Tanky Cold HA (S4)

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by user-21539318 last updated Sep 4, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Hungering Arrow Devouring Arrow
- Hungering Arrow
Generate: 4 Hatred

Fire a magically imbued arrow that seeks out enemies for 155% weapon damage and has a 35% chance to pierce through them.
Devouring Arrow

Each consecutive pierce increases the damage of the arrow by 70%.

Hungering Arrow's damage turns into Cold.
Sentry Polar Station
- Sentry
Cost: 20 Hatred

Summon a turret that fires at nearby enemies for 280% weapon damage. Lasts 30 seconds.

You may have 2 turrets active at a time.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Polar Station

The turret Chills all nearby enemies within 16 yards, Slowing their movement speed by 60%.
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%.
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.
Preparation Invigoration
- Preparation
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Instantly restore 30 Discipline.
Invigoration

Passive: Permanently increase maximum Discipline by 20.
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%.

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.
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.
Leech
- Leech
Gain 18507 Life per Hit.

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

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
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.
Stone of Jordan

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 25 - 30%
+90 - 104 Maximum Mana

Secondary Stats

+10 - 12 Maximum Fury
+7 - 8 Maximum Discipline
+10 - 12 Maximum Arcane Power
Increases Spirit Regeneration by 1 - 2.166667 per Second
Adds 2 - 3% to Fire Damage
Adds 1% to Cold Damage
Adds 1% to Holy Damage
Adds 1% to Lightning Damage
Adds 1% to Poison Damage
Adds 1% to Arcane Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by +3.5%

Secondary Stats

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Etrayu

Legendary Bow

Primary Stats

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage
Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
+128–163 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
The Ninth Cirri Satchel

Legendary Quiver

Primary Stats

+128–163 Dexterity
Attack Speed Increased by 15.0–20.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Hungering Arrow has 20–25% additional chance to pierce.

More Details

Head
- Accursed Visage
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit CHC
Shoulders
- Unsanctified Shoulders
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR AD
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Xephirian Amulet
- Stat Priority: CHD Cold % CHC Socket
Torso
- Cage of the Hellborn
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR
Wrists
- Wraps of Clarity
- Stat Priority: CHC Cold % Dex Vit
Hands
- Fiendish Grips
- Stat Priority: Dex CHC CHD
Waist
- Hunter's Wrath
- Stat Priority: Skill: HA Dex Vit AR
Legs
- Unholy Plates
- Stat Priority: Skill: HA Dex Vit
Feet
- Hell Walkers
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit AR
Rings
- Stone of Jordan
- Convention of Elements
- Unity
- Stat Priority: Str CHD CHC
Weapon
- Etrayu
- Calamity
- Unbound Bolt
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- The Ninth Cirri Satchel
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (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%.
- Simplicity's Strength
  Simplicity's Strength
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats

Kanai's Cube

Buriza-Do Kyanon

Legendary Crossbow
Buriza-Do Kyanon
Depth Diggers

Legendary Pants

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Primary skills that generate resource deal 80–100% additional damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Depth Diggers
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

Cubed Jewelry - Unity is for Grifts, I would suggest using Overwhelming Desire or any prevent damage necklace for group play

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Build Guide

Stats to stack as much as you can:

Skill: Hungering Arrow

Area Damage

Cold Damage

Area damage is very important if you want to kill groups fast.

Any advice on gem choices would be very appreciated, and will write a proper guide if people like the build.

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Tanky Cold HA (S4)

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Items

Head

Shoulders

Amulet

Torso

Wrists

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Rings

Weapon

Offhand

Legendary Gems

Kanai's Cube

Paragon Priorities

Core

Offense

Defense

Utility

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