Dusk mage ( Electrode Relic Build )

[TheHolyDrumstick]

Any players that could share their Builds, i'm just having trouble deciding on which skills i should focus on for the time being till i manage to Level up some more.

[Crazy Bull]

same here..

[Makepeace]

after 100 hours playtime no molten reach and no soul flask found, both are recommended for electrode relic build

[TheHolyDrumstick]

Originally posted by Makepeace:

after 100 hours playtime no molten reach and no soul flask found, both are recommended for electrode relic build

why is that.

[Elveone]

Soulflask gives more projectiles to Unholy Bolt and Molten Reach gives projectiles to Entropy but also gives it an 8 second cooldown. Both are not necessary for a good build but it is a nice visual with all the projectiles flying around.

[TheHolyDrumstick]

Originally posted by Elveone:

Soulflask gives more projectiles to Unholy Bolt and Molten Reach gives projectiles to Entropy but also gives it an 8 second cooldown. Both are not necessary for a good build but it is a nice visual with all the projectiles flying around.

do you know what i should put my points into saves buying a ton of respecticles, just to respec.

cos 2k for each can be awfully expensive.

[Elveone]

It really depends on your playstyle and if you want to go more into dm or electrode skills. I haven't played with electrode but for DM focused build I think you should get two main damage skills from light and dark that you like and focus on them. Get holy and unholy bolt to level 6 at some point as the buff they provide to the rest of the light/dark skills is pretty good. For electrode - I would get one point into localized storm asap and 1 point in thousand-volt burst and see how that feels for starters. Don't worry about the respectacles that much - they drop from bosses and you gain some from level ups and if I'm not mistaken you also gain some from the contracts so there are plenty later on.

[TheHolyDrumstick]

Originally posted by Elveone:

It really depends on your playstyle and if you want to go more into dm or electrode skills. I haven't played with electrode but for DM focused build I think you should get two main damage skills from light and dark that you like and focus on them. Get holy and unholy bolt to level 6 at some point as the buff they provide to the rest of the light/dark skills is pretty good. For electrode - I would get one point into localized storm asap and 1 point in thousand-volt burst and see how that feels for starters. Don't worry about the respectacles that much - they drop from bosses and you gain some from level ups and if I'm not mistaken you also gain some from the contracts so there are plenty later on.

so by 2 main skills do you mean like 2 regular skills for each and 1 skill each that uses relic Energy

i have tried that piercing Javelin thing and that seems handy for taking out mobs.

[Elveone]

The Dusk Mage has that mechanic that when you damage an enemy with a dark skill it fills one bar, when you do that with a light skill it fills another. When both bars are full then you get a significant mana regen and damage buff. That's why I'm saying you should have two main damage skills.

[Khavarum]

As soon as I noticed this topic I had to put my 3 cents.

I have a Dusk Mage with Electrode and it's so ridiculously powerful, that I'm cleaning half of screen of mobs in 2 seconds and bosses in around 3 seconds on highest difficulty.

Using Harmonic Form in this build is of course essential, so you need to generate dark and light. As for dark generation use ONLY Dark Spears, because it's the fastest generator. As for light use Absolver as your primary attack and light generator. In addition you can also use Light Spear as it does a lot of damage and doesn't use mana.

Here's my build in light and dark trees for character lvl 48:
Light: Consecration 8 (damage buff), Light Spear 8 (high damage in a line and Harmonic Form duration), Luminous Run 1 (escape), Absolver 8 (primary attack skill)
Dark: Dark Spears 1 (dark generator with nice damage), Shadow Step 4 (necessary mana regen and additional escape), Spirit Well 1 (distraction), Energy Spike 4 (Harmonic Form duration), Damnation 8 (mana, defence and relic energy)

Now for the Electrode part: Chaotic Strikes 10 (primary boss killer), other skills I still need to develop, but here's the plan - Energizer 5 (more relic energy), Lightning Strike and Tingling Sensation and possibly also Shocking Display to passively increase Absolver damage capability.

Now for items: Celestial Set is a must have for this build and specifically gauntlets, pants and boots. It's also worth to use Cuirass and Mask for additional skillpoints, but I use these two as passive Legendary skills.

Here's how the build works: You enter Harmonic Form and with it your Absolver gains additional and very powerful effect of damaging your enemies for second time for same damage and with an area of effect. This is extremely powerful against blobs of enemies.
When fighting a boss, also on Harmonic Form, you move him under a wall, teleport so that he ends up being between you and the wall and then spam Chaotic Strikes at him. Why? Because Chaotic Strikes lightnings move away from your character in a cone, but get stuck under a wall or obstacles which they can't pass and instead of disappearing they continue to strike in place. Due to the skill's damage it melts bosses in seconds on Harmonic Form.
The rest of the skills is just an added bonus if you want more skillful gameplay.

That's it.

[TheHolyDrumstick]

Originally posted by Kamari:

As soon as I noticed this topic I had to put my 3 cents.

I have a Dusk Mage with Electrode and it's so ridiculously powerful, that I'm cleaning half of screen of mobs in 2 seconds and bosses in around 3 seconds on highest difficulty.

Using Harmonic Form in this build is of course essential, so you need to generate dark and light. As for dark generation use ONLY Dark Spears, because it's the fastest generator. As for light use Absolver as your primary attack and light generator. In addition you can also use Light Spear as it does a lot of damage and doesn't use mana.

Here's my build in light and dark trees for character lvl 48:
Light: Consecration 8 (damage buff), Light Spear 8 (high damage in a line and Harmonic Form duration), Luminous Run 1 (escape), Absolver 8 (primary attack skill)
Dark: Dark Spears 1 (dark generator with nice damage), Shadow Step 4 (necessary mana regen and additional escape), Spirit Well 1 (distraction), Energy Spike 4 (Harmonic Form duration), Damnation 8 (mana, defence and relic energy)

Now for the Electrode part: Chaotic Strikes 10 (primary boss killer), other skills I still need to develop, but here's the plan - Energizer 5 (more relic energy), Lightning Strike and Tingling Sensation and possibly also Shocking Display to passively increase Absolver damage capability.

Now for items: Celestial Set is a must have for this build and specifically gauntlets, pants and boots. It's also worth to use Cuirass and Mask for additional skillpoints, but I use these two as passive Legendary skills.

Here's how the build works: You enter Harmonic Form and with it your Absolver gains additional and very powerful effect of damaging your enemies for second time for same damage and with an area of effect. This is extremely powerful against blobs of enemies.
When fighting a boss, also on Harmonic Form, you move him under a wall, teleport so that he ends up being between you and the wall and then spam Chaotic Strikes at him. Why? Because Chaotic Strikes lightnings move away from your character in a cone, but get stuck under a wall or obstacles which they can't pass and instead of disappearing they continue to strike in place. Due to the skill's damage it melts bosses in seconds on Harmonic Form.
The rest of the skills is just an added bonus if you want more skillful gameplay.

That's it.

i'll keep that in mind thanks, moving under a wall part i had someone else tell me the exact same thing when i played it on my Series S and how it was broken beyond hell.