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• ✅ Using an optimized build allows you to deal more damage with the same hero.
• ✅ You can create your own optimized build through a 4-step process.

• ✅ Mages are broadly classified into two playstyles:
  • Burst Damage Mage: Focuses on dealing high damage output by utilizing high cooldown combos. Magic power and penetration stats are important.
  • Poke Mage: Deals continuous damage by repeatedly using low cooldown skills. Applying additional effects through item effects is important.
• ⚠️ Many mages can use various builds, so you don't have to be tied to one style.

How to configure core builds for each mage type:

• Penetration Build: Suitable for early snowballing and effective when the enemy is squishy. Overwhelms the enemy's low magic defense by increasing fixed penetration stats.
• Versatile Burst Damage Build: A build that can be used regardless of the enemy's type. Uses the mage emblem and Divine Glaive to deal stable damage.
• Cooldown Reduction Build: Focuses on reducing cooldowns to reduce combo downtime. Effective for heroes like Vexana and Luo Yi.
• Mana Sustain Build: Suitable for heroes with high mana consumption. Maintains mana from the beginning to continuously use skills.

• Damage Build: Focuses on maximizing poke damage. Increases penetration and uses Glowing Wand to deal additional damage.
• Cooldown Reduction Build: Maximizes cooldown reduction to enable continuous skill usage. Also solves mana problems.
• Utility Build: Uses Ice Queen Wand to grant additional control effects to the enemy. Focuses more on team support.
• Mana Sustain Build: Applies pressure from the beginning by maintaining mana. Suitable for heroes with high mana consumption.

• ✅ Certain heroes (Cecilion, Zhuxin) can gain additional benefits through mana stats. Clock of Destiny, Lightning Truncheon, and Fleeting Time are useful for them.
• ✅ Cyclops has a high spell vamp ratio, so it is best to secure spell vamp first.
• ✅ Emblem Talent Selection:
  • Tier 2 Talents:
    • Bargain Hunter: Helps to quickly acquire items by lowering item prices.
    • Weapon Master: Increases magic power to become stronger in the late game.
  • Core Talents:
    • Lethal Ignition: Good for certain mage heroes to trigger through combos.
    • Impure Rage: Can be easily triggered by all mages.
• ✅ Kimmy needs a unique build centered around basic attacks.

• ✅ Glowing Wand: Effective against enemies with healing, shield, and lifesteal effects.
• ✅ Fleeting Time: Good for dealing with tanks with high HP.
• ✅ Holy Crystal: Used to execute enemies with low HP. Effective for heroes like Zhuxin, Gord, and Chang'e.
• ✅ Divine Glaive: Essential when facing enemies with high magic defense.
• ✅ Winter Truncheon: Used to prevent enemy dives and increase survivability.

• ✅ Xythian Build Example:
  • Step 1: Classified as a poke mage
  • Step 2: Select a full cooldown reduction poke build
  • Step 3: Select Bargain Hunter and Impure Rage talents
  • Step 4: Select Glowing Wand, Fleeting Time, Divine Glaive, Winter Truncheon, etc. depending on the enemy's composition
• ✅ Chang'e Build Example:
  • Step 1: Versatile mage
  • Step 2: Select a penetration build for early snowballing
  • Step 3: Select Bargain Hunter talent
  • Step 4: Select Glowing Wand, Divine Glaive, etc. depending on the enemy's composition

• ✅ Please leave your questions in the comments.
• ✅ Flowcharts can be found on the website and Discord server.