Freezing Pulse / Ice Spear Totems End Game Build Guide - Amazing Boss Killer and Great Mapper

[@michaelcorlett4256]

This Guide is brilliant. The build does take a bit of getting into and investment and it isn't as tanky as an RF build but it is a safe playstyle. I've played very casually since essence league and I've just beaten the maven and Uber elder for the first time!!! Thanks very much!!!!

[@patrickgomez7224]

Hello Von thanks for the guide ! Are you gona upgrame this Totem Build ? and what did you focus on atlas tree for making currency ? thanks have a great day

[@brucejschroeder]

Really good build! been playing it for a few days and love it. Funny story though, I was level 80 with a 5 link Soul mantle and was only doing like 26k damage per POB. I spent an embarrassing amount of time looking around as to why VV was so much more powerful, then it finally clicked..... I unspeced Elemental Overload, and my damage shot through the roof. Anyways, thank you for the guide, really well put together and explicative to someone like me.

[@larspetus]

Also for bosses if you want extra chunk of dps if you already have shield for extra totem use Inspiration support instead of multitotems (just check you get 5 charges) and you get way more DPS to burst them down.

[@mladenzemljic4148]

Why exactly is your POB not accounting for -40% cast speed from soul mantles spell totem?

[@sid2663]

I have the same problem it makes my cast speed 1 less per second am I missing something or is it just pob

[@NBM88]

Swapping Mark of the prey -> Heart of Ice is a ~3% dmg increase for around 40c.

[@fastandcuriousShorts]

u wanna say heart of ice is a way better?

[@NBM88]

@@fastandcuriousShorts yes

[@excalibour00]

Should have much higher up time too when mapping casually. Thanks!

[@matteobannatyne6279]

Hey Von, can you fix the Better POE Trade Import link? It's broken.

[@DRPL766]

I followed your build and I'm now min-maxing. I can say that before getting the 6L soul mantle, the build is very rough to play due to low damage and being squishy. After getting the 6L soul mantle it is much like you say in your video about being squishy but safe. Very important for any players trying this build - do not treat yourself like a melee tank; play as a defensive mage and summoning your totems strategically to stay alive. All in all, very fun build. I'm still playing it and I plan to min-max it. I don't die nearly as much anymore with better gear and adapting to the playstyle.

[@balthasargelt4098]

I dont know if I missed it or its not said (most likely i missed it) what bandit choice is taken?

[@DRPL766]

@@balthasargelt4098 hi there. His build is kill all bandits

[@avadel2772]

Could you link your min-maxed pob? Interested in seeing how far this build can go with loads of currency.

[@balthasargelt4098]

@@avadel2772 I made the build for a good amount of currency and it sucks for that kind of investment. Dont do this build trust me its garbo

[@Valkaneer]

I feel bad for saying this, because I like most of Vikton's builds. There is a reason Vikton has a cast on death portal in his helmet. It's true that the build does work, it's a damn good build.. IF you're a *very* good player. Very few people have the skill set that Vikton does though, and that is where the problem lies. Just like some of the very high end guide builders that reviewed the PoB said, 'Vikton is an S tier player with skills far above your average player, the vast majority of people can't play like him, so the build is not going to do for them like it does for Vikton'. It's like Jungroan, he can do what most people can't because his skills are S tier. If Vikton dies some times, I think that means most normal people are going to die a lot.

[@ayoCC]

physical maximum hit 6k and chaos max hit 3k. I feel like you could probably take away some damage and pull up those numbers to at least 30k on all damage types. a 15k phys max hit would be enough to face tank shaper and not care about mechanics. For mapping you will need a little evasion and block, or some type of regen for like 15% of HP per second to negate many smaller hits. (like the lightning titty monsters from eater, they do 1,5k lightning x3 per second) 50k fire max hit is enough to kinda negate the fireballs from exarch, unless you stand on the degen ground which reduces max resistance. and chaos damage usually 10k max hit... kinda negates all.

[@noiseisgold3n42]

@@ayoCC yeah, this thing dies to all degens too, i think. Cant wait to play it lol.

[@Donatello_h]

You're right, just check the comments on his video and you'll know the truth. I like Vikton but the reality must be seen, so others dont change their builds for this one

[@okenan]

I mean this is techincally true, at the same time the numbers are on display on PoB, not like its a surprise, just like patofmatths eye of winter miner from previous leagues, its a glasscannon build, and its pretty good at it

[@DiabolicalD3]

I've always been decent at games but I'm pretty casual now with an ok gaming laptop and I'm approaching 93 without too many issues. Poison blobs are instakills and I'm running a toxic sewers blight atlas so it's spooky but fun and I'm constantly surprised by how I survive massive hits just don't flame dash in

[@wowandrss]

This builds' gear price went up like 300% its insane lol

[@rundmc.y2]

Why doesn't his POB calcs show any of the negatives from spell totem for cast speed and GMP/Multiple totems/spell totems for dmg penalties? Can't replicate any of those on a different POB.

[@dyxsee7906]

did you ever figure out the answer? im discovering this myself now

[@simonrichter7394]

Hey Vikton! I want to try out this build. your Better POE Trade Import link doesn't work. mind fixing it for us? :)

[@strombolijones4255]

Idk the damage was pretty shit until I started getting big upgrades that were expensive early on, which is fine, but it was advertised as “ezpz red maps easy as white maps with no gear” and that just isn’t the case. Seems like a ton of ppl had the same problem based on comments in the stream. Once you get all the gear and big upgrades though it’s pretty solid.

[@alextheberge7068]

great build, but my totem keep on dying when facing t16 Essence or Cortex map ... what should i do?

[@Malbabo]

You include in the POB, a large cluster jewel that isnt possible to craft, because "blanketed snow" is unique to Cold damage clusters and the other passives are from an Elemental Damage cluster. You might already be doing this but, if you anoint "Wisdom of the Glade" on your necklace, you can use the "Honoured Tattoo Of The Wise " on that node for a "+1 to Level of all Intelligence Skill Gems". That gave me almost 2M dps increase.

[@DarinNiday]

Cozy af league start, been waiting for the uber build...thanks brother!

[@VonVikton]

Niceeee glad to hear you’re enjoying

[@andyp8156]

Was wondering (and it might have already been asked so apologies) but is there a set move list to be using I.e frost bomb then totems then this then that move 🤔

[@MikeYee101]

Von - Good day sir, can you please update your Better POE trade import link with the updated items etc.. None of them work. Thank you sir.

[@heqitao]

Bricked my first build (as usual), so went back to good ol' DD Ignite Necro and completed my atlas and a few bosses so far. Haven't played totems in a while and I love Ice Spear so I am seriously thinking of moving onto this next. Thanks for all the work Vik. May all your exalts be divine.

[@VonVikton]

Good luck friend! Hope it goes well

[@southpaw168]

The better POE Trade Import link doesn't work for me.

[@sasamitrovic8956]

i am in tier 16 maps now and its been alot of fun and i really love this build . only thing i struggle with is my ice spear doing very little damage . i am not sure what i am doing wrong but all and all . i am having a blast with build . Tnx Vikton .

[@jonas440]

Maby link your pob or poe profile, I am sure someone can help you

[@timurkirsehirlioglu5293]

maybe you are placing totems wrong? dont place them ontop of boss/mob, place further so they can go into secondary phase and deal more dmg

[@monopoman]

If you are going by what the damage shows in game keep in mind it's much higher then that, Ice Spear does not list the bonuses for second form damage.

[@DBRM-px2cp]

sniper mark the boss and don't put your totems on the boss for ice spear to charge and actually do damage

[@danield7367]

This build works, even for a B tier player (like me). Sanctum boss dead in seconds; Maven phases last seconds. Built for 25 div, without awakened gems or helmet enchant, still have 6M Freezing Pulse dps and 30M Ice Spear and two-thirds of VV's effective HP; it's enough dps already, with room to grow. You will die; accept it. Learn the mapping playstyle: walk a few steps, drop a totem; repeat until cleared; use walls, doorways, choke points to advantage. Some things will be annoying: Chimera boss, boss Harbingers, etc. Focus on your strengths and enjoy it. Started as Tataniel2's Creeping Frost totem Hiero; it was super safe, but low top-end dps. It was a good starter, but I'm glad I switched to this!

[@IncredibleLyrics]

you got your POB? Im a bit lost.

[@nick3h]

you will die... alot... not used to that, kinda bummed really. Also doing the atlas invitations is impossible, atleast for me

[@eddienash2095]

How do you quantify Ice spear damage in pog, mine says 10 mil but I kill bosses really fast

[@davidmaltais2912]

Thats probably 10 mil per totem

[@mediosaico6525]

Hello, if i use the version with Atziris Reflection shield i dont need Anathema ring and ring with reduced effect of curses ?

[@davidapex8754]

dose the build still work if i convert to an occultist or elementalist same tree just diff ascendancy

[@nevesbastos3045]

look i again, really awesome this build i'm in the end game and since the lvl 85 doing monster dps T16.

[@TedTheAtheist]

Uh, so how do I make my 2nd soul mantle 6-link easy? I want to corrupt one of them... but I doubt I'll have your luck with it.

[@jo3kr111]

Would a doedres scorn +2 duration gem corrupt be god for this build or negligible?

[@ArmadilloGodzilla]

Built it. Amazing boss damage. Amazingly low survivability, getting oneshotted constantly, so gave up at 72 and sold the gear.

[@m3zuss]

I got to level 91 with this build then bought 5 way for 1 divine to get up to lvl 95. U just played it wrong. Only thing that kills me is Altar's mobs. Below T16 i died very rarely.

[@zortingen3169]

Hi, for some reason spell totem and multiple totems result in less more damage and cast speed mods in PoB for my build, whereas in your PoB, there's no penalty associated with those gems. Can anyone give some advice?

[@dyxsee7906]

did you ever figure this out? I am discovering this myself

[@marcusdohnal1496]

Any news on that, wondering myself too

[@henan4552]

Better POE Trade import link not working!

[@Moogle]

also in your POB your progression notes say to have clarity and wrath with eternal blessing which isnt possible? Also would be nice to know when to switch to soul mantle and stuff... like what passives we should have before swapping etc.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Great Edits, awesome intro V. Im playing CoCFR and I think this will be my next little project! Something that just trivializes Sanctum and some bosses I want to put down this league!

[@stevebel378]

@Von Vikton i cant find where u say wich jewel to corrupt to craft self flag and i recall you saying in a video you had a video step by step how to make 6 link that armor ? if you could guide me to those video please i cant find them :S

[@LeonTehL33T]

Hey man thanks for the guide, so far this build is very fun. Can you please update the trade link if possible? It's not working

[@austinfox7604]

so, why dont we take agnostic? does it hurt mana sustain too much or am i missing something?

[@brianh.5408]

Looking at this as a 2nd build for 3.20 Sanctum. Can this scale high enough (with investment) to kill all of the Ubers?

[@sid2663]

Ive been working on this build for a couple days now. I got +1 skill gems soul mantle, cowards legacy, decent +1 wands, most everything except blizzard crown and good curse reduction gems and i couldnt kill uber exarch not even close

[@MrQfel]

hi ! Trade link is dead :(

[@Nattylarn]

Do you take alot of damage , cus ur hit pool is only 15k ?

[@Mr_Blizzard]

trade link is not working, can you plz fix it. Tnx

[@scott3973]

Cousin played this build last league, was super potent. Seems even stronger for bossing now with the curse rework having lost mitigation. Playing CL occultist this league, but might switch up to storm brand for sanctum running for mobility. I’ve been impressed with storm brand in the past, especially with aegis defense.

[@Zalixor]

I miss my Archmage Storm Brand character I played in Delirium league. That shit was sooo fun!

[@scott3973]

@@Zalixor Yes, storm brand is my most successful league start so far in 5 leagues I’ve played now. And it scales incredibly well with investment. Capable of all content. It’s surprising it’s not more popular.

[@Zalixor]

@@scott3973 Probably because they made brands much worse with the brand recall change and Archmage is just dead.

[@gregbp240]

Thanks for the guide. Don't get to play as much as I want, so a smooth league starter that can go into endgame is important.

[@xpoohx105]

FYI: your blind equals exactly 92 extra evasion rating. So not as big a defensive layer as you might think as blind only gives you an extra 20% evasion versus the target hitting you. Not obvious but blind is basically worthless unless you are stacking evasion.

[@Dythronix]

: ( Better POE Trade Import link didn't work for me

[@chrisanderson7215]

Is there a reason you don't use viridi's veil?

[@2134Leks]

Hey vik, would you say having 2 +1 to cold wands with cast speed and crit multi would be better than the staff??

[@deanragnauth1557]

Hi, the Better POE Trade import link is not working and is being block. Please reupload. thanks!

[@Voicesinme]

Trade import link broke?

[@chedd1234]

Does anyone have the POE Trade IMPORT to share?

[@AvanteOmnos]

QUESTION: loving the build! but PoB isn't calculating my dps with ice spear on totems? How did you get pob to recognize the totems? I told it how many totems in configuration but it still isnt working.

[@davidmaltais2912]

I think pob always only tells you dps for each totem not all of em so just multiply by amount of totems

[@mateuscampello]

The Better PoE Trade import link is down, can you reupload it to pastebin? Thx Edit: Discovered it's my DNS that won't work on that website, a direct link to pastebin would be better. Someone else already got the link for me.

[@UNANTASTBarrr]

where is that 6 link video btw ? :D

[@robertnagy4910]

Started with this build, I am only a few hours per day player but it is fun and I am excited to see what it does later.

[@QuartziiHD]

Hi great build, the link for Better POE Trade Import is not working, I dont know if its just for me but if not i would really like a working one to use :)

[@friezakilla4604]

I cant get the better poe trading link? Can anyone provide?

[@rcbashing2389]

do we benefit from ice spear's second form in boss fights? if so, would the alternative quality be worth it from phantasmal. if not i will double corrupt divergent ice spear

[@Wormweed]

I tried to add blizzard crown in pob, but even with crit multi from warlord and flat cold spell damage from shaper it's still much worse than heatshiver. How much freeze duration do you have? i don't freeze stuff all that often with just default freeze duration.

[@dreadheaddavy]

I am very interested in this as well!

[@TLK_simon]

did you get an answer to that? i also found that out when i pob it. Maybe i'm pobing the wrong way

[@Wormweed]

@@TLK_simon nope, i didn't. I guess they use blizzard crown to get some life and res as well. But a corrupted heatshiver with good implicits has the most dps.

[@jakubfiala6686]

Ty fo guide. I have question. Why is Vortex gem linked to 20 Arcane Surge? Isnt better lvl 8 (41 mana)? Mana cost Vortex is 42. 20 Arcane Surge proc after 4xx mana.

[@xenowart2]

This Build is awesome, Today I beat Uber Searing, without enchant at helm, Without AW GMP and Rain of Splinters at lvl 96.

[@krisrogers1214]

Great guide, thanks

[@feedmemore3692]

thx man. this build seems really great. could you explane how can i get more survivability? I understand that if there is no one to beat you, then protection is not needed, but I want the build to forgive some mistakes in positioning

[@davidmaltais2912]

Try looking for a shield version on poe ninja but your dps wont be as much since no tripple damage from staff

[@wrxpower11]

How come under calculations in your 79m dps pob, you have cast speed at 4.13/s however your "more speed" is at 0% which means that its not taking account the -40% cast speed from the armor?

[@balthasargelt4098]

ignore this video my man, for that amount of currency you can get 10 times better builds. I made the full build and its complete garbo

[@dyxsee7906]

did you ever figure this out? I just discovered this myself

[@wrxpower11]

@@dyxsee7906 Nah, im on 62m atm so im guessing hes prob the same.

[@indiebit3695]

Pog build, very nice guide too

[@Ecroartu]

i wonder what'll be better on helm, blizzard crown implicits or cast speed and pen from searing\eater?

[@Ultracric]

I see on your leveling POB to use Eternal blessings but also have Clarity. How do I benefit from clarity if it's disabled with eternal blessing?

[@abedalrazzakalaywi8921]

Ive been following you on twitch on leagur start, the build requires higher skills than average, i customized the build to have etwrnal bless_haste+ phasing while affected by haste(huge qol). Got +2 proj on chest with 50 reduced dmg from crits.arcane cloak linked to cast when dmg taken and arcane surge( donno if i get arcane surge from it or from vortex), atziri reflection still missing 5 divine to upgrade the belt. Thoughts sir Von ?

[@VonVikton]

Yeah sounds solid man =}

[@laurinbierschenk6087]

Hey, I am enjoying you build so far. But I have one question left. When I pob my character I only get up to 25 million dmg, because in your pob, in the calcs section the Total More multiplier does not account for GMP spell totem and multiple totems compared to my POB. Do you know the reason why that is?

[@Fergulix]

You are talking about the ice spear count on the body armour page in pob?

[@laurinbierschenk6087]

@@Fergulix no that's just 5 because I have 5 totems. But in the "calcs" section there is a line showing you what "more" multipliers apply to your skill, and in his pob he doesn't get the downsides of gmp spell totem and multiple totems support gems, which is like 100% more dmg

[@zortingen3169]

@@laurinbierschenk6087 BUMP

[@gyorgystekler9640]

Why dont you use atziri’s mirror shield? Would not be more effective?

[@Oxigin82]

I don't understand the crit chance in PoB - He's at like 90% .. I'm at 36% with basically identical jewels...

[@netotey]

thank for the great build, i am struggling with stuns any way to get immunity to stunn ??

[@s3o]

Is it possible to reupload the link to Better POE Trade Import , seems to be dead : / Nice build =)

[@kenn2347]

Would a +1 cold skills wand in offhand be better then a +1 Totem shield?

[@michalmodelski9279]

hey mate, link to better POE Trade dasn't work. Reload this please.

[@psymainox8491]

Damn I'm sad I just spend 20 divine two days ago to make the old pob with the atziri's reflection with perfect roll ... Should I keep it for later or you think the min/max don't use it atm ?

[@ArielSaavedraSaavedra]

appreciate the guide man! a question this build is still viable (01/01/23) for high-end content?

[@zeroch4nce423]

whats the best way to get the 3 green 1 red 2 blue colors on the soul mantle? any tips or tricks?

[@radekbrandysky7751]

I found polaric devastation. Is it something that would be good?

[@thomascervelli7928]

cast on death with portal is my favorite link lol

[@netnietdeslimste]

The build is nice enough imo, but it is squishy as hell. This is the most fragile char i have EVER played. As soon as you hit your head on a doorpost you die, let alone if a mob manages to touch you. This is gonna be hell on earth for regular joes like me trying to get past level 90 or so.

[@areum_kim8752]

Yepp I'm losing my mind T_T, got hit = die

[@knight1demon]

Love this build. First time ever, I've got my atlas complete in a week. Thank you for a great guild.

[@balthasargelt4098]

Build sucked for me in late game, didnt league start it but switched to it unfortunately

[@knight1demon]

@Balthasar Gelt it's been all good for me. The only fights I've struggled with Sirus, Maven and The feared and that's down to lack of experience in them fight. The build is very squishy, but he said in his build guide.

[@davidmaltais2912]

Dont need tankyness when you can insta phase bosses tho

[@Slothpeek]

Hey Vikton. I’ve enjoyed using this as my league starter. I’m looking for a way to make this build even more mapping focused. Any ideas how?

[@samnijkamp]

i cant seem to get that better poe trade link to work can you pls help?

[@Therazule]

Love the build! I just reached maps with it and am working my way up. Quick question: What atlas route is best for this build? I was thinking Einhar, but not sure. What would you suggest?

[@davidmaltais2912]

This build can honestly do anything once its complete

[@-rXr-]

@VonVikton Better POE Trade Import is showing invalid error

[@netyude2785]

I need help, I'm following your build, the problem is that they kill me very fast, it hit hard but they kill me right away. very good video

[@nevesbastos3045]

Hello congratulations for the video really very good, but it makes me thoughtful about the elemental resistances that are very low. Question: does the chance to avoid curses cover this fact? I wonder if I change the helmet for the devouring diadem necromancer having the ashes amulet I will be able to bind the auras hatred determination and purity. I would like your opinion and tell me what auras you are using because I did not understand in the pob. Is the accuracy in this build necessary? because we can exchange purity for precision.

[@m3zuss]

You will be at no mana, and mana is ur resource of actually surviving something. Also 6link totems costs 200 mana.

[@kevinortega4613]

where or how would you put in the rain of splinters?

[@controlillusion578]

And how you are curs immun or how did you get 100% curs rod ?

[@karastkaith9036]

i would like to reroll your build as i'm T16 RF right now, Sanctum is a pain with the build, i would like to farm the league mechanic ... beside the soulmantle, what would your advice me to farm for to have a good start with your build ? i'm not fan of buying everything before as it cut off the progression feeling and i can get use to the skill by playing it :)

[@Crs9072]

About the anointment, isn't Mark the Prey 10% increased damage, not more damage? Because of this, wouldn't something like Heart of Ice, which gives 30% increased cold damage and 6% penetration be better?

[@VonVikton]

It’s 10% more

[@gianlucapx]

Hi guys. can you suggest a guard skill combo to prevent being one shotted during mapping? I'm trying to level this hiero beyond 94, to get more skill points, but it's not easy. I'm running the wand version, with the sublime vision jewel, so I'm not affceted by curses, and with all the other good jewels and ring. I'm not new to the game and totem playstyle, but this one seems very weak when it comes to substain damage. I prefer some auto cast defense, like linked with CWD, but I can craft the auto trigger mod in one wand. For now I'm only interested in level this thing as high as possible. I'm thinking to sacrifice damage nodes for survivability nodes in this phase. Also, what are you using for Pantheon?

[@HeavyClaw]

Helmet you have 2 free socket slots (replace cast on death and portal) Pantheons are Brine King with Clayborne captured and Yugul with Varhesh captured

[@xTimx2002]

@VonVikton what happen to the punishment curse?!

[@rodrigoeugenio3023]

Von witch Pantheons are you using right now?

[@vattghern4754]

Better poe trade import link is not working i think

[@TranceEmotion]

Im loving the build and your guide but its all over the place. Random trap stuff when you cant fit it. Same with auras/blessings. Ends at act 6. Your guide i started following 2 days ago has now morphed into some new tree in the one in this video with completely diff gem setups. Im starting to lose it lol

[@MegaSilvio78]

Is Coward's legacy really worth the 10/11 divines? Even with the belt+vial recipe it's like 8+1 div... Does it make such a massive difference for the build?

[@EdgeOfEclipse]

30% more damage always makes sense

[@xpliset]

Trying this out this season, great guide mate :) on a side note what's the track at the start of the video during build showcase 😅

[@danieljohnson270]

This looks very cool. Thinking of doing this for my second character this league. What do you think of using a +1 totems shield instead of an off-hand wand? Would the dps take much of a hit? You can get better defensive stats on that shield; bonus phys damage reduction goes a long way.

[@jvepps]

Do it. I went more defensive with my version of this and it feel 10x better not being full glass cannon and still phases most bosses.

[@danieljohnson270]

@@jvepps Do you have a POB? I like being a bit sturdier.

[@wwbcwp]

So I've been struggling with this build for awhile. I tried several variants: Viridi's Veil, Atziri's Reflection, but ultimately found that there isn't a particularly good way to maintain enough damage to kill things quickly enough to justify the safer builds. By far the best defensive layer with this build is to freeze things and kill them before they get anywhere near you. I built something very close to this video, subsituting the new Heatshiver into the helm for a very nice additional dps chunk and to help kill mobs that resist cold damage. This has allowed me to run a +1 totem shield in place of the Reflection. Overall, I like his build a lot but the lack of chaos resist is frustrating. Your best bet is a big health pool with high regen so that when you do stand in stuff, you can get out and recover in time. The only other downside to the build is that it has like, no move speed. So for mapping it's very slow. But I use it for bossing as I try to get my Spark Inquisitor to 100 and don't want to risk dying on rippy fights like Gehennix or whatever that Delve boss's name is. I can make a quick video of the build if you'd like.

[@Tehed82]

I usually don't like squishy builds - that doesn't mean that the build is bad, just that I'm bad :D Still very much looking forward to trying this later in the league

[@TheRealBobHickman]

When is a good time to switch from spark to freezing pulse? I just hit lvl 80 and I'm doing T3/T4 maps.

[@VonVikton]

Right now boooooy

[@Aliosar22]

I just wanted to ask about the video coming out "tomorrow night" about 6L corrupted chests. It would probably just be tainted fusings but I'd still be interrested.

[@SirSDz]

How u trigger space button to use ur skill often plz ?