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The build options in The Slormancer can be both exciting and overwhelming, depending on the player. With a vast array of choices from Slorm Reapers to Legendary gear, piecing together the best setup can feel challenging, especially if you’re lacking certain items.
Fortunately, the campaign and midgame of The Slormancer allow for a lot of flexibility. You can experiment with any weapon and skills that catch your fancy, especially since the campaign is relatively simple. The game only increases in difficulty toward the endgame, giving you ample opportunity to find what truly suits your style. If you’re searching for initial ideas for the Mage, you’re in the right spot.
Slorm Reapers
Slorm Reapers are essential to nearly every build in The Slormancer, offering powerful effects that can define your character’s playstyle. While almost every Slorm Reaper can fit into a build, some stand out for their versatility or the effectiveness they offer to specific archetypes.
Adam Nostrus’ Staff
This is the first Slorm Reaper you receive and its overall solid effects will serve you well until you discover one that better matches your preferred style. The staff evolves twice, gaining benefits that trigger when you open and close Breaches—something you’ll be doing frequently.
It also boosts Raw Damage, Attack Speed, and Life on Hit, all of which work well with any skills or gear you choose. While it’s a solid choice, remember that it’s more of a "jack of all trades" tool and might not be the top choice for specific builds.
Epic Resounding Drum-Staff Of War
This upgraded version of the Epic Drum-Staff of War enhances projectiles, increasing your Pierce Chance and Fork Chance with each level. It’s particularly effective with the Arcane Missile, significantly increasing your projectile count and the chance they will pierce or redirect to other enemies.
Staff Of Ferocious Affinity
This staff allows you to improve your overall damage based on your Max Mana, making it an excellent fit for several Mage builds focused on maximizing Mana.
Staff Of The Manabender
Similar to the Staff of Ferocious Affinity, this staff boosts Mana Regeneration. This becomes vital for enhancing various skills. The Energy Overflowing Staff is also an option, turning extra Mana into additional damage against nearby foes.
Skills
Your Primary and Secondary skills, along with the Support Skill from your Specialization, are the backbone of your build. Fortunately, every skill in The Slormancer has potential, so your choice is flexible.
Aim for your Primary Skill to be your main damage dealer, while your Secondary Skill should support or amplify it. Here are some strong skill suggestions.
Arcane Missile
As your initial skill, Arcane Missile can be customized in several ways. A fun approach involves maximizing Remnant casts, which create additional projectiles alongside your main cast.
Utilize the Remnant Copycat node to cast a Remnant simultaneously and the Arcanic Tempo node to generate more projectiles. Combining the Temporal Missile and Emblematic Missile nodes transforms Arcane Missile into a Temporal spell and provides extra Remnants based on your Non-Arcanic Emblems.
This also synergizes with the Phlegmatic Scholar node in the Time Warp mastery, enabling each cast of Arcane Missile to release five extra Remnants, plus bonus projectiles from Arcanic Tempo. Use this together with the Drum-Staff of War Slorm Reaper for an overwhelming number of projectiles.
Arcane Breach
Arcane Breach creates an area of effect (AoE) that inflicts damage over time on enemies within its radius. This skill pairs smoothly with Arcane Missile, allowing you to hit more foes.
Consider upgrading with the Evergrowing Portal mastery node, which expands the Breach size each time it’s hit by an Arcane Missile. The Temporal Missile upgrade can lengthen the Breach’s duration, while the Multi-Breaches upgrade reduces its cooldown for stacking multiple Breaches.
Orb Of The Arcane Master
This skill complements Arcane Missile, adding further projectile options. Mastery nodes can decrease its cooldown based on your experience with other Mage skills, highlighting your Mage prowess.
Notably, combining the Temporal Missile upgrade with the Orb of the Temporal Master upgrade allows your Orb to generate extra Remnant Orbs, flooding the area with projectiles.
Time Warp
Time Warp is the Support Skill for the Phlegmatic Caster, providing mobility by teleporting you to a chosen spot. As an added benefit, it summons a Temporal Clone at your starting location, which can assist during combat.
Stats
The stats you prioritize depend on your build and specific needs, but some attributes are generally effective for Mages. Max Mana and Mana Regeneration are crucial since many skills and Slorm Reapers rely on these stats to enhance damage output.
These stats are particularly valuable for casting spells, especially early in the game when resource costs can exceed your capabilities due to skill upgrades. Thus, Mana Regeneration is a vital stat for early builds.
Elemental Damage is another key attribute for numerous Mage builds, as many skills inflict this type of damage along with Raw Damage. While Elemental Damage is somewhat specialized, it offers an advantage as fewer enemies can effectively resist it.
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