The Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow has been reworked for Path of Exile 2, enhancing its elemental synergy, freeze potential, and utility for mana generation, making it a top choice for those focusing on cold damage and crowd control.
Original Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow
Base Stats:
- Physical Damage: 6-10
- Cold Damage: 6-10
- Critical Hit Chance: 5.00%
- Attacks Per Second: 1.60
- Reload Time: 0.80
- Modifiers:
- Adds 6 to 10 Cold Damage
- Gain 5 Mana per Enemy Killed
- 47% Increased Freeze Buildup
- Attacks Chain 2 Additional Times
The original version of Mist Whisper was centered around cold damage, freeze buildup, and enhanced utility through mana generation with the bonus of chaining attacks, which was perfect for clearing groups of enemies quickly.
Updated Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow in Path of Exile 2
Base Stats:
- Physical Damage: 6-10
- Cold Damage: 10-13
- Critical Hit Chance: 5.00%
- Attacks Per Second: 1.60
- Reload Time: 0.80
Modifiers:
- Adds 10 to 13 Cold Damage
- Gain 5 Mana per Enemy Killed
- 33% Increased Freeze Buildup
- 30% Increased Chill Duration on Enemies
- Attacks Chain 2 Additional Times
What’s Changed?
1. Increased Cold Damage Range
The cold damage has been significantly boosted from 6-10 to 10-13, enhancing the weapon’s ability to freeze and chill enemies, offering more consistent elemental damage output.
2. Reduced Freeze Buildup Increase
The Freeze Buildup increase has been reduced from 47% to 33%, likely to balance the stronger cold damage output and chill duration improvements.
3. Enhanced Chill Duration
A new modifier grants a 30% Increased Chill Duration on Enemies, making the weapon more effective at applying crowd control effects. This can help slow enemies for longer, making it even more useful in both single-target and mob control scenarios.
Impact on Builds
1. Cold Damage Builds
The new version of Mist Whisper is tailored for builds that focus on cold damage and freezing effects, making it an ideal choice for archers or ranged characters who want to maximize freeze and chill effects.
2. Freeze and Chill Synergy
With the increased chill duration and freeze buildup, players can now keep enemies slowed and impaired for longer periods, making it great for controlling large packs of enemies.
3. Mana Sustainability
The 5 Mana per Enemy Killed mod makes Mist Whisper perfect for builds that rely on consistent mana generation. It’s especially useful for skill-heavy builds that need to keep their mana pool up during long encounters.
4. Chain Attack Playstyles
The Attacks Chain 2 Additional Times modifier remains unchanged, allowing for a more dynamic combat style, hitting multiple enemies with a single shot. This ability works well in areas with large groups of enemies, as it lets you clear waves efficiently.
Tips for Using Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow
- Enhance Cold Damage:
Focus on adding more cold damage modifiers, especially those that scale with elemental damage or freeze effects, to complement the increased cold damage range. - Utilize Freeze and Chill:
Consider pairing Mist Whisper with other freeze and chill-enhancing gear or skills, such as those that add additional cold damage or critical strike chances, to maximize your crowd control and damage output. - Mana Builds:
Since the crossbow grants mana per enemy killed, you can take advantage of this modifier by building around skills with high mana costs or using skills that generate additional kills, like area-of-effect (AoE) skills. - Chain Attacks for Clear Speed:
Use the chaining feature to deal with large packs of enemies. Skills with a broad area of effect will maximize the number of enemies hit by each shot.
The Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow in Path of Exile 2 is now even more effective for players seeking to combine elemental damage with freeze and chill mechanics. Whether you’re focusing on cold-based damage, controlling large groups of enemies, or maintaining your mana pool, this revamped crossbow is an essential item for a variety of builds.
What kind of cold-based build will you be crafting with the new Mist Whisper? Let us know in the comments!
