and very impressive considering you said you didn't read any build guides. and you'll need to kite a lot anyways.Īs far as skills are concerned, I see you went for Prismatic-Spammer build, with Ice Prison and Frost Phase for quick getaway. it may ruin the whole Embermage concept - but it's good for Hardcore if you can kite right. I've seen people take it to the extreme, making an Embermage with Vit as a primary stat, and Focus as secondary. in HC, you need to keep your char alive, so a little less damage dealing isn't important - but 2%-3% more chance to block AND better armor sure is. actually, take some additional points out of Focus and put them in Vit also. Next, take some points out of Dex and put them in Vit. but a shield is a good start, if you want to be one-shot mostly by champions and not regular mobs :) It's a mystery how a mage can (by a certain combination of stats) have the same theoretical chance to block/evade as a Berserker - and still get owned. Mages are basically ranged glass-cannons - hitting hard with elemental attacks - but in HC the last thing you need is a glass-cannon.īut if you are still going for it, first thing you need is a shield. He doesn't have the evasion of the Outlander and Berserker, and can't take damage like an Engineer. Well personally, I think Embernage is the worst character you can select for a Hardcore run. I know it doesnt completely suck or I would of never made it this far in the first place. In anycase now that I have gotten this far an enjoyed the game for what it is Id like a few recommendations & criticisms on my build. I have done all the side quest as well an I believe the Skeleton arena wasnt nearly as bad contray to popular opinion. So I could know what to expect an if need be areas to avoid.īy far the closet call I had was during the Genie's quest an that idiotic circle you are forced to stay in. Not to mention I played my softcore slightly ahead of my hardcore back to back on elite. In any case I managed to survive by doing alot of reasearch about enemies capable of 'Insta-kill'. I used absolutely no guide whatsoever so forgive any bad skill or stat placement if you would. My Current build excluding equipment bonuses is as follows please bear in mind this is my third character so if it's a crock of ♥♥♥♥ don't be afraid to say so.Įdit: Correction this is essentially my third character as I did lose a hardcore on my first attempt.

But now that ill be going into Ng + Id like some information.

The problem however is I feel like Ive gotten rather lucky as Ive had quite a few close calls from the get go. I managed to beat the alchemist on elite single player with him yesterday. Hello everyone, before I begin Id like to point out that I already have a level Fifty three Embermage.

Torchlight 2 ice embermage build