Skeletal Frost Mage Witch Infernalist End Game Build Guide
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Hello everyone!
I have made an End Game Guide for the Witch with the Infernalist Ascendancy that focuses on Skeletal Frost Mages. You can find the full guide here: https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/frost-mage-infernalist-build-guide Video showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZARf61TVas This guide is the continuation of my Minion army leveling guide but using Frost Mages instead of Arsonists: https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/minion-army-infernalist-leveling-guide Boss fight vs the Trialmaster in ultimatium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRQuYe_SQ8 Boss fight vs Xesht +4 Twisted Domain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdsm3BrE0eM Last bumped on Jan 3, 2025, 5:52:05 AM
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This is another variation I was thinking about, since the core build works so well, if only I had the time and the currency to try it out. Great to have the guide for frost too!
Looking at the build guide and the videos, Frost Mages seem to be more powerful than Storm, with better clear overall, and better boss damage with the additional debuff from Frost Bomb. But they looks like they need at least 5L for the proper setup, unlike Storm Mages which can work with a 4L (the extra supports in both cases being raw damage upgrades). Hoffen, have you thought of consolidating all your Infernalist minion builds into one thread, in the tradition of other minion mega-guides? It would work great. Assuming nothing breaks the builds during EA of course. Here is how I see it: - Leveling build: A great league starter that comes online already from Act 1 and powers up fast from there. - Arsonists: The natural evolution of the leveling build, all the way to the endgame. - Storm Mages: More damage and significantly better QoL. Better to swap into this once you are sure it will be powerful enough, because of the lack of RS. - Frost Mages: Even better damage and clear, it probably works fine while you still have it 4L but really shines from 5L on. I wonder if the other minions will get their day too. We still have a long time in EA and lots of things will change. For now, all these work great. |
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In the current state of the game and rarity, having 40% rarity is quite low and would significantly gimp your findings compared to anything with 100-150%.
Until it gets addressed, rarity is a must have on almost all slots. |
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" You do realize ventors has implicits with rarity as well and that they can roll higher than 20% on each ring ? Also there are open suffixes on multiple items which you can fit rarity on. Why even come here and post this? |
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" question, is there something wrong with the Cold Penetration support? |
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" Cold penetration does nothing if the enemy is near 0 resistance or if enemies have negative resistance. If you curse enemies with hypothermia and apply cold exposure they will most likely have negative resistance. |
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" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
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nice build OP, looks cool
" who cares lmao point of video game is to have fun, if you turn it into work you have failed at the only thing a video game is good at |
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" I have been running arsonists and for most things they are fine, but I struggle in breaches to get much cleared. Seems this build has no problem with breaches though. A question however. I managed to get a lvl 20 gem for my Arsonists, but I only have a 19 that I would be able to use for Frost Mages. Would the mages still come out ahead when down by 1 level? Last edited by Fun_Hat#6742 on Jan 1, 2025, 4:10:08 AM
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" Frost mages has slower clear speed compared to arsonists and you should have less issues with them in breaches compared to this one. Make sure to cast DD and have enough minion skill levels when using Arsonists. |
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