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Pestilence speedfarm - Cold variant

by Tensei last updated Aug 18, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Bone Spear Crystallization
- Bone Spear
Cost: 20 Essence

Summon a piercing projectile that causes 500% weapon damage as Physical to all enemies it passes through.
Crystallization

Each enemy hit has their attack speed reduced by 20% and your attack speed is increased by 3% for 3 seconds stacking up to 10 times.

Bone Spear's damage turns into Cold.
Blood Rush Molting
- Blood Rush
Cost: 5% Health
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Shed your mortal flesh and reappear up to 50 yards away.
Molting

Leaves a corpse at your original location when used.
Devour Satiated
- Devour
Consume corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.
Satiated

Increases maximum life by 2% for 2 seconds for each corpse devoured.
Land of the Dead Frozen Lands
- Land of the Dead
Cooldown: 120 seconds

All corpse skills can be used at will for 10 seconds.
Frozen Lands

Enemies in the Land of the Dead are periodically frozen.
Corpse Lance Brittle Touch
- Corpse Lance
Target an enemy to summon projectiles from nearby corpses that cause 1750% weapon damage as Physical to the target.
Brittle Touch

Enemies become brittle increasing their chance to be crit by 5% for 5 seconds each time they are hit with Corpse Lance.

Corpse Lance's damage turns into Cold.
Decrepify Borrowed Time
- Decrepify
Cost: 10 Essence

A crippling curse that reduces the enemy units' movement speed by 75% and reduces damage of affected enemies by 30% for 30 seconds.
Borrowed Time

Gain 1% cooldown reduction for every enemy cursed, up to a maximum of 20%.

Blood is Power
- Blood is Power
After cumulatively losing 100% of your maximum Life, all ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. This effect cannot reduce an ability's cooldown more than once for each time that ability is used.
Overwhelming Essence
- Overwhelming Essence
Increase your maximum Essence by 40.
Stand Alone
- Stand Alone
Increase armor by 100%, reduced by 10% for each active minion.
Final Service
- Final Service
When you take lethal damage, you are sustained preventing all damage for 4 seconds. In addition, you consume minions to heal for 10% of your Life per minion. This effect cannot occur more than once every 60 seconds.

Items

Pestilence Mask

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Pestilence Defense

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Johnstone

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 51 - 100%

Secondary Stats

Each corpse consumed in the Land of the Dead grants a stack of Macabre Knowledge. Macabre Knowledge increases the damage of Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion by 150 - 200% while outside Land of the Dead.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Pestilence Robe

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Pestilence Gloves

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Vigilante Belt

Legendary Belt

24 - 28 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Pestilence Incantations

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Pestilence Master's Shroud
Pestilence Mask
Pestilence Defense
Pestilence Robe
Pestilence Incantations
Pestilence Battle Boots
Pestilence Gloves
(2) Set: Each corpse you consume fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy.
(4) Set: Each enemy you hit with Bone Spear, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion reduces your damage taken by 2%, up to a maximum of 50%. Lasts 15 seconds.
(6) Set: Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 33*100/2 %.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Steuart's Greaves

Legendary Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+8 - 9% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

You gain 75 - 100% increased movement speed for 10 seconds after using Blood Rush.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Krysbin's Sentence

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

You deal 75 - 100% increased damage against slowed enemies or triple this bonus against enemies afflicted by any other type of control-impairing effect.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%

Secondary Stats

Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 second when you hit with a resource-spending attack.

+ 1 Random Magic Properties
In-geom

Legendary Sword
Lost Time

Legendary Phylactery

Primary Stats

+1.471363E-43 Maximum Damage

Secondary Stats

Your cold skills reduce the movement speed of enemies by 30%. In addition, your movement speed is increased by 8 - 10% for 5 seconds. Maximum 5 stacks.
One of 1 Magic Properties (varies)
+1.443337E-43 Minimum Damage

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Pestilence Mask
- Stat Priority: Socket Int
Shoulders
- Pestilence Defense
- Stat Priority: CDR Skill: Corpse Lance Int
Amulet
- The Johnstone
- The Star of Azkaranth
- Stat Priority: Socket CDR CHD Cold %
Torso
- Pestilence Robe
- Stat Priority: Socket Skill: Corpse Lance Int
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: Cold % Int
Hands
- Pestilence Gloves
- Stat Priority: CDR CHD Int AS
Waist
- Vigilante Belt
- Stat Priority: CDR
Legs
- Pestilence Incantations
- Stat Priority: Int Socket
Feet
- Steuart's Greaves
- Stat Priority: Int
Rings
- Krysbin's Sentence
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: Socket CDR CHD AS
Weapon
- In-geom
- Stat Priority: CDR Socket Dmg range
Offhand
- Lost Time
- Stat Priority: CDR Skill: Corpse Lance Dmg range Int

Legendary Gems
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- 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

Reilena's Shadowhook

Legendary Two-Handed Scythe

1687.4 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Every point of Maximum Essence increases your damage by 0.5% and Bone Spikes generates 2 - 5 additional Essence for each enemy hit.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Reilena's Shadowhook
Corpsewhisper Pauldrons

Legendary Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Secondary Stats

Corpse Lance damage is increased by 25 - 30% for 3 seconds when you consume a corpse. Max 20 stacks.

+ 5 Random Magic Properties
Corpsewhisper Pauldrons
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

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

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance

Defense

Armor
Life
Life Regeneration
Resist All

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

My cold variant of Pestilence Corpse Lance. I find it to be the absolute fastest build in certain situations.

Pros:

Same stat priorities as your pushing/high level content gear, so you can use your best pieces.
Cold lance means your elite damage is sufficient even at low paragon and with mediocre gear.
Cold rune on Bone Spear + Gogok lets you hit attack speed breakpoints with mediocre gear.
Only one gem is changed and it only needs to be level 25.
Steuart's Greaves + Lost Time = fast even during In-geom downtime.
No ugly/fat Bone Armor look.

Cons:

Like the Cold lance pushing build, it's relatively difficult to play.
Weak outside of Land of the Dead. Very weak outside of LotD without corpses.
Requires max CDR on all possible CDR rolls.
Not good on maps with low elite density.
Not good at killing trash.
Not good at multi-phase bosses (Araneae, Belial, Diablo, Urzael).

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Pestilence speedfarm - Cold variant

Skills

Items

Head

Shoulders

Amulet

Torso

Wrists

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Rings

Weapon

Offhand

Legendary Gems

Kanai's Cube

Paragon Priorities

Core

Offense

Defense

Utility

Build Guide

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