[3.16] Enki's Archmage Hierophant - a beginner-friendly Lightning Caster
" Yes, that is how Conviction of Power works. If you need the mana regen to be able to cast then Aylardex is probably going to feel better. If you have enough mana regen from other sources then Atziri's is probably going to outperform it. |
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It's all sunshine and rainbows, but arc elementalist is NOT dead, not by a long ass shot. Quad golems, winter+storm shapers and a cheeky bonechill and everything gets instantly clapped in extra slow motion.
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Great guide! When do you suggest switching from wands to a staff while leveling?
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" well, since there's only 1 staff specific cluster in the build and it's not a make-it-or-break-it cluster you should use w/e you have, it literally doesn't matter what you're using before Pledge, since decent 5l staves are only a couple ch each hell you can go staves as soon as 28 with a xirgil's crank if you want to |
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Hey, I'd really want to thank you for this build and guide! I started playing this game last week and am currently on act 7(And have a ton of fun). Your guide has been amazing in easing me through the game system and giving me chance to get a feel for the game while not being overwhelmed.
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also just hit map wasted 20c on life/mana/res gear as the guide said to, and still getting my ass absolutelly kicked in T1 maps doing 5m clears, fml 2 wasted days.
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" Is this trolling or am I missing something? Looking at your character you are not ascended to Hierophant, you are level 64 (Tier 1 Maps start at 68 afaik, meaning you do less damage and monsters do more) and you have Arc and Ball Lightning with 3 supports in your 5-link and 2x Archmage, 1x Lightning Pen, 1x Spell Echo in one 4-link. This doesn't make sense to me. |
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" https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3152771 I guess the latest patch notes were good for the build? Last edited by jybpoe#3366 on Jul 28, 2021, 4:31:30 AM
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" This seems more like a compensation because they reduced the mana cost of all the other gems (Lightning Penetration, Spell echo etc.). Without this buff to the Archmage support gem itself this patch would have been more like an additional nerf. |
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@Enki:
What do you think about putting Unnatural Instinct in the socket near the "Shaper" notable in the endgame tree? If you use the small passives with life regen to go there that should provide 330 additional Mana, a decent amount of mana regen and quite a bit of damage. I saw something like that on the Archmage Raider builds last league. Last edited by Tehed#7462 on Jul 28, 2021, 7:13:38 AM
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