5.2M DPS Endgame archmage spark stormweaver mana neutral 0.1.1

Thought I'd post my alternative endgame spark sorc build before the nerfs hit for 0.2 just for the curious. It will be nowhere near as good next season, but the mana neutral aspect might make it still workable. This build relies on mana/skill reduction to allow significant support in the spark skills.

POB: https://maxroll.gg/poe2/pob/ya3qa0it

Mahu is being nerfed so a mana boosting sceptre or focus will probably be a valid alternative, but this will not be an OP build in 0.2 unless something drastic is found, like a new unique.

Feature videos:
T17 delirious breach T4 boss Decay map lv98

https://youtu.be/cCZtRTNKs9k

Best enjoyed played back at 2x speed. You may want to skip a minute in the middle during the splinter walk of shame.


T4 Twisted Domain/Xesht:
https://youtu.be/_z2YtY8irzM

I tried respeccing this build in standard league for 0.2 as best as I could, and it's laughably bad, doing only a tiny fraction of the damage, and having a lot less mana, despite using an ingenuity and mahu with legacy affixes that no longer exist. Doing a T16 map is hard work, anything over that or with delirium is a struggle, and any pinnacle bosses over T0 are a stretch. Not only is this build no longer OP, it's pretty much unplayable at high level endgame considering all the gear and level it is. A quick look at everything else in 0.2 shows the same trend towards endgame being the same. Will be interesting to see if any meta build breaks out that everyone eventually has no choice but to play for endgame.