zFreeze Demon Hunter (2.6.1) 95+ Guaranteed.

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by user-100022581 last updated Nov 8, 2017 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Bolas Freezing Strike
- Bolas
Generate: 4 Hatred

Shoot out an explosive bola that wraps itself around the enemy. After 1 second, the bola explodes dealing 160% weapon damage as Fire to the enemy and an additional 110% weapon damage as Fire to all other enemies within 14 yards.
Freezing Strike

Shoot 3 bolas that each deal 160% weapon damage as Cold. The bolas no longer explode for area damage to nearby enemies.

Enemies hit have a 50% chance to be Frozen for 1 second.
Fan of Knives Bladed Armor
- Fan of Knives
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Throw knives out in a spiral around you, dealing 620% weapon damage to all enemies within 20 yards. Your knives will also Slow the movement of enemies by 60]% for 1 second.
Bladed Armor

Gain 40]% additional armor for 6 seconds.

Fan of Knives' damage turns into Cold.
Marked for Death Valley of Death
- Marked for Death
Cost: 3 Discipline

Mark an enemy. The marked enemy takes 15% additional damage for the next 30 seconds.
Valley of Death

Mark an area on the ground of 15 yard radius for 15 seconds. Enemies in the area take 15% additional damage.
Vengeance Dark Heart
- Vengeance
Cooldown: 90 seconds

Turn into the physical embodiment of Vengeance for 20 seconds.

Side Guns: Gain 4 additional piercing shots for 60% weapon damage each on every attack.
Homing Rockets: Shoot 2 rockets at nearby enemies for 80% weapon damage each on every attack.
Vengeance: Gain 40% increased damage.
Dark Heart

Vengeance fills your heart, reducing all damage taken by 50%.
Shadow Power Gloom
- Shadow Power
Cost: 14 Discipline

Draw in the power of the shadows, gaining 26821 Life per Hit for 5 seconds.

Life per Hit gained is increased by 25% of your Life per Kill.
Gloom

Reduce damage taken by 35% while Shadow Power is active.
Companion Boar 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.
Boar Companion

Active: Your boar charges to you, then taunts all enemies within 20 yards for 5 seconds.

Passive: Summons a boar companion that attacks enemies for 50% of your weapon damage as Physical.

The boar increases your and your party's Life regeneration by 10728 and resistance to all elements 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.
Numbing Traps
- Numbing Traps
Enemies you Slow, Chill, or hit with Fan of Knives, Spike Trap, Caltrops, Grenades, and Sentry fire have their damage reduced by 25% for 5 seconds.
Perfectionist
- Perfectionist
Reduce the Discipline cost of all skills by 10%. Increase your Armor and resistance to all damage types by 10%.

Discipline is used to fuel many of your tactical and defensive skills.
Leech
- Leech
Gain 18507 Life per Hit.

Heal amount is increased by 75% of your Life per Kill.

Items

The Shadow's Mask

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

The Shadow’s Mantle
The Shadow's Bane
The Shadow's Coil
The Shadow's Heels
The Shadow's Grasp
The Shadow's Mask
The Shadow's Burden
(2) Set: While equipped with a melee weapon, your damage is increased by 1200%.
(4) Set: Shadow Power gains the effect of every rune and lasts forever.
(6) Set: Impale deals an additional 40000% weapon damage to the first enemy hit.
The Shadow's Burden

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

The Shadow’s Mantle
The Shadow's Bane
The Shadow's Coil
The Shadow's Heels
The Shadow's Grasp
The Shadow's Mask
The Shadow's Burden
(2) Set: While equipped with a melee weapon, your damage is increased by 1200%.
(4) Set: Shadow Power gains the effect of every rune and lasts forever.
(6) Set: Impale deals an additional 40000% weapon damage to the first enemy hit.
Overwhelming Desire

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.

Secondary Stats

Chance on hit to charm the enemy. While charmed, the enemy takes 35% increased damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
The Shadow's Bane

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

The Shadow’s Mantle
The Shadow's Bane
The Shadow's Coil
The Shadow's Heels
The Shadow's Grasp
The Shadow's Mask
The Shadow's Burden
(2) Set: While equipped with a melee weapon, your damage is increased by 1200%.
(4) Set: Shadow Power gains the effect of every rune and lasts forever.
(6) Set: Impale deals an additional 40000% weapon damage to the first enemy hit.
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
St. Archew's Gage

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

The first time an elite pack damages you, gain an absorb shield equal to 120–150% of your maximum Life for 10 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Hunter's Wrath

Legendary Belt

165 - 179 Armor

Primary Stats

+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

Your primary skills attack 30% faster and deal 45 - 60% increased damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Cain's Habit

Set Pants

660 - 759 Armor

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. (5% at level 70)

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Cain's Travelers

Set Boots

513 - 590 Armor

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. (5% at level 70)

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Elusive Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

After casting Shadow Power, Smoke Screen, or Vault, take 50–60% reduced damage for 8 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Dawn

Legendary Hand Crossbow

225.6 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

1 - 5% Chance to Stun on Hit

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(115 - 268) Physical Damage

+(115 - 268) Fire Damage

+(115 - 268) Lightning Damage

+(115 - 268) Cold Damage

+(115 - 268) Poison Damage

+(115 - 268) Arcane Damage

+(115 - 268) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Emimei's Duffel

Legendary Quiver

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 15 - 20%

Secondary Stats

Bolas now explode instantly.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- The Shadow's Mask
- Stat Priority: Socket Vit Dex AR
Shoulders
- The Shadow's Burden
- Stat Priority: CDR AR Vit Dex
Amulet
- Overwhelming Desire
- Stat Priority: Physical Res AS AR
Torso
- The Shadow's Bane
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- St. Archew's Gage
- Stat Priority: AS AR CDR Vit
Waist
- Hunter's Wrath
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR Life
Legs
- Cain's Habit
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR
Feet
- Cain's Travelers
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR
Rings
- Elusive Ring
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Oculus Ring
- Stat Priority: AS CDR Socket
Weapon
- Dawn
- Stat Priority: AS CDR
Offhand
- Emimei's Duffel
- Stat Priority: AS CDR Vit Dex

Legendary Gems
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional 5.0%.
  Enemies you Chill have a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit. (Requires Rank 25)
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.50% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
  Gain 1% Cooldown Reduction per stack of Swiftness. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Buriza-Do Kyanon

Legendary Crossbow

76.45 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

7.5 - 10% Chance to Freeze on Hit

Secondary Stats

Your projectiles pierce 1 - 2 additional times.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(79 - 184) Physical Damage

+(79 - 184) Fire Damage

+(79 - 184) Lightning Damage

+(79 - 184) Cold Damage

+(79 - 184) Poison Damage

+(79 - 184) Arcane Damage

+(79 - 184) Holy Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Buriza-Do Kyanon
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

While above 90 - 95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Aquila Cuirass
Oculus Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Chance to create an area of focused power on killing a monster. Damage is increased by 70 - 85% while standing in the area.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Oculus Ring

The idea behind this build is to boost your partners damage as much as possible, whilst cc'ing as much as possible and staying alive.

Cooldown reduction is necessary to have 100% up time on Vengeance for Damage Reduction, and on Fan of Knives.

Attack Speed as high as possible to constantly make use of the bola's to freeze and slow your enemies. The crowd control is a vital part of this build.

I currently sit on 2.6 APS, and with 50% chance of freeze from the Bola rune, you get essentially 1s freeze every second guaranteed.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Vitality
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Gold Find

Paragon points are quite simple, Core just stack movement max and vitality max.

Attack speed and cooldown are the only real stats we need here, the rest is useless in this build, you are doing no damage.

Defense priority is there but eventually you will max the entire tree, ideally.

Utility, life on hit is the only requirement as we don't need area damage or RCR... we don't spend hatred.

Build Guide

-- Youtube video to be added in the near future --

So, welcome to my first ever published guide for a unique build and play style for group play. With the right mind set this has a potential to set a new meta in group play!

With this unique playstyle, you can commit to duo play and more by being a zDPS DH using crowd control and damage modifiers for your team mates.

It's a very simple way, you keep marked for death rune on the floor in the front of the pack, You stand in front of your team and spray the bola's at the enemies. Your team will get A LOT of increase damage due to MfD, Oculus, Overwhelming, and your debuffs from gems etc.

This build is insanely fun to play, the control is brilliant.

Things to remember:

You must have the CDR around 40% (Not including gem), this will allow you to have 100% uptime on Vengeance (Damage reduction!!), Fan of Knives (Increased Armor!).

Your attack speed should be 2.5APS+ to keep that consistent freeze up.

And that's all there is to it!

I hope your enjoy this new and unique build/playstyle.

Huge Credit to my team mate and best pal, Kirilea - this build has stemmed from both our minds together!

Ace of Blades (EU) clan are recruiting in Diablo 3 if you are looking for a casual guild of people who push at their own pace and don't just follow the current meta, self discovery and learning and just damn right have some chilled fun...!

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