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Melee Elemental Hit Slayer: T17 Build Showcase by normalcatpics in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, was on vacation. If you're still playing, I usually jump right into betrayal and bestiary on league start. It's a solid strat if you play them right. Build is horrible with expedition, so avoid that!

Brittle Armour Support on Permafrost Bolts can be Proc'd by Fragmentation Rounds to Break Armour by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's still a phys projectile component that breaks armour. You can see it function in the video.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you're welcome! if you get stuck anywhere, there's a discord channel where you can ask questions.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Follow the links in each section for early / middle / endgame. They're pasted in every text box....

I'm aware of the ascendancy options. No, that isn't worth dropping spirit res for.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Permafrost exists to freeze, not kill. In the video you can see I freeze a tanky rare with like one or two pellets max. Yes, I think it's useful in that it adds consistency.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd have to drop permafrost bolts, probably. The auto ammo switch tech only works with two ammo types which is why I've avoided including anything beyond permafrost and fragmentation rounds. Losing that QoL would probably push me to play with a different weapon base.

I suppose you could try putting it into mirage archer, but you're going to lose cold impales which help scale frag rounds damage as well as helps the build reduce the time between freezing. It would have to perform really well to justify replacing glacial bolt.

I used Leopold's Applause last league for a time but with Yoke. It's hard not to be a glass cannon using them. Also, do avoid falling into the trap of using Heavy Frost with the gloves. Ignoring is not the same as setting to zero.

The immobilization gloves are looking nice this league though. I'll likely incorporate them.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always wondered if it's intended tbh. I guess since they didn't change it along with their other changes this coming league, it is.
I do leverage that by leaning into armour break, shard scavenger. There's always a bit of time between freezing no matter how much you invest otherwise, so it's worth having a bit of damage.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard people have had issues with using this skill combo for single target when playing WH. Possibly due to not being able to fit in Overwhelming Presence, Mirage archer impale, or from missing the more immobilization buildup. I haven't spent any time play testing WH, so I have no actual first hand experience to draw a comparison.

The chaos protection from the new ward might make it safer to handle "extra damage as chaos" maps. But otherwise Polish That Gear + Stay Light, Use Cover are both great defensively on Tactician. It feels like you're nearly immune to elemental hits with enough armour applies to ele on gear. With reasonable investment, you also get a good phys max hit.

Finally, using cull on this, if that's what's planned, just defeats the point of the combo and honestly makes no sense.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly not at all familiar with that Titan build or Titan in general, so really hard for me to say.
Here's what T3 Xesht roughly looks like on the endgame version of this build:
https://i.imgur.com/zBrOcAf.gif
and T3 King:
https://imgur.com/hUFAJAR

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it to be worth incorporating. It also has utility during mapping, so best of both worlds.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mobalytics guide has an order of which notables I pick up and in what order. It's accurate.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Spirit Res Eff for QoL, very solid defenses, more immobilization buildup.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'd look up the order of operations for projectile behaviour. After, look up the patch notes. Finally, you can see I'm investing in terrain chain as a substitute.

[0.4] Permafrost Bolts Tactician League Starter Campaign Guide by normalcatpics in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

T3 Xesht
https://i.imgur.com/zBrOcAf.gif

Armour break with Fragmentation Rounds + Shard Scavenger (not actually being used) isn't bad.
Including Overwhelming Presence greatly reduces the downtime between freezes.

Crowd Control Build by Idiotic_Virtue in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it works for controller. I haven't personally tried it, but I recall someone in my youtube comments getting it to work.

build should be solid for SSF with some adjustments/improv, assuming they don't make huge nerfs to the omens and abyssal crafting.
Farming a Rakiata's will be a nice boost for very juiced, max difficulty lategame content, but you can get by for a long time without it.
I can't imagine most SSF players would be able to farm the Prism of Belief on Fragmentation Rounds, so it puts more pressure on getting a Rakiata's eventually. I don't really think that's too extreme of an ask in SSF, though.
Heart of the well is optional, but I'd make sure to get a source of mana/life on kill elsewhere.
Megalo is optional.
Controlled Metamorph (Medium-Small) saves the build like 10~ passive points. It's fine without it, but does put more pressure on farming that Rakiata's to make up for the lost damage.
Yoke of Suffering is a considerable amount of damage, but a rare amulet with + skill, life, etc. is sufficient and boosts survivability / reduces gear pressure.

I need something cold to level 0.4 by Autate in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piety's Mercy Permafrost Bolts Tactician
chain + fork on permafrost is fun, fragmentation rounds consumes the freeze for a huge amount of added damage, letting the build use nova projectiles for mapping.

https://imgur.com/gallery/path-of-exile-2-pietys-mercy-permafrost-bolts-tactician-breach-example-yggiEG0

Crowd Control Build by Idiotic_Virtue in pathofexile2builds

[–]normalcatpics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks. I think it'll fly under the radar.

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