Archmage

ArchmageBuff, Persistent, Lightning
Tier: 14
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 100 SpiritWhile active, causes your Non-Channelling Spells to cost additional mana and deal extra Lightning damage, both based on your maximum Mana.Non-Channelling Spells Gain 4% of Damage as extra Lightning damage for each 100 maximum Mana you have
Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional (8-6.1)% of your maximum Mana

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% reduced ReservationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemArchmage

Archmage is a Spirit gem which causes your non-Channelling spells to cost additional mana and deal extra Lightning damage, both based on your maximum Mana.

Gem level progression

Level			Additional Mana Cost
1	0	0	—
2	3	9	—
3	6	14	—
4	10	21	—
5	14	28	—
6	18	35	—
7	22	41	—
8	26	48	—
9	31	57	—
10	36	65	—
11	41	74	—
12	46	82	—
13	52	92	—
14	58	103	—
15	64	113	—
16	66	116	—
17	72	126	—
18	78	137	—
19	84	147	—
20	90	157	—

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I		Coming Soon
II	Coming Soon
III	Lightning MasteryLightning MasterySupport, Lightning Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Lightning SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Strong HeartedStrong HeartedSupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Strong Hearted Tier: 3 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Shock applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.50% less Shock duration on you while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV
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Item acquisition

Archmage has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Archmage has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Archmage: Now has Non-Channelling Spells Gain 4% of Damage as extra Lightning damage for each 100 maximum Mana you have (previously 3%).
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. Archmage now causes Non-Channelling Spells to Gain 3% of Damage as extra Lightning damage for each 100 maximum Mana you have at all Gem levels (previously 5-6% at Gem levels 14-20). Non-Channelling Spells now cost an additional 6.7-6.1% of your maximum Mana at gem levels 14-20 (previously 5.35-5.05%). Quality now provides 0-10% reduced Reservation, instead of granting Non-Channelling Spells Gain 0-2% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage for each 100 maximum Mana you have.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.