[3.23] Lk's Cold DoT Ele [League-start to over 40m DoT] (Wildwood Primalist Update)
" i would suggest death rush instead, as it is within 1-2% or so of dps to mark of the shaper, and feels significantly better when mapping. |
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I am enjoying this build so far, but I am having trouble setting up my filter. Does anyone have a loot filter that they could share?
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" hmm i might swap to that ring....i noticed this build is really squishy compared to my other build that has 100% spell suppression. |
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" lvl 21 Vortex, Creeping Frost and Vaal Cold Snap is the first thing that you should upgrade. Gems are cheap and they provide 14% overall DPS boost. Quality is not important. Second, you are missing elemental weakness >> a lot of DPS missed out. Replace culling strike or faster attacks with elemental weakness. Just the above two will boost your overall DPS by 25-35%. The pain attunement keystone is a good-to-have. Any non-detrimental keystone is fine. My chest's keystone for Crucible League is Ghost Dance. The cheap option is to find a +4 gem level chest and use tainted crafting to get it to six links. This was my recommended alternative at a time when SOTL was very expensive at Crucible league-start. However, I think SOTL with a non-detrimental keystone should be quite affordable at this stage of the league. Quoting the guide: 3.21: Alternative to Skin of the Lords:
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GGG's breach nerfs have resulted in a sharp increase in Skin of the Lords price vs the prior leagues. Hence, we should consider other chests that provide +4 levels to Vortex and Creeping Frost.
The tier list is: 1. +1 socketed gems, +2 socketed duration gems (BBBBGR) 2. +1 socketed gems, +2 socketed AoE gems (BBBBGR) 3. +2 socketed duration gems, +2 socketed AoE gems (BBBBGR) 4. +2 socketed duration gems, +2 socketed AoE gems (BBBBGG) 1>2 because swift affliction has the duration tag, and hence will gain 2 levels from +2 socketed duration. 2>3 because +1 socketed gems adds a level to all support gems. 3>4 is because it allows further scaling from Empower 4. The power level of Empower Lv3 is similar to that from Hypothermia Lv 21. Both provide ~30% more DoT damage. The gem set-up for 1-3 uses Empower instead of Hypothermia in 4. Hence if you have Empower lvl 4, the set-up of 1 and 2 will be more powerful than 3. The advantage of using a chest aside from Skin of the Lords is that you can get life, resistances, and other buffs such as increased AoE and damage from Carcass Jack. These benefits, in a good chest can match or even be better than Skin of the Lords for a lower price. We can use tainted crafting to turn bases with suitable corrupted implicits into 6L chests in a cheap manner. For the socket colours, you can use benchcraft if the base has an INT requirement. If the base does not have an INT requirement, getting the right colours will be difficult. Example trade search: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/gDJnzb7cQ The below video also explains the +4 chest. Skin of the Lords Alternatives and Tainted Crafting: https://youtu.be/jpIUj5Uzoa4 Aside from chest, other upgrades to consider: 1. lvl 21 Vortex, Creeping Frost and Vaal Cold Snap (and lvl 20 elemental weakness) 2. Awakened Elemental Focus for +1 to Vortex and Creeping Frost (replace Efficacy) 3. Awakened Controlled Destruction 4. Empower lvl 4 5. Amulet with Non-damaging ailments line 6. Legacy of Fury with useful corrupted implicit (e.g. 6% life) 7. Frostbite/Ele Weakness Enchant on helmet (buy or use TFT lab service) 8. 20% quality on faster attacks and shield charge for better mobility 9. lvl 21 Frostbite for more DPS 10. 20% quality on Divine Blessing for more DPS 11. Death Rush or Mark of the Shaper + Elder combo (Death Rush is easier to set up) Hope your final push goes well! Cheers~ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 Last edited by LkGGz#3994 on Jun 14, 2023, 8:10:18 AM
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" Glad to hear that. I have been using the NeverSink filter for many leagues: https://github.com/NeverSinkDev/NeverSink-Filter/releases It is the most popular loot filter out there. Let us know if it works well for you. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@LkGG-Gaming Devouring Diadem CDoT Elementalist Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3362183 Vaal Caress CDoT Trickster Guide: www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3450602 Last edited by LkGGz#3994 on Jun 14, 2023, 8:07:42 AM
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@PaPerWaRs.MVP
Thanks. This is very helpful. |
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Does it have any reason that we can run Aspect Spider for the end game mapping sir(dmg boosting)? Or we just skip it?
Last edited by smartboy95#4354 on Jun 17, 2023, 10:57:40 AM
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i cant seem to get the right colors on this..spent like 50 tainted chromes so far. is there a second green gem i could use instead of a blue one? or just keep trying with chromes?
Last edited by Lyutsifer665#1671 on Jun 17, 2023, 10:59:02 PM
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" dont use tainted chromes, because your chest is an EV/ES one, just bench craft "1 blue", using 4 chromes + 4 vaal. much more cost effective. |
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" skip it. i havent found a way to run it, it just happens to be on my gear. the dps boost/defenses is not significant enough to replace any current auras we're running. (although long long ago when CDOT was an Occ LL, it was possible). |
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