Archmage Support

Archmage SupportLightning, Support, Spell
Icon: ^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 3% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend
Supported Skills lose Added Lightning Damage equal to 3% 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 6% of Unreserved Maximum Mana, if that value is higher
Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to (70-108)% 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
Level: 31Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Chance

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Support Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemArchmage

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

• Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to (#)% of Mana Cost... - Casting linked spells without triggers adds lightning damage based on mana cost of linked spell.

Interactions

• ...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 supported by archmage gain the mana cost and added lightning damage.

Math

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.

Gem level progression

Level			Added Lighting Damage	Added Lightning Damage Equal to Mana Cost	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	31	52	1 to 15	70%	0	0
2	34	57	1 to 19	72%	285,815	285,815
3	36	60	1 to 21	74%	252,595	538,410
4	38	63	1 to 24	76%	314,394	852,804
5	40	66	1 to 27	78%	388,734	1,241,538
6	42	69	2 to 30	80%	477,437	1,718,975
7	44	72	2 to 33	82%	583,786	2,302,761
8	46	75	2 to 37	84%	710,359	3,013,120
9	48	78	2 to 42	86%	1,355,511	4,368,631
10	50	81	2 to 47	88%	1,138,877	5,507,508
11	52	84	3 to 52	90%	1,368,233	6,875,741
12	54	87	3 to 58	92%	1,638,338	8,514,079
13	56	90	3 to 65	94%	1,956,648	10,470,727
14	58	93	4 to 72	96%	3,655,184	14,125,911
15	60	96	4 to 80	98%	3,017,327	17,143,238
16	62	99	5 to 89	100%	7,720,126	24,863,364
17	64	102	5 to 98	102%	15,058,455	39,921,819
18	66	105	6 to 109	104%	25,964,218	65,886,037
19	68	108	6 to 121	106%	62,460,771	128,346,808
20	70	111	7 to 134	108%	211,508,743	339,855,551
21	72	114	8 to 148	110%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	9 to 164	111%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	10 to 181	112%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11 to 200	113%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	12 to 221	114%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	13 to 244	115%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	14 to 269	116%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	16 to 296	117%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	17 to 327	118%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	19 to 360	119%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20 to 378	119%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	21 to 396	120%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	22 to 416	120%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	23 to 436	121%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	24 to 458	121%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	25 to 480	122%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	26 to 503	122%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	28 to 528	123%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	29 to 554	123%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	31 to 581	124%	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 (Q23)	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 (Q20)	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
3.11.0	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.