[3.9] Journey of Carrotizer's Self-cast Ice Nova Asssassin | MoM 8k+ EHP |

3.7 Legion: Divine Ire/Vaal Arc Inquisitor (https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2610732)

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Carrotizer
YouTube:
Metamorph videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzbZ0ch_fwPgTdocslEkoiZfRO2PdeiYG
* Includes Shaper, Elder, Uber Elder, A8 Sirus, T16 Blighted Maps, T16 4x sextant map clears

Pledge of Hand: Vaal Ice Nova - Awakened Spell Echo - Intensify - Hypothermia - Awakened Controlled Destruction - Awakened Cold Penetration


Carcass Jack: Frostbolt - Faster Casting - Curse on Hit - Assassin's Mark - Frostbite - Culling Strike



My Carcass Jack didn't poof! The +2 Curse gem mattered a lot because I was able to do triple curse with lv 3 Awakened Curse on Hit. Unfortunately, better-rolled and 28% quality 6L Carcass Jack poofed the 2nd time.

Helmet: Flame Dash - Faster Casting - Arcane Surge (lv 7) - Summon Lightning Golem


Ice Nova damage enchant is better, but AoE is fine. Damage enchant costs so much more so I didn't bother with it.

Amulet & Rings:
Amulet: The Pandemonius. Short of a Mirror-tier Amulet, Pandemonius does it all; damage, resistance, and blind (since we don't invest heavily into evasion and rather utilize Mind over Matter, we can "maximize" the 50% less chance to hit :)).
I first assumed "resistance" catalyst would increase penetration, but "elemental damage" catalyst actually affects it.





Upgrade to Mark of the Shaper + Elder Essence Worm for massive spell damage bonus.
Use Zealotry in Essence Worm

Gloves: Immortal Call (lv 3) - Cast when Damage Taken (lv 1) - Increased Duration - Enfeeble (lv 5)
Fingerless Silk Glove is the best for the implicit.

I bought a ilvl 86 Fingerless Silk Glove with Temple Puhuarte mod for I think 3 ex IIRC. I annuled dex suffix luckily, blocked attack mod and used Hunter's Exalted Orb to get unnerve prefix, bench-crafted life prefix and Leo slammed life regen :(

These gloves are as good as they can be in a temp league with the temple mod.

Belt: Fossil craft (which has been nerfed now) your own Stygian Vise.

I bought a similar but slightly better Stygian Vise and slammed Hunter's Exalted Orb and got T2 life and used the rest of the league:

Boots: Ideally Str/int Two-Toned boots for socket colors. As an Assassin, you don't need Elusive mod, but Tailwind is very good to have.

I bought these Temple dodge boots for 25c and worn them pretty much the whole league. Bought Tailwind boots for 6.5 ex at the end of the league.


Flasks:

I keep going back and forth between Bubbling and Seething, but I think Seething is better -- Atziri's Promise's leech and Consecrated Ground's regen provide regen, but Seething gives you more burst.

Atziri's Promise: Chaos resist is great, damage bonus is great, leech is great.

This build cannot sustain mana without Enduring mana flask.
4.77 casts/second * 154 per cast ~= 735 mana used/second.

Diamond Flask gets effective critical strike chance up to 95.5%

Alchemist's Quicksilver of Adrenaline for max movespeed.

Leveling:
I saw sub-1hr A5 Kitava video and tried out Stormblast Mine league this time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYhz6virHIw&t=3084s

I didn't quite get used to Detonate Mines, but the skill felt very fast and powerful damage-wise, especially with nearby Mine nodes around Shadow.
I made several mistakes in the leveling process:


Once in Blood Aqueduct, I ran it for experience and Humility/Vanity cards for until mid-70. I bought the 9th Vanity card, sold Humility cards at 2.5c, and got +1 socketed gem Tabula from Vanity! It sold for 100c later.

Monday:
First exalt drop, got 2-soc Tombfist that I got from 1st Lich (wow HP/res buff is real!) which sold for 160c. Good start!

Tuesday:
Got second exalt drop. Fossil crafted belt ilvl85 Stygian Vise with Prismatic, Pristine, Metallic. I got lucky on first try and got this:
* Buying fossils is still pretty painful, but infinitely better than having an AH ruin the game...

It took me exactly 14 hours (13 hr 58 min) to complete 10 acts + 3 Labrynths.

Bought 6L Pledge of Hands : 6 ex + 20C + 40 alch + 20 regal (penniless after this purchase, but it's a giant upgrade)
Sold a Shaper steel ring for 1 exalt in the first week.
Bought Watcher's Eye for 2 Exalt
Sold 10% crit chance Frozen Trail for 80c
Bought Cannot be Hindered Frozen Trail for 10c
Paid 5 ex + 60c + 30 alch for perfect Pandemonius
Sold 6L Femur of the Saints (that I almost vendored for a Divine...) for 3.5 ex.
55c for 24 aoe helmet with life mana tri res
25c for dodge boots

Sold fossil crafted belt (T1 life, 45+ res, 40% weapon ele, delve ele damage mod, 1 open prefix I think) for 1 ex + 210c

Near perfect Mark of the SHaper (2% off spell damage, 1% off ES) for 3 ex 55c
Bought Elder Essence Worm for 11 ex + 60c