Pale Master gearset post U51

[Logicman69]

Playing around with some gear configurations for my Pale Master, and honestly I am at a little bit of a loss on what, if anything, to do here. My goal is decent negative damage, with a focus on holds for high reaper (enchantment focused).

Here is my gearset. Can anyone make any recommendations and/or changes to the setup to perhaps get a few more DC's to enchantment?


Equipped Gear Set : Sharn and GS
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Armor · · · · The Legendary Blackmail · Drops in: Quest: Smash and Burn
· · · · · · · +15 Enhancement Bonus
· · · · · · · Fortification +142%
· · · · · · · Physical Sheltering +33
· · · · · · · Negative Healing Amplification +53
· · · · · · · False Life +50
· · · · · · · Green: +5 Topaz of Spell Focus: Enchantment
· · · · · · · Legendary Dreadkeeper
Belt· · · · · Strap of Autumn Leaves· ·Drops in: U48 Any Feywild Quest
· · · · · · · Intelligence +14
· · · · · · · Magical Sheltering +36
· · · · · · · Natural Armor Bonus +14
· · · · · · · Magical Efficiency 10%
· · · · · · · Blue: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Green: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Yellow: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Eminence of Autumn
· · · · · · · Eminence of Winter
Boots · · · · Legendary Greensteel Boots· ·Drops in: Crafted from Legendary Shoud ingredients
· · · · · · · Equipment Tier 1: Negative Spell Critical Damage 20%
· · · · · · · Equipment Tier 2: Negative Spell Critical Damage 10% (Insightful)
· · · · · · · Equipment Tier 3: Negative Spell Critical Damage 5% (Quality)
Bracers · · · Legendary Necromancer's Bracers · Drops in: Quest: Members Only
· · · · · · · Nullification +142
· · · · · · · Void Lore +32%
· · · · · · · Parrying +6
· · · · · · · Insightful Physical Sheltering +16
· · · · · · · Green: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Legendary Dreadkeeper
Cloak · · · · Legendary Gossamer Weave· ·Drops in: Quest: Offshore Account
· · · · · · · Enchantment Focus +5
· · · · · · · Illusion Focus +5
· · · · · · · Spell Resistance +38
· · · · · · · Spell Penetration +8
· · · · · · · Blue: +2 Festive Intelligence
· · · · · · · Legendary Feywild Dreamer
Gloves· · · · Legendary Skin-tight Gloves · Drops in: Quest: Offshore Account
· · · · · · · Protection +10
· · · · · · · Vitality +44
· · · · · · · Spell Resistance +38
· · · · · · · Quality Physical Sheltering +8
· · · · · · · Blue: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Legendary Dreadkeeper
Goggles · · · Legendary Collective Sight· ·Drops in: Quest: Blown Deadline
· · · · · · · Quality Resistance +2
· · · · · · · Temperance of Belief
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (SDCIWC): +13 Constitution
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Ins SDCIWC): +6 Insightful Charisma
· · · · · · · Blue: Empty augment slot
Helmet· · · · Legendary Greensteel Helmet · Drops in: Crafted from Legendary Shroud ingredients
· · · · · · · Equipment Tier 1: Fire Spell Critical Damage 20%
· · · · · · · Equipment Tier 2: Fire Spell Critical Damage 10% (Insightful)
· · · · · · · Equipment Tier 3: Fire Spell Critical Damage 5% (Quality)
Necklace· · · Pendant of Bottled moonlight· ·Drops in: U48: Feytwisted Chest
· · · · · · · ·Overwhelming Despair
· · · · · · · Enchanting Death 3
· · · · · · · Spell Penetration +8
· · · · · · · Insightful Spell Penetration +4
· · · · · · · Green: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Eminence of Summer
Ring1 · · · · The Legendary Shattered Onyx· ·Drops in: Quest: Reach for the Sky
· · · · · · · Profane Spell Focus Mastery +2
· · · · · · · Insightful Resistance +4
· · · · · · · Insightful Dodge Bonus +6%
· · · · · · · Nearly Finished (Ins IWC): +6 Insightful Intelligence
· · · · · · · Blue: Empty augment slot
Ring2 · · · · Legendary Spinneret · Drops in: Quest: Slave Pits of the Undercity
· · · · · · · Spell Lore 11
· · · · · · · Quality Potency
· · · · · · · Quality Spell Focus mastery 1
· · · · · · · Spell Penetration +8
· · · · · · · Legendary Slavelords Set Bonus: Legendary Slavelords Sorcery
· · · · · · · Green: Empty augment slot
Trinket · · · Legendary Dragon's Eye· ·Drops in: Raid: The Vault of Night, Scroll, Seal and Shard
· · · · · · · Wizardry +291
· · · · · · · Magical Efficiency 10%
· · · · · · · Exceptional Universal Spell Power +15
· · · · · · · Exceptional Universal Spell Lore +5%
· · · · · · · Yellow: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Legendary Draconic Prophecy
Weapon1 · · · The Legendary Prince's Sceptre· ·Drops in: Quest: Any Feywild chest
· · · · · · · Damage and Type 5[1d6+2] + 15 Bludgeon, Magic
· · · · · · · Critical Threat Range 20 x2
· · · · · · · +15 Enhancement Bonus
· · · · · · · Spell Focus Mastery +4
· · · · · · · Insightful Spell Focus Mastery +2
· · · · · · · Spell Penetration +8
· · · · · · · Insightful Spell Penetration +4
· · · · · · · Red: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Filigree 1: Otto's Irrevocable Power: Intelligence
· · · · · · · Filigree 2: Otto's Irrevocable Power: Spell Power
· · · · · · · Filigree 3: Otto's Irrevocable Power: PRR
· · · · · · · Filigree 4: Otto's Irrevocable Power: MRR
· · · · · · · Filigree 5: Eye of the Beholder: Intelligence
· · · · · · · Filigree 6: Eye of the Beholder: Spellpower
· · · · · · · Filigree 7: Eye of the Beholder: MRR
· · · · · · · Filigree 8: Melony's Melody: Intelligence
· · · · · · · Filigree 9: Eye of the Beholder/The Inevitable Grave: +2 Intelligence
Weapon2 · · · Legendary Hallowsphere Orb· ·Drops in: U48: Quest: Immortality Lessons
· · · · · · · Spellcasting Implement +29
· · · · · · · +15 Orb Bonus
· · · · · · · Intelligence +13
· · · · · · · Illusory Death 3
· · · · · · · Insightful Nullification +71
· · · · · · · Insightful Impulse +71
· · · · · · · Taint of Evil
· · · · · · · Purple: Empty augment slot
· · · · · · · Eminence of Autumn
Trinket2· · · Restricted by another item in this gear set
Trinket3· · · Restricted by another item in this gear set

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Thanks

[Katalissa]

It's a pretty decent set - definitely on the right track as far as I can see.

One thing I didn't notice was Quality INT - you could replace your trinket with https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Legend...p_Promise_Onyx for extra INT and healing amp, but you lose some spell power. A Wizardry augment mostly makes up for the spell-point loss though.

The only other thing that stands out is filigrees. You don't mention what filigrees you have in the belt artifact. You probably want to aim for the two raid +2 INT filis there. The Eye/Grave and Zarigan/Voltaic. Put a Zarigan/Voltaic +2 in your weapon as well. Fill out the rest mostly as you've done, so you end up with 4 piece Eye, 4 piece Otto, and either a 4 piece Zarigan for +1 DC to 4 schools, or 4 piece Grave for +2 Necro DC.

[Arkat]

May I suggest using the Nightmother's Scepter instead of the Prince's Scepter?

They're identical except the Nightmother's Scepter has an Orange slot instead of a Red slot. You can slot a Meridian Fragment in the Orange slot which will save you 6 spell points when you cast a maximized spell.

[Ulfo]

May I suggest using the Nightmother's Scepter instead of the Prince's Scepter?

They're identical except the Nightmother's Scepter has an Orange slot instead of a Red slot. You can slot a Meridian Fragment in the Orange slot which will save you 6 spell points when you cast a maximized spell.

You check it personally? After augs/slot revamp early tests revealed some problem with Meridian Fragment in new orange slots: -6 to cost Maximized spells not provided, only cumulative Psionic bonus to USP. Old slots provided both bonuses. Don't know if this bug fixed now or not.

Can anyone make any recommendations and/or changes to the setup to perhaps get a few more DC's to enchantment?

Can recommend also change yours goggles and cloak to Legendary Magewright's Spectacles and Legendary Magewright's Cloak for better Enchancement DC and set bonus.

Also if you wanna maximize critical damage, you may wanna craft 4pc LGS Material/Opposition set for +14% HP bonuses and 29% universal critical spell damage. Add 5pc to full Ender set give 18% HP and 35% universal critical spell damage and nice set ability to kill mobs who have <5k HP with cheap GCS or Sonic Blast too.

[Logicman69]

It's a pretty decent set - definitely on the right track as far as I can see.

One thing I didn't notice was Quality INT - you could replace your trinket with https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Legend...p_Promise_Onyx for extra INT and healing amp, but you lose some spell power. A Wizardry augment mostly makes up for the spell-point loss though.

The only other thing that stands out is filigrees. You don't mention what filigrees you have in the belt artifact. You probably want to aim for the two raid +2 INT filis there. The Eye/Grave and Zarigan/Voltaic. Put a Zarigan/Voltaic +2 in your weapon as well. Fill out the rest mostly as you've done, so you end up with 4 piece Eye, 4 piece Otto, and either a 4 piece Zarigan for +1 DC to 4 schools, or 4 piece Grave for +2 Necro DC.

I definitely missed the filigrees on the belt. So I can add an additional eye/grave and zar/vol raid augments there, adding +4 int, then another zarrigan there, and 2 more zarigan's on the weapon ( I wouldn't need the melody or one of the eye's). That would bump up my int by +4 and get me another +1 to my enchant and necro.. Sound like a win to me. Good catch on the Onyx as well. That should be a decently easy farm.

[Logicman69]

You check it personally? After augs/slot revamp early tests revealed some problem with Meridian Fragment in new orange slots: -6 to cost Maximized spells not provided, only cumulative Psionic bonus to USP. Old slots provided both bonuses. Don't know if this bug fixed now or not.



Can recommend also change yours goggles and cloak to Legendary Magewright's Spectacles and Legendary Magewright's Cloak for better Enchancement DC and set bonus.

Also if you wanna maximize critical damage, you may wanna craft 4pc LGS Material/Opposition set for +14% HP bonuses and 29% universal critical spell damage. Add 5pc to full Ender set give 18% HP and 35% universal critical spell damage and nice set ability to kill mobs who have <5k HP with cheap GCS or Sonic Blast too.

The cloak is definitely a win, not sure about the goggles at this point. I get the same DC's from the dreadkeeper set bonus, no?

[Arkat]

Also, the Wiki says The Legendary Blackmail drops in Safety in Numbers.

Confirmed. Got one in Safety in Numbers, not Smash and Burn.

[noinfo]

The cloak is definitely a win, not sure about the goggles at this point. I get the same DC's from the dreadkeeper set bonus, no?

Except you free up your gloves for glory born +2 sacred.

Just checking what is the purpose of your build, nuking, dcs? What level content? Goggles from PN give you the best overall dc boost for general casting, but without knowing what you are trying to build for its hard to say.

[Logicman69]

Except you free up your gloves for glory born +2 sacred.

Just checking what is the purpose of your build, nuking, dcs? What level content? Goggles from PN give you the best overall dc boost for general casting, but without knowing what you are trying to build for its hard to say.

Good questions. My main roll with this build is a CC wizard for high reaper for my guild (we have a night where we run content from r7-r10, depending on who is joining that night). Secondary roll is damage (ever hit Rudus in PN with a negative spell? Its some fun numbers for sure).

So the PN set gives me a +2 boost to DC, but a loss in negative spell power and crit chance.. may be worth it though.

[noinfo]

Good questions. My main roll with this build is a CC wizard for high reaper for my guild (we have a night where we run content from r7-r10, depending on who is joining that night). Secondary roll is damage (ever hit Rudus in PN with a negative spell? Its some fun numbers for sure).

So the PN set gives me a +2 boost to DC, but a loss in negative spell power and crit chance.. may be worth it though.

If its CC as a wizard with necro blasting on the you should be able to hit pretty solid enchant numbers without every last piece of gear to hit the numbers unlike if you were trying to run full dc casting with fort based saves. Rudus in PN is a self correcting problem for tanks on reaper when the necro blasts him :-) though rudus is really the only mob in game that necro damage destroys. My son made a necro blaster for damage and even with the T5 in Magus and full raid gear it seemed a little short of where I thought it would be. Your current gear set seems passable for enchant based with some necro blasting. You might look at an elders set or squeezing in 2 more lgs for material bonus, ender set with 5 if you go op is probably not worth it as slots and even more importantly augment slots get a lot tighter.

[Riffolk]

Slarden has posted his go-to setup a number of times for maxing out DCs:

Magewright Set - Goggles (Quality INT crafted) + Cloak
Elder's Set - Helm + Gem of Many Facets (Spell Focus Mastery +5 on trinket)
Clouded Dreams - (Ins. Spell Focus Mastery +3) + Shattered Onyx (Ins. INT crafted)
Zarash'ak Ward - INT Artifact with +2 Quality DCs
Gloryborne Gloves - +2 Sacred DCs
Legendary Alchemical Offhand (shield or orb) - +2 Alch. INT

From what I'm seeing this setup is a net increase of +6 to your DCs over the set you posted initially.

That leaves Armor, Belt, Bracers, Boots, Main Hand slots left to fill in whatever you'd like.
Could get Winter Set for more HPs, Desert's Starless Nights set for Artifact negative spellpower (would need to get real lucky on a GoMF), another Autumn piece for Artifact USP, LGS...

[PrinceOfAsphodel]

That leaves Armor, Belt, Bracers, Boots, Main Hand slots left to fill in whatever you'd like.
Could get Winter Set for more HPs, Desert's Starless Nights set for Artifact negative spellpower (would need to get real lucky on a GoMF), another Autumn piece for Artifact USP, LGS...

What is a GoMF?

[Riffolk]

What is a GoMF?

Legendary Gem of Many Facets

[PrinceOfAsphodel]

Legendary Gem of Many Facets

I see what you mean. You are aiming to roll a Gem with both Elder's and Starless sets. That would be ideal, though you could also just use a 2-piece Starless set with armor and bracers and just need the Gem to fulfill the second Elder's requirement.

[Kalsang]

Where do you get the medium armor proficiency for the Blackmail? What do your enhancements look like?