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Ranged · Fragile · Fire and frost

Mage

A scholar of the cathedral library who read the forbidden shelf. Fire, frost and raw will, from a distance.

Burns, freezes and tears at the dead from a distance, and blinks away before they close in.

Life
78 → 318 at level 25
Mana
110 → 326
Armour
5 → 41
Basic attack
Staff bolt (ranged)

Talent planner

Spend a level 25 hero's points as the game allows: deeper tiers open with points in their branch, one keystone per branch, and a skill holds more modifiers as the hero grows. The address keeps the build, so the link shares it.

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Fire 0

Cinders of the burning sky

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Frost 0

The cold between stars

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Arcane 0

Will made into force

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Fire

Cinders of the burning sky.

Tier I

Fireball

Active skill · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Fire
  • 12 m reach

Hurl a ball of fire toward the cursor that bursts on the first foe it meets, burning everything within 2m for 76% damage.

6 mana

At rank 5: Hurl a ball of fire toward the cursor that bursts on the first foe it meets, burning everything within 2m for 116% damage.

Modifiers

  • Splitting Fireball. The burst throws three smaller fireballs onward, each for 23% of the damage.Extra
  • Burning Ground. The burst leaves a ring of fire on the ground for 3s, 10% damage every half second.Damage
  • Comet. Flies half again as fast and tears through the first foe, bursting on the second.Shape

Pyromancy

Passive · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Damage

+7% damage.

At rank 5: +35% damage.

Tier II · opens with 3 points in Fire

Flame Wave

Active skill · Tier II · 3 points in the branch · 5 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Fire
  • Pierce
  • 7 m reach

Send a rolling wall of flame toward the cursor that sears everything it passes through for 130% damage.

18 mana · 3 s cooldown

At rank 5: Send a rolling wall of flame toward the cursor that sears everything it passes through for 210% damage.

Modifiers

  • Twin Waves. Two waves roll out side by side at an angle, each for 75% of the damage.Extra
  • Scorched Earth. The wave leaves its path burning for 3s.Damage
  • Blast Wave. Foes caught are thrown back 2m and stunned for 0.5s.Control

Combustion

Passive · Tier II · 3 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Crit

+3% critical strike chance.

At rank 3: +9% critical strike chance.

Tier III · opens with 6 points in Fire

Meteor

Active skill · Tier III · 6 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Area
  • Fire
  • Damage over time
  • 11 m reach

Call a burning stone down on the cursor. It lands a moment later, crushing everything within 3.5m for 360% damage and leaving the ground on fire.

40 mana · 10 s cooldown

At rank 3: Call a burning stone down on the cursor. It lands a moment later, crushing everything within 3.5m for 480% damage and leaving the ground on fire.

Modifiers

  • Meteor Shower. Three smaller stones fall around the first, each for 40% of the damage.Extra
  • Molten Crater. The crater burns for 6s instead of 3, wider and 25% hotter.DurationAreaDamage
  • Impact. Foes under the stone are stunned for 1.5s.Control

Fire Wall

Active skill · Tier III · 6 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Ground
  • Fire
  • Damage over time
  • 9 m reach

Raise a 7m wall of roaring flame across the cursor for 4s; foes in it burn for 45% damage every half second.

30 mana · 10 s cooldown

At rank 3: Raise a 7m wall of roaring flame across the cursor for 4s; foes in it burn for 65% damage every half second.

Modifiers

  • Ring of Fire. The flames rise in a ring around the cursor instead of a line.Shape
  • Advancing Flames. The wall rolls slowly forward, away from you.Shape
  • Collapse. When the flames die the wall falls in on itself, striking everything along it for 61% of a tick's damage, eight times over.Damage

Tier IV · opens with 10 points in Fire

Ignite

Passive · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Damage

Your fire spells set foes alight: they burn for 45% damage over 3s.

At rank 3: Your fire spells set foes alight: they burn for 135% damage over 3s.

Pyre Soul

Keystone · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch

  • Passive
  • Fire
  • Damage

You burn hotter: +30% damage.

Price: Your life no longer regenerates.

Everburning

Keystone · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch

  • Passive
  • Fire
  • Damage over time
  • Damage

Burns deal 150% more damage.

Price: Your direct hits deal 20% less.

Frost

The cold between stars.

Tier I

Frost Nova

Active skill · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Nova
  • Cold
  • Freeze

A ring of ice bursts out to 5m, dealing 95% damage and freezing foes in place for 1.5s.

22 mana · 8 s cooldown

At rank 5: A ring of ice bursts out to 5m, dealing 155% damage and freezing foes in place for 2.7s.

Modifiers

  • Ice Spikes. Eight shards fly out from the nova, each hitting the first foe it meets for 60% of the damage.Extra
  • Lingering Cold. Leaves a field of rime for 4s that keeps chilling foes inside it.DurationControl
  • Second Frost. A second ring follows 0.7s later for 60% of the damage, chilling what it hits.Extra

Frost Skin

Passive · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Armour

+15% armour.

At rank 5: +75% armour.

Ice Shards

Active skill · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Cold
  • Chill
  • 9 m reach

Fire a fan of five ice shards toward the cursor; each strikes the first foe it meets for 90% damage and chills it briefly.

11 mana · 1.5 s cooldown

At rank 5: Fire a fan of five ice shards toward the cursor; each strikes the first foe it meets for 150% damage and chills it briefly.

Modifiers

  • Piercing Shards. Shards fly through foes, hitting everything in their path: each foe after the first for 50% of the damage.Damage
  • Volley. Fire nine shards in a wider fan.ExtraArea
  • Rime Shards. Shards freeze foes for 0.6s instead of chilling them.Control

Tier II · opens with 3 points in Frost

Winter’s Resolve

Passive · Tier II · 3 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Life

+7% maximum life.

At rank 3: +21% maximum life.

Tier III · opens with 6 points in Frost

Blizzard

Active skill · Tier III · 6 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Ground
  • Cold
  • Damage over time
  • Slow
  • 11 m reach

Summon a storm of ice over the cursor for 5s: foes within 4m take 45% damage every half second and are slowed to a crawl.

45 mana · 14 s cooldown

At rank 3: Summon a storm of ice over the cursor for 5s: foes within 4m take 65% damage every half second and are slowed to a crawl.

Modifiers

  • Eye of the Storm. The storm is centred on you and moves with you.Shape
  • Hailstones. Great hailstones crash down on foes inside for 120% of the damage, stunning briefly.DamageControl
  • Endless Winter. The storm rages for 8s instead of 5 and spreads 5m wide.DurationArea

Glacial Spike

Active skill · Tier III · 6 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Cold
  • Freeze
  • 11 m reach

Hurl a great spear of ice that bursts into a star of shards on the first foe it meets: 210% damage within 2.5m, freezing foes for 1.2s.

24 mana · 4 s cooldown

At rank 3: Hurl a great spear of ice that bursts into a star of shards on the first foe it meets: 270% damage within 2.5m, freezing foes for 1.6s.

Modifiers

  • Shatterstar. The burst throws six ice shards outward, each for 27% of the damage.Extra
  • Permafrost. Freezes twice as long and leaves a floor of cracked ice for 4s that chills foes on it.DurationControl
  • Avalanche. The spike bursts 4m wide instead of 2.5m.Area

Tier IV · opens with 10 points in Frost

Ice Armour

Active skill · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Buff
  • Cold
  • Defence
  • Chill

Sheathe yourself in a circling guard of ice stars for 10s: +50% armour, and any foe that strikes you is chilled.

30 mana · 20 s cooldown

At rank 3: Sheathe yourself in a circling guard of ice stars for 10s: +70% armour, and any foe that strikes you is chilled.

Modifiers

  • Frost Retaliation. When struck, the stars burst outward (at most every 1.5s), hitting foes within 3m for 60% damage and freezing them.Damage
  • Glacial Mending. Regain 2% of your life every second while it lasts.Life
  • Frigid Aura. Every second, foes within 3m of you are chilled.Control

Absolute Zero

Keystone · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch

  • Passive
  • Cold
  • Chill
  • Duration
  • Damage

Your chills and freezes last 50% longer, and chilled foes take +20% damage from you.

Price: You cast and attack 15% slower.

Shatter

Keystone · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch

  • Passive
  • Cold
  • Chill
  • Damage

A chilled or frozen foe you kill bursts into shards, striking every foe within 3m for 60% weapon damage and chilling them.

Price: You deal 20% less damage to foes that are not chilled.

Arcane

Will made into force.

Tier I

Mana Flow

Passive · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Mana

+1.5 mana per second.

At rank 5: +7.5 mana per second.

Focus

Passive · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Mana

+10% maximum mana.

At rank 5: +50% maximum mana.

Chain Lightning

Active skill · Tier I · 5 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Arcane
  • Seeking
  • 11 m reach

Hurl a bolt of lightning at the foe nearest the cursor; it leaps on to 4 more within 6m, striking each for 105% damage.

9 mana · 1.2 s cooldown

At rank 5: Hurl a bolt of lightning at the foe nearest the cursor; it leaps on to 4 more within 6m, striking each for 185% damage.

Modifiers

  • Forked Lightning. The bolt leaps 7 times instead of 4.Extra
  • Static Shock. Every foe struck is stunned for 0.5s.Control
  • Overcharge. The last foe struck bursts, hitting everything within 2.5m for 51% of the damage.Damage

Tier II · opens with 3 points in Arcane

Arcane Haste

Passive · Tier II · 3 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Speed

+6% casting and attack speed.

At rank 3: +18% casting and attack speed.

Tier III · opens with 6 points in Arcane

Arcane Barrage

Active skill · Tier III · 6 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Arcane
  • Seeking
  • 11 m reach

Fire ten seeking arcane missiles at foes near the cursor, each dealing 65% damage.

35 mana · 9 s cooldown

At rank 3: Fire ten seeking arcane missiles at foes near the cursor, each dealing 85% damage.

Modifiers

  • Chain Missiles. Each missile leaps on to a second foe within 5m.Extra
  • Unstable Missiles. Each missile bursts on impact, hitting foes within 1.5m for 50% of the damage.Damage
  • Torrent. 14 missiles instead of 10.Extra

Arcane Orb

Active skill · Tier III · 6 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Projectile
  • Arcane
  • Seeking
  • 11 m reach

Send a slow, crackling orb toward the cursor. It lashes up to three foes within 3.5m for 65% damage every 0.4s, then detonates for 240% within 3m.

32 mana · 8 s cooldown

At rank 3: Send a slow, crackling orb toward the cursor. It lashes up to three foes within 3.5m for 95% damage every 0.4s, then detonates for 320% within 3m.

Modifiers

  • Twin Orbs. Two orbs fly out, winding around each other, each for 65% of the damage.Extra
  • Singularity. The orb drags foes within 5m toward it as it travels, and its detonation tears open a void pit that keeps pulling for 2s.Control
  • Storm Orb. The orb lashes out every 0.3s instead of every 0.4s, at up to five foes.Damage

Tier IV · opens with 10 points in Arcane

Mana Shield

Passive · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch · 3 ranks

  • Defence

12% of the damage you take is drained from your mana instead of your life.

At rank 3: 36% of the damage you take is drained from your mana instead of your life.

Arcane Overload

Keystone · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch

  • Passive
  • Arcane
  • Haste
  • Damage
  • Speed

+40% damage and +10% casting speed.

Price: Your mana regenerates half as fast.

Mind over Matter

Keystone · Tier IV · 10 points in the branch

  • Passive
  • Arcane
  • Defence
  • Mana
  • Defence

+40% maximum mana, and 30% of every blow drains mana instead of life.

Price: 20% less maximum life.

Alpha build 229 · 13 active skills. Numbers change as the game is balanced.

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