Originally Posted by
Sangrealman
with AoLS even that doesn't work, since it returns you to 50% (?) HP.
And I closed the gate to stop background corruption, so no mana orb.
Blessed AoLS recovers full HP after resurrecting you. Uncursed only provides 50%, cursed 1 HP.
I can't imagine doing the archmage challenge without mana orb.
With the orb, corruption isn't an issue anyway since the first ~50 wishes will be only for scrolls of corruption removal to offset corruption due to using the orb in the first place.
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."