[3.0] Triple Chain Ice Shot Deadeye - Hipster Map Clearing Fun

This build is fairly generic in the leveling process, and very similar to any other elemental bow build that you'd find. As such, the tips are going to be pretty straightforward, but I will lay them out for anyone new to either the game or just bow builds.

To start with, you're going to want to use split arrow or shrapnel shot for the very first few levels, and get yourself a silverbranch. Try to get at least a 4-link setup on the silverbranch, ideally, so that you can socket your skill of choice into the bow for the +1 to bow gems effect. By level 18 I would recommend switching to Ice Shot and using a Roth's Reach for most of the rest of the leveling process, and from level 28 onwards, use Blast Rain for single target. Barrage, without many levels or additional projectiles, doesn't do as much damage as blast rain is capable of.

Once you've switched to Roth's Reach, try to get a Tabula Rasa for your Ice Shot setup, and a Thief's Torment as soon as you can (requires level 30). A 4 link should be enough for most of the process, but by act 9 or 10 you will want at least a 5 link, hence the tabula. Prioritize leveling with added cold damage, lesser multiple projectiles, and ice bite support. Use elemental damage with attacks and hypothermia as you get your 5th and 6th link, if you can. As well as that, Asphyxia's Wrath, the quiver of choice in the build, can be used as early as level 10.

Upgrade to a Death's Harp/Opus once you've beaten cruel lab, as at that point you should have additional chain from the ascendancy. See a bit further down for a skill tree to use through to the mid sixties and cruel lab completion. Drop lesser multiple projectiles for chain support when you do this, and your clear should skyrocket.

Depending on your budget, use Wanderlusts or Five-League Steps (quite expensive), and also use at least 2 quicksilver flasks to speed the leveling process. Goldrim is a great leveling tool for easily solving resistance problems, as well.

As far as passives go, prioritize life nodes and follow this tree while leveling - poeurl.com/bBjc

This passive tree brings the build through to level 93 - poeurl.com/bBjd

More life nodes are filled out, both in the constitution wheel and elsewhere. Phase acrobatics gets picked up, to help supplement the low mitigation the build can suffer from. Further evasion nodes are invested into, in order to push Queen of the Forest even further. As well as that, Deadly Draw is picked up just for some nice generic damage. Most of the tree is accomplishable by the level 70 mark or so, and much of what is taken after that is purely supplementary.

As far as continuing in the Ascendancy tree, pathing through Far Shot is a bit unfortunate, since our Lioneye's Glare makes the node redundant. However, it is worth it in order to pick up the extra projectile from endless munitions, and since the build does not want to pierce and is not crit, the other ascendancy options are simply not relevant anyways. Speaking of Endless Munitions, this is the other half of the reason for going deadeye. While not particularly flashy, an additional projectile and 50% area of effect on the cones gives ice shot much improved clear, augmenting the triple chain and contributing vastly to the speed of the build.

Lets start with the bow of choice. As I've mentioned a few times already, the bow I've gone with is a Lioneye's Glare. This weapon is wonderful. Resolute Technique on a stick! The affix "hits cannot be evaded" removes the need for building accuracy anywhere else, freeing up the passive tree to be even more greedy. In addition to that, it has some damned solid pdps, making it a powerful option for almost any bow build, but especially nice for this one. Other options include Death's Opus in a crit version of ice shot, Chin Sol for much improved single target, or simply a rare harbinger bow with very nice rolls. All of these options, however, require investment into accuracy and/or crit - which I am just not about.

Next, our quiver. I've gone with an unusual choice in the form of an Asphyxia's Wrath, for a few reasons. First off, the damage is actually pretty good, giving us a sort of mini-hatred effect out of the quiver slot. Second, this quiver has a bit of freeze chance, which is necessary to stack in a non-crit version of ice shot if we want to freeze reliably. Finally, this quiver is very cheap, meaning it can be bought up en masse to corrupt for +1 arrows, which is exactly what I'd recommend you do.

For the chestpiece slot, there are again a few options. I've gone with a Queen of the Forest, which is what I would recommend if you want to follow the skill tree laid out, as it is focused on stacking evasion to take advantage of QOTF specifically. However, Kintsugi for mitigation, Belly of the Beast to solve percentage life problems and Perfect Form for Arctic Armor are all options. Even a Koam's Heart could work just fine, if you had a second quiver and bow to swap to for single target. If you do want to stray off of the QOTF path, I'd recommend Kintsugi and Belly of the Beast most highly.

A pandemonious takes up my amulet slot. This item is one of the single best damage sources in the build, providing guarunteed chill and blind as well as some much needed penetration. Other options include a Bisco's Collar or simply a solid rare amulet with flat added cold, resistances and life.

The final unique I use is a Devoto's Devotion. This helmet is a no brainer in a build that wants to run and attack fast and does elemental damage.

These are the two most powerful unique flasks - however, on something of a budget, both atziri's promise and wise oak are also quite strong. If you opt for wise oak, make sure your cold resistance is your highest overcapped resistance in order to take advantage of the penetration.

The rest of your gear slots can be taken up by rare items. You'll want a rustic sash belt base, opal rings, gripped gloves, and perhaps two-toned boots if resistances are a problem. Some examples from where my build currently is are linked below:









I am also currently using a HeadHunter in order to push for level 100 as quickly as possible, however due to the expensive nature of the item, the build is not designed around it. The leveling process through to level 93 was done entirely with a simple rustic sash with life and resistances, HeadHunter is not necessary.

One final note - Hrimburn Gloves are actually a fantastic option for upping your single target damage, if you are interested in taking the build further in that direction. I opted for rare gloves to solve life and resistance problems, but if you can solve those elsewhere (likely swapping Devoto's for a rare helm) then Hrimburn with allow you to almost fully convert barrage to cold damage, which is a gigantic boon to single-target. I simply would rather have the movement speed and clear from Devoto's than the single target capabilities that Hrimburn could offer.

The main link setup is Ice Shot. This is chosen for the absurd interaction it has with multiple chains, allowing for incredibly fast and fun clearspeed. My links are as follows, in order of priority -

Ice Shot
Chain
Added Cold
Ice Bite
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Hypothermia

For single target, the build uses Barrage, currently in a five link due to bad linking luck. The links are as follows, in order of priority -

Barrage
Added Cold
Greater Multiple Projectiles
Ice Bite
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Hypothermia/Cold Penetration (Dependent on boss)

My aura setup is -

Herald of Ice -- Curse on Hit -- Frostbite

Grace

For mobility, I make use of -

Blink Arrow -- Faster attacks

and for supplementary defense -

Cast when Damage Taken (lvl 5) -- Immortal Call (lvl 6)

For additional single target there is a low-level, unlinked Frost Bomb. Keep this low level to reduce the int requirement of the gem.

Additionally, I would recommend a Flame or Chaos golem if you're interested in using a golem at all. I find them tedious, so I don't bother most of the time.