CREEPING FROST OCCULTIST - League Start Guide - Path of Exile 3.12 Heist

[@anneminert]

Thanks so much, mate! Diablo exile here. Was about to give up on this game entirely, couldn't find myself in all the information out there. Finally a build that took me through the entire game without dying and taught me a thing or two on the way. So much more fun to learn the game when not constantly fighting for survival and losing each time!

[@henriques.1678]

What you are doing for New players like me its awsome, It even made me want tô play this game again. Thanks

[@osman2169]

That build he’s got their is like 500c prob more and then their is ball lighting miner 20 c t16 maps 100q plus any mods

[@henriques.1678]

@@osman2169 Ive already did ball lightning, but the durimon version

[@sebastianciuru8181]

Do it !

[@jamile1391]

this is not a league start, aint no body got all that fancy gear plus the damage dont look that good

[@andishehnaderi]

@David Powell Is there anything I can do with 50c once I'm leveled to soften the blow? I have some other currency too that might add to my chaos... I'm not too crazy about throwing mines around... Would you recommend the EC/I Trickster he has, or maybe the toxic rain trickster Esoro did?

[@katarinaa9673]

I decided on this build mostly because you've laid everything out so nicely for us rookies! The path of building has everything you need in one place, I love it! Can't wait for more of your builds :)

[@ceeisrogue]

Same.

[@avoidcaptcha1228]

Ditto. Great vids

[@phil7310]

I appreciate your builds for not being so expensive to run, and for your very detailed POB's. Thank you.

[@begu88]

Started with this in Heist and it works very well, thank you for this Build and for adding a non Cluster Tree, love it

[@joshnankervis7444]

Best Content creator for POE Bigducks is bloody brilliant :) He explains it in a way were newer and veterans players can relate and understand. Amazing content keep it up mate. Really appreciate all your hard work !!!!

[@tylorpater4259]

Holy shit dude, your PoB files are great and I love the notes and detail you put into them. Makes it a lot easier for someone just getting started. Thank you so much!

[@tek9092]

DUDE this vid was fantastic. this is the best starting build video format i have ever seen. would love to see more builds explained as clear as this one.

[@destdest6537]

If you want that build at league start (first 3 days): Snakepit - 60-40с, wand with only Trigger socketed spell - 30-40c, Tabula - 20-22c. Cinderswallow Urn - 100с, Dying Sun - 150c+

[@BigDucks]

And as I said in the video, you don't need any of those things.

[@destdest6537]

@@BigDucks that was just info, not a critic or something like that.

[@matthewdeklerk3457]

Snakepit is 4ex RN :(

[@neilhamilton7379]

Trying the character out in the last days of harvest. I’m basically a beginner at the game with only a season or 2 playing and I’m loving how much fun this character is. Thanks for the awesome videos.

[@mr.nobody4994]

Man, i surely hope not too many people jump on this build!!! Looks like i`m gonna start with it! Thanks, Ducks!!!

[@rabbijacobdu62]

Thanks a lot for your work, love the fact that you focus on starter builds that don't requires a lot of investment to be playable! Cheers from France!

[@jasontexada4061]

Harvest was my first time playing seen your build for creeping frost and have not looked back this build wrecks maps can't wait to try the updated one thx brother

[@XombieKing]

Both you and Esoro are my go to for info and ideas for builds. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@FuneralPyre999]

Just started PoE. Absolutely great guide! Well explained! Thanks for posting it!

[@jeremy8475]

Thank you so much for the awesome PoB, i really appreciate it when creators put lvlings trees in there.

[@Vorador666]

Nice to see this build update, I tried it in Harvest following the first video you made of it, will start as well with it this week (HC SSF), thanks for the update!! :))

[@zococlock]

Really nice videos dude! Really nice summary for all the information :)

[@tjelfmagni4356]

Wow mate that is some high quality video. Thx 🙏

[@brunoviegas4829]

Hi thanks mate, was considering Trickster for the absurd survivability (15 k Energy Shield in some instances), however your dps plus enough layers of defence won me over. Continue the great work, cheers mate.

[@amzarnacht6710]

What's your take on this build with the current elementalist changes? Skitterbots are out for elementalist, thankfully. Shaper of Winter, Bastion of Elements and... then what? The golem nodes just for the handy utility of 3 or 4 golems w/ the new respawn mechanic? Use frostbite for damage or temp chains to slow bosses even more (if only a little)?

[@DawnBurn]

Are you looking to update this for Ritual? I used it for my Mayhem run at the end of Heist and enjoyed it. Would love to see if there are any changes you are gonna make.

[@AskarDepan]

your previous creeping frost video saved me from quiting harvest league.. i will continue this build in HEIST.. thanks mate

[@AlexanderMouse]

League started with this. Just got into T16 maps. Been a lot of fun, amazing clear, good survivability with all the chilling and freezing. Thanks a lot! Now started to notice that boss dps is indeed the con of this build. Will now be working towards EQ with Storm brand on trigger wand to see if it helps enough with bosses, otherwise might create a boss killer alt.

[@MsAmericanMaid]

You ROCK dude. Thanks again. I am a new fan of yours.

[@nrimagecreativehub1215]

this build is great! I'm doing this in endlessdelve and reached level 40+ in a matter of few hours, without really thinking about my gear. I'm wearing a shitty armour and still using the white socketed weapons. :)

[@jinxevis260]

Just finished act 10, doing Maps now, its such a smooth build🙌 100% new poe player 🤙

[@Megaterremoto88]

I was going to use your harvest build guide for this skill, i'm so glad you've updated it!

[@brianh2287]

Can you update your code in pastebin or path of building. I get an error importing. Error is unknown passive tree version. My PoB is up to date with 1.4.170 at the time of this post.

[@budster999]

I had the same issue, reinstalling POB solved it. don't ask me why it just works now.

[@brianh2287]

@@budster999 I reinstalled it and it worked for me as well, thanks ! Never had to do that before.

[@caioteixeira1541]

@@brianh2287 You reinstalled it using what installer? I just got the latest release from their website and im still getting the error.

[@Fergulix]

@@caioteixeira1541 there's a link in the description to this video. Use that installer. "Path of building community fork:"

[@caioteixeira1541]

@@Fergulix yesterday when I checked this link the correct version wasn't available. But after 2 hours or so I checked again and was able to download it. Thanks man

[@CheckeredFedora]

This looks like a lot of fun! I've never used creeping frost, I think I'll be following this build to start Heist. Thanks for the video!

[@wangc77]

This build has been great. Just like he said, good learning build for new players. With the dirt I picked up off the ground and a 3 link wand, I actually didn't die until act 6 while learning all the act boss mechanics.

[@cuttygrass]

Planned to start ED + C with a friend who is going TR Trix, but thought the chaos dot overlap might make for some fights on gear - this seems like a great alternative. Gonna do a practice run before committing, but it looks great. Look forward to more of your content.

[@chrismoore1372]

Playing this now pumped, thank you. :D

[@greyface74]

BIG DUCK...im a newbie to this poe thing...but last night i tried "GMP" and "Greater Volley Support" together with creeping frost...and i started to melt thru packs and bosses...by the way thank you for the tutoz...

[@PortalStillAlive1]

9:45 what's the smoke mine flame dash jump? They both share the same cooldown, no?

[@JVclub]

You do mine, detonate, dash clicking fast. Normally you use it with second wind for more stacks and less cooldown, so you go larger distances from using both

[@Forman154]

Can't wait to follow your build tomorrow

[@bdwilliams03]

Very much looking forward to league starting this!

[@timmhuntenburg2558]

since cold snap provides u with frenzy charges no need to use frenzy BUT u can use power siphon instead for power charges for the spellslinger version :-)

[@kentperrier9884]

I played this in Harvest, really enjoyed it. Looking forward to starting Heist with it.

[@Sarahmint]

WOW, those notes! Never would have thought to look without you mentioning and you dedicated a good build guide. Thank you for all that work. Will be much better then the failed league start (apparently even streamers did this at the start of the league)

[@WizE80]

Any chance you could update this build for endless delve next week? 😉

[@tweedledee8952]

I'm currently doing a test run (approaching A6 atm), and i have to say leveling is a breeze. Its fast, easy to play, safe and the damage is there. a1 with freeze pulse is a tad uncomfy on the mana, but otherwise it rocks, and once you got clarity and creeping frost you are flying. I honestly think racers are sleeping on this, its absolutely fantastic. If you really want more ST (you don't need it for lvling at all imho) you can just lvl a vortex in your offhand and swap that in. Can 110% recommend Creeping Frost so far. PS: the POB notes are greatly appreciated. Thx a lot.

[@rabidhouseplant]

I loved this build last league. Excited to try the new version.

[@awalker300]

the alternate quality creeping frosts look really good. I'm liking #2, which do you like Big Ducks? Creeping Frost Default 10% increased Area of Effect Alternate Quality 1 20% increased Skill Effect Duration Alternate Quality 2 Fires an additional Projectile Alternate Quality 3 Chilling Area has 40% increased Movement Speed

[@lhatten512]

Hey Ducks quick question where are you getting 75% spell block on this set up

[@haloproductions5111]

Switching from Crackling Lance to this... thanks very much for the info! This is only my 3rd league so I’ve got a ton to learn.

[@xperience2k12]

I dunno if i played the same way, but i played it on ssf hc harvest creeping frost with occultist with some twists(switched even to es only) and its a damn solid build if you are not about to get big boss killspeed. Depending on Bosses, it lacks a bit on damage output, but its a rock solid way to play the game without high investment. I will play it on heist as my starter again, since i dont see any big nerfs coming.

[@marioruiz9493]

Awesome build. One question tho, a couple of ascendancy points feel a bit... err... wasted. Would creeping frost work on another ascendancy? like Trickster? (A lot of dmg over time on ascendancy nodes)

[@flyinhawaiian9174]

A friend turned me onto this vid. I hadn't played PoE since 2017, but your vid made me try the build and it works really well! Am playing it on a L65 witch and I came upon a Tabula Rasa which I've no idea what to do with. Can you show us the other gems you use in your build? Like what are the red ones in your shield?

[@sanitroy3208]

btw he said this about gearing during stream, "pick up dirt from the ground and put it on" 😂

[@caldepen372]

Thanks for this. So you are using Righteous Fire and Flame Dash to trigger Elemental Equilibrium? I never understood how one would ensure they get the proper result and not the opposite by accidentally having the cold reach the target first... so much shlt going on...

[@anastasiosvadolas3239]

Is this a good build for 3.13?

[@lappidipia]

i'll go with vortex but this is great too

[@ibrahimdagtekin1882]

Bunu vortex ile yapınca vortex attıktan sonra otomatik tetikleniyor mu vortex tam olarak ne görev görüyor bir de spellslinger+vortex+cfrost yapanlar var ne düşünüyorsun

[@bramiz8806]

I never got vortex to work for me, some advise ? and how far can you clear with it ?

[@ShakCentral]

O.o

[@lappidipia]

@@ibrahimdagtekin1882 spellslingera nerf bekliyorum kullanmayacağım onu, ben ana skilim olarak vortex kullanicam sadece creeping frostu da bir 4 linkte bosslarda yardım etmesi için kullanicam

[@lappidipia]

@@bramiz8806 vortex can easily do all content in the game. It lacks some clear speed but is a monster at bossing

[@John76220]

Just finished the acts, done uber lab at level 68, this build is pretty fun ! beware in the POB, the jewels are not so budget friendly ^^. oh and with a shitty wand, i'm already at 500k dot dps at level 72. one shot most mobs. definetly will be my league starter for Heist, and will transition to CI.

[@kelseybishop8128]

I've got this set up as spellslinger right now while leveling and noticed cold snap not using frenzy charges. Apparently the cool down thing doesn't work when on spellslinger from what I was able to find online. You still have it linked up in the PoB... Am I missing something, or does it not work as originally intended in the video?

[@SuperParafine]

Came for the same thing, was wondering if this got nerfed or intented

[@rat2128]

For me it does trigger it but there is a delai yeah cool down is not equal to 0

[@Independent1206]

Thanks for the guide, will level it a bit before heist league to have a better understanding of it when the league starts, sounds pretty nice though. :D

[@Twiddle_TV]

Dude I just got this build to maps in Harvest with shit and it's amazing. I died once to Brine King (he was at 1%). Thanks for the build! Just wanted to give my thumbs up.

[@evidicus]

New player. No clue what I'm doing, but this looks like fun. Thanks for putting it together!

[@WardHouseK9Obedience]

unknown path of building version excited to try this, thank you for the video it was great!

[@hagbardceline1674]

Try downloading the community fork. That fixed it for me.

[@Laurange7]

I spent a lot of currency on this build last league... and it was amazing !

[@MrRaja]

How much?

[@Xeliuz1]

what about bandits? which do you kill? or save?

[@ryukenwulforiginal]

SO using this build in Heist, thanks a ton, got a like and a sub

[@rubikmonat6589]

Where does frenzy go, not shown anywhere, Linked to a fourth Spellslinger I assume? Or instead of Frost Bomb or something?

[@malekith1987]

this might be a stupid question but where do you get the dex for your skills ?

[@BurnzTheGreat]

Equipment (good onyx amulet e.g., because you need str too)

[@oskinator16]

I have a question: Is "trigger socketed spells..." on wand necessary and if yes is there a good method to farm this craft? different than "just do Jun maps"

[@zednar]

So there is trick I used to get my trigger craft early in the league: Farmed Jun till i got a weapon with the trigger craft. Keep it and try to get Aislin in the research leader position. Once you get the research safehouse, remove the craft from the rare item with the crafting bench and add a new veiled mod via Aislin's bench, its is a 100% chance to get the same veiled mods. Remove the craft and add veiled mods till you have the craft. Took me about a day and got the craft at the end of the weekend.

[@oskinator16]

@@zednar ok, i'll try it this league, thank you ^^

[@tylerbristol7244]

Any updates to this one especially given the changes to glancing blows?

[@raziqshaikh5884]

Does anyone know what cosmetic armour set is being used in the video? Looks super rad!

[@Dingovff]

Dude, I played Creeping Frost -> CWC -> Cyclone , it was sick. Like Winter Orb on steroids.

[@PhilipKish]

Hey Ducks, quick question? I am looking for a good Witch build and I am loving this video. I found another Creeping Frost build at PO Vault by Clydeheart and I noticed the tree went off the Energy Shield path instead of the the Spell Damage path yours took, so I'm assuming this is going to be way more DPS and fun to play. Just wanted your quick thoughts before I start attributing points.. Thanks in advanced.

[@reignjobst8330]

Have any of the just released nerfs hit this league start option? Referring to the self cast version as spellslinger just died.

[@rcmag13]

It will be much harder to level as spellslinger but the endgame build is not affected much

[@reignjobst8330]

@@rcmag13 Thanks very much :)

[@rcmag13]

@@reignjobst8330 Doing some prelimary testing and it looks like you can still level with Spellslinger. Caveat, My build was running 3 spellslingers, now I can only run 2 and have to switch out one of my gems from GMP to LMP. Still viable but just won't be as fast

[@reignjobst8330]

@@rcmag13 Ahhh that's great to know ! This will be my second league so still learning :) I league started toxic rain last time then built a cyclone champ which I finished the league on. I think this might be a nice difference to those :) But really thanks for the help!

[@D00M3R-SK8]

do you think a caustic arrow/toxic rain build will be any good for this, please? (I use mirage archer on rain)

[@aaroncockrill4933]

I may be missing it, but I don't see any Curse on Hit or Cast When Damage Taken recommendations on this build? I am so used to seeing those setups...

[@Fungorrr]

is this similar in playstyle and power to the wintertide brand? i am having such a hard time deciding between them

[@MikkoLehtovirta]

If possible could you add CI version to PoB list of variations like you did for the Full life build version of this please and thank you?

[@PiePie453]

Played this through to A8 this league, loved it, will probably play through again in Heist

[@synstaur5986]

pardon the question but I see you have a "Cast on" wand...How do you go about getting one of those? Is that something from the labrynth? or just crafting luck?

[@Magda_Lena_88]

You mean 'trigger' on wand? That's from Syndicate encounters, one of the veiled mods you eventually unlock.

[@NerdyLocurdy]

Out of curiosity, could you convert this build to full CI once you get to endgame? Or would that take away from the layered defense

[@AwakeningDeath12]

How do i put all the gems in the gear & what gems goes with the other? Im pretty new to poe. Seems like a really fun build to go for. :)

[@junk3996]

im struggling with the defenses a bit with this build. just seem to get shotgun down by things pretty quick. most likely just gear etc, but in t8-10 maps lvl 87 with 3,262/2,720 hp/es respectfully. 70/72 block currently and no es gain on block yet. running flesh and stone jade and quartz flask for most amount of avoidance i can get my hands on. where am i missing stuff. possibly the jewels for the chill effect? i don't seem to chill things too crazily so they still get to me pretty hard. thinking of changing some things around to fit in MoM. maybe go LL to get malevolence on hp, and use clarity/discipline with MoM and a bit of mana investment.

[@Ryan-hw8he]

Big Ducks I’m level 14 and the vendor Nessa does not have the creeping frost gem. Do I need to keep leveling or wait for a drop idk?

[@Ianpact]

She should have it after you enter the Mervil's Caverns. I'm assuming you found that out by now but just in case.

[@jogky2697]

I am completely new to the game (leveled 50 levels just before heist dropped) and i have a hard time with the skill and support gems. Can you add a leveling cathegory in the notes on pob or something like that?

[@thetuerk]

1:38 what the song playing in the background? It's not the the one shown in the video.

[@SoyBooru]

What Feels Right - Mindset, Duumu

[@thetuerk]

@@SoyBooru you absolute legend! Cheers

[@Kangaxx666]

Is this HC viable and can u utiliza Blasphemy somehow into this build with defensive curses?

[@JR9825]

Hmm debating between this and the tried and true ED/C Trickster. May go ED since it was untouched but this looks really nice too.

[@chuckmaddox6725]

Me too! I can't make up my mind

[@cesarrua5621]

I've tried this build in harvest and it was amazing how good was cleaning everything and how cheap it is, sadly it was squishy tho. I hope with this new update you made, the build gets more tankier, thanks for your good content and great job man.

[@AMadsen]

will this build have issues with Atziri? was running a minon build this league and they wiped themself on this fight, how is this build performing or is it needing changes to do Atziri.

[@BigDucks]

The main problem with Atziri is the issue with reflect, only the on hit damage of the skill reflects and you can avoid that by targeting the ground.

[@lennart1038]

Thanks for the video do you have a recommended written Guide?

[@philpeters3689]

Just started this on ps4 today. Looking forward to it

[@philpeters3689]

Got the tabula in a heist earlier. It only blue screened on me. I am much sad

[@davidsperspective323]

I'm sure your busy actually doing the content but the community fork of path of building failed to load right a few days ago and couldn't be repaired. It wouldn't allow me to include "creeping frost" as a skill. I don't know why my installation of the community fork or your paste-bin failed to recognize the skill. The non-fork variant is "valid" but when I go to load it it fails to load. I'm far enough along I think I can muddle through on my own with the help of this video. But for the brief period that it did work I remember reading through the notes and finding them both helpful and clearly something you've worked hard to keep up to date. Ergo I thought you might appreciate the heads up. Although I expect to be an outlier in this regard.

[@GothicG]

Love icy builds, this is my fav one :)

[@chrschra]

Hey, thanks for the guide! Sounds great :-) I really would like to know how your cluster-free level 71-90 tree would look like and which of the surrounding remaining nodes are most important to you? I just played a bit around and "Heart of ice" + "Blast radius" + "Arcane focus" for instance are exactly matching 8 points, but if we aren't going for cluster jewels we might skip the preceding small regular jewel cluster as well. What would be your choice?

[@giacomoignesti6123]

GGG nerf glancing blow in heist patch is still a viable node?

[@redshogun5856]

i think pick it up when i get the mod "Recover (3-5)% of Energy Shield when you Block" on my shield.

[@itz_x_salvation395]

Will this get updated with the move of glancing blows for this patch?

[@feioria]

There's nothing to update about it, still connected to the same strength node just on the opposite side of it

[@itz_x_salvation395]

@@feioria Ah shit ok I didn't know where it was at this time just heard it was moved, thank you man.

[@CryinDutchman]

hey, i´m pretty noobish and i have a question: How does +chaos damage over time help with a frost build that deals cold damage over time? Especially talking about "withering presence" ascendancy? or is it just for the +60 chaos res? wouldnt profane bloom or forbidden power be better here?

[@CryinDutchman]

sry, its written in the notes

[@emaminch]

what bandit should i help?

[@glooxbox]

given that Wintertide Brand exists, would u still recommend this over that?

[@Dingelnator]

Wintertide has ramp up. You also have to invest into cold dot notes and brand notes and maybe even duration notes (for single target) to make it good/better. Cold snap or vortex or creeping frost the damage is instant there and you can invest more into defence. When I tried wintertide the clear was awful. And when I watch others play it, it was the same.

[@patrickgriffin848]

I think we stay with glancing node here even though it was nerfed right?

[@marcelogastalsoruco]

How do you feel about a Trickster variant? Especially if Glancing Blows gets the hammer next patch

[@DrDanQ92]

Trickster uses glancing blow just as much if not more.

[@lunarwolf2331]

ty for build update and see you soon exile

[@DrinkOnPantsOff]

Great content, thanks man!