[3.25] The Lazy Nova - Archmage MoM Crit Ice Nova of Frostbolts with Svalinn

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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pcgan wrote:

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

* Put quality on your flasks for better up time

* Get the recommended large cluster jewel shown in the first post POB. This will allow you to change your Glove implicit to lightning pen

* Change your Sulphur flask affix. We are not an armor build (see build guide for suffixes to consider)

* Change your Diamond flask suffix. We are not an evasion build (see build guide for suffixes to consider)

* Get a perfect rolled Rumi's to inch closer to block cap

* Put quality on Purity of Elements. This will help you when you eventually upgrade your rares

* Change your caster Mastery from 6% Increased Cast Speed, to +1 to Intensify

* Slowly start replacing your 20/20 gems with 21/20 gems, and replacing your 20/0 gems with 21/0 gems

appreciated your effort to answer me and what about the empty gem there is room to fit any useful or it will be waste?

You can move Conductivity from shield to boots (arcanist brand set up) and add Wave of Conviction to shield (for lightning exposure)

i like everything andy proposed, except for caster mastery and wave of conviction on shield.
-you are casting speed is on the low, the caster mastery helps a lot. i wouldn't change it before switching to an haunted wand

-you can reroll life leech on gloves to get lightning exposure, so no need to use wave of conviction


to furher expand what andy said:
-buy a bottled faith

-buy a shieldbearer tattoo

-unless you have crazy mov speed (mageblood+haunted wand) frostblink is the fastest way to travel, so my suggestion is to switch the gems of your weapon and boots. this will change nothing for your brand setup (since it is a 3link), but will allow you to support frostblink with faster casting or spell echo (spell echo is faster, but can be clunky)

-remove iron will and the recoup mana mastery. allocate the reduced cost mana mastery and the 10% chance to gain 10% mana mastery. these should help a lot more

-with the rest of your budget you should upgrade your rare slot in order to drop purity and use wrath/zealotry instead. you should also have the money to buy a double wrath/zealotry mod watcher's eye


this changes will basically double your dps
https://pobb.in/NvaCCOuKSc46

after that you should focus on gaining some levels and a better weapon


ps
i removed the haunted mod custom mod from the pob because you don't have it.
i've added +15% fre and col res on custom mod because i didn't want to fiddle around with rares. should be super easy to obtain.

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mamamatejki wrote:

Hey, this is my pob:
https://pobb.in/L-fcA6eRNwAi

can you take a look on that, and check if you see any place for improvment?

-your militant faith is lacking relevant mods, but most importantly is eating up mystic bulwark. change it asap

-the armor mod on silver flask is not very useful

-corrupted leech on amulet is interesting. this can make you switch to the cluster jewels without the need of doryani's lesson

-gems could be lvl 21

my updated pob: https://pobb.in/hed0H6z_Z9bJ
I upgraded my flask to 55% critical chance and i changed militiant faith to area dmg. What else can I do?

Assuming all resistances are capped, would HH in theory be better than Mageblood for the overall content of the game?

I'm running HH and it feels pretty good. I can buy a Mageblood and transition, but I'm thinking if upgrading the rest of the gear to good corrupted items and enchant the wand would be the smart choice. One of the problems with Mageblood is capping block. Still trying to figure out how to do that

Anyone tested both and has thoughts on it?


Current pob for context
https://pobb.in/TtSqJ2jfRugq

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ruialmeida wrote:

Assuming all resistances are capped, would HH in theory be better than Mageblood for the overall content of the game?

I'm running HH and it feels pretty good. I can buy a Mageblood and transition, but I'm thinking if upgrading the rest of the gear to good corrupted items and enchant the wand would be the smart choice. One of the problems with Mageblood is capping block. Still trying to figure out how to do that

Anyone tested both and has thoughts on it?


Current pob for context
https://pobb.in/TtSqJ2jfRugq

it depends exclusively by what content you want to do.

hh is more better for mapping (t16), doing 5way and in general content with a lot of rares, but it's basically a dead slot if you intend to do heavy bossing.

mageblood is good for everything, but probably less fun that hh :)

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Fealwen wrote:

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

You can move Conductivity from shield to boots (arcanist brand set up) and add Wave of Conviction to shield (for lightning exposure)

Have you tried bottled faith with %70 inc effect on bosses. It can add 20m dps I believe. (Sorry for message chain, I'm not familiar writing on forums like this :D)

If I was to run uber bosses, I would consider this, but I can't give up a Mageblood flask slot for Bottled Faith when mapping.

The Gold Flask I have installed into my build, due to my current strat is just insane! I am drowning in gold finally :)

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Fealwen wrote:

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Madara1337 wrote:

Andy can you help me?
I tried to compare your pob to mine, I set it up like you but I end up with much less dps than you
https://pobb.in/GvJHaMtm8bUe

And I did mageblood upgrades like you told me, what are the next steps?
Thank you very much

He's using +1 intensity mastery, militant faith with area damage (however this nullifies the difference between power charges through amulet anoint), his crit chance is %100, enemy is on profane ground, implicits on jewels, 3 level difference, I believe like these little things can sum up to 10m difference in dps

Everything he said, plus I have a larger mana pool. The size of the mana pool effects our DPS due to Archmage and Arcane Cloak.

Next steps would be to finish leveling and consider whether to switch into the new socket set up I have where I am using Rational Doctrine to help me cap crit chance.

i recently switched over to this build and would like some recommendations on the most effective current upgrades, my current budget is about 10 div.
PoB: https://pobb.in/8K8lW7-cIGZ5

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geolas wrote:

i recently switched over to this build and would like some recommendations on the most effective current upgrades, my current budget is about 10 div.
PoB: https://pobb.in/8K8lW7-cIGZ5

hi!

-buy militant faith with relevant mods 3/4div
-buy unnatural instinct 1div
-buy the light of meaning (light dmg) 4div
-buy the runes to enchant your wands with ele weakness on hit (1.5div) or buy a wand with the enchant
-drop ele weakness in the brand setup. slot it conductivity
-drop Lightning pen in the 6l for intensify

At what level is it worth considering switching to the cluster setup?

I just hit 95 but I'm still lacking some of the bigger pieces of the build like Bottled Faith and The Light of Meaning. Should I prioritize getting those before I start looking at a cluster setup?