(3.16) NERFED DO NOT PLAY THIS Raider Archmage BF/BB [CHEAP, Tanky, HCSSF viable, (100m+ dps)

Thank you for this guide! I'm loving this build.

I do have a couple questions. First, from harvest I got the quality upgrade for the weapon increasing area, which I believe is just the size of abilities rather than damage. Should I use it?

Also, I'm not understanding how you sustain Agnostic. Without it I'm doing well on mana with only one flask, but still sometimes run out. I can't imagine being able to sustain with it. I have like 6500 mana and regen on several pieces, including the 70% regen boot enchant.

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Doomherald26 wrote:

Thank you for this guide! I'm loving this build.

I do have a couple questions. First, from harvest I got the quality upgrade for the weapon increasing area, which I believe is just the size of abilities rather than damage. Should I use it?

Also, I'm not understanding how you sustain Agnostic. Without it I'm doing well on mana with only one flask, but still sometimes run out. I can't imagine being able to sustain with it. I have like 6500 mana and regen on several pieces, including the 70% regen boot enchant.

you may be overspamming your blade blast too much, in better gear you can eventually sustain agnostic, righteous fire, and blood rage. So it's totally doable at your mana levels. Make sure you have mind drinker anointed.

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ChemistHCSSF wrote:

you may be overspamming your blade blast too much, in better gear you can eventually sustain agnostic, righteous fire, and blood rage. So it's totally doable at your mana levels. Make sure you have mind drinker anointed.

I haven't tried Agnostic since I got a lot more mana, mana regen and mind drinker so I may actually be fine and just don't know it lol. What about the increased area quality effect on the weapon? Do you think I should do it? I'm worried it will make bladefall too spread out, but it will also make blade blast larger so that might make up for it? Idk..

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Doomherald26 wrote:

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ChemistHCSSF wrote:

you may be overspamming your blade blast too much, in better gear you can eventually sustain agnostic, righteous fire, and blood rage. So it's totally doable at your mana levels. Make sure you have mind drinker anointed.

I haven't tried Agnostic since I got a lot more mana, mana regen and mind drinker so I may actually be fine and just don't know it lol. What about the increased area quality effect on the weapon? Do you think I should do it? I'm worried it will make bladefall too spread out, but it will also make blade blast larger so that might make up for it? Idk..

there's no positive or negative to it really, flat AoE doesn't necessarily hurt or help

This build looks really cool but i have one question about clarity setup - does clarity need to be on lvl 1? or just max it?

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Kkemot wrote:

This build looks really cool but i have one question about clarity setup - does clarity need to be on lvl 1? or just max it?

it should be level one, the flat mana regen isn't that good. Should also be an anomalous clarity paired with a watcher's eye

Hey Chemist,

Cool build, been wanting to try raider for a while so gave this a shot.
I think I used your older guide, leveled with lightning traps and a +1 tabula, damage was decent but definitely dropped off hard act 6+ against bigger bosses.

After switching to AM and BFBB, damage has been steadily going as I get upgrades, imo started feeling smooth at 5K+ mana.
It is super tanky, I think i've died twice so far since going agnostic - once to chaos degen + hezmin ( working on getting chaos res ) and once to a very rippy ultimatum with map mods ( juiced speed + negative res + extra dmg + had no warding flask ), i'm not using a shield or vigilant strike either and it's still insanely tanky.

Anyway, still progressing the atlas in T13 maps currently with maybe 60c of gear, doing good lol.

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ChemistHCSSF wrote:

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Kkemot wrote:

This build looks really cool but i have one question about clarity setup - does clarity need to be on lvl 1? or just max it?

it should be level one, the flat mana regen isn't that good. Should also be an anomalous clarity paired with a watcher's eye

right got it but tell me one more - why clear mind cobalt jewel with "% increased Spell Damage while no Mana is Reserved" if we use clarity and wrath??

thank you for the wonderful guide. I have read it twice but I will continue to study it to learn more.

One item I have struggled to understand is this comment made about Arcane Cloak:

"This doesn't belong on left click, don't treat it like steelskin"

I understand the comment, but my confusion comes from the fact that every video posted in the guide shows Arcane Cloak being used on left click...

Is this a HC/SC thing where in HC one should selfcast but in SC one can get away with left click?

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Kkemot wrote:

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ChemistHCSSF wrote:

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Kkemot wrote:

This build looks really cool but i have one question about clarity setup - does clarity need to be on lvl 1? or just max it?

it should be level one, the flat mana regen isn't that good. Should also be an anomalous clarity paired with a watcher's eye

right got it but tell me one more - why clear mind cobalt jewel with "% increased Spell Damage while no Mana is Reserved" if we use clarity and wrath??

I checked in the POB. You are correct about that stat not being useful once we reserve any mana. However, the other stat on Clear Mind is strong for the build.