This is an Icicle Mine build that let's you melt down everything from a safe distance. No uniques required, can be done in SSF and on a budget.

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Pros & Cons

  • + No uniques required for the build to work
  • + Clear all content including high tier Blighted maps
  • + Engaging gameplay
  • + Fast clear
  • + Can do ANY map mod
  • + Safe to play with chill/Freeze and mines distance
  • - Mine playstyle may not suit everyone

 

Skill Tree

Ascendancy

Bomb Specialist -> Born in the Shadows -> Pyromaniac -> Explosives Expert

Pantheon 

Major - Lunaris or Brine King if you feel like you get stunned too much
Minor - Gruthul or Shakari for the poison immunity

Bandit: Help Alira for extra res and crit multi or kill all

Passive Tree & PoB

Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/uQPRQCEZ

 

 

 

 

Gems Setup

6L Single Target

Icicle Mine - Controlled Destruction - Inspiration Support - Swift Assembly - Trap and Mine Damage - Hypothermia

6L Clear

Icicle Mine - Controlled Destruction - Inspiration - Swift Assembly - Trap and Mine Damage - Pierce/Chain Support

Other Options

Pierce -> Chain

Swift Assembly -> Minefield Support

Controlled Destruction -> Added Cold Damage/Critical Damage

If you've got white sockets you can add cold to fire support for single target with Eternity Shroud.

 

Flame Dash - Faster Casting - Arcane Surge (Lvl 7) - Portal

Cast when Damage Taken - Immortal Call - Increased Duration - Cold Snap or Vaal Grace

Auras

Precision (lvl 1), Summon Skitterbots

Zealotry can be added but will most likely require Enlighten Lvl 3 or 4 because of the mana reservation

Boss Detonation Detonate Mines - Spell Totem Support - Faster Casting

Other useful skills

Summon Ice Golem, Phase Run, Vaal Grace

 

Gear Setup

Weapons

Mods to look for/Best in wand slot

Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos
Critical strike chance for spells
Spell/Cold Damage

Added cold damage to spells
Crit multiplier

Helmet

Life

Resist

Added Cold damage to attacks
%increased Mine damage (Shaped helm)

Body Armour

There are several options here: Shroud of the Lightless, Skin of the Loyal - +2 socketed gems corrupt, Belly of the Beast, Carcass Jack, A 6L Rare with Life/resist

Gloves

Life
Resist

Increased damage against chilled enemies
Slower Projectiles

Belt

Stygian Vise

Life
Resist

Cold damage
Elemental Damage (with attacks skills won't work)

Other Options

Boots

Mods to look for: Life, Resist, MS

Amulet

Life
Resist

Cold/Spell Damage
Crit strike/multi

Rings

Life
Resist
Cold/Spell damage

Cold Damage to spells
Assassin's Mark

Jewels

Abyssal Jewel

Life
Cold Damage to Spells

Crit chance/multi

Jewel

Life
Crit chance/multi

Spell/cold/Projectile/Area/Mine damage

 

Leveling

Useful leveling uniques

Wands: Lifesprig, Axiom Perpetuum

Gloves: Lochtonial Caress

Boots: Wanderlust

Helm: Goldrim -> Skullhead, Honourhome (+2 gems)

Amulet: Karui Ward, Atziri's Foible, Astramentis 

Belt: String of Servitude with All resistances

Body Armour: Tabula Rasa 

Rings: Praxis, Dream Fragments, Le Heup of All, Berek's Grip

As always, make sure that you are res capped first

Leveling Trees

20pts - 40pts - 60pts - Full Tree

Leveling gems

Lvl 1 

Freezing Pulse - Onslaught - Arcane Surge Support
Explosive Trap

Lvl 8 
Steelskin
Freezing Pulse - Onslaught - Added Cold Damage 

Lvl 10
Flame Dash

Lvl 12 
Icicle Mine - Added Cold Damage - Added Lightning Damage
As an option, you can link Frostbomb to Onslaught to help keep your speed up

At lvl 28 you can decide to go for Pyroclast mine if you feel that you're lacking single-target damage