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

Level: 31Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Chance |
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.
Contents
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,
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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. |
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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 |
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9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems. ![]() | random level 20 Support gem | Automatic |
7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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3.11.0 |
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3.10.0 |
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