[3.9] Icicle of the Tyrant | 1.4M DPS (per Mine) | All Content | Budget and Expensive versions

Hello guys,

I'm here with another build.

This time we will talk about Icicle Mine.
While reading you can see that this build can be both Budget and Expensive.

ABOUT THE SKILL GEM
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Icicle Mine throws a remote mine that when detonated fires several long-range icicle projectiles in random directions that deal cold damage, launching more icicles with more consecutive mine detonated. The mines have an aura which grants increased critical strike chance against enemies in the aura.




PROS/CONS
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- High DPS
- Good map clear
- Good survability
- Good boss killer
- Can do every map with every mod
- Freeze , Shock and Ignite everything
- Good spell and attack dodge
- You are always full of power and inspiration charges



- Life is not so high
- No leech (we will regen life using mine)
- Mine playstile
- Prepare to use your flasks like a Pathfinder
- We need to get Cold Res as highest one for Wise Oak



DPS powered by PoB
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ITEM EXPLANATION
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In this section I will guide you in choosing your items , both budget and expensive version.
Remember to get at least 1 added flat fire damage to spells, or you won't ignite enemies.

Helmet
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Starkonja is budget version , Crown of the Tyrant is bis.
You can start without enchant , or just a rare helmet with life and some res.


Body Armour
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This item is mandatory.
You can start with tabula rasa , any good rare 6L or skin of the loyal without corruption.


Weapons
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Weapon choice is a bit tricky, but not so difficult.
You can start with any dagger , wand or sceptre that gives you Spell Damage / Elemental Damage and Crit Multiplier.
Then you can upgrade them searching for "non-chaos as extra chaos" and at least try to get "+1 All Cold Spell Skill Gems"


Amulet
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As you can see, we will use an amulet with Life - Crit Multi and Spell / Cold Damage.
Divine Judgment allocation is not mandatory, but will boost up your DPS


Rings
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In the expensive version those two items are mandatory , of course.
If you are running budget version, just use 2 rare rings with life - res and some damage.


Belt
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Search for life and res, and if you can, the new mod that increase Spell Damage while using flask.


Gloves
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Nothing too special here, just gloves with life and res (budget).
Gloves with Life - Res and Spell Damage for Expensive one.
Add enchant if you want.


Boots
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If you are Budget version you can use Atziri's Step, that give us good movement speed, dodge and life.
If you are expensive, just use one good rare.

Enchant is mandatory.



FLASKS
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Those flasks can be used both in Budget and Expensive version, because the cost is not so high.

Remember : Wise Oak works only if cold res is the highest one!


GEMS
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- Flame Dash + Arcane Surge + Faster Casting
- Smoke Mine
- Vaal Grace
- Summon Ice Golem + Minion Life (I hate re-summoning after each encounter)
- Frost Bomb + Curse On Hit + Projectile Weakness (manual cast, under boss)
- Portal
- Precision + Summon Skitterbots + Enlighten
- CWDT + Steelskin + Temporal Chains + Detonate Mines (only with Starkonja)
- Icicle Mine + Empower + Inspiration Support + Hypotermia Support + Controlled Destruction Support + Trap And Mine Damage Support


POB
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https://pastebin.com/SbHWe6Nk [Starkonja]
https://pastebin.com/hjTEumdN [Crown of The Tyrant]


SKILL TREE PROGRESSION
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Phase 1 :

Phase 2 :

Phase 3 : Get MoM and Phase Acrobatics


ASCENDANCY
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Bomb Specialist - Pyromaniac - Demolition Specialist - Explosive Expert


PANTHEON
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Soul of Arakaali (capture Thraxia)
Soul of Shakari


LEVELLING TIPS
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I started the character using mines , collecting some decent items while mapping.
You can go 4L until A10, then you need Tabula Rasa to map (and at least 3k life and 75% all elemental resistances)


CO$T$
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Budget Version : Between 50C and 1.5EX
Expensive Version : 6EX and more


VIDEOS
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Coming Soon..

Last edited by FourthSnake on Jan 20, 2020, 1:41:15 PM
Last bumped on Feb 22, 2020, 4:54:08 AM
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You should rename the Ascendancy part as Pantheon. You didn't detail out what order of Ascendancies to get either for that section of the guide.

Probably should post up a video as well of something like a T16 map including a metamorph, I'm a bit skeptical that 1.4M per mine DPS is completely applicable in game, but then again you got your Icicle Mine to reach level 28 and you're stacking a ton of crit multi (easy to get crit with icicle).
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reciprocate wrote:
You should rename the Ascendancy part as Pantheon. You didn't detail out what order of Ascendancies to get either for that section of the guide.

Probably should post up a video as well of something like a T16 map including a metamorph, I'm a bit skeptical that 1.4M per mine DPS is completely applicable in game, but then again you got your Icicle Mine to reach level 28 and you're stacking a ton of crit multi (easy to get crit with icicle).


Good suggestions, I will update Ascendacy ASAP.
I'll try to record a Video while playing on T16 + Metamorph, so you can see the real power.
Stay tuned.
Your PoB damage is flawed as mines cannot gain Inspiration charges. You are not spending mana to use the skill but reserve mana. It's a different mechanic.

https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Inspiration_Support
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/artcrusader
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ArtCrusade wrote:
Your PoB damage is flawed as mines cannot gain Inspiration charges. You are not spending mana to use the skill but reserve mana. It's a different mechanic.

https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Inspiration_Support


You are wrong Sir, you gain Inspiration Charges.
Look at this Screenshot :
So whatever happened to posting a video demonstrating this build let alone the inflated 1.4M dps per mine claim? Honestly I doubt it's truly feasible in game these days anyway unless you get literally perfect legacy gear that's worth several mirrors.
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reciprocate wrote:
So whatever happened to posting a video demonstrating this build let alone the inflated 1.4M dps per mine claim? Honestly I doubt it's truly feasible in game these days anyway unless you get literally perfect legacy gear that's worth several mirrors.


Right now I can't post video.
I'm busy at work and my free time is equal to 0, just the time to answer you in this thread.
I'm very sorry about this, but you don't need any super mirrored gear, you just need to know how to play.

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