If you are finding a build that can clear ALL content (maps/shaper/lab/atziri/uber elder etc). And it must be FUN and ENGAGING, not cost an extraordinary amount of currency, and have the ability to be a league starter with the ability to do all content later on as you upgrade and invest into your character. This Winter Orb build is worth to try.

 

Quick Jump

 

Pros & Cons

  • + Very fun and engaging build to play
  • + Very fast pace build
  • + Incredibly fast movement speed with phase run + quicksilver
  • + Flame Dash with faster casting to jump gaps/cliffs
  • + One of the best AOE clears in the game hands down
  • + Able to do strong burst single target damage which shreds map bosses
  • + Incredibly fun self crafting on tons of gear pieces
  • + Can do almost all map mods
  • + Able to do all content (all maps, uber atziri, all labs, shaper and guardians, uber elder)
  • + Extremely high defensive capabilities
  • + Immune to corrupting blood
  • + Warlord's Mark on Hit
  • + Aspect of the spider makes monsters covered in webs which looks sweet
  • + Free Arcane Surge + Inpulsa explosion effect
  • + Easy/Cheap to gear with room for lots of improvements as you get more currency
  • - Ele Reflect maps are NOT possible
  • - Physical Reflect maps are best to be avoided
  • - Hexproff AND no regen on same map should be avoided.
  • - Can be slightly laggy when you run into allies cannot die totem
  • - Single Target dps is hard to maintain for anything with multiple phases
  • - Not the best uber elder farmer, though can still be done decently
  • - Can be decently expensive to fully min/max yourself for end game gear

 

Skill Tree 

Ascendancy: Pendulum of Destruction > Mastermind of Discord > Shaper of Desolation > Beacon of Ruin

Bandits: Kill all

Pantheons

The Pantheon List

  • Major: Any
  • Minor: Shakari

Passive Tree

19 Points -> 55 Points -> 86 points -> Final 123 points

PoB Link: https://pastebin.com/q6p4MR02


 

 

 

 

 

Gems Setup

4L Setup: Winter Orb - GMP - Cold to Fire - Increased Duration - Conc effect

4L Setup (Vaal BV in helm for pseudo 6l): Vaal Blade Vortex - Controlled Destruction - Physical to Lightning - Conc effect

4L Setup: Phase Run - Enhance - Blasphemy - Temp Chains

4L Setup: CWDT (lvl 1) - IC (lvl 3) - Inc Duration - Vaal Righteous Fire

3L Setup: Herald of Ash - Zealotry - Enlighten (lvl 3+)

3L Setup: Flame Dash - Faster Casting - Portal

 

Gear

For a more detailed selection of gear, please refer to the PoB Link. The gear selected in the PoB is not mandatory if it is not stated. Kaoms Chest is the only thing that is needed here. It is recommended that the player check the affix of the gear and make a better choice. 

Some Stat Tips

Helmet: Try to get helm with both 18+ inc aoe and hypothermia. Life would be next, then res is a bonus. Enchant is pretty helpful but also really expensive.

Weapon

Spell dmg/non-chaos as extra chaos damage
Non-Chaos as extra chaos damage
Cold Damage to Spells
Cast speed/arcane surge on kill

Off Hand

Spell dmg/non-chaos as extra chaos damage
Non-Chaos as extra chaos damage
% chance to deal double damage
Cast Speed/arcane surge on kill

 

No No Map Mods

Ele Reflect is by far the worst here and can not be ran.

Phys reflect can be ran but you can NOT use vaal blade vortex. If you are anything like me, you say ok no vaal bv, and by time you get to boss, muscle memory goes completely against you... you throw it out anyway and watch you own yourself. Because of this i just don't run any reflect.

Hexproof + no regen can not be ran together unless you use a mana flask which is annoying as all hell. Either one is fine by itself, just can't do both at same time.

Temp chains is horrible like it always is and cant stand being slowed, so it gets rerolled everytime, without fail.

 

Enchants

Gloves - Double corrupt is 100% the best way to go with +2 projectile and +2 aoe gem corrupts. +1 Frenzy charge is not bad. Ele Weakness on hit might not be bad if you spec for dual curse and make sure your warlord's mark still works. After that Gripped gloves implicit is best, fingerless silk gloves is next best. If just normal pair of gloves just run w/e you want.

Boots - Two-Toned boots are one of my favorites if you can find a good pair but can be pretty expensive. Any other enchant here is fine, more move speed, attack/cast speed are offensive options. Cannot be stunned is pretty good defensive one. + flat lightning dmg is pretty good for single target stuff as well.

Helm - +2 winter orb stages is super good. However it is also super expensive. I played most of the build WITHOUT enchant and it worked fine, however enchant takes it to a whole new level.