“… the scourging of this land… begins.”
~Kel’Thuzad, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
This build especially in terms of kill times turned out to be better than I had originally expected. Bosses get deleted fairly quickly. It was a surprise to be sure but a welcome one.
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Apostate - https://www.grimtools.com/calc/wV1PlvM2
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FAQ-
What can this build do?
Well, you delete stuff.
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*Screen is from the treasure room opened after killing Lokarr. It’s not the crucible[/spoiler]
In a lot of boss fights you would be left wondering if it was an end game boss or just some trashy hero. Of course we still have good and healthy challenges but most end game bosses die quickly.
For the challenging fights one needs to remember some tips about bosses like avoiding Gargabol’s fissure, luring Aleksandr under a roof and engaging lokarr kiting lokarr by making him run over your runes.
Are Alkamos Rings usable here?
Nope, you’ll need that extra DA for safety otherwise you’d be sent to the moon by even shit mobs (low armor).
Does this work with Reaper as well?
Definitely should work with Reaper. If you pick Phantasmal Blades instead of Shadow Strike then you will have a nice ADCtH source.
Why not use Speaker for the Dead?
Investing into spirit even for that Ill Omen RR mod is pointless since we have plenty of RR atm. You also loose out on plus skills and loose out on flat Cold damage mod for Bone Harvest
Why use Silver Sentinel set?
Both our main damage sources contain a lot of Pierce damage. So we use Silver Sentinel and Hagarrad’s Gloves for the Pierce to Cold conversion. Full Silver Sentinel Set also grants us valuable RR along with plus skills to Rune of Hagarrad.
What about the low OA?
Biting Cold’s DA shred takes care of it.
In Closing -
I loved this build as someone who enjoys the idea of playing a Cold based Necromancer I absolutely loved it. I ended up doing a video as this one is an absolute favorite of mine.
I hope you guys enjoy this build as much as I did.