HurtSmash404 wrote:Now, I want to ask, has anyone tried Winter Avatar(because I have 2 kriss' and the helm for my barb)?
i've played 3 different builds around it , and they were decent . just decent . the cooldown makes it not reliable as a main attack , because you cannot spam it and benefit much from procs . it is mandatory to be used in pair with something else that either deals passive damage , or some damage over time , or also has a small timer.
examples :
1. sorceress hybrid with minions (ice elementals+blade spirits) . alternate left click to use Winter avatar -> right click to cast 1-pointer Miasma (left click , right click, left click , right click ...) . that way the timer is not affecting you much , as while you wait for using the avatar again , you can place another Miasma under your opponent's feet
2. unholy melee - pair Winter avatar with divine apparition and smaxed grim presence (damage for DA) . same as above , left click -right click alternation . in early game before accessing DA you can make use of grim presence + VoJ and scourges , or VoJ + Sod and skip grim presence (because it disables SoD)
3. summon barb - pair with Spirit Walk
you can do fine with it from the start and up to 120-ish , used from
Addertongue
Addertongue
Bastard Sword (4)
One-Hand Damage: 7 to 9
Two-Hand Damage: 11 to 12
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 73
Item Level: 19
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
+(11 to 15)% to Cold Spell Damage
-3% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(1 to 2) to Winter Avatar
(3 to 5)% to Strength
(3 to 5)% to Energy
(3 to 5)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 16 to 18
Two-Hand Damage: 26 to 27
Required Level: 24
Required Strength: 110
Item Level: 36
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
+2 to Paladin Skill Levels
+(16 to 20)% to Cold Spell Damage
-6% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(3 to 5) to Winter Avatar
(9 to 11)% to Strength
(9 to 11)% to Energy
(9 to 11)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 26 to 31
Two-Hand Damage: 46 to 49
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 216
Item Level: 59
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
+3 to Paladin Skill Levels
+(21 to 25)% to Cold Spell Damage
-9% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(6 to 7) to Winter Avatar
(15 to 17)% to Strength
(15 to 17)% to Energy
(15 to 17)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)
One-Hand Damage: 31 to 37
Two-Hand Damage: 56 to 59
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 427
Item Level: 85
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
+4 to Paladin Skill Levels
+(26 to 30)% to Cold Spell Damage
-12% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(9 to 10) to Winter Avatar
(18 to 20)% to Strength
(18 to 20)% to Energy
(18 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)
. After that you must switch to the Kriss + shiverhood helm . Dual frostneedle for the barbarian is debatable , you may also consider using just one , with an
Enmerkar (Xis)
for stats boost and more defence
i haven't tried a holy build , but i believe it can also work well , pair with colosseum , summons and plague
Semigloss wrote:Isn't the cooldown supposed to be removed after a certain oskill level?
unfortunately, no