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Ascendancy ThumbnailLevel 94 Hybrid Crit Frost Blades Trickster3.25

Life: 4,345122%
ES: 4,14781%
Mana: 74
eHP:
255,602
Resistances: 76%/77%/76%/76%
Evade: 86%
Evasion: 36,300
DPS: 10,639,234
Speed: 8.85
Hit Chance: 100%
Crit Chance: 95.56%
Crit Multi: 501%
Config: Pinnacle, 40% Shock, Frenzy, Power
Bandit: Kill All
Pantheon: Soul of Solaris
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Loadout

Gear

Imperial ClawSupreme Spiked ShieldLich's CircletNecrotic ArmourPhantom MittsPhantom BootsAgate AmuletThe TamingAmethyst RingStygian Vise
Divine Life FlaskPrismatic TinctureBottled FaithJade FlaskSilver Flask
Murderous Eye JewelLethal PrideStormshroud

Gems

Flesh and Stone
Rage
Returning Projectiles
Vaal Lightning Strike
Assassin's Mark
Lifetap
Mark On Hit
Steelskin
Cast when Damage Taken
Herald of Ice
Wrath
Frostblink
Bonechill
Frost Bomb
Enduring Cry
Urgent Orders
Whirling Blades
Faster Attacks
Frost Blades
Trinity
Multistrike
Ice Bite
Energy Leech
Nightblade

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Level 94 (117 passives)
Ghost DanceGhost Dance
Accuracy MasteryAccuracy Mastery
  • 50% more Accuracy Rating at Close Range
Attack MasteryAttack Mastery
  • Non-Vaal Strike Skills target 1 additional nearby Enemy
Claw MasteryClaw Mastery
  • Skills Supported by Nightblade have 40% increased Effect of Elusive
  • Gain 25 Life per Enemy Hit with Main Hand Claw Attacks
  • Gain 25 Mana per Enemy Hit with Off Hand Claw Attacks
Dagger MasteryDagger Mastery
  • Elusive also grants +40% to Critical Strike Multiplier for Skills Supported by Nightblade
Elemental MasteryElemental Mastery
  • Hits have 25% chance to treat Enemy Monster Elemental Resistance values as inverted
Evasion and Energy Shield MasteryEvasion and Energy Shield Mastery
  • 30% increased Evasion Rating while you have Energy Shield
Leech MasteryLeech Mastery
  • 10% of Leech is Instant
Life MasteryLife Mastery
  • 15% increased maximum Life if there are no Life Modifiers on Equipped Body Armour
Mana MasteryMana Mastery
  • 12% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Mark MasteryMark Mastery
  • 10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when you Hit your Marked Enemy
Spell Suppression MasterySpell Suppression Mastery
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage is Lucky

Notes

----- LEVELING -----

The hardest part of this build on league-start, by far, is Act1.

To get past Brutus and Merveil, you can use any combination you want, but it's going to kind of suck no matter what.

You can use:  	 Stormblast Mine + Orb of Storms
							Puncture + Chance to Bleed
							Viper Strike + Chance to Poison/Efficacy
							Ancestral Protector + Frost Blades + Frost Bomb
							Blade Trap
							or anything else you want, just suffer through it

Make sure if you're using Ancestral Call early A1 that you swap it out for anything Single-target (Brutus, Fairgraves, Merveil)

Get a HEAVY BELT as soon as possible, this will fix all your Strength problems (temporarily) and allow you to use Ancestral Protector for Brutus + Merveil


Frost Blades in Act 1 has virtually no scaling yet because of the pathing required to get to the Additional Strike - you can also forego the additional strike temporarily to make your Act1 easier and pick up 
the penetration Ele Mastery or other Attack Speed first.

In Act1, also get:
Whirling Blades + Faster Attacks
Frost Bomb + Frostblink


Once you get to Act2, you can add in:
Blood Rage + Herald of Ice
Ele Dmg w/ Attacks (if you have a Red link for it)
Start leveling:
Assassin's Mark + Trinity + Nightblade

In Act3 you can start looking for 4-Links, and you should start leveling/using:

Wrath + Elemental Weakness

You can craft Added Lightning to a claw after Lunaris Temple Piety, which will help you proc your Trinity early before you get Wrath leveled up.
Switch to Wrath + Trinity as soon as possible, this damage is a huge boost.

Act3 onward links can be:

GGBR  -  Frost Blades + Trinity + Added Cold + Ele Dmg w/ Attacks
GBRR  -  Frost Blades + Trinity + Ruthless + Ele Dmg w/ Attacks
GGRR  -  Frost Blades + Added Cold + Ele Dmg w/ Attacks + Ruthless

After Act 4, pick up these gems:

Multistrike (Swap into a red socket) + Ice Golem

By Act6 (Lily) make sure you have these gems:

Multiple Totem Support + Ancestral Warchief, Bonechill (on Frostblink), Mark on Hit Support (start leveling for later)

After around Act6 you will start picking up Crit nodes, I recommend you switch to Assassin's Mark once you get to around 25-30% Crit Chance on your Frost Blades.

Add in Nightblade for your 5th link whenever you can after you get some Crit.

Around the time you get to maps, you should be getting the Mana Reservation nodes so you can start using Grace.
You will eventually switch from Wrath to Hatred, when you get a decent Phys damage claw.

Spec Ghost Shroud when youre nearby and it won't fuck you over

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IMPORTANT:
YOU NEED EITHER WRATH OR HEATSHIVER TO PROC TRINITY.
If you switch to Hatred but you do NOT have Heatshiver yet, you will need to swap out Trinity because you willl have no non-cold damage to proc it.
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----- ENDGAME -----

Taming definitley.
Heateshiver is a maybe? Big defenses hit.
Bottled Faith is good
Something about +2 strike gloves?
Keep One Step Ahead untill freeze immune from Brine King pantheon Level 2
For 4th Ascendancy: Soul Drinker over Spellbreaker untill 6L (Slot in Energy Leech and respec to Soul Drinker)
Rage somewhere on the Lethal Pride

----- VIDEO LINKS (FROM CRUCIBLE LEAGUE, BUT MOSTLY STILL APPLICABLE) -----

3.21 League-start Guide with more leveling and other information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qn23z6hg4w&t=1234s

Shield Crafting Guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb228Wwiz3I

Budget Claw Crafting Guide (~5 Div)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeeQ6uS-Nfo&t=5s

High-budget Claw Crafting Guide (~25 Div)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAGq1ii4Sc

+2 Strike Gloves Crafting Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU-2QesKHBY

Chest Crafting Guide  - See how it's made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OcgRXqwt5A&t=614s


---- TRADE LINKS -----

Watcher's Eye with Hatred Cold #-# Damage + Grace Evade
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/gYMWrjCQ

Watcher's Eye with Hatred Cold #-# Damage Only
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/bQ6jOTL

Yoke of Suffering with Panopticon Anointed
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/9VJw0W8SK

Yoke of Suffering with VERY high all 3 Resistances
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/4yvPzXYI9

Heatshiver with Enchants:  FB Damage or Reservation Efficiency 
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/jQdrRVbCX

Circle of Fear with Cold Dmg + HOI Buff Effect + Crit Multi Implicit
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/PG20Z0DHL

Ring - Rare - Ele Dmg + Cold Dmg + Int + 1 Resist
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/d0d9MGqhJ

Stygian: Chaos Res + High Ele Res + Life + Ele Dmg (Craft) - Try to find one with an open Prefix and Redeemer Slam for Cold Damage
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/VGk06QPip

Claws w/ 1.9 APS, 7.2 Crit, Cold Damage + 250 Phys DPS
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/DPwJo54T5

Large 12 Cold Cluster w/ speed + dmg + effect
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/n0vwvjyS0

Opportunistic Forbidden Flame/Flesh Jewels
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/qjzLJnWtg

Watcher's Eye with Hatred Cold #-# Damage + Grace Evade
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/gYMWrjCQ

Watcher's Eye with Hatred Cold #-# Damage Only
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/bQ6jOTL

Yoke of Suffering with Panopticon Anointed
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/9VJw0W8SK

Yoke of Suffering with VERY high all 3 Resistances
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/4yvPzXYI9

Heatshiver with Enchants:  FB Damage or Reservation Efficiency 
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/jQdrRVbCX

Circle of Fear with Cold Dmg + HOI Buff Effect + Crit Multi Implicit
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/PG20Z0DHL

Ring - Rare - Ele Dmg + Cold Dmg + Int + 1 Resist
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/d0d9MGqhJ

Stygian: Chaos Res + High Ele Res + Life + Ele Dmg (Craft) - Try to find one with an open Prefix and Redeemer Slam for Cold Damage
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/VGk06QPip

Claws w/ 1.9 APS, 7.2 Crit, Cold Damage + 250 Phys DPS
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/DPwJo54T5

Large 12 Cold Cluster w/ speed + dmg + effect
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/n0vwvjyS0

Opportunistic Forbidden Flame/Flesh Jewels
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Crucible/qjzLJnWtg