Great guide, thank you so much for the hard work. I've got Gaiana up to lvl 11 now on Freedom, and she is an absolute blast to play.
I am wondering one thing, though: why is everyone so high on picking up Quicksand? It slows the runners, but it doesn't seem to affect recharge in any way. With snowstorm the mobs are slowed, and with stone cages they're not going anywhere anyway, so... why take quicksand?
I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions on the build in the future as I level up.

Thanks again for a wonderful guide!