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Vyr's Archon Build 2.3 - Cold Version

by user-4393506 last updated Aug 30, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Blizzard Snowbound
- Blizzard
Cost: 40 Arcane Power

Call down shards of ice that deal 1075% weapon damage as Cold over 6 seconds to enemies in a 12 yard radius. Multiple casts in the same area from the same caster do not stack.
Snowbound

Reduce the casting cost of Blizzard to 10 Arcane Power.
Magic Weapon Deflection
- Magic Weapon
Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Imbue your weapon with magical energy, granting it 10% increased damage. Lasts 10 minutes.
Deflection

When you perform an attack, gain a protective shield for 3 seconds that absorbs 4% of your Life in damage.
Teleport Safe Passage
- Teleport
Cooldown: 11 seconds

Teleport through the ether to the selected location up to 50 yards away.
Safe Passage

For 5 seconds after you Teleport, you will take 25% less damage.
Archon Slow Time
- Archon
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Transform into a being of pure arcane energy for 20 seconds. While in Archon form, your normal abilities are replaced by powerful Archon abilities, your damage is increased by 30%, and your Armor and resistances are increased by 150%.

Each enemy killed while in Archon form increases your damage by 6% for the remaining duration of Archon.
Slow Time

Archon form can cast a Slow Time that follows you and your Arcane Blast and Arcane Strike abilities Freeze enemies for 1 second.

Archon abilities deal Cold damage instead of Arcane.
Ice Armor Crystallize
- Ice Armor
Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Surround yourself in a barrier of ice that reduces damage from melee attacks by 12%. Melee attackers are either Chilled or Frozen for 3 seconds. Lasts 10 minutes.

Only one Armor may be active at a time.
Crystallize

When you are struck by a melee attack, your Armor is increased by 20% for 30 seconds. This effect stacks up to 3 times.
Frost Nova Deep Freeze
- Frost Nova
Cooldown: 11 seconds

Blast nearby enemies with an explosion of ice and freeze them for 2 seconds.
Deep Freeze

Gain a 10% bonus to Critical Hit Chance for 11 seconds if Frost Nova hits 5 or more enemies.

Blur
- Blur
Decrease damage taken by 17%.
Audacity
- Audacity
You deal 30% additional damage to enemies within 15 yards.
Unstable Anomaly
- Unstable Anomaly
When you receive fatal damage, you instead gain a shield equal to 400% of your maximum Life for 5 seconds and release a shockwave that knocks enemies back and Stuns them for 3 seconds.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Evocation
- Evocation
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.

Items

Vyr's Sightless Skull

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

Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Vyr's Astonishing Aura
Vyr's Fantastic Finery
Vyr's Swaggering Stance
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
Vyr's Sightless Skull
(2) Set: Archon gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: Archon stacks also increase your Attack Speed, Armor, and Resistances by 1%.
(6) Set: You also gain Archon stacks when you hit with an Archon ability.
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons

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

Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Vyr's Astonishing Aura
Vyr's Fantastic Finery
Vyr's Swaggering Stance
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
Vyr's Sightless Skull
(2) Set: Archon gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: Archon stacks also increase your Attack Speed, Armor, and Resistances by 1%.
(6) Set: You also gain Archon stacks when you hit with an Archon ability.
Eye of Etlich

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 27.7–32.9%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Cold skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Poison skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Holy skills deal 5–10% more damage.
Vyr's Astonishing Aura

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

Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Vyr's Astonishing Aura
Vyr's Fantastic Finery
Vyr's Swaggering Stance
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
Vyr's Sightless Skull
(2) Set: Archon gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: Archon stacks also increase your Attack Speed, Armor, and Resistances by 1%.
(6) Set: You also gain Archon stacks when you hit with an Archon ability.
Ancient Parthan Defenders

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Each stunned enemy within 25 yards reduces your damage taken by 9 - 12%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Vyr's Astonishing Aura
Vyr's Fantastic Finery
Vyr's Swaggering Stance
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
Vyr's Sightless Skull
(2) Set: Archon gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: Archon stacks also increase your Attack Speed, Armor, and Resistances by 1%.
(6) Set: You also gain Archon stacks when you hit with an Archon ability.
Fazula's Improbable Chain

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You automatically start with 40–50 Archon stacks when entering Archon form.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Vyr's Fantastic Finery

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Vyr's Astonishing Aura
Vyr's Fantastic Finery
Vyr's Swaggering Stance
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
Vyr's Sightless Skull
(2) Set: Archon gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: Archon stacks also increase your Attack Speed, Armor, and Resistances by 1%.
(6) Set: You also gain Archon stacks when you hit with an Archon ability.
Vyr's Swaggering Stance

Set Boots

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

One of 33 Magic Properties (varies)

Increases Cluster Arrow Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Multishot Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Elemental Arrow Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Strafe Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Chakram Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Rapid Fire Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Impale Damage by 10–15% (Demon Hunter Only)

Increases Whirlwind Damage by 10–15% (Barbarian Only)

Increases Seismic Slam Damage by 10–15% (Barbarian Only)

Increases Ancient Spear Damage by 10–15% (Barbarian Only)

Increases Hammer of the Ancients Damage by 10–15% (Barbarian Only)

Increases Meteor Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Disintegrate Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Energy Twister Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Arcane Torrent Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Wave of Force Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Arcane Orb Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Ray of Frost Damage by 10–15% (Wizard Only)

Increases Acid Cloud Damage by 10–15% (Witch Doctor Only)

Increases Spirit Barrage Damage by 10–15% (Witch Doctor Only)

Increases Zombie Charger Damage by 10–15% (Witch Doctor Only)

Increases Sacrifice Damage by 10–15% (Witch Doctor Only)

Increases Firebats Damage by 10–15% (Witch Doctor Only)

Increases Tempest Rush Damage by 10–15% (Monk Only)

Increases Exploding Palm Damage by 10–15% (Monk Only)

Increases Wave of Light Damage by 10–15% (Monk Only)

Increases Lashing Tail Kick Damage by 10–15% (Monk Only)

Increases Phalanx Damage by 10–15% (Crusader Only)

Increases Blessed Hammer Damage by 10–15% (Crusader Only)

Increases Blessed Shield Damage by 10–15% (Crusader Only)

Increases Sweep Attack Damage by 10–15% (Crusader Only)

Increases Fist of the Heavens Damage by 10–15% (Crusader Only)

Increases Shield Bash Damage by 10–15% (Crusader Only)

Vyr's Amazing Arcana
Vyr's Astonishing Aura
Vyr's Fantastic Finery
Vyr's Swaggering Stance
Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
Vyr's Sightless Skull
(2) Set: Archon gains the effect of every rune.
(4) Set: Archon stacks also increase your Attack Speed, Armor, and Resistances by 1%.
(6) Set: You also gain Archon stacks when you hit with an Archon ability.
Halo of Arlyse

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your Ice Armor now reduces damage from melee attacks by 50–60% and automatically casts Frost Nova whenever you take 10% of your Life in damage.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Gain 150 - 200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Chantodo's Will

Set Wand

Primary Stats

+330–524 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(610–745)–(731–926) Arcane Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Poison Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Lightning Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Holy Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Cold Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Fire Damage

+(610–745)–(731–926) Damage

Chantodo's Resolve
Chantodo's Will
Chantodo's Force
(2) Set: Every time you hit with an attack while not in Archon form, 350% weapon damage is added to the Wave of Destruction, stacking up to 20 times.Every time you hit with an attack while not in Archon form, 350% weapon damage is added to the Wave of Destruction, stacking up to 20 times.
Chantodo's Force

Set Source

Primary Stats

+(94–118)–(95–142) Damage
+330–524 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
Critical Hits grant 3–4 Arcane Power (Wizard Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+13–14 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)

Chantodo's Resolve
Chantodo's Will
Chantodo's Force
(2) Set: Every time you hit with an attack while not in Archon form, 350% weapon damage is added to the Wave of Destruction, stacking up to 20 times.Every time you hit with an attack while not in Archon form, 350% weapon damage is added to the Wave of Destruction, stacking up to 20 times.

More Details

Head
- Vyr's Sightless Skull
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CHC Socket
Shoulders
- Vyr's Proud Pauldrons
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + CDR
Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Socket Cold %
Torso
- Vyr's Astonishing Aura
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Socket Armor +
Wrists
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CHC Cold %
Hands
- Vyr's Grasping Gauntlets
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CHD CHC
Waist
- Fazula's Improbable Chain
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + Life
Legs
- Vyr's Fantastic Finery
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + Socket
Feet
- Vyr's Swaggering Stance
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + MS
Rings
- Halo of Arlyse
- Convention of Elements
- Unity
- Stat Priority: Int Socket CHD CHC
Weapon
- Chantodo's Will
- Stat Priority: Int LOH Socket
Offhand
- Chantodo's Force
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CDR CHC

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%.
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for 2500.0% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.
  Gain Blood Frenzy, granting you 3% increased Attack Speed for each bleeding enemy within 20 yards. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.80%.
  Gain 25% increased damage against bosses and Rift Guardians. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Rimeheart

Legendary Sword

Primary Stats

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

20% chance on hit to instantly deal 10000% weapon damage as Cold to enemies that are Frozen.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Rimeheart
The Swami

Legendary Wizard Hat

Primary Stats

+128–163 Intelligence
Critical Hits grant 3–4 Arcane Power (Wizard Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+7–9 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)
The bonuses from Archon stacks now last for 15–20 seconds after Archon expires.
The Swami
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

This is the same build or a version of the build that Quin69 used in his video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4FyIhI7wHQ

I don't take credit for this build nor do I intend to. Kudos to whomever did come up with it though.

Some changes in this build is of my own opinions and you should take them with a grain of salt. The only things I am going to be writing down in this guide are the changes that I personally made with some info taken from Quin69's video.

I am going to update this as we get further into the season making changes as I go. I hope you enjoy the build!

If you want to know more about the build, on how to play it or to know the specifics about it, refer to the video I linked or go to Quin69's official guide here: http://www.diablofans.com/builds/57538-quin69-gr66-vyrs-archon-wizard

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The bread and butter of this build is basically you standing inside a whole army of mobs and if you are good enough you will probably never die until you get to a high GR with this build and the right stats.

For this build I have decided to go with Blizzard: Snowbound. This is could be subject to change but I feel it is the right choice for now. Reasons being Blizzard: Snowbound has a great proc coefficient with items and skills, making it an amazing skill to use for this build. It also has a low resource cost much like Arcane Torrent making it ideal for this build. You are mostly just standing in melee with this build anyway so the lack of ranged damage should not be a problem unless you are lacking in the gear department.

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For the passive on the Hellfire Amulet I would suggest getting one of the four you already have so that you can use Cold Blooded for that extra sweet 10% damage. OR getting either one of these passives on the neck would also be good: Cold Blooded, Astral Presence and Dominance in that order.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

DO YOU LIKE EXPLOSIONS? THEN THIS IS THE PERFECT BUILD FOR YOU! GETTING TIRED OF ALWAYS BEING STUNNED BY THOSE GOD FORSAKEN ARMADDONS IN YOUR GREATER RIFTS ALL THE TIME? OR MABEY YOU JUST WANT TO EXPLODE THINS WITH YOUR BARE HANDS? LOOK NO FURTHER, THIS IS THE BUILD FOR YOU! I GUARANTEE IT!

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