[EA] 100% cold converted Freezing Spark Stormweaver - Mana Stacking Archmage MoM+CI

Are you working under the Assumption we get 180 spirit in the campaign? We dont. We get 100. How are we supposed to sustain double blasphemy archmage clarity and shock setup. Blud wants like 150 spirit on gear or what

Thank you. Great build.

What do you think about possibility to use Archmage on other ascendancy's (without any skills for mana recovery). Is it's possible to achieve required mana recovery just by gear and passive tree and what kind of breakpoints for mana regen we should aim?

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X3n_#5275 wrote:

Not using Mana Tempest on a literal mana stacking lightning build is... a choice?

we want MoM to work, mana tempest sounds good on paper, but drains your mana in seconds (especially badly, due to spark's high cast speed and out constantly triggered ball lightning) and no amount of regen seems to be able to comfortably sustain it.

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Is it's possible to achieve required mana recovery just by gear and passive tree and what kind of breakpoints for mana regen we should aim?

I've haven't crunched the raw numbers, but I think it'd be very difficult. Acrane surge isn't just "increased" mana regen, its "more" mana regen. Plus, stormweaver mana scaling arcane surge is a huge boost. I'm not saying it's impossible to sustain with other classes, but this makes it undenaibly comfy.

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theherbalist#5190 wrote:

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SneakZ89#1572 wrote:

great builds was curious how its working in practice. also what weapons and how do you get enough spirit.

I've added some info on weapons in the gear section.

As far as spirit goes, you get some in the campaign for boss kills. if you're struggling early game, you might need to snag an amulet with spirit or at a push, run a scepter in off hand. You can also get spirit rolls on chest armor pieces, too.

It's what? Archmage>Cast on shock > Blaspheme


in terms of what to use spirit on first? Tbh I'm not certain how you'll ever get enough spirit to run 2 curses in blaspheme. I'm at 192 spirit with 50 from neck and 38 from chest and it's not even enough to get Blaspheme online. Do you know of an alternative?

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WostenYad#0608 wrote:

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theherbalist#5190 wrote:

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SneakZ89#1572 wrote:

great builds was curious how its working in practice. also what weapons and how do you get enough spirit.

I've added some info on weapons in the gear section.

As far as spirit goes, you get some in the campaign for boss kills. if you're struggling early game, you might need to snag an amulet with spirit or at a push, run a scepter in off hand. You can also get spirit rolls on chest armor pieces, too.

It's what? Archmage>Cast on shock > Blaspheme


in terms of what to use spirit on first? Tbh I'm not certain how you'll ever get enough spirit to run 2 curses in blaspheme. I'm at 192 spirit with 50 from neck and 38 from chest and it's not even enough to get Blaspheme online. Do you know of an alternative?

You're absolutely right. I think blasphemy is a pipe dream atm. Archmage+cast on shock are priority 1, the curse setup is just to save a few clicks.

Gotcha, ty for the guide. Been following so far and it's slapping. Appreciate the reply

Thanks man, let me know if you're running into any other issues or things that work better and I'll ammend the build. I've changed the curse setup to be spiritless and hopefully feel pretty low maintenance in the guide now.

Can't beat viper in act 3 any issue ? Got 45 lvl, idk what to do acctually. Should i move to mid game skill tree? Got 2 ascendancy.. im in little trap cant move forward if i dont kill her...

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Scavangerr#7318 wrote:

Can't beat viper in act 3 any issue ? Got 45 lvl, idk what to do acctually. Should i move to mid game skill tree? Got 2 ascendancy.. im in little trap cant move forward if i dont kill her...

Yeah, definitely move to midgame. It's hard to offer solid advice though, given everyuone's playstyle is different and there's a lot to be said for trying to go all in on dps if you're good at dodging. Also, try to fix your resists, at least for the boss' damage.

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theherbalist#5190 wrote:

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X3n_#5275 wrote:

Not using Mana Tempest on a literal mana stacking lightning build is... a choice?

we want MoM to work, mana tempest sounds good on paper, but drains your mana in seconds (especially badly, due to spark's high cast speed and out constantly triggered ball lightning) and no amount of regen seems to be able to comfortably sustain it.

You don't need to sustain it, the damage bonus is immediate rather than ramping up along with the drain. This means you can comfortably use it for the duration of a damage rotation to kill packs and or damage windows during bosses. Virtually anyone who knows what they're doing is doing it, it's 70% bonus damage on its own. You link it with Inspiration for 40% less mana cost, premeditation for 15% more damage and Murderous Intent for culling strike. Mana Remnants is also an available mana generation option, and you should be using Font of Mana on orb of storms.