“Evoker : The Supreme Fire Mage” GuideGEARAs mentioned above, if you invest stat points in both INT and STR, you can take advantage of being a hybrid caster. There are many good gear options for the build.
Your goal is to have
1. High +physical and fire damage (+total, elemental, electro burn damage is great too)
2. +Flat energy regeneration (around 10 per second is enough for your aura), large energy pool and -20% energy cost or more. All of these will help you sustain your auras and cast many expensive spell efficiently.
3. Having at least 150% casting speed is of great importance to any mage, otherwise you might find your character stuck in the animation for too long. Casting speed becomes more important is you decide to use Flame Surge, in which case I’d recommend 200%+.
4. -60% recharge or more. Earth and Dream spells like Distort Reality, Fire Nova, Eruption and Meteor Rain have snail-esque cooldown. This build will rock or not, it depends a lot on -recharge.
5. +4 to all skill or more
6. Moderate DA (around 600-800) and good resistances.
7. –%requirement gear (if possible). It’s quite important for a hybrid character. if you spend too many points in DEX or STR, your damage output could suffer greatly. Just one item with –%req should solve all your problems.
8. DPS and Attack speed are optional.
WEAPONMy Choice :
Lævateinn (+flat cold damage and slow effect upgraded – courtesy of Torstein) – This upgrade doesn’t help here since I rarely swing my sword ^_^ . Having 45% physical, fire and burn damage and +2 to Earth is perfect.
Alt Choices :
Hand of Hephaestus – 50% fire and burn damage is great, also +1 to Earth. If you wear 2-3 parts of this set, you’ll get bonus pierce resistance too.
Iris – 15% total damage and -20% energy cost.
Lycergus’ Wisdom – 25% physical damage and -20% STR requirement for weapons, armour and shields. This level 15 club is surprisingly useful.
Reginn’s Hammer – 40% physical and fire damage, - 20% STR requirement for armor and also +50% damage to constructs and devices. It’s a great choice as a secondary weapon against constructs.
Scepter of The Shadow King – 20% physical and electrical burn damage. Also a solid choice for 220 DA and +1 to all skills.
Giant’s Tooth – Despite the nerf to this mace, +40% STR can still prove very useful, especially if you’ve got it upgraded, as I think many might have done.
Einherjar’s Fate – Great green MI sword that has around 20% physical damage as a base stat. You can find –requirement or + fire and burn damage one and socket it with Prometheus Flame relic.
Chakram of The Sun – 30% fire and burn damage, -15% recharge and +2 to Earth. (needs high DEX to equip it)
Touch of Nyx – 25% Physical damage, -30% energy cost, 30% casting speed and 10 flat energy regeneration. They are all you need here. (needs higher DEX than Chakram of the Sun)
Fafnir’s Teeth – 30% total damage and 10% physical resistances. It’s a low level throwing weapon, so you won’t need high DEX to equip it.
Staff of the Cosmos – Still remains a solid choice for all casters, with -30% energy cost, 30% elemental damage, 120 DA and 100% casting speed.
Eye of Osiris – Another great Staff for the build, 35% fire and burn damage, 70% fire resistance and 50% poison resistance, -20% reduction to all requirement and +2 to Earth.
You can also find some good fire MI Staff like
Ker’s Fetish or
Prospector Rod and socket it with the relic you like.
SHIELDMy Choice :
Golden Shield of Pelaron (Juggernaut upgraded - 30% physical damage and some resistances) - One of the best shield for hybrid caster character, provide you good casting speed, -recharge, -energy cost and 10 flat energy regeneration all in one.
Alt Choices :
Hephaestus’ Molten Shield – high fire resistance, -20% reduction to all requirement and +1 to Earth.
Priam’s Gate or
Aionios – Other good shields with many great resistances.
Rings of the Rhine – for 300 DA, -15% recharge and -15% requirement.
The Greg – 5% physical resistance, 5% dodge and CTAP, 10 flat energy regen and -10% energy cost.
TORSO ARMORMy Choice :
Odysseus’ Armor – Mainly for the huge -30% reduction to all requirement. This armor also provides you 25% physical damage and -15% recharge.
Alt Choice :
Mantle of Sa’jun – a popular melee guy armor with a ton of resistances. It needs moderate STR (473) to equip. Definitely a good choice.
Rhesus’ Whitewashed Armor – an underrated piece of armor with 20% total speed and -13% reduction to all requirements (473 STR required). The armor also offers basic resistances.
Etruscan Cuirass – another low level STR armor that comes with -20% requirements. -10% energy cost and basic resistances.
Feng Xao’s Meditation Robes – an INT armor with high vitality resistance, -15% energy cost, -15% recharge and high energy regen.
Tunic of Magi,
Corselet of Freyja with tons of resistances and DA or
Glycon Acolyte’s Robe with 10% total dmg, vitality, electrical burn with many high resistances, chance to dodge and +2 to dream. It’s a solid choice.
Coat of the Chosen – a green MI mage armor with 66 chance of -80% energy cost, will definitely get rid of all the energy problems. I recommend to socket it with The Stew of Eldhrimnir relic, this relic will grant you 12 flat energy regen and 12% STR with a bonus you prefer (41 pierce resistances or 15% STR or 25% physical damage are the best). You can find any good –requirements MI armor and socket it with this relic too.
TIP 1 : To equip –req gear, don’t rush and put many points into STR to match the gear requirement since the gear will lower its requirements too. Find another –requirements item like Captain’s Signet or Timaios ring to wear and calculate your stat carefully.
TIP 2 : Don’t bother with any high STR requirement armor, you will have to invest too much in STR and end up with too low damage output overall.
HEAD ARMORMy Choice :
Stheno’s Wisdom (Socrates’) – a very good MI mage item with 12% physical resistance and 75% casting speed, socket it with Crystal of Erebus charm with +2 to all skills. You can farm gorgons for it (just some resistance affix will do) and socket it with The Cunning of Odysseus relic (+30% INT) or any relic for resistances.
Alt Choices :
Huo Qubing’s Helm for -20% recharge and -40% energy cost (need quite high STR 584)
Plouton’s Crown – high poison resistance, -10% recharge and -20% energy cost. This crown also provides you a life leech retaliation which helps you regain HP upon being hit.
There are many good INT headgears out there.
Golden Agris Helmet,
Hesione’s Golden Veil for +% elemental damage and –recharge or to have more protections - items like
Crest of Hypnos,
Coronal of the Abyss (tons of resistances and DA).
HAND ARMORMy Choice :
Armlets of Freyja (cold resistance upgrade) – many high resistances, 100+ DA and some -recharge. Your auras will help trigger Seal of Fate (a skill provided by this armlet) even when you turn into Stone Form.
Alt Choices :
Archmage’s Clasp – one of the best choices for all mages for -40% recharge, 40 attack speed and 100% casting speed.
Verdandi’s Knots – high vitality resistances -25% recharge and 20% casting speed. It’s also +1 to Dream.
Nerthus Armbands – 10% physical resistance and high fire and poison resistances with -15% recharge, 10% casting speed and +1 to Earth.
Tartarian Armlets with high fire and burn damage, +1 to Earth is a good choice too.
Bloodborn Armbands – Green MI item with -15% energy cost and chance to dodge. Farm those bloody Melinoe at Hades Palace until you get a good one, socket it with Primal Magma charm (25% fire and burn damage) with another +25% fire damage bonus.
Hydromancer’s High Currents (+800 energy) from Potamoi mage in Atlantis,
Shaman’s Coil (-10% recharge), or
Rings of the Chosen (66.0% Chance of -40% Recharge) can also work.
LEG ARMORMy Choice :
Demonskin Walkers (Plato; +STR upgraded) – my all time fav!! Great resistances and +1 to all skill. This upgrade is invaluable for my hybrid characters, one of the most useful items in my treasury.
Alt Choices :
Trollwrestler Greaves – high movement and pierce & bleeding resistances. These greaves need very high STR (642) but also provide you 20% STR. It’s a great option if you have enough –requirements.
Thracian Shin Guards – allow you to move fast, have a lot of resistances and some chance to dodge. They also grant you 20% STR and already have quite low STR requirement (525).
Athena’s Battle Greaves – 25% physical damage and good resistances, also good speed with low STR requirement (473). They’re perfect for the build too.
Volva’s Harden Wraps -10% recharge and -20% energy cost make these boots a solid choice for the build. It also has some good resistances.
JEWELRY My Choices :
Ring1 :
Seal of Hephaestus (poison resistances and HP upgraded) – one of the most useful ring IMO, both defensively and offensively. It’ll give you a total of 25% physical resistance on top of fire resistance and absorption (from the ring itself and Heat Shield skill it provides), also adds flat burn damage (not useful here) and +70% fire and burn damage.
Ring2 :
Hale Ring of Supremacy – 25% STR and good amount of DA, socketed with Star of the Evening relic for 27% elemental damage and casting speed.
Amulet :
Torc of the Ancestors – a popular amulet, it grants 30% total damage making the use of it inevitable for hybrid character. Comes along with high resistances, DA and +1 to all skills.
Alt Choices :
Adroit Loop - 22% physical damage and 50% stun duration is great for Volcanic Orb. The ring also has some resistance and will increase your DEX and DA as well.
Ring of Taranis – good fire and lighting resistances, 50% chance of 50% fire, burn, lighting and electro burn damage is also perfect for the build. And +1 to all skills!!
Seal of the High Priest – some elemental and poison resistance, -30% energy cost.
Aphrodite’s Favor – great resistances, 900 HP and +2 to all skills make it one of the best amulet for casters.
Polydegmon – 20% total damage, -10% recharge and some flat energy regen. This amulet also has 80 INT and 20% HP.
You can use
Occult Ring or Amulet for casting speed. Try to shop these jewels from merchants for a +DA or HP one, the best is
Occult Ring of the Tinkerer from Atlantis shops. Socket it with Star of Evening or a resistance relic you prefer.
ARTIFACTMy Choice :
Talisman of the Jade Emperor – huge elemental resistance and -25% recharge. The artifact also gives you 20% STR.
Alt Choices : Earth Mastery Artifact like
Eye of Ra,
Might of Hephaestus are great for a fire mage.
Apples of Idun is also great for vitality resistance and 10 flat EP/HP regen.
Performance in legendary: 10/10 (Superb)
Performance in XMAX: 9/10 (One of the best for clearing all mobs. Still need to be careful for some bosses.)
Performance in Multiplayers 9/10 (Destructive and memorable with your striking spell. but -1 point for lagging the game
)
Fun meter: 10/10 (One of the most favorite character.)
The Guide was edited by Torstein.
Thank you for reading, I'll gladly answer any questions. I've been playing with my friend Torstein159 for a long time, we've built many characters together and often share items. Torstein has also helped me edit this guide.
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