Sometimes you get lucky.

[Medamanaman]

Hi,

as the current season is about to end, I decided to try to improve my Push character (ELR Mage, Crit Build) slightly by upgrading the rather miserable BoM; from various ANBs I had brought sufficient mats to my Main Account for 20 crafts.

THIS was the FIRST one - which, of course, got CT'd right away.

[Teebs]

Very Nice (did it come with the Socket too - which would be a kind of double bonus!?)

I think my plan is to start a Crit Build as well.

Anyway - Awesome and congrats. Getting an L77 BoM with the correct bonus gives a nice jolt of dopamine

... ktb

[Medamanaman]

(did it come with the Socket too...?)

I think my plan is to start a Crit Build as well.

... ktb

Yes, it did!

Now, of course, hindsight being 20/20, I am very (really very) slightly frustrated: I also had Greater Essences of Shadow for a handful of crafts, and I would have preferred Power over LoH, but decided not to waste the essences, because (IIRC) on EVERY previous attempt to craft a BoM, the first Frost Beam came around quite late. ["Personal record", earlier this year, 22 attempts till the first Frost Beam.]

P.S. Subjectively, I much prefer the Fire Lily build, but above the levels for XP farming the Crit Build works MUCH better for me (slow Mobile Only player); for fun, I just ran TL136 twice; with the Lily Build I ran out of time, the Crit Build easily dealt with Magroth in 5:43 minutes.
So, by all means, do try a Crit Build!

[Teebs]

Trying to break my reliance on the Lily Build!

BUT - it does come with a seemingly lower ceiling given my skill. I was able to finally beat 139 Garm, and 140 Kara was a relative breeze. 141 Magroth .... just squeezed out with seconds to spare.

Haven't tried 142 BD ... because ... why? LOL

... ktb