Archmage SupportLightning, Arcane, Support, Spell Icon: ^ Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have (1-7) to (15-134) added Lightning Damage Supported Skills have base Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Mana CostThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition Drop level: 31Vendor Offer 1x Scroll FragmentMetadata Item class: Support Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemArchmage
Archmage Support is a support gem that changes the linked spell's base manacost to be equal to a proportion of your unreserved mana. It gives the skill added lightning damage based on the mana cost of that skill.
Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost... - Casting supported spells adds lightning damage based on its mana cost.
The skill's cost is checked when an enemy is hit, not snapshot when the cost is paid.
Paying the mana cost by spending energy shield (e.g. Eldritch Battery or Battery StaffBattery StaffStaff Physical Damage: 65-120 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.25 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 70, 117 Str, 117 Int+(140-165) to maximum Energy Shield Spend Energy Shield before Mana for Costs of SocketedSkills) does not matter. These effects do not change the mana cost, only the resource spent to pay it. (Unlike Lifetap SupportLifetap SupportSupport, Duration Icon: T Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 300%Requires Level 8Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.Supported Skills Cost Life instead of Mana Gain Lifetap after Spending a total of (23-273) Life on Upfront Costs and Effects of a Supported Skill Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage while you have Lifetap Lifetap lasts 4 seconds
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Lifetap lasts +(0.1-2) secondsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Blood Magic, which cause skills to Cost Life instead of Mana.)
Level 20 Archmage Support is comparable to a level 20 Added Lightning Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportLightning, Support Icon: L Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (1-19) to (8-358) added Lightning Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Lightning DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. at a cost of ~156 mana.
...if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend - Removes all lightning damage based on mana. While it is not possible to cast a spell that costs more than your current unreserved mana, IndigonIndigon Hubris CircletEnergy Shield: (200-257)Requires Level 69, 154 Int(150-180)% increased Energy Shield (6-10)% increased maximum Mana Recover (8-10)% of Life when you use a ManaFlask Non-instant Mana Recovery from Flasks is also Recovered as Life (50-60)% increased Cost of Skills for each 200 total Mana Spent Recently (20-25)% increased Spell Damage for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently, up to 2000%Where the body's limits begin, the mind's limits end. can raise the mana cost beyond the base after the spell is already cast.
Cost scaling - The added lightning damage scales with the supported skill's mana cost. There are multiple options for scaling mana cost higher:
Support gems and support modifiers, such as Pledge of HandsPledge of Hands Judgement StaffWarstaff Physical Damage: 73-136 Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 68, 113 Str, 113 Int+20% Chance to BlockSpell Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 30 Greater Spell Echo (120-160)% increased Spell Damage 50% increased maximum Mana"To shake a hand is to double your power." - Jaetai, Queen's Advisor
Archmage Support quality
Passives (Forethought and connected small passives)
Fevered MindFevered Mind Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Small+(5-10) to Intelligence Notable Passive Skills in Radius are Transformed to instead grant: 10% increased Mana Cost of Skills and 20% increased Spell DamageCorruptedIn sickness, the insane becomes sane.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Replica Lavianga's SpiritReplica Lavianga's Spirit Sanctified Mana FlaskRecovers (1430-1650) Mana over 13.00 Seconds Consumes 7 of 35 Charges on useRequires Level 50(30-50)% increased Amount Recovered 50% reduced Recovery rate (5-15)% increased Attack Speed during Effect (5-15)% increased Cast Speed during Effect 10% increased Mana Cost of Skills during Effect"An intriguing paradox."Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
IndigonIndigon Hubris CircletEnergy Shield: (200-257)Requires Level 69, 154 Int(150-180)% increased Energy Shield (6-10)% increased maximum Mana Recover (8-10)% of Life when you use a ManaFlask Non-instant Mana Recovery from Flasks is also Recovered as Life (50-60)% increased Cost of Skills for each 200 total Mana Spent Recently (20-25)% increased Spell Damage for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently, up to 2000%Where the body's limits begin, the mind's limits end.
Indigon
IndigonIndigon Hubris CircletEnergy Shield: (200-257)Requires Level 69, 154 Int(150-180)% increased Energy Shield (6-10)% increased maximum Mana Recover (8-10)% of Life when you use a ManaFlask Non-instant Mana Recovery from Flasks is also Recovered as Life (50-60)% increased Cost of Skills for each 200 total Mana Spent Recently (20-25)% increased Spell Damage for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently, up to 2000%Where the body's limits begin, the mind's limits end. can raise the mana cost to its highest functioning percent, which is 100%, with the downside of the damage not working past 100% mana cost. This requires a delicate balance of mana spent recently and is generally harder to use than the other option. The following tips are broad and may not cover all details.
Never raise any spell cost over 100%, or it will not gain lightning damage from Archmage.
Try to spend around the same amount of mana every 4 seconds. This does not have to be exact, but precision can help maximize the damage. The fewer skills with mana cost in your rotation, the easier this is.
Lavianga's SpiritLavianga's Spirit Sanctified Mana FlaskRecovers (1430-1650) Mana over 3.25 Seconds Consumes 7 of 35 Charges on useRequires Level 50(30-50)% increased Amount Recovered 100% increased Recovery rate Skills Cost no Mana during Effect"When the Ancestors fill your cup, It is only good manners to drink your fill." - Lavianga, Advisor to KaomRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. will make skills cost no mana. While this makes Archmage do no damage during the flask effect, it also prevents Indigon from raising the mana cost. When using spells with a duration like Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Deals (3-140) to (5-211) Physical Damage Base duration is 4.00 seconds +(0-0.2) metres to radius 35% increased Hit Rate for each blade 35% more Damage for each blade Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or CremationCremationSpell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Projectile, Orb Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-20) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 28A targeted corpse explodes, dealing area damage and turning into a volcanic geyser, which will repeatedly unleash projectiles sequentially over the surrounding area for a duration. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Fires Projectiles every 1.0 seconds Base duration is 8.00 seconds Deals (49-434) to (74-651) Fire Damage Fires 4 Projectiles Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to (4-5)% of the corpse's Maximum Life Maximum of 3 Geysers at a time +(0-0.3) metres to radius
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires Projectiles (0.5-10)% fasterPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., more casts can be used without going over 100% mana cost. These skills will do maximum archmage damage when lavianga's duration expires, or your mana maxes out. In other words, characters temporarily do no archmage damage during the flask effect to do higher amounts of damage once the flask ends.
Archmage Support can be created from the following recipes:
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Meta
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The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
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Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.
Random level 20 support gem
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Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem Quality:+23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness
Random corruptedsupport gem with 23% quality
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The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
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Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
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Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
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The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
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Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Supported Skills now gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 60% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend (previously 70-108%).
Supported Skills have base Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher (previously 6%).
Can now support triggered spells.
Can no longer support Arcane Skills.
Quality on the Anomalous Archmage Support now grants “Supported Skills lose Added Lighting Damage Equal to 0-40% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend” (previously 0-60%), and “Supported Skills gain Added Cold Damage Equal to 0-40% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend" (previously 0-60%).