PoE Shadow Icicle Mine Saboteur Fast Build
This is an Icicle Mine build that let's you melt down everything from a safe distance. No uniques required, can be done in SSF and on a budget.
Skill Gems Setup
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Arcane Surge Support 6 Helm
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Icicle Mine BodyArmour
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Frostbite Boots
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Immortal Call Gloves
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Precision (gems) 01 Weapon
This is an Icicle Mine build that let's you melt down everything from a safe distance. No uniques required, can be done in SSF and on a budget.
Pros & Cons
+ No uniques required for the build to work
+ Clear all content including high tier Blighted maps
+ Engaging gameplay
+ Fast clear
+ Can do ANY map mod
+ Safe to play with chill/Freeze and mines distance
- Mine playstyle may not suit everyone
Skill Tree
Ascendancy
Bomb Specialist -> Born in the Shadows -> Pyromaniac -> Explosives Expert
Pantheon
Major - Lunaris or Brine King if you feel like you get stunned too much
Minor - Gruthul or Shakari for the poison immunity
Bandit: Help Alira for extra res and crit multi or kill all
Gear Setup
Weapons
Mods to look for/Best in wand slot
Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos
Critical strike chance for spells
Spell/Cold Damage
Added cold damage to spells
Crit multiplier
Helmet
Life
Resist
Added Cold damage to attacks
%increased Mine damage (Shaped helm)
Body Armour
There are several options here: Shroud of the Lightless, Skin of the Loyal - +2 socketed gems corrupt, Belly of the Beast, Carcass Jack, A 6L Rare with Life/resist
Gloves
Life
Resist
Increased damage against chilled enemies
Slower Projectiles
Belt
Stygian Vise
Life
Resist
Cold damage
Elemental Damage (with attacks skills won't work)
Other Options
Boots
Mods to look for: Life, Resist, MS
Amulet
Life
Resist
Cold/Spell Damage
Crit strike/multi
Rings
Life
Resist
Cold/Spell damage
Cold Damage to spells
Assassin's Mark
Jewels
Abyssal Jewel
Life
Cold Damage to Spells
Crit chance/multi
Jewel
Life
Crit chance/multi
Spell/cold/Projectile/Area/Mine damage
Leveling
Useful leveling uniques
Wands: Lifesprig, Axiom Perpetuum
Gloves: Lochtonial Caress
Boots: Wanderlust
Helm: Goldrim -> Skullhead, Honourhome (+2 gems)
Amulet: Karui Ward, Atziri's Foible, Astramentis
Belt: String of Servitude with All resistances
Body Armour: Tabula Rasa
Rings: Praxis, Dream Fragments, Le Heup of All, Berek's Grip
As always, make sure that you are res capped first
Leveling Trees
20pts - 40pts - 60pts - Full Tree
Leveling gems
Lvl 1
Freezing Pulse - Onslaught - Arcane Surge Support
Explosive Trap
Lvl 8
Steelskin
Freezing Pulse - Onslaught - Added Cold Damage
Lvl 10
Flame Dash
Lvl 12
Icicle Mine - Added Cold Damage - Added Lightning Damage
As an option, you can link Frostbomb to Onslaught to help keep your speed up
At lvl 28 you can decide to go for Pyroclast mine if you feel that you're lacking single-target damage
