Budget Stormweaver 1-button
Not a full build guide for the manastacker there are so many out there.
I think an easy to assemble budget midgame alternative, that will comfortably map into t15 and above, is building around Doryani's protoype even though it has zero ES. Pieces you need - Doryani any roll (1ex), budget unique. Unlike expensive ES armour you can easily buy another and resocket anytime to fix resists. - Ventor's Gamble with negative lightning res, positive spirit roll (1div), - Everlasting gaze (1div) which you need for endgame build anyway. Nice to have - Spirit corrupt on helm combined with Ventor's for +30 spirit total. This lets you run Grim Feast on top of Archmage which will keep your ES at max when mapping. Not expensive because you don't need top rolls on either. The rest: - Good armor/ES bases with high fire/cold res with high mana roll. These will be relatively cheap because you only need two resist rolls instead of three, and the bases are not meta for endgame. Skills/Tree: Spark unfortunately there is no better skill in terms of braindead mapping. But I think you can use whatever lightning spell you want as long as you stay within 6m. Pros: - Extremely cheap compared to full manastacking because you are not chasing same items as big time streamers and their followers. Total budget maybe 2div + 50 exalt. - You don't need curses/exposure because monsters within 6 meters are always at -100% lightning res and cannot be altered by map mods/monster resists. - You get anywhere from 35-50% pdr which helps with white mob hits, and prevents one shots from big slams. - Strong one shot protection. You don't use EB so target 7K ES + 3k mana if you use MoM. - You can run t15 yellow unid, maybe not so braindead but not too hard. Cons: - Because of Doryani ceiling is low but you can easily transition to a proven uber boss clear build with enough currency. - Can do all map mods t15 but weak to ground fire degen, damage as extra lightning, ele-pen. - You are probably capped at 50% lightning res. It won't one shot you but it will hurt. You can use mana tempest/orb of storms/sigil of power but this is not a delete boss before their 1st action build and I hate buff skills that restrict your freedom of movement. If you just walk around the arena tapping spark you will emerge victorious guaranteed. Last bumped on Dec 18, 2024, 6:24:05 AM
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