Dear exiles, today I will share a powerful PoE 2 Build – Critical Frost Monk with you.
Equipment
Budget
Low Tier Maps: cost about 120 Exalted Orbs (a kind of PoE 2 Currency)
Mid Tier Maps: cost about 250 Exalted Orbs
High Tier Maps: cost about 5 Divine Orbs
General Strengths
Clear Speed: 9/10
Single Target Damage: 9/10
Survivability: 9/10
Rare Item Mods
Physical Damage
Energy Shield
Cold Damage
Evasion
Elemental Damage
Attack Speed
Life
Elemental Resistances
Critical Chance
Recommended Runes
Armour
Evasion and Energy Shield
Elemental Resistances
Chaos Resistance
Attributes
Weapon
Physical Damage
Rare Warstaff
1. Budget Option
Corpse Song Lunar Quarterstaff
At least 400 Physical DPS
Added Critical Strike Chance
2. Powerful Option
Miracle Goad Sinister Quarterstaff
At least 550 Physical DPS
14% base Critical Chance
3. Next Level Option
Corpse Beam Aegis Quarterstaff
Over 700 Physical DPS
14% Critical Chance
At least +6 to Level of All Melee Skills
Body Armour
1. Budget Option
Empyrean Curtain Slipstrike Vest
At least 1500 Evasion
Some Life and Elemental Resistances
P.S. 1500 Evasion grants 75 Spirit because of "Lead Me Through Grace". This won't be enough for you to activate all your buffs, so for now, you can keep Herald of Thunder deactivated.
2. Powerful Option
Viper Keep Sleek Jacket
At least 1080 Evasion
408 Energy Shield
Some Life and Elemental Resistances
Now you'll also be able to activate Herald of Thunder.
Rare Helmet
1. Budget Option
Eagle Guardian Skycrown Tiara
At least 250 Energy Shield
100 Life and Elemental Resistances
2. Powerful Option
Fate Visage Sorcerous Tiara
At least 350 Energy Shield
100 Life, Critical Chance, and Elemental Resistances
Rare Gloves
1. Budget Option
Dusk Clutches Adorned Wraps
At least 80 Life, Evasion, Energy Shield, Deflection, and Elemental Resistances
2. Powerful Option
Blood Palm Adorned Wraps
At least 80 Life, Evasion, Energy Shield, Added Cold/Physical Damage to Attacks, Deflection, and Elemental Resistances
Rare Boots
Woe Urge Charmed Shoes
At least 80 Life, Evasion, Energy Shield, Deflection, Movement Speed, and Elemental Resistances
Rare Ring (Left)
1. Budget Option
Morbid Knot Topaz Ring
At least 100 Life, Added Cold Damage to Attacks, and Some Resistances.
2. Powerful Option
Victory Hold Breach Ring
Elemental Resistances, Life, and Added Cold and Lightning Damage to Attacks
Rare Ring (Right)
1. Budget Option
Morbid Knot Topaz Ring
At least 100 Life, Added Cold Damage to Attacks, and Some Resistances.
2. Powerful Option
Victory Hold Breach Ring
Elemental Resistances, Life, and Added Cold and Lightning Damage to Attacks
Rare Amulet
1. Budget Option
Doom Noose Amber Amulet
Life, Intelligence, Dexterity, and Some Resistances
2. Powerful Option
Victory Torc Lunar Amulet
+3 to Level of Melee Skills, Life, Intelligence, or Dexterity, and Some Resistances
Rare Belt
1. Budget Option
Dire Clasp Ornate Belt
Life and a Good amount of Elemental Resistances
2. Powerful Option
Ambush Tether Long Belt
More Life and Resistances
Single Target Combo
When facing bosses, activate Unbound Avatar, then hit the boss 4 times with Ice Strike. Next, summon the Tempest Bell as close as possible to the boss, and strike the bell with Ice Strike to unleash a shockwave that deals massive damage. Please check Daniel's Video Demonstration.
Gems
Ice Strike – Rapid Attacks II – Elemental Armament II – Crescendo II – Pinpoint Critical – Overextend
Tempest Bell – Concentrated Area – Prolonged Duration II – Ice Bite – Rage III – Heavy Swing
Charged Staff – Prolonged Duration II – Perpetual Charge – Innervate –Elemental Armament II – Heightened Charges
Herald of Ice – Magnified Area II – Elemental Armament II – Cold Attunement – Cold Mastery
Herald of Thunder – Electrocute – Magnified Area II – Elemental Armament II – Blind II – Maim
Charge Regulation – Cannibalism I
Wind Dancer – Pin II – Blind II – Knockback
Combat Frenzy – Charge Profusion II
Ghost Dance – Compressed Duration II – Clarity I
Unbound Avatar – Prolonged Duration II – Cooldown Recovery II – Delayed Gratification
Jewels
Recommended Mods
Physical Damage
Critical Chance
Cold Damage
Rage on Hit
Elemental Damage
Mana on Kill
Attack Speed
Special Rare Jewels
Luminous Stone Sapphire
At least 1 Rare Jewel with "Recover 2% Of Maximum on Kill" for a good mana sustain.
Brood Essence Sapphire
A good amount of critical chance
Against The Darkness Time-Lost Diamond
This jewel is not mandatory, but it provides a great damage boost. Grab one with "notable passive skills in radius also grant x% of damage as extra cold damage and place it near the Heartstopping node.
Passive Tree
Ascendancy
Leveling
Part 1
In Act 1, you start with falling thunder and a glacial cascade. Once you get access to level 5 skill gems, get ice strike and tempest bell, that's when the real fun begins. When facing rare or unique enemies, always place your bell to deal a lot more damage. (The bell needs four combo counts to be used. Hit the enemy 4 times with ice strike, place the bell, and then keep smashing with ice strike.
Part 2
In Acts 2 and 3, you don't need falling thunder or glacial cascade anymore; now you can activate the herald of ice for clearer speed. This part is important because before ending Act 2, you must also get charged staff and combat frenzy. Combat frenzy is going to generate power charges, and the charged staff will consume power charges to grant you an amazing damage buff.
P.S.- Combat Frenzy is on the Ranger tab of spirit skills. As soon as you get combat frenzy, you need to activate the node resonance in your passive tree to turn frenzy charges into power charges.
Part 3
Reaching Act 4, you'll have access to all skills and start dropping level 4 support gems, so you'll be able to start molding your build as the guide shows in the skill gem section of this post. Remember that you'll get all the spirit you need to activate all your buffs from your "Lead Me Through Grace" ascendancy node.
P.S. Rage III, cold mastery, blind II, and charge profusion II are level 5 support gems; you'll start dropping them once you reach the interlude acts after act 4.
Items
Goldrim Felt Cap
Wanderlust Wrapped Sandals
Gloomform Waxed Jacket
Corpse Spell Long Quarterstaff
Loath Bane Crescent Quarterstaff
Fagle Beam Steelpoint Quarterstaff
Cataclysm Salvation Advanced Pathfinder Coat
Conclusion
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