If you’re looking for an easy Mage build in Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising, the Lightning Basic Attack Build is a straightforward option focused on dealing consistent Lightning damage.
This build revolves around the Lightning skill and Storm Infusion, allowing Lightning to hit up to three targets. It also uses a collection of Set and Legendary equipment alongside a Runeword pairing to support the build.
In this guide, I’ll go through the recommended attributes, skills, Talent masteries, equipment, and Runeword so you can see exactly how the build is put together.
Path of Idle Old Gods Rising Mage Build Guide – Skills, Talent
Job: Mage
Role: Offense
Difficulty: Easy
The build uses:
- 3 Skills
- 4 Talent Masteries
- 8 Equipment pieces
- 1 Runeword pairing
The main idea is simple: use Lightning as your primary source of damage while maintaining Storm Infusion so your Lightning attacks can hit three targets.
This makes the build relatively easy to understand and a good option if you don’t want to deal with an overly complicated rotation.
Preferred Attributes
The official build prioritizes the following attributes in this order:
- Dexterity
- Intelligence
- Elemental Attack
- Crit Value
- Elemental Damage
- Lightning Damage
- Spell Speed
- Spell Accuracy
- Spell Damage
- Basic Skill Damage
- Basic Skill Speed
- Buff Duration
Why These Attributes Matter
The build puts Dexterity first, followed by Intelligence, making these the primary stats to focus on when you’re comparing equipment.
After those, the build starts heavily favoring offensive stats that improve your elemental and Lightning damage.
Elemental Attack, Crit Value, Elemental Damage, and Lightning Damage are particularly important because they directly support the build’s main damage source.
The build also values Spell Speed, Spell Accuracy, and Spell Damage, followed by Basic Skill Damage and Basic Skill Speed.
So, when you’re choosing between otherwise similar pieces of equipment, I’d generally prioritize the stats higher on this list.
Skills
The Lightning Basic Attack Build uses three main skills:
- Lightning
- Storm Infusion
- Brilliance Aura
Lightning
Lightning is the main damage skill for this build.
The entire setup is designed around improving Lightning’s effectiveness, making it the skill you’ll rely on for your primary damage output.
Storm Infusion
Storm Infusion is one of the most important parts of the build.
Its role is to allow Lightning to hit three targets, which gives the build much better multi-target damage.
Because the build is centered around Lightning, keeping Storm Infusion active is an important part of getting the most out of the setup.
Brilliance Aura
The third skill is Brilliance Aura.
This provides additional support for the overall build and works alongside the other skills to improve your Mage setup.
Talent Masteries
The recommended Talent Masteries are:
- Ruin
- Thunder
- Inspiration
- Slow
Ruin
Ruin is one of the offensive masteries selected for the build and fits the overall damage-focused setup.
Thunder
Thunder naturally works well with a Lightning-focused build and helps keep the build focused around its elemental damage theme.
Inspiration
Inspiration provides additional support for the build and is especially important because it also connects with the Runeword pairing used later in the setup.
Slow
Slow is the fourth recommended mastery.
While the build is primarily offensive, this mastery gives the setup another useful effect rather than simply stacking damage-focused options.
Equipment
The build uses a combination of Kaelos Set equipment and several Legendary items.
The recommended equipment is:
- Kaelos’s Thunderfrost Tome
- Kaelos’s Thundercall Ring
- Kaelos’s Storm Crown
- Kaelos’s Thunder-Rune Robe
- Kaelos’s Thunder Boots
- Heaven’s Wrath
- Rainbow
- Frenzy
Kaelos’s Thunderfrost Tome
Kaelos’s Thunderfrost Tome is the Set weapon included in the build.
It forms part of the Kaelos equipment used to support the Lightning-focused setup.
Kaelos’s Thundercall Ring
The Kaelos’s Thundercall Ring is the recommended Set ring.
This continues the Kaelos equipment combination while providing another equipment slot that supports the overall build.
Kaelos’s Storm Crown
For the helmet slot, the build uses Kaelos’s Storm Crown.
Together with the other Kaelos pieces, this contributes to the Set-based foundation of the build.
Kaelos’s Thunder-Rune Robe
The torso slot uses Kaelos’s Thunder-Rune Robe.
This is another piece of the Kaelos Set and helps maintain the build’s focus on the Lightning setup.
Kaelos’s Thunder Boots
The final listed Kaelos Set piece is Kaelos’s Thunder Boots.
With the Tome, Ring, Crown, Robe, and Boots, the build uses several pieces from the same Set rather than relying entirely on individual Legendary items.
Legendary Equipment
The remaining recommended equipment consists of three Legendary items.
Heaven’s Wrath
Heaven’s Wrath is the recommended Legendary weapon.
It adds another powerful offensive option to the build and complements the Lightning-focused setup.
Rainbow
Rainbow is the recommended Legendary amulet.
This gives the build another strong piece of equipment outside of the Kaelos Set.
Frenzy
Frenzy is the recommended Legendary glove.
This completes the listed equipment setup and gives you the final Legendary item included in the official build.
Runeword: Inspiration
The build also uses one specific Runeword pairing:
Runeword: Inspiration
The exact Rune order is:
- Ith
- Sol
- Fal
The Runeword grants the following ability:
Aura of Lightning
The target equipment is:
Black Leather Gloves
This means you’ll need a suitable Black Leather Gloves item with the required socket setup before you can create this Runeword.
How the Runeword Fits the Build
The Runeword is particularly fitting because the build already focuses heavily on Lightning damage.
By adding Aura of Lightning, you gain another Lightning-related ability while keeping the rest of the setup centered around the same damage theme.
If you’re building this setup from scratch, I’d make sure you have the required Runes and suitable Black Leather Gloves before committing to the Runeword.
How to Build the Lightning Setup
If you’re putting this build together yourself, I’d recommend working through it in roughly this order.
First, focus on the core skills: Lightning, Storm Infusion, and Brilliance Aura.
Then work toward the recommended Talent Masteries:
- Ruin
- Thunder
- Inspiration
- Slow
For equipment, start building toward the Kaelos pieces while looking for the recommended Legendary items.
Finally, work on the Runeword using the exact Ith → Sol → Fal sequence for Aura of Lightning on Black Leather Gloves.
The Lightning Basic Attack Build is a fairly easy Mage setup that doesn’t require an overly complicated playstyle.
The core of the build is Lightning + Storm Infusion, with Storm Infusion allowing Lightning to hit three targets. The rest of the setup reinforces that idea through Lightning-oriented masteries, equipment, attributes, and the Aura of Lightning Runeword.
If you want a simple offensive Mage build that focuses on consistent Lightning damage and multi-target attacks, this is a good setup to start with.
Just remember the priority: Dexterity and Intelligence first, then your elemental and Lightning damage stats, while working toward the recommended Kaelos equipment, Legendary items, and the Ith + Sol + Fal Runeword.