Cold DoT Elementalist

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Cold Dot Elementalist League Starter Build Guide

In Path of Exile: Crucible, you’ll learn about the ancient titans who once shaped the primordial surface of Wraeclast. If you’re powerful enough, you will earn the ability to forge their power onto your weapons. Crucible Forges are scattered throughout Wraeclast. When you find one, select one of your weapons and channel the power of the ancient titans to spawn a challenging encounter. The longer you channel for, the more the molten monsters merge together to form more fearsome foes. You’re in control of the difficulty and reward of these encounters.

Welcome to our Cold Dot Elementalist League Starter Build Guide for Path of Exile 3.21 – Crucible!

Table of Contents

Build Summary

Path of Exile 3.21 – Crucible

  • In Path of Exile: Crucible, you’ll learn about the ancient titans who once shaped the primordial surface of Wraeclast. If you’re powerful enough, you will earn the ability to forge their power onto your weapons. Crucible Forges are scattered throughout Wraeclast. When you find one, select one of your weapons and channel the power of the ancient titans to spawn a challenging encounter. The longer you channel for, the more the molten monsters merge together to form more fearsome foes. You’re in control of the difficulty and reward of these encounters.

Check out our full League Summary here.

 

Cold DoT Elementalist

The Cold DoT Elementalist has been proven itself as a solid, easy to play League Starter which can achieve very strong damage and survivability in the early Endgame. We are utilizing multiple Cold Spells like Vortex and Creeping Frost to deal Cold damage over time. 

 

Rotation

  • Activate Auras: Grace – Determination – Defiance Banner – Clarity
  • Apply Elemental Weakness & Frostbite
  • Use Cold Snap
  • Use Creeping Frost
  • Use Vortex
  • Use Shield Charge for movement, Flame Dash to move over obsticales

Leveling - Bandits

In order to be able to play this Build, you have to choose a Witch in the Character Creation.

Before you reach the Endgame, players have to finish all 10 Acts of the Campaign. Most of the times, you will not be able to use the same abilities in the early game as you do in the Endgame. Here is an overview how you can progress easily throughout the Campaign. In this List, you will find all Gems to use in the Early Game, and To-Do Lists for all Act 1 – 10.

For even further advice to Leveling, refer to our Leveling Guide here.

Talents - Ascendancy - Pantheon

Talent Masteries: 

  • Corrupted Blood cannot be inflicted on you
  • 10% more Maximum Life if you have at least 6 Life Masteries allocated
  • +50 to maximum Life
  • 15% increased maximum Life if there are no Life Modifiers on Equipped Body Armour
  • Auras from your Skills have 10% increased Effect on you
  • +15% chance to Suppress Spell Damage if Equipped Helmet, Body Armour, Gloves, and Boots all have Evasion Rating
  • 8% increased Damage for each of your Aura or Herald Skills affecting you

Ascendancy

Ascendancys are Spezializations of your Character, which are granted after solving the Trial of Ascendancys. There are 4 Trials that will reward these unique Talent Points.

  • After 1st Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Mastermind of Discord
  • After 2nd Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Heart of Destruction
  • After 3rd Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Shaper of Storms
  • After 4th Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Bastion of Elements

Pantheon

Pantheon (Hotkey: Y) grant Players passive bonuses. You can change them at any time, but you also have to unlock more passives by using a Divine Vessel with the specific Map in your Map Device.

  • Major Pantheon: Soul of the Brine King
  • Minor Pantheon: Soul of Shakari

Gear - Flasks - Jewels

Gear

Rare Helmet or Eye of Malice

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Resistances
  • Level to Socketed AoE Gems (Craft)

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Increased 10% Mana Reservation Efficiency
  • Increased Flammability Curse Effect

Rare Chest

Desirable Stats:

  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Resistances
  • 8% of Damage taken as Lightning/Fire damage
  • Physical Damage Reduction

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Increased Effect of Non-Curse Auras
  • Determination has increased Aura Effect

Rare Gloves

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • +1 Level to Socketed AoE Gems/Increased Area of Effect (Craft)
  • Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage over Time (Essence)

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Cold Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Inflict Cold Exposure

Rare Boots

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Resistances
  • Movement Speed

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Drop Scorched Ground while moving
  • Chance to avoid Elemental Ailments

Stygian Vise

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Maximum Life % (Hunter Influence)
  • Resistances
  • Regenerate Energy Shield while a Unique Boss is nearby (Craft)

Catalyst: Life

Rare Amulet

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Level to All Skill Gems
  • Level to All Cold Skill Gems
  • Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Resistances
  • Increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments (Craft)
  • Minimum Endurance Charges (Craft)

Catalyst: Life or Resistances

Annoint: Ash, Frost and Storm

Rare Ring

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Resistances
  • Non-Channeling Skills have -7 to total Mana Cost (Craft)

Catalyst: Resistances

Rare Wand

Desirable Stats:

  • Increased Spell Damage
  • +1 Level to All Spell Skill Gems
  • +1 Level to all Cold Spell Skill Gems
  • Cold Damage over Time Multiplier (Craft)

Rare Shield

Desirable Stats:

  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Maximum Life
  • Increased Maximum Life %
  • Increased Effect of Curses (Craft)

Flasks

Eternal Life Flask – Instant Recovery & Immunity to Bleeding during Flask Effect
Jade Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Increased Evasion during Flask Effect
Granite Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Increased Armor during Flask Effect
Quartz Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Reduced Effect of Curses on You
Quicksilver Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Increased Movement Speed during Flask Effect

Jewels

Rare Jewel

Desirable Stats: 

  • Cold Damage
  • Cold Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Maximum Life

Gems

Main Skills

Vortex – Creeping Frost -Inspiration – Controlled Destruction – Hypothermia – Cruelty
Vaal Cold Snap – Bonechill – Controlled Destruction – Cruelty

Other Skills

Vaal Grace
Defiance Banner
Determination
Clarity
Elemental Weakness – Hex Bloom – Frostbite
Shield Charge – Faster Attacks
Vaal Molten Shell (Lv.10) – Cast when Damage Taken (Lv.1) – Frost Bomb
Flame Dash

External Links

We want to keep our League Starter Guides as simple as possible. We understand that using Path of Building and other 3rd Party Tools might not be the best way for New Players. 

  • Refer to our New Players Guide here.
  • Refer to our Path of Building Guide here.

Path of Building for Cold DoT Elementalist: https://poe.ninja/pob/W2s

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