[EA] Spark Stormweaver - Mana Stacking Archmage MoM+CI - freezing/electrocution

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

Having some struggles in maps, guessing in know what the advice is but want to confirm:

T1's are probably a 40% failure rate for me, often ripping to either beyond mobs or the initial spawn wave of a breach. Level 70, 1k hp, 1.6k ES, 1K mana, resists are NOT capped (48/27/69/38). Standing in town i've got 380 es/s, 158mana/sec, and 1500 spark dps. Running a +4 staff right now so thats a lvl 18 spark.

Heres my tree: https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBXv0VIqMcTpkkEoNJndn_Gh7H8FcqDKro9DXJCM4SjDlKJapGNbHS-i7rRt5n4W6FCnuc5_A-YaCpXxK9xTmTwFOkXSGomH0tmLueoZwaOwB0tuPn4sFoFMJxUe_r9NUt2LXajhsnkwyzrn2ZcIC3Diz72nuOjw9hwkjb-XcidWyJjcXZnGkZ2QJW_zrrcS8-DYNfcdyIGAWZveoaXPKqq3V6Br2oqByQED0Ma-poc9c94qDBgRPgQNSWhx5hAAA=

I'm running archmage and don't currently feel like i've got mana problems, but i'm fairly certain i can't enable MOM yet because my ES is so often depleted. I have nowhere near the currency to obtain a gaze. I also dont really feel like my DPS is high enough as i regularly spend more than a few seconds on any given pack of mobs.


Should i be backing out all the ES shield stuff and grabbing eldritch battery to try and more aggressively stack mana and pick up intensity asap?

Any help is appreciated

Citing those stats, I garuntee you could farm up enough ex (a few divs worth) and vastly improve your gear/itemization. Exalted orbs are far from rare. Focus on reists and buffing up that damage. Skills on wand/focus/necklace (pre gaze), get the highest mana rolls you can afford on gear with the highest es (to prep for gaze).

Gazed has come down a lot - i think theyre only 1 div now.

Your tree is reasonable, but also missing a lot that comes with level. Stacking that mana and ES to prep for gaze and MoM + CI + EB is key.

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DeerFart#2293 wrote:

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

Having some struggles in maps, guessing in know what the advice is but want to confirm:

T1's are probably a 40% failure rate for me, often ripping to either beyond mobs or the initial spawn wave of a breach. Level 70, 1k hp, 1.6k ES, 1K mana, resists are NOT capped (48/27/69/38). Standing in town i've got 380 es/s, 158mana/sec, and 1500 spark dps. Running a +4 staff right now so thats a lvl 18 spark.

Heres my tree: https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBXv0VIqMcTpkkEoNJndn_Gh7H8FcqDKro9DXJCM4SjDlKJapGNbHS-i7rRt5n4W6FCnuc5_A-YaCpXxK9xTmTwFOkXSGomH0tmLueoZwaOwB0tuPn4sFoFMJxUe_r9NUt2LXajhsnkwyzrn2ZcIC3Diz72nuOjw9hwkjb-XcidWyJjcXZnGkZ2QJW_zrrcS8-DYNfcdyIGAWZveoaXPKqq3V6Br2oqByQED0Ma-poc9c94qDBgRPgQNSWhx5hAAA=

I'm running archmage and don't currently feel like i've got mana problems, but i'm fairly certain i can't enable MOM yet because my ES is so often depleted. I have nowhere near the currency to obtain a gaze. I also dont really feel like my DPS is high enough as i regularly spend more than a few seconds on any given pack of mobs.


Should i be backing out all the ES shield stuff and grabbing eldritch battery to try and more aggressively stack mana and pick up intensity asap?

Any help is appreciated

Citing those stats, I garuntee you could farm up enough ex (a few divs worth) and vastly improve your gear/itemization. Exalted orbs are far from rare. Focus on reists and buffing up that damage. Skills on wand/focus/necklace (pre gaze), get the highest mana rolls you can afford on gear with the highest es (to prep for gaze).

Gazed has come down a lot - i think theyre only 1 div now.

Your tree is reasonable, but also missing a lot that comes with level. Stacking that mana and ES to prep for gaze and MoM + CI + EB is key.

Thanks deer, i've never really played much endgame in poe1 and know this is probably quite different anyway; how much sense does it make to be trying to buy gear that should be compatible with long term build configuration? ie: i know we want ingenuity and breach rings for crazy mana, but how much should i focus on getting breach rings now and using them to satisfy my res? or should i focus res on belt/helm/boot? Also, any general tips for farming in my current situation?

I did just swap in considered casting on spark and it seems to help alot, t1s are fairly okay (though i still rip to breaches it seems) but t2 maps are more of a step than i expected. Should i just be spaming magic maps and hoping i find a league mechanic i can actually complete?

Use the trade site to look for items with max mana, intelligence, and mana regen (depending on item). I was having the same issues and slowly, but carefully, farmed T1 maps for exalts which I used to purchase gear. Make sure to filter by exalt price and the highest maximum mana stat available.

You want to get to a point where you can reliably farm maps, then you can upgrade to better gear.

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

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DeerFart#2293 wrote:

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

Having some struggles in maps, guessing in know what the advice is but want to confirm:

T1's are probably a 40% failure rate for me, often ripping to either beyond mobs or the initial spawn wave of a breach. Level 70, 1k hp, 1.6k ES, 1K mana, resists are NOT capped (48/27/69/38). Standing in town i've got 380 es/s, 158mana/sec, and 1500 spark dps. Running a +4 staff right now so thats a lvl 18 spark.

Heres my tree: https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBXv0VIqMcTpkkEoNJndn_Gh7H8FcqDKro9DXJCM4SjDlKJapGNbHS-i7rRt5n4W6FCnuc5_A-YaCpXxK9xTmTwFOkXSGomH0tmLueoZwaOwB0tuPn4sFoFMJxUe_r9NUt2LXajhsnkwyzrn2ZcIC3Diz72nuOjw9hwkjb-XcidWyJjcXZnGkZ2QJW_zrrcS8-DYNfcdyIGAWZveoaXPKqq3V6Br2oqByQED0Ma-poc9c94qDBgRPgQNSWhx5hAAA=

I'm running archmage and don't currently feel like i've got mana problems, but i'm fairly certain i can't enable MOM yet because my ES is so often depleted. I have nowhere near the currency to obtain a gaze. I also dont really feel like my DPS is high enough as i regularly spend more than a few seconds on any given pack of mobs.


Should i be backing out all the ES shield stuff and grabbing eldritch battery to try and more aggressively stack mana and pick up intensity asap?

Any help is appreciated

Citing those stats, I garuntee you could farm up enough ex (a few divs worth) and vastly improve your gear/itemization. Exalted orbs are far from rare. Focus on reists and buffing up that damage. Skills on wand/focus/necklace (pre gaze), get the highest mana rolls you can afford on gear with the highest es (to prep for gaze).

Gazed has come down a lot - i think theyre only 1 div now.

Your tree is reasonable, but also missing a lot that comes with level. Stacking that mana and ES to prep for gaze and MoM + CI + EB is key.

Thanks deer, i've never really played much endgame in poe1 and know this is probably quite different anyway; how much sense does it make to be trying to buy gear that should be compatible with long term build configuration? ie: i know we want ingenuity and breach rings for crazy mana, but how much should i focus on getting breach rings now and using them to satisfy my res? or should i focus res on belt/helm/boot? Also, any general tips for farming in my current situation?

I did just swap in considered casting on spark and it seems to help alot, t1s are fairly okay (though i still rip to breaches it seems) but t2 maps are more of a step than i expected. Should i just be spaming magic maps and hoping i find a league mechanic i can actually complete?

Its kind of a crap shoot right now, especially when things are going to change and balance and readjust. The best you can do is farm, get upgrades as they apply now and then readjust later if needed.

In general its going to be cheaper to get res on armour pieces then balance/adjust/fine tune with rings/jewelery. Dont forget your crafting either. Ive made quite a few nice items just yolo essence/aug spam/regal/ex slam with a few omens mixed in.

I am a little lost on damage for spark, this is my tree (lvl89) with Kitoko, 29% gaze.
https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBd_0Vwl8LKR8-mtgioxxOmSSvR3aKhNY8MAjOuMs5SiWqAgWYfe5jWKNGNeFuLZi7nqGcGjsAdCGotuOqOB8jBbw39OfiwWgUwnFRJ1_v67M99NUt2LXajhsnk8ZDDLOufZlwgLcOLLEHVeDv29wdZhcJH_vaS5vzFmHCDe8nr3zpcjgS3ChKP4BKZOCpSNv5dyJ1aRnZAlb_OutxL9T5NOHBL60LD7EydmdPPg2DXx0AcdyIGAWZPaardXoGp0m9qLNeqBwfGJAQPQxr6lOcE0Noc9c94qAeYbYkoS_qbeGwhHpVr5CCa2ONznM-x_AAAA==


I have 4,634es and 3,956 mana. 6l 20% spark (lvl19): with +4 gems: pierce, light pen, tempo, accel, insp
lvl19 20% archmage
no buffs I am only 11k.

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didevol#6543 wrote:

I am a little lost on damage for spark, this is my tree (lvl89) with Kitoko, 29% gaze.
https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBd_0Vwl8LKR8-mtgioxxOmSSvR3aKhNY8MAjOuMs5SiWqAgWYfe5jWKNGNeFuLZi7nqGcGjsAdCGotuOqOB8jBbw39OfiwWgUwnFRJ1_v67M99NUt2LXajhsnk8ZDDLOufZlwgLcOLLEHVeDv29wdZhcJH_vaS5vzFmHCDe8nr3zpcjgS3ChKP4BKZOCpSNv5dyJ1aRnZAlb_OutxL9T5NOHBL60LD7EydmdPPg2DXx0AcdyIGAWZPaardXoGp0m9qLNeqBwfGJAQPQxr6lOcE0Noc9c94qAeYbYkoS_qbeGwhHpVr5CCa2ONznM-x_AAAA==


I have 4,634es and 3,956 mana. 6l 20% spark (lvl19): with +4 gems: pierce, light pen, tempo, accel, insp
lvl19 20% archmage
no buffs I am only 11k.

A large chunk of tooltip (which isn’t the end all, be all) you’re probably missing is from your relatively low mana pool. More mana gives you cast speed, spell damage AND extra lightning damage via archmage (make sure this is qualitied also)… and some other things defensively but unrelated to tooltip.

Edit to add: way forward is increase raw es from gear (and thusly mana from EB), and really max those mana rolls wherever you can get them. Even incremental changes per piece of gear adds up very quickly. Without seeing your exact gear I don’t know where you should start, but if you’re worried about tooltip, increase that mana.

Also, for me, migrating away from Kitoko was scary at first but WELL worth it.

For what it's worth, I'm close to you and here is my current tree https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBd69HdoqE1jwwCM41yTlKJaoCBZh97mNYo0Y14W4tmLueoZwaOwB0Iai246o4HyMFvDf05-LBaD4NFzBXp2INy-eDXx0AcdyIGAWZPaardXoGp0m9qKgcHxjDuLhA1PmzPTTh5aUz-w82wS-tC-_r9NUt2LXajhsnk8ZDDLOxB1Xg79vcHWYXCR-aj0ub8xZhwg3vJ6986XI4EtwoSj-ASmTgqUjb-XcidWyJjcVpGXEvkBA9DGvqU5wTQ9c94qC2JOpt4bCEelWvkIJrYw_dcvisQobj6PQMqsfwmSQcTiKj_RUyUv-FwCUwyLNe2ZwAAA==

I've changed some nodes to increase stun treshold because I found that I was too much interrupted with microstun (you know when mobds hit you and your character just take the hit and stop casting)
It feels more consistent like this.

So I updated a lot of things in my build, currently i'm level 93 with that:
- ES: 4688
- Mana: 4343
- Spark DPS: 29 302 (without sigil and mana storm)

Here is my items / node / skill gems setup: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/d729a0ac-6cc3-4de9-838e-58b23788646a/builds/c0e9daeb-7b45-4951-b40d-2f0a222ef564


So I have a few questions.

Previously I was planning to get Arcane Blossom for my next levels, but I don't have mana issues at all, so I'm considering cuting it and I have some options in mind:
- Jewel Socket (3 nodes): +10 intel and potentialy 15% spell damage / 20% max ES / 15% spell crit chance / 4% cast speed (depend on jewel roll)
- Mental Alacrity (4 nodes): +11% cast speed / 15% increased mana regeneration rate / +15 intelligence
- Erraticism (4 nodes): +9% cast speed / 16% increase cast speed if I have dealt critical hit recently / -10% critical hit chance

I think the best option is the Jewel, and for the last 4 level, I can get an another Jewel or the others I talk about earlier. What do you think the best option would be?

And for my gaze, I have instilled it with Conservative Casting, but i'm considering Lightning Quick or Wild Storm, what is the top tier Skill to instilled your gaze with?



For my items, there is a lot of room for improvement, but I think my next goal is +2 spell level focus with good others stats. I tried one +2 spell level already at 4 divine (but others stats werent so great), but I had less DPS with the one I currently have.


If you have any comments about my current build / items feel free to share them with me, there is surely something that I don't have in mind and could improve my build.

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DeerFart#2293 wrote:

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

Having some struggles in maps, guessing in know what the advice is but want to confirm:

T1's are probably a 40% failure rate for me, often ripping to either beyond mobs or the initial spawn wave of a breach. Level 70, 1k hp, 1.6k ES, 1K mana, resists are NOT capped (48/27/69/38). Standing in town i've got 380 es/s, 158mana/sec, and 1500 spark dps. Running a +4 staff right now so thats a lvl 18 spark.

Heres my tree: https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBXv0VIqMcTpkkEoNJndn_Gh7H8FcqDKro9DXJCM4SjDlKJapGNbHS-i7rRt5n4W6FCnuc5_A-YaCpXxK9xTmTwFOkXSGomH0tmLueoZwaOwB0tuPn4sFoFMJxUe_r9NUt2LXajhsnkwyzrn2ZcIC3Diz72nuOjw9hwkjb-XcidWyJjcXZnGkZ2QJW_zrrcS8-DYNfcdyIGAWZveoaXPKqq3V6Br2oqByQED0Ma-poc9c94qDBgRPgQNSWhx5hAAA=

I'm running archmage and don't currently feel like i've got mana problems, but i'm fairly certain i can't enable MOM yet because my ES is so often depleted. I have nowhere near the currency to obtain a gaze. I also dont really feel like my DPS is high enough as i regularly spend more than a few seconds on any given pack of mobs.


Should i be backing out all the ES shield stuff and grabbing eldritch battery to try and more aggressively stack mana and pick up intensity asap?

Any help is appreciated

Citing those stats, I garuntee you could farm up enough ex (a few divs worth) and vastly improve your gear/itemization. Exalted orbs are far from rare. Focus on reists and buffing up that damage. Skills on wand/focus/necklace (pre gaze), get the highest mana rolls you can afford on gear with the highest es (to prep for gaze).

Gazed has come down a lot - i think theyre only 1 div now.

Your tree is reasonable, but also missing a lot that comes with level. Stacking that mana and ES to prep for gaze and MoM + CI + EB is key.

Just a quick question, how come EB doesn't seem to work with CI anymore? Whenever i try to pick it up, my hp goes 1 and my ES goes to 0. Not sure if i am doing right or not.

Edit note: I have now figured out that i need the amulet to make it work haha.

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

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DeerFart#2293 wrote:

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zorminster#0402 wrote:

Having some struggles in maps, guessing in know what the advice is but want to confirm:

T1's are probably a 40% failure rate for me, often ripping to either beyond mobs or the initial spawn wave of a breach. Level 70, 1k hp, 1.6k ES, 1K mana, resists are NOT capped (48/27/69/38). Standing in town i've got 380 es/s, 158mana/sec, and 1500 spark dps. Running a +4 staff right now so thats a lvl 18 spark.

Heres my tree: https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgcBXv0VIqMcTpkkEoNJndn_Gh7H8FcqDKro9DXJCM4SjDlKJapGNbHS-i7rRt5n4W6FCnuc5_A-YaCpXxK9xTmTwFOkXSGomH0tmLueoZwaOwB0tuPn4sFoFMJxUe_r9NUt2LXajhsnkwyzrn2ZcIC3Diz72nuOjw9hwkjb-XcidWyJjcXZnGkZ2QJW_zrrcS8-DYNfcdyIGAWZveoaXPKqq3V6Br2oqByQED0Ma-poc9c94qDBgRPgQNSWhx5hAAA=

I'm running archmage and don't currently feel like i've got mana problems, but i'm fairly certain i can't enable MOM yet because my ES is so often depleted. I have nowhere near the currency to obtain a gaze. I also dont really feel like my DPS is high enough as i regularly spend more than a few seconds on any given pack of mobs.


Should i be backing out all the ES shield stuff and grabbing eldritch battery to try and more aggressively stack mana and pick up intensity asap?

Any help is appreciated

Citing those stats, I garuntee you could farm up enough ex (a few divs worth) and vastly improve your gear/itemization. Exalted orbs are far from rare. Focus on reists and buffing up that damage. Skills on wand/focus/necklace (pre gaze), get the highest mana rolls you can afford on gear with the highest es (to prep for gaze).

Gazed has come down a lot - i think theyre only 1 div now.

Your tree is reasonable, but also missing a lot that comes with level. Stacking that mana and ES to prep for gaze and MoM + CI + EB is key.

Thanks deer, i've never really played much endgame in poe1 and know this is probably quite different anyway; how much sense does it make to be trying to buy gear that should be compatible with long term build configuration? ie: i know we want ingenuity and breach rings for crazy mana, but how much should i focus on getting breach rings now and using them to satisfy my res? or should i focus res on belt/helm/boot? Also, any general tips for farming in my current situation?

I did just swap in considered casting on spark and it seems to help alot, t1s are fairly okay (though i still rip to breaches it seems) but t2 maps are more of a step than i expected. Should i just be spaming magic maps and hoping i find a league mechanic i can actually complete?

Not playing spark but playing Arc Archmage and I was struggling a bit too. 2 big things that helped me - I used the Reduced Cost Support on Arc which made MoM feel 100x better, with EB.

I got enough extra spirit to run Blasphemy + Temp Chains. This has helped a lot. You could use enfeeble instead.

On top of all that, max resists is a must. I have about 2.2k Mana and 1.6k Life, using MoM + EB, and do mostly fine in maps themselves, and only end up struggling in rituals/breaches after being overwhelmed or on death stuff. Also Kitoku's was cheap and awesome for survivability, stunning enemies all the time.