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[0.5.5] Ky's Cold Caster Chronomancer - Leaguestart to Endgame

Sorceress

Chronomancer

Starter

End Game

0.5.5 FR

Creator

By Ky

Updated on Sep 6, 2026

Sep 6, 2026

Build Overview

This is my Leaguestarter for the 0.5 league. This build uses a slew of cold spells including Ice Nova, Frost Bomb, Frost Darts, and Frost Wall to freeze entire screens and bosses alike. As we move past into act 3/4 Frost Darts comes out and we become entirely Ice Nova and Frost Wall.

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Campaign:
Act 1: We use a standard Contagion Essence Drain and Bonestorm Combo as it is simply the strongest combination of spells you can use to get through act 1 while u have all generic spell damage. With your first spirit gem you pick up Mana Remnants.

Act 2: Once you have enough support gems for at least 2 each in Ice Nova Frost Bomb and Frost Darts We swap into our main setup of cold spells. Here we use Cold-Infused Ice Nova for clear combined with Snap and Frost Bomb to generate cold infusions. Frost Darts will be our primary single target along with Frost Bomb for exposure and Elemental Weakness.

Act 3 Onward: Here we socket Frost Wall into the mix which greatly boosts our single target potential. We continue clearing with our cold-infused Ice Nova same as before now with Siphon Elements for amazing QoL on our frost infusion generation.

For single target we now start by cursing with Elemental Weakness and Freezing Mark into a Frost Wall + Frost Bomb rotation to explode our Frost Wall for a massive damage. Using Frost Darts as filler.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Took down every pinnacle boss easily on less than 10div of gear
Freeze everything for as a great offensive and defensive layer
Beautiful Visual effects
Large AOE Clear

Frost walls can have weird behavior on a select few boss fights, doryani phase 2 / skeleton in the hole.

Build Variants

Act 1 {1}

Act 2 {2}

Act 3 {3}

Act 4 {4}

Act 5 {5}

Endgame Step 1 {6}

Endgame Step 2 {7}

Endgame Step 3 {8}

Nonsense Minmax Endgame Step 4 {9}

Here we start actually investing a little bit of money into the build for the first time. The body armour is a runeforged grasping mail. When you runeforge a grasping mail for the first time there are 4 outcomes for the base: Str/Int Dex/Int Str/Dex and Str/Int/Dex. The only basetype we want is the Str/Int/Dex. If you runeforge once and hit that basetype then simply runeforge it twice more and you will have the runefather's grasping mail which is a pure ward basetype with a massive amount of ward.

Aim for T1 ES bases such as Vile Robe Sirenscale Gloves Sekhema Sandals,Ancestral Tiara, Sleek Jacket, Daggerfoot Shoes, Secured Wraps, Grinning Mask with maximum life / mana / resistances and runeforge them to covert them to ward bases.

I have full crafting examples for key items in clips on my twitch

!amulet

!jewel

!body

!budgetbody ( If grasping mails are overpriced )

!staff ( low budget staff that I used to clear all content in the game )

!bigstaff ( endgame staff craft )

We also move to a Absent amulet basetype for a free 100 cost spirit skill of either Cast on Elemental Ailment or Cast on Critical. ( I strongly prefer Cast on Elemental Ailment and would only reccomend Cast on Critical if you are considering doing 6 man trial carry service )

The rest of the gear remains basic rares focused on life/Mana/Res/Crit mods and some stats to cover our grasping mail.

We also want a Heart of the Well Jewel with % of skill mana cost converted to life cost. This in combination with Olroth's Resolve allows us to press the flask at any time for an instant massive guard shield.

Other Good stats would be:

#% increased mana cost effeciency of skills

+#% to critical damage bonus / Critical Spell Damage Bonus

+# to critical hit chance / spell critical hit chance

+#% of damage gained as extra lightning damage if you do not have this line on your staff

The Timelost Jewel is bugged here, make sure it has Very Large Radius Prefix from an Ancient Potent Liquid Melancholy, !bigtimelost.

Equipment

Act 1 {1}

Act 2 {2}

Act 3 {3}

Act 4 {4}

Act 5 {5}

Endgame Step 1 {6}

Endgame Step 2 {7}

Endgame Step 3 {8}

Nonsense Minmax Endgame Step 4 {9}

Set 1

Set 2

Jewels

Equipment Priority

+10

Skill Gems

Act 1 {1}

Act 2 {2}

Act 3 {3}

Act 4 {4}

Act 5 {5}

Endgame Step 1 {6}

Endgame Step 2 {7}

Endgame Step 3 {8}

Nonsense Minmax Endgame Step 4 {9}

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 25

Dex 25

Int 115

Ice Nova

Level 20

Frost Wall

Level 20

Cast on Elemental Ailment

Level 17

Frost Bomb

Level 19

Siphon Elements

Level 20

Sigil of Power

Level 19

Blasphemy

Level 19

Elemental Weakness

Level 19

Mana Remnants

Level 19

Charge Regulation

Level 14

Remnants of Kalguur

Gem Priority

+38

Passive Tree

Act 1 {1}

Act 2 {2}

Act 3 {3}

Act 4 {4}

Act 5 {5}

Endgame Step 1 {6}

Endgame Step 2 {7}

Endgame Step 3 {8}

Nonsense Minmax Endgame Step 4 {9}

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Quest Rewards

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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack

+10% to Cold Resistance

Freythorn — The King in the Mists

+30 to Spirit

Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite

+20 to maximum Life

The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan

+10% to Lightning Resistance

Valley of the Titans — Medallion

30% increased Charm Charges gained

+1 Charm Slot

The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch

+30 to Spirit

Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant

+10% to Fire Resistance

The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught

25% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice

30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks

Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest

5% increased Maximum Mana

Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test

+5% to Fire Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test

+5 to Intelligence

Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test

+5% to Lightning Resistance

The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine

5% increased Maximum Life

Qimah — Tabana's Pillar

12% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear

+40 to Spirit

Comments

SilentMask•3d ago

The PoB also includes an Explosive Transmutation aura. Is there a way I can fit that into my build?

Echo•3d ago

warning to hcssf players trying to league start this, this is an extremely squishy build until you obtain certain uniques like the olroths flask. the skill tree specs into zero pure defenses. I'm basically stuck with a bricked character fresh off maps. Your damage will be absolutely amazing, but you will die in a split second if given the chance

RustyFlame•4d ago

how did you get such good gear so early in the game i struggle finding anything close to what you are showing during the Acts

IronSun•5d ago

Hi, been really enjoying the guide so far! Just got to endgame, is there a recommended loot filter for super early mapping? Or should we just be selling everything and getting upgrades through the market?

BoldStorm•6d ago

Hi, For the endgame 3, Echoing Flames is taken—but how do we apply the Ignite needed for it?

Kairozz1•6d ago

the Echoing Flames can be applied when you deal damage with the Heat-Infused Comet or by dealing extra fire damage via the staff modifier.

FreshFlame•3d ago

Heart of the well with fire as extra

Pips•10d ago

give me lootfilter?