How to build a dps-mage for nm4?

[chrissus]

I'd like to farm some gear for my mage on nm4inc. I'm not sure what's good on the mage because i never use him besides frosts.

- which weapons are good? (Betsy? 4/s? burst/scatter/normal?)
- ap or damage?
- is the damage-uber good?

bonus: - is the betsy-pet good?

[Ego Natus Gelidus]

Here is a video from Serious J. It looks like a pretty solid dps build in my humble opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coc8eHJTM6A

[TigerHawkins]

For a DPS Apprentice, I have a 4s/s x4 burst shot staff, have a hero Crit Small sphere 2, and 2 Hero Crit 1's, for medium spheres, I have Cooldown 3 and Mana Regen 3 (Both apprentice exclusive), and Chilling Strikes for the large sphere. The gear is dedicated to hero stats, (mainly hero damage and ability power) and some has hero HP. I use the Sword pet because its active is physical damage, not sure what to use if you didn't complete that monthly. Make sure you have superconductor on the helmet and ring, so you have very few mana problems, and ideally channel on the helmet in addition to superconductor.