[3.20] Ice Dancing Queen - Icestorm/Cyclone/CI - Viable For Everything

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i took everything i could

no int on rings, no int on chest, no int on gloves, arcane surge lv 17

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Lampra wrote:

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Lampra wrote:

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Dragnel wrote:

I think the whole point of the build is more int. anywhere you can get more it would improve dps and defense.

i took everything i could still very little damage...i dont know i think i am missing something but i cant think:(

also according to pob i have almost half damage...even if i have almost all items:(

I am not sure about what you saw on pob, but what Dragnel said is still true : this build is about stacking intelligence.

To cite Kelvynn in his original post :
!!! This is an Int stacking build. It scales from Int in multiple ways. Other than the build-enabling weapon and very special boots, every single piece of gear must provide a high amount of Int. Do not neglect Int on your items.

So seeing you have 0 int on rings, boots and a small amount on chest, that's probably a start to improve.
I hope it helps !

why vortex and frostbomb lv 1? just for mana cost?

What do you think of it ?

Mana regen is not an issue. Should i leater change it to more % int on rare or keep it at that?

@Kelvynn

Wow it's pretty nice

You can probably calculate on POB which amulet would be better between your Corrupted Astramentis and a rare one.

My gut feeling tells me that you will be hard pressed to find a rare one that is better but not at a very prohibitive price.

how is this build in 3.16?

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FlyingThundah wrote:

how is this build in 3.16?

great as always

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FlyingThundah wrote:

how is this build in 3.16?

More expensive than ever.

Everyone should be aware that the recommended character class for WI in this league is WITCH, and NOT scion.

The Witch thread is at https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3009868

So, 1 week in scourge and I've spent about 3.5ex so far.
I have around 2,280 Int and 6,990 ES.

Damage:
Damage feels just "ok", to be honest I expected a lot more with more than 2k Int.

Defences:
As for defences, the build feels way too squishy.
Resistances are difficult to cap, and I'm not even wearing the Stampede boots to make room for some more resistances.
I can definitely feel that leeching is not performing as fast as it should and sometimes I will get 1-shot out of nowhere (even with all flasks up and tons of enemies to leech from).

Notable fights:
-A8 Conquerors take some time to kill (except Al-Hezmin, once he stops moving he's easy prey) but Baran especially is 1-shot fest (even lost all 6 portals once). I haven't tried Sirus yet because I can feel my pants getting soiled just by thinking about fighting him.
-Lost all 6 portals to Catarina after getting 1-shot (maybe the "Mortal" carpet attack? Still not sure).
-Enslaver was as tough as they come, had to get a friend to help because I couldn't sustain ES (even in Frost Shield) with all the tornados around.
-Eradicator was surprisingly a lot easier than I thought, only died because I messed up some Frostblinks.
-Constrictor was quite easy in terms of defences (thanks, CI!) but it took a lot of time (back to the damage being a bit low point)
-Hydra was going down a lot quicker, died a couple of times for bs reasons, like my hitbox being in front of her while I was clearly touching her back, or I walk right into a frost bolt.

Hopes:
I'm really hoping the build will kick off with more Int but for now, 3k Int seems way too far away.
Maybe getting better helmet/gloves/rings.
And seeing how low the damage is at 2k, I'm a bit pessimistic on how I can manage to get to 3k or if it will even be worth it.

Other than that, it's a good league and the content feels refreshed and nice :) If I can sort my damage and squishiness, it will be even better than Expedition for me ^^

However it turns out, thanks Kelvynn for the build, much appreciated ^^

Edit: typos and additions