Glacial Nova Druid (Test Build)

I was bored and mortimer_85 gave me an idea the other day so I figured why not? Gear is kind of unoptimized. With better crafts and socketed runes his dmg output may break 20k.

Also I didn't use raven heart in this video.

I'm open to ideas on how to improve this build.

Glacial Nova spawns on druid helms.

dementia doesn't really make any sense with this build. i doubt you're lacking pierce that badly to need that. use ashaera's belt for more phys resist and energy scaling or something.

also, acid fiends aren't boosting your damage because they also increase fire damage which negates cold becaues of the orange text on the staff. I assume you were just using them for speed cause you already invested for the symbiosis synergy?

NotCube wrote:I'm open to ideas on how to improve this build.

a sacred crafted druid helm with up to +24 to Glacial Nova , a better amulet (be it a better rare or a good roll of black dwarf ) ,

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)

might provide better results than the spirit walkers , sacred crafted belt . the gloves and rings can get a bit better rolls too . you can start with the helm

Oh sweet I didn't know druid helms can spawn with Glacial Nova.

Crash wrote:also, acid fiends aren't boosting your damage because they also increase fire damage which negates cold becaues of the orange text on the staff. I assume you were just using them for speed cause you already invested for the symbiosis synergy?

Yeah I'm just using them for the speed and meat shield cause I'm already maxing them for symbiosis.

It is not only that fire spell damage reduces cold spell damage, fire pierce reduces cold pierce too. This way Spirit Walker and Dementia are rendered almost useless in this build as well as Angel Bag, Astro trophy and LC1 Charm . Better to go with Eerie crafts with innate cold pierce and innate csd on Belt, Gloves and Helm. I know that they are hard to craft but I think it is worth it.

angel bag and lc1 have much more use than just the pierce though, but i get what youre saying

mortimer_85 wrote:It is not only that fire spell damage reduces cold spell damage, fire pierce reduces cold pierce too. This way Spirit Walker and Dementia are rendered almost useless in this build as well as Angel Bag, Astro trophy and LC1 Charm . Better to go with Eerie crafts with innate cold pierce and innate csd on Belt, Gloves and Helm. I know that they are hard to craft but I think it is worth it.

I completely forgot about the fire pierce on those items. :-8

Yeah they're useless for this build. Seems like eerie/sacred crafts are the way to go.

But I feel like there's a lack of cold support in sigma.

NotCube wrote:
mortimer_85 wrote:It is not only that fire spell damage reduces cold spell damage, fire pierce reduces cold pierce too. This way Spirit Walker and Dementia are rendered almost useless in this build as well as Angel Bag, Astro trophy and LC1 Charm . Better to go with Eerie crafts with innate cold pierce and innate csd on Belt, Gloves and Helm. I know that they are hard to craft but I think it is worth it.

I completely forgot about the fire pierce on those items. Yeah they're useless for this build. Seems like eerie/sacred crafts are the way to go.

But I feel like there's a lack of cold support in sigma.

Unless it's sin lmao
I was always so annoyed with how many sin items get cold buffs even though she has 1 cold skill and it's underused

NotCube gave me his

Absolute Zero

Absolute Zero
Battle Staff (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 61 to 66
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 234
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
Glacial Nova: +150% Total Damage
Fire Spell Damage Reduces Cold Spell Damage
Fire Pierce Reduces Cold Pierce
Glacial Nova Cooldown Reduced by 4 seconds
-40% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(20 to 30) to Glacial Nova
Maximum Fire Resist -5%
Maximum Cold Resist +10%
(50 to 100)% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen
Socketed (4)

and I tried to build a working P1 farmer around it.
Thanks to Keywing for making this dunc+fauzt mini sample.