Level 100 Hybrid Crit Winter Orb Elementalist^3.26

Notes

conall's notes:
don't forget bitterdream kicks ass for leveling at lvl 32+

Guide Progression:

Normal Route:
Leveling -> Maps -> Endgame -> Endgame Branches -> Giga -> Infinite Currency
It is recommended to follow the normal route but you can jump from Maps -> any of the endgame branches if you managed to get lucky with drops


Ascendency Order
Leige of the Primordial -> Mastermind of Discord -> Shaper of Flames or Winter or Storm -> Heart of Destruction
Winter is more tank all rounder.
Flames is more tank against physical hits.
Storm is more damage. (with 100% ailment effect can get 50% shock?)
If you are using yoke of suffering use Flames


I do not have nearly enough sockets...
I tried to list gems in order of priority for each category. The only mandatory pieces is the first of each category. I wanted to list a lot of different options for gems so you can experiment for what feels best.


General tips:
swap out controlled destruction support if elemental overload isn't proccing enough

don't run low life until you have 75% chaos res.
if chaos golem is dieing alot, and you are not overcapped on chaos res, low life will feel bad.

burst button dying sun + bottled faith will double your dps for a short time.

if using a cast spells on focus helmet with 4 curses, make sure you have enough mana to trigger all 4.

if stuns are getting annoying, get the 50% energy shield counts towards stun threshold mastery. Also unspec out of the caster mastery 25% more damage if stunned recently.

for the bonechill setup, you can use coldsnap or vortex, or really any large cold dot ability

Need more tank, defense, dieing too much?
use enfeeble / temp chains

disabled gems = possible gems that you can use, experiment!

Check out Maps {1}, endgame {2} setup to get an idea of which gems are most useful and which gear pieces to slot them in. 




On calculating the amount of hits worb has (on a small target)
https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExileBuilds/comments/1iy18aa/a_brief_analysis_of_winter_orb_overlaps_its_aoe/







Map Mods to avoid:
ele reflect
cannot regen mana, life, es
60% less recovery
cannot leech

regex
"!eec|gen|tal d|s rec" "!y: (n|m|r)"




wand / sceptre mods priority
order of priority for dmg mods on wand / sceptre
assuming max rolls

prefix
+ spell gems ~ 12 (adds max hit too)
+ cold gems ~ 11 (adds max hit too)
inc spell dmg ~ 15
inc cold dmg ~ 15
added cold ~ 13
hybrid spell ~ 8
added fire or light ~ 8

suffix
inc cast speed ~ 13
inc spell crit - is nice for more ele overload procs
inc cold ~ 7







Configs:
#mana cost multipliers were nerfed across the board
#rough estimate
10% Less Mana Cost

#Arcane Surge Buff
8% More Damage

#winter orb changes (very rough estimates)
#5% increased Projectile Frequency per Stage
#25% less Projectile Frequency while Channelling
15% More Damage
#60 -> 80% dmg effectiveness
#33% more flat dmg
33% More Damage

#we will use either shaper of flames or winter
#winter is more damage
#flames should feel better if you and your golems want to be tanky
#shaper of flames
Hits always Ignite
Enemies Ignited by you have 40% of Physical Damage they deal converted to Fire

#shaper of winter (get rid of dashes to activate)
-All Damage with Hits can Chill
#Enemies Chilled by your Hits lessen their Damage dealt by half of Chill Effect, and Enemies Chilled by your Hits have Damage taken increased by Chill Effect.
#factoring in 30% chill =
-Nearby enemies deal 15% less damage
-Nearby enemies take 30% increased damage


golem
new golem buffs factoring
100% effect (ascendency)
80% passive tree
20% quality
30% jewel
total = 230% = 3.3x
fire golem
95% increased damage
66% increased area of effect
lightning golem
33% increased attack and cast speed
59 mana regenerated per second
ice golem (not using)
#132% increased critical strike chance
#+1386 to accuracy rating
chaos golem
+56% chaos resistance
+52% to Damage over Time Multiplier
stone golem
346 life regenerated per second
66% increased defences