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

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scrambled777 wrote:

Or maybe put Blood Rage in trigger weapon if that works?.

It will work in the trigger weapon.

I stuck RF in my trigger weapon for QOL which was great because I kept forgetting to turn it on every time I moved to a new areas. Once I put it in my scepter, the weapon did it for me. It should provide the same function for Blood Rage.

If you are having any issues with Blood Rage's degen, you can replace it for the time being with Cold Snap which will give you the frenzy charges when mapping (but not against single target)

Hey there,

Still having a lot of fun with this build, thanks to a few upgrades, I can do T16 maps easily now.

My only problem is mana management on bosses when there are no adds. I have 980/s mana regen currently (POB). What is the recommended value ?
Should I try Clarity setup ? I fear that it will destroy my dps and my ability to do T16 efficiently.

I'm in SSF, still no Atziri Foible. Maybe it's the main problem ?

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TKz wrote:

Hey there,

Still having a lot of fun with this build, thanks to a few upgrades, I can do T16 maps easily now.

My only problem is mana management on bosses when there are no adds. I have 980/s mana regen currently (POB). What is the recommended value ?
Should I try Clarity setup ? I fear that it will destroy my dps and my ability to do T16 efficiently.

I'm in SSF, still no Atziri Foible. Maybe it's the main problem ?

Yeah, Atziri's Foible will help you more than anything else. It's a must for any build running Agnostic/Archmage, in my opinion, rivalled only by a god-tier rare. Cloak of Defiance is also obviously an enormous help here. SSF is tough...I pretty much always find one or two of both each league, but only when I'm not looking for them, of course.

Tempered/Transcendent Mind are also great for mana sustain, but again, impossible to guarantee in SSF no matter how much temple farming you do.

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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d373rmined wrote:

What is the most important mods when searching for a weapon? Can anyone please list them out in order of importance.
Follow up question, does xx% increased critical strike chance for spells mod benefit our build at all?

Mana, spell damage, cast speed and mana regen for weapon and then any other stats that can help your build (lightning damage, elemental damage, a resist you need etc).

This build employs Elemental Overload, so you only need enough crit chance to crit once every 8 seconds or so. I had no issues keeping up EO and I don't think I had any crit chance stats on any of my gear.

Bladefall does a really good job of proccing EO.

I agree with the weapon affix priority. But I have to differ on my experience with EO. I've been paying attention a lot recently, and it is most definitely not active all of the time with base BF crit at 12%. Not even a majority of the time. That's for both bossing and mapping. I crafted crit chance on a quartz flask yesterday and it made a noticeable improvement, but still not enough.

I think this part of the damage engine has been overlooked by many on this thread. You are losing a fuck-ton of damage every time you hit an enemy without EO active, resulting in a tangible loss of speed and safety, especially since we spend so much time standing still. Spell crit is a stupidly easy affix to find on weapons, and all you need is one well-rolled one to bring your crit to 18-20%, which is what in my experience is generally necessary for EO builds.

My understanding is that critical strike chance is rolled once per skill activation, not on a per-hit basis. So it's not like each blade has its own chance to proc EO; in any given cast of the spell, either all blades crit or none do. So crit chance is definitely more important than people think. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here (a source would be great because I'm striking out on finding one).

I had some luck with loots so i could afford the cluster setup, :

- Large cluster with - storm drinker, Doryani's Lesson and Scintillating idea
- Medium with evil eye and tempt the sotrm
- small with scintillating idea and + max mana

No more money :) !

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WorderMostFoul wrote:

Yeah, Atziri's Foible will help you more than anything else. It's a must for any build running Agnostic/Archmage, in my opinion, rivalled only by a god-tier rare. Cloak of Defiance is also obviously an enormous help here. SSF is tough...I pretty much always find one or two of both each league, but only when I'm not looking for them, of course.

Tempered/Transcendent Mind are also great for mana sustain, but again, impossible to guarantee in SSF no matter how much temple farming you do.

Thanks for your insights.
I read your post, then started a T16 map, and I found a Cloak of Defiance (in ultimatum) !

However I have absolutely no idea how I will get my resistances back without any res on chest ..

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Uriacesjaces wrote:

I had some luck with loots so i could afford the cluster setup, :

- Large cluster with - storm drinker, Doryani's Lesson and Scintillating idea
- Medium with evil eye and tempt the sotrm
- small with scintillating idea and + max mana

No more money :) !

Wow, nice! What kind of difference has it made?

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TKz wrote:

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WorderMostFoul wrote:

Yeah, Atziri's Foible will help you more than anything else. It's a must for any build running Agnostic/Archmage, in my opinion, rivalled only by a god-tier rare. Cloak of Defiance is also obviously an enormous help here. SSF is tough...I pretty much always find one or two of both each league, but only when I'm not looking for them, of course.

Tempered/Transcendent Mind are also great for mana sustain, but again, impossible to guarantee in SSF no matter how much temple farming you do.

Thanks for your insights.
I read your post, then started a T16 map, and I found a Cloak of Defiance (in ultimatum) !

However I have absolutely no idea how I will get my resistances back without any res on chest ..

Wow, that's some crazy coincidence there. Congrats!

You're more of an expert on SSF than I, for sure, but I'd target a new ring first. Essence or Harvest spam should be able to yield a lot more max resist. And you can craft rank 3 single resist onto your belt, use Harvest to roll it into another resist, and then craft more resistances on afterward. Obviously the boots are a prime choice, but I understand the annoyance factor in trying to craft another because of the regen enchantment.

But you'll make it work and it will make a huge difference. Throw a Foible on top once you've found one and it'll be night and day.

There's a prophecy that gives Foible, but it's gotta be pretty rare because I don't remember ever seeing it in-game myself.

Hi,

Crown of the inward Eye with a Blade Blast inc AoE effect has less boss DPS than with Arcane Cloak enchant. Why does OP do this?

Thanks

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WorderMostFoul wrote:

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Uriacesjaces wrote:

I had some luck with loots so i could afford the cluster setup, :

- Large cluster with - storm drinker, Doryani's Lesson and Scintillating idea
- Medium with evil eye and tempt the sotrm
- small with scintillating idea and + max mana

No more money :) !

Wow, nice! What kind of difference has it made?

If i watch my POB i went from 16.5M at 10blades to 23M Sirius dps so about +45% :).