The focus here is to be permanently transformed in Spriggan Form casting Summon Healing Totem with Summon Vines, x2 Summon Spriggan and a Summon Scorpion all to support in your mission for Frostbite glory.
The main damage for this build comes from the huge amount of Frostbite stacks that can be applied through every mechanic going on in this build. We apply Frostbite ourselves through casting Summon Healing Totem which takes all effects from Summon Thorn Totem due to the Spriggan Form skill node Spiked Totems 1/1, triples up with Unbound Garden 1/3 and then becomes a deadly cryosplosion with the addition of the Summon Thorn Totem skill nodes Rotten Core 1/1 and Pillars of Heorot 1/1.
Because of the nature of Spriggan Form converting Mana to Rage and removing all resource consumption from Summon Thorn Totem, this build can infinitely cast these summons without ever having to worry about mana management. In combination with Memories of Eterra 2/3 we generate more mana than we use, making this a very casual build to play.
We boost the freeze potential by taking Frost Attunement 1/1 which improves our freeze rate mutiplier of our totems up front and per point of attunement making this a very desirable stat for the build. The damage potential of the Frostbite stacks are increased through the use of Ancient Power 4/4 and Lethal Thicket 4/4 which are the only two additional multiplicative nodes that currently work with minion dot damage here, so we want to max these were possible. If you have managed to max your skill points through levelling and gear, then it is highly recommended to go up to the Frenetic Attunement 2/3 node for a bit of extra summon speed for free which further improves the rate at which you can apply Frostbite and as a result improves the builds overall DPS.
Support from Summon Vines and the Spriggan Form node Huntersbane 1/1 allow the vines to attack at range and it's quite astounding how fast these can apply Frostbite. We don't care if they die because the speed at which you can summon them back up with the huge cast speed we will be running is trivial enough, so these are essentially expendable minions that can aggro mobs and help you sustain higher levels of DoT damage. This is especially useful against bosses where this build can sometimes lack the damage. It is definitely recommended to try get up to 400 - 500 stacks of frostbite on a boss consistently if you can, although 100 - 300 which be fine to start with. The higher you can sustain this count the quicker everything will melt since the DoT damage ticks every half second.
Summon Spriggan is predominantly here to support us with their bonuses from their aura that grant extra healing, dodge rating and extra freeze multiplier to us and our minions. This takes the build further into the ice age by allowing even more application of Frostbite at even quicker rates.
We grant ourselves a bit of extra defense capability and healing potential through Eterra's Blessing which connects to Thorn Shield through the node Rosebloom 1/1. We have made Thorn Shield only castable on ourselves through the use of Introspection 1/1 making it super easy to cast on ourselves at rapid speeds with our huge cast speed. In combination with Deep Roots 2/3 and Eterra's Bulwark 1/5 we allow the stacks of Thorn Shield to last longer and improve our defense beyond our base level. It's worth noting that not many nodes have been taken here in the build due to other priorities, but you can choose to put more here if that is more to your preference. It's also worth nothing that there is no cap to the number of Thorn Shield stacks you can apply to yourself, so it is very possible to sustain 8 - 10 stacks here during combat.
The final skill is really what ever you would like to play. This guide opts for the skill Summon Scorpion because it can be converted to cold damage with the Cold-Blooded 1/1 node, is surprisingly tanky and can be made to become rather enormous compared to you and your other minions, so naturally becomes a bigger target for enemies to attack. This was found to be useful at taking some pressure off the Summon Spriggan companions in particular.
