Build Guide
This is my take on a battle mage. Game play is a lot like last season's static charge monk.
This build is also very versatile (see alternatives below)
Ultimately, you have great aoe, great single target, and can be tanky enough to push high GRs.
Stat Priority on Gear:
ARCANE % > INT > CHD > CHC > VIT > LIFE % > ARMOR > ARCANE ORB % = SPECTRAL BLADE %
Game Play:
- make sure you have ice armor on
- make sure you have mirror images out
- cast Slow Time (mirrors will cast as well)
- use teleport only to keep dmg reduction buff rolling or to avoid critical shit
- blade people to death
- Use Arcane Orbit when you have 5 stacks of Arcane Dynamo
- This will happen very fast in this build you can almost spam it but you want to make sure you are getting all explosions off; usually just need to hit is every 1-2 seconds
Gear:
- Delsere's Set: obviously mandatory
- Endless Walk Set: OP for everything right now and most the time you are standing still destroying things
- Unstable Scepter - Arcane Orbs will be doing huge burst so makes sense to buff
- Triumvirate - Arcane Orbs will be doing huge burst so makes sense to buff
- Ancient Parthan Defenders - When using halo of arlyse you get game changing dmg reduction
- Unity - Helps single out elites and gives you dmg reduction with your follower
- The Shame of Delsere - attack speed for blade is awesome and the energy return lets you spam orbs
Cube:
- Fragment of Destiny - spectral blade dmg and AS steroid, lets you stack stricken ridiculously fast
- Depth Diggers - more blade dmg
- Halo of Arlyse - combo with bracers for massive dmg reduction
Alternatives:
- Magic Weapon Deflection for Mirror Images - (courtesy of mouzetc)
- Esotric gem for Simplicity Strength gem for more survivalbility
- Taeguk gem for Simplicity Strength gem for higher dps but more maintenance
- Aquila Cuirass in cube for more tankiness
- Swiftness gem for Simplicity Strength gem for temporary use while getting better gem
- Convention of Elements if in group or farming
- Ring of Royal Grandeur to open up more options
Thanks mouzetc; I have been playing with Magic Weapon Deflection as well as an alternative and havent made up my mind on that yet.
Ill list it under alternatives with your name; thanks for the feedback!