[PoE 3.24] BUILD SHOWCASE - Cold Conversion MF Ice Shot Deadeye
TLDRIn this video, the creator showcases their unique and high-investment Ice Shot Deadeye build in Path of Exile, featuring a 99% Fizz to cold conversion for magic find and mapping efficiency. They explain their choice of Ice Shot over Lightning Arrow and Tornado Shot, detailing the build's gear, gems, jewels, passives, and strategy for tackling endgame content. The video includes a mapping demonstration in a challenging tier 17 map and a discussion on the build's performance, loot drops, and the creator's personal experience with this unconventional approach to the game.
Takeaways
- 🏹 The build featured is a high-investment Ice Shot Deadeye focused on 99% Fizz to cold conversion for magic find.
- 📉 The creator chose Ice Shot over Lightning Arrow due to its higher freeze potential and damage coefficient, despite Lightning Arrow being more common.
- 💎 The build utilizes a unique combination of gear and gems to achieve the desired damage output and magic find efficiency.
- 🗺️ The mapping showcase was conducted on a challenging tier 17 map with a focus on high pack size and difficult modifiers.
- 🧊 Ice Shot's ability to freeze enemies was highlighted as a significant defensive layer while mapping.
- 🌪️ Tornado Shot was not chosen due to league nerfs and the creator's strategy was designed around Ice Shot's strengths.
- 💍 The Nimus Ring was emphasized for its synergy with the return projectiles of Ice Shot, enhancing damage output.
- 🛡️ The build includes defensive layers such as evasion cap, instant leech, and high damage reduction for survivability in endgame maps.
- 🔮 The Yoke of Suffering unique item was mentioned for its role in enhancing the build's shock capabilities and overall damage.
- 🏹 The creator experimented with various gear pieces, including a mirrored tier Frostferno bow and a quiver with beneficial corruptions.
- 📊 The passive skill tree and gem links were tailored for maximum damage and efficiency, with a focus on cold damage and projectile mechanics.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the build showcased in the video?
-The main focus of the build is a 99% Fizz to cold conversion magic find hybrid ice shot deadeye, designed for high-tier mapping and bossing content.
Why did the author choose Ice Shot over Lightning Arrow for this build?
-The author chose Ice Shot because it converts 60% of physical to cold damage, has a higher damage coefficient, and can freeze enemies, providing a strong defensive layer through the freeze effect.
What is the significance of the Nimus Ring in this build?
-The Nimus Ring is significant because it allows for some shotgunning capabilities in the return projectiles, which is especially potent on map bosses and high health targets.
How does the Yoke of Suffering play a role in this build?
-The Yoke of Suffering grants shock for free, which is a major advantage, and allows for a 99% conversion rather than 100%, taking advantage of additional benefits from the tattoos.
What is the strategy for mapping with this build?
-The strategy involves running high pack size, high pack rarity maps with modifiers that increase the difficulty and rewards, such as the Antagonist and Beyond Delirium Alva modifiers.
Why did the author decide against using Tornado Shot?
-The author decided against Tornado Shot due to its significant nerf in the league, and based on feedback from other players who had tested it and reported dissatisfaction with its performance.
What are some of the key gear choices mentioned in the script?
-Key gear choices include a mirror tier Frost Ferro bow, a quiver with valuable corruptions, a chest piece with Supreme Ostentation and reduced damage taken, and a helmet with the Rage reservation multiplier.
How does the build handle the lack of flat fire damage for Yoke of Suffering?
-The build handles the lack of flat fire damage by using a Searching Eye jewel for flat fire resistance and life, which also provides phasing and increased movement speed.
What is the role of the Immortal Call and Berserk gems in the build?
-Immortal Call and Berserk gems are used for their synergistic bonuses to cooldown recovery rate and their defensive and offensive benefits, with Berserk providing additional defense, offense, and speed.
What are some of the jewels used in the build and their purposes?
-Some jewels used include a one passive Voices jewel for power spike and utility, a Searching Eye jewel for accuracy and life, and jewels with notables like Prime Evil for damage and quick step for evasion.
Outlines
🏹 Introduction to the Fizz to Cold Conversion Build
The speaker introduces their final showcase video featuring a unique 99% Fizz to cold conversion magic find hybrid ice shot dead eye build. They explain their choice of ice shot over lightning arrow and tornado shot, mentioning the nerfs to tornado shot and the benefits of Nimus ring with ice shot. The video promises a mapping showcase and an in-depth discussion on gear, gems, jewels, passives, and path of building.
🗺️ Mapping Showcase with Tier 17 Sanctuary Map Strategy
The speaker presents a mapping showcase using a high-tier 17 Sanctuary map with a focus on all flames and shaper. They discuss their strategy for the map, which includes forcing Alva to spawn on every map for additional power and using various map modifiers to enhance difficulty and rewards. The speaker also shares their concerns about the difficulty of the map and the potential for character death, highlighting the importance of maintaining buffs and dealing with the increased number of enemies.
🛡️ Defensive and Offensive Gear Choices
The speaker discusses their gear choices, emphasizing the importance of the mirror tier quiver and the benefits of a double corruption quiver for ice shot. They also mention the use of a Supreme ostentation chest for damage reduction and the strategic use of the Elegant Hubris gloves for additional Soler buffs. The speaker details the defensive capabilities of their build, including the use of a Nimus ring and the importance of maintaining rage for defense and offense.
💫 High Investment and Performance Discussion
The speaker reflects on the high investment nature of their build and its performance in mapping. They discuss the challenges of looting due to a restrictive loot filter and the strategic use of divination cards. The speaker also mentions their preference for barrel strategies over high investment mapping and acknowledges the trade-offs between power and speed in their build.
🎖️ Ascendancy and Passive Tree Overview
The speaker provides an overview of their ascendancy choices and passive tree, focusing on the benefits of Far Shot, Endless Munitions, Gathering Winds, Windward, and Focal Point. They discuss the synergy between these choices and the Nimus ring, as well as the strategic use of jewels to enhance their build's capabilities.
💎 Gem Links and Defensive Mechanisms
The speaker details their gem links, emphasizing the importance of damage links featuring Valyrium Shot and support gems for increased damage and crit chance. They also discuss their defensive mechanisms, including the use of Immortal Call and Berserk for damage mitigation and the strategic use of Cast While Channeling to maintain a high uptime on key buffs.
🏆 Conclusion and Future League Speculations
The speaker concludes by summarizing the build's performance and discussing their thoughts on the future meta and strategies for upcoming leagues. They express satisfaction with their build despite some theoretical crafting points not working out as expected and invite viewers to share their thoughts on the ice shot build.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Cold Conversion
💡Magic Find
💡Ice Shot Deadeye
💡Yoke of Suffering
💡Tornado Shot
💡Nimus Ring
💡Path of Building
💡Head Hunter Buffs
💡Eater of Worlds Altars
💡Meat Sacks
💡Divination Cards
Highlights
Introduction of a 99% Fizz to cold conversion magic find hybrid ice shot deadeye build.
Reasoning behind choosing Ice Shot over Lightning Arrow and Tornado Shot.
Tornado Shot's nerf and its impact on the build choice.
The strategic use of Nimus Ring for increased damage output.
Yoke of Suffering's buff and its role in the build.
The decision-making process for conversion ratios between physical and elemental damage.
Advantages of Ice Shot for freezing enemies and its higher damage coefficient.
Comparison between Elemental Hit and other attack gems for the build.
The build's performance in a high-tier 17 Sanctuary map with quadruple shaper.
Gear choices and their significance to the build's success.
Innovative use of a mirror-tier quiver for the build.
The importance of the Supreme Ostentation chest piece for the build.
The role of the Yoke of Suffering helmet in the build's damage and survivability.
Strategic use of the Nimus Ring for dealing with high health targets.
The build's performance in mapping with a focus on damage and crowd control.
Detailed explanation of the gem setup and their contribution to the build.
The use of a six-link Mana Syphon setup for the build.
Jewel choices and their impact on the build's overall performance.
Passive skill tree choices and their synergies with the build.
The build's performance in boss fights and high-level content.
Final thoughts on the build, its strengths, and areas for potential improvement.