[3.18] Freeze Pulse Totems - 10M DPS Easily (PoE Sentinel)

Freeze Pulse Turrets - A Freezing Pulse Totem Hierophant Build Guide (PoE Sentinel ... classic build archetype in Path of Exile definitely are Totem Builds. AllGuidePages FreezePulseTurrets PassiveSkillTree&GemLinks Ascendancy,Bandits&PantheonPowers Gear,Jewels&Flasks TableOfContentsofthisPage Introduction BuildSummary Playstyle,Mechanics&Strengths PassiveSkillTree,PoB,andGemLinks Ascendancy,Bandits,andPantheons GearSummary/TL;DR Leveling FAQ Introduction OneofthemostclassicbuildarchetypeinPathofExiledefinitelyareTotemBuilds.Totemshavegonethroughalotofiterationsovertheyears,andotherskillswerepopularizedthroughskillbalances,Ascendancyreleases,andchangesofmechanics.OneofthemosticonicbuildsinPoEisdefinitely“PizzaSticks”,whichisslangthatwasusedforFlameblastTotems.Whilethismightsoundhorribleinthecurrentstateofthegame,FlameblastTotemswereconsideredthemostbrokenthingtoeverhavehappenedtoPathofExilewhentheywerepopularized.Obviously,Flameblast,Ignite,andspelltotemwerechangedandtheskilllostinpopularity!FreezingPulsetotemswerelookedatasmoreofameme-build,whichwasonlydonewithtremendousamountsofcurrencytomakeitlookdecent.Nowadays,however,ithasgainedalotofpopularitybecauseitexcelsatgettingstuffdoneeasily,cheaply,andearly! ThisbuildguidecoversFreezingPulseTotemslikeIthinktheyshouldbeplayed,onarelativelysmallbudget,nottooinsanelymin-maxed,andasatooltojustkilleverythingfast.Ifyou’relookingtospend200ExaltedOrbsonabuild,Iwouldadvisetolookintosomethingthatscalesalotbetteroffofgear.Evenifsomeiterationsofthisbuildexistthatuse,forexample,theveryexpensiveAtziri'sReflection,theyusuallyjustbumpupthedamageofthisbuildfromabout7-30MillionBossDPStoabout9-35Million,withabouttripletoquadrupletheinvestment.Istandtobelievethatabuildthathasincrediblerecoveryandsurvivesone-shotsaswellasthisbuilddoes,especiallyonabuildthathassomuchmobilityasthisone(becausethetotemsdoalltheworkforyou),doesnotneedmorethana10millioneffectivebossDPStocompletelytrivializethegame. BynotgoingtheAtziri'sReflectionroute,we’reopeningupourshieldslotandyoucandoprettycrazythingswiththat.WhenIplayedthebuild,myshieldslotgaveme100MaximumLife,anextramaximumtotem(ora20%MoreDPSmultiplier),9%increasedCastSpeedand70%IncreasedSpellDamage,makingitoutperformanyway,shapeorformItriedmakingReflectionwork.Overall,somepiecesinthebuildmightlookalittlebitexpensive,butI’mincludingthosejustforthosepeoplewholikepushingitatadfurther.Generally,thebuildpacksabout1.3MillionDamageperTotem.Sinceyouhave6Totems,youcouldpracticallygethalfofthatandremainover4MillionShaperDPSonmostlygearyoucouldpickupinBloodAqueducts. AllofthisgotfurtheramplifiedbytheintroductionofViridi’sVeil.ItreplacestheReflectionatthe“costofaringslot”.Thisoffersyouawaytoscaleintothelategameandeasilypushtowards15millionDPS.Thegearswapsrequiredtopullthisupgradeoffcanbefoundinthegearsection. BuildSummary ProsandCons Pros +Theskillfunctionsonanybudget +Feelslikealotoffuntohave5FreezingPulseTurrets +Viableineveryscenario,beitSSForHC +Scaleswellenoughtokilleverybossinthegame,cheaply +TankythroughMoMandHierophant’sMoM Cons –Thisversionofthebuildprettymuchcapsoutat12-13MillionDPS –RequiresSoulMantlewhichcanbeannoyingforSSF –Canfeelalittlesquishyatearlierstagesofgear/levels MapModifierstobeAvoided NoRegenerationisannoying,butcanbedealtwithifyoubringaManaFlask.Otherwise,there’snothingthat’llannoyyoutoomuch.BecarefulforElementalReflectthough;ifyou’reusingaTriggerWand,removetheFrostBombasthatwillreflectitsdamage(whichisfineifyoukeepitlevel1,otherwiseitmightkillyou). Playstyle,Mechanics&Strengths Totemshavebecamealotmorepopularbecauseofacoupleofmechanicsthatwereaddednotsolongago.Firstofall,becauseofthechangestoSoulMantleyou’renowgettinga7-LinkinsteadofhavingtolinkyourSpellTotemSupportmanually,whichhasaprettysevereLessDamagemodifierwhichmeantyouwereeffectivelyplayinga4-LinkbeforeSoulMantlerework.Additionally,getting100%reducedeffectofcurses,whichwasmandatorybecauseofSoulMantle,usedtobeimpossible.ThefirstwayofachievingthiswasthroughtheGuardianAscendancy,whichdidn’treallyfeelgreatwithtotemsortheAtziri'sReflection,whichwasa200ExaltedOrbitematthetime.Nowadays,withPropheciesdroppingeverywherefromleaguemechanicsandthe,Ithink,alteredspawnchanceoftheprophecy,theshieldhascomedownabitmakingitmuchmoreaccessibletobuildsformorecasualplayers.However,withtheadditionoftheAsylumclusterandthebuffstoKikazaru,youcaneasilyreachthiscapbeforehavingaccesstoViridi'sVeil. ThisspikedtheattentionofalotofgroupsbecauseitsuddenlywasacontenderfortheirDay1and2bosskillerbuilds.Obviously,assoonastheypickeduponit,everyonestartednoticingandthebuildroseinpopularity.Immediately,becauseofbeingabletopickHierophantoverGuardian,thepoweritbroughtspikedtremendouslyandbroughtustowherewearetoday.Overall,thebuildkillseverythinginthegame,includingAL8,onaveryverytinybudget,butrequiresacoupleofExaltedOrbsinvestmentifyou’renotsuperfamiliarwiththefight.Stillnothingtosniffat,asthere’splentyofbuildsthatrequiretenfoldormorethanthattoshine! WiththeintroductionofMultipleTotemsbeingsummonedatonce,Totembuildsgainedalotmorepracticalclearspeed.YounolongerneedtoputdownamillionTotemsbeforeyourbuildstartsdoingsomething.YouclickonceandtwoTotemsappear,whichwillmostlikelydecimatemostofthescreen.Worstcasescenario,inverydenseandhightiercontent,youmighthavetoclicktwiceperscreenputtingoneofthemleftandoneontherightside.Thisisalotbetterthanhavingtoclickfourtofivetimes.Onbosses,you’llspawnallofyourtotemsinunderasecond,whichisincrediblyniceaswell.Totemplacementspeedwasalotslowernottoolongago,whichmadeputtingthemonbossesincrediblyannoying,andmadeitannoyingtokeepupthehexesofSoulMantle.You’llregularlywanttoreplaceyourTotemstorefreshtheHexesthathavebeenplacedonyoutokeepupallofyourdamage,ifthefightlaststhatlongatleast. Thebuildexcelsinfightingbosseswithtelegraphedattacks,becauseyou’llbeabletoaddress100%ofyourfocustotheboss,asyourTotemswillbedoingtheirthingregardless.That’sprobablythemainreasonwhybuildslikeTotems,Brands,DoT’saregenerallyconsideredstrongbossers.ThewaythisbuildsurvivesthosebossesisthroughmakinguseofMindoverMatterinthetree,aswellasHierophant’sinherentManascalingandadditional10%ofDamagetakenasManabeforeLife.Thismakesour+/-5000HealthBuildactuallyhavejustshyof8000effectiveHP,whichisalotmoreacceptablethanthe5000is.Thismakesitsoyou’llnevergetoneshotbymechanicsthatareunavoidable,andwhileyou’rerunningadecentamountofrecoverythroughManaFlasks,LifeRegeneration,andhighinnateManaRegeneration,thebuildwillfeelsaferthanitinitiallylooks! PassiveSkillTree,PoB,andGemLinks YoucanfindanoptimizedPathofBuildinghere.EverybuildIreleasewillusethecommunityforkofPathofBuilding,whichismaintainedandupdatedinamuchmoreregularfashionthantheoriginalone.YoucanfindPoB’sFork,byLocalIdentity,here. IfyouarenotcomfortablewithPathofBuilding,wealsohaveaTreeforyou.DonotethatPoEPlannerdoesnotsupportClusterJewelsandsomespecificuniquejewelsanditishighlyrecommendedyouinstallPathofBuildingtofollowbuildsmostoptimally. MoreinformationaboutthePassiveSkillTree,aswellasalltheGemLinkscanbefoundonourdedicatedpage. PassiveSkillTree,PoB&GemLinks Ascendancy,Bandits,andPantheons OurAscendancy,Bandit,andPantheonPowerpagegoesintodetailaboutallthechoicesyouneedtomakeintheseregards. Ascendancy,Bandits&PantheonPowerPage GearSummary/TL;DR AlotofthisisexplainedmoreindepthintheGearPage,howeverwewillprovideyouwithabasicideaofwhatgearyou’relookingforinthisshortsummary. GearPage Ourrecommendation: ItemSlot ItemName Head Viridi'sVeil Amulet ThePandemonius Chest SoulMantle Gloves SorcererGloveswithHighLife,ResistancesandDamagewithHitsagainstChilledEnemies Boots AnyrarebootswithLife,ResistancesandMovementSpeed Belt Coward'sLegacy Rings RareRingwithDex,ResistancesandLifeand1xKikazaruoraMagicRing(Viridi’sVersion) Weapon RareWandwithSpellDamage,CastSpeed,+1tolevelofall(Cold)SpellSkillGems,CritMultiplier&Trigger Shield RareShieldwith+1toMaximumnumberofSummonedTotems,MaximumLife,SpellDamage&CastSpeed Leveling Sinceweareveryadamantabouttryingtogiveyoualevelingexperiencethatliesasclosetoyourendgameplaystyleaspossible,wewillbeprovidingyouawaytolevelupwithFreezingPulse.Ifyouarelookingforthemostoptimalwaytolevelacharactertomaps,wereferyoutothefollowingguides. Ourstep-by-steplevelingwalkthrough,whichallowsevenmoreexperiencedplayerstosavetimeandspeedthroughthelevelingprocess. OurguidetoUniqueItemsforleveling,whichhelpsyougearupyourcharactersforthelevelingprocess. Ourbeginnerlevelingguide,whichanswersmanyofthequestionsnewplayersmighthaveandwillsetyouontherightpath. GettingtoBrutus&Merveil Forstarters,createaTemplarinwhicheverleagueyouwanttostart. PickupanStormblastMinefromthevendortostartyourjourneyandgotokillHailrakeandclearMudFlats.SetupthefollowinglinksafterMudFlats: FreezingPulse OnslaughtSupport StormblastMine AfterkillingBrutus,youwillbeaddinganAddedLightningDamageSupporttoyourFreezingPulse. Level12andOnwardsSetup Fromlevel12,afterkillingMerveil,you’llbesettingupforyourroadtomaps.Itmightbealittleroughforsomebosses,butyoushouldeventuallybefinewiththissetup. SpellTotemSupport AddedColdDamageSupport(AddedLightningDamageSupportifyoucan’tgetaholdofaAddedCold) FreezingPulse ElementalFocusSupport ControlledDestructionSupport LesserMultipleProjectilesSupport Usethefollowingonbosses: FrostBomb Frostbite orAssassin'sMark Runthefollowingauras: HeraldofThunder SummonSkitterbots FAQ HowdoIgetmyFreezingPulsetobecomeaTotem/WhydoesmyFreezingPulsedealnodamageafterIallocateAncestralBond Ifyou’relevelingasaTotemBuildyouwillhavetouseaSpellTotemSupportaslongasyoudonothaveaccesstotheSoulMantle.SoulMantleinherentlygrantsyouthisSupportGemandthereforeremovestheneedofhavingthegeminyourlinks.BeforethatyouwillneedoneorotherwiseyouwillbemanuallycastingFreezingPulsewhilstAncestralBondmakesitimpossibleforyoutodealdamage. Changelog 21 Oct2021 UpdatedforScourge3.16. 01 Jan2021 RemovedCoward'sLegacyasthere'snofixyet AddedSpellTotem/SoulMantleissuestoFAQ 13 Nov2020 Buildadded. Voteup 10 Votedown TbXiehasbeenplayingPathofExilesincethereleaseofOpenBeta,playingavarietyofleaguesinwhichhehasplayedHard-andSoftcore,Standard,andSolo-SelfFound.Hehasabackgroundinracing,winningDemigodsintheearlyraceseasonsaswellasfinishinghighupinrecentFlashbackladders,suchasRank1Guardian(9thOverall),Rank2Berserker(79thOverall).HehasexperienceplayingsoloandbothinpushandMFgroups,whilebeingnotoriousforhis_WorldFirstDelve6000_withhisteam&farmingmultipleMirrorsofKalandraeveryleague.YoucanfollowhimonTwitchandTwitteroraskhimyourquestionsinthePoEVaultDiscord. News Edit:Asweranintosomeissuethisispostponeduntilfurthernotice:) HeyExiles, Tomor... HeyExiles! Happylaunchday! PathofExileSentinel3.18launchestoday!GGGhasmadeanews... HeyExiles! Nonerfsandnobuffsmeantheremightnotchangemuchtoourleaguestartersbut... HeyExiles, Thechallengerewardsareout!IntheSentinelleague,Theyarerevampingthecha... HeyExiles, AnotherleaguereveallastnightandwellwearesuperexcitedtoseewhatGGGth... 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Hi,Iwillplaythisbuild!Idontfullyunderstandtherecommendationforcoward’slegacy.Isitonlyfortheimplieddamagebonusfromself-flaggelation?Ifso,whywouldyouchooselegacyoverthenormalCoward’sChains? Hi,nicebuild,howevertryingtogetthechestintherightcolorsisabitofapain,got3Band3Gnow,what’sagoodsubforInspirationSupportandisabluegem,EleProliforBonechillmaybe? On21/11/2020at12:57PM,Borromsaid Hi,Iwillplaythisbuild!Idontfullyunderstandtherecommendationforcoward’slegacy.Isitonlyfortheimplieddamagebonusfromself-flaggelation?Ifso,whywouldyouchooselegacyoverthenormalCoward’sChains? Makesyoucountaslow-lifeforPainAttunement On21/11/2020at2:48PM,GreyBrainCellsaid Hi,nicebuild,howevertryingtogetthechestintherightcolorsisabitofapain,got3Band3Gnow,what’sagoodsubforInspirationSupportandisabluegem,EleProliforBonechillmaybe? It’safairlybiglossinDamagebutyou’dprobablyreplaceeitherColdpenorinspirationwithIncreasedCriticalStrikeDamage Reallynicebuild,thankyouverymuch.Playingitcurrentlyonlvl88–veryenjoyable.Asthesurviablitylackssometimes,iamusingdecoytoteminthefreelink.Placethedecoyandsmashsomefreezingpulsetotemsneartothem–workslikeacharm. WhatdoyouthinkaboutusingLightofLunaristothisbuild?Seemstogivea+15%damageoutputregardingPoB. On21/11/2020at9:50PM,Aeternumsaid Reallynicebuild,thankyouverymuch.Playingitcurrentlyonlvl88–veryenjoyable.Asthesurviablitylackssometimes,iamusingdecoytoteminthefreelink.Placethedecoyandsmashsomefreezingpulsetotemsneartothem–workslikeacharm. WhatdoyouthinkaboutusingLightofLunaristothisbuild?Seemstogivea+15%damageoutputregardingPoB. Amaximumtotemmakesyougofrom4to5whichisa25%moreDamageoutputonitsown.also,Ithinkoutofalldefensesyoucanadd,decoyisnottheonecauseyou’regivingup20%causeyou’reusing1/5ofyourtotemsasdecoy.TrytoworkonpositioningmostlyIwouldguessoruppingyourtotalEHPandusingtoolslikeEnduringCry,Steelskin,…. Hello, I’mreallyenjoyingthisbuild,sothankyouforcreatingtheguide.Idohaveonequestionthough:WhyisVaalRighteousFirelinkedtoCWDTandmyguardskill?Assoonasitpops,itdrainsmylifedownlikecrazyandIthoughtthepurposeoftheguardskillsetupwastohelpenhancesurvivability?AmImissingapassivetreenode,aflask,orsomejewelthatissupposedtonegatethelifepooldrainofVaalRighteousFirewhenitpopsoff? Thankyou, O On06/01/2021at3:39AM,Orog42said Hello, I’mreallyenjoyingthisbuild,sothankyouforcreatingtheguide.Idohaveonequestionthough:WhyisVaalRighteousFirelinkedtoCWDTandmyguardskill?Assoonasitpops,itdrainsmylifedownlikecrazyandIthoughtthepurposeoftheguardskillsetupwastohelpenhancesurvivability?AmImissingapassivetreenode,aflask,orsomejewelthatissupposedtonegatethelifepooldrainofVaalRighteousFirewhenitpopsoff? Thankyou, O YourVaalRIghteousFireshouldbehigherlevelthanyourCastWhenDamagetakensetuphencenotmakingitabletobetriggeredmakingyouabletopopitonbossesfollowedbyalifeflaskorsomethingtoberightbacktofullforthatjuicyextradamage Hi,beforeallthankyouforthisbuildandyourmassivehelpingeneral. Englishisnotmynativelanguagesoi’lltrymybest. Thereathingonthisbuildthatidon’tunderstand.Youtellustolookforbonuseslikecritmultiplieretcbutidon’tunderstandwhywheniseethe“Awakenedcontrolleddestructionsupport”becauseformeitsays“SupportedSkillshave100%reducedCriticalStrikeChance” I’msurei’mmissingsomethingbutidon’tknowwhere… On07/01/2021at3:10PM,Uchiosaid Hi,beforeallthankyouforthisbuildandyourmassivehelpingeneral. Englishisnotmynativelanguagesoi’lltrymybest. Thereathingonthisbuildthatidon’tunderstand.Youtellustolookforbonuseslikecritmultiplieretcbutidon’tunderstandwhywheniseethe“Awakenedcontrolleddestructionsupport”becauseformeitsays“SupportedSkillshave100%reducedCriticalStrikeChance” I’msurei’mmissingsomethingbutidon’tknowwhere… Youhavehundredsof%of“IncreasedCriticalStrikeChance”andReducedandIncreasedareadditive.So+600%–100%=+500%critchance.Ifitwas%“LESS”critchancethenitwouldbe0%chancetocrit.Inthiscaseitlowersyoureffectivecritchancebutdoesn’teffectivelydomuchintheend–andstillisoneofthebestsupportgemseventhoitdiminishescritalittlebit Okty,mymistakewashereso.Differencebetwen“less”and“reduced”. Heythere,i’mstillprettynewtoPoEanditseemsthatConvictionofPowerhasbeenchanged,shouldwestillpickthesepoints?I’mnotreallysurehowtogettheenduranceorpowercharges,comparedtotheoldone. BesidethatI’mreallyenjoyingthisbuild!sothanksforthat. On19/01/2021at6:45AM,Hediditsaid Heythere,i’mstillprettynewtoPoEanditseemsthatConvictionofPowerhasbeenchanged,shouldwestillpickthesepoints?I’mnotreallysurehowtogettheenduranceorpowercharges,comparedtotheoldone. BesidethatI’mreallyenjoyingthisbuild!sothanksforthat. Convictionofpowerhas4MinimuEndurance&Powerchargesmeaningthatyouwillalwayshavethose4nomatterwhat. Isee,thatmakessense,thanksalotforthequickreply! On19/01/2021at10:59AM,TbXiesaid On19/01/2021at6:45AM,Hedidit Heythere,i’mstillprettynewtoPoEanditseemsthatConvictionofPowerhasbeenchanged,shouldwestillpickthesepoints?I’mnotreallysurehowtogettheenduranceorpowercharges,comparedtotheoldone. BesidethatI’mreallyenjoyingthisbuild!sothanksforthat. Convictionofpowerhas4MinimuEndurance&Powerchargesmeaningthatyouwillalwayshavethose4nomatterwhat. You’rewelcome! HeyI’mwonderingwiththehugeincreasetototemplacementspeed,ifwewouldevenneedmultipletotemsupportinthebuildforittofeelsmoothstillandinsteadreplacingitwithanotherdpsgem?likeholdingtherightmousebuttondownformeforhalfasecondplaces4totemsdownveryquickly.I’mjustwonderingifitcouldbepossiblethatthebuildincorporatesanotherdpsgeminstead? On26/01/2021at9:09PM,ChiefShonahsaid HeyI’mwonderingwiththehugeincreasetototemplacementspeed,ifwewouldevenneedmultipletotemsupportinthebuildforittofeelsmoothstillandinsteadreplacingitwithanotherdpsgem?likeholdingtherightmousebuttondownformeforhalfasecondplaces4totemsdownveryquickly.I’mjustwonderingifitcouldbepossiblethatthebuildincorporatesanotherdpsgeminstead? Ifyoudon’tthinkitsnecessary,byallmeans,yesyoushoulduseadifferentsupportgemifyou’reatthisamountoftotems.(Themoretotemsyouhavetheworsemultitotembecomes) Prev 1 2 3 ... Gotoaspecificpage Gotopage Next Last Addreply Pleaselogintoreply. 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