Level 97 Hybrid Winter Orb Elementalist^3.25

Notes

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 -> Heart of Destruction
Winter is more damage. Flames is more tank. 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.








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