[3.11] Archmage Power Siphon Ascendant (Mind of the Council/Manastorm)

by ashetomalph6 years ago114

Vaal Power Siphon Mapping Simulacrum Delirium

DPS: 5.67M
Life: 3.94K
Level: 93
Min budget

Overview

[3.11] Archmage Power Siphon Ascendant (Mind of the Council/Manastorm) is a Path of Exile Ascendant build by ashetomalph, made for the Harvest league (3.11). It is centered on Vaal Power Siphon and plays as a critical, intelligence, attack, projectile archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 5.67M DPS with 3.94K life. Suited for: Mapping, Simulacrum, Delirium. Key uniques include Bottled Faith, Atziri's Foible, Omeyocan, The Wise Oak, Manastorm.

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An interesting build based on mana stacking using Mind of the Council and Manastorm to scale damage. I wrote Archmage in the title but it's just a reference to how we scale damage with mana. This was a build I was really excited to try and it turned out really well. It was a very rounded build with good defensive layers, good single target, and very fast clear for a budget.

Agnostic is pretty broken and makes this build feels a lot tankier than it should be due to the constant regen. With 70/60 dodge chance, it's a pretty tanky build. Even cleared super uber lab which my other much squishier character couldn't. Pretty much all contents down. The build uses Blood Rage/Flame Dash to trigger the Manastorm buff. The advantage of running an attack based mana build is that we have access to mana leech to allow us to run no regen map mods.

I included a budget version for the build, even though it doesn't cost much to gear up. The most expensive piece is a 6L CLoak of Defiance. Every other unique in the build is cheap and the rares could just be life/res. Probably took me less than 10 ex to fund. Being a Pathfinder gives me an excuse to use Bottle Faith and get the maximum value from it so I couldn't resist. Can be swapped with a normal Sulphur Flask with Attack Speed for 8% less damage.

I swap barrage with chain in the 6L and run a 4L Power Siphon barrage for map clearing. Only swapping barrage in the main 6link for harder bosses.

PoB Community Fork: https://pastebin.com/WJZjMaPi

5.6 mil DPS (I left flasks on since they're always up with Ascendant Pathfinder)

8.4 mil DPS with Arcane Cloak (7 seconds uptime with 2.7 seconds c/d)

Budget Version: https://pastebin.com/H6WGrbfS

Glancing Blows Version: https://pastebin.com/0xgKeJuS

8.9 mil DPS

13 mil DPS with Arcane Cloak

Doesn't feel as tanky as the Wind Dancer Dodge version but we're now rocking 13 mil DPS with Arcane Cloak so that's kinda nice.

Edit: Clear speed clip of juiced t16 with delirium popped: https://streamable.com/0lpwz7

Edit 2: Sirus last phase dying in 20-30 seconds with the Glancing Blows version: https://streamable.com/co3qpo