[3.5] CheeQu's CoC Ice Nova Assassin - Up to 7m Shaper DPS + Amazing Clearspeed [In-Depth Guide]

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Jellybee85 wrote:

@CheeQu do you have an updated Final endgame PoB link with your discipline/watcher's eye or acuity combo? I got quite a bit of currency to spend, but i'm not sure what to purchase.

No unfortunately Ill update it in about a week when Im back.
Basically Ill switch herald of ice for discipline, and remove one aoe node at the left + one 4% max life/4% chaos res node and use those 2 nodes to get a jewel slot where ill socket watchers eye 30 ES on hit for discipline.

The above is for certain, then Ill also try leap slam faster - attacks - fortify (replacing fortify on 6link with cold.pen) and vortex - bonechill - unbound ailments - arcane surge. Aura sockets will be blasphemy - enfeeble - discipline.

Depending on how that goes I might use it for the basic setup of the guide.

This is my take on the build, made trying to be tanky as possible and actually it is while obliterating everything. Char is pretty much done, missing lvl 21 ice nova. I choose to not use the pandemonious to have vaal pact while fighting syndicate; for uber elder i just swap the basalt for another anti freeze diamond. Overall great and superfun build. ( the anger gem is just there for lvling )



https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAYBAAQHBLMHHgj0C2EOSA5cD8QQWBCSES0RLxGWFm8WvxewGjgc3B0UHxgi9CM2JKomlScvKgsrCiycMPgyMjLRNj026TpYOtg7fDwFPC09X0VHRX5FnUlRSotMs1F0UftSU1MQU1JVS1XGXfJh4mKsaPJqQ2r6bAtsjG0ZcFJ8g3_GgpuDX4PMg9uJ04w2jmSO6Y8aj0aP-pBVkyeU8ZUul5WX9JrgnaqhL6IAoqOmmacIrv-vbK-btDi1SLb6tz64yrmTvG-86r6KwGbDCcauzRbQH9Wm2L3ZhuNq5RnrY-vu6_XvfO_r8B_w1fId8kX3pviX-tL79f4K?accountName=Kiri2k&characterName=CoCkingSheeta

I've further refined the build I'm using.

The more I use blade flurry the more I like it. DPS is absolutely at least as good as cyclone notwithstanding the ias requirement difference.

- 5.86aps
- 8k ehp (6.8k hp, 1.2k ES)
- 50% flask charges gained, 26% increased flask effect and 10% flask duration
- Spell and attack crit virtually capped (94-95% crit chance) without a diamond flask
- 407% crit multi (not including low/full life acendancy)
- Running Discipline, Herald of Ice and Anger

Latest PoB here (level 92): https://pastebin.com/gfqt9Hau

Note, for those of you with mana problems, consider blade flurry, its mana cost is tiny compared to cyclone.

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mrpetrov wrote:

I've further refined the build I'm using.

The more I use blade flurry the more I like it. DPS is absolutely at least as good as cyclone notwithstanding the ias requirement difference.

- 5.86aps
- 8k ehp (6.8k hp, 1.2k ES)
- 50% flask charges gained, 26% increased flask effect and 10% flask duration
- Spell and attack crit virtually capped (94-95% crit chance) without a diamond flask
- 407% crit multi (not including low/full life acendancy)
- Running Discipline, Herald of Ice and Anger

Latest PoB here (level 92): https://pastebin.com/gfqt9Hau

Note, for those of you with mana problems, consider blade flurry, its mana cost is tiny compared to cyclone.

looks nice, will chech when im back. Interested to see how you reach 6.8k life with that gear.

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Aim_Deep wrote:

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Hohenheim_ wrote:

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mrpetrov wrote:

Sure mate, here is my setup:
https://pastebin.com/GfUrPZeG

Note my IAS is 3.69, not 3.48 that PoB says, because PoB doesn't include the 7%ias jewel that I use (it only kicks in if you've crit recently, which is always with this build, but PoB doesn't have that configuration option).

Also note that I did not take the Annihilation node as my spell crit chance for my main 6L coc Nova is capped, so there's no point being overcapped on crit chance.

Thanks for that man, I was struggling on my build to see why Anger would be used, as I was getting more damage with Aspect of the Spider and more mana spare as well. Now I see it was because my build has a lot more crit multi before adding the jewel.

Also, PoB just updated to fix that jewel issue! Good timing.

I don't take Annihilation either, not worth the points even in my build which isn't as focused on crit chance.

I just loaded you man totally sick...I think you broke the DPS limiter :P POB's got you at 434K main ice nova with conc very nice. I also like how you got Acros in there. Another great variation of CheeQu's great build anyway what we are wanting absurd Crit for is out of diamond flask cyclone crit chance. If it's not 95% (or one doesnt have higher attack speed to compensate we are not fireinng at 7.5 x a second but much lower not making full potential. Now this build has so much DPS out of flask is hardly ever a problem except on some phase boss. Anyway. you're at 67.45% out of flask crit chance.

Hahaha thanks man, I'm looking at speccing the build to make endgame (Uber Elder etc.) trivial. By the time I'm done getting my gear sorted and get my last level it should be around 550K main Ice Nova average damage with Vaal RF or 400K without.

That coupled with 6K life, 40/30 attack and spell dodge, 30% evasion, warlords mark (which still leeches insane amounts against bosses, 0.4% of 8mil DPS and all...), Wise Oak + Loreweave and LGoH means it takes a fair bit for me to die. Only times I've died recently are when I'm watching a show on Netflix and forget I'm playing.

Also, by next level I should be at 77% crit chance without flask, but I don't think I'm going to try and spec into no diamond flask as I don't ever seem to run out of charges. The only way I could cap it now is if I corrupt my gloves to get ~0.80 to attack crits and change one jewel.

@Aim_Deep
I like your style with eldritch along/vitality with still using a diamond flask. Just to be different, I put together this tree
https://poeplanner.com/AA8AAP0ADxYBAHuU8fiX-_W0OOUZjDZVS2HiJpUWv4nTcFIqC13yKwoRL-tjNj2dqmyMYqwOSBGWBx6VLvDVSVGP-uv1wwm5k_Idf8aio8HzD8Q7fLjKUXSO6aaZgh7bCxSwTC0XVI48VkqeoSKBnwHR5I2CU9QRD6yYOlhVxoPb215QMDsN7-v315uhj0anCOvufIMRLSycvOpqQwj0EFivmzLRRUfAZgSzogDwH2jyr2wLYcauPC2DX4PMtz4c3I8a_grYvfJFOuGmV03jNZL-j67_1aaCmzD4OtgnL5BVGjgdFI5k96a2-prgRZ1TUjIyEJLZhrxvF7BKiyM2UxAAAAAAAA==
I'll run AOE/conc instead of fortify, vigilant strike instead of dread banner and cold pen instead of life leech.

Hey guys, how much would you say it costs to get started with this build?

Is there a reason why we use frost bolt over freezing pulse?

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GeneralDurph wrote:

Is there a reason why we use frost bolt over freezing pulse?

It's interaction with ice nova and vortex. It does mention this in the guide

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Ratedetar wrote:

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GeneralDurph wrote:

Is there a reason why we use frost bolt over freezing pulse?

It's interaction with ice nova and vortex. It does mention this in the guide

got it