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

Just hit 72 in ssf, mostly farming BA, got 3 humilities. I must be doing something wrong but the 4l LT feels really bad going into maps even with the swap for bosses and im losing motivation fast trying to farm for a 5l to make a switch.

When do I respec? PoB says lvl 70ish but I reached the PoB's 'before respec' tree at lvl 60. Do I wait for gear/mana/regret orbs before respec?

Great build! It took a while to get started for me but I'm now breezing through maps with it.



Got quite lucky when these gloves dropped and found that they work great as a 5L for Bladefall, and the crit synergises with Elemental Overload nicely for a great damage boost. The gloves are cheap, perhaps somebody wants to utilise them in their characters. Best of luck.

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ihaveBO wrote:

When do I respec? PoB says lvl 70ish but I reached the PoB's 'before respec' tree at lvl 60. Do I wait for gear/mana/regret orbs before respec?

Don't rush the respect at your lvl or it'll be unplayable. Just wait to have enough resources to respec properly

Can this build use "Clear Mind" jewel?
Since there is no mana reserve.
Would increase Spell Damage from Clear Mind applies to Archmage?

Made it into maps, respeced around 75 after farming a tabula. Feels alright, maybe im just not used to casting sequence after i sometimes dont cast bladeblast even if i press it (maybe to fast?). Hopefully more cast speed and the uber lab will help with the cast speed. Only other issue i run into is mana, but that is more likely my playstyle i hit bladeblast a few more times than i should after each bladefall.

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fiyawerx wrote:

Just hit 72 in ssf, mostly farming BA, got 3 humilities. I must be doing something wrong but the 4l LT feels really bad going into maps even with the swap for bosses and im losing motivation fast trying to farm for a 5l to make a switch.

I'm having the same issues(got 4 humility) and 4l LT damage is horrible
I'm thinking on respecting into a 4L BBBF as I can't think it can be any worst than the current setup

If you are around level 70 go for the respec. Also had the trouble that I didnt get any 5 link drop. My mana didnt looked that bad (around 2.3k) so I respeced it and went with a 4L BB/BL. Damage not the greatest but it doesnt feel that clunky like the traps. Then I kept farming some T1 and T2 maps and blood aqueduct. In the end I got harvest in one of the maps and the 5 link craft.

Would be nice to have a guide on how we should play this build.
That would reduce the amount of people asking on how to play it.

Heya, I have chosen your build for this league and 1 thing bother me. Whenever I cast blade blast before bladefall knives fall on the floor, it casts twice in a row. Is this intended interaction? It makes mana sustain almost impossible.