Pure Mage Build Question

[omerojs]

ok, sorry for the noob question lol...
i know that is the name now lol.... i still dont know if a apep staff of isis or the apep staff of tooth..(or something like that)

[Royce]

ok.. so staff for lvl 46 is good.... what is apep? sorry the noob question... i dont hang out much in forums so i am not aware of the terms..

Apep is nice and really cool looking, but if you can find an alien staff, use that instead. They also have AOE ice damage/freeze and higher damage and are actually cheaper than Apep because they are more common and I think often overlooked because people done realize they are ice blasters.

ok, sorry for the noob question lol...
i know that is the name now lol.... i still dont know if a apep staff of isis or the apep staff of tooth..(or something like that)

Of the AO1/2 varieties, Isis is the best for a mage followed by Thoth (well dreamers actually but there is no dreamers Apep).

[Tsarra]

The Apep Sunkiller Staff of (I liked Isis). Look for it in the auction house.

[omerojs]

that is the one i got yesterday.. Apep Sunkiller Staff of Isis lvl 45, i liked it on the damage (i think) but i did feel the -18 in armor because my "shield" was giving me 22 armor and my wand an extra 2 armor...
i kept the previous set even the wand is lvl 35, actually i may sell it to buy a D'jin wand...

[Tsarra]

The D'Jinn Wand is a must-have if you can afford it; level is not important, so long as you get one. And the Imhotep Eyes are super cheap. The wand, however, is not.

[Blazin]

whoa whoa wait a minute, are you saying weapon damage affects spell damage directly? havnt heard of this and havnt tested it out.. will have to look into it tonight

[Blazin]

i have a question, might be back tracking, someone said something about bosses not being affected by root, is that just the root portion or are they immune to the dodge decrease as well?

[Major]

Yes weapon dmg affects spell dmg and as for root I'm not not sure but I believe the dodge takes effect but the root portion does not...

[Royce]

i have a question, might be back tracking, someone said something about bosses not being affected by root, is that just the root portion or are they immune to the dodge decrease as well?

Bosses are immune to the root and freeze effects but not the other components I'd rooting and freezing skills. So the dodge debuff works, damage from frostbite works, etc.

[Pharcyde]

whoa whoa wait a minute, are you saying weapon damage affects spell damage directly? havnt heard of this and havnt tested it out.. will have to look into it tonight

Yes weapon damage directly effects spell damage, by a lot actually.

[Blazin]

did not know that, very good to know thank you. so what's the staff to use seems like keeper staff might be the best for spell damage? dunno too much about the 55 pinks

[Blazin]

double post, my apologies

[Royce]

did not know that, very good to know thank you. so what's the staff to use seems like keeper staff might be the best for spell damage? dunno too much about the 55 pinks

Keeper (particularly with the set) gives the highest skill damage at 50. At 55 the gem blast staff does even more skill damage (though that may be in part due to the +10 base damage all mega Mage items give). Haven't tested the gemstone staff yet, and it's probably even higher but it's not an AOE staff like the keeper and gem blast.