[2.0 updated] Shmizz's hardcore perma-freeze guide

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FredSavage wrote:

Any tips for leveling?

start with lightning tendrils until you kill brutus, then pick up flame blast until level 19. at level 19 you can get lesser multiple projectiles from the weaver reward in act 2 normal. that's when you want to start with ice spear
focus on getting life nodes before anything else, crit can come later.
killing dominus can be really shonky, make sure you get capped lightning resist for him in both normal and cruel.
This build really picks up once you get to merciless and can start running ice spear in a 4-link or 5-link.

Would you say Tabula Rasa is any good for lvling with this build?

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highwind123 wrote:

Would you say Tabula Rasa is any good for lvling with this build?

tabula would be great once you pick up EB. before you get EB sustaining the mana cost of a 6link would be incredibly difficult. After you get enough mana to sustain the 6link it would be amazing. you don't need uniques in any other slot, so all your other gear can go towards life and resists to make up for what stats you lose on the chest slot.

I need videos brah

What is your tooltip DPS on GMP Ice spear ?

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xAgility wrote:

What is your tooltip DPS on GMP Ice spear ?

with power charges in a 4-link around 3.5k.

Good morning,

I have a questions about Skill Tree.

Your "final build tree" has few interesting choices.

You evade witches 3 starting 10% spell dmg nodes, but pick the ones at shadows starting area. Why so?
Besides, at shadow starting area theres this juicy 14% elemental damage + 10 energy shield node. Is it not better than 10% spell damage?

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WiseGuard wrote:

You evade witches 3 starting 10% spell dmg nodes, but pick the ones at shadows starting area. Why so?
Besides, at shadow starting area theres this juicy 14% elemental damage + 10 energy shield node. Is it not better than 10% spell damage?

I planned my build out on a slightly older version of the offline skill tree calculator, so when I posted the link it didn't include the 14% node because it was changed more recently. It should be taken and i'll update it to make sure it is in the build. For this build 10% spell damage is identical to 10% elemental damage, so it doesn't matter which ones you take. The only reason I don't have both is I ran out of points.

Aside from IC / CWDT, how does this build mitigate damage? It seems a bit squishy for a HC league with <150% hp.

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StanryRoo wrote:

Aside from IC / CWDT, how does this build mitigate damage? It seems a bit squishy for a HC league with <150% hp.

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I am currently level 76, and there are only a few nodes left to get in my skill tree that aren't pure damage. I Have 139% life, which is more than enough for merciless up through beginner level maps. I focus on mostly crit and cold damage nodes which come along with a lot of freeze duration.

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This build is very tanky at higher levels. It has 167% maximum life, can support a level 20 arctic armour easily and most mobs will never even get the chance to touch you thanks to all your freezy goodness

:)