[1.2.0] Ice Pierce Crit Ranger

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Looks like it. Might try PCoC for 5th link, maybe. Added fire is better than phys projectile damage here, since it doesn't reduce your attack speed.

how bout using cold penetration for my 5th link ? AFD or CP?
and is bloodrage useful for late game? so i might consider switch my frenzy skill to burning arrow and perhaps dropping the life leech gem?

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Kirielis wrote:

As you're non-crit, I would not even look at the crit multiplier, you should remove whatever it is that's giving you 300%. Doesn't matter what the paper DPS is, 6.3% isn't reliable crit. Of course, if you're going to do it but just haven't specced crit nodes yet...same answer, actually, you'll change socketing if/when you decide to go crit.

I'd go with the chromatics. Depending on the colour of your gear, of course. Getting a 4th direct damage (that is, not crit related) or utility (LL/LoH) link is most important IMO.

Thanks for still replying to this thread months later, Kirelis...

Most of the crit multiplier comes from the Death's Harp bow, which is still the best I have. As far as I can tell, I only have one crit node, a pre-req for Piercing Shots...tbh I don't know where the rest comes from!

The gear is current GGGB...I think I'll use chroms to make it GGGG whereupon I can add Faster Projectiles, Blind, or PPAD (or soon Mana Leech)...or GGGR and try to get my hands on a LL or LoH).

Cheers.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAAdEFtQzyDkgRlhXwGYYZ1SCcIXYi6iT9JyEvbzBxMHwx-jMMNj051DpCPs9LeEwyUUdRTGgOb55v8nBScLtw1Xb3d9d9W311fyuDCYcTiGuNv5LzlQWVyJu1nKSdo58noJ-hpKXLp9SsR6_ru-O95sBRwzrEosaiykrKqdN-1CPVANaK2RPcFd2o4dvigOOE51To1usU8-r5Y_yr_gn-K_66_sj_3g==

This is an ice shot build im trying right now, im using hatred as an aura, and rain of arrows for aoe

Ice Shot is aweful to use as a single target skill. It has exact damage scaling as Burning Arrow (they have the same base + physcial% but I am not sure, BA may be stronger based on "adds" 30% as opposed to converts 40%) but uses way more mana. And since more of it's damage is elemental based, you get less bang for the hatred.

VIDEOS PLEASE OF TUIS BUILD, I SEE LOTS OF TEXT HERE.

I don't currently have any characters that can fulfill that requirement, or a bow I can use. If someone else can make a video, props to you. Else it'll wait for the patch and respec, subject to my getting a usable bow again.

@Dhoros : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXBvE1hPbk

I'm not using this build but here is a video of Crit Ice shot with LMP+100% Pierce chance.

100% pierce + critical strike is the key of this build that's pretty much all you need to know about it^^

Unfortunately I choosed a map with these damn desync chargers and forgot to swap the shortcut (that's why I made a totem pop instead of attacking).

Did anything change with the 1.1 patch?

Updated for 1.1.0. A few minor wording/paragraphing/organisation changes. LL gem has been removed from the skills section, since LoH is now strictly superior for multi-target. Drillneck and Berek's Grip have been added to the Uniques section, along with a disclaimer that the list is not exhaustive. VP is now strongly not recommended.

If I missed anything, do let me know. 1.1.0 didn't change the core build any, and peripherals were hardly affected either.

Kirielis hello.

I was redirected here, because i was looking for an Ice Archer build. I didn't played for months and dont know whats new but I am sure i would like to play this build since I never played it and want to try something new.

Thats why I'm here. Originally I designed my own build ( Shadow ) but it's totally different from yours. So I would like to ask your opinion about it.
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYBAv4EBwR-BS0FtQX5DPIOSA-rEZYV8Ba_F1QY2xn-GwEeGh8CIWAigST9KlstHzB8MgE2PTnUOlhAoEp9TLNRR1VLVkpW-luvYEth4megbRltbG17b_JwUnDVdEF07XTxd9R313rvfyt_xobOhxmHdofbjDaNv448lQSV6ZsmnaOeoZ65oJ-hpKKjo4qly6c0p9Svm7Ewshm1SMBRwfPEos960hnUI9UA1orW0dwV3Q3e9t-E4dvjhOdU53To1vBC8-r5Vvyr_MX-yP-T
Is it worth to take the long path to the witch are for more cold dmg ? Or it is more effcient to pick up physical dmg nods ? Ice Shot converts phy dmg anyway. Is it better to put those points into Heavy and Deadly Draw ?

Thank you very much in advance.