[3.25] Ice Dancing Queen - Icestorm/Cyclone/CI - Viable For Everything

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evouga wrote:

We don't yet know how the Reflecting Mists will work this time. But I assume if they're good enough (i.e. 2.5x on positive mods) a reflected ring with an absurd amount of flat int becomes better than the synth base?

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Bellaluna1722 wrote:

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evouga wrote:

Some notes about map mods:

No Regen: technically doesn't brick the map because of mana recoup, but I consider Vaal Clarity almost mandatory for running no regen maps since running out of mana while traveling across the map or during boss invulnerability phases is so annoying. Also, in the very likely event you have an open prefix on a ring, you can craft "Channeling skills have -3 to total mana cost," allowing you to phase through packs of monsters with Cyclone even when completely out of mana.

No Leech: not a problem so long as you have enough DPS to continuously kill monsters. Bosses, Essence rares, red beasts, and tanky Expedition or Blight packs become a lot more dangerous and require hit-and-run tactics if you don't have the DPS to simply delete them.

Reduced Aura Effect: Even with pretty decent gear I'm only able to get around 50% elemental resistances without Purity of Elements or The Wise Oak. Reduced aura effect can thus be very dangerous in combination with damage mods as high amounts of it can uncap your elemental resists while also reducing your ES pool.

I am patiently waiting to see how the map runners feature will work, hoping the npcs are not affected by physical or elemental type of damage, because in that case, I know where my reflect maps will go instead of the guild stash to rot all league.

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Kelvynn wrote:

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Tecken1407 wrote:

Can this build easily do ultimatium etc? all mods or so

Ultimatums are trivial with this build. They just take way too long to be worth your time.

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Asorcis wrote:

I entered a Valdo's Puzzle Box submission for The Whispering Ice with a Celestial Amethyst Foil. It's pending approval and I don't know exactly how long it'll take to be in the game after it's approved, but this build has been my go-to for several leagues so I wanted to pay tribute in some way. Maybe one day, we'll get a chance to see a special foil version of this unique in the game (if your Valdo's Puzzle Box hits the map that will drop it)!

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vbvan wrote:

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Asorcis wrote:

I entered a Valdo's Puzzle Box submission for The Whispering Ice with a Celestial Amethyst Foil. It's pending approval and I don't know exactly how long it'll take to be in the game after it's approved, but this build has been my go-to for several leagues so I wanted to pay tribute in some way. Maybe one day, we'll get a chance to see a special foil version of this unique in the game (if your Valdo's Puzzle Box hits the map that will drop it)!

How hard are the map mods :-)?