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

When is Spellbreaker the better defensive Node than Heartstopper ?
I have my bossing staff, but find myself never thinking about it and ending up using my mapping staff for bosses (that included uber Izaro yesterday after learning the Uber Lab is no longer gated behind the trials).

Am I the only one who does this? Just cyclone in circle around the bosses?

Also, I must say, I did take the Writhing Jar in with me but seldom used it, as I was basically just frostblinking through the traps or was cycloning away, hitting the totems and all. I did not spec out of Ghost Reaver and it was a breeze.
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yissus wrote:
This build can deal with oneshots or you just have to manually dodge all semi dangerous things?.

There are many different kinds of one-shots in this game. This build can facetank some of them and needs to dodge some others. Be more specific if you want to ask about any particular fights.
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Turbopuschel1 wrote:
When is Spellbreaker the better defensive Node than Heartstopper ?

Never. At least for this build. Spellbreaker requires investing in suppression. This build invests in much better defenses instead.
Last edited by Kelvynn#6607 on Sep 3, 2022, 2:07:42 PM
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Bellaluna1722 wrote:
I have my bossing staff, but find myself never thinking about it and ending up using my mapping staff for bosses (that included uber Izaro yesterday after learning the Uber Lab is no longer gated behind the trials).

Am I the only one who does this? Just cyclone in circle around the bosses?

Also, I must say, I did take the Writhing Jar in with me but seldom used it, as I was basically just frostblinking through the traps or was cycloning away, hitting the totems and all. I did not spec out of Ghost Reaver and it was a breeze.

You are probably not in T16 maps yet. Low tier content can be easily steamrolled with Cyclone-CwC including map bosses and rares. You will feel the difference in damage between the two staves later on when you find some tanky thing that may take 30 sec to cyclone down but only 5 sec with self-cast.
Is it worth switching out Elemental Proliferation if we can pick up Blast Freeze from a cluster?
PSA: Do not use mirrored rings with negative "Damage taken recouped as life." You will get one-shot as a CI.
Why does recouping life kill you? makes no sense
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Firestrike9 wrote:
Why does recouping life kill you? makes no sense


_Negative_ recouped as life. You basically take extra X% of damage directly to life. Guess what happens when you have max 1 life.
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King_Haart wrote:
Is it worth switching out Elemental Proliferation if we can pick up Blast Freeze from a cluster?

No, because it's not worth taking on a cluster. If you just happen to have a cluster with CttC + Blast Freeze then you can temporarily replace Ele Prolif with something else (Inc AoE?) - until you get a cluster with CttC + Blanketed Snow. But spending any skill points to get a standalone Blast Freeze is a waste. Map clearing is already a breeze. All skill points should improve your single target damage.
Last edited by Kelvynn#6607 on Sep 4, 2022, 2:08:25 PM

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