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Ascendancy ThumbnailLevel 84 Crit Frost Blades Trickster3.22

Life: 2,47963%
Mana: 38
eHP:
43,100
Resistances: 75%/76%/75%/-45%
Evade: 84%
Supp: 99.75%
Evasion: 32,245
DPS: 382,854
Speed: 9.21
Hit Chance: 100%
Crit Chance: 72.86%
Crit Multi: 482%
Config: Pinnacle, 25% Shock, Frenzy, Power
Bandit: Kill All
Pantheon: Soul of Solaris

Gear

Imperial ClawImperial BucklerHeatshiverDestiny LeatherStealth GlovesStealth BootsYoke of SufferingThe TamingDiamond RingHeavy Belt
Diamond FlaskSilver FlaskStibnite FlaskJade FlaskDivine Life Flask

Gems

Frost Blades
Nightblade
Multistrike
Ice Bite
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Ruthless
Assassin's Mark
Mark On Hit
Lifetap
Blood Rage
Ancestral Protector
Ancestral Warchief
Multiple Totems
Culling Strike
Whirling Blades
Faster Attacks
Steelskin
Grace
Precision
Hatred
Herald of Ice
Frostblink
Bonechill
Frost Bomb
Frost Blades
Ruthless
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Trinity
Wrath
Herald of Ice

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Accuracy MasteryAccuracy Mastery
  • 50% increased Accuracy Rating at Close Range
  • +500 to Accuracy Rating
  • -2 to Accuracy Rating per Level
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
Cold MasteryCold Mastery
  • 40% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Critical MasteryCritical Mastery
  • 50% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Strikes
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 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
Life MasteryLife Mastery
  • Skills Cost Life instead of 30% of Mana Cost
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
Reservation MasteryReservation Mastery
  • 8% increased Damage for each of your Aura or Herald Skills affecting you
Spell Suppression MasterySpell Suppression Mastery
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage is Lucky

Notes

TRINITY IS A DEAD MEME UNFORUNATELY, for endgame

BLIZZARD CROWN IS IN THE MEME BIN NEXT TO TRINITY

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.

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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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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