Hierophant Storm Brand Archmage ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GEAR ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapons ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- 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: ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- 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: ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- **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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------- Medium: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/24voRLpIk ---------------------------------------- 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Link Priority: Storm Brand -> ArchMage -> Lightning Penetration -> Concentrated Effect -> Chain or Energy Shield Leech -> Controlled Desruction ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra Details ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ___________________ 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 ___________________ 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: