WOLCEN: The Gun Mage Build UPDATED - Doubling the Double Damage & Major Defensive Improvements

[@Smokey00]

I made a very fun build with a mage. You use a main hand and a catalyst and you do the winters grasp 0 cool down ailment build. Turns out sovereign shout with the health globe rune works with ailments. Just absolutely crazy amount of health globes. then use that one ability I forgot the name of it but it pulls everything together there's a rune that makes the health globes explode.

[@randomguy3869]

Tried out this build since i already played a gunmage (focused on spells though). After i switched to your build my damage increased like 10 times. Now i got a good pistol and my damage tripled again. Wow, this is ridiculous. Really strong build!

[@AlecWyld]

Awesome build man. I'm going definitely follow this build guide once I level my character up a bit more.

[@PhilRuscoe]

Excellent build and I'm really enjoying bringing my toon thro the levels with it. Well done ZiggyD !!!

[@theastrollnaut]

Thanks decided to go for this build after my last build didnt work out in the late game. Really enjoying it and cant wait to grind deeper into endgame!

[@bumbixp]

Love this build, feels great to play. Some comments on the long term plan: -Block Efficiency nodes are not really worth getting unless you have block efficiency on gear (+15% Block Efficiency changes your block efficiency from 15% to 17.5%) -Frenzied Blows feels unnecessary on this build since it's really hard to stay above 750 rage -Banded Burst gets a bit pointless at higher levels since you can face tank most things anyway because of the high resistances and life leach From my testing it seems Mark of Impurity outclasses the Autoturret by miles for this build. You can either go all out with the increased damage and duration which seems to almost double the damage done to bosses. The Guilt by Association and Fate of the Unholy combo also works great to blow up piles of enemies, but seems pretty unnecessary since this build has very good area damage already. I tried specing out of the above mentioned and instead added Immortal Offering and Grievous Afflictions which with only three afflictions (weakness, stasis and curse) my damage output was almost doubled.

[@reynaldbatul2259]

i was looking for a different build for my mage, was using the plague build. when i saw this i wanted to try it. i slept around 3am this morning trying out this build and i really enjoy it. hoping i will be able to get some good pieces to make my current set stronger

[@taylormalone2627]

Must be nice to have your skills actually scale with your gear

[@RyuLightorb]

*Cries in mage*

[@moneylessbum]

right in them feels

[@aaronreleford5209]

This is my biggest issue with the game right now. There are so many problems with everything being additive damage. I honestly don't know how they didn't realize how useless that would make things. It's like math 101. Anyone have any news and/or hope that they will actually fix spells scaling so poorly as well as half the nodes on the tree?

[@Vinqent]

There is a problem with spells, but still you can clear content with them if you know what are you doing. Getting rank S+ with crit Thunderstrike, but is a lot easier with Havoc Orb. For example using TS for clearing and HO for single target

[@Mdk9193]

@@aaronreleford5209 Uhm they are fixing more important game breaking bugs currently. Today they released a patch which fixed a good portion.

[@Marbleshade]

The Unique belt "The Trial" is a great option for Mark of Impurity. It works similar to items in D3 where, if you have the ability equipped, any gear that uses the skill will inherit any selected modifiers. Fate of the Unholy and Guilt By Association are great skill mods for it, but Guilt probably isn't needed because your AoE will apply it to everything anyway.

[@Rustmonger]

I have been playing an ailment plague burst/anomaly/bleeding edge build and it's awesome but this... this is fun. Zipping around blasting everything it reminds me of the D# multishot demon hunter build. This thing does tons of damage and I am only level 54. So satisfying!

[@Cosmic_Yak]

GOtta thank you. Your build gave me the ground work to make a build that is fun for me. Think: Fatal Pact (Abyssal Shaper) + Grievous Afflictions + Dire Juncture (Time Weaver) + The Heat of Battle (Soldier) + Furious Appetite & Frenzied Blows (both in Child of Fury). Socket gun with Topaz = sustained rage on Havoc orb firing. I've dropped the artic spears and mostly (at my level) just use Aether Jump ( the two range nodes, decoys, CD redux and speed boost i.e. big Will cost but quickly spamable = quick fury gains/Willpower dump). I have not dropped Anomaly but don't use it much...yet...since the switch over. In short I mostly do fire damage not and the dots affect me by giving me fury per tick followed by a big heal once they hit 10 stacks and the dots affect anything not obliterated by the intial crit strike of havoc orb. I know it is gonna get tougher like ya said, but for now this is super fun. Thanks again bud.

[@MrSagidu]

Siegebreaker node for the helmet works but you gotta equip and unequip both chest and helmet several times - or well at least changes are reflected in character panel so i hope it does work.

[@KamelJabber1]

Thanks for updating!

[@ghostlightx9005]

I tried Fireball (or whatever it is called) as the Willpower spender with good results. It keeps up with Havoc Orb in damage if done correctly and it's a projectile of course. I switched Havoc Orb to Lightning and went all out elemental, prioritising flat elemental damage added to attacks. I guess you could do it Aether too.

[@DerGeistDesKriegers]

Hey Ziggy, the elevated gain node actually works with the same item, the buggy thing is you have to equip the helmet first, then the chest. That way you see your resistance score improve, unless thats visual only.

[@J_PIK]

Hey ZiggyD, I am rolling a block chance build and it is amazing. I love how this game doesn’t have a block chance cap. You can go all the way to 100% chance. Anyways I love the passive that makes every block deal 100% of your main hand damage back to whatever hit you. I just run through areas and the mobs kill themselves.

[@crowhammer1095]

Hey man, really enjoyed the video and looking give this build a try as I've been struggling to find one I like that doesn't perform horribly. I am wondering if you'd be able to document the build details on wolcen.dev as you are able to document the passives, active skills, their runes and your stat allocation, as opposed to wolcen-universe where you can only show the passives. As I've seen some other commenters, like myself, are also a little confused as to your exact rune setup.

[@ThinkCriticallyNow]

Best Wolcen vids, by far mate :)

[@Somerled_Pox]

Doubling the bugs too! Amazing.

[@AximVidya]

you can save a point in your tree by rotating the middle ring 1 notch clockwise and the outer ring 2 notches

[@SpocksBro]

The blue adept node? Why drop it? Gives some cast speed and generic 8% additive damage. Admittedly i thought about it too when i first saw the video but after inspecting what bonus the node gives, well, why not keep it. P.S. Looking at his final build in the provided link, one can see why he went the left hand route for now (through adept node) which will be removed later on when he starts focusing on block for even more defensive layers (passes straight up through praetorian warrior nodes instead). For the final version the current ring orientation is best left as it is.

[@infiniteflow8849]

On my first glance I thought I was watching D3

[@jordanf9381]

I thought the same thing. When the reviews for this game went live and I started watching them, I messaged my best friend saying we need to check this game out. Told him that it's D3 and PoE combined into one, which is good and bad because I absolutely hate PoE's economy and how it's run and the crafting relying on orbs, which I guess this game has. Anyways, we both thought it looked amazing but ultimately decided we will wait for the inevitable console release once the game is fully patched for bugs and has more content out.

[@ndnd1671]

Pretty much D3 rip off. Some of the look and sounds are familiar, they go their own Butcher look a like and Belial fight that I've seen so far. Your characters story is roughly the same as D3. The play is more like D3 with talents from POE. Some of the boss fights are pretty tough, still pretty fun though. I am enjoying it so far.

[@kahuna2588]

@Martimus Prime no wonder he hates poe's crafting system KEKW

[@jordanf9381]

@@kahuna2588 I hate PoE's crafting system because instead of just have a single currency like gold, it uses countless orbs that are also used to craft with. And the insane chances of using thousands of orbs to get some modifiers is ridiculous.

[@jetah50]

@@jordanf9381 you'd be spending thousands of gold instead for the same function.

[@AlainMartin01]

Hi ZiggyD, awesome build guide. My gun mage is at L60 and I'm having heaps of fun with it. I do have major trouble with one boss though and wondered how you dealt with him. It's the expeditions boss that holds the shield out in front. I struggle to get behind him, he seems immune to anything I throw at him and he very rarely drops his shield. I kite as much as I can but whenever I'm doing expeditions at my level or slightly higher I fail. Just can't seem to kill him.

[@ChickenKing420]

I hate that mob too. Try jumping beside him and another jump to get directly behind him so you can hit him hard 4 hits or so. Keep on doing that... In my game he bugs hard while rushing towards me (hits me even if he rush in the opposite direction) It most of the time kills me instantly in higher "rifts"

[@AlainMartin01]

@@ChickenKing420 Yep, same here. If I get close to stasis him with Aether Jump he insta-kills me with his bump. Thanks for the tip, I will keep trying :)

[@ChickenKing420]

@@AlainMartin01 ahh hang on.. one more thing.. if you see its him before entering the fight .. spam abilities to max range to "bate" him if he rushes towards you use anomaly get to steps back and burst what you can.. I personally think the start of boss fight is the best way to get dmg to them. "SECRET" - USE THE FIRST ASPECT the 2nd spell (the hammer with whirwind effect) if you place the hammer and leave the aspect form but the boss stays in the whirlwind thing he alsmost gets a burst still in lvl 120 portals.

[@ChickenKing420]

sry hope you get what I mean, my english is not the best bro.

[@AlainMartin01]

@@ChickenKing420 Feel so stupid :( went Apocolyptic and kicked his arse!!

[@TheRowdyJ]

saw your build and have been using something close since. i just had a thought about building a gun shield with ranger:come what may and white arrow:wintry hail. shield will give me a shotgun, anything with in 6m is pierced and anythin within 10m of them gets pierced up too 3 times again with a freeze effect on the arrows. imagine that with the turret??? and taking resists/blocks through the eos and siege breaker. and cast bullwart of dawn then juggernaught, and jump in the middle of baddies with light bringer. then 1 shot from the gun will bounce all over. drop a turret on bosses.

[@TheRowdyJ]

or jump in the middle with gunslinger brand, stun em and mark everything. just seems fun.. =)

[@XeLLoS47]

Is there a reason you don't get the last passive for havoc orb to have 4 projectiles?

[@pushingravity]

Anyone having an issue with Archion's Training not casting the additional projectile? It was working (displaying +1 projectile, then it stopped) I haven't been able to find any notes regarding whether a skill node bug or graphical bug. But even my pistol AA's don't have a second projectile. Any thoughts? seems pretty necessary for the build. ty

[@SnakePlizkin]

Thanks for the updated guide and the time you invested . The way you tried to convey which skill mods you took, in my opinions is kinda confusing. Would have been nice if you had used the mod names , or abbreviations of the mod in question.

[@jetah50]

link to an image would have been nice too.

[@ChickenKing420]

Yesterday I woke up about 3am .. I couldnt sleep I knew I need to play this build right now and grinded from 0 to 53 thats almost were your last video ends. Thx for updating I gonna grind my soul out for this stuff. BTW. COULD it be a thing going for that 5th spell fia missions and add "Shadow Blades" with the rune that It flys in circles and leaves "stuff" on the floor? (sry my english crap) ahh yeah dont know if you found one yet ( I think you did ) there are Unique shoulders in the Game with a fix stat for Transfertime reduction and spell cost reduction + shield stuff etc. (Hakeresh Shelya'ar)

[@ChickenKing420]

Hey @ZiggyD pls share "pictures" or show them.... of the skills and skill tree as you did in the old video, Its hard to get behind what you have done if you are playing on german language. and as I saw on your latest video to crafting stuff I saw the run were you were using the rockets not anymore aswell using the rune so you can shoot closer .. Are you using this one right now between 70-80? aswell in this video you are using the "artic spear thing with the holy rune.. that a thing too? :o Am not long here now but I love your videos already, keep on doing stuff like that!!

[@slothbrain2k]

Love the build, swapped to it for End Game from the silly (and seems broken) bleeding edge juggernaut build. The video is great, the only thing i would request is to be a bit more specific in the naming of the run choices you used for the spells and skills. I was looking at the link you put for the tree and saw the notes you added on the side but they aren't very definitive as to what runes you went with. Outside of that great build and fun to play. Edit: With the Havoc runes what is "Missiles"? i assume you are meaning "Glory to Mankind"

[@ayemjake]

Nice to see this build while still waiting for Pohx's bleed/poison ailment build update. The two of you seems to have best builds for end game based on what I saw from the majority of PoE content creators

[@kshanegrant]

When I was watching Pohx about 12 hours ago he was pretty pissed off and rage quit Wolcen, so I wouldn't expect to see anything from him for a while.

[@ayemjake]

@@kshanegrant man that's just sad, what happened? did his build hit a wall in terms of end game viability??

[@Daccura]

This here does max lvl content (literally) and is an ailment caster. After the patch fox this will even get stronger I think. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foqZhn9srad2mM0

[@abhedpatil]

I’m kind of struggling with this build against the elites.. there has been some patches lately... is the build still viable ?

[@nilleftw]

You should update the skill planner. It allows Skills and modifiers to be added.

[@sdruba90]

Why don't you have 4 projectiles on havoc orb if you're using the lv 47 spell modifier and the Archion's Teachings talent? Am I missing something?

[@MrScrax]

Would love to get the essential ability, rune, etc information in the description instead of having to ruffle through the entire video.

[@Krucifire]

Hey ZiggyD, Love the build, have followed it from the start, one thing I've found which may just be cause the items I have found, but I've been using daggers over pistols as they seem to have higher base damage which i've found results in higher havoc damage. It also allowed me to throw in sovereign shout into the 5th skill slot for a quick attack speed boost and instant rage for a little bit more burst damage. Would love to know your thoughts on Pistols Vs Daggers for this build and which one would be better to focus on?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

If you find a great dagger it's not a bad idea! There are a few nice melee skills you can experiment with that it enables!

[@thoreus1]

@Krucifire shit i didnt even consider daggers before i saw your comment just got a really nice one and its a HUGE upgrade so thanks for the tip ! i chould recommend trying out mark of impurity as the 5th and specing it so i blows up dealing dmg when they die (Fate of the Unholy) and the one the makes it spread when they die (Guilt by Association) and the one then increses crit dmg on marked targets (Target Eliminated) then the rest in dealing more dmg to marked targets, its shredds packs and it really nice on them big tanky mobs which in my case are my biggest problem to deal with. I have only played with it abit but so far i must say i really like it ! Just mark a small hp mob in a pack and it will spread quickly and on to everything :)

[@dammynation1549]

@@thoreus1 isnt there a unique belt inflicting all enemys u attack with mark of impurity?

[@niiiiico99]

@@dammynation1549 yes it's called "the trial" and I'm looking for it right now ^^

[@dammynation1549]

@@niiiiico99 I think this belt works quite well in any build, wish it would drop for me. ^^

[@Michael59197]

Yesterday I made the ultimate "I'm too bored to fight my own battles" build. I used the regular zombie, the archer zombie, the fat zombie, the healing spell and the spell that turns enemies into allies, which is the only one I have to spam. Works like a charm.

[@thoddiver]

What level?

[@looots1320]

use the tears blizzard morph + convert to fire, I deal 70k aoe per tick with it. with assault turret for willpower generation and annihilation it has a + damage to all damage types after casting it. also for new players most single op skill in the game is "Tenet" green tree

[@Notsram77]

I absolutely love this game. So fun.

[@LuisMiyrz]

What about attributes?

[@jakel.7947]

Hey ZiggyD, Thanks for taking the time to put this updated video out! I have a quick questions though, mainly about attribute distribution. I recall in your last video you saying ~10% stasis chance is ideal (via willpower) and rest goes into Ferocity and Fortitude until you felt "stable." Is this still the case with your updated build? Should we even touch agility for the attack speed?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Yeah, long term you wont need willpower as you'll get enough chance to apply ailments from gear. 90% of points go into ferocity with toughness being supplemental to your health from gear.

[@muhshuh]

Used this build exclusively to get to 40. So much fun. Thanks for the guide! Can I ask why you don't take the 4th projectile on Havoc Orb?

[@C0lbyte]

is there an updated version of this build?

[@topnep1]

Does Dire Juncture take away two Tenet points since one hit deals damage two times?

[@nawawii3750]

Good question! I'm not 100% sure since I would be more busy killing stuff and avoiding stuff to watch it, but it seems that it removes only one stack

[@theStamax]

Great build breakdown on something a bit more optimised! One thing though. I am not sure the stasis double damage node is all that worth it (though I have only tested it early on) for crit builds. Especially ones dealing other types of damage a lot (phys and rend is majority on your gun?). This is because the stasis double damage node does not copy crits (so will just deal regular weapon damage) and you might constantly overwrite it with physical ailments due to the ailment limit (with the shotgunning and the ailment chance of weapon that seems pretty likely).

[@ZiggyDGaming]

They don't show as crits but based on my testing they still seem to give damage ranges consistent with my crit range. And as far as I know physical ailment (stun) doesn't interfere with other ailments). I'm consistently maintaining stasis as it is.

[@Chromodar]

Overwriting ailments due to ailment limit, what? I'm making 30 stacks of curse, stasis and weak with some freeze, rend, toxic and stun thrown in.. At least I thought I was. Can you link me to some info about this overwriting ailments with different ailments? I wanna know if my build is not working like I think.

[@SpocksBro]

Call me silly but i love them +5% ms/as/cs nodes around the middle ring of the skill graph. I take em wherever i can if i don't have to invest more than just that point to get there. Movement speed is just too much quality of life especially if you're farming expeditions. Either way, nicely done Ziggy.

[@xezzee]

I like the way I can adjust my build on the fly by changing skills as I feel like. I swapped the hammer to sweeping axe and for while it was chain wheels and now I'm using throw hammer skill . . . trying what feels best for me is fun and allows me to tailor my build to my self. I also changed sword to pistol at some point and replaced the leap to shield charge. Only shield and shield skill are left from my early game, but I think my shield suck as it is only 20% efficiency so block reduces the dmg only 20% and not more . . . having +60% block is nice but useless unless you stack efficiency

[@ZfoXSilklasH]

Is there a reason for using a pistol instead of a dagger? You could cast all your current spells with a dagger I beleive, and it look like dagger got better base stats (I have 0 actual proof of that, i'm a noob and it's just my few days of play time feeling). Good build thoug, i was playing something like that, but it instantly got way better once I respected the tree following your advices

[@danhomer7124]

plz make pics of your Attribute Points, and where should i start at the leveling ti skill my passives?

[@olivehudon]

really enjoiy this build i dont know if i missed it in the video but what are your stats priority ?

[@ChickenKing420]

Cause he is lvl 71 and gots more than 30k hp I think he put some points in tenacity the rest in crit dmg and for the gear He would run: Flat damage to attacks, much crit damage, gems + on items resource transfer rate, resource cost reduction to spam even more, resistances and health for the tankyness maybe some movement speed and crit chance are also pretty high.

[@rocknmonkey85]

@ ziggyD, have you tried many of the other skills in this build? like gunslingers brand, the rain of arrows or the railgun perk? wondering how they stack up to your havoc orb.

[@magellan12300]

Wow, great template ! Thanks :) I don't know if it's too much to ask, but could you please guide us into the progression tree to get there, node by node ? I'm still low level and would love to progress fluently.

[@josh1136]

Sir Ziggy, have you had a chance to peruse the skill duplication stuff as yet? Any thoughts on adding some duplicate skills to this awesome build? Thanks for the great content! Keep up the great work!

[@dennisschreiber7337]

Works also with the fireball instead of the ice shards?

[@benkieffer7852]

Hey there, i tried this build and it really works very well. I only have one question: Which stats are you looking for on your equipment? Not really sure about it, cause there are so many different stats ....

[@ZiggyDGaming]

In rough order of priority: Flat damage to attacks, crit damage, resource transfer rate, resource cost reduction, health and resistances, movement speed, crit/ferocity

[@ItsTheRedKirby]

Does the shatter really work with arctic spear being changed to sacred damage?

[@teleclast]

After acquiring the unique catalyst, how heavily would you recommend transfer time? Should I stop using it in my rings/ammy gems? I'm considering Support II Amber or Copperstone for more damage. or Support 1 Alexandrite for more crit chance score. Thanks

[@bipsi15]

very nice video! just missing what nodes rute u take :)

[@Ziralya]

Hello, what's about 5 skill?

[@ImGutix]

Great build and video!! im having some troubles with the trasnfer rate, cuz i cant find a Catalyst with positive transfer ( i think they dont exist) and ofc i cant find the unique one that Ziggyd uses... any suggestions?

[@ChickenKing420]

Get one with 50 - 55 transfer time and get some nice sockets in it till you find the unique one. ... CAUSE there is only one Catalyst with no - transfer in the game and its an unique as you saw it. :) OOhhh.. and bro.. go to the 4:30 part at this video this stat what he is creating there is perfect to help you out more with the damage.

[@justinr291]

What are your thoughts about changing Arctic Spear out for Consuming Flame and taking the 30% added damage type skill from it for another 30% fire damage on top of the warlock talent?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

It's got a much slower cast rate so can be a bit awkward to use but the added damage is nice, feel free to give it a go

[@jetah50]

I sent a tweet to wolcen-universe to ask if they could add a skill section to the guides. this way it could be an easy click (on skill) to see which runes are selected. maybe they could use the diablo version where the runes are listed under the skill.

[@cks796]

I had a variation of your build utilizing a few other trees but I can see how that Rage generation passive would work better. Did you consider using the "Manic Slaughter" in Warmonger tree to supplement the Frenzied Blows passive in Child of Fury tree? Wonder if that would stack?

[@sgt_badedyr4445]

Can one play the story aim for this build, Or do one need to be higher level ? As i like to level a second character and this look like fun fun. If can use this for level, And tips ? Thanks kindly.

[@darkokrad]

Hey, ZiggyD! I'm pretty sure that this unique catalyst is not that great for this build. You don't care about spells for the most part (as you've said yourself) and the transfer rate penalty is about 0% when you count in sockets (2 support sockets that are available on other catalysts) and -50% by default so it roughly evens out and you can get better affixes on a non-unique catalyst?

[@ChickenKing420]

there is a way to get this catalyst as a legendary with 3-4 stats more than usually ...also you can sock 3 gems in it. *blackmarket* just sayin .. to this point of his gear it could have been better with yellow item as you said!! :)

[@jochenwuerfel]

What did you spend your skill points on?

[@Wormweed]

What about the Hungry Stalactite node? i'm using that for my slightly different build, and it looks good on paper, but i didnt test my dmg with and without it.

[@bungkai580]

Getting hard-stuck now around ~140 maps. With the current gear I have, my tanky threshold is ~150 maps but the clear starts to become atrociously slow :/

[@Durzothorn]

What do you think of using railgun with the 100% stasis effect that is a super wide and long applicator and scales pretty well with damage not to mention it generates fury with the perk on level 1 charges it seems to be a very good combo for rockets to easily apply stasis and keep rage up while killing most trash in 2-3 attacks.

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Anomaly and teleport do an excellent jobof applying stasis as it is so I havent felt the need to use it.

[@Durzothorn]

@@ZiggyDGaming yeah I definitely think your destroying the content with the current setup I just noticed while leveling railgun has been doing a fantastic job of trash clearing and applying stasis for big boss deeps so was curious if it scales well into endgame.

[@AerinQQ]

Is it possible to level this build from scratch? Or is it better to lvl with something else and then just switch to it at certain point?

[@miothan]

What would be a good way to start out as lvl 1 to convert into this? bought the game but haven't had time to play yet and just been looking at builds.

[@maha_55]

He talked a bit about what to do in the early game in his other video about the build, it's in the description, big difference is that he recommends to use Stings of Krearion instead of Havoc Orb since it uses up too many resources and you don't want to use it until you have a specific passive. It helps if you have a buddy buy all the skills for you so that you have them ready at the start or once you get a bit of gold, just log in and out that refresh the market so that you can hopefully find the skill yourself

[@maha_55]

just noticed this post was two days old, so I'm sure you've already done something about it lol

[@veeezis]

Hey, ZiggyD! Quick thought - there are 3 small points on the outer tree ring that multiply your damage with a flat value and your shield's block chance. IIRC it influences generally just damage, not only melee. And those pts gave an absolutely MASSIVE dmg increase to my melee jugg. So, now I'm thinking - what if pistol shield?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

One of those nodes is bugged and giving 100x the value it's supposed to, getting fixed in the next patch. They are great nodes even after being fixed though!

[@veeezis]

@@ZiggyDGaming Uh-oh! Good to know! I better do some serious shenanigans until then! I think I know which node you mean. The one with 50, right?

[@dlc_2678]

@@veeezis Yep it's the Bane node...massively broken lol

[@veeezis]

@@dlc_2678 Fixed in last patch. My average character sheet damage went from 20k to 6k.

[@dlc_2678]

@@veeezis sadface :(

[@virgo4200]

I wonder if you can do a necromancer in this game

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

Hey Ziggy! But how do you increase starting level in your -dreamwalker machine- expedition table? You can choose either "adept" or "veteran" difficulty, with starter level 43 (I presume) below it on the bar, which is filled with locks. How do you unlock higher levels?

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

@@Bover99 You mean going to the deepest extent of expedition through the red portals to maximum-tick the global city map and max reward? Done it multiple times -- still no unlocking anything. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong?

[@matthiasr.4905]

Hey, ty 4 your guide! I really like it. Could it be, that since the last patch, the skill "residual energy" doesn't work anymore? Because if I channel an arctic spear and look at the numbers, the dmg will not be more by the second cast.

[@genericname4924]

It increases damage of next "attack" specifically. Casting Spells proc it, they are two different types of abilities. Spear is classified as a spell, whereas havoc orb is an attack.

[@claytepper6972]

Could you please put the actual names of the skill modifiers you are using? I see that you put some stuff in the wolcen universe guide, but it's still unclear to me.

[@silverhaong]

Hi, pardon my noob, may I ask a few thing: (Im at lvl 4x so I haven't taste all the good thing of the build: Game machanic: more + aether dame is more statis? Our build is around statis, so we're aiming for statis score as much as we can right? When a monster got in statis stage (purple aura at his leg) we want to strike as much as dame to him so that "Which time cannot heal" can be trigger? About residual energy (warlock), the type of dame is the sam as the alst spell cast, does it mean if my 1st has 100 "physic" and 100 "aether", my 2nd attack has 100 "sacred" + 100 "physic", then my 2nd has 30 "aether" 130 "physic" and 100 "sacred"? So we want our first attack is our biggest dame? (havoc orb first)? Arctic Spear seem very weak, does this only used burn down willpower into rage? Thanks!

[@marijnvdkant2]

i see your have 3 missiles on havoc the only way that i know of to get that is by using the rune that adds one but that also decreases the damage bij 170% is that realy worth it???

[@ZiggyDGaming]

You hit monsters with all three rockets that are nearby so it balances out quite nicely

[@10mau10]

Great build THX! I have one question: when you launch bulwark of dawn, 3 shields circle you. How did you get it because I do not have them when I activate bulwark?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

I think that effect comes from the resistance buff modifier

[@DarkWebnix]

@@ZiggyDGaming I am unable to get the shields from bulwark and I have the same passives and skill points.

[@fredtorri]

Can you post the passive tree link, please? Is this the one? wolcen-universe.com/builds/GvrDZG-ziggyd's-gunmage-setup-starting

[@andyau854]

Hey Ziggy! Great video again. I have a quick question on the "residual energy" node. It says gain x% of damage from the last spell cast. Is this buffing your havoc orb shots? Asking because I don't see havoc orb tagged as a "spell". Or is it buffing something else like your anomaly or artic spears? Thank you!

[@magicforce1990]

ATTACKS gain x% of damage from the last spell cast, so every time he casts icespear 30% of that damage is applyed to his next havoc orb. it is a lot of extra damage since he spams the icespear to get rage, so its a natural fit for the build.

[@andyau854]

@@magicforce1990 Oh I see what you mean, "attacks" gain damage from last spell cast. Thanks for clarification!

[@o0lookXbehindXyou0o]

what would you suggest a 5th skill be following this build ?

[@thoreus1]

i have been playing with mark of impurity as my 5th and specing it so i blows up dealing dmg when they die (Fate of the Unholy) and the one the makes it spread when they die (Guilt by Association) and the one then increses crit dmg on marked targets (Target Eliminated) then the rest in dealing more dmg to marked targets, its shredds packs and it really nice on them big tanky mobs which in my case are my biggest problem to deal with.

[@trucllii3537]

Anomaly now inflicts weakness instead of stasis??

[@Romdu22000]

go for east primoral thing in building, you should unlock a new slot for skill

[@emiliol21]

Quick question about pierce: I've been using it for havoc orb a lot, but lately I felt that I was more efficient without it. Since I end up being often close quarter with my enemies, no pierce means the explosion happens almost all around the closest target and allow me to shotgun packs (especially when grouped with anomaly), whereas with pierce the missile always end up flying far away and I never use their splash damage. Is there really any value in pierce for Havoc Orb? Am I missing something important here?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

You can definitely drop the pierce if you prefer! I've been thinking of having only the nearbyy pierce, or perhaps +1 pierce and not more for this reason.

[@emiliol21]

@@ZiggyDGaming Thanks for your answer! And good luck out there, exile ;-)

[@halmaigyorgy]

I came here looking for the Pierce effect. I got 1 from Passive and I use a Unique pistol which gives 1 more. I felt bad too, that projectile goes through too much enemy and AoE is not utilized. If only there were a means to remove Passive by 1 point!

[@Moneybwoy101]

bro i have to study and now I want to grind my warrior

[@baronunderbeit7723]

but the penetration means most of the rockets don't blow up. Do you miss out on that damage? or is the explosion minor?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

You can drop the pierce if you prefer, but they stikk "shotgun" the monsters. Explosions make the clearing a bit easier but you can hotswap modifiers to use grenades for clearing lower content faster.

[@toprap88]

can someone tell me if arctic spear a must? it seems useless to me :P

[@thoreus1]

Its not useless, it has a chans to apply weakness to the enemys, also with the perk recidual energy it makes it so your next attack deals 30% of its dmg and its a way to spend willpower to be able to do more havoc orb which is sort of the whole playstyle of the build. Gain rage dump it on havoc orbs spend the willpower to get more rage for havocs.

[@toprap88]

what kind of stats are you looking for? my rage is too slow -.-

[@Jhalborg]

Looks like an awesome build! Just started expeditions with it, lvl 49, and it feels kind of clunky and slow to me at the moment. Is that due to missing transfer rate/rcr on my pleb gear? Also, the Arctic spear seems kind of useless/out of place. Is there really no better spell to use instead? 😄

[@kraxiss]

its mainly use because theres not realy a casting animation so you can just hold it down and spam havoc orb and i stop using the sacred modifier to go back to the ice one for the extra cc

[@nicholasb8098]

Are spell nodes working?

[@okaton6559]

I'm only level 36, could this build work if I fully respecced? I've kinda just been doing what works for me and went to white arrow or w.e

[@EchoGates]

Yes just gotta have skills at a good level and at least a good pistol and off hand

[@Psykrom]

so what is the final skill you took in the end?

[@tikkimon]

I been using the ice meteor skill that changes it to dot dmg and increass are with more damage and it works great.

[@Psykrom]

​@@tikkimon isn't that the same as described in the video?

[@tikkimon]

@@Psykrom no you thinking if Ice Lance?? on my fifth slot I used Tear of Etheliel. with increased AOE and changed ability into damage over time. does great dot dmg and helps you push that wisdom into rage a little quicker to keep spamming havoc in between

[@LoudLoveTaps]

Oooooooooh I definitely wanna play this but infinity blades and chains of bap-whatever versions

[@losha666]

hey ziggy, what would be your fifth skill after u unlock it

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Turret, phantom blade, mark of impurity, smoke screen. Probably one of these depending on your preference.

[@jasonchan4032]

will rail gun be a good alternate for havoc shot?

[@SomeAssh0le]

No, railgun is ass, havoc orb is the highest damage gun skill in the game by a huge margin

[@philliphutchins1771]

Railgun is usually just used to apply stasis since it has 100% chance to do so but damage isn’t great. If you’re running a build with access to anomaly like this one though you should just use anomaly.

[@ucshyguy88]

Are you playing on online or offline? The online experience feels a little wonky.

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Offline as im playing solo anyway

[@yuejer]

Hi ZiggyD, awesome build! Is this suitable for levelling or is this a respec kind of build? Any tips on levelling a gunmage?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

I levelled as this build and it was pretty solid! I went Stings of Krearion early on and swapped to havoc orb around act 2

[@yuejer]

@@ZiggyDGaming Sorry I should've been clearer - I really meant the passive tree. I haven't allocated any points now as of level 18 (the imba combination of skills has been enough!). Is there a levelling passive tree?

[@yuejer]

@@ZiggyDGaming btw i'm a fan from POE too haha. Glad there isn't an economy in Wolcen (so far as i can tell) for you to crash =p

[@WayneTwitch]

Is the skill tree you show in this video what your using now in the video ?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

Yeah skill tree in the video is the one im using right now in the footage. The one in the description is planned level 90 build, mostly just adding block and the 15% double damage stance node.

[@cc66bb44]

can u do this with a 1h weapon instead of pistol?

[@dlc_2678]

Not unless you go dagger. Havoc Orb needs daggers, bows, or pistols to use. If you want to choose a different skill altogether to be the bread and butter on dmg for your build then you could probably go with bleeding edge or bladestorm if you want to use a sword or other melee weap

[@cc66bb44]

aha thank you any suggestions for 1h pistol I haven't been able to find any streams about it

[@dlc_2678]

@@cc66bb44 Most builds using a pistol don't require anything special like a unique. Just use either a rare or legendary if you can find one, that has added bonus damage affixes, crit chance or crit damage, and has at least 2 sockets that you can modify by talking to Stark the jeweler. Use gems in those sockets to get what other damage or other stats you need

[@erimin5992]

Is Havoc Orb consider as Fire or Frost damage?

[@ZiggyDGaming]

It does whatever damage your attacks do, that is your weapon and any added damage.

[@jinglebang-8142]

While it is supposed to be a gun build. Can't you also use a dagger as Main hand, since you can cast Havoc orb with one

[@ColdFishMus]

You totally could, but I think people don’t run with daggers because their hit damage is lower in trade of higher attack speed, and since there is a cap of willpower/rage transfer rate (which can be raised by gear and/or amethysts in support III sockets), it’s better to go with guns