[3.24] ArchMage Hierophant Act 1-5 Test Run | Damage Can Only Get Better Goratha #PoE

NOTES FOR BUILD LEVELING -You can level as either Armaggeddon Brand till merc lab and farm Ice Nova of Frostbolts there OR you can level as Archmage with Firestorm, Storm Burst, or Ball Lightning -Technically can farm Normal Lab as well but not recommended -Charges first from normal lab if you are brand leveling, otherwise go Divine Guidance for archmage memes -Technically can leap slam and craft on axes/sword super early but that's not required -Call to Arms + Enduring Cry should be good throughout the game, as soon as you can use it -Manually casting Arcane Cloak is most likely going to be the best, but you can technically automate it if you're REALLY lazy TREE NOTES -Early trees go for shadow suppression + suppression is lucky - until able to get capped from gear -Dexterity nodes if you can't get any on gear early ENERGISED ARMOR IS HUGE -Make sure you pick up every crimson jewel and vaal it, this is really big for the templar armor ARCANIST BRAND -Arcanist Brand + Return Projectiles is WAY more single target for Ice Nova, because the return projectiles has a max range when linked to arcanist brand so they return faster -Once you get 100% AOE from Sanctuary of Thought you can use it for mapping + clear as well, maybe preference though UNIQUE ITEM OPTIONS -Early Options, you can use Dream Fragments, Praxis, Mindspiral, Atziri's Foible (probably even end-game) -Pledge of Hands could be used very good for damage, but you lose shield charge -Kitava's Thirst could be used for automating some skills -Ravenous Passion for perma berserk + a lot of cast speed and damage -Taste of Hate for some more phys mitigation if you really feel like you need it -Cloak of Defiance is okay, but not crazy **INDIGON IS NOT REALLY THAT GOOD ANYMORE BECAUSE ARCHMAGE SCALES OFF UNRESERVED INSTEAD OF MANA COST** **IVORY TOWER COULD BE SUPER MINMAX BUT THIS IS A LEAGUE START GUIDE!** PANTHEONS + AILMENT IMMUNITY -Most likely going to use Brine King + Garukhan for freeze + reduced shock for most of the time -You could go for Stormshroud + Avoid shock on belt/boots OR Ancestral Vision + ailment boot implicit