[3.16] 🔥 Sanavi's Armageddon Brand | Elementalist 🔥 SSF/HC Starter Viable ✔️

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leafyr0kr wrote:

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SanaviEronaile wrote:

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leafyr0kr wrote:

joining the armageddon brand bandwagon after MTX release

so far, levelling has been the breeziest of all (already levelled other 4 characters to maps this league). loving the tanky aspect of the build (block capped, stun immune, possibility of using purity of elements to become ailment immune).

bought an early martyr of innocence, and things are going smoothly.

just one question:

how do you guys deal with armageddon brand's mana cost later on? i'm running a single 50% aura and herald, because I'm with clarity + vitality maxed out to actually let me cast stuff and survive. dumping just clarity would give me ample mana to get another 50% aura, but then i'd be unable to cast brands constantly.

So, I'm using Inspiration in my 6L. Coupled with an Enduring mana flask, mana has been. Glad you're enjoying the build!

Started using the Enduring Mana Flask, and it's been pretty sweet so far. I'd even raise the point that the 5 mana regen with Arcane Surge mastery isn't needed.

Started facing another kind of problem in maps, tho:

Armageddon Brand kinda lags a little before activating. It's not something extreme, but during high mob-density situations, it's the difference between life and death. Is there any way to increase brand activation rate without messing with the support gems?

I'm also trying to fit Brand Recall on my links, as stopping to cast a brand on top of a huge scourge pack is almost certain death. Brand Recall's seamless casts would help A LOT on those situations.

(kinda sad that you also need enlighten to run 2 50% auras + herald and vitality D:)

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Asberic wrote:

you do?

run level 6 clarity, and then get the life mastery for half price vitality

after that, the 50% auras are fine once you get the mana reservation mastery. Mystic Bulwark does a ton of work in the mana regen department on its own. i am never low or out of mana!

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Asberic wrote:

grab the life nodes beneat glacing blows. my lvl 21 armageddon brand costs 35 mana right now of my 174 pool with 5 auras up. without the 'recoup mana cost after 5th cast' i can cast like 3.5 seconds on holding click before hitting 0 mana, and the mana is back to full in 1.5

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leafyr0kr wrote:

Armageddon Brand kinda lags a little before activating. It's not something extreme, but during high mob-density situations, it's the difference between life and death. Is there any way to increase brand activation rate without messing with the support gems?

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leafyr0kr wrote:

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Asberic wrote:

grab the life nodes beneat glacing blows. my lvl 21 armageddon brand costs 35 mana right now of my 174 pool with 5 auras up. without the 'recoup mana cost after 5th cast' i can cast like 3.5 seconds on holding click before hitting 0 mana, and the mana is back to full in 1.5

I wouldn't post here if I hadn't exhausted all options on the current PoB.

the numbers I said had pretty much all mana nodes. my profile is open for anyone to see, so you can check that. only ones missing are the closest nodes to the witch starting area. they would give me something like 260 total mana, with half of that going to reservation costs, so 130. it would, indeed, enable my 2nd 50% aura.

I highly doubt you're getting a 35 mana cost on a lv 21 armageddon brand, on a 6L, with all the recommended support gems, without something else messing up the mana calculation. alas, I can't talk shit about it, because I can't see your character to check your gear.