Velyna's Ice Crash Raider Ascendancy, Bandits & Pantheon (PoE Necropolis)
Ascendancy
There is a lot of flexibility in the ascend choices, feel free to change it up. I generally go Rapid Assault and Way of the Poacher from first 2 labs then head to Avatar of the Veil. Generally, I remove Rapid Assault for Avatar of the Slaughter somewhere after transitioning into Hollow Palm and in the endgame gain it back with Forbidden Jewels. You can buy jewels for Avatar of the Veil, Avatar of the Slaughter or Rapid Assault.
Standard Setup
1. Rapid Assault
2. Way of the Poacher
3. Quartz Infusion
4. Avatar of the Veil
Rapid Assault
I take this first because Ice Crash feels better the more attack speed you have. In the endgame, Avatar of the Slaughter is more DPS and you can swap to it if desired.
Way of the Poacher
Pure damage, frenzy generation even on bosses. Very strong.
Quartz Infusion
Huge for defense and quality of life. Phasing feels great.
Avatar of the Veil
50% ailment avoid is a massive defense boost. Since we’re always phasing, enemies always have reduced cold resistance.
Bandits
Kill them all, we have a lot of things to grab on the tree so extra points are the best choice here.
Pantheons
- Major: Brine King is one of the few ways we can protect ourselves from Stuns so I usually just run that. You can also use flask+ailment mastery for stuns and run Lunaris here.
- Minor: Shakari is the easiest way to get some protection from poison, Ryslatha is also a strong choice.