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Ascendancy ThumbnailLevel 97 Crit Frost Blades Warden3.25

Life: 4,198105%
Mana: 3
eHP:
41,214
Resistances: 75%/75%/75%/-28%
Evade: 83%
Evasion: 27,558
DPS: 17,383,560
Speed: 5.71
Hit Chance: 100%
Crit Chance: 100.00%
Crit Multi: 533%
Config:
Pinnacle, 50% Shock, 30% Scorch, Power, Custom Mods
Bandit: Alira
Pantheon: Soul of the Brine King
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Gear

White WindHeatshiverZodiac LeatherShagreen GlovesHarpyskin BootsYoke of SufferingMark of the ElderNameless RingStygian Vise
Divine Life FlaskRosethorn TinctureGold FlaskPrismatic TinctureJade Flask
Murderous Eye JewelLarge Cluster JewelThe Light of MeaningWatcher's EyeLethal PrideAncestral Vision

Gems

Precision
Grace
Herald of Ice
Hatred
Lifetap
Cast when Damage Taken
Steelskin
Frost Blades
Fortify
Multistrike
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Nightblade
Awakened Added Cold Damage
Dash
Assassin's Mark
Mark On Hit
Whirling Blades
Lifetap
Faster Attacks
Tentacle Whip
Steelskin
Cast when Damage Taken
Dash
Lifetap
Blood Rage
Assassin's Mark
Mark On Hit
Barkskin

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Level 98 (119 passives)
Tattoo of the Ramako Archer(x8)
5% increased Global Accuracy Rating
Wind DancerWind Dancer
Accuracy MasteryAccuracy Mastery
  • +500 to Accuracy Rating
  • -2 to Accuracy Rating per Level
Cold MasteryCold Mastery
  • 40% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Critical MasteryCritical Mastery
  • +25% to Critical Strike Multiplier against Unique Enemies
Dagger MasteryDagger Mastery
  • Critical Strikes have Culling Strike
  • Elusive also grants +40% to Critical Strike Multiplier for Skills Supported by Nightblade
Elemental MasteryElemental Mastery
  • 60% reduced Reflected Elemental Damage taken
Evasion MasteryEvasion Mastery
  • +15% chance to Suppress Spell Damage if Equipped Helmet, Body Armour, Gloves, and Boots all have Evasion Rating
Leech MasteryLeech Mastery
  • 10% of Leech is Instant
Mana MasteryMana Mastery
  • 12% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Mark MasteryMark Mastery
  • Marked Enemy cannot deal Critical Strikes
Tincture MasteryTincture Mastery
  • The first 6 Mana Burn applied to you have no effect

Notes

Undoable map mods:
Chance to avoid elemental ailments

Weaknesses:
 - Xandro Bloodrinker (rogue exile) - RT, ignores evasion
 - Ground Degens (Sirus, Exarch, some T17s monsters and mods)
 - Phys Hits (Beyond) - explained in video, switch to Aspect of the Crab if you want to be on positive XP
 - Crits - change mark mastery to "Marked enemies cannot deal critical strikes" it overrides everything, map mods, monster mods even expedition mods, won't help with huge packs but will help on bosses and rares

Strengths:
 + Damage
 + Speed
 + Low Cost of Entry

While Levelling:
Help Alira
Use mana flask untill about act 5, leech should start picking up at that point with Multistrike covering the rest
Do not use Hatred or Herald of Ice, damage will be fine
Use Aspect of the Crab and Flesh and Stone (in sand stance) instead
Use eldritch crafted chest with %phys taken as ele (fire if you don't have ele avoidance yet)

 Ascendancy nodes in order:
  1. Oath of Winter (freeze)
  2. Enduring Suffusion (tincture linger)
  3. Experienced Herbalist (second tincture) - Can Start going crit with crit tincture now
  4. Oath of Summer (scorch)

Upgrades in order I recommend:
1. White Wind
2. Heatshiver
3. Mark of the Elder + random Shaper Ring
4. Opal Shaper Ring
5. Awakened Added Cold Support
6. 21/20 Frost Blades Gem
7. Lethal Pride with %chance to deal double damage at least 2x
8. The Light of Meaning (cold version)
9. Ancestral Vision
10. Yoke of Suffering
11. Corrupted heatshiver (or Enlighten) + Hatred Watcher's Eye
12. Double Corrupted Chest (looking for as many +level to frost blades as possible)
13. Double Corrupted White Wind

Things to remember:
Need some source of +strikes and pierce - pick it up on the tree before you get gloves like in the PoB
Crit is going to come online towards the end of the campagin with 2nd tincture, untill then use Ice Bite and the Primeval Force wheel for good % chance to freeze (can also add in a flask with the same)