Ice mage over here drooling
I ended up trying an ice build but didn’t have the gear I needed for cool downs etc. I’m going to collect a few pieces and maybe give it another try , that being said I really don’t want to re spec again lol.
That is cool (hehe), my level 80 ice shards sorcerer is cleaning lvl 45 nightmare dungeons quite easily. At this point I need her to be a bit more sturdy because she still cleans crowds almost instantly but can’t take many hits. Thinking back, while leveling and struggling with mana, this could have helped but at some point you’d probably not need the extra novas, although they’re surely appreciated
So it did prompt me to try an ice shards build for a few dungeons. It was fun but I’m just lacking the gear I need. So 1.5m gold and a bunch of aspect mats later and I’m back at firewall lol. I think I’ll collect some ice shards gear and try it again later. My firewall build is doing pretty good right now , just wanted a change.
Yeah, it’s pretty finicky with the gear. Mostly the cool down reduction and mana cost reduction, which you want, both, at least around 25%. At this point you can play without basic attack (which is fun).
I also got the unique chest that stuns and drag enemies closer when you teleport. That’s really satisfying
If you get the passive that has a chance to make your next cast free and do 40% more damage as well as the aspect that lets ice shards pierce, stack a little lucky hit and you can say goodbye to mana issues. You still want the MCR too but this goes a long way.