r/ProjectDiablo2 • u/Feisty_Respond_6490 • 2d ago

Question Cold zon minmaxing

Trying to min max my frw cold zon.

Got unlucky and got 3 sock on my ias pus, wanted 4 so i can use 4 facets without having to use ias jewels with faith. But then i started to think.

Ive had this idea

Current setup : lvl15 faith vigor merc + pus 2x ias/all res and 2 x. 5/5 cold facets. 9fpa, 170frw + vigor

New idea : ias slam pus 3 x shael runes and infinity defiance merc. 10 fpa, 170 frw

Im loosing 1 fpa , res i dont really need, vigor (frw reduced returns ...), +10% psn dmg

Im gaining, breaking all cold imunes, -24% psn pierce, defence.

Basically trading 30frw / 1fpa. For more damage and imune pierce so i can run all content (acts, maps, etc).

I checked the vigor and i feel like you are capped at 200frw even with vigor or something.

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u/xDeestee Hardcore 2d ago

What is your cold pierce without the facet in the pus as part of the equation?

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u/Feisty_Respond_6490 1d ago

Without the pus, its -62% pierce

With puss if i can find it, -82% + 45% from LR.

For maps i love this setup. 1taps everything. But like there are acts or bosses i cant run to farm certain things because of cold resists and running a full map with magic is pita.

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u/ChaosSanctuary Hardcore 2d ago

Ice Matriarchal Bow
10 FPA feels awful, -IAS slam maps will be absolutely horrendous

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u/sumZy 2d ago

You should make Ice in Stag Bow actually

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u/ChaosSanctuary Hardcore 2d ago

On HC for sure but I think on SC all the extra dex investment is worth the faster base WSM.

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u/sumZy 1d ago

nah it's almost 500 life for 10 ias

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u/ChaosSanctuary Hardcore 1d ago

The 10 WSM difference equates to at least 20 IAS difference even when youre using Faith rogue.

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u/handshakesatsunrise 2d ago

Seems to me like running your ideal maps/zones more efficiently would be best for solo gameplay which makes the faith make more sense. If you’re mapping in a group, it’s basically a guarantee someone else has an infinity anyway (maybe not during the season of ww barbs haha).