FROST BLADES

BUILD

INFORMATION
This is an Assassin based build focusing on the Frost Blades. This is an awesome build, with great clear speed and endgame potential.
Pros
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Awesome Clear Speed
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Easy to play
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Great Endgame killer
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Great Single Target Damage
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Very Fast and Fun
Cons
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If using Abyssus for more damage you also take more physical damage

EQUIPMENT
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BODY ARMOUR
- The best body armour for this build would be an Elder one with a lot life, and more critical strike chance for attacks. Examples here.
- As a budget option I recommend a Belly of The Beast, it provides up to 40% increased maximum life and 15% to all elemental resistances.
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SWORDS
- Ichimonji is cheap and awesome for this build, It has up to 270 DPS, 5% reduced mana reserved, 10% increased effect of your buffs and 25% increased attack speed.
- If currency is not a problem you can treat yourself some rare foils with high physical DPS, Attack speed and Critical Chance. Examples here.
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HELMET
- I recommend Starkonja's Head because with this helmet you'll hardly die, it provides up to 100 maximum life and a huge evasion buff when on low life.
-But if you want to be super strong and less tanky use Abyssus , because it gives a huge amount of extra damage. You become vulnerable to physical damage though.
- Rat's Nest is a good balance between defensive (Starkonja's) and offensive (Abyssus), it provides 15% attack speed and up to 75% increased critical chance.
- You can also use a rare helmet with life, elemental resistances and armour. Examples here.
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GLOVES
- Rare gloves with life, elemental resistances and dexterity. Examples here.
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BOOTS
- Rare boots with movement speed, life, elemental resistances and armour. Examples here.
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BELT
- A rare belt with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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RING #1
- A rare ring with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.
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RING #2
- A rare ring with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.
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AMULET
- The Pandemonius is expensive and not mandatory, but if you have the money to buy it you should. This amulet grants 20% cold penetration, 30% increased cold damage and it blinds your enemies granting more survivability.
- A rare amulet with life, elemental resistances and Intelligence. Examples here.
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FLASKS
- Divine Life Flasks. Look for mods like ''instant recovery'', ''removes bleeding'' and ''removes freeze''. Examples here and here.
- Diamond Flask for more critical strikes. Look for mods like "increased duration" and "increased armour during flask effect". Examples here.
- The good old Atziri's Promise for a big boost to your damage and life leech.
- A Lion's Roar to boost your armour and melee physical damage.
- A Wise Oak to boost your damage with cold penetration. Remember that your uncapped cold resistance must be the highest. Details here.
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ENCHANTMENTS
- Helmet: 40% Increased Frost Blades Damage.
- Gloves: Of Fury
- Boots: Elemental Penetration
P.S. Enchantments are not super important, so don't feel bad if you don't have the right ones ;)
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RECOMMENDED ANOINTMENTS
- First Choice: Primeval Force (Azure + Violet + Silver)
- Alternative Option #1: //
- Alternative Option #2: //
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FULL BUILD ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS
- Strength: 155
- Dexterity: 155
- Intelligence: 73

GEMS
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BODY ARMOUR



Frost Blades
Close Combat
Multistrike

When facing bosses, replace Ancestral Call with Ruthless

Ancestral Call


Elemental Damage With Attacks (If 5 Sockets Linked)
Melee Physical Damage (If 6 Sockets Linked)
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET


Herald of Ice
Hatred


Precision (level 12)
Enlighten
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Cast When Damage Taken (level 11)

Steelskin (level 16)

Vaal Grace

Increased Duration
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET




Vaal Ancestral Warchief
Multiple Totems
Culling Strike
Ancestral Protector
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MAIN HAND

Frost Bomb

Spell Cascade

Summon Ice Golem
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OFF-HAND

Leap Slam


Blood Rage
Fortify
SUMMARY
CLASS: Shadow
ASCENDANCY: Assassin
HEALTH TYPE: Life
MAIN SKILL TYPE: Melee Attack
COST: $$$$$
DIFFICULTY: 2/5
STARTER VIABLE: Yes
BEGINNER FRIENDLY: Yes
GAMEPLAY: Here
THIS BUILD'S FAQ
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Is there a good place to buy unique items?
- Not only for unique items, poe.trade or pathofexile.com/trade are great websites for trading your items.
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I'm lvl 40 and I'm dying a lot, what can I do?
- Please take a look at your Elemental Resistances, they are really important for your survivability. After lvl 40 try to keep at least 50% of each. The meximum is 75%, try to reach that when on end game.
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I don't have as much HP as the gameplay shows and I've followed the Skill Tree step by step. Can you help me?