Archmage

ArchmageBuff, Persistent, Lightning
Tier: 14
Level: 1
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 3% of Damage as extra Lightning damage for each 100 maximum Mana you have
Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional (6.1–8)% of your maximum Mana

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0–10)% reduced Reservation of SkillsPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

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
1

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	ClarityClaritySupport, Buff, Persistent Tier: 1 Reservation: 10 spiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.30% Increased Mana Regeneration Rate 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Coming Soon
II	Coming Soon	MysticismMysticismSupport, Buff, Persistent Tier: 2 Reservation: 15 spiritSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Deal 30% increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Lightning MasteryLightning MasterySupport, Lightning Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level.+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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Strong HeartedStrong HeartedSupport, Buff, Persistent Tier: 3 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

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
0.2.0	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.