16 months ago

Ascendancy ThumbnailLevel 95 LL Wintertide Brand Trickster3.23

Life: 8715%
ES: 4,813
Mana: 162
Int: 510
eHP:
120,742
Resistances: 75%/75%/76%/-60%
Evade: 78%
Armour: 21,748
Evasion: 30,604
DPS: 1,690,794
Speed: 2.93
Hit Rate: 8.20
Hit Chance: 100%
Config: 15% Shock, Frenzy
Bandit: Kill All

Gear

Prophecy WandPrism GuardianCrown of the Inward EyeSadist GarbMurder MittsSorcerer BootsReplica Dragonfang's FlightProfane ProxySapphire RingCrystal Belt
Eternal Mana Flask
Quicksilver FlaskCoruscating Elixir
Watcher's EyeBrutal RestraintCobalt Jewel

Gems

Cold Snap
Controlled Destruction
Arcane Surge
Bonechill
Shield Charge
Faster Attacks
Flame Dash
Defiance Banner
Brand Recall
Frost Shield
Elemental Weakness
Grace
Malevolence
Determination
Vaal Discipline
Summon Skitterbots
Molten Shell
Hatred
Wintertide Brand
Hypothermia
Efficacy
Controlled Destruction
Elemental Focus
Swift Affliction
Frostbite

Tree Preview

Ghost DanceGhost Dance
Hex MasterHex Master
Pain AttunementPain Attunement
RunebinderRunebinder
Armour and Energy Shield MasteryArmour and Energy Shield Mastery
  • 10% of Armour also applies to Chaos Damage taken from Hits
Attributes MasteryAttributes Mastery
  • +5 to Strength per Allocated Mastery Passive Skill
Brand MasteryBrand Mastery
  • 40% increased Brand Attachment range
  • Brands Attach to a new Enemy each time they Activate, no more than once every 0.3 seconds
Caster MasteryCaster Mastery
  • 6% increased Cast Speed for each different Non-Instant Spell you've Cast Recently
Cold MasteryCold Mastery
  • Chills from your Hits always reduce Action Speed by at least 10%
Curse MasteryCurse Mastery
  • You take 40% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes by Cursed Enemies
Damage Over Time MasteryDamage Over Time Mastery
  • 15% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies
  • 15% increased Skill Effect Duration
Elemental MasteryElemental Mastery
  • Exposure you inflict applies at least -18% to the affected Resistance
Energy Shield MasteryEnergy Shield Mastery
  • 30% increased Light Radius
  • Light Radius is based on Energy Shield instead of Life
  • Stun Threshold is based on 60% of your Energy Shield instead of Life
Evasion and Energy Shield MasteryEvasion and Energy Shield Mastery
  • 1% increased Evasion Rating per 5 Intelligence
  • Dexterity provides no inherent bonus to Evasion Rating
Flask MasteryFlask Mastery
  • Remove a random Elemental Ailment when you use a Mana Flask
Mana MasteryMana Mastery
  • 12% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Reservation MasteryReservation Mastery
  • 20% increased Life Reservation Efficiency of Skills
  • Auras from your Skills have 10% increased Effect on you
Spell Suppression MasterySpell Suppression Mastery
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage is Lucky

Notes

You will most likely struggle with attributes and resistances while transitioning. Use rare gear pieces to cap these out as needed.
To note that the attribute mastery gives you up to 85 strength/dexterity with our tree.

Swap One Step Ahead to Swift Killer once you have Frenzy Charge genration on your chest. 

Take Whispers of Doom and your 2nd curse (Elemental Weakness) after you have a Profane Proxy. Goes on left ring slot.

OK to use Rime Gaze until you can afford Crown of the Inward Eye. 

Sin Treks are OK to use early on, but you will need to replace it to get Scorched Ground later.

Dragonfang's Flight conveniently solves a lot of reservation problems... but I hope it stays 25 chaos because nobody plays Wintertide Brand. You can always use a 2% increased reservation efficiency of skills corrupted jewels instead.
In terms of amulet power, a +2 Amulet with DoT Multiplier and 1-3 other mods is always stronger than DragonFangs Flight, however a +2 amulet is usually 10+ Divines for a damage increase that exists but isnt that big.

The passive skill tree is for a level 95 character. You should prioritize getting notables on wheels that we allocate a mastery towards. By proxy, the last things you should get are the ones without a mastery.
Therefore, the last things you should allocate are:
-Jewel Sockets (depends on how good your watcher's eye and other jewels are I guess)
-Season of Ice
-Steeped in Profane

For futureproofing, this PoB has no Affliction ascendancy bonuses.