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

Why doesn't this build use Controlled Destruction? Don't we get a decent enough crit chance that EO will trigger enough anyway?

Also, how do you get a belt with 50+ Int AND 50+ Strength?

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King_Haart wrote:

Why doesn't this build use Controlled Destruction? Don't we get a decent enough crit chance that EO will trigger enough anyway?

Also, how do you get a belt with 50+ Int AND 50+ Strength?

With the change to EO that the buff only affects the skill that did crit, there might be too little crit, especially early game, to hace high uptime. And the damagebonus you get from CD is pretty much same as all the other support gems there is no need to take that downside.

You cannot roll +int (or +dex) naturally to belts with alt/chaos spam. You have to use essences to get it. Good side is that since you get +int 100% of the time, and there is no prefixes that are really needed, you need to get lucky with the 2 suffixes only. But for some reason you can roll +str naturally. Probably some remnant idea from girdle of # giant strength from DnD. If you roll enough times, sometimes you roll +str and another suffix.

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archwerewolf wrote:

mine not perfect
there is some gigachads with 20-24k ES xD
well they also removed any block passive points, but with such ES i think it's not big problem

I didn't say your gear is perfect. Just better than mine.

Thanks, that makes sense about CD. I was thinking about Concentrated Effect since sometimes the extra AoE could be nice (multiple bosses, or fast moving boss - I'm not sure if the target locking is meant to be instant but it feels like after the boss teleports it takes a bit of time for Icestorm to catch up).

Good to know about Essences, Craft of Exile doesn't even seem to list T1 Str as an option with T1 Int, I wonder how many Spites that'll take...

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Cjin wrote:

I didn't say your gear is perfect. Just better than mine.

well it was my answer to Graiaule about "competition" )


with current gutted craft, some cool items yeah appeared on trade, but too late.
me usually 2-3 weeks only playing league. before harvest nerf sometimes already on 1 week you can find cool items, but now erh....pity

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King_Haart wrote:

Thanks, that makes sense about CD. I was thinking about Concentrated Effect since sometimes the extra AoE could be nice (multiple bosses, or fast moving boss - I'm not sure if the target locking is meant to be instant but it feels like after the boss teleports it takes a bit of time for Icestorm to catch up).

Good to know about Essences, Craft of Exile doesn't even seem to list T1 Str as an option with T1 Int, I wonder how many Spites that'll take...

The target locking just means that when you cast new storm, it will be on the locket target. And then you need to wait for the shards to drop and cast 2nd and 3rd and so on storms. It will not move existing storms over the boss.

For me Craft of exile shows getting T1 +str with average of 41 tries. If you don't care about other stats. Or 21 tries for T2/T1 that is still 51+ str. And that is before using catalysts for extra 20% stats. It is not T1 int as it is not option for belts. You choose Essence of Spite as crafting method and it adds the +int automatically, then you add T1/T2 str.

@Graiaule

I managed to craft me an okay chest with the % intelligence (only 7%, but better than nothing). Base cost me 30c and the exalted orb 38, so not bad. 9th attempt.

I'm also trying to buy the amulet you have on sale for 2 div, but you are AFK it seems. If you want to add me as a friend: IcyBells. I should be online sometime tonight (Central US time).

Encountered a Shakari touched mob that dropped 2 divines.

Still looking out for belts and helm.

Grats on your div drop, Bella. Hope my old amulet serves you well!

what makes this build tanky again? is the lower budget version supposed to be kinda tanky but not kinda tanky?

For the Exarch tips:

What Level of Arctic Armor did you use? 20, 21, 20/20?