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Amazon · Best-in-Slot gear list · from MrLlamaSC's guide on Icy Veins

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Two-handed Weapon: Ice

Main Hand (Swap): Call to Arms

Off Hand (Swap): Lidless Wall

Off Hand (Swap): Spirit

Body Armor: Chains of Honor

Helm: Nightwing's Veil

Gloves: Magic gloves with +3 to Bow and Crossbow Skills and 20% Increased Attack Speed

Gloves: Rare gloves with +2 to Bow and Crossbow Skills, Increased Attack Speed, and other useful stats

Boots: Sandstorm Trek

Belt: Razortail

Ring 1: Raven Frost

Ring 2: The Stone of Jordan

Ring 2: Rare ring with % Life and Mana Stolen per Hit

Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope

Charm 1: Hellfire Torch

Charm 2: Annihilus

Charm 3: 8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life

Charm 4: Cold Sunder Charm

Charm 5: 10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs

Inventory
Ice
Chains of Honor
Nightwing's Veil
Magic gloves with +3 to Bow and Crossbow Skills and 20% Increased Attack Speed
1/2
Sandstorm Trek
Razortail
Raven Frost
The Stone of Jordan
1/2
Mara's Kaleidoscope
Hellfire Torch
Annihilus
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
1/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
2/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
3/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
4/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
5/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
6/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
7/8
8x Bow Skiller Grand Charms with Life
8/8
Cold Sunder Charm
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
1/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
2/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
3/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
4/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
5/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
6/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
7/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
8/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
9/10
10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
10/10

Act 2 Mercenary

Mercenary inventory
Infinity
Fortitude
Andariel's Visage

Gear list and guide text from the Freezing Arrow guide by MrLlamaSC on Icy Veins, shown with his permission.

Full Freezing Arrow guideBiS gear & runes

The Freezing Arrow guide

Written by MrLlamaSC for Icy Veins, shown here with his permission. Read the original on Icy Veins· Skills and items link to their pages.

›Introduction

With strong crowd control thanks to Freezing Arrow, the Frostmaiden crushes any area without Cold Immune monsters. While she does run into some single-element issues, having a strong Mercenary can help mitigate this somewhat. Overall, this build is a fun way to play the Bowazon all the way through Hell.

›Frostmaiden Skill Build

  • 1 point to all prerequisites

  • 20 points to Freezing Arrow — Main damage and crowd control skill

  • 20 points to Cold Arrow — Synergy for Freezing Arrow

  • 1 points to Ice Arrow — While it is a synergy for Freezing Arrow it only increases Freeze Length, which is not particularly useful

  • 9 points to Pierce — when used with Razortail, helps reach a 100% chance to Pierce enemies, which significantly improves area of effect damage output; required

  • 17+ points to Valkyrie — extremely helpful in tanking and is almost necessary in a Hardcore playthrough. If you do go for Valkyrie, having at least 17 points total will give her the best gear possible

›Frostmaiden Stats Discussion

The following section discusses how many attribute points should be allocated to each of the primary stats.

How much Strength Does a Frostmaiden Need?

Enough for gear — this number always changes based on the gear you are using, so make sure to always double check the Strength requirements of each piece of gear you are planning to use as well as how much Strength each piece will provide once equipped.

How much Dexterity Does a Frostmaiden Need?

Enough for gear — Dexterity can also be used to add a little bit of Attack Rating, but this is generally not the best way to obtain it. Many bows require high Dexterity, meaning you will often end up having enough Attack Rating by nature.

How much Vitality Does a Frostmaiden Need?

Everything else into Vitality; 250+ points. Every excess attribute point should be allocated to Vitality, as long as you can meet the Strength and Dexterity requirements of your items by the time you wish to equip them. Not only does this increase your Life total, but this also increases the chance for Healing Potions to crit, doubling their healing output. Further, additional Life reduces the chance that you will be put into hit recovery.

How much Energy Does a Frostmaiden Need?

Nothing — allocating stat points to Energy in a final build is universally considered sub-par for almost every character due to the widespread availability of Mana Potions. For this Frostmaiden build, it is often recommended to get to around 40-50 Energy while leveling that you can then refund with a respec later into the game.

›Frostmaiden Mercenary

An Offensive ( Might) Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary is best to increase your physical Damage. An Offensive ( Blessed Aim) Act 2 Hell Mercenary could also work for increased chance to hit your physical shots.