Build Guide
Hey all! MambaShane here!
This Diablo3 patch 2.4.1 Wizard Build utilizes the newly buffed Firebird Set & Chantodo's Set Bonuses, along with massive CDR to keep you in ARCHON FORM (teleport rune) for the FULL duration of the rift.
The Basics:
- Kill every elite pack (to proc in-geom)
- Use ARCHON on Cooldown
- Spam Teleport in ARCHON Form and use Arcane Blast in Melee Range (all Mobs will MELT!)
- Maintain Ice Armor (Halo Ring synergizes for Damage Reduction)
- If ARCHON Cooldown is not up, use Arcane Torrent (to proc Obsidian Ring), and ARCHON will be ready again!
- Use Frost Nova on cooldown (ideally with Fat Density)
Important Reminder:
- To proc Firebird's Set Bonus: you must have +%Fire Damage on your Nemesis Bracers / Travellers Pledge. Naturally your Wave of Destruction from Chantodo's Set Bonus will trigger based on whichever highest % elemental damage you have equipped!
- You have 2 extra lives! (Firebird 2 set bonus + Unstable Anomaly)
- To proc Obsidian Ring through Arcane Torrent, most efficient when only ARCHON is on Cooldown!
Legendary Gem Variations:
- Swap Gogok of Swiftness for Efficacious Toxin- More Damage (but overkill in my opinion). Gogok gives best chance of resetting ARCHON
Kanai Cube Variations:
- Swap Obsidian Ring for Ring of Royal Grandeur, then equip Corruption shoulders. This is a variation for less downtime on globe pickups, however you may suffer from slow ARCHON resets from weak density.
Enjoy!
Explanation is in the YouTube Guide Here
Thanks!
I love how In-Geom enhances the Teleport when in Archon form, really gives that boost in movement that you would need for TX farming.
However, I have to agree with ol_baid, I think Vyr would have a more consistent bonus for TX farming, since it doesn't depend on elites being ignited (which you can pretty much destroy instantly).
Overall though, great video!
You could switch compass out for soj, since you're almost always moving..
Nice build tho
Just got the wand to make this build work today, omg I love it, its like a D2 Nova Sorc, TP around AOE destruction and laugh while they are unable to retaliate.
ESP for someone like me who isn't incredibly geared (no ancients) yet, The firebird set does its job, and lets me set them on fire and forget it for trash when carrying my friends around.
Glad you're enjoying the build man I've posted some videos on my YouTube Channel if you enjoy playing Wiz!
Pretty sure this is not true. When I tele I effectively lose 5 stacks of the Damage Increase buff, gain 2 of dmg reduction.
Nem Bracers for elite packs only? Why not APD for the boost to surviability?
I tried this build but couldnt kill much outside of the archon stacks and casting Arcane torrent was slow with minimal location. Im not saying that I couldnt keep archon up, im saying that there are times where elite packs are quite far apart causing archon to fall off leaving you sitting there to cast arcane torrent while you wait for archon to come back up. Anyway thanks for posting your build, lead me to the speed build im using now.
I took your build and modified it, to take advantage of Rifts and speed up the process (ingeom + swami)
6pc Firebirds
Chantodo's set
Endless Walk set
Nemesis Bracers
Obsidian Ring of the zodiac
Fazula belt
Boon of the Hoarder
Bane of the Trapped
Bane of the Powerful
cube:
in-geom
The Swami
Avarice Band
skills:
Left click - Familiar (arcanot)
Right click - Wave of Force (Heat Wave)
1 - Archon (teleport)
2 - Storm armor (scramble)
3 - Teleport (safe travel)
4 - Force Weapon (conduit)
try and get 50-55% CDR through gear / skills / paragon
The build revolves around speed of killing quickly and keeping Archon up near 100%, when outside of archon, the Wave of force 1 shots everything cuz of the Swami stacks. Its best when you can overlap the Swami buff with Archon, you zip around so fast.
My point was that you eventually get the 50% dmg reduction instead, which you probably don't need for TX. So smiLeyEU has a very good point. Watch OPs video, he doesn't have the 100% dmg buff up.
TOo bad I'll never see half the gear needed to make this.
Works amazingly well! Clearing TX in no time with the very fast porting! Thank you for the build.
Few big problems I've found with the build.
When you enter Archon you don't one-shot anything. Only elites/mobs nearby die efficiently.
Very large amounts of unneeded toughness, this build almost couldn't be further from being optimized.
For anybody about to try this build, try my variation instead.
5p firebirds, Leorics Crown on head slot.
Chantodo set
Convention, ORotZ for rings, and w/e you want in neck
Nems, obviously
Fazulas
In Geom, Swami, RoRG in cube
Skills
Same as any pushing build but with Familiar - Sparkflint in place of Explosive Blast and Energy Armor - any rune in place of frost armor.
Replace Blur with Illusionist
Once you kill your first elite, everything for the rest of the rift dies instantly, in Archon form or not, and you will have 100% uptime on Archon. Nothing will live long enough to hit you, and if it does you can survive 5+ hits and have 2 cheat deaths. With this build I average 1m45s runs. Playstyle is literally just walk by things and they die, teleport when there's no mobs to kill