[2.0] ✮ MrKasor's Icestorm Trap Goddess ✮ [HC]

Basic Summary of the Build

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Mid-Range
Safety: ✮✮✮✮

[2.0] ✮ MrKasor's Tri-Curse Icestorm Light Maiden ✮ (Self-Cast Version - Levels Easier)

Using The Whispering Ice Unique Staff and it's Icestorm skill with Traps and Self Cast Curses to destroy bosses. Cold Snap to freeze large packs.

Basically this is a full Cold Damage Build that will use Icestorm Traps to destroy single targets in a second. Cold Snap Traps are used for freezing packs.
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Pro's and Con's
Pro's
-3 Strong Curses
-CI
-Lots of ES like 600+%
-Immune to Stun
-Reflect Immune
-No need to link the Staff's sockets
-Melts Bosses
Con's
-ES gear isn't sold as often
-Requires a Unique you can't use till lvl 33
-Can't do Blood Magic Maps
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Skill Gems
Body: Cold Snap + Trap + Trap Damage + Multi-Trap + Cold Pen + Increased AOE (BBGGGG)

Gloves: Frostbite + Increased Duration + Vaal Discipline + Temp Chains/Elemental Weakness (BBRG)

Helmet: Arctic Armour + Chaos Golem + Discipline + Flame Dash (BBBG)

Boots: CWDT + IC + Enfeeble + Increased Duration (BBRR)

Boots: Trap + Conc Effect + Trap Damage + Cold Pen + Multi-Trap + Iron Will
(GGGGBR)

Skill Binds
Left Click: Move
Right Click: Icestorm
Middle Click: Flame Dash
Q: Cold Snap
W: Frostbite
E: Temp Chains
R: Vaal Discipline
T: Chaos Golem + Discipline + AA
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Gear
Staff: (6 Sockets doesn't have to be linked so ilvl 50+)
The Whispering Ice
12% Chance to Block
(14 to 18)% increased Intelligence
(8 to 12)% increased Cast Speed
+1 to Level of Socketed Support Gems
Grants level 1 Icestorm Skill
1% increased Spell Damage per 10 Intelligence


Belt:
Sunblast
(15 to 25)% increased Stun Recovery
20% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
+(20 to 30)% to Fire Resistance
25% increased Light Radius
80% reduced Trap Duration
(30 to 40)% increased Trap Damage
Traps trigger at the end of their Duration


Ring:
Perandus Signet
+(20 to 25) to maximum Mana
+(25 to 30) to maximum Mana
(45 to 65)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
2% increased Experience gain
2% increased Intelligence for each Unique Item you have equipped
3% additional chance for Slain monsters to drop Scrolls of Wisdom

~And~
Doedre's Damning
+(20 to 25) to maximum Mana
+(5 to 10) to Intelligence
+5% to all Elemental Resistances
+5 Mana Gained on Kill
Enemies can have 1 additional Curse


Helmet:
Doedre's Scorn
+(20 to 30) to Intelligence
20% increased Elemental Damage
(30 to 50)% increased Curse Duration
+1 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems
(10 to 20)% increased Damage per Curse on Enemy

~or~
Geofri's Crest
(60 to 80)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+(15 to 20)% to Fire Resistance
+(15 to 20)% to Cold Resistance
+(15 to 20)% to Lightning Resistance
+(20 to 30)% to Chaos Resistance
+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
for leveling put Firestorm + Fire Pen + Spell Echo + Empower until you have Icestorm


Body (5 or 6)-Link:
Rare ES Body
Prefix
-ES
-Defenses

Suffix
-Int
-Resist
-Resist

~or~
Icetomb
+(30 to 40) to Strength
+(30 to 40) to Intelligence
(140 to 160)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+(50 to 75)% to Cold Resistance
150% increased Chill Duration on Enemies
Cannot be Chilled
Works well with the build and is cheap for early game
doesn't have the ES to hold up later though


Gloves:
Rare ES Gloves
Prefix
-ES
-Defenses

Suffix
-Int
-Resist
-Resist


Boots:
Rare ES Boots
Prefix
-ES
-Defenses
-Movement

Suffix
-Int
-Resist
-Resist


Amulet:
Eye of Chayula

Jewels:
Chill of Corruption
~And~
Rare Int Jewels
Prefix
-Max ES
-Spell Damage

Suffix
-Int
-All Attributes or Int & Dex/Str


Flasks:
2 Health Flasks
(Useless with CI replace with Rumi's Concoction and Taste of Hate)
-Removes Bleeding

~And~
2 Resist Flasks (Ruby & Topaz)
-Removes Frozen
-Removes Curse

~And~
Granate Flask
-Removes Bleeding
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Skill Tree
Bandits
N Green (10% to All Resists)
C All (Skill Point)
M All (Skill Point)
60 Points
80 Points
100 Points CI
122 Points CI
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Atziri
Alright so now it's time to go over what everyone seems to care about.

Sorry to tell you though it wont feel like a good fight...
Because you will destroy her and here is why.

Atziri Fight
1. You're Tri-Curses will bring all her resists down. Just have a curse immune flask, topaz, and a ruby flask.

1. Now your Icestorm Trap will grind her to dust.

2. Use Vaal Discipline as an Emergency Flask. Flasks are key and removes Bleeding as well.

Note: Honestly it's more or Less her VS your Tri-Curse. AS it makes it Super hard to kill you and all fights much Easier. Without the curses you are boned, she will probably one hit your you.

Inside I'll tell you how to beat Uber!
Uber Fight
You can't alone... don't try.
Have I tried? No, I play Hardcore and normal Atziri still scares me.
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Videos
Coming Soon
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Explanations
1. Why all the Intelligence?
Well Icestorm gets it's damage off Int and also gives +1% increased Spell damage per 10 Int. This is the reason why the build focuses on getting so much. It just so happens that you also get 1% Increased Maximum ES for every 5 Int as well. Basically Int covers Offense, Defense, and Mana Cost.

4. Doedre's Scorn over Black Sun Crest?
You have 3 long Duration Curses. This Helmet makes them longer AND increases your elemental damage by 20% and increases All Damage by (30 to 60)%. Drops (20 to 30) Int on you and looks way cooler to top it off.

5. Why no Hypothermia?
Hypothermia sucks Vs Atziri or any boss that's Chill Immune. I also don't like gem swapping.

6. Leveing?
Uniques:
Geofri's Crest (RRRB)
Icestorm melts bosses if you dont have it use Firestorm until you do.
Bosses usually destroy a lot of Traps so get Clever Construction
Clever Construction makes traps immortal for 5 Seconds.
Firestorm + Fire Pen + Trap + Multi-Trap
Curses: Enfeeble & Elemental Weakness
Use Firestorm & Fire Pen until Icestorm & Cold Pen. Act Bosses have 70% reduced curse effect. So make sure you have the Skittering Runes Cluster & Whispers of Doom Cluster. Will bring it to 40% reduced which makes your curses much better. Also this is where Fire/Cold Pen Gems come into play as they aren't reduced by act bosses and are very efficient ways of increasing elemental damage vs bosses.

7. Why CI?
Why worry about chaos damage also when you have 600+% ES All that intelligence really adds up.

Feel free to ask Questions, add your own input, or bash it.

FAQ: Video's are coming in September when I move back to Ottawa and my Ping isn't 1000.

Change Log
13/07/2015:
-Added CI around level 75
-Removed Carcass Jack
-Changed Leveling to use Firestorm Traps/Cold Snap Traps
-Removed Unique Attribute Amulet
-Made Build Cost Even Less
-Replaced Faster Casting with Less Duration
14/07/2015:
-Added Chill of Corruption
-Changed Tree: Added Fingers of Frost Cluster and Shadow Ele Dmg Line
-Added Hybrid 122 Points Tree by Request although not recommended
-Added Q to gems with recommended 20% quality end game
-Removed useless damage section
16/07/2015:
-Removed useless Unique Stats Section
-Created Self-Cast Icestorm Build found in Other Builds Section
16/07/2015:
-Updated Leveling in Explanations Section
-Removed All Increased Duration that Affected Traps
21/07/2015:
-Revamped Build
-Removed AOE in Tree & MoM
-Added Eye of Chayula
-Added AA
-Added CWDT set up
23/07/2015:
-New Tree
28/07/2015:
-Began Updating Build to Self-Cast Standards
30/07/2015:
-Finished Gem Section
-Added Call of the Brotherhood
-Made the Build up to Quality of the Self Cast
-Slightly Cheaper
03/08/2015:
-Sunblast re-added
-Call of the Brotherhood Removed
-Duration Trap Bug Fixed in 2.0.2
[3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226
Last edited by MrKasor on Aug 15, 2015, 5:19:55 PM
Did I miss so much in this 2.0 news?
Spell Echo working with Trap?
Vorici not rerolling all sockets colour?

Is empower not worth it in Whispering Ice?
Guide français : http://sites.google.com/view/poefr/
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vindoq wrote:
Did I miss so much in this 2.0 news?
Spell Echo working with Trap?
Vorici not rerolling all sockets colour?

Is empower not worth it in Whispering Ice?


First off Thanks for the Critique <3 Helps out a lot with things I don't notice. As this is a lot of work and is a Work in Progress. Videos, Gear, and Pictures to Come soon.

Now Spell Echo For Sure doesn't work that was an Oversight that I somehow missed. Fixing now.

Vorici does reroll them all I guess everytime I did It I was just lucky anyways put in gems that are much easier to get either Vorici 3 Green and Hope for 2 red and one blue or the best way would be to take those chromatics and do it yourself would be a TON cheaper. Also Corrupt and hope for White sockets ;).

Empower doesn't work on Icestorm as there is only one level that scales off of your int.

Edit: Also Changed the Tree for better Damage
[3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226
Last edited by MrKasor on Jul 9, 2015, 5:41:59 PM
This looks extremely entertaining. Is this what you are running in the new hc league?
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RIPnRhyme wrote:
This looks extremely entertaining. Is this what you are running in the new hc league?


Shucks! You flatter mate.

Yes it will be my first build as the unique required is like level 33. Till I can afford a Null's then I will make my other 2.0 build.

Videos coming in Sept when I can afford to take time off. If anyone makes one before me PM me.
[3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226
Last edited by MrKasor on Jul 10, 2015, 2:22:34 PM
I am making scion version now... I'll let you know how it goes!
Why traps and not totems?
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mamtaz wrote:
Why traps and not totems?


Traps do better vs Atziri and tough bosses than totems. Plus give you a huge damage bonus.
[3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226
How much would the unique staff cost since no one is selling it yet?
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Akuq wrote:
How much would the unique staff cost since no one is selling it yet?


Ah good question its hard to say as it is a good staff it's basically what the old Searing Touch was with a low level so its easy to obtain but since it doesn't need to be linked and gives a unique skill its going to be pretty sought after. So I'd say average near 1ex when the market settles as its not that rare but very good. This is hardcore pricing. it probably will never be less than 10c but you will probably find one by level 70 or a unique of the same price. This is because GGG increased drop rates of all uniques and especially uniques that are build defining like this.
[3.2] ✮ MrBones Wild Ride Dancing Dervish Melee Skeleton Summoner ✮ [400%+ Movement Speed]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2094226
Last edited by MrKasor on Jul 10, 2015, 9:12:03 PM

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