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Mage build advice

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:31 am
by TheKing
Can anyone help me out? I'm starting an alt that's a mage and want to know the best way to play as one.

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:46 am
by Master
idk about the best way to play one but the fire mage is the second highest dps ( h2h is #1 ) h2h mages require a lot of gold to maintain so go all fire.
- Fire bolt- maxed
- Lure of fire- half maxed
- Energy shield- half maxed
- Energy boost- rest of points

--- if the energy shield is taking up to much energy or is not even breaking after 2 mobs lower points in it.

-Stats
strength-5 don't put any points into it.
Dexterity every now and then you can put 2 or 1 points into it but shouldn't have any more than 60 total
Focus- this is what 85% of your points will go into
vitality- enough points to survive after your e shield breaks and you can recast it.

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:15 pm
by Jacoby
Fairly good reply but mages really underestimate vitallity you could even go like 60% focus 5% vit and 35% vit because you never know when you get tour sheild interupted so much that you keep trying to cadt and die because you have no hp

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:41 pm
by HerbALot
Fairly good reply but mages really underestimate vitallity you could even go like 60% focus 5% vit and 35% vit because you never know when you get tour sheild interupted so much that you keep trying to cadt and die because you have no hp
u are both right, it is just a choice every player need to maken by themself.

more focus means more dps, but when your shield is down u die quick. and if u dont have dex, ur shield can be interrupted quite sometimes.
if u have more vat, u do less dps, u can survive longer without a shield and grouping with a druid is now better. because if u dont have alot of vatility grouping with a druid makes no sense because u dont have any hp to regen.

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:42 pm
by HerbALot
idk about the best way to play one but the fire mage is the second highest dps ( h2h is #1 ) h2h mages require a lot of gold to maintain so go all fire.
- Fire bolt- maxed
- Lure of fire- half maxed
- Energy shield- half maxed
- Energy boost- rest of points

--- if the energy shield is taking up to much energy or is not even breaking after 2 mobs lower points in it.

-Stats
strength-5 don't put any points into it.
Dexterity every now and then you can put 2 or 1 points into it but shouldn't have any more than 60 total
Focus- this is what 85% of your points will go into
vitality- enough points to survive after your e shield breaks and you can recast it.

but yea its a good build, i prefer to have more focus, since i dont group often with a druid

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:57 pm
by Spitfire
I have always used a high vit instead of maxing my focus. I did less damage but I could do just about anything. Tank lower level mobs. Lure for groups. dps for solo leveling.

Really what keeps mages interesting is there is a large variety of options. I think you need to just play around with spells as you get them but start with fire at the lower levels.

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:10 am
by Flameranger
Wyverns im guessing ice. :lol:

Re: Mage build advice

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:32 am
by TheKing
Fire for lower lvl mobs and ice for fire mobs got it. Okay then, what skills should I focus on then?