How Can I Manage Mana Sustain While Leveling a Marauder?

You might want to play around with leech mechanics and Lifetap. League starter builds often have some mana issues, so it’s common to run into this.

From my experience, I usually just turn off the auto-exert until I face a rare or unique monster, as it drains mana quickly. Using two flasks seems to work well, and for most of the campaign, you’ll be avoiding fights anyway, so you won’t need to constantly hit your mana pot.

Crafting -7 or -8 mana on your jewelry later will definitely help make mana management smoother.

You really don’t need to stack so many auras while leveling. Just stick with a strong damage aura and a Herald to start. Focus on damage increases on the skill tree first. Also, consider skills that cost a percentage of your life instead of mana, combined with Lifetap for your movement skill. Just ensure you have some life sustain like a life regen cluster or Vitality for extra support.

Using Lifetap along with a Vitality or Clarity aura can really help smooth out mana usage as you level up.

For reference, you can check out the leveling POB: https://pobb.in/HKCfzt5S8aV-.

Early on, you might have to rely on your mana flask (a good overflowing one would be great, but don’t stress over it too much at first since flask setups often change). Disabling one aura can help a lot too. Once you’re into mapping, aim for -mana rings or amulets, and that should solve most of your issues.

I recommend using two mana flasks. Once you pick up mana leech from Infernal Cry within his gem setup, it becomes significantly easier to manage your mana. By the end game, you’ll typically get a lot of your leech from cluster jewels, which helps a lot too.