LoN Dead Cold/Poison Explosion Part Deux

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by episode63 last updated Dec 14, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Frailty Aura of Frailty
- Frailty
Cost: 10 Essence

A crippling curse that kills enemies with less than 15% health. Lasts 30 seconds.
Aura of Frailty

Becomes an aura that curses all enemies within 15 yards.

The range of this effect is increased by 50% of your gold pickup radius.
Corpse Explosion Dead Cold
- Corpse Explosion
Target an area exploding up to 5 corpses within 11 yards dealing 350% weapon damage as Physical to enemies within 20 yards.
Dead Cold

Freeze all enemies caught in the explosion for 2 seconds.

Corpse Explosion'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.
Bone Armor Thy Flesh Sustained
- Bone Armor
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Rip bones from nearby enemies, dealing 125% weapon damage as Physical, and create armor that reduces damage taken by 3% per enemy hit up to a maximum of 10 enemies. Lasts for 60 secs.
Thy Flesh Sustained

Cost: 20% Health

Increases your Life per Second by 10% per target hit.
Command Golem Flesh Golem
- Command Golem
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Active: Command the Golem to the targeted location where it collapses into a pile of 5 corpses.

Passive: Raise a Flesh Golem to fight for you. Flesh Golem deals 450% weapon damage as Physical per attack.
Flesh Golem

Active: Command the Golem to the targeted location where it collapses into a pile of 8 corpses.
Land of the Dead Shallow Graves
- Land of the Dead
Cooldown: 120 seconds

All corpse skills can be used at will for 10 seconds.
Shallow Graves

Every 10 enemies killed extends the duration by 1 second up to a maximum of 2 seconds.

Stand Alone
- Stand Alone
Increase armor by 100%, reduced by 10% for each active minion.
Overwhelming Essence
- Overwhelming Essence
Increase your maximum Essence by 40.
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.
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.

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into this item by 75–100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–26 Dexterity

+18–26 Strength

+18–26 Intelligence
Corruption

Legendary Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
Health Globes and Potions Grant +14231–20000 Life.
The Johnstone

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 31 - 35%

Secondary Stats

When Land of the Dead expires, you are granted 50 stacks of Macabre Knowledge. Macabre Knowledge increases the damage of Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion by 150 - 200%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

While above 90–95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+49–60 Dexterity

+49–60 Strength

+49–60 Intelligence
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
Moribund Gauntlets

Legendary Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%

Secondary Stats

Your Golem sheds a corpse every second.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Dayntee's Binding

Legendary Belt

6 - 7 Armor

Secondary Stats

You gain an additional 40 - 50% damage reduction when there is an enemy afflicted by any of your curses.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Golemskin Breeches

Legendary Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

The cooldown on Command Golem is reduced by 20 - 25 seconds and you take 30% less damage while your golem is alive.

+ 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
Litany of the Undaunted

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.
The Wailing Host

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.
Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang

Legendary Scythe

461.5 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

The Cursed Scythe rune for Grim Scythe now has a 100% chance to apply a curse and you deal 150 - 200% increased damage to cursed enemies.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
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
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Corruption
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- The Johnstone
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Moribund Gauntlets
- Grasps of Essence
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Dayntee's Binding
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Golemskin Breeches
- Defiler Cuisses
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Steuart's Greaves
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Litany of the Undaunted
- The Wailing Host
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Lost Time
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.

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
Grasps of Essence

Legendary Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%

Secondary Stats

When an exploded corpse damages at least one enemy, your Corpse Explosion deals 75 - 100% increased damage for 6 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Grasps of Essence
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
Krysbin's Sentence

Trag + Dayntee + Aura of Frailty is just good

Stuarts for super speed

Golemskin for more Flesh Golem active procs, as well as 30% damage reduction

Aquila for +50% damage reduction, no essence is used in the build

Nemesis for efficiency and speed

Johnstone because we use Corpse Explosion and Land of the Dead

Leorics for more cooldown

Prefer Grasps of Essence in the cube over Moribund, but either can be worn/go in cube

Reilana for the 165% global character damage boost

Krysbin for the constant 300% damage boost proc due to Dead Cold freezing for 2 seconds

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

Original build used Rimeheart w/Trag Scythe, but Reilana's with Trag Scythe just increases overall damage so much more.

Get pickup radius and cooldown on as much as you can

Feel free to swap Gizzard + Invigorating for other gems of your choice, though Gizzard is very useful overall, and Invigorating synergizes with it as well as gives Immunity to Control Impairing Effects, which is very nice for Necro in particular. Other options include Esoteric, Powerful, and Stricken

Thy Flesh Sustained is used for more Life Regen/Shield as well as easier time taking advantage of Blood is Power, feel free to switch to Harvest of Anguish if you prefer more speed over toughness/recovery/cooldown.

It's possible to switch Bone Armor for Bone Spirit and Golemskin legs for Defiler legs to have an on demand Nuke to decimate RG's and elites, but you lose toughness and less able to use Active for golem, though this isn't too much of a problem as we use Moribund and Molting and Land of the Dead is up more often than not.

Feel free to swap the entire build to a poison build, changing to Close Quarters, Dislocation, Decay Golem, and Plaguelands, with Nayr's in cube, and Rigor Mortis in place of Overpowering Essence. This setup may be even better

Gameplay is just spamming Blood Rush Molting on groups of enemies, exploding that corpse (preferably at 5 stacks of Grasps of Essence, not hard to keep up) and decimating the group, anything not decimated will die with the next cast of corpse explosion from the corpses provided by the dead enemies, Moribund gauntlet procs, Flesh Golem proc, or just being in Land of the Dead for 12 seconds and spam casting 5 corpse explosions constantly and at once. Use Bone Armor often to take damage and reset cooldowns, as well as deal a bit of damage. Otherwise just run/teleport around, use cooldowns, and right click corpses and corpse piles and watch everything die. One important point to note is that since this build relies pretty heavily on the 300% Krysbin proc activating constantly, elites with the Juggernaut affix should be skipped if possible.

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