[3.11] Winter Orb Inquisitor (MoM, EB, 2Mil+ DPS per projectile x6)

Why Winter Orb?
- Just cause I love to be a turret dashing around destroying everything, while drinking coffee with my other hand 8-).


About the build
The build is based on,
- Critical Spell Damage (50% cold/50% fire).
- Mind Over Matter, 30% of Damage taken from Mana (with Eldritch Batter Energy Shield) before life.
- Eldritch Battery, Energy Shield to Protect Mana instead of Life and Skills cost Energy Shield instead of Mana to use, allows to reserve 100% Mana and MoM to work on Energy Shield.

Inquisitor's Ascendancy passives
- Inevitable Judgement, Critical Strikes ignore Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances.
- Sanctuary, creates a Consecrated Ground when stationary (stand still) and also makes enemies take 10% increased damage.
- Pious Path makes our Consecrated Ground to linger (effect stays on us for 4 seconds, even if we move away from the Consecrated Ground area), Immunity to Elemental Ailments, 20% cast speed and 200 Energy Shield Regen per second.

Current Gear:



PROS:
- Good clear speed - High damage, fairly fast movement, no need to aim!
- Fun to play - This build is fast, aggressive and scales insane.
- Solid build for new leagues - starting without MoM+EB, pure life and scales end-game.
- Passives tree is basic - mid-game and high-end items enable more polished setups.
- Affordable - Doesn't require any specific item. Rather easy to get decent gear!
- Flexible - Can take on almost any content in the game - Atziri hard with Winter Orb.
- Layered defenses - Several defensive mechanics.
- Self-found gameplay - Uniques are beneficial, but not build-defining.
- Only cares about 1 map mods - Elemental Reflect.
- No mana sustain problems.

CONS:
- Cannot run Elemental Reflect maps.
- Less recovery rate, juiced maps are nasty at tier 14-16, but doable
- Low Armour/Evasion = volatile to Physical/Attack damage.

Videos:
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Deathless Awakened 8 Sirus kill Harvest SC League:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/683677416


PathOfBuilding:
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Community fork
https://pastebin.com/XJi4msG6

Some minor min/max updates:
https://pastebin.com/YKMwVKKy


PoE.Ninja (Harvest league, HSC):


Passives:
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Before Cluster Jewels and without Thread of hope:
https://pastebin.com/h80V0xtf


Leveling:
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Bandits:
Help alira.

Ascendancy order:
- Righteous Providence
- Inevitable Judgement
- Sanctuary
- Pious Path

Passives:
Do not take Mind Over Matter and Eldritch Battery before you have enough Energy Shield Leech and/or last Ascendancy points

Level 88 tree with fairly decent items:
https://pastebin.com/25Nn2ZRQ

Before Cluster Jewels and without Thread of hope:
https://pastebin.com/h80V0xtf

With Thread of Hope / Without Cluster Jewels:
https://pastebin.com/2f5JMWmE


Gear breakdown:
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Body Armour:
Skin of a Loyal (B-B-B-G-G-R):

- This Body Armour is not a must have.
- Nice amount of extra Energy Shield and Armour.
- +1 to +5 levels to Winter Orb = Huge DPS boost.
- On a Trade League you can find on with +2 Duration/Projetile Gems for 2-4 Exalts (for mine I played 26 Exalts).
IF you manage to get Skin of a Loyal first Implicit stat to aim for:
- +2 to Level of Socketed Duration Gems
or
- +2 to Level of Socketed Projectile Gems

Options
- Early on get Tabula Rasa or any other 6-link Body Armour
- Inpulsa's Broken Heart

One-Handed Weapon:

Most important stats (can gets decent wand/scepter cheap):
- +1 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems
- +# to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
- #% Increased Spell Damage
- Gain #% of Non-Chaos Damage as Extra Chaos Damage

Wand that I'm currenctly using I've been trying to craft for a while, paid 10 Exalts for a base with:
- +1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems
- +1 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems
- +# to Global Critical Strike Multiplier

Shield:

- +1 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems
- #% Increased Spell Damage
- +# to Maximum Life
Nice to have, especially early on:
- #% Increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells

Helmet:
Crown of the Inward Eye

This helmet is really solid choice for the build.
Look for high:
- #% Increased Maximum Life, Mana and Global Energy Shield
Very good enchantment:
- Winter Orb Had +2 Maximum Stages

Gloves:
There is nothing specific we look for on gloves. Managed to get my gloves very early league for 10c.

Look for possibly Fingerless Silk Gloves base with:
- +# to Maximum Life
- +#% Elemental Resistance (which ever you need)

Very good Implicit:
- Spells Have +#% to Critical Strike Chance

Good stats:
- #% Increased Damage while Leeching (crafted Prefix mod)
- Non-Vaal Skills deal (#-#)% increased Damage during Soul Gain Prevention (crafted Prefix mod)
- Has 1 Abyssal Socket (Fossil crafting)

Boots:

Very basic:
- +# to Maximum Life
- +#% Elemental Resistance (which ever you need)
- 25-35% Increased Movement Speed

Belt:
Stygian Vise

- Abyssal Socket
- +# to Maximum Life
- +# to Maximum Energy Shield
- +#% Elemental Resistance (which ever you need)
Nice craft to add:
- +# to Armour / +# to Maximum Energy Shield

Rings:

Stats your looking to have:
- +# to Maximum Life
- +# to Maximum Energy Shield

We do not have a solid way to sustain Frenzy Charges on boss fights, so I Highly Recommend to craft on both rings and amulet for MORE Spell Damage:
- +1 to Minimum Frenzy Charges

Good to have,
One ring with (prefer level 12):
- Curse Enemies With Level 8-12 Assassin's Mark on Hit
One ring with:
- +# Life Gained for Each Enemy Hit by Your Spells

Very good stat:
- #% Increased Spell Damage

Amulet:

- +# Dexterity (from amulet base mostly)
- +# to Maximum Life
- +# to Maximum Energy Shield
- +# to Global Critical Strike Multiplier

We do not have a solid way to sustain Frenzy Charges on boss fights, so I Highly Recommend to craft on both rings and amulet for MORE Spell Damage:
- +1 to Minimum Frenzy Charges

Very good stats:
- #% Increased Spell Damage
- +1 to Level of all Intelligence Skill Gems
- +1 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems

Annointment, there are good options, but for slightly faster clear speed I took Skill Effect Duration:
- Exceptional Performance

Jewels:
Abyssal Jewels:

- +# to Maximum Life
- +# to Maximum Energy Shield
- +#% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
- Adds # to # Cold Damage to Spells
On one Jewel:
- #% Chance To Gain Onslaught For 4 Seconds On Kill

Watcher's Eye (Expensive, not required)

First: (1 good stat):
- Adds # to # Cold Damage
Secondly: (2 good stats):
Requires Zealotry Ascended Passive Sanctuary
- Consecrated Ground You Create While Affected By Zealotry Causes Enemies To Take #% Increased Damage
Other Option:
Arcane Surge, if not from Cluster Jewel/Passive Tree:
- Gain Arcane Surge For 4 Seconds When You Create Consecrated Ground While Affected By Zealotry

Large Cluster Jewel (start using Cluster Jewels after most of your gear is very good):

- Arcane Adept = Arcane Surge = MORE spell damage.
- Essence Rush = Energy Shield Leech & Damage.
- Burden Projectile = Knock Back & Damage (This can be something else)

Small Cluster Jewels

- Fettle = A lot of Life
- +# to Maximum Life

Thread of Hope (Medium ring), West side of Templar:

- Singular Focus = Damage with Infused Channeling Support gem
- Divine Judgement = Elemental Damage
- Arcane Capacitor = Arcane Surge, before Cluster Jewel or Watcher's Eye



Gems:
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Winter Orb [Mainskill in order 4/5/6link]:
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- Awakened GMP is very end-game, replace with:

- Hypothermia can be replaced with Awakened Concentrated Effect (This is a DPS upgrade if you have enough spell crit, but different coloured links)
- Early leveling just use any cold spell (e.g. Freezing Pulse) leveling Strategy you feel like.


Auras:
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- Early levels you can use Herald of Ice + Herald of Thunder
- Then Switch to Herald of Ice + Zealotry
- When you are able to start using all 3
- With some work you could fit in Aspect of Spider or if you feel like clear speed is good enough without Herald of Ice >> Change to Aspect of Spider (=Single Target DPS)


Defensive/Other gem setup:
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Steelskin or you may use Immortal Call - Very important basic Defence setup!


Basic Movement setup - Very important!


Enduring Cry - I've always been avoiding War Cry Skills as selfcast, but since this was buffed >> It is totally worth using.


Vaal Righteous Fire - Grant 39% MORE Spell Damage, HUGE buff for boss fights.


Summon Ice Golem - Nice to have.


Some nice to have defensive layers:
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CWDT + Ball Lightning + Blind - When your hit, blinds and life gain on hit.


CWDT + Orb of Storm + Power Charge On Critical Hit - When your hit, life gain on hit and sustain Power Charge on boss fights with no additional mobs.






Flasks:
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Basic Bleed remove Life flask, use Bubbling or Seething


Atziri's Promise, cheap extra DPS and Chaos Resist


Diamond Flask, with Curse remove/Immunity and increased duration


Bottled Faith, VERY big DPS boost - Also VERY expensive (I used actually Granite Flask before I got Bottled Faith, you may aswell use Silver Flask for Onslaught or Dying Sun)


Quicksilver, nothing special - Actually realized making this guide how bad roll I have.

Last edited by Burnit on Jul 26, 2020, 6:14:50 AM
Last bumped on Sep 20, 2020, 1:49:38 AM
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Hi,

Do you have an ideal passive tree pre-cluster jewel?

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rcoleman91 wrote:
Hi,

Do you have an ideal passive tree pre-cluster jewel?



Updated the leveling section with pre-cluster and also without thread of hope PoBs.

Some points are moveable and I currenctly have way too much energy shield.

I can make some lvl 90 and liiittle less geared PoB later.
Last edited by Burnit on Jul 21, 2020, 1:28:31 AM
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Burnit wrote:
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rcoleman91 wrote:
Hi,

Do you have an ideal passive tree pre-cluster jewel?



Updated the leveling section with pre-cluster and also without thread of hope PoBs.

Some points are moveable and I currenctly have way too much energy shield.

I can make some lvl 90 and liiittle less geared PoB later.


Updated Leveling section with,

Level 88 tree with fairly decent items:
https://pastebin.com/25Nn2ZRQ

~1mil Shaper DPS per projectile with 5.35k life and 1.7k es for MoM/EB so ~7k EHP.
You suggest Inpulsa's as an option for body armor. Would that require any significant changes elsewhere to take advantage of, or is the chance to shock in this build already good enough?
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You suggest Inpulsa's as an option for body armor. Would that require any significant changes elsewhere to take advantage of, or is the chance to shock in this build already good enough?


Well I rather suggested Inpulsa's as an option for Skin of a Loyal which can be pretty hard to acquire on SSF or early league.

Inpulsa's provide the aoe clear which also HoI provides.

As for Shocking, that is pretty much the only thing this build doesn't utilize - I just couldn't figure out a beneficial way to Shock bosses like Sirus / Sharper / Heart of the Grove without sacrificing too much.

BUT if/when you want to use Inpulsa's keep in mind you lose +1/+3/+5 on Winter Orb level and fair amount of Energy Shield. Currenctly I have 6839life/2129es and 3,140 mil Shaper DPS >> with Inpulsa's 7059life/1718es and 2,115mil Shaper DPS.

So to answer your question, you lose DPS and ES - you gain AoE clear and Life. Depending on how high geared you are, might not need much changes.
Any priorities in the passive tree while leveling? Looking to try this as a league starter.
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Vindicit wrote:
Any priorities in the passive tree while leveling? Looking to try this as a league starter.


Hi,

Sorry for late responce.

Early levels,
https://pastebin.com/XzEWxpkB

Something to aim for before Min/Maxing:
https://pastebin.com/VeaT3L6m

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