Build upgrade advice for Ice Shot Negative Rarity Ritualist

Hello,

Since it's easy to get good items in this league, I'm testing builds I'd like to play in the next league.

I need help with a build based on 3 vendor rings and an ingenuity belt for negative rarity.

I wanted to play mainly with cold damage, i.e., Iceshot and Herald of Ice.

Since I'll be running Tier 17 maps, I focused on as much defense as possible (energy shield and evasion).

I'm not sure if I've sacrificed too much defense, but I'd be very grateful for any advice :)

I'm wondering if it's worth playing Herald of Thunder if I don't actually get lightning damage. Wouldn't it be better to switch to something else?

Isn't it still worth giving up evasion in favor of a larger energy shield and greater damage?

Would you change anything about skills?

PS: I know I have to change jewels :)

THANKS !

Build: https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/hubzur-4557/character/hubzureczekk

Comments

shiny_gallade_91•4 months ago•2

i play Ice Shot too, but on WitchHunter, here's some from my exp:

-Get a rare quiver with add flat dmg/projectile skills....

-Get better gloves with 3 lines of adding flat dmg

-If u not taking Spectral Ward, replace chest with high ES one, (4k ER doesnt do anything)

-Maybe replace Minion Pact on Iceshot with Rigwart Ferocity

-If u drop Rhoa, u can get Elemental Conflux for more dmg

oldglassofmilk•4 months ago•2

Negative rarity is very and with cadiros gambit because it gives you rarity, so you are losing money

Accurate_Locksmith75•4 months ago•1

Easiest way to get tankier for crit builds is to use maligaro virtuosity unique gloves, so you can drop all the crit multi nodes and put them into inc energy shield and evasion rating. Swapping to hybrid boots for deflection rating suffix roll will also increase your ehp after swapping to maligaros. When using maligaro gloves you can socket pinpoint critical into all your attack skills for 60% more crit chance, the 30% less crit multi will have no effect as it will always be +250% with the gloves. Then when you have much higher evasion this way and you can find a way to add ghost shroud to your build for extra es recovery. Convalecence is also good for an oh shit es recovery button for 30 spirit.

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