Was in AB with you last week sometime, I think, and 5 mins in, you were top of the board on KB's and damage by a considerable amount. I truly hope this video was the reason haha
Good to see that you’re still around and making vids. You have a great voice and great content, you could definitely have a much larger channel if you ever decided to do that type of content.
Patch notes/reviews, top 10’s, tier lists, lore discussion, how-to’s etc…I watch several different wow RUclipsrs for info, but I would (and I’m sure many others) would rather watch you, if you did more mainstream content
Thanks mate:) Btw Is your arena exploit actually fixed as you stated? There's a message on bug report about arena players who keep encountering teams that never materialize.
@@archvaldor Oh I have another godmode in my back pocket, and there are others that exist I just need to find and work on. Including ones that I’ve gotten to work a single time but never after that. From what I’ve tested, my previous ones no longer work.
Now there's a reason for me to work hard on better content. I'm going to try and suck you back in to the exploit whirlpool now:) EDIT: lol at 8.34 comment.
That's actually one of the most fun things about this ability-you get to use terrain in an interesting way. Really adds a dimension to it. There are probably much better locations if you can discover them.
Additional items to consider for Ashran: Song Flower, gives 15% extra stats Ancient Artifact, 200% increased damage (1 player only) Solar Sphere, increases Haste by 20% (one faction only) Combine these, and it’s overkill lol
The song flower is pretty much essential. Problem with the artifact with this is you become a magnet for the opposite faction so you wouldn't get the arcanosphere cast off-plus it one-shots without the aa. Worth mentioning the 100% damage geode buff in the goren area: only lasts 20 seconds but makes a one-shot certain-you can use scroll of town portal to get back to base with it also.
Oh it was you! I have a clip of me opening some lockboxes for some low level in front of orgrimmar AH and then I suddenly get one shotted by arcanosphere... I need to admit that I was super confused when that suddenly happened
You can dodge it or stop it easily. It goes on cool down even if you are feared rather than kicked. Just pay attention when the mage comes out of stealth; his frame will appear before it can be fully casted out of mass invisibility. It’s not overpowered when you consider that most other classes have similar “one-shot” abilities with similar/comparable limitations.
On 9.2 ptr, arcane as kyrian the sphere timed right can deal 123k with the 2 legos, the one for kyrian and the one where frost move doesn't break on dmg, it is hard to pull off though, but its lethal
Hey dude, the video I uploaded finished explaining setting the lock port pretty much anywhere. I'm not sure if you seen it or not yet, but figured I'd try and remind you about it. I'm kind of curious of how you would use this trick, as you have many other tricks that could go very well with it. I am looking forward to any videos you post while using this trick, as the video I made is very basic and not very well done, but it does get the point across. =p
Thanks I already had a look. I'll need to test it quite a bit before I work out what to do with it-you can really one make one video about a play like this so I need to work out its full potential. I'll be in touch soon and I'll make sure you are fully accredited for anything I publish.
I could be wrong but I'm pretty certain Rextroy prefers more complex and challenging plays. I'm more focused on things regular players could conceivably use themselves.
lol fun times. Another quick tip is if you're just popping arcane power with it you can use arcane power at the end of the sphere cast to still get it's effect
You can to avoid getting interrupted and wasting all your cooldowns. However this seems to be inconsistent with a lot of buffs not seeming to effect post-cast damage. AP seems to work reliably though but It can be difficult to pull off in arena or when very close to an opponent.
I've also seen a night fae mage from Outland-EU (not gonna name him i suppose) doing this since arcanosphere was releasead and every Ashran he has like 30-60 kills lol. I'm not sure how he's getting those numbers as night fae tho.
If it is the same guy (he actually inspired me to change over) he may not be using arcanosphere at all or at least exclusively. I think most of his kills come from the legendary which does 130%+ barrages. Arcanosphere is insane for one-shot kills but its inconsistent and takes set-up- the barrage legendary is less spectacular but you get this steady accumulation of kb's.
Even more damage in AV: the captain's 'lesser bloodlust buff', +20% dmg for 1 min. Procs periodically when sufficient items have been handed in. And yet players say that defeating Bal/Galv is a timewaste haha
are there any unscaled training dummies, or summonable low level mobs like the squeezed toads, that you could stack mastery on a fire mage for ignite and then use phoenix fire on to spread a huge ignite on a raid boss or people in durotar?
Won't work in raids the legacy buff doesn't work there. Possible in Orgrimmar/Sw but impractical to pull off-you have to keep the low-level mob alive somehow long enough to pass on the damage. Then there's an issue with ignite in that it normally very minor so even scaled up it may not kill players.
@@Coriore445 It is a good idea just not that straightforward. I'll try some more stuff you got me thinking about this again, and be sure to credit you if I can make anything work.
Hey dude, do you know the trick to setting up a Warlock port mid air, anywhere in the game? Off cliffs, in places you can't fly etc. I figured this out recently and was wondering how well known it is
I had a video on chaos rift 5 months back and there's a method to do it with the heart of azeroth and a specific essence. I'm guessing you have a simpler method? I'd be very interested in that if you are willing to share.
@@archvaldor After re-reading it I see what you're talking about. Good to know it applies to everything! I've only been using it for those three spells lol
Yep that really rocks with the macro. I was gonna put it in but I had too much ashran content already...a lot of people just switch off if you even mention it.
@@archvaldor it was one of your first videos if not the first back when your opening trailer was two Hot chicks think you started making vids in warlords of dreanor.
@@archvaldor Excuse me, I was watching your other video at the same time, where you were farming ashran for honor ;) I noticed you were switching targets while spaming flamestrikes. I want to do similar macro for my Spear of bastion spell
This is actually one of the “hard counters” to the Southshore vs Tarren Mill “building turtle” strats. My raid was once wiped by several mages casting this at once in sequence.
@@archvaldor I mean you have 4 seconds to move or use a defensive, I haven't had a problem with it, but again I have only faced maybe 2 arcane mages at 2.5-2.7k mmr
@@archvaldor no worries i did actualy type it out lol to try on my little 55 mage and she's so far had crits for 30k going to buy the pots for a little boost
Have you tried using it in arenas before the gates open to kill people in their starting zone even before the game starts ? If you get 3 arcane mages and the sphere goes trough walls, you could kill before the game start right ? Let me know
1st talent it doesnt matter..... arcane familiar increases total mana. increasing total dmg an arcane mage can do. welps everywhere. here comes the macro. lol makes arcane a multi button class goes back to single button mash. welcome to league of legends i guess. similar build as fire with hard cast pyro blast for 517 % increased dmg before all extra buffs and food/potion buffs.but arcanosphere is an oversimplified and extremely friendly use of arcane crystal.LEgiOn gearing with Cataclysm spells. the rinse and repeat. of the current state of retail wow. sadge,good watch video. thumbs up.
"arcane familiar increases total mana. increasing total dmg an arcane mage can do" Generally speaking, yes I agree. This is JUST about arcanosphere damage though. Pyroclasm is very similar that's true, and both are very indicative of one-shot retail..
I'm actually pretty stoked for retail's future now Microsoft have taken over. I may be grotesquely naive here but I did like what they did with aoe4 which was enormously respectful of the franchise, so there's at least a possibility they won't screw wow up.
@@Stephain Thanks I wasn't sure how the Minecraft thing had gone (never really understood Minecraft tbh). That increases my confidence in the future, which was sorely lacking of late.
Was in AB with you last week sometime, I think, and 5 mins in, you were top of the board on KB's and damage by a considerable amount. I truly hope this video was the reason haha
Ah I think I remember that one...the horde were just very curious and seemed to actually enjoy being one-shot. One guy kept coming back for more.
Haha, I love it!
Good to see that you’re still around and making vids. You have a great voice and great content, you could definitely have a much larger channel if you ever decided to do that type of content.
What type of content did you mean?
Patch notes/reviews, top 10’s, tier lists, lore discussion, how-to’s etc…I watch several different wow RUclipsrs for info, but I would (and I’m sure many others) would rather watch you, if you did more mainstream content
Do people actually care about “lore discussion?” Makes me yawn.
Great one Archvaldor! I love how you always showcase extra spots you kind of hide in the video like the Farm fireplace and under the bridge in Ashran.
Thanks mate:) Btw Is your arena exploit actually fixed as you stated? There's a message on bug report about arena players who keep encountering teams that never materialize.
@@archvaldor Oh I have another godmode in my back pocket, and there are others that exist I just need to find and work on. Including ones that I’ve gotten to work a single time but never after that. From what I’ve tested, my previous ones no longer work.
Sees Arch has a new vid.
Watches content intently.
-Grins-
Excuse me one moment.
*logs mage whilst cackling madly*
Oh no. This makes me want to come back, even just for a tiny month. D:
Edit: 8:34 you are now the arcanosphere, congratulations!
Now there's a reason for me to work hard on better content. I'm going to try and suck you back in to the exploit whirlpool now:) EDIT: lol at 8.34 comment.
jumping below the bridge was so Cool, Wow that spell is so powerful
That's actually one of the most fun things about this ability-you get to use terrain in an interesting way. Really adds a dimension to it. There are probably much better locations if you can discover them.
Additional items to consider for Ashran:
Song Flower, gives 15% extra stats
Ancient Artifact, 200% increased damage (1 player only)
Solar Sphere, increases Haste by 20% (one faction only)
Combine these, and it’s overkill lol
The song flower is pretty much essential. Problem with the artifact with this is you become a magnet for the opposite faction so you wouldn't get the arcanosphere cast off-plus it one-shots without the aa. Worth mentioning the 100% damage geode buff in the goren area: only lasts 20 seconds but makes a one-shot certain-you can use scroll of town portal to get back to base with it also.
@@archvaldor you wud def get arcanosphere off if your line of sighted like most of the kills you git
Oh it was you! I have a clip of me opening some lockboxes for some low level in front of orgrimmar AH and then I suddenly get one shotted by arcanosphere... I need to admit that I was super confused when that suddenly happened
Sorry it was absolutely necessary, important exploit business.
Rextroy NEEDS to know this
You can dodge it or stop it easily. It goes on cool down even if you are feared rather than kicked. Just pay attention when the mage comes out of stealth; his frame will appear before it can be fully casted out of mass invisibility. It’s not overpowered when you consider that most other classes have similar “one-shot” abilities with similar/comparable limitations.
In arena yeah.
Archvaldor definitely has some amazing balls for sure.
Ah how I love testicle-based humour.
Thank you Archvaldor's Balls!
On 9.2 ptr, arcane as kyrian the sphere timed right can deal 123k with the 2 legos, the one for kyrian and the one where frost move doesn't break on dmg, it is hard to pull off though, but its lethal
Not as difficult as you might think as you can shimmer while casting. Rextroy is going to be busy in 9.2 with all those legendary synergies.
Hey dude, the video I uploaded finished explaining setting the lock port pretty much anywhere. I'm not sure if you seen it or not yet, but figured I'd try and remind you about it. I'm kind of curious of how you would use this trick, as you have many other tricks that could go very well with it. I am looking forward to any videos you post while using this trick, as the video I made is very basic and not very well done, but it does get the point across. =p
Thanks I already had a look. I'll need to test it quite a bit before I work out what to do with it-you can really one make one video about a play like this so I need to work out its full potential. I'll be in touch soon and I'll make sure you are fully accredited for anything I publish.
*Thats a lot of DAMAGE*
skimpy night elf named smaskfittan.. some players huh.
By the time I finish work blizzard will have blocked it
Probably not, this has been around for a while.
Surprised you beat Rextroy to this one. Good one Archy.
I could be wrong but I'm pretty certain Rextroy prefers more complex and challenging plays. I'm more focused on things regular players could conceivably use themselves.
Oh YES, finally a video in which the Archmage Archvaldor himself explains talents setup... to die for! Muhahahaaa 😈
lol fun times. Another quick tip is if you're just popping arcane power with it you can use arcane power at the end of the sphere cast to still get it's effect
You can to avoid getting interrupted and wasting all your cooldowns. However this seems to be inconsistent with a lot of buffs not
seeming to effect post-cast damage. AP seems to work reliably though but It can be difficult to pull off in arena or when very close to an opponent.
I've also seen a night fae mage from Outland-EU (not gonna name him i suppose) doing this since arcanosphere was releasead and every Ashran he has like 30-60 kills lol.
I'm not sure how he's getting those numbers as night fae tho.
If it is the same guy (he actually inspired me to change over) he may not be using arcanosphere at all or at least exclusively. I think most of his kills come from the legendary which does 130%+ barrages. Arcanosphere is insane for one-shot kills but its inconsistent and takes set-up- the barrage legendary is less spectacular but you get this steady accumulation of kb's.
You forgot to have a pocket kyrian druid using the empowerment legendary for another 37.5% damage :)
I don't really work with other people (don't want to get them banned). But that is really interesting. Do you know if that stacks?
Even more damage in AV: the captain's 'lesser bloodlust buff', +20% dmg for 1 min. Procs periodically when sufficient items have been handed in. And yet players say that defeating Bal/Galv is a timewaste haha
Nice tip, I can never understand why people think that buff doesn't matter, we need to lead our own team Margo...
@@archvaldor I think many people simply don't know. A rush strategy is hardly the wiser... Now this is an idea I'd love!
are there any unscaled training dummies, or summonable low level mobs like the squeezed toads, that you could stack mastery on a fire mage for ignite and then use phoenix fire on to spread a huge ignite on a raid boss or people in durotar?
Won't work in raids the legacy buff doesn't work there. Possible in Orgrimmar/Sw but impractical to pull off-you have to keep the low-level mob alive somehow long enough to pass on the damage. Then there's an issue with ignite in that it normally very minor so even scaled up it may not kill players.
Alright. ty anyways
@@Coriore445 It is a good idea just not that straightforward. I'll try some more stuff you got me thinking about this again, and be sure to credit you if I can make anything work.
@@archvaldor can you still kite mobs across the world, and if so is the mob in blasted lands that doesnt die still exist in retail world?
2:11 i find this so sad :c Poor Tauren
Hey dude, do you know the trick to setting up a Warlock port mid air, anywhere in the game? Off cliffs, in places you can't fly etc. I figured this out recently and was wondering how well known it is
I had a video on chaos rift 5 months back and there's a method to do it with the heart of azeroth and a specific essence. I'm guessing you have a simpler method? I'd be very interested in that if you are willing to share.
I always thought deathbourne's damage amplifier only applied to fireball, frostbolt, and the hard cast arcane spell
The tooltip is very badly worded. Half the time I don't think Blizzard know what their spell effects are.
@@archvaldor After re-reading it I see what you're talking about. Good to know it applies to everything! I've only been using it for those three spells lol
Original Kara pulling thru walls was always fun. :)
if your in Ashran you want to use the Wrynn Vanguard or Vol'jin's rep banner that gives 540 vers or some shit
Yep that really rocks with the macro. I was gonna put it in but I had too much ashran content already...a lot of people just switch off if you even mention it.
Awesome video Valdor, I look forward to leveling my mage.
You are always very welcome Austin. I can't even remember when your first comment on one of my videos but I think it was pretty near the start.
@@archvaldor it was one of your first videos if not the first back when your opening trailer was two Hot chicks think you started making vids in warlords of dreanor.
time eludes me
Nice video. Can you please share your macro to cast aoe spells under your current target without mouse clicking?
Sorry are you referring to something in the video or something else?
@@archvaldor Excuse me, I was watching your other video at the same time, where you were farming ashran for honor ;) I noticed you were switching targets while spaming flamestrikes. I want to do similar macro for my Spear of bastion spell
This is actually one of the “hard counters” to the Southshore vs Tarren Mill “building turtle” strats. My raid was once wiped by several mages casting this at once in sequence.
That sounds like a really cool bg to be in regardless of which side you are on.
Seeing all the spheres going through the walls, it was like playing dodgeball.
@@shadowblades1317 I'm sure there is a counter to the counter...its so meta....
Of course, there’s always a counter. One just has to figure out what it is.
2:00 haha, poor Tauren.
I think he enjoyed it to be honest.
@@archvaldor yeah, true! If that happened to me, I would definitely laugh.
the ability is pretty balanced for arena, its super hard to pull off and near impossible at high mmr
Yes and no. 4 seconds is normally long enough to make any ability useless in arena-but the ability to cast through walls can be exploited.
@@archvaldor I mean you have 4 seconds to move or use a defensive, I haven't had a problem with it, but again I have only faced maybe 2 arcane mages at 2.5-2.7k mmr
I honestly love your vids man they are freaking hilarious!
A rumor says the hunter quit the game after that xD 1:07
Who else was waiting for him to say, "This has been Archvaldor." at the end and was disappointed when he didn't?
Sorry I'm experimenting with viewer retention strategies and trying to mix things up. Didn't intend to disappoint any one.
Great content, keep it up man.👍
I think arcanosphere intentionally goes through walls, arcane males have arcane orb and has wall collision they could make it do just like that
@Archvaldor you forgot the copy and paste Macro ;)
Ty mate:) Will do now.
@@archvaldor no worries i did actualy type it out lol to try on my little 55 mage and she's so far had crits for 30k going to buy the pots for a little boost
@@Gunga-Cloudtotem Wow! At 55.
Have you tried using it in arenas before the gates open to kill people in their starting zone even before the game starts ? If you get 3 arcane mages and the sphere goes trough walls, you could kill before the game start right ? Let me know
Interesting idea. I'm actually going to experiment with that. Not sure about the range .
I’m pretty sure it’s too far.
Thanks! There is hope for my wimpy mage haha.
Yeah this is pretty good for under-geared mages. The mage in the video has no gear from raiding or rated pvp.
Hey, what happens if a warrior spell reflects the Arcanosphere?
Not sure about that. Reflect spell mechanics are really obscure and inconsistent.
Idk it "goes through all barriers", I'd hope that includes warrior shields
Is it normal to have an occasional burst of rage and want to just kill someone or to just scream.
Oh I think so. Just don't actually kill any one. Screaming in a remote area is probably good for you.
i am gonna be, an arcane mage
I'd recommend it. Aside from arcanosphere I've seen people doing absolutely crazy stuff with some of the legendaries.
This is hilarious. Don’t main any mages though so would be some setup I guess.
Since 9.1.5 it has got a lot easier, mainly because renown grind got removed. Leveling is a breeze.
@@archvaldor oh I have 24 alts all 60. and am on your patreon 😀
@@thegrumpybusinessman3400 Wow 24 alts and no mages:) Are you a mage racist?
@@archvaldor oops I mean I don’t main a mage I have 2 mages lol nightborn and blood elf. The blood elf mage looks like Sephiroth
FUS-ROH-DAH!
1st talent it doesnt matter..... arcane familiar increases total mana. increasing total dmg an arcane mage can do. welps everywhere. here comes the macro. lol makes arcane a multi button class goes back to single button mash. welcome to league of legends i guess. similar build as fire with hard cast pyro blast for 517 % increased dmg before all extra buffs and food/potion buffs.but arcanosphere is an oversimplified and extremely friendly use of arcane crystal.LEgiOn gearing with Cataclysm spells. the rinse and repeat. of the current state of retail wow. sadge,good watch video. thumbs up.
"arcane familiar increases total mana. increasing total dmg an arcane mage can do" Generally speaking, yes I agree. This is JUST about arcanosphere damage though. Pyroclasm is very similar that's true, and both are very indicative of one-shot retail..
Wow.
genious :)
5 stack arena this!
That would be fun:)
i dont even play warcraft
best hax ever xD
Hi
You might want to censor the player to your right at 0:49. Not a family friendly word in Swedish...
Thanks.
People still play retail? Wild
I'm actually pretty stoked for retail's future now Microsoft have taken over. I may be grotesquely naive here but I did like what they did with aoe4 which was enormously respectful of the franchise, so there's at least a possibility they won't screw wow up.
Yes, I play it and I enjoy it. 9.1.5 is fantastic for alts.
@@Stephain Thanks I wasn't sure how the Minecraft thing had gone (never really understood Minecraft tbh). That increases my confidence in the future, which was sorely lacking of late.
It is actually amazing how incompetent they are at making this game
first! archvaldor at it again :D