Cold Chronomancer Megathread. All content cleared. Leveling guide added.

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I don't recommend pathing to Dynamism too, it's better just to anoint it.

I'd love to do this but I really don't want to replace my Icebreaker anoint. Without it, one or two shards from EoW of Zealots freeze you instantly. And some other sources of freeze too. I tried the charm, but its just plain stupid. You cant be frozen AFTER you get frozen.

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Echoing is super strong, 90% increase for 5 points.

After you mentioned this, I searched the tree and saw Echoing Pulse. I'm considering freeing up some points to get there. Seems to be really good with Spell Echo on CoC Comet.

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Ofc spell/elemental is a must too. You want the most efficient nodes/wheels.

Echoing is super strong, 90% increase for 5 points.
Potent Incantation is 60% for 4 points. 5 if Roil is ignored.
All Natural is 50% for 3 points.
Thin Ice, although conditional, but it's still 50% per 1 point. No reason not to get it.

Those are a must.

Next, we are looking for single strong nodes, that actually have smth useful in pathing.

Stormcharged (40%) and Raw Power (20%) have cast speed. Maybe yes.
Repulsion has 20% too, and I'm dead set on getting AoE. Maybe yes.
Hindered Capabilities - 30% and slow magnitude (slow is our only layer of defense). Maybe yes.

I tested their differences in terms of damage per "percentage increase". They're all the same. Ofc, Spell and Elemental Damage are better as they also affect other spells, but Triggered spell damage give a higher percent increase per node (14%). Its just a matter of which ones are more point-efficient.

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Bakokang#3499 wrote:

I really don't want to replace my Icebreaker anoint...

After you mentioned this, I searched the tree and saw Echoing Pulse. I'm considering freeing up some points to get there. Seems to be really good with Spell Echo on CoC Comet.

Funny fact that Icebreaker didn't work for me at all bc I have low max ES (and it doesn't scale with Grim Feast). And, on the other hand, charms work really well.
Btw, zealots EoW chills 1st, then Freezes. So, Silver charm prevents the Chill, and you can't really get frozen anymore.
Freeze immunity charm works as the final layer of defense against freeze. So yeah, I forgot when I was frozen last time after I switched to a 3-charms belt.

Never tried Pulse. Might give it a shot too, nope, don't have points for that.

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Bakokang#3499 wrote:

Its just a matter of which ones are more point-efficient.

Exactly what I'm talking about.

Thx, Monik & all other contributors.

Any video on the Arbiter? I haven't tried this Boss, and after patch this boss seems to be more hard. More thx if sb performs a process of this. Btw, I'm using coldmancer bd w/o Virtuosity & Morior, and it's easy to time-freeze to handle 6/8 Xesht I tried atm.

This might sounds crazy but will this build react well with Trampletoe? haha

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pklfz#3468 wrote:

Thx, Monik & all other contributors.

Any video on the Arbiter? I haven't tried this Boss, and after patch this boss seems to be more hard.

Yep, this line:

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The Arbiter of Ash Boss is now invulnerable for longer during its emergence and now takes significantly reduced damage while emerging.

Is very noticeable now. Was a joke, like Xesht, before. Now takes a full 1st time freeze. Well, he got buffed for his 1st beam phase for a reason. Too many build could just phase him during his intro.

Well, whatever.

Arbiter 8/8: https://youtu.be/40ldCSnMkIg

I screwed with mana a bit. Still no issues.

I think we just need to freeze him after the beam. Will test it later bc it's 3.5d per fight right now, so have to find some citadels on my own.

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aiseht#4782 wrote:

This might sounds crazy but will this build react well with Trampletoe? haha

I have them in my stash, but not sure how to fit them for tests.

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monik390#5560 wrote:

Well, whatever.

Arbiter 8/8: https://youtu.be/40ldCSnMkIg

I screwed with mana a bit. Still no issues.

WOW, Really powerful damage output this bd has. I think I could try my first 0/8 Arbiter run. Thx.

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pklfz#3468 wrote:

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monik390#5560 wrote:

Well, whatever.

Arbiter 8/8: https://youtu.be/40ldCSnMkIg

I screwed with mana a bit. Still no issues.

WOW, Really powerful damage output this bd has. I think I could try my first 0/8 Arbiter run. Thx.

Wait. This is how the fight should be. I removed the previous video.

Arbiter 8/8: https://youtu.be/koVdJCDzOpE

I was right, need just to wait until he finishes his beam phase.

Still a joke.

I'm not sure frost bolt is the best tool out there to break frostwalls, the "scattershot" pattern is not so great wit ambush and CoC. Big burst of damage may provide more charges. It also uses a precious ring slot.

I'm wondering if Lighting wrap could be a good alternative, it does great burst and has 11% base crit chance, same as frostwall and 1 less than frostbolt. It also helps to move through maps faster. But it also requires lightning ball, so that's a three casts per combo...

BUT: Now that frostwalls breaks on 95% mobs, maybe it can use cast on freeze to autocast lightning ball?
Seems difficult to fit CoC, CoF, Blasphmy, Archmage, Grim Feast (and Blink optionally) though, at least not without spirit on amulet. And the spell slots also would be tight.

I'll try to come up with something

Hi, feedback on the build after swapping to maligaro glov/morius chest. Having received some currency, I followed your advice and yes, survivability and damage are really good. I have a 3700 mana pool. Comet crit chance is 53% and this is basically enough. Damage from the comments for a solo target under the offer is 340,000 (list damage). To increase it even more, i need expensive jewels/a good second scepter/expensive ointment on the amulet. But even with such damage, I think you can close all T4 pinacle bosses. And since I have been following this topic from the first day/page, I express my gratitude to all of you guys, especially Monik and Cassia for detailed advice, analysis of mechanics and answers to questions. A lot of work has been done. I hope that with the release of the new league, you will have a desire to try another class and figure it out together (I'm too used to you), because this is what makes this game interesting. Respect.

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Serwyn#6318 wrote:

I'm not sure frost bolt is the best tool out there to break frostwalls, the "scattershot" pattern is not so great wit ambush and CoC. Big burst of damage may provide more charges.

We are considering only Cold spells here. So.

The best tool to break the walls on bosses is actually the Frost Bomb. Or self-casted Comet.
Plenty of discussion was here about that. It is absolutely fine to use the Unset Ring swap, very solid.

An alternative option is Ice Nova. Good enough for bosses on some investment, but mapping is meh. Still can avoid using Snakepit.

Frostbolt with snakepit is the second best option overall, and the best option for clearing out of all Cold spells, and Scattershot is the reason for that too.
Frostbolt explosions can shotgun. We have 3 layers of Frost Walls. 1st makes Frostbolt fork, 3->6 projectiles. And all of those will shotgun with good enough AoE, which means more energy generation for CoC, with plenty of damage.

Right now I don't really need that bc EoW does all the job at the start of the boss fight, and the next wall cast triggers CoC anyway. So I use some breach ring with mana there.

For CoF version take a look at Chobi0ne's build. They use rare chest with spirit.

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Kabanaken#0870 wrote:

But even with such damage, I think you can close all T4 pinacle bosses. And since I have been following this topic from the first day/page, I express my gratitude to all of you guys, especially Monik and Cassia for detailed advice, analysis of mechanics and answers to questions. A lot of work has been done. I hope that with the release of the new league, you will have a desire to try another class and figure it out together (I'm too used to you), because this is what makes this game interesting. Respect.

Thanks.

I closed most of the content (but Simulacrum) when I had 190k Comet =)

Personally, I'm waiting for the Templar. In poe1 99.99% of my characters were templars before 3.23, where I moved to Chieftain. Hierophant and minion Guardian were my favs.

I think about spell totems now, will try some stuff when it releases.