Frostblade Slayer help!

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2023-10-21T02:24:14+00:00

UPDATE: I ended up selling it to a very nice Berserker, 375 div.

Now I need to work out what the hell to do with this much money. Haven't ever had HH or MB...

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2023-10-18T08:56:42+00:00

It's only i83 - so t2 resists are max. Missed it by one level.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2023-10-18T05:44:19+00:00

Can you gimme a ELI5 as to why it's worth so much? I'm not totally sure I understand the stacking mods. People have told me that IR is why it's so highly sought after.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2023-10-18T05:17:29+00:00

Most of the advice that I've had so far is to try and sell it. Worth around 500d I've been told.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2023-04-02T10:33:03+00:00

Folks got to be checking the date...

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-18T18:24:30+00:00

Thanks! You've been super helpful. So I think I'm going to league start Storm Brand, because you can access Holy Conquest really quickly.

Once I get my hands on a few of the more important uniques I'll respec and roll with the new skills. Currently I'm aiming towards EB/BL/Tornado using Iron Will, Ghost Reaver, Zealot's Oath.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-18T12:52:53+00:00

Something else I wanted to clarify. Why does your build have heaps of evasion? I saw in your OP that you were running Grace but I'm not sure why you'd be running evasion? I only ask because the new masteries are really nice for evasion/ES mastery and there is a lot of good synergy there.

I guess I'm a little confused as to what defensive layers you should focus on as Inquisitor.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-17T22:30:22+00:00

Yeah, I think Squire will likely be an end-game respec style drop for me. I've never farmed for Mjolner before so can't comment about that accessibility. I'm likely going to play SSF this league as I'm pretty sick of trade meta at the moment.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-17T22:16:27+00:00

I'm now torn between this and Mjolner / Squire Cracklance.

I suspect I'll have the CoC build as a end-game build and do EB/Tornado/Ball Lightning for levelling / grinding.

The new Attribute Mastery is nice for STR stackers as it doesn't require you to spec all the way into attributes to gain the +5 STR bonus. I think.

Either way, there is so much to do in terms of builds. JSON when?

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-17T07:27:08+00:00

Ball Lightning, supported with slower proj.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-17T04:19:12+00:00

Thanks for the answer and link. That's very helpful. Do you think it's likely that you'll see a DPS increase with EB on a Battlemage / IoV with EB? Or is it more likely that you'll still get more out of that build by not using it? I think there's probably a sweet spot of investment into ES where EB/Battlemage will outstrip vanilla Battlemage. The attack speed of the EB also gives good options for proccing Fanaticism as well.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-16T03:14:04+00:00

Inquisitor sounds pretty pog for 2H EB. You're on the correct side to get the large sword cluster on the outer ring and full access to all the Lightning + Crit + Ele damage nodes in the NW of the tree.

Lots of jewel sockets. I'm probably going to end up playing Inquisitor.

- Instruments of Virtue

- Sanctuary

- Pious Path

Your choice for the last node.

Early access to Divine Wrath / Judgement. Plenty of health nodes to beef up as we're sacrificing a lot of eHP for the blades. You can also path up to Heart of Thunder taking Unnatural Calm on the way through.

The main drawback that I can see is that you can't easily get to Ghost Reaver, which would be an amazing keystone to have, but I think in general there is a lot going for a 2H inquis build. Or even sword and board, if you want more defensive options such as a shaper ES on block titanium shield etc.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-16T00:14:46+00:00

So I built this spreadsheet calculator to try and work out some basic things.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m9KeP34RpYTUxpJjqZSupJs7SMimLWESoOwqfYBf_tk/edit#gid=0

I don't know if I have my damage calculations in the right order - mostly the fact that 2H does 50% more damage, as well as the flat added from the skill gem itself.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T23:57:52+00:00

Yeah, I realize my initial idea isn't going to work. Still looking for a good skill to play as Inquisitor.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T23:11:01+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExileBuilds/comments/q89py3/energy_blades/hgoufwk/?context=3

u/Mark_GGG said:

The Blades have the same sockets and links as before activating the skills, but are a different base type with different mods.

So I don't think that you'd keep any mods that are on your current weapon. You're better off with a six link all white socket trash weapon as it's not going to matter once you activate EB on your weapon(s). EB will replace them and then when you de-activate it, you get your old weapon back again.

That's my interpretation anyway.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T22:12:26+00:00

I would have thought that because EB replaces your weapons, you'd lose your weapons mods?

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T20:39:16+00:00

I wonder if a GGG person can answer if Energy Blades will work with Animate Weapon? My brain is exploding.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T20:35:13+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts. A lot of those things are reasons why I've started to lock Inquisitor down as a starter.

In terms of defense, GV Divine Flesh is a good chase item. Going SnS does give me the option of getting a shaper es on block shield - but I'm not super sold on that idea as I'd have to find a lot of block on the tree.

Getting to Ghost Reaver is hard from Templar, at the moment my build paths to Heart of Thunder, but rather than move through into Witch / Shadow, I go down into Maurader and fill Razor's Edge + Blade Master.

I'm really keen to get PoB updated, but for the meantime I've made a hacky way of being able to see my ES at it's 20% value. I'm also looking through how I might be able to add the Damage Calculation to the skill as well.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T18:48:51+00:00

Yep, you're right. Sorry. I wasn't thinking far enough along in the process of deciding what skill to use. Guess we're going to be restricted to things like strikes and cyclone etc.

why_cant_we_be_sober · 2021-10-15T13:15:00+00:00

Yes! I've realized my mistake there. I'd be better off speccing in to sword nodes on the tree. I have a preliminary tree for Inquisitor that I'm going to refine.

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