Arcane Mage Torghast Guide and Best Anima Powers — Dragonflight 10.0.2

Last updated on Oct 24, 2022 at 20:33 by Dutchmagoz 50 comments
General Information

On this page, we tell you all you need to know to prepare your Arcane Mage before entering Torghast and then how to pick up the right Anima Powers once you are inside!

1.

Torghast as an Arcane Mage

On this page we will guide you on how to perform the best in Torghast, Tower of the Damned as a Arcane Mage. If you are looking for generic Torghast information, check out the pages below.

2.

Best Setup for Torghast as an Arcane Mage

2.1.

Best Talents for Torghast as an Arcane Mage

You can easily import the talent tree below into the game with the following string:

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3.

Best Arcane Mage Anima Powers

During a Torghast run, you will be getting many different Anima Powers which you have to choose between. Below we have listed the relative strength of the desirable Anima Powers you can obtain on Torghast, so you can go through the list and find the option that is listed the highest when you have to make a decision. For a complete list of Anima Powers, please refer to the following pages.

It is worth noting, that some Anima Powers are not strong on their own, but become extremely potent combined with other Anima Powers. We will highlight this in the list below as well.

Lastly, a lot of Anima Powers let you pick between survivability, mobility, utility and damage. What you pick here largely comes down to personal preference and your playstyle, so do not be afraid to deviate from the list below.

"S" is best and "F" is worst.

3.1.

S-Tier Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

3.2.

A-Tier Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

3.3.

B-Tier Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

3.4.

C-Tier Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

3.5.

D-Tier Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

3.6.

F-Tier Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

4.

Phantasma Anima Powers for Arcane Mage

Occasionally you will be offered the ability to get Phantasma instead of an Anima Power, or increases to your Phantasma generation. It is hard to evaluate these, but we recommend choosing them when there is no "B"-tier or higher alternative Anima Power.

5.

Arcane Mage Playstyle for Torghast, Tower of the Damned

Without any Anima Powers and without running Grisly Icicle Icon Grisly Icicle, Arcane Mage struggles a lot in Torghast. However, there are some very strong Anima Power combinations that can make Torghast a breeze if you get lucky on these powers. Below we will first go over the playstyle without any big Anima Power combinations, and then in the section after that we will go over some combinations that are extremely strong and impact your playstyle significantly.

  • If there are packs with 2 or more ranged / caster enemies, use Polymorph Icon Polymorph on one of them, and quickly nuke the other(s).
  • Constantly use Prismatic Barrier Icon Prismatic Barrier against packs with casters/ranged enemies.
  • Use Frost Nova Icon Frost Nova as much as possible against melee enemies.
  • Shimmer Icon Shimmer is very valuable to kite enemies, so make sure you use it often.
  • Save Time Warp Icon Time Warp for the final boss of a floor.
  • Greater Invisibility Icon Greater Invisibility lets you reset a pack if you pulled too many mobs.
  • Mirror Image Icon Mirror Image will draw aggro from you, so make sure you use it on packs that have a lot of ranged/caster enemies to let them tank for you while you kill off the ranged/caster enemies.
5.1.

Anima Power Playstyle Changes for Arcane Mage

Below we list some Anima Power combinations that greatly change how to approach Torghast and will make it much easier if you follow these playstyle changes.

Art of the Blinkmage Icon Art of the Blinkmage + Clouded Diamond Icon Clouded Diamond: This combination of Anima Powers makes it so your Blink Icon Blink (or Shimmer Icon Shimmer) has no cooldown and places down a Mirror Image Icon Mirror Image. When you have both of these Anima Powers, you should be spamming Shimmer/Blink the entire time to spawn a crazy amount of Mirror Images. You will basically have an endless amount of Mirror Images that will draw aggro for you and damage enemies.

6.

Changelog

  • 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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