Advices : beam setup with sorcerer base

preevious
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Hello there.

I'm currently using a voidmantle sorcerer build. I'm using storm calling/assassination/herald of the tome as my skill lines.
I'm not using the beam, since voidmantle is a HA-focused mythic.

I'm using usfild to source my empower, Escalating Runeblades to gather crux, and tentacular dread to consume it and debuff the targets, along with dots like hurricane.

So far, so good, it performs adequately, parsing a bit over 100k (voidmantle-seargent-deadly), while doing adequate cleave damage. It is enough to be most of the time among the 3 top dps in any vTrial I pug (I can tell because of hodor).

However, I know that is not where the meta lies.
Yesterday, I was kicked of a group for no reason (despite doing 17% of the group dps, not dying, rezzing, etc etc ..). I can only assume it's because the lead saw me using HA, and thought that somehow, I was undeserving of running veteran trials.

I thought, that, maybe I should check the meta, and tried, since I already use herald, to whip up a more "meta" build.
I switched voidmantle for velothi, kept deadly, and switched seargant for (as a staring point) tideborn.
I use beam, cephaliarch, inspired scholarship .. and I end up parsing 90k.

I wasn't expecting to do much more than my HA build, but I certainly wasn't expecting to do less.

I'm looking for advice to pull off a beam build with a sorc base. Is there anything I need to know beside "build crux, firebeam at 3"? (I do know how to la weave, and do it with that build, despite velothi, for it brings ultimates).

Thanks for any insight on the matter !
  • El_Borracho
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    The "meta," if you will, is not just a beam but its also slot Merciless Resolve for the arrow proc. Or skip that and subclass templar for Jesus beam. You will need a source of Major Savagery/Prophecy like Camo Hunter. Welcome to the world of the meta-meta where cosmetics mean more than output.

    Its silly that someone would kick someone for being competent in a trial. I would just stick with what I had.
  • BasP
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    I normally don't use a beam build so the setup I put together is most likely far from optimized, but with your sets and skill lines I did 132K DPS. So perhaps it might give you some ideas nonetheless:
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  • preevious
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    Thanks a bunch to both of you for the answers.
    I'm going to study that parse a bit .. I do have everything I need to try that.
  • QB1
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    Wait... the guy arguing for his life against Oakensoul buffs is playing a heavy attack voidmantle build and now a beam build?? :D:D

    Oh the irony..
  • preevious
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    QB1 wrote: »
    Wait... the guy arguing for his life against Oakensoul buffs is playing a heavy attack voidmantle build and now a beam build?? :D:D

    Oh the irony..

    Yes, indeed ! And you'll notice that :
    1. I'm not whining asking for voidmantle to be buffed
    2. Voidmantle is harder to play than oaken, so I deal more damage with it (but Am less sturdy) .. justice all around !
    3. I'm also arguing against beams. Fatecarver should be nerfed, as I said in many posts. But since it's not, i'll use it.

    So, yeah ..
    Have a cookie.
    Edited by preevious on November 8, 2025 7:09PM
  • BasP
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    Just in case you're still interested in advice, someone posted a Youtube video today of a beam build with Herald/Assassination/Storm Calling that does 149K DPS. Maybe it'll be useful for you.
  • preevious
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    BasP wrote: »
    Just in case you're still interested in advice, someone posted a Youtube video today of a beam build with Herald/Assassination/Storm Calling that does 149K DPS. Maybe it'll be useful for you.

    Interesting .. and with only 1 5-items set. That was unexpected.
    Shouldn't underestimate monster sets, I guess.
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