Non-M6 Cold Farming

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by SilverSeraphim last updated Sep 9, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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Types: Cold, Attack Speed, Critical Hit Chance (CHC)

Skills

Hungering Arrow Devouring Arrow
- Hungering Arrow
Generate: 4 Hatred

Fire a magically imbued arrow that seeks out enemies for 155% weapon damage and has a 35% chance to pierce through them.
Devouring Arrow

Each consecutive pierce increases the damage of the arrow by 70%.

Hungering Arrow's damage turns into Cold.
Elemental Arrow Frost Arrow
- Elemental Arrow
Cost: 10 Hatred

Shoot a fire arrow that deals 300% weapon damage as Fire to all enemies it passes through.
Frost Arrow

Shoot a frost arrow that hits an enemy for 330% weapon damage as Cold then splits into up to 10 additional frost arrows. Enemies hit are Chilled by 60% for 1 second.
Marked for Death Mortal Enemy
- Marked for Death
Cost: 3 Discipline

Mark an enemy. The marked enemy takes 15% additional damage for the next 30 seconds.
Mortal Enemy

Attacks you make against the marked enemy generate 4 Hatred.
Vault Tumble
- Vault
Cost: 8 Discipline

Tumble acrobatically 35 yards.
Tumble

After using Vault, your next Vault within 6 seconds has its Discipline cost reduced by 50%.
Companion Wolf Companion
- Companion
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your raven deals an additional 500% damage on its next attack.

Passive: Summons a raven companion that pecks at enemies for 100% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Wolf Companion

Active: Your wolf howls, granting you and your allies within 60 yards 15% increased damage for 10 seconds.

Passive: Summons a wolf companion that attacks enemies in front of him for 150% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Sentry Polar Station
- Sentry
Cost: 20 Hatred

Summon a turret that fires at nearby enemies for 280% weapon damage. Lasts 30 seconds.

You may have 2 turrets active at a time.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Polar Station

The turret Chills all nearby enemies within 16 yards, Slowing their movement speed by 60%.

Archery
- Archery
Gain a bonus based on your weapon type:
Bow: 8% increased damage
Crossbow: 50% Critical Hit Damage
Hand Crossbow: 5% Critical Hit Chance
2nd Hand Crossbow: 1 Hatred per Second
Cull the Weak
- Cull the Weak
Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.
Steady Aim
- Steady Aim
As long as there are no enemies within 10 yards, all damage is increased by 20%.
Awareness
- Awareness
When you receive fatal damage, you instead vanish for 2 seconds and regenerate 50% of maximum Life.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.

Items

Cain's Insight

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Monster kills grant +140–200 experience.
Empty Socket

Cain's Destiny
Cain's Insight
Cain's Habit
Cain's Scrivener
Cain's Travelers
(2) Set: Attack Speed Increased by +8%
(3) Set: 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items+50% Experience. (0.5*10|1| % at level 70)
Spaulders of Zakara

Legendary Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your items become indestructible.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Blackthorne's Battlegear
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
Blackthorne's Spurs
Blackthorne's Surcoat
Blackthorne's Notched Belt
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
(2) Set: +250 VitalityIncreases damage against elites by 10%
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 10%+25% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4) Set: You are immune to Desecrator, Molten, and Plagued monster ground effects.
The Cloak of the Garwulf

Legendary Cloak

Primary Stats

+220–349 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Companion - Wolf Companion now summons 3 wolves.
Empty Socket
Reaper's Wraps

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+8 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Health globes restore 25–30% of your primary resource.
Gloves of Worship

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 10.0–12.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Shrine effects last for 10 minutes.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+36–44 Dexterity

+36–44 Strength

+36–44 Intelligence
Hellcat Waistguard

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Grenades have a chance to bounce 3–5 times dealing an additional 50% damage on each bounce. This bonus is increased to 800% on the final bounce.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Depth Diggers

Legendary Pants

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Primary skills that generate resource deal 80–100% additional damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Cain's Travelers

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Cain's Destiny
Cain's Insight
Cain's Habit
Cain's Scrivener
Cain's Travelers
(2) Set: Attack Speed Increased by +8%
(3) Set: 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items+50% Experience. (0.5*10|1| % at level 70)
Stone of Jordan

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 25.0–30.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
One of 6 Magic Properties (varies)

+8–10 Maximum Discipline (Demon Hunter Only)

+7–8 Maximum Fury (Barbarian Only)

+7–9 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)

+105–119 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)

+13–14 Maximum Spirit (Monk Only)

+7–8 Maximum Wrath

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Natalya's Slayer

Set Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+(533–652)–(639–810) Cold Damage
+4–7% Damage
+330–524 Dexterity
Increases Rain of Vengeance Damage by 20–25% (Demon Hunter Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Natalya's Vengeance
Natalya's Sight
Natalya's Slayer
Natalya's Embrace
Natalya's Reflection
Natalya's Bloody Footprints
Natalya's Leggings
Natalya's Touch
(2) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Rain of Vengeance by 4 |4second:seconds; when you hit with a Hatred-generating attack or Hatred-spending attack.
(4) Set: Rain of Vengeance deals 100% increased damage.
(6) Set: After casting Rain of Vengeance, deal 500% increased damage and take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
Bombardier's Rucksack

Legendary Quiver

Primary Stats

+128–163 Dexterity
Attack Speed Increased by 15.0–20.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.0–4.0%
Increases Sentry Damage by 75–100% (Demon Hunter Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may have 2 additional Sentries.

More Details

Head
- Cain's Insight
- Natalya's Sight
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Spaulders of Zakara
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- The Cloak of the Garwulf
- Natalya's Embrace
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Reaper's Wraps
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Gloves of Worship
- Cain's Scrivener
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Hellcat Waistguard
- Blackthorne's Notched Belt
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Depth Diggers
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Cain's Travelers
- Natalya's Bloody Footprints
- Blackthorne's Spurs
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Stone of Jordan
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Natalya's Slayer
- Danetta's Revenge
- Danetta's Spite
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Bombardier's Rucksack
- Archfiend Arrows
- Sin Seekers
- Stat Priority: None

Build Guide

This build is for farming if you don't have M6. Of course, feel free to replace pieces as you acquire Marauder.

The goal of the build is to do a considerable amount of AOE Cold damage with Frost Arrows. Keep Mark of Death up on any beefy targets to help your Hatred stay full longer. Let your wolf (wolves if you have Garwulf) tank for you, and use Polar Turrets for extra damage and especially to apply slow whenever you don't have Hatred for Frost Arrows (this way your Devouring Arrow can still do serious work when combined with the new Depth Diggers which can add up to +100% damage to primary generators).

If you aren't getting close to dying, but don't have enough damage for a higher Torment, consider switching the passive Awareness out for Ambush to get some extra damage.

Try to farm up a Ring of Royal Grandeur as soon as possible as it's a huge boon with set bonuses (Google "Junger rules" if you don't know how to get a RORG).

Try to get a Bane of the Trapped and socket it for your first legendary gem slot as it synergizes very well with this build. If you have high CHC, your next Legendary gem choice is Pain Enhancer. You can go for Enforcer with Garwulf, but it's not nearly as good as if you had M6. If you have a third legendary gem slot, consider Enforcer or Bane of the Powerful.

Comments and questions are welcome!

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