PoE Frost Blades of Katabasis Build 3.25 – Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

The Frost Blades of Katabasis build in Path of Exile 3.25 is an enhanced version of the traditional Frost Blades, featuring extended range and additional area of effect damage over time. This build is ideal for players who enjoy fast-paced melee combat with the ability to clear packs of enemies quickly and efficiently while also dealing significant single-target damage.

Skill Overview

Frost Blades of Katabasis

  • Type: Attack, Melee, Strike, Cold, AoE, Duration
  • Level: 20 (Max)
  • Cost: 10 Mana
  • Attack Damage: 409.6% of base
  • Effectiveness of Added Damage: 409%
  • Quality: +20%
  • Requirements: Level 70, 155 Dex

Description:

  • Attack enemies with greatly increased range, creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time if it hits. Requires a Melee Weapon.
  • Base duration is 3.00 seconds
  • Deals 3344.4 Base Cold Damage per second
  • This Skill’s Area of Effect cannot be modified
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  • +6 metres to Melee Strike Range

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

PoE Frost Blades of Katabasis Build 3.25

Build Mechanics

Key Mechanics

  1. Extended Range and AoE:

    • Frost Blades of Katabasis offers significantly increased melee strike range, making it easier to hit multiple enemies from a safe distance.
    • The skill creates a chilling area on hit, dealing cold damage over time, which is useful for both clearing packs and single-target damage.

  2. Physical to Cold Conversion:

    • The build converts 60% of physical damage to cold damage, which can be further enhanced through gear and passive skills to maximize cold damage output.

Skill Setup

Main Skill: Frost Blades of Katabasis

  • Link with:
    • Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
    • Hypothermia Support
    • Multistrike Support
    • Nightblade Support
    • Added Cold Damage Support

Secondary Skills:

  • Whirling Blades: For mobility.
    • Link with: Faster Attacks Support, Fortify Support
  • Herald of Ice: For added cold damage and shatter explosions.
  • Hatred: For increased cold damage.

Auras and Buffs

  • Herald of Ice: Adds cold damage and causes shattering explosions.
  • Hatred: Grants additional cold damage based on physical damage.

Defensive Layers

  • Fortify: Gained from linking with Whirling Blades for damage mitigation.
  • Evasion and Dodge: Focus on evasion and dodge chance to avoid attacks.
  • Life Leech: Utilize life leech from gear and passives to sustain life during combat.

Gear and Stats

Weapon: High physical damage one-handed weapon such as a sword or claw with cold damage and attack speed modifiers. Armor: Evasion-based gear with life, resistances, and added cold damage. Jewelry: Focus on items with added cold damage, life, and resistances. Flasks:

  • Life Flask: Instant recovery.
  • Diamond Flask: For increased critical strike chance.
  • Basalt Flask: For physical damage reduction.
  • Silver Flask: For Onslaught (increased attack and movement speed).
  • Quartz Flask: For dodge and phasing.

Passive Tree and Ascendancy

Keystones:

  • Point Blank: Increases projectile damage at close range.
  • Acrobatics: Increases dodge chance for attacks and spells.

Ascendancy: Raider or Assassin

  • Raider: Provides increased attack speed, dodge chance, and elemental damage.
  • Assassin: Offers critical strike chance, critical multiplier, and poison proliferation.

Playstyle

  1. Engage Packs: Use Whirling Blades to move quickly into packs of enemies and start attacking with Frost Blades of Katabasis.
  2. Maintain Auras: Keep Herald of Ice and Hatred active for increased cold damage.
  3. Use Flasks: Utilize your flasks strategically to enhance damage and survivability during combat.
  4. Single Target: For tougher enemies, focus on maintaining high attack speed and critical strikes to maximize damage output.

Conclusion

The Frost Blades of Katabasis build in Path of Exile 3.25 offers an exciting and effective playstyle for those who enjoy fast-paced melee combat. With its extended range, cold damage conversion, and added area of effect damage over time, this build is well-suited for both clearing large packs of enemies and handling tough bosses. Equip your character, optimize your passive tree, and unleash the power of Frost Blades of Katabasis to conquer Wraeclast!

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