Hi there,

Having my first semi successful league. Been running an ice crash berserker build fairly successfully so far. Decided to use my built up currency to fund another build... didn't do my research properly and decided to go CI CoC ice nova assassin. Terrible idea -- awful. Even after nearly 2ex worth of gear I couldn't map as successfully as I could with about 50c on my berserker. There's a week I won't get back. However! I would still like to try another build after I develop a little bit more currency to recoup my loss.

I like my berserker build, it's fun and fast but the rage mechanic means I can't ever stop for more than a few seconds if I need to w/o having to build rage back up, and its defensive abilities aren't too too great unless I can consistently freeze before I get hit a lot. I'm interested in something that's great at clearing but isn't such a glass cannon as I likely won't be able to afford god tier items -- a few exalt for a single item seems like an enormous sum to me right now. I've always been interested in casters but I have no experience in playing them or knowing what spells are easier/more difficult to gear for.

I can probably save up 2-3 ex worth of currency to start with -- ideally the build can take over mapping once it gets through the acts and continue to fund itself through maps. Any recommendations?