Blowing the dust of my old tank mage

[BeefSupreme]

Going to turn him into a pure mage for PvM,

The big decision I have is on suit.
I can go ALL imbued, all artifact, or mix I guess.
I've been searching and reading all the threads I can find and have (I think)
caught myself up pretty well with all the artis that have been introduced
for the last 8 years.

In your opinion, what are the MUST HAVE artis?
I'm thinking of building around the RBC, but I'm completely open to anything.

From what I've read of older threads seems most are using a few artis
then runic/imbued pieces to fill the holes?

I know I want to max LRC/LMC/FC/FCR and as much SD as I can, but also come away with
decent resists....

 

[Capt.E]

Hat of magi or wizard glasses
Pendant of magi
Stitchers mitts
MR 2- mana increase 8 -lmc 8 chest and arms with phys and fire high resist
Spell woven britches
Bracelet with 1 fc- 3 fcr- 12 sdi- 20 lrc-resist
Ring with fc 1- fcr 3- sdi 12-20 lrc- and 4 lmc
Either conjuror robe or cloak of death
Scrappers
Slayer books
You can use a shield if you need more resists

That should make your flamestrikes and whatnot pretty dang toasty.

Since you said pure Mage and only going pvm:

Drop resist and wrestle-anat
Add music and either disco or Provo

 

[BeefSupreme]

Thanks for the reply!

I've got most stuff decided on now I think.
Using an Orny for the bracelet slot.
Now I've just got to decide on magi hat or glasses,

and then ring wise, I was thinking of making an ecru ring for the EP.
But I don't know if that's necessary.
I'm gonna go with the mage/necro/weaving template, between
magery and spellweaving healing, I'm not sure if I'll need to chug much
for PvM though.

 

[Capt.E]

I find ep rings invaluable for my pvp mages. I don't use them at all on pvm mages. Cure and refresh pots work just as well without it. Running 3 more tiles to heal generally isn't a problem either.