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Wintergrasp DH - Video Guide (Cold Calamity)

by Daidelos last updated Dec 11, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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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.
Cluster Arrow Maelstrom
- Cluster Arrow
Cost: 40 Hatred

Fire a cluster arrow that explodes for 650% weapon damage as Fire into a series of 4 additional grenades that each explode for 250% weapon damage as Fire.
Maelstrom

Instead of releasing grenades, release up to 3 rockets at nearby enemies that each deal 450% weapon damage as Cold. You gain 2% Life per enemy hit.
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%.
Caltrops Bait the Trap
- Caltrops
Cost: 6 Discipline

Lay a trap of caltrops on the ground that activates when an enemy approaches. Once sprung, the caltrops Slow the movement of enemies within 12 yards by 60%. This trap lasts 6 seconds.
Bait the Trap

Become empowered while standing in the area of effect, gaining an additional 10% Critical Hit Chance.
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.

Ballistics
- Ballistics
Increase damage of rockets by 100%.

In addition, you have a 20% chance to fire a homing rocket for 150% weapon damage when you attack.
Cull the Weak
- Cull the Weak
Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.
Custom Engineering
- Custom Engineering
Increase the duration of your Caltrops, Marked for Death, Spike Trap, and Sentry by 100%.

Increase the maximum number and charges of Sentries to 2 and number of Spike Traps to 4.
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.

Items

Andariel's Visage

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
5–10% more Fire damage taken.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+150–200 Poison Resistance
Attacks release a Poison Nova that deals 350–450% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 10 yards.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Marauder's Spines

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–8.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Countess Julia's Cameo

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 3.0–4.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Arcane damage taken and heal yourself for 20–25% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Marauder's Carapace

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

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

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Reaper's Wraps

Legendary Bracers

367 - 422 Armor

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Marauder's Gloves

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

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

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26.0–50.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
Marauder's Encasement

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Marauder's Treads

Set Boots

Primary Stats

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

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
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
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
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
Bombardier's Rucksack

Legendary Quiver

Primary Stats

+128–163 Dexterity
Attack Speed Increased by 15.0–20.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.0–4.0%
Increases Sentry Damage by 75–100% (Demon Hunter Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may have 2 additional Sentries.

More Details

Head
- Andariel's Visage
- Marauder's Visage
- Stat Priority: CHC Dex Socket Vit
Shoulders
- Marauder's Spines
- Stat Priority: Dex AR Vit Armor +
Amulet
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Xephirian Amulet
- Stat Priority: Cold % Socket CHD CHC
Torso
- Marauder's Carapace
- Stat Priority: Socket Dex AR Vit
Wrists
- Reaper's Wraps
- Krelm's Buff Bracers
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Stat Priority: CHC Cold % Dex
Hands
- Marauder's Gloves
- Frostburn
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Dex AS
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Hellcat Waistguard
- Krelm's Buff Belt
- Stat Priority: CHD AS Dex AR
Legs
- Marauder's Encasement
- Stat Priority: Socket Dex Armor + AR
Feet
- Marauder's Treads
- Ice Climbers
- Stat Priority: Dex AR Vit Armor +
Rings
- Unity
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stone of Jordan
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC Dex
Weapon
- Calamity
- Stat Priority: Socket
Offhand
- Bombardier's Rucksack
- Stat Priority: CHC AS Dex Vit

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%.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- No Gem Selected

Hello everyone! This is PTR 2.1.2 Cold Marauder build, showing the power of the reworked set. I can safely say it is even more powerful now and much more fun then before.

The build is using Calamity because of really high attack speed. With it, we can fill our Hatred much faster then with Buriza for example. Marked for Death is just an icing on the cake here.

Quiver is Bombardier's Rucksack. Now, Marauder set gives us 100% increased dmg for every active Sentry, so 200% is just too good to throw away.

The main choice to be made is Stone of Jordan or RoRG. If you choose RoRG route like me, you can equip Andariel's Visage or even Frostburn gloves.

BIS belt is The Witching Hour, attack speed and crit damage are hard to pass by.

Hellfire amulet can be BIS if you can get desirable passive point, but other than that Countess or Xephirian are close match.

Legendary Gems of choice are: Bane of the Trapped, Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard and Bane of the Powerful or Esoteric Alteration.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

This is a video guide with all the explanations and gameplay in action. I have demonstrated it on a Greater Rift lvl 43, and as you can see, crowd control is just amazing.

Caltrops are totally optional, you can swap them for Smoke Screen or Preparation - Punishment if you like to spam CA even more.

Also, you can use Night Stalker instead of one of the passives (or if you have Hellfire amulet).

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