(3.16) NERFED DO NOT PLAY THIS Raider Archmage BF/BB [CHEAP, Tanky, HCSSF viable, (100m+ dps)

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

I am level 88, have 4.2k life and just past 8k mana.

I am really enjoying mapping with the build.

I do have one clear problem though I have not figured out how to solve. When fighting a single target with a large health pool and little to no adds, I run out of mana and have to either portal out or run around like a nut waiting for the mana to regen.

I am trying very hard not to spam, but with out mind drinker kicking in, my mana pool is not regening by itself fast enough, which is clearly due to my gear I assume.

I am using Clarity and the Watcher's Eye with Clarity that restores mana on damage but it is not enough I fear.

I was wondering if I should still keep Clarity only on level 1 given this issue. I know I would lose damage if I level Clarity up but I was hoping if that tradeoff would be worth it until I get better regen on my gear...Although I fear this won't likely make much of a difference either since even a level 20 Clarity does not add a ton of regen...

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WorderMostFoul wrote:

Definitely get yourself at Atziri's Foible, that will help a ton. That's cheap. Then get a Cloak of Defiance, that's a massive help. The rest is getting increased mana regen rate on your gear and tree.

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Ulizeus wrote:

Sup, I did conquerors at awa3 (now at awa4) and hardly had issues, you don't need sigil at bosses, t12-13 bosses are not hard with no dmg boost (like % phys to cold dmg for example).
You should aim for enchant on your boots and mana regen in weaps, crafted if it is too expensive, other big boost to mana regen is CoD, that 1% is a lot above 7k mana pool, the loose with clarity at lvl 1 vs lvl 20 is like 4% dmg but the mana regen is a lot. Don't forget to use AM to proc Arcane Surge, another big mana regen if you are struggling at bosses with no adds, as you no longer regen 2% per kill and those BB cost a lot, kite around the boss, shouldn't be that hard. I'm at 8k mana poll and 3.8 k life, struggling only on ultims, like sometimes I get overrated and is hard to continue or I die.

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TheHeadsmasher wrote:

Hi,

Is Thread of Hope setup really worth it? I see it costs a lot of points just to get Frenzy charge for mapping? With the same number of points, I think we can get more return from mana nodes. Frenzy charge can be obtained from running Blood Rage.

Thanks

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onqlud wrote:

How do you combine Clarity + CLear Mind Cobalt Jewel? I lose damage.

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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Ulizeus wrote:

Sup, I did conquerors at awa3 (now at awa4) and hardly had issues, you don't need sigil at bosses, t12-13 bosses are not hard with no dmg boost (like % phys to cold dmg for example).
You should aim for enchant on your boots and mana regen in weaps, crafted if it is too expensive, other big boost to mana regen is CoD, that 1% is a lot above 7k mana pool, the loose with clarity at lvl 1 vs lvl 20 is like 4% dmg but the mana regen is a lot. Don't forget to use AM to proc Arcane Surge, another big mana regen if you are struggling at bosses with no adds, as you no longer regen 2% per kill and those BB cost a lot, kite around the boss, shouldn't be that hard. I'm at 8k mana poll and 3.8 k life, struggling only on ultims, like sometimes I get overrated and is hard to continue or I die.

Thank you for the advice.

Am I reading the Clarity gem wrong? From what I see at level 20, I am only adding 33 mana per second regen. That does not seem like it is going to make much difference when my 8k pool gets drained with no ads.

I may try it though while waiting to make the move to Foible..