PoE Archmage, Channelling builds without Hierophant

Hello, Surgeon General here. It’s a week into Phrecia 2.0 – for the true believers that stuck it out after level 90, it might be time to start looking for an interesting build to try during our limited access to the alternate ascendancies. This is my experiment with a mechanic that can only realistically be made to work during Phrecia. The core gimmick of the build is to use some niche mechanics to get 100% uptime on the buff from Vaal Clarity – “your skills cost no mana.” With guaranteed uptime, you’re free to stack mana and use Archmage Support to add a large amount of flat damage to a hig

This guide has been a long time in coming. Some may remember my previous post, roughly outlining the mathematics behind sustaining Indigon's mana cost. I went back and formalized the mathematics behind it; if anyone is interested, I wrote it out in LaTeX and uploaded it here. But for those who didn't read over that post or are unaware of what "sustained Indigon" refers to, I'll do a quick overview. \---