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The Slormancerhas an endless number of possible builds for your character, thanks to the hundred-plus Slorm Reapers that provide build-defining effects. Leveling through the campaign of the game as any of the three classes can be done with almost any build you choose. Then, once you reach the end of the campaign, the real grind sets in, and you can refine your build further.
Before all that, though, you may need some pointers for where to start building your character. If that’s the case, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ll take a look at an example leveling build for the Mage for making it through The Slormancer’s campaign. Once you’re comfortable with the class, you can change up this build however you want, thanks to the game’s easy respecs.
Leveling Slorm Reaper
Since the Slorm Reapers you find on your journey are random, we recommend you stick with theAdam Nostrus' Staffuntil you find a suitable replacement. This staff has decent stats that work for this build, and provides bonuses for opening and closing breaches as the Reaper evolves.
Build-Specific Slorm Reapers
Here are some options for more specific Slorm Reapers to consider that work well with this build, if you happen to get them.
Reaper Runes
Unlocked through The Great Forge, Reaper Runes let you add additional effects to your character. These are by no means necessary for the leveling process, and it can take a bit of effort to get the exact ones you want. That said, here are our suggestions for this build, if you get lucky or want to spend time grinding them out instead of playing the campaign.
Rune of the Sharpshooter
Enhancement Rune of Adrianne
Leveling Skills
The core of this build is Arcane Missiles, which is upgraded to generate tons ofRemnants of itself. These are thenamplified by Arcane Breach and Time Warpto createTemporal Clonesthat also cast Remnants, covering the screen in projectiles.
Evolve and Overcome
Mastery V
Emblematic Missile
Arcane Missiles is the main damage-dealer of this build. In the first Mastery upgrade slot, we haveRemnant Copycat, whichlets our many Temporal Clones cast an Arcane Missile Remnant. We’ll be adding Temporal Clones to our arsenal throughArcane BreachandTime Warp.
In the second Mastery slot, we are usingTemporal Missiletoturn Arcane Missile into a Temporal spell, granting aTemporal Emblem instead of an Arcanic one. This synergizes with the fifth Mastery upgrade,Emblematic Missile, which willtrigger an additional Arcane Missile Remnant for each non-Arcanic Emblem.
Evolve and Overcomegives Arcane Missile a chance toPierce, Fork, and Reboundaccording to the highest among these stats. To get the most out of this upgrade,forge your gear with a focus on one of these stats. These stats don’t apply to Remnants, but they will give someextra DPS to the main Arcane Missile.
Finally,Remnant Lockgives your Remnants a chance to inflictTime-Lock, which makes the enemyunable to move or attack, and any damage dealt to them is instead delayed for three seconds. However,depleting a Time-Locked enemy’s health bar will still kill them, so you don’t have to worry about every enemy taking three seconds to die.
Remnant Lockadds a lot ofsurvivabilityto this build, as Time-Locked enemieswon’t be able to attack you.
Gravitational Force
Arcane Breachis our Secondary Skill that supports our goal ofcreating Temporal Clones for Arcane Missile Remnants. Its first Mastery upgrade,Uninvited Guest, creates a Temporal Clone when the Arcane Breach ends. At max rank, thechance to create a Clone is 100 percent.
This pairs with the fourth Mastery upgrade,Ephemeral Rift, which makes Arcane Breachonly last for three seconds, allowing you toget the Clone out faster. This also synergizes withMulti-Breachesto give Arcane Breach anear-100 percent uptime.
Almighty Remainsgives youadditional Critical Strike Chance with your Remnantsagainst enemies inside the Breach. Critical Strikes are one of the main ways we will scale the damage of this build, so this upgrade is a big help.
Finally, we haveGravitational Forceas the final Mastery upgrade to pull in nearby enemies. This isn’t the most useful, but it gets a bit more use than Rifts of Oblivion, since we won’t be using Arcanic Emblems.
Blasts from the Past
Mastery VIII
Heavier Cannon
Time Warpnot only adds mobility to this build, but whenever you use it, youcreate a Temporal Cloneat your starting position, which will then cast Remnants.
For our Mastery upgrades, we haveExperienced Battlemagetoincrease Critical Strike Damage, the value of which scales as you level up.
Clone Warsis a vital part of this build,allowing your Temporal Clones to cast Arcane Missile Remnants.Shamanic Knowledgethen increases the effectiveness of your Totems, which Clones are classified as.
Blasts from the Pastincreases the damage of each Remnant, thenOverdrive’s Vestigegives them achance to deal Overdrive damage, targeting additional enemies.
In the sixth Mastery upgrade slot, we haveOut of Time. This nodemakes your Temporal Clones unable to take damage, which allows them tosurvive for their full duration. This node is invaluable for setting up your Remnant-casting Clones.
As mentioned above,Phlegmatic Scholarsynergizes with theEmblematic Missilenode for Arcane Missile, granting anadditional Remnant cast.
Finally,Heavier Cannonprovides additionalMax LifeandAttack Speed, and is the best of the three eighth-level Mastery choices for this build.
Ancestral Legacy
You’ll gain Ancestral Stones as you make your way through the campaign, which can then be slotted into the Ancestral Legacy board to unlock additional effects and stats.
For your first Stone, unlock theRaw Emergencycircle, which will then let you getThe Vipercircle with your second Stone. This node provides two important stats for this build:Movement SpeedandAttack Speed. TheCooldown Reductionis also nice to have to makemore Arcane Breaches.
TheHex Commandernode that branches from Raw Emergency is also worth investing in toboost Elemental DamageandMana Regeneration.
We will further increase Elemental Damage through theElemental BoostandElemental Rewardnodes that branch fromBurning Shadow, so slowly invest in these as you unlock your remaining Ancestral Stones.
Attributes And Stats
This build is based on a solid mechanical foundation, so your Attributes and gear stats will help scale up its damage and survivability.
Attributes
As you level up, put your first few Attribute points intoDexterityfor extra Attack Speed, andSavageryfor Raw Damage.Furyis also good for eventually increasing Critical Strike Chance, although this isn’t as important early on.
If you ever find yourself in need of more survivability, put some extra points intoToughnessfor more Armor and Max Life.
Stats
On your gear, there are several stats you’ll want to be on the lookout for, or directly add to your gear through forging. We’ve listed them below in order of importance for the leveling process.
Legendary Effects
There are also a few Legendaries that provide substantial upgrades to this build, if you’re lucky enough to drop or craft them.
