[3.25] The Lazy Nova - Archmage MoM Crit Ice Nova of Frostbolts with Svalinn

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SendoTakeshi wrote:

I saw a short clip from a warden (i guess?) on Youtube with this shield and wondered if it could work on my archmage as well and found your guide. Had a few div on my bank and tried to giev it a shot with some mid stuff from the trade site with stuff i already had from my "normal" archmage and i really like this setup so far.

But i was wondering a few things:

# is there a reason wave of conviction is only lvl 4? can there be other skills (maybe lab gem)?

# are there any spells / skills that are not worth going for quality 20?

# i saw some pob's with ralakesh and void battery - what are your thoughts on these items in this build?

Cheers and thx for the guide

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sht1ck0 wrote:

What would I swap if I were to go use a mageblood? I don't have room for the block flask because of four util flasks (silver, quicksilver, amethyst, diamond). Where else can I get block chance and possibly shave a bit of points in the passive tree?

EDIT: Also what do you think of "trigger level 5 lightning bolt" instead of "curse elemental weakness" enchant? a similar build from coffeebns uses it.

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AdmiralSausage wrote:

Pantheon and bandits?

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tufferugli wrote:

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sht1ck0 wrote:

What would I swap if I were to go use a mageblood? I don't have room for the block flask because of four util flasks (silver, quicksilver, amethyst, diamond). Where else can I get block chance and possibly shave a bit of points in the passive tree?

EDIT: Also what do you think of "trigger level 5 lightning bolt" instead of "curse elemental weakness" enchant? a similar build from coffeebns uses it.

you can try to cut the mana, life, and crit near witch to get more block on the tree.

i don’t see the usefulness of lightning bolt on the wand, what he uses it for?

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

I am playing this build (with some slight tweaks) and it is fantastic. I am mid way to level 99 and grinding for a Mageblood.

My slight tweaks include:

* Using 5 curses (I use enfeeble/punishment in the helmet, and Conductivity/Ele Weakness/Assassin's Mark with Brand).

* Using More Duration on Arcane Cloak to keep the uptime as high as possible

* In Shield, I use Cold Snap instead of Wave of Conviction, as I love my frenzy charges. Against biggest bosses, I will swap Cold Snap for Shock Nova for increased shock effect.

* I went a little more defensive in my build, getting 88/87 block

* Use Corrupted Soul via Glorious Vanity jewel. This gives me almost 4000 ES.

* If you can afford it, I HIGHLY recommend getting the new Wand enchantment, Haunted by Tormented Spirits. It is RIDICULOUSLY good for the build:

The one enchantment gives-
a) 35% Increased Movement Speed
b) 35% Increased Cast Speed (makes Frostblink of Wintery Blast feel so much better)
c) 35% Increased Damage
d) a random Tormented effect (ranges from more life, to more speed, to explody effects, to minions to a ton of various fun things that happen randomly to your character)


When I finally get a Mageblood I will be adding the following to my build:

Stun Immunity, Ailment Immunity, Curse Immunity and a ton of movement speed. This will allow me to dump Brine King and use the significantly better Lunaris. I am also going to try to use ES Leech on a flask and see if I can remove the long path to Light Eater and use those 7 tree points elsewhere in the build.