[3.10] Archmage + Indigon Storm Brand Hiero Build Guide | 8.5 mil Shaper dps | Video

Gear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=119s
Gems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=350s
Flasks & Pantheon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=492s
How the build works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=523s
Optimizing mana usage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=791s
Ascendancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=925s
Passive Tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=1059s
Configuring Path of Building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=1401s
Conclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=1551s
Deathless Uber Elder Kill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=1623s

This is much easier explained in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=523s

I currently have a mana pool of 8475, and my storm brand costs 655 mana. Casting storm brand once will proc 3 instances of the indigon increased cost of spells and spell damage. This makes storm brand now cost cost 1770 and the tooltip average damage over doubles from 33 thousand to 74 thousand

So what if I cast storm brand twice. The mana cost jumps to 5118, and the damage 239 thousand. The tooltip damage on storm brand does not factor in cast speed at all, nor lightning penetration, or the fact it does 130% more damage to an enemy the brand is attached to.

What happens if I cast storm brand a 3rd time? The mana cost jumps to 14,418 and the damage drops to 28 thousand. This is because the mana cost of the skill is larger than my mana pool of 8475.

So the way that you map with this character is to cast storm brand twice and wait for the mana cost to drop back down to 655 before casting 2 more, then you continuously move the brands around using brand recall. All of the currently active brands will deal the damage indicated on the tooltip regardless of when they were cast.

If you cast more storm brands before the mana cost drops back to its base value, you may push the mana cost above the total of your mana pool bricking your damage for the next 4 seconds. Like I said earlier it requires some restraint that becomes muscle memory.

For bosses you want to push the mana cost of your storm brand as high as possible without going over your maximum mana. To achieve this I have an orb of storms linked with archmage and faster casting causing it to cost 238 mana which is enough to proc 1 instance of the indigon's effects. This raises the storm brand's mana cost from 655 to 1027, after 1 storm brand cast the mana cost is now 2886, after a 2nd storm brand cast, the mana cost is now 8094 which is still with in my limit of 8475.

At this point if I use any one of my other skills (brand recall, flame dash, molten shell, or shield charge) the mana cost of storm brand goes to 8466. Only 9 mana under my maximum mana pool. A second cast of any of these skills in the 4 second window, and it will push the cost of the storm brand over the maximum mana pool and the damage will be gone.

As long as you do not get to trigger happy with skills, you lay down the skill combo, dodge maybe 1 attack and the boss will be dead if you executed it properly.

In my video I demonstrate a scenario where I need to change the mana cost of my storm brand to make it work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whudKBNFdCY&t=791s

If you are trying to replicate this build you are going to have different gear, meaning a different amount of max mana, and different skill costs so you may have to tweak things in order to juice your storm brand to its maximum damage potential.

First off, quality on the archmage support increases mana cost by .5 percent per 1 percent quality. This can greatly change the mana cost of your storm brand and the amount of instances of the Indigon effects you are using. I recommend leaving archmage at 0% quality when using Indigon.

Indigon can roll between 50 to 60 increased spell damage per 200 mana spent recently. The lower the roll on the Indigon the more freedom you will have to remp up your mana cost.

On the passive tree there are several nodes that reduce the mana cost of skills as well. The Righteous Decree cluster in the tempar start has reduced mana cost of skills. The tireless cluster just below has reduced mana cost of skills. And the dynamo cluster beside the scion life wheel does as well.

If you invest the time to determine how to consistently get your mana cost to as close to your max mana as possible. You will be rewarded with massive damage.