Ice Battle Mage (Cold Sorc)

[Hrishi]

Spirit World still says the boss is Mbwiru Eikura, rather than the current boss. Should be updated to reflect the current Spirit of Giyua boss fight.

[Dru]

I didn't copy paste an old guide. You did. Stop being defensive. Just trying to provide corrections so that new players can enjoy the game properly.

K - Thanks. Back on Topic .

[Encino]

PepeSuspicious

[Inno86]

Nice guide, played cold sorc last season and was pretty fun (and OP). I was using Indigo as helmet for +maximum resistances instead of su/tu circlet (which is amazing). I preferred also armor of the old religion as best armor compared to ice tomb.
I was curious to see this guide, didn't disappoint. Good job

[Dru]

Nice guide, played cold sorc last season and was pretty fun (and OP). I was using Indigo as helmet for +maximum resistances instead of su/tu circlet (which is amazing). I preferred also armor of the old religion as best armor compared to ice tomb.
I was curious to see this guide, didn't disappoint. Good job

indigo is 100% better for rifting. Shouldve put that my bad.
- Fixed Monster Images
- Fixed Helmet Choices

[Seekers]

Noticed you put a small trophy symbol next to some ubers, assuming it means potential Trophy drop.

- Akarat and Lord Aldric Jitan no longer have trophies.
- Athulua (Island of Skartara) has a chance to drop TA trophy.
- Lord of Lies and Yshari Sanctum have trophies.

Also im pretty sure boss resist caps at 70% (you have it listed as 70 - 75) except for the 99 ones ofc.

You listed ''MAX Frigid sphere'' twice in End Game Setup in Skills section

Nitpick: you put ''5pt Symbol of Esu'' instead of MAX Symbol of Esu (it maxes at 5pt as of 1.5.2) but this is just wording.

And now for some feedback:

I really like the formatting, its easy to read.
I noticed you dont put points into Abyss and then claim the build has bad single target. Should note somewhere that if you want to improve the ST you can spec abyss too. (Also abyss should deal decent dmg at 1pt anyways due to all the +skills).
Another option to improve single target is to use Hailstorm oskill, it spawns on Amulets so shouldnt be too hard to fit in.

[huangyunshy]

Great guide! Very detailed, very clear!
But master Bing is not the best boss killer. I don't play BD.

[Dru]

Noticed you put a small trophy symbol next to some ubers, assuming it means potential Trophy drop.

- Akarat and Lord Aldric Jitan no longer have trophies.
- Athulua (Island of Skartara) has a chance to drop TA trophy.
- Lord of Lies and Yshari Sanctum have trophies.

Also im pretty sure boss resist caps at 70% (you have it listed as 70 - 75) except for the 99 ones ofc.

You listed ''MAX Frigid sphere'' twice in End Game Setup in Skills section

Nitpick: you put ''5pt Symbol of Esu'' instead of MAX Symbol of Esu (it maxes at 5pt as of 1.5.2) but this is just wording.

And now for some feedback:

I really like the formatting, its easy to read.
I noticed you dont put points into Abyss and then claim the build has bad single target. Should note somewhere that if you want to improve the ST you can spec abyss too. (Also abyss should deal decent dmg at 1pt anyways due to all the +skills).
Another option to improve single target is to use Hailstorm oskill, it spawns on Amulets so shouldnt be too hard to fit in.

- thanks for the great feedback.
- Fixed mostlty everything.
- much appreciated!

[mortimer_85]

Just a quick note:
The examples of Bonus from Energy Factor and Energy from the Median XL Wiki are outdated. They are based on a different formula that was implemented few years ago.
The formula you took from the docs does not fit to Examples.

Regarding Witchblood:
Just a clarification since I did not see any paragraph on this:
The Bonus from it does stack with Bonus from Energy Factor and Energy, not with the Spell Damage Value. This is what makes this skill so powerful in terms of Damage.

And in terms of itemization:

Steppe Sleeper

Steppe Sleeper
Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1302 - 1627) to (1342 - 1677)
Required Level: 80
Item Level: 1
+1 to Barbarian Skill Levels
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
30% to Strength
Requirements -100%
Socketed (4)

Tundra Walker
(Barbarian Windcarver Set)

and

Imperial Guard

Imperial Guard
Greaves (Sacred)
Defense: (1744 - 1984) to (1968 - 2239)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 650
Item Level: 118
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
(51 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(6 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
-10% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(111 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
(6 to 10)% to Vitality
Socketed (4)

Guardian of the Sightless Eye
(Barbarian Oskill Set)

are both great options for midgame and in terms of missing stats and fhr and all res, a Blessed Honorific might do the job even better than

Megalith

Megalith
Boots
'LoFal'
Runeword Level: 73
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
15% Block Speed
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+(10 to 20) to all Attributes
5% to Dexterity
Regenerate Mana +30%
Physical Resist 5%

.

[Dru]

Just a quick note:
The examples of Bonus from Energy Factor and Energy from the Median XL Wiki are outdated. They are based on a different formula that was implemented few years ago.
The formula you took from the docs does not fit to Examples.

Regarding Witchblood:
Just a clarification since I did not see any paragraph on this:
The Bonus from it does stack with Bonus from Energy Factor and Energy, not with the Spell Damage Value. This is what makes this skill so powerful in terms of Damage.

yea. gonna re-work the formula thanks for the heads up. used Megaliths for the Mana regen. Wasn't that sufficient. thats why i suggested Honorifics would be even better. tbh.