Question trying to get -15 mana cost of skill using fossils

Guys, quick question here:

I am following AHN cyclone Duelist build and I am trying to craft -15 mana cost on my armor and I have not been able to get it, just to be sure I am doing it correctly as it can be quite expansive. Here is my armor, it is level 100, I was wondering if it was an error to use a such high level armor because it could make it harder to have the -15 mana cost.



I am crafting using serrated, metallic and pristine in a powerful chaotic resonator.

So far I ran it 4 times and have not get the -15 mana cost. So, should I just continue or there is something I am doing wrong?

Thanks guy, any feedback appreciated.

I’m far from a crafting expert, but you should get it eventually. I’m not sure what you mean by level 100, armour caps out at 86. None of your fossils contradict each other. Serrated unlocks -15 mana, but you aren’t guaranteed it. It has a 2000 weight. Also, the higher item level, the more mods that are unlocked. This makes it less likely to get a targeted roll.

ok thanks, I will continue to try. It's expensive, but less expensive than buying the armor already crafted. Well I hope hahaha

What are the ideal mods you’re looking for?

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Aldonés wrote:

What are the ideal mods you’re looking for?

Most important is 90+ life and Socketed Gems Have -15 Mana cost and I will probably stop trying when I get those, I really need them for my build to work. The -15 mana is mandatory and life roll almost mandatory also.

Would be good to also have:
- Attacks have +% to Critical Strike Chance,
- as musch armour s possible, 1500+ would be ideal but probably not possible
- % maximum life.
- some resist

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alexanabolic wrote:

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Aldonés wrote:

What are the ideal mods you’re looking for?

Most important is 90+ life and Socketed Gems Have -15 Mana cost and I will probably stop trying when I get those, I really need them for my build to work. The -15 mana is mandatory and life roll almost mandatory also.

Would be good to also have:
- Attacks have +% to Critical Strike Chance,
- as musch armour s possible, 1500+ would be ideal but probably not possible
- % maximum life.
- some resist

Pristine fossils block Armour (and Evasion and Energy Shield) modifiers, so you won't get any if you include them; however, Pristine fossils are also what make %increased Life possible on that armour. If you could get an Elder body armor, %increased Life is possible on it, no Pristine fossil necessary.

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ekaye wrote:

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alexanabolic wrote:

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Aldonés wrote:

What are the ideal mods you’re looking for?

Most important is 90+ life and Socketed Gems Have -15 Mana cost and I will probably stop trying when I get those, I really need them for my build to work. The -15 mana is mandatory and life roll almost mandatory also.

Would be good to also have:
- Attacks have +% to Critical Strike Chance,
- as musch armour s possible, 1500+ would be ideal but probably not possible
- % maximum life.
- some resist

Pristine fossils block Armour (and Evasion and Energy Shield) modifiers, so you won't get any if you include them; however, Pristine fossils are also what make %increased Life possible on that armour. If you could get an Elder body armor, %increased Life is possible on it, no Pristine fossil necessary.

So I could run only 2 fossils if I can find an Elder Armour?

yea, you need an influenced armor to get some of those mods.

You HAVE to have elder or Hunter to get %max life AND Attacks have + crit.

Although you can craft %life/%mana afterward on normal armor.


skip the metallic fossils, just use serrated + pristine.




this took me 4 tries.

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Aldonés wrote:

I’m far from a crafting expert, but you should get it eventually. I’m not sure what you mean by level 100, armour caps out at 86.

You're right, you're def not an expert. Divination cards can reward item level 100 armor. And there are zones/strongboxes/etc that can reward higher than ilvl 86 gear. My armor is ilvl 100.

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Thror2k5 wrote:

yea, you need an influenced armor to get some of those mods.

You HAVE to have elder or Hunter to get %max life AND Attacks have + crit.

Although you can craft %life/%mana afterward on normal armor.


skip the metallic fossils, just use serrated + pristine.

this took me 4 tries.

ok, how can I easily distinguish elder, Hunter items? I know Elder has tentacle on the background, shaper have constelaltion, but I don't know about Hunter. Sorry for the noob question. I am not finding a clear answer on the web how to distinguish them.