Fire Melee Mage Tips

[Bulbasaur]

Im trying to make a fire melee mage build but i cant choose between firebrand or flame surge skill any tips welcomed

[Casul Gamer]

I haven't tried firebrand yet, but flame surge has served me well. Honestly, I would just try them both out and see which you enjoy more.

I don't follow meta builds so I have no idea which is better end game. I've heard of people stacking insane amounts of ward (although that might get nerfed at some point) so idk if even matters which skill you take.

[Psojed]

You can do both.
I saw a build that uses Firebrand several times to charge-up a buff, then Flame Surge with some item that turns it into a 360° nova-like skill around your character.

[Scipo0419]

What Psojed said. Either grab the node or the item that makes Flame Reave a nova, grab the nodes that increase its area and damage per stack + allow stacks to be built with Firebrand. Get the Firebrand node that increases damage per stack of Firebrand on next skill use, and you have a strong generator/spender combo.

[Casul Gamer]

Oh, right. The rhythm node? I did that with mana strike and flame reave, but you can also use it with fireball or firebrand.

[pEEtrs]

https://www.lastepochtools.com/planner/ow2J3n7B

Absolute beast, crazy damage output.