[2.6] Nextguy's Magma Orb

The quote function crapped out. I meant to quote the latter response.

Hi,
could You link yours flask rols? - I need this for my friend which start to play this build.

Regards

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jejowaty wrote:

Hi,
could You link yours flask rols? - I need this for my friend which start to play this build.

Regards

Here they are, can replace dying sun with Atziri's, another life flask, or a mana flask

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A +3 staff is imperative in this non-crit build to maximize damage, especially for magma orb which has a 125% damage effectiveness. An 18% block staff is ideal but not necessary.

Damage Effectiveness impacts "added damage" only, not "more" or "increased" or any gained from higher spell level. Your build doesn't have any x-x added damage, why is this comment included? Or did the DE mechanics change on me at some point?

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Donut_Harvest wrote:

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A +3 staff is imperative in this non-crit build to maximize damage, especially for magma orb which has a 125% damage effectiveness. An 18% block staff is ideal but not necessary.

Damage Effectiveness impacts "added damage" only, not "more" or "increased" or any gained from higher spell level. Your build doesn't have any x-x added damage, why is this comment included? Or did the DE mechanics change on me at some point?

Ya I was already called out on this on reddit, I guess despite playing for 2 years I misunderstood how it worked. Probably should have fixed that

In which order did you take the Ascendancy nodes?

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watercra wrote:

In which order did you take the Ascendancy nodes?

I went liege if the primordial first(a lot of increased damge and cast speed), then shaper of desolation. For the last two get in whatever order you think best, whether reflect is hurting a lot or you want more damage

Thanks for this interesting build :)

Is Increased Area of Effect (in place of Controlled Destruction) a good option if we want to use the overlapping effect of Magma Orb ?

Could we use IAE to double the DPS of Magma Orb ?

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eteule wrote:

Thanks for this interesting build :)

Is Increased Area of Effect (in place of Controlled Destruction) a good option if we want to use the overlapping effect of Magma Orb ?

Could we use IAE to double the DPS of Magma Orb ?

With the increased AOE from the tree and Pendulum of destruction, as well as dying sun later it is easy to overlap at least 2 explosions with proper aim and 0 increased projectile speed. I think the damage increase controlled destruction is better because of this, but if you notice that you cannot get 2 bounces to hit I still wouldn't use increased AOE, I would just use the increased AOE of magma orb helm enchant instead.

Thanks for your answer :]

Can you explain your choice of Herald of Thunder ?
Do you use it to shock ennemies by adding Lightning damage to Magma Orb + Shaper of Desolation ?

What do you think of dropping Clarity and Herald of Thunder for another Blasphemy with Warlord's Mark ?
Can it provide enought Life and Mana leech to allow the dropping of Mana regenaration an reduction points on the skilltree ?