Third time's a charm.. the first trip to Level 10 saw me get killed by Dredmor himself with his arctic blast spell and me without a way to heal quickly enough to stop it. I was overconfident and thought a couple of fireballs would be good enough. Second trip to Level 10, I got crit-diggled for 60+ points by a boss. Both of those builds were primarily Promethian + Archaeology, for this third time, I decided to see what all the fuss was about on Promethian + Mathemagics. Damn, it's powerful. With a spellpower right at the 80 range with the stackable Zen buffs, I was blasting through everything with fireball or Recursive curse well through through the final level. When I finally found Dredmor, I decided to blast him with Bolts of Mass Destruction. Tinkering really came in handy early with exp from traps and I was actually finally able to construct the last few bolts I used on Dredmor. I didn't miss Archaeology as much as I thought I would, but I did take Burglary for the free lockpicks and more early exp. Maxed out every skill tree except Burglary and Promethian (stopped with Fireball). Really wanted to beat him once before the new patch came out.. now I'm ready for it!
@tcjsavannah Yeah I was wondering, because I tried your build on Rogue and it is really difficult. I keep running out of mana. I agree about Tinkering, the trap disable is a great XP farming skill. I am also trying Alchemy which can maybe help bridge the gap on mana usage. Alot of it on Rogue difficulty is being lucky with the way you choose, and running into more mana potions than you have to consume. So from your build I tried Rogue a couple times and died. Promethian Mathemagic Blood Mage Tinkering Alchemy-Switching to Ley Walker to get extra Wizard Bonus Staves Burglary- Switching to Golemancy for pet and Wiz Bonus as well
