Best Sorcerer Build since update

[azefekie]

Critical shot, damage and knowledge are all good for mages. but make sure you max out knowledge before the others its the most beneficial to your mage, I'm working on maxing out critical shot next, the more your mage can crit the better he is and the more dmg he deals out. damage is still good this passive i will be maxing out next, but you'll crit out more dmg then you'll deal just upgrading your damage passive.

Is passive skill "DAMAGE" usefull for a mage?

[Royce]

you'll crit out more dmg then you'll deal just upgrading your damage passive.

If crits are simply double damage after damage reduction calculations, then 1% Crit and 1% damage increases would provide the exact same amount of additional damage on average. 1% Cit would be 100% extra damage 1% of the time while 1% damage would just be 1% higher damage 100% of the time. It's just a matter of whether you prefer sustained damage output or spikes.

[IanJones]

all of this has been pretty good advice guys, does everyone go 100% INT though or put some in STR or DEX for Health or CRIT?

[Royce]

all of this has been pretty good advice guys, does everyone go 100% INT though or put some in STR or DEX for Health or CRIT?

100% Int, unless you're leveling and planning to respec to pure Int at the cap. Once you have endgame gear, your survivability will be fine and any Str in your build will just make you a weaker fighter. As for Dex, I can't really see any benefit at this point. It seems to take about 40 Dex for 1% crit and 20 Dex for 1% Dodge, so without a major investment, you won't really get much, and a major investment would just lower your damage and mana pool too much IMO.

[Norbert]

If crits are simply double damage after damage reduction calculations, then 1% Crit and 1% damage increases would provide the exact same amount of additional damage on average. 1% Cit would be 100% extra damage 1% of the time while 1% damage would just be 1% higher damage 100% of the time. It's just a matter of whether you prefer sustained damage output or spikes.

Good take on this. I'd been thinking that crit was more vital for my rogue and damage was better for my mage. I was thinking that crit is (always?) more applied to a single target and my mage was more often doing AOE, so the better damage would get applied across the mob... I guess as you do more elite runs and bosses this changes...?

[CosmoxKramer]

If crits are simply double damage after damage reduction calculations, then 1% Crit and 1% damage increases would provide the exact same amount of additional damage on average. 1% Cit would be 100% extra damage 1% of the time while 1% damage would just be 1% higher damage 100% of the time. It's just a matter of whether you prefer sustained damage output or spikes.

I don't think crits are double damage. If you test it out with skills or AA it appears to be around 125%. If this is intended then crits are useless almost.

Also is doesn't matter if damage reduction is done before or after the Crit damage is applied. Damage reduction can be the last thing applied to impact damage.

[azefekie]

easy example, Lightning-Positive charge upgrade "Bolts of lightning will now do 250% more dmg on a critical hit"...why not get your crit as high as possible with a good build?...

I don't think crits are double damage. If you test it out with skills or AA it appears to be around 125%. If this is intended then crits are useless almost.

Also is doesn't matter if damage reduction is done before or after the Crit damage is applied. Damage reduction can be the last thing applied to impact damage.

[Disko]

Finally respec my L20 mage today (been leveling my alts) and getting ready to push to 21.

Prior to update I was using these skills with a 50/50 Int/Str stat cocktail:
Fire, Wind, Time, Heal

That worked great, but was looking for more dmg and felt that Wind and Time were a bit redundant… plus its best to take advantage of the update and put more into Int.

So I switched to these skills with a 70/30 Int/Str split:
Fire, Lightg, Wind, Heal

I kept some points in Str since I don't like being too squishy, not fond of running or extra plat expense! Especially since I'm not spending big bucks on gear that will help survivability until L21.

Not saying its better than any other build, just my 2c!

[Yungwang]

4/5 fire, 4/5 lightning, 3/5 heal, 3/5 ice 5/5 knowledge. Only level 20 so got 1 point to spend, really liking this build I've tried several other time etc and this seem to be my fav with the dots from ice an fire just a all round bursty spec imo

[Linkincena]

Fire 4/5, ice 2/5 heal 2/5 armor 2/5

[Linkincena]

Knowledge 5/5 , damage 5/5

[yuriramos]

Fire, thunder, gale, shield, int passive, str passive.

Max dps with HP.

Less deaths, effective build.

[Melodicdeath]

I have experimented with several different builds, and so far my current seems to be working out well. I am currently pure INT with maxed out knowledge in passives. I have maxed fireball, galeforce and lifegiver and I pt in timeshift. This build is great for mobs and you rarely go through mana. This particular build will need to be modified for pvp, but for now, I'm content. I don't believe there's one ultimate build that rules over all others, due to the fact that we are all after different things. First you need to figure out what you want to specialize in, be it soloing, mobbing, pvp, etc..then figure out what build and what skills will suite that specialty. Perhaps you just want to be an all around well rounded mage? Everyone will recommend something different, based on their own personal preferences. Essentually, you just need to discover your niche, find what's right for you. There are guides offered here in the forums that can assist you greatly, then its just a matter of trial and error Good luck!

[Melodicdeath]

Just an add on to what I said above, I'm a dps/damage nut ;D focusing on building those will make you rather indestructable