2.3 UE Cold Season 4 Solo

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by magusgothica last updated Aug 30, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Evasive Fire Focus
- Evasive Fire
Generate: 4 Hatred

Shoot a spread of bolts that hits the primary enemy for 200% weapon damage and two additional enemies for 100% weapon damage.

If an enemy is in front of you at close range, you will backflip away 5 yards.
Focus

Instead of backflipping, increase Hatred generated to 7.

Evasive Fire's damage turns into Cold.
Multishot Wind Chill
- Multishot
Cost: 25 Hatred

Fire a massive volley of arrows dealing 360% weapon damage to all enemies in the area.
Wind Chill

Enemies hit are Chilled and have 8% increased chance to be Critically Hit for 3 seconds.
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%.
Preparation Invigoration
- Preparation
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Instantly restore 30 Discipline.
Invigoration

Passive: Permanently increase maximum Discipline by 20.
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.
Vengeance Seethe
- 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.
Seethe

Gain 10 Hatred per second.

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
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.
Cull the Weak
- Cull the Weak
Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.
Ambush
- Ambush
You deal 40% additional damage to enemies above 75% health.

Items

Accursed Visage

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Unsanctified Shoulders

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

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

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Cage of the Hellborn

Set Cloak

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Wraps of Clarity

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1.5–2.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your Hatred Generators reduce your damage taken by 30–35% for 5 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Fiendish Grips

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Hunter's Wrath

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+416–500 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your primary skills attack 30% faster and deal 45–60% increased damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence
Unholy Plates

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Hell Walkers

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Unhallowed Essence
Accursed Visage
Unsanctified Shoulders
Cage of the Hellborn
Unholy Plates
Hell Walkers
Fiendish Grips
(2) Set: Your generators generate 1*2 additional Hatred and 1 Discipline.
(4) Set: Gain 60% damage reduction and deal 60% increased damage for 8 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
(6) Set: Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Yang's Recurve

Legendary Bow

Primary Stats

+6–10% Damage
+626–750 Dexterity
Reduces all resource costs by 40.0–50.0%.
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Multishot attacks 50% faster.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Arcane Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Poison Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Lightning Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Holy Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Cold Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Fire Damage

+(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Damage
Dead Man's Legacy

Legendary Quiver

More Details

Head
- Accursed Visage
- Stat Priority: CHC Dex Socket Vit
Shoulders
- Unsanctified Shoulders
- Stat Priority: Dex Reduced Resource Cost Life AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Socket Cold % CHD CHC
Torso
- Cage of the Hellborn
- Stat Priority: Socket Dex Reduced Resource Cost Vit
Wrists
- Wraps of Clarity
- Reaper's Wraps
- Stat Priority: Cold % CHC Dex Vit
Hands
- Fiendish Grips
- Frostburn
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD Dex Vit
Waist
- Hunter's Wrath
- Stat Priority: Dex AR Vit Life
Legs
- Unholy Plates
- Stat Priority: Dex Socket AR Vit
Feet
- Hell Walkers
- Stat Priority: Dex Skill: MS Vit AR
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD AS
Weapon
- Yang's Recurve
- Etrayu
- Stat Priority: Reduced Resource Cost Socket Dmg %
Offhand
- Dead Man's Legacy
- Stat Priority: CHC Skill: MS Dex Vit

Legendary Gems
- 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)
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional +5%.

Kanai's Cube

Calamity

Legendary Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+330–524 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Automatically cast Marked for Death when you damage an enemy.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(533–652)–(639–810) Arcane Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Poison Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Lightning Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Holy Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Cold Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Fire Damage

+(533–652)–(639–810) Damage
Calamity
Pride's Fall

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+36–44 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1.5–2.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your resource costs are reduced by 30% after not taking damage for 5 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+36–44 Dexterity

+36–44 Strength

+36–44 Intelligence
Pride's Fall
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Increases damage against elites by 12.0–15.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Unity

alternatives:

cube RoRG and wear Frostburn

cube Yang's and wear Etrayu (although you'd lose out on the 50% RCR, so that's up to you, if you feel fine with your resource then go for it)

swap Archery for Steady Aim (once again, 8% damage on all the time, or 20% up most of the time, personal preference)

I'm not 100% up on legendary gems, I know BotT and Iceblink are mandatories, the interaction between them is too good, but I'm not 100% sold on BotS, you could also use Zei's Stone of Vengeance. Not sure which would be best.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

Build Guide

This is a small guide I put together for my own personal use, just something I wanted to try out. I just made it for the purposes of referencing it later. I'd like to give credit to the user philosophios, as I essentially copied his guide, but swapped a few items and skills to make the build work as Cold. I've wanted to exploit Iceblink with a Cold DH build since S3, and I've finally gotten around to giving it a shot.

I didn't exactly intend this for public viewing, but if you see this, feedback is definitely welcomed and appreciated.

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