- Hierophant Storm Brand Archmage
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- GEAR
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- Weapons
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- Budget: Spell/Lightning Damage + Spell Crit + Mana (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/WaDpw6Kfm) -- If you buy one with a empty prefix enchant with Spell Damage + Non-Chaos Damage as Chaos
- Expensive: Item Level 84 Crusader Influence Opal Wand and Craft with Shrieking Essence of Skorn or Aetheric + Lucent Fossils
- Ideal Stats: 140+ Mana, 50+ Spell/Lightning Damage, Lightning Damage as Extra Chaos or +1 to Lightning Gems, 100% Spell Crit, 25%+ Global Spell Multi, Wrath has Increased Aura Effect
- Shield
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- Budget: Prism Guardian (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/KlwePI5)
- Expensive: +2 Corrupted Prism Guard (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/78M2MQrT5)
- Helmet
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- Budget: Mind Spiral(https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/Z557uQ) or Crown of the Inward Eye(https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/eRm0zRWUL)
- Expensive: Mind Spiral with 40% Storm Brand or 12% Penetration Enchant (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/KyjD6nEh5)
- Amulet
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- Budget: Atziri's Foible Paua Amulet (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/eG97nFL) Annoint with Mind Drinker if you don't have Cinderswall or Utmost Intellect or Mana Flows
- Expensive: Atziri's Foible with your Annoint and Corrupt until you get Additional Curse or Wrath has Increased Aura Effect
- Rings:
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- Budget: Energy Shield + Mana + Resist + Strength or Dexterity Ring (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/44pl0eMH9)
- Expensive: Item Level 85 Crusader Influence Two-Stone(To fill Missing Resist) or Cerulean Ring(More Mana/ES) and craft with Dense Fossils
- Ideal Stats: 35+ Energy Shield, % Increased Maximum Energy Shield, 40+ Mana, 60%+ Combined Resist + Strength or Dexterity (Whatever you are currently Missing)
- Body Armour
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- Budget: The Ivory Tower (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/8r0blv2sV)
- Expensive: Double Corrupted Ivory Tower (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/dVdR4LqIJ)
- Belt:
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- Budget: Energy Shield + Mana + Resist (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/E3ZDbnBh5)
- Expensive: Item Level 86 Crusader Influence Stygian Vise Craft with Dense + Lucent or Dense + Lucent + Prismatic Fossils
- Ideal Stats: 41+ Energy Shield, % Increased Maximum Energy Shield, 50+ Mana, 60%+ Combined Resist
- Boots
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- Budget: Life + Resist + Movement Speed Boots with Stun Avoidance Enchant (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/v0J8jSE) -- Craft with Essence of Greed and just Enchant with 20-24% Movement Speed
- Expensive: Skyforth Sorceror Boots (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/NBajh8)
- Gloves
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- Budget: Voidbringer Gloves (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/jvdqP4XtX)
- Expensive: Voidbring Gloves with Elemental Weakness on Hit or Spell Crit (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/WaDp2MmFm)
- Jewels for Belt
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- **You want phasing on here so you don't get stuck on mobs**
- Budget: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/yXaqJbqIR
- Expensive: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/JBXb7VYUl
- Link:
- Cluster Jewels
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- Small: Mana, Energy Shield, Resist, Attributes are all good added small passives skills but doesn't really matter since its just 1 node
- Damage: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/dVdRmgPsJ
- Survivability: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/B9VyY5XU8
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- Medium: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/24voRLpIk
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- Large: You want a Item Level 75 Lightning Large Cluster Jewel with 8 Added Passives,
- Good Passives: Scinttillating Idea, Doryani's Lession, Overshock, Disorienting Display, Storm Drinker, Prismatic Heart
- Large #1 Search:
- https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/YyWrXDOTY
- https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/GvaWVrBib
- Large #2 Search:
- https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/GvaWVrBib
- *You can slam the final passive on or use the good passive list to choose*
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- Link Priority:
- Storm Brand -> ArchMage -> Lightning Penetration -> Concentrated Effect -> Chain or Energy Shield Leech -> Controlled Desruction
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- Extra Details
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- Ascendancy Order: Divine Guidance -> Illuminated Devotion -> Sign of Purpose -> Arcane Blessing (If you don't have a Clarity Watcher's Eye or are Dying a bunch replace Sign of Purpose with Sanctuary of Thought)
- Pantheons: Major: Soul of Solaris Minor: Soul of Sharki or Yugul(For Elder/Uber Elder and Delve)
- Bandits: Help Alira or +2 Bandits if you have enough Resist
- Flask Alternative: You can swap Rumi's for Bottled Fath, it is about a 22% DPS increase
- Enchants:
- Helmet: 40% Storm Brand Damage or Storm Brand Damage Penetrates 12% of Branded Enemy's Lightning Resistance (https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/8nVdRYMhV)
- Boots: 70% Increased Mana Regeneration if you've Cast a Spell Recently
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- Leveling Notes:
- Vendor Recipes:
- Sapphire/Topaz/Ruby Ring Recipe: 1xIron Ring + 1x Skill Gem(EX: Iron Ring + Blue Skill Gem = Sapphire Ring, Iron Ring + Green Skill Gem= Topaz Ring, Iron Ring + Red Skill Gem = Ruby Ring)
- XX to XX Spell Damage Wand Recipe: 1x Blue Wand + Ruby/Topaz/Sapphire Ring + 1x Alteration
- 10% Movement Speed Boots: White Boots + Quicksilver Flask + 1x Orb of Augmentation
- **You don't get Archmage till Act 3: Clarissa - A fixture of fate, put it into your links as soon as you get it**
- You will level as Elemental Overload and Swap to Crit once you reach endgame(Maps)
- Act 1
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- Level 1-12: Freezing Pulse -- Onslaught -- Arcane Surge Support
- Level 12: Storm Brand -- Added Lightning Damage -- Onslaught Support
- Movement Skill: Flame Dash + Arcane Surge(Level 1) + Second Wind(Act2)
- Act 2
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- Brand Recall + Second Wind
- Herald of Ice + Herald of Thunder until you get Archmage in Act 3
- Notable Leveling Gear:
- Weapons: Lifesprigs x2
- Helm: Goldrim or any other helm that provides resists and stats.
- Body Armor: Tabula Rasa
- Amulet: Astramentis or Karui Ward
- Rings: Leu Heup of All & Essence Worm(Wrath Inside) till later on
- Boots: Wanderlust or Seven League Steps
- Belts: