Is there a viable endgame Fire Mage build?

[Retribution]

I'm talking lvls 50-70, it just seems to be way out classed by other builds.
If someone has a good one, let me know!

[sdrawkcabton]

In general, mages don't scale as well once you start hitting the later stages; Spellpower just doesn't have the scaling that attack power has. Even then, the existence of heat immune enemies, though not common, further limits what a fire mage can accomplish.

That said, there are great fire damage builds - my strongest character by a fair margin is a fire damage melee character; weapons like the ember king's might or pheonix claymore do fire damage but scale with attack power. Combining a bunch of the fire passives, and actives like haste or overwhelming power can make for some extremely strong characters - just pick up your core damage abilities elsewhere with the "weapon damage" text, since those will scale much better. The zero AP abilities in fire can be pretty useful - a burning ground to pop a barrel or reveal stealth can be quite handy if you're already in fire, even if the damage to enemies is limited.

Good hunting!

[mack]

Originally posted by Retribution:

I'm talking lvls 50-70, it just seems to be way out classed by other builds.
If someone has a good one, let me know!

This is pretty decent with the right gear .. https://ianlamb.github.io/stolen-realm-planner/skill-calculator/lightning?build=bj07bD0zMDtzPTAxNDAxNjAyNjAyNTAyMzAzNjA0NTA0NDA1NTA0MzA1MzAzNzExMzExNTEyNjEyNzEzNjEyNDE0NjE0NTE1Mw%3D%3D

[sdrawkcabton]

Interesting! Using recharge to have your best fire spells available is a pretty cool idea, and with only a very small number of spells, you'll randomly select good ones often. I'd think you'd still have a tough time having something useful to do with both your conduit actions after just a few turns, even with flashfire and recharge, though depending on your difficulty level and party, you might be done with most fights before that matters lol. I wonder if you could accomplish something similar with bounty hunter's mark instead of recharge. Hmm. New character idea unlocked. Thanks, @mack!