Cold Chronomancer Megathread. All content cleared. Leveling guide added. Low-budget build added.

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Masamune69#3634 wrote:

I am curious about those vs reduced requirement soul core in gears like Virtuosity.

Wdym? dex to int requirement soul core is the default choice, no need to consider anything else here unless you already have dex for other items/skills (i.e. I was running Elemental Invocation for some time, which requires 78 dex).

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Masamune69#3634 wrote:

So the more modifier you have, the more raw stats matter

This is correct. That's why it is either morior or dream fragments with ingenuity at the endgame.

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monik390#5560 wrote:

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Masamune69#3634 wrote:

I am curious about those vs reduced requirement soul core in gears like Virtuosity.

Wdym? dex to int requirement soul core is the default choice, no need to consider anything else here unless you already have dex for other items/skills (i.e. I was running Elemental Invocation for some time, which requires 78 dex).

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Masamune69#3634 wrote:

So the more modifier you have, the more raw stats matter

This is correct. That's why it is either morior or dream fragments with ingenuity at the endgame.

Oh, I saw you were using the Mana one on your gloves in the latest build so I thought they were better

General question:

Does anybody has a guide on crafting Breach Ring?
Which essence to use first? Use of Omen, etc…

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Masamune69#3634 wrote:

Oh, I saw you were using the Mana one on your gloves in the latest build so I thought they were better

I swapped 2% mana quite a while ago, right after the patch that allowed to swap runes/core. I definitely updated maxroll on the same day.

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Anyway,

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GGG wrote:

We don’t have an exact timeline for 0.2.0, but our overall plan has been to release major content updates for Path of Exile 2 every few months. We will announce it as soon as we can!

I'm off until the next content update.

Once again, if there is a Hierophant release, I'll play some spell totems.
If not - here we go again.

No build updates from me soon.

Maybe weird suggestion, but anyway.
Basically, Comet get about same amount of damage gain from levels as manacost gain.


Then using PoB numbers of my setup, average hit, manacost and mana pool:
1. Decent Rare jewel: 549,487 average hit, 485 mana cost, 3625 mana
2. +3 Comet jewel: 733,857 average hit, 648 mana cost, 3625 mana

1. Rare jewel: (3625/485)x549,487 = 4,106,990 Damage per mana bar
2. +3 Comet jewel: (3625/648)x733,857 = 4,105,295 Damage per mana bar

So as long as you empty your mana bar before temporal rift cooldown, getting more levels doesn't change dps, because you tied to your mana bar and cooldown of temporal rift.

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PaintMaster#2396 wrote:

Maybe weird suggestion, but anyway.
Basically, Comet get about same amount of damage gain from levels as manacost gain.


Then using PoB numbers of my setup, average hit, manacost and mana pool:
1. Decent Rare jewel: 549,487 average hit, 485 mana cost, 3625 mana
2. +3 Comet jewel: 733,857 average hit, 648 mana cost, 3625 mana

1. Rare jewel: (3625/485)x549,487 = 4,106,990 Damage per mana bar
2. +3 Comet jewel: (3625/648)x733,857 = 4,105,295 Damage per mana bar

So as long as you empty your mana bar before temporal rift cooldown, getting more levels doesn't change dps, because you tied to your mana bar and cooldown of temporal rift.

You (and other people who raised this topic before) are absolutely right here, but:

1. +3 Comet is still superior at any non-boss encounters.

2. Melting Maelstorm exists. It doesn't matter how much comets cost on a higher end. Btw, I don't really lessen the worth of Chronomancer in comparison to other ascendancies tho, bc Time Freeze is an absolute cheat ability against bosses. Pretty much it's on par with LC Stormveawers' damage or trampletoe dudes.

3. Not the entire manapool is used on comets. There are still some other casts like Frost Wall/bomb/nova/whatever unless you are actually using Frost Bomb properly and have enough mana regen to get the entire mana pool before bomb detonation. This is kinda sensitive and doesn't have anything to do past medium-budget.

+3 Comet is an endgame upgrade when you'll have >5.5k mana and Melting Maelstrom. It's not the thing to bother with 3.5-4k pool fr.

I found this clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgJ8srIXKfs&ab_channel=Lexyu
He play Frostbolt + snakepit ring as a main mob dmg (w/o frostwall).

The interesting is Split shot + Forking projectiles passive 75 + 25 = 100% add projectiles when fork.

What do you think is it worthful or not?
It looks cool idea, but in term of playing Im not sure.

I did the 2 first Breach Boss and clean up my gear a bit.

I noticed that since the update, I rely on frostbolt more and use wall only when there are Rares.

It might sound stupid but I tried to play without Snakepit and didn't feel it was that much harder to destroy the wall. It allows to wear a much better ring instead and increase the damage. Cast speed of snakepit is very good but actually, in pure cold build, I don't think cast speed is so important.

It must be with Spark of course.

Might need to adjust the tree in a non snakepit build. Just use frostbolt like Spark

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twarunchai#0382 wrote:

I found this clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgJ8srIXKfs&ab_channel=Lexyu
He play Frostbolt + snakepit ring as a main mob dmg (w/o frostwall).

The interesting is Split shot + Forking projectiles passive 75 + 25 = 100% add projectiles when fork.

What do you think is it worthful or not?
It looks cool idea, but in term of playing Im not sure.

That +1 projectile from fork will take 15 points, which seems a lot.

But supports choice for clearing seems better actually, but without arcane tempo you will need more cast speed for it to feel good.

Magnified effect looks good on frostbolt for clearing in general, but better still have in on frost wall for let's say bosses so more segments hit boss to build energy and maybe simulacrum.

I am so jealous of people playing with Focus.
But I cant find a way to make a build with a Focus. I don't even know if removing Grim and Blasphemy would be enough. And that would make the character much more glass canon