Arcanum OP Mage Build (Harm + Fire Flash)
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OP Mage Build Guild
Race: Gnome
Background: Only Child
First 5 points used on these Spell: Harm, Disarm, unlocking cantrip, Agility of Fire, Wall of Fire.
When in Shrouded Hills, Steal Ristezzi's Key and steal his gold from his chest. Look away from Screen sleep for 24 hours and look back on screen and steal gold again. Repeat until you get around 2k gold.
Go to the women in the outskirt of town ( wise women) and buy a Dark Helm, equip and unequipped until magic amplitude is 100. if item not there Look away from screen sleep for 24 hours and try again. Repeat until dark helm is bought.
At Level 5 get Fire Flash. (AOE)
At Level 15 get Teleport for easy transportation.
Used the rest of the skills on anything. (Dexterity if you like playing in fast based turned mode to maximize spell casts per turn).
Buy mana potions, use Staffs for extra mana, I believe you can get up to extra 80 mana reserve with arcane staff.
If you need lots of gold, stealing them from the mages in tarant will probably get you the most gold per a 24 hour as there are 2 treasure chest that are within 1 screen a part and is easy to steal once you have your magic applitude to 100. See this video at time to see how to steal from the mages: 7:57.
Save spell points by just stealing scrolls from the mages. No need to spend 5 points to get resurrection spell.
Most importantly, Enjoy the game and have fun. - Ігри
Very nice! I also rush Tulla early to get fire mastery and steal an arcane staff from one of the mages for the +80 to mana bonus. And after you get the access to the Wheel Clan, you can get Velorien's Blessing for another permanent mana bonus.
I never looked into all the blessing, but that 80 mana/fatige bonus would be amazing, as well as fire mastery. Thanks for the tip there.
I liked this build. Normally I go with a WP and Charisma character and play a healer while my party members are stacked in great gear. Charisma is an amazing build. Once you get high enough you can convince most people of almost anything. You can even convince the Kergahn to just agree to use the Vendigroth device on himself. Its a fun play though. Id recommend playing human with the shopkeeper background for the bonus haggle. I highly suggest it.
I haven't tried a healer, but tried a teacher for strong stack party. I suppose going for a honest play through without robbing the town of gold would be a greater challenge and utilizing that bonus haggle would work.
Never played a healer, but I think the biggest problem would be is your companions taking most of the exp.
@@coolhandluke1503 If you get the unofficial patch the xp per hit is gone and its all party wide. I guess I should have clarified that as well in the original post. You can get the HD graphics and and unofficial patch at www.terra-arcanum.com/downloads/. Enjoy the build!
The random encounters while waiting/camping in the wilderness are freaking insane to level up. Spam Harm, kill all randoms, sleep, repeat, reach level 20 in no time. If you combine this with max dexterity and a fast one handed weapon. My god, you literally turn into a blender. And there will only be round one.... your round to kill dem all!
Awesome but totally imbalanced game. That reminds me.... time to install it again. Maybe this time, i go full Electric Power Armor Party again.
I know I'm late since this is 6 years old, but nice to see someone who appreciate the magic build too.
I am more a technology build, but magic build is so much easier to make and play as.
Never too late with this game, love both tech and magic builds. Nothing beats army of fire tech Axes
Oh yes. Pyrotechnic Axe is such a broken OP weapon.
I am using a Charged Sword for my character, which is the best fast tech sword. But nothing beats Pyrotechnic Axe when it comes to raw power. Especially with an army.
This is amazing!
I really like my tech backstab build. You can do some really insane damage with a pyrotechnic axe while the enemy is unaware.
You can do some really insane damage with a pyrotechnic axe period. That thing was insane
@@domenicospinella180 That's true too
I've actually never done a build involving the pyrotechnic axe. That would be interesting to see how much or fast I can take out enemies.
Im back on arcanum, done melee dodge build but never done backstab, and never gone pryo axe, going to attempt the bulld. probably make a new video if it works out well
@@jessesgamereviewstipsandst5517 Sounds good
Brilliant!!
Thanks!
on my first runthrough I didn't even see Harm til near the end (somehow managed to miss reading the description) so I had only Fire Flash as my mage's offensive spell. It still worked nice but man did I need a lot of potions.
I also didn't realize what weapon mana did so I didn't use a weapon until just before going to the Void... by then I had Harm and Disintegrate and MAN do those spells make combat easy. Kerghan falls so fast to the Harm clicky clicky
like for most of the game I couldn't get through dungeons without at least 25 greater fatigue potions and 8 of the fatigue slowers
Yeah, the constant use of fatigue potions is annoying and that's the down fall with caster builds, but it works and is quite OP.
Had an idea for a SpellSword Build considering this game loves melee and magic so much. Would involve the Filament Sword, Master Melee, Harm for general damage, Magic School Mastery, and maxing out repair, the Force Magic School, and Temporal school.
Maybe also have a way to add in backstab with the filament sword. I haven't tested it myself, but I believe that backstab if successful in the later level grants the crit.
In that case it would work better with a harm+sneak/invisibilty class with backstab. I'm considering taking on very dangerous enemies in this game with this build, like void lizards or golems. I'd have to check how critical hits work in this game.
If critical hits only work in backstabs, then that harm sword would be a better weapon.
If I remember correctly, Stunned enemies are considered "unaware" for the purpose of Backstabbing. So the Stun spell would allow you to get behind them and get full Backstab bonuses (including ignoring their armor, with Apprentice training), even after combat has started.
OP build
One thing that would actually make this game more fun was a way to reset your skill points and a way to mod it easily.
I do like the idea of reset skills as a mod to make testing more viable and easier. I do also like that fact that you cannot reset points as it makes planning and strategizing more rewarding once your goal build has been achieved. I do however would love it if they had the options to customize the skill points order of your companions as this would open a whole new door of strategies.
It would be nice for Virgil to not always be a healer, could be interesting if you could customize your entire party to be gunslingers armed with tesla rifles.
But the devs or someone who actually knows how the game works has to release a editing software of some kind for this. Preferably one that's easy to work with.
That would be silly, it would ruin crafting, just reset your points when you want to craft something, then reset them back all into combat.
@@jessesgamereviewstipsandst5517 You can select your followers level points manually or change their auto leveling scheme by selecting a button in the top right of the follower character screen, I think it's in the vanilla version but it may be a mod. As someone who has played Arcanum since it's release almost 20 years ago imo the mods don't break the game or change it, they are more quality of life improvements and are worth it. I recommend at least looking at them. Maybe some do change the game a bit if you want to be a dark elf or full blood orc, but this is just previously unreleased content. Also check out Drog blacktooths work including the UAP.
Didn't know you could reset the inventory from shop keepers by just looking away and resting a day.
I tried resting but it didn't work on the spot, so figured I needed a bed for that -.-
Shopping is going to be so much easier now.
Don't like to exploit the gold since it makes the game a bit boring, but it will be a lot easier to stock up on bandages and what not.
Glad you got something out of the video.
I never understood bandages I always put 2 points in herbology.
Harm is very strongly!
I running in fourth play trough a Technic rifel dwarf and it's really feeling diferently and that im weak
I loved this game, not a big fan of magic though, I've always made technological characters (stun grenades ftw)
Stun Grenades are definitely OP, It's just that every time I toss them Virgil will say " are you blind, I mean better luck next time" :). For me it requires more investment in Int, dex, throw, tech skill tree and leveling before the build can shine but is definitely strong later game.
How does one play this on windows 11 without a flickering screen in-game?
2021.02.23 patch 1.7.1.0, some of the steps seem no longer work:
* opening ristezze chest is no longer possible, his key does not work
* wearing helmet multiple times does not increase magical aptitude to 100
I did another approach: I bought haste and fatigue slow potion from the lady. killed ristezze and slim pickens to get the gold, and bought the helm for 1500 gold.
At the time I had made the build with no patches. I will probably remake a new mage build/guide with latest patch.
@@jessesgamereviewstipsandst5517 Pls, go on :)
Why not a Mage Staff from the gypsy, for a mage? I ALWAYS pick up one.
Ok, nevermind! I didn't realize you can open the chests in Tarant! I learned something!
@@gtshawn you can also cast dominate will on tarant guards at certain locations bring them to the sewers to destroy them, and go back up to the others stores to unlock their chest like how I did it at the mage shop.
How are you moving so fast? Like while walking to the mage hut it's almost like your passing time!!!! Please lmk
if you change combat mode to "fast based turn" you can go into combat by pressing r, then anywhere you click that isn't a target would teleport you to that location. Next you can use your arrow keys to move the screen towards the direction you would like to move towards while click to teleport towards that direction.
If you need more guidance
I made a video of arcanum tips and it shows how accomplish what you are requesting
ua-cam.com/video/NWf8Hrvv5fw/v-deo.html
why are you able to kill the bandit guys at the bridge after the first town in one hit each ?
harm spell deals more damage with each point of higher magic aptitude and so since the character has higher magic aptitude each harm cast deals more damage. At max it deals 40 damage per cast.
unlike guns and bows, spell casting is based off your click speed until the enemy starts an attack on you, and so I'm able to cast 10 20 times before melee enemies reach me
- could one use that trick, then start making a different build style of play with the OP magic to fall back on ?
Im not sure which trick you are referring to, but am sure you can play hybrid with most builds. Just know that if you go with spells and tech , tech starts failling above 0 magic aptitude, and some magic doesnt do much dmg or loss effectiveness if tech aptitude is high.
@@jessesgamereviewstipsandst5517 - So no Dr.Doom builds eh, good to know, thanks!
it just depends on what your going for, for instant if you go for tech build for bombs/weapons/gears/etc you can still get spells like agility fire and haste as those spells dont lose benefits from your tech aptitude as long as tech apptitude < 100. where if you then get the Healing or Harm spell the normal amount would be reduced drastically or even fail based on your tech aptitude.
I think harm and some other spells have been nerfed in the UAP.
The video was made from a steam download with no custom patches installed. I bunch of the bugs has been fixed with patches.
Stay in combat and use Potion of Speed and Slow Fatigue ;)
My most op build was a male half elf with only child. I took agility of fire at the start, then maxed with it dex and throwing. Then I took the spell hasten, then increased my willpower to 18 and took teleport at lvl 15. With teleport you can go to Kan 'Tha to get Azrams Star for the throwing mastery. Then steal the azrams star back from the master trainer with a fate point. Azrams star deals ridiculous long range damage, and with max dex and hasten you can attack a billion times in a turn. You don't need armor, because you kill everything in a turn. You don't need mana potions or health potions. With this build, you don't need any followers, so it saves a lot of hassle.
I've tried early game throwing and was horrible due to lower damage weapons, but I haven't considered going this route. Seems plausible and I would probably try it
I picked up arcanum again recently and finally tried throw build but decided to go with halfing for extra prowling and crit, also did agility fire for a 20 dex start, decided to buy early game teleport scroll using gold stolen from restizze. Got the arial decapitator instead at level 6, and went prowling master for most OP build never being targeted. Also made the video of the build.
That sounds like a fun build.
Gnome: +2 willpower, +2 haggle, +10 to negative reactions. -2 constitution.
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Apprenticed to a Shopkeeper: +3 haggle, -1 dexterity.
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Tier 1 blessing chain + non-deity blessings: +2 willpower and perception, +1 strength, dexterity, beauty and charisma. +10% crit hit chance, +4 heal, spot trap, melee, prowling, haggle, persuasion, pickpocket, pick locks. +8 backstab.
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Jewel of Hebe (neutral): +2 beauty, +1 charisma.
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Ring of Influence (magick): +3 beauty, charisma, persuasion, and haggle.
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Ring of Virility (neutral): +2 constitution.
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Gloves of Dexterity (magick): 3 AC and +2 dexterity.
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Trapmaker Spectacles (neutral): +2 perception and dexterity.
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Enchanted War Boots (magick): +5 speed and AC. 6 DR.
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Staff of K'an T'au (magick): +2 dexterity and perception.
Arcane Platemail: 25 AC, 46 DR, 20 FR, -5 ER, 10 PR, 10 MR, -65 NP.
ST: 10 IN: 8
CN: 9 WP: 12
DX: 15 PE: 14
BE: 15 CH: 13
Haggle: 12 points
Persuasion: 7 points
15 point investment to raise ST, CN, DX and BE to 16 so that after casting a buff spell they become maxed at 20, and another 4 points to take those buffing spells. 21 points to max haggle and persuade at 20 including maxing will and charisma scores, 5 points to max dodge, and finally 6 points to max perception...leaving 13 points out of 64 (Lvl 50) to put into more spells, or attributes.
Purity of Water: +4 beauty.
Agility of Fire: +4 dexterity.
Strength of Earth: +4 strength.
Vitality of Air: +4 constitution.
ST: 20 (16) IN: 8
CN: 20 (16) WP: 20
DX: 20 (16) PE: 20
BE: 20 (16) CH: 20
80% MA if all 13 points go into more spells (100% with dark helm), dodge mastery, 49 AC (+60 from magick spell up to 95), 52 DR, very light elemental resistances.
And again, shared the draft switch PE and IN
assuming you go go with 16 stats instead of 12 stats to save the 2nd buff on other spells like haste?
Well with 20 int you can maintain 5 spells according to the wiki, which I am unsure of actually. Been years since I played, but getting back into it after Tim Cain started posting on it recently, and the Microsoft acquisition of the rights.
I played on a time period pc, trying to get it to work without the unofficial mod for exploiting the dark helm bug. Cain said he got it up and running without the mod though. Im no dev however.
I was thinking two attribute buffs, haste, and the +60 AC spell for max AC.
I recently got back on this game, and made a new OP Throw build
check it out and let me know what you guys think.
ua-cam.com/video/5DggiKCi01U/v-deo.html
My Arcanum is very very annoying cos it is buggy , maybe you can provide with the better client for Arcanum game ?
Buy from GOG then install Unofficial Patch thus install this custom .dll into the game github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat
Если есть возможность, дай обратную связь, как реализовать баг со шлемом
I play the game with no patch and so the bug of stacking magic by removing helmet and re-equipping helmet stacks
or with google translator:
Я играю в игру без патча и, таким образом, ошибка складывания магии путем удаления шлема и переоснащения стеков шлема
Одень-сними, повтори.
Y one problem with using black necromancy is you got bad karma and you have to go with evil npc or alone.Easy way for sure I end this type of mage game at 30 lvl.
That is true, but you can always just give gold to the beggars to increase your character alignment and with enough of these can bring you back to good alignment.
@@jessesgamereviewstipsandst5517 Or just use lightning bolt, takes more mana but is neutral. General black necromancy in Arcanum is forbidden thats why is OP :D.
On 3:06 how da fuck u get to the room? Its impossible!!!!!
walk in as the shop owner does, i think each vendor sleeps at this exact time ( rest night + rest 2 hours.)
How one OP spell ruined a game.
Harm and Disintegrate = "cheating". do not use this skills because Arcanum is already easy game
No, I don't think I will.
yeah the game is fun, but there are quite the imbalances in many builds.
I think the UAP fixes some of this, but I agree go tech for a challenge.
But mom, i like easy kills!