Post by -Q- on Dec 11, 2008 16:28:19 GMT 2
Mages are using magic, as the name tells. They can be powerful, if stat points are used well. Mages use earth, fire and wind magic, and ofcourse basic magic. Criticals can get really high whitout using pots, lapis or nosses.
SP isnt needed to increase as mage.
Opposite in Fury: Pagan
Lapises: Mystic Lapis [increases INT] - Wise Lapis [increases WIS] - Wit Lapis [increases magic resistence] - Life Lapis [increases HP]
There is more lapises too, but i dont know much about them.
Stats: INT, WIS, REC
There is few ways to build your mage.
1. Powerful magic attacks - INT-mages
You should put all your stat points to INT. It increases the power of your magic attacks. All tho it doesn't increase MP and your MP will get down quite fast.
Attacking mobs: INT-mages doesn't have much HP, so you have to make quick attacks. Start attacking whit a skill, which freezes the mob for several seconds, continue with sustain doom and fire bush/fire curtain. After that use quick attacks, cos attacks which takes time really takes time. Finish with magic missile, the basic magic attack.
Lapising INT-mage: Only Mystic Lapis
INT-mages in PVP: INT-mages are powerful in PVP's. Their aoe-attacks makes huge damage to many opposite same time. INT-damages shouldn't attack to oracles, [to us: priests] cos they have a lot of magic resistence. When INT-mages gets attacked it is in great danger: HP gets down low, so priest in party is recommened.
Nostrums for INT-mages [able to buy at Aeria points or high gold in game]: Knockout nostrum, it increases your critical hit rate. Defense nostrum, it increases your defense, and u take less damage from attacks. Spirit nostrum makes you run faster, which may safe u many times, if you use defense nostrum same time.
Remedies for INT-mage [from AP's or gold]: Health remedy and Mana remedy
Others: ~coming soon~
Several skills are useless to INT-mages:
Fire thorn: All tho it makes mobs lose EXP it does aggro them to you.
2. Powerful mage with lots of MP
This mage building is quite handy too. as Normal Mode [NM] you put 3 points to INT, 2 to WIS. As Hard Mode [HM] you put 4 points to INT, 3 to WIS OR 5 points to INT, 2 to WIS.
Attacking mobs: Attack same way as INT-mage.
Lapising this mage: Mystic, Wise, Wit lapises
These kind of mages in PVP: INT/WIS-mages are powerful too in PVP's. They have magic resistence, so oracles can't do much damage to them. All tho these mages shouldn't attack oracles cos it may become kinda epic. [Oracles have lots of magic resistence]. With char like this aoe's are still best to use. HP is low too in these mages.
Nostrums and remedies: Same as INT-mage, alltho this mage has more MP you have to find out do you need more MP by Mana remedy.
Several skills are useless to this mage:
Fire thorn: It still aggroes mobs.
3. REC-mage - Lots of HP and good magic attacks
This type of mage is good for soloing. It can be lvled up quite fast. What you need in stats: REC and INT. As NM you put 3 INT, 2 REC. As HM 4 INT, 3 REC OR 5 INT, 2 REC.
Attacking mobs: Goes same way as INT-mage
Lapising REC-mage: Mystic, Safe and Life lapis.
REC-mages in PVP: These mages are useful in PVP too, they can take more damage than INT-mages and INT/WIS-mages. Alltho they aren't doing much damage as INT-mages do. Aoe-attacks are still important. Still same goes for oracles: its gona be epic to battle them.
Nostrums and remedies: Same as INT-mage, Health remedy increases your HP more.
Note: use Fire Thorn as this mage! You have enough HP to take damage and enough INT to make damage.
This tutorial isn't fully complete yet, but you can use this. These are only my opinions, and best is to find what you like the best.
I'm missing few lapises, and i'll add them here as soon as possible.
SP isnt needed to increase as mage.
Opposite in Fury: Pagan
Lapises: Mystic Lapis [increases INT] - Wise Lapis [increases WIS] - Wit Lapis [increases magic resistence] - Life Lapis [increases HP]
There is more lapises too, but i dont know much about them.
Stats: INT, WIS, REC
There is few ways to build your mage.
1. Powerful magic attacks - INT-mages
You should put all your stat points to INT. It increases the power of your magic attacks. All tho it doesn't increase MP and your MP will get down quite fast.
Attacking mobs: INT-mages doesn't have much HP, so you have to make quick attacks. Start attacking whit a skill, which freezes the mob for several seconds, continue with sustain doom and fire bush/fire curtain. After that use quick attacks, cos attacks which takes time really takes time. Finish with magic missile, the basic magic attack.
Lapising INT-mage: Only Mystic Lapis
INT-mages in PVP: INT-mages are powerful in PVP's. Their aoe-attacks makes huge damage to many opposite same time. INT-damages shouldn't attack to oracles, [to us: priests] cos they have a lot of magic resistence. When INT-mages gets attacked it is in great danger: HP gets down low, so priest in party is recommened.
Nostrums for INT-mages [able to buy at Aeria points or high gold in game]: Knockout nostrum, it increases your critical hit rate. Defense nostrum, it increases your defense, and u take less damage from attacks. Spirit nostrum makes you run faster, which may safe u many times, if you use defense nostrum same time.
Remedies for INT-mage [from AP's or gold]: Health remedy and Mana remedy
Others: ~coming soon~
Several skills are useless to INT-mages:
Fire thorn: All tho it makes mobs lose EXP it does aggro them to you.
2. Powerful mage with lots of MP
This mage building is quite handy too. as Normal Mode [NM] you put 3 points to INT, 2 to WIS. As Hard Mode [HM] you put 4 points to INT, 3 to WIS OR 5 points to INT, 2 to WIS.
Attacking mobs: Attack same way as INT-mage.
Lapising this mage: Mystic, Wise, Wit lapises
These kind of mages in PVP: INT/WIS-mages are powerful too in PVP's. They have magic resistence, so oracles can't do much damage to them. All tho these mages shouldn't attack oracles cos it may become kinda epic. [Oracles have lots of magic resistence]. With char like this aoe's are still best to use. HP is low too in these mages.
Nostrums and remedies: Same as INT-mage, alltho this mage has more MP you have to find out do you need more MP by Mana remedy.
Several skills are useless to this mage:
Fire thorn: It still aggroes mobs.
3. REC-mage - Lots of HP and good magic attacks
This type of mage is good for soloing. It can be lvled up quite fast. What you need in stats: REC and INT. As NM you put 3 INT, 2 REC. As HM 4 INT, 3 REC OR 5 INT, 2 REC.
Attacking mobs: Goes same way as INT-mage
Lapising REC-mage: Mystic, Safe and Life lapis.
REC-mages in PVP: These mages are useful in PVP too, they can take more damage than INT-mages and INT/WIS-mages. Alltho they aren't doing much damage as INT-mages do. Aoe-attacks are still important. Still same goes for oracles: its gona be epic to battle them.
Nostrums and remedies: Same as INT-mage, Health remedy increases your HP more.
Note: use Fire Thorn as this mage! You have enough HP to take damage and enough INT to make damage.
This tutorial isn't fully complete yet, but you can use this. These are only my opinions, and best is to find what you like the best.
I'm missing few lapises, and i'll add them here as soon as possible.