PoE Ice Shot of Penetration Build 3.25 – Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

In Path of Exile 3.25, the Ice Shot of Penetration build offers a unique approach for bow users, focusing on high penetration and area-of-effect (AoE) damage. This build utilizes the Ice Shot skill, which converts physical damage to cold and creates chilling cones to slow down and damage enemies. With the added ability to pierce multiple targets, this version of Ice Shot excels at clearing large packs of enemies while still dealing significant single-target damage.

Skill Overview

Ice Shot of Penetration

  • Type: Attack, Projectile, AoE, Cold, Bow
  • Level: 20 (Max)
  • Cost: 13 Mana
  • Attack Speed: 75% of base
  • Attack Damage: 280% of base
  • Effectiveness of Added Damage: 280%
  • Quality: +20%
  • Requirements: Level 70, 155 Dex

Description:

  • Fires a piercing arrow that converts some physical damage to cold on its target and converts all physical damage to cold in two cones perpendicular to the target.
  • Modifiers to number of Projectiles do not apply to this Skill
  • Projectiles Pierce 3 additional Targets
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  • Base radius is 3.1 metres
  • Chills Enemies as though dealing 195% more Damage
  • 80% increased Area of Effect angle

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

PoE Ice Shot of Penetration Build 3.25

Build Mechanics

Key Mechanics

  1. Piercing Projectiles:

    • Ice Shot of Penetration allows projectiles to pierce through multiple enemies, making it highly effective for clearing packs.

  2. Cold Damage Conversion:

    • Converts 60% of physical damage to cold damage, leveraging both physical and cold damage modifiers.

  3. Chill and Freeze:

    • Chills enemies as though dealing 195% more damage, slowing them down significantly and increasing the chance to freeze.

Skill Setup

Main Skill: Ice Shot of Penetration

  • Link with:
    • Cold Penetration Support: Reduces enemy cold resistance.
    • Added Cold Damage Support: Adds extra cold damage to attacks.
    • Elemental Damage with Attacks Support: Boosts the elemental damage of your attacks.
    • Pierce Support: Further enhances the piercing capabilities of the skill.
    • Hypothermia Support: Increases damage against chilled enemies and increases the chance to freeze.
    • Increased Critical Strikes Support: Boosts the critical strike chance for higher damage output.

Secondary Skills:

  • Herald of Ice: Provides additional cold damage and shatters enemies, dealing AoE damage on kill.
  • Hatred: Increases your physical damage as extra cold damage.
  • Precision: Boosts accuracy and critical strike chance.
  • Blink Arrow: Provides mobility and a decoy to distract enemies.

Defensive Layers

  • Evasion: Focus on evasion gear and passive skills to maximize your chances of avoiding attacks.
  • Dodge: Utilize dodge mechanics to further reduce the chances of getting hit by attacks and spells.
  • Movement Skills: Use Blink Arrow or Dash to reposition quickly and avoid danger.

Gear and Stats

Weapon: High physical damage bows with added cold damage and critical strike chance. Armor: Evasion-based gear with life, resistances, and increased evasion rating. Jewelry: Focus on items with increased physical damage, cold damage, life, and resistances. Flasks:

  • Jade Flask: For a massive boost to evasion rating.
  • Quicksilver Flask: For increased movement speed.
  • Diamond Flask: For increased critical strike chance.
  • Basalt Flask: For physical damage reduction.
  • Life Flask: For instant recovery.

Passive Tree and Ascendancy

Keystones:

  • Acrobatics: Increases your chance to dodge attacks.
  • Phase Acrobatics: Increases your chance to dodge spells.

Ascendancy: Deadeye

  • Gathering Winds: Increases movement speed and grants Tailwind, boosting your action speed.
  • Far Shot: Increases damage the further away you are from the target.
  • Ricochet: Grants a chance for projectiles to chain, hitting additional targets.
  • Endless Munitions: Increases the number of projectiles fired and the area of effect.

Playstyle

  1. Maintain Auras: Keep Hatred, Herald of Ice, and Precision active at all times for maximum damage output and defensive benefits.
  2. Engage Packs: Use Blink Arrow or Dash to move quickly into position and start attacking with Ice Shot of Penetration.
  3. Use Flasks: Utilize your flasks strategically to enhance evasion, movement speed, and survivability during combat.
  4. Reposition: Constantly move and reposition using Blink Arrow or Dash to stay out of harm’s way and maintain your evasion advantage.

Conclusion

The Ice Shot of Penetration build in Path of Exile 3.25 offers a powerful and versatile option for bow users. By focusing on piercing projectiles and converting physical damage to cold, this build excels at both clearing packs and dealing with tough single-target enemies. Equip your character with the right gear, optimize your passive tree, and unleash the power of Ice Shot of Penetration to dominate Wraeclast!

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