[3.10]LL Storm Brand Archmage Inquisitor - Meta but not Meta //Uber Elder DOWN - A8 Sirus DOWN//
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***Guide in progress***
Introduction Hello all. A little introduction about this build. I've been playing since Abyss League and finally decided to theory craft a build for the Delirium league. Using the pre-release patch notes and references to existing (pre-Archmage support) guides, I came to the conclusion that Inquisitor and Hierophant was my best bet. After browsing various forums, it seemed everybody was going to use Hierophant for Archmage and I just decided to go against the grain just a little ;). Inquisitor remained the 2nd least used ascendancy for the Delirium league. This became my league starter; lots of brick walls, pushing the build and amassing death counts, 200+ orbs of regrets to re-spec into Hierophant (Twice!) and back to get a good feel of the ascendancies, hit and misses with currency spent. Also converted my Ice Nova Assassin into a Storm Brand Trickster for further comparision. But alas! For better or worse, it is ready for the world to see. Video Showcase Future feature Pros and Cons
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- Storm Brand is a decent league starter skill - Elemental Ailment immune - Required uniques are fairly cheap to obtain to get started - Good speed for mapping - Excellent for bossing - 4 gem sockets that is completely optional - Build it how you want - Dealing with Chaos damage can be iffy without a large enough mana pool - No Elemental reflect or Atziri - Uses mostly uniques without resistances so resistances mainly dependant on 2x Rings, Belt and Boots. Damage Numbers/Config Explained for POB
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While it may be nice to post big numbers, I'd like to make it realistic.
What does that mean? It means that the numbers and POB config that I use to simulate the numbers will match the likely conditions for the encounter. For example, against Sirus you would not be able to use Vaal skills so I would exclude those skills. POB
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Starter https://pastebin.com/tbJJwSCr Summary: 4M Shaper/Sirus DPS per Brand attached, 7.2K ES, 6L Body, No Vaal skills used, All Flasks up. Approximate Value of gear at time of writing ~4EX (Probably was closer to 7-10 EX near league start; 6L Ivory Tower alone was 4.5 EX) Explanation: This is mainly the gear that I have currently with the exception of: - Skyforth taken off and a generic made up boot with average stats has been put in place - All gems have been replaced with reasonably obtainable ones. 20/20 non-awakened version. - Crit Cinderswallow Urn and Bottled Faith replaced by Atziri's Promise and Wise Oak - Watcher's Eye replaced by Fevered Mind - Lower number of Fevered Minds in tree (easier for recasting) My Current Gear https://pastebin.com/wid8MjM8 Summary: 18M Shaper/Sirus DPS per Brand attached if on Full ES - 21M if leeching ES, 7k ES, 28% Shock (explanation later in guide), No Vaal skills used, All Flasks up. Approximate Value of gear at time of writing - 68 EX. Explanation: Specced out of Inevitable Judgement. Kills Sirus last phase in approx 5 seconds. Specced into Explosive Runes for an extra Brand for mapping at cost of some DPS.
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Starter Build
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End Game Build
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FAQ
Last edited by KaneUnforgiven on May 14, 2020, 6:20:07 PM Last bumped on May 14, 2020, 8:51:28 AM
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