Hey everyone! I’m diving into Zizaran’s Ice Nova of Frostbolt build in SSF, but I’m facing some trouble. It seems like I can’t freeze enemies across the screen, which feels odd for a build with such a strong name. My current setup has around 7k mana. I’ve experimented with using Ice Nova of Deep Freeze in a Kitava helmet and have the “Freezes you inflict spread to other Enemies” mod on my gloves, but I haven’t seen much improvement. My Deep Freeze skill is only level 18 at the moment.
I’m considering trying out the Call of the Brotherhood ring (not in my inventory yet) or applying the Elemental Weakness curse, adding some cold damage to my six-link combo. Do you think any of these will help with the freezing issue? If it’s not feasible to achieve full-screen freezing with this setup, could you suggest another build that could? I’m contemplating something like a Warden but am concerned it might feel squishy in SSF. Thanks for your insights!
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It sounds like you’re primarily dealing lightning damage with your setup since you’re scaling with Archmage. Only cold damage contributes to the freeze effect. You could consider switching to a cold setup with either the Call of the Brotherhood ring or Three Dragons, which could channel some of your lightning damage into freeze potential. Just keep in mind that it might not be super effective because you’d also lose shock effects, and the Ice Nova build has a multi-hit nature that affects freezing.
Thanks for the reply! That totally makes sense. I’ve heard about a Svalinn variant using Ice Nova of Deep Freeze with Elemental Proliferation Support that promised a ‘perma screen freeze,’ so I was hoping to find a way to achieve that too.