Archmage Support

Archmage SupportLightning, Support, Spell
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Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have mana costs. Cannot support triggered skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Mana CostSupported Skills gain Added Cold Damage equal to 2% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend
Supported Skills lose Added Lightning Damage equal to 2% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spendSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana CostSupported Skills have (1-7) to (15-134) added Lightning Damage
Supported Skills have base Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher
Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spendThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Archmage Support is a support gem that changes the linked spell's base mana cost to be equal to a proportion of your unreserved mana. It gives the skill added lightning damage based on how much mana was spent to cast that skill.

Skill functions and interactions

• Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost... - Casting linked spells adds lightning damage based on mana cost of linked spell.

• ...if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend - Removes all lightning damage based on mana. While it is not possible to cast a spell that costs more than your current unreserved mana, IndigonIndigon
  Hubris CircletQuality: +20%
  Energy Shield: (205-228)Requires Level 69, 154 Int(150-180)% increased Energy Shield
  (6-10)% increased maximum Mana
  Recover (8-10)% of Life when you use a Mana Flask
  Non-instant Mana Recovery from Flasks is also Recovered as Life
  (50-60)% increased Mana Cost of Skills for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently
  (20-25)% increased Spell Damage for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently, up to 2000%Where the body's limits begin,
  the mind's limits end. can raise the mana cost beyond base after the spell is already casted.

• Vaal spells cannot be supported by Archmage. (This was possible shortly after the release, however.)

Damage Scaling - The base lightning damage scales with the base mana cost of skills. The base mana cost can be increased by having more total mana and increasing the mana cost of skills.

Mana Cost Scaling - There are multiple options for scaling higher mana cost. These options are not for scaling your total mana pool. See mana page for mana pool options.

• Use high mana multiplier support gems. Use Fevered Mind. Pledge of HandsPledge of Hands
  Judgement StaffWarstaff
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: 87.6-163.2
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 13Requires Level 68, 113 Str, 113 Int+20% Chance to Block Spell Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 30 Greater Spell Echo
  (120-160)% increased Spell Damage
  50% increased maximum Mana"To shake a hand is to double your power."
  - Jaetai, Queen's Advisor give a 50% increase in mana cost compared to 2 handed weapons with no support gems built into the item.

• IndigonIndigon
  Hubris CircletQuality: +20%
  Energy Shield: (205-228)Requires Level 69, 154 Int(150-180)% increased Energy Shield
  (6-10)% increased maximum Mana
  Recover (8-10)% of Life when you use a Mana Flask
  Non-instant Mana Recovery from Flasks is also Recovered as Life
  (50-60)% increased Mana Cost of Skills for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently
  (20-25)% increased Spell Damage for each 200 total Mana you have Spent Recently, up to 2000%Where the body's limits begin,
  the mind's limits end. can raise the mana cost to it's highest functioning percent which is 100%, with the downside of the damage not working past 100% mana cost. This requires a delicate balance of mana spent recently and is generally harder to use than the other option. The following tips are broad and may not cover all details.
  • Never raise any spell cost over 100% or it will not gain lightning damage from archmage.
  • Try to spend the around the same amount of mana every 4 seconds. This does not have to be exact, but precision can help maximize the damage. The less skills with mana cost in your rotation, the easier this is.
  • Lavianga's SpiritLavianga's Spirit
    Sanctified Mana FlaskRecovers (1430-1650) Mana over 3.25 seconds
    Consumes 7 of 35 Charges on useRequires Level 50(30-50)% increased Amount Recovered
    100% increased Recovery rate
    Your Skills have no Mana Cost during Flask effect"When the Ancestors fill your cup,
    It is only good manners to drink your fill."
    - Lavianga, Advisor to KaomRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. will make skills cost no mana. While this makes archmage do no damage during flask effect, it also prevents indigon from raising the mana cost. When using dynamic spells with a duration like Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-16) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%
    Radius: 15Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.02% of Damage Leeched as Life1% chance to create an additional Blade3% increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer BladesDeals (3-101) to (5-151) Physical Damage
    Base duration is 5 seconds
    Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
    10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
    35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
    35% more Damage for each blade
    +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or CremationCremationSpell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Projectile
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (11-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 28A targeted corpse explodes, dealing area damage and turning into a volcanic geyser, which will repeatedly unleash projectiles sequentially over the surrounding area for a duration. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Fire Damage5% increased Burning DamageFires Projectiles 0.25% faster2% chance to Explode a nearby Corpse when Firing ProjectilesDeals (49-434) to (74-651) Fire Damage
    Base duration is 8 seconds
    Maximum of 3 Geysers at a time
    Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 4% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Fires 3 additional Projectiles
    Fires Projectiles every 1 seconds
    +(0-3) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., more casts can be used without going over 100% mana cost. These skill will do maximum archmage damage when lavianga's duration expires or your mana maxes out. In other words characters temporarily do no archmage damage during the flask effect in order to do higher amounts of damage once the flask ends.
  • Indigon does not necessarily need the other options to raise it's mana cost, but they can still be useful. It depends on many factors.

Gem level progression

Level			Added Lighting Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	31	52	1 to 15	0	0
2	34	57	1 to 19	285815	285815
3	36	60	1 to 21	252595	538410
4	38	63	1 to 24	314394	852804
5	40	66	1 to 27	388734	1241538
6	42	69	2 to 30	477437	1718975
7	44	72	2 to 33	583786	2302761
8	46	75	2 to 37	710359	3013120
9	48	78	2 to 42	1355511	4368631
10	50	81	2 to 47	1138877	5507508
11	52	84	3 to 52	1368233	6875741
12	54	87	3 to 58	1638338	8514079
13	56	90	3 to 65	1956648	10470727
14	58	93	4 to 72	3655184	14125911
15	60	96	4 to 80	3017327	17143238
16	62	99	5 to 89	7720126	24863364
17	64	102	5 to 98	15058455	39921819
18	66	105	6 to 109	25964218	65886037
19	68	108	6 to 121	62460771	128346808
20	70	111	7 to 134	211508743	339855551
21	72	114	8 to 148	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	9 to 164	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	10 to 181	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11 to 200	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	12 to 221	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	13 to 244	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	14 to 269	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	16 to 296	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	17 to 327	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	19 to 360	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20 to 378	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	21 to 396	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	22 to 416	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	23 to 436	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	24 to 458	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	25 to 480	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	26 to 503	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	28 to 528	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	29 to 554	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	31 to 581	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
9	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	random level 20 Support gem	Automatic
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Superior Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness	random corrupted superior Support gem with 23% quality	Automatic
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0d	Archmage Support now has Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 75% of Mana Cost (previously 60%).
3.15.0	Supported Skills now gain Added Lightning Damage equal to 60% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend (previously 70-108%). Supported Skills have base Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher (previously 6%). Can now support triggered spells. Can no longer support Arcane Skills. Quality on the Anomalous Archmage Support now grants “Supported Skills lose Added Lighting Damage Equal to 0-40% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend” (previously 0-60%), and “Supported Skills gain Added Cold Damage Equal to 0-40% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend" (previously 0-60%).
3.11.0	Supported skills now gain added lightning damage equal to 70% of Mana Cost at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 108% at gem level 20 (from 127%).
3.10.0	Archmage Support has been added to the game.