Intelligence
Increases your Intelligence attribute by 1 Increases Magic damage by 5% per Attribute Point
Builds that use Intelligence
6 preset builds tagged ATTR_INT — defining picks first, then ranked by tier (S → A → B).
- Endgame Meta — 184 ptsSHybrid
Reference build that pushes the 184-point cap. Battlemage core with Healer + Barbarian splice — the build you respec into once everything else unlocks.
- Battlemage HybridAHybrid
Melee mage that ditches the staff and stays in plate. INT + STR core, Arsonist + Thunder for burst, Battle Heal + Heavy Plates for staying power.
- Co-op Burst DPSAMage
Group damage specialist. No survival skills — your job is to dump damage while the tank holds aggro and the healer keeps you alive. Highest sustained DPS for 4-player parties.
- Fire Mage StarterAMage
A pure caster opener leaning into fire damage and survivability. Picks up Arsonist + early defensive resistances so the Shroud doesn't melt you mid-cast.
- Ice Mage — Crowd ControlAMage
Slows + freezes everything that breathes. Iceman + Subzero stack chill, Frost amps the elemental damage, Arcane Deflection covers your soft caster body.
- Necromancer Glass CannonAMage
Dark-arts caster that trades survivability for raw burst. Necromancer + Dark Arts + Abyss carry damage, Bloodletting + Life Essences feed the engine.
Related Mage skills
Same archetype — likely candidates to slot next to Intelligence in a build.
- Spirit1p
Increases your Spirit attribute by 1 Increases Mana by 20 per Attribute Point
Arsonist2pAll fire damage is increased by an additional 10%.
- Blink Attack2p
Blinking into an enemy triggers an explosion which deals fire damage in a small range. Damage and mana cost scale with the intelligence attribute.
- Counterstrike2p
After receiving damage there is a 20% chance to reflect 50% of the damage back to the attacker as fire damage. This magical attack can trigger other skills.
- Emergency Blink2p
You can blink while being stunned. This will break the stunned state.
- Fire Resistance2p
Increases your Fire Resistance by 5% which reduces the amount of Fire damage received.
- Healer2p
Health gain from healing spells will be increased by 10%.
- Healer II2p
Health gain from healing spells will be increased by 20%