Haste cap on a single Warhammer hit + the oppressive control and crazy survivability of Ice Gauntlet? Shuts down melee fighters instantly and hits like a truck? This build is is crazy strong.. it might actually be better than Inferno Hammer.

Since Warhammer is the damage weapon here, the build is basically a full on STR build. Since diminishing returns hurt your damage scaling real bad after 400+ STR, it is well worth it to get 200 CON and 50 FOC for durability.

The Hammer would be perfect with Plagued Strikes instead of Shirking Nature. You MUST have a Runeglass DOT gem on your hammer to take advantage of the 1 hit haste buff from the Facilitated Expedition passive.

Since Deep Freeze hits like a noodle on this build the perks you choose don’t really matter, I would actually recommend not upgrading it until you want to use it for an INT based build!

The gear is awesome the way it is, with a few changes to make it perfect. I’d love to replace the two Health perks with Freedom, and the second Hasted Vigor perk with Elemental Aversion / Enchanted Ward.

Unending Thaw would be an amazing armor perk for extending the duration of Chill on targets after they exit Ice Storm.

The Tumbler Feetwraps are fantastic for solo PvP, but since the Warhammer can hit Empower cap without them you can use any artifact of choice here. Featherweight + two Frigid Dawn pieces would be awesome too!

The jewelry is perfect. You can also use the Phoenix Artifact amulet for this build since Warhammer is one of the best weapons for trading blows with opponents. This combo would give you some very surprising durability / burst opportunities.

Use the best food you can find, honing stones, and mana pots for that healthy toast perk! I prefer Infused Regeneration potions since they give the most healing out of all your choices in PvP.