my build?

Curious what crafts to put on these? I can use a service to get high rolls..



best prefix to craft? ES or dmg while leeching or flask effect?


best prefix/suffix? Whats the best way to fill the prefix and suffix just slam it?


best prefix? increased damage or flat elemental dmg

Almost 1700 int. Not bothering with the BL COH setup until i decide to do Uber Elder and stuff as i really don't see the point. Without curse effectiveness nodes vs big bosses... a 5l setup is meth. More fuse i can convert into chaos and then into ex to get big ticket jwls.

The next thing on my shopping list -> corrupted belt + ES on hit jewel. With the current prices that should put the total at about 11-12EX.

Let me stop you right here with the whole corrupt it yourself thing. I'm a known RNG bottom feeder so that's just not an option.

A few notes: Regular atziri works fine with unlesh, dropping herald for extra mana, so i'm guessing Uber atziri will work like that too.

Haven't reached delve 200 yet but everything I ran across went smooth. Drop the BR gem though when delving to avoid surprises.

Drop BR on bosses with phases aka Kitava and the dude from Primordial Blocks. That shit will get you killed.

Only did a phoenix fight with just one dmg mod. Face tanking is probably impossible without ES on hit. Used a ruby flask, good flask timing, and EL gem and still almost got destroyed.

He was also barely feeling the effects of chill from icestorm + aa + bonechil so ... i dunno what happened there.

I'm honestly not rushing to buy maps and do Shaper because I think the dps is deplorable at this stage. If I'm not bypassing stages then what's the point. Flame dash is no ideal way to dodge balls and stuff.

I am thinking of buying the 4.5 or 5ex ES on hit jewel to see if that improves my survivalbility in any way. I would have to drop a dps jewel but so be it. I will probably drop from 9.3k es to 9k which is still better than 5k HP.

The QOL of having INt > STr > Dex + Occultist ascendancy is amazing. I advise against getting inc dex + inc int corruptions to have more freedom with your flasks.

I also suggest dropping CD for EF in big boss fights as I'm still not sure how the interaction with the gem and ES leech and BR degen works.

Overall the build is considerably shittier compared to past iterations. Compared to the old VP, on the defensive side of things, the build got 3x more expensive and it's lacking damage too. Having to invest 7 nodes for ES leech hurts the DPS a lot.

baring some obscene luck that affords me a corrupted attributes belt + ES on hit watcher's eye, I don't think I'll be willing to push for 100 on this. As usual, once you hit 91-93 the built feels like it slows down by a factor of 100, and being highly gear dependent in order to tackle hard encounters makes leveling past 92 - 93 seem tedious.

Played around in POB and I'm interested in trying out some less expensive builds now that ES leech is a thing that have better damage potential, same or better leech, and so on.

Icestorm will forever be my favorite skill in this game ever since I got introduced to it by Kelvynn's first build showcase, but it takes nerves of steel to play and I'm not good at managing expectations anymore.

I've invested 30c into it and it carried me to 85 without a problem. Did uber izaro at 70-80ish with 4.7k es. But, hitting red maps and having to kill corrupted nasty versions of some bosses had me investing a shit ton of money to balance res/es/int.

Not sure I got my investment back yet :). And not sure this can become a reliable Uber Elder / Guardian farmer without a 20EX+ investment. Keep in mind that ES is flavor of the month so int or not on gear, high ES stuff sells for big bucks.

PS: rant over!

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LastMagus wrote:

Let me stop you right here with the whole corrupt it yourself thing. I'm a known RNG bottom feeder so that's just not an option.

Not always, not on every item. Just gotta calculate it by yourself.

Cast While Channeling + Arcane Surge was fixed, but still no word of Spell Cascade.

I guess it's time to remove all mentions of Spell Cascade from the guide. :\

RIP SC + CWC 2017-2019. You were killed for no reason.

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Sceto2 wrote:

Is this really the best way to craft a 12% int / high ES vaal regalia?

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Body armor can have a 6% Increased Attributes mod. Shaper ones can have up to 12% Increased Intelligence mod (ilvl 83+). Those are the best ones. With some luck and a bunch of Alterations, you can hit the %Int suffix + a high tier ES prefix and then multi-mod (2 ex cost) the rest.

If you know a better way, feel free to suggest it. Things change depending on a league. Fossils are getting more rare and expensive. I don't know anything cheaper than alt spamming and then multi-crafting currently.

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staticprevails wrote:

Cast While Channeling + Arcane Surge was fixed, but still no word of Spell Cascade.

I guess it's time to remove all mentions of Spell Cascade from the guide. :\

RIP SC + CWC 2017-2019. You were killed for no reason.

Where did you see about AS? It's still in the high priority list in the bug forum. If they fixed AS then there is a good chance SC will be fixed too.

Although I don't see any problems clearing with a 5L WO currently. The area coverage is smaller, but WO kills faster and triggers a lot of Herald explosions. Even if they decide not to fix SC, this setup isn't bad at all.