



When I heard CoC was receiving a substantial buff for 3.5 I figured I'd get the lube and go to town on some wholesome CoC action. Starting the League by playing with CoC.



Check out my twitch if have any CoC related questions or just looking to jam along with your own CoC out as well.



End-Game PoB:



Updates

Spoiler Did some tests with Arctic breath, info under Videos and Gems section.



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Benefits of the CoC

-Lots of Balls

-Easy[gameplay] Breezy beautiful, Cover CoC

-Many ways to trigger CoC[Cyclone isn't the only girthy boy]

- EXPLOSIONS , teehee

-Fast Paced

-Never have to break a barrel again

-All Content Viable

-This bad boy can fit so many life gain on hit[Tank out with your CoC out]

-FPS friendly, surprisingly

-Most importantly A E S T H E T I C S



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Videos of my CoC

Spoiler T12 Villa:

https://youtu.be/BclbicAl4So

Sloppy Hydra fight:

https://youtu.be/wA5MdpKSMeY

Quick note on this fight, I had JUST swapped over to dual wield, haven't gotten any other gear to support it[such as +accuracy on gloves/ring/helm] and am using Additional Accuracy instead of Hypothermia effectively dropping around 20-30% of my boss dps. Will upload another video within the coming days of all guardians with optimized gear.



Arctic Breath + GMP interaction clip from stream:

https://www.twitch.tv/lewdiest/clip/PlayfulWiseChinchillaMingLee

Explained in the GEMS section why this is important to note Quick note on this fight, I had JUST swapped over to dual wield, haven't gotten any other gear to support it[such as +accuracy on gloves/ring/helm] and am using Additional Accuracy instead of Hypothermia effectively dropping around 20-30% of my boss dps. Will upload another video within the coming days of all guardians with optimized gear.Explained in the GEMS section why this is important to note

Build Concept

Spoiler I JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT A LOT OF BALLS AND LOOK COOL DOING IT



That and I always wanted to take advantage of the way Ice Nova casts directly on Frostbolt. I've tried in the past but it just felt REALLY bad as the Ice nova would destroy the Frostbolt, splitting your balls and lowering overall A E S T H E T I C S, which are key to any build.



But. Ice Nova was changed with 3.5. No longer does it destroy your balls but it also spawns TWO whole novas when cast on multiple Frostbolts. Super duper aoe, right? Yes, it does have that. It also has aoe overlap now too. Similar to shotgunning, any aoe cast from a single skill that has a delay between aoe explosions will hit multiple times. Neato huh? Well it gets better, with the amount of splooshing you can do that enables Life Gain on Hit to become quite riCoCulous[get it?!?!?!?]

Gearing

Spoiler Lycosidae Version - Endgame

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Lycosidae Version - Order of Gearing

Spoiler Alright, let's talk about gearing for a little bit as you won't want to just copy paste a few items as you can afford them. You want to make incremental upgrades. Here's the order of importance of gear, be sure to focus on a single item slot at a time for the big upgrades.



Lycosidae [Ornament of the East before Lycosidae]

6L Non-Unique Chest 3G3B - Only if you don't want to use Tabula anymore

Cospri [Mortem Morsu before Cospri(high attack speed roll preferred, only super important roll)]

Pandemonius [allows you to drop Herald of Purity(explained in Gems Section)]

Spell Life Gain on Hit shaper ring [+ survivability]

JewelsAttack speed mods + Maximum Life %

Starkonja w/ Cyclone Enchant [massive +dexterity and you need all the attack speed you can get for CoC/Cospri trigger rate]

Aspect of the Spider mod [can be on any item that it fit or be bought on a ring]

6L Chest [Many options, QotF gives a lot of quality of life as it makes your Cyclone finish faster in case you mess up. Loreweave is a great defensive option. Caracas Jack is pretty good as well for the increased Nova aoe and dmg.]

Cooldown Recovery Belt [20% lowers your trigger rate to 0.13sec on both Cospri and CoC]

Warlord's Mark on Hit ring [allows you to drop Blasphemy Warlord's Mark(drop aspect of spider ring for now, can craft on later if you have an open suffix on any gear)]

Vitality Life Gain on Hit Watcher's Eye





Dual Wielding

Spoiler

Dual Wield - Order of Importance

Spoiler Will be updated later, still gearing myself.



Leveling

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PoB for leveling, assuming you have a Lycosidae: https://pastebin.com/giMjEPkH

There are 3 separate trees, based on what amount of points you have. You will want to grab a Mortem Morsu before you start going CoC, which is viable from lvl 38 if you wish. I would advise going CoC after your Second Lab is done[for the base crit that second lab gives]. Grab Life or Crit nodes as you see yourself needing them. Start with the nodes that give Crit Chance first then get the ones that give Spell Crit, followed by Crit Multi nodes. This includes Claws of Falcon node as it gives a good chunk of Crit for you to trigger CoC[Remove these upon switching to Cospri's once you have it]



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PoB for leveling WITHOUT Lycosidae[as a starter build]: https://pastebin.com/5JErfkBC

The listed tree is split into several break points based on amount of skill points available to you. Grab a Mortem Morsu before switching to CoC. You should have enough accuracy up to Blood Aquaducts where you have the option to switch to a Ornament of the East claw, it provides Hits cannot be Evaded[the mod Lycosidae gives]. However it has lower crit chance and attack speed compared to Mortem Morsu. IF you have a Tabula Rasa you can put in an Additonal Accuracy Support gem and that should be enough accuracy til you can afford a Lycosidae. Once you are able to afford a 5L[or Tabula] you will want to have Frostbolt in your CoC set-up, be sure that it is before Ice Nova in gem links as CoC rotates through the spells attached to it. Once you have a Lycosidae, regret all the accuracy nodes and any travel nodes associated with them and switch over to the above PoB and the info provided with it. Go BV[or any spell with high base crit and good damage] early game til you switch to CoC. The provided PoBs will be under the assumption of you switching to CoC at lvl 38 and upon completion of first lab.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-There are 3 separate trees, based on what amount of points you have. You will want to grab a Mortem Morsu before you start going CoC, which is viable from lvl 38 if you wish. I would advise going CoC after your Second Lab is done[for the base crit that second lab gives]. Grab Life or Crit nodes as you see yourself needing them. Start with the nodes that give Crit Chance first then get the ones that give Spell Crit, followed by Crit Multi nodes. This includes Claws of Falcon node as it gives a good chunk of Crit for you to trigger CoC[Remove these upon switching to Cospri's once you have it]-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-The listed tree is split into several break points based on amount of skill points available to you. Grab a Mortem Morsu before switching to CoC. You should have enough accuracy up to Blood Aquaducts where you have the option to switch to a Ornament of the East claw, it provides Hits cannot be Evaded[the mod Lycosidae gives]. However it has lower crit chance and attack speed compared to Mortem Morsu. IF you have a Tabula Rasa you can put in an Additonal Accuracy Support gem and that should be enough accuracy til you can afford a Lycosidae. Once you are able to afford a 5L[or Tabula] you will want to have Frostbolt in your CoC set-up, be sure that it is before Ice Nova in gem links as CoC rotates through the spells attached to it. Once you have a Lycosidae, regret all the accuracy nodes and any travel nodes associated with them and switch over to the above PoB and the info provided with it.

Gems

Spoiler 6L CoC

Cyclone > Cast on Critical Strike Support > Increased Critical Strikes Support > Hypothermia Support > Frostbolt > Ice Nova

Cast on Critical Strike, and any trigger unless specified, cycles through the Spells in order of linking. You want Frostbolt to spawn first so that your Ice Nova casts on two separate Frostbolts. Once you have a Cospri's Malice, replace Frostbolt for Elemental Focus . Your Hypothermia will gain the damage bonus from Chilled enemies because your Cospri spells will induce Chill status effect.



Cospri's Malice

Frostbolt > Cold Penetration Support > Ice Nova

Again, Frostbolt first as you want it to go off first so that your Ice Nova's have something to proc off of, doubling their damage. Cold Penetration Support is better for overall clear vs Hypothermia which gives slightly higher damage because Hypothermia requires you to Chill before it gives a benefit. Your Frostbolts will be doing plenty of clearing at range this way.



Alternate Cospri's Malice set-ups

Spoiler Frostbolt > Greater Multiple Projectiles Support > Arctic Breath

A second Ice nova is good damage, however by using this combo you can drop all Frozen Trail jewels and grab more attack speed + % max life jewels which as noted earlier will allow you to get 0.15 attack rate and beyond easier, highly recommended if you are using a Cooldown Recovery option. This set-up has a secondary bonus as well. Arctic Breath + GMP hits a mob 5 times which greatly increases your life gain on hit. Highly Recommended if you only have a spell life gain on hit ring and not a Vitality Watcher's Eye



Movement

Leap Slam > Fortify > Faster Attacks Support > Increased Critical Strikes Support

Your movement skill is completely up to you, Leap Slam is a personal preference. Increased Critical Strikes Support is linked to your movement to trigger Cospri's while moving about. Not necessary just a small quality of life and clear speed improvement. Feel free to put anything else you might want to fit into this.



Ancestral Protector

This skill gives % more attack speed while you are near it, making for an easy way to hit proc rate cap vs single target, doubly as useful if going for Cooldown Recovery options.



Defensive Links

Blasphemy > Warlord's Mark

This is necessary for leech, Cyclone can be very mana intensive which Mana leech from curse helps with greatly. As well as enabling a good amount of Life leech as it impacts your spells and not just attacks like other sources of leech from the tree. Poacher's Mark is viable, I prefer Warlord's as it grants sustain'd regen over instant regen. Use this set-up til you have a Warlord's Mark on Hit ring, which will allow you to use Vitality and Vaal Righteous Fire in place of the Blasphemy/



Herald of Purity > Blind Support

This combo is crazy for defense. The Purity summons can take aggro while inflicting Blind which is insanely valuable for Dodge/Evasion based builds. It lowers mobs accuracy by 50%, which while doesn't affect Dodge it does affect your Evasion chance. If a mob bypasses your Dodge, they will roll your Evasion check which if an enemy has Blind it significantly increases your chance to evade. You can drop Herald of Purity once you have Pandemonius if you choose. Allowing you to use Herald of Ice > Onslaught Support which will trigger Onslaught while mapping for faster clear. And more A E S T H E T I C S



Cast When Damage Taken lvl 1 > Immortal Call lvl 3 > Increased Duration > Frost Bomb lvl 10

CWDT + Immortal call is a go to on many classes for the physical damage immunity it provides, very good for those "oh shit" moments when you need to leech back up your life. Works like a charm. Your endurance charges, while mapping, plus Increased Duration make for one meaty physical immune timer. Combining this with Frost Bomb for the -25% cold res to all enemies in it's pulsing radius makes for a big damage boost vs single target that doesn't melt instantly.



Vitality

Use this after you have a Warlord's Mark on Hit ring. Only after. Combine this with a Vitality Life gain on Hit Watcher's Eye for INSANE life sustain. How this works is that Ice nova hits twice when cast on Frostbolt. Effectively making your first trigger 4 hits[Frostbolt+2 Ice Nova+Cyclone], while your second trigger is 5 Hits[2 Ice nova from Cospri+2 ice nova from 6l+Cyclone], with proper attack speed scaling that is effectively 9 hits every 0.3 seconds. Combining this with your Warlord's Leech and Soul of Arakaali-Queen of the Great Tangle will make for one tanky CoC.



FOR THOSE GOING DUAL WIELD

War Banner

Drop the Herald of Ice and run this instead as it gives you 40% inc accuracy, which is basically necessary for dual wield as getting enough accuracy[92%+] is incredibly difficult and requires a lot of gear crafting as some options are just not available reliably on market. Cast on Critical Strike, and any trigger unless specified, cycles through the Spells in order of linking. You want Frostbolt to spawn first so that your Ice Nova casts on two separate Frostbolts.Your Hypothermia will gain the damage bonus from Chilled enemies because your Cospri spells will induce Chill status effect.Again, Frostbolt first as you want it to go off first so that your Ice Nova's have something to proc off of, doubling their damage. Cold Penetration Support is better for overall clear vs Hypothermia which gives slightly higher damage because Hypothermia requires you to Chill before it gives a benefit. Your Frostbolts will be doing plenty of clearing at range this way.Your movement skill is completely up to you, Leap Slam is a personal preference. Increased Critical Strikes Support is linked to your movement to trigger Cospri's while moving about. Not necessary just a small quality of life and clear speed improvement. Feel free to put anything else you might want to fit into this.This skill gives % more attack speed while you are near it, making for an easy way to hit proc rate cap vs single target, doubly as useful if going for Cooldown Recovery options.This is necessary for leech, Cyclone can be very mana intensive which Mana leech from curse helps with greatly. As well as enabling a good amount of Life leech as it impacts your spells and not just attacks like other sources of leech from the tree. Poacher's Mark is viable, I prefer Warlord's as it grants sustain'd regen over instant regen., which will allow you to useandin place of the Blasphemy/This combo is crazy for defense. The Purity summons can take aggro while inflicting Blind which is insanely valuable for Dodge/Evasion based builds. It lowers mobs accuracy by 50%, which while doesn't affect Dodge it does affect your Evasion chance. If a mob bypasses your Dodge, they will roll your Evasion check which if an enemy has Blind it significantly increases your chance to evade.Allowing you to usewhich will trigger Onslaught while mapping for faster clear. And moreCWDT + Immortal call is a go to on many classes for the physical damage immunity it provides, very good for those "oh shit" moments when you need to leech back up your life. Works like a charm. Your endurance charges, while mapping, plus Increased Duration make for one meaty physical immune timer. Combining this with Frost Bomb for the -25% cold res to all enemies in it's pulsing radius makes for a big damage boost vs single target that doesn't melt instantly.Use this after you have a Warlord's Mark on Hit ring. Only after. Combine this with a Vitality Life gain on Hit Watcher's Eye for INSANE life sustain. How this works is that Ice nova hits twice when cast on Frostbolt. Effectively making your first trigger 4 hits[Frostbolt+2 Ice Nova+Cyclone], while your second trigger is 5 Hits[2 Ice nova from Cospri+2 ice nova from 6l+Cyclone], with proper attack speed scaling that is effectively 9 hits every 0.3 seconds. Combining this with your Warlord's Leech and Soul of Arakaali-Queen of the Great Tangle will make for one tanky CoC.Drop theand run this instead as it gives you 40% inc accuracy, which is basically necessary for dual wield as getting enough accuracy[92%+] is incredibly difficult and requires a lot of gear crafting as some options are just not available reliably on market.

Bandit

Spoiler Alira - Feel free to switch to Kill All once you fill out your crit multi nodes on tree and have your resists cap'd through items. The 5 mana regen will hurt, but is only a quality of life component.

Pantheon

Spoiler Major God: Soul of Arakaali - Queen of the Great Tangle

Blood Rage + Immortal Call will trigger the 50% increased Recovery Rate of Life from Queen of the Great Tangle. Life Recovery Rate affects not only your leech rate but also affects all sources of Life Recovery such as Life Gain on Hit.



Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul - Erebix, Light's Bane

Reducing Mobs attack speed by 8% is a huge benefit to dodge/evasion based builds as it makes them hit slower which means less hits taken in general. Another substantial defensive boost.



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Minor God: Soul of Garukhan - Stalker of the Endless Dunes

This soul is focused on gaining movement speed which helps a for clearing and is a nice quality of life boost for cycloning. Every little bit helps. The +5% chance to evade attacks is a flat amount, so say you have 53% chance to evade you now will have 58% chance to evade. Pretty good as well.

When I heard CoC was receiving a substantial buff for 3.5 I figured I'd get the lube and go to town on some wholesome CoC action. Starting the League by playing with CoC.Check out my twitch if have any CoC related questions or just looking to jam along with your own CoC out as well. http://www.twitch.tv/lewdiest End-Game PoB: https://pastebin.com/dSg2RRR5 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--Lots of Balls-Easy[gameplay] Breezy beautiful, Cover CoC-Many ways to trigger CoC[Cyclone isn't the only girthy boy], teehee-Fast Paced-Never have to break a barrel again-All Content Viable-This bad boy can fit so many life gain on hit[Tank out with your CoC out]-FPS friendly, surprisingly-Most importantly-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Last edited by Lewdiest on Dec 20, 2018, 1:42:21 AM Last bumped on Apr 1, 2019, 10:10:34 PM