Cold Snap Witch - Advice Needed

When will you start using cold snap as main damage source? And will you use power charge on crit or voll's?

When you get to merciless, let me know how often you die.
You can spam Cold Snap all you like without any cool down, power charge, or negative effects.

Imprint cold snap in a trap gem.
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Orlpar wrote:
When will you start using cold snap as main damage source? And will you use power charge on crit or voll's?

When you get to merciless, let me know how often you die.


Cold Snap with elemental proliferation will either freeze or slow every mob on the screen and beyond..

I play a Cold Shot with Add Lightning, Lightning Totem With Add Ice Damage, Cold Snap (trap gem) Ranger. Everything freeze or slow down to a crawl.
Last edited by deadlylag#6397 on Apr 28, 2013, 4:55:15 PM
If you put it on a trap then wouldn't you only get three casts? And it would be harder to aim and you'd miss out on one of your links.
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oregoncrete wrote:
If you put it on a trap then wouldn't you only get three casts? And it would be harder to aim and you'd miss out on one of your links.


You can spam three in a row. That's more than enough to freeze the entire screen. Why would it be harder to aim. It uses the same aiming mechanics as everything else.
Ill be using cold snap as my main dmg source. I don't think I only want three casts on a long cd.
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oregoncrete wrote:
Ill be using cold snap as my main dmg source. I don't think I only want three casts on a long cd.


Cold snap is an utility power. It is not design to deal damage well as pointed out by the developers. It will not give you the require DPS needed. Cold snap primary function is to lock down mobs. That is what I did with my ranger build.
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Cold snap is an utility power. It is not design to deal damage well as pointed out by the developers. It will not give you the require DPS needed. Cold snap primary function is to lock down mobs. That is what I did with my ranger build.


If you could show me where they say this I would be interested. I'm currently level 42 and have been having no difficulty killing mobs. I can be in full parties and run off and kill things easily.

Biggest issue right now is mana; with volls cutting it in half and clarity reserving some I find myself running out quickly although it regens almost immediately.
I'm level 44 now and only have some issues with being mana hungry and being a bit squishy. I think I am going to use Divinarius when I hit 66 and then Rime Gaze for my single target cold snap.
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oregoncrete wrote:
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Cold snap is an utility power. It is not design to deal damage well as pointed out by the developers. It will not give you the require DPS needed. Cold snap primary function is to lock down mobs. That is what I did with my ranger build.


If you could show me where they say this I would be interested. I'm currently level 42 and have been having no difficulty killing mobs. I can be in full parties and run off and kill things easily.

Biggest issue right now is mana; with volls cutting it in half and clarity reserving some I find myself running out quickly although it regens almost immediately.


Go to the Cold Snap gem skill section board. First post by the developers.

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/13693

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This spell is designed primarily as a control and support skill. Many players seem to enjoy using it as a primary attack spell, but it doesn't scale well with damage at higher levels.


He is right. It does not scale well. It is design for control.

Last edited by deadlylag#6397 on Apr 30, 2013, 5:46:42 PM

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