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Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:59 am
by Drizzt
Anyone have a build for solo leveling that dont use aggy drops and rings only as high as royal?

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:05 pm
by Spitfire
Since I hit 160 and they nerfed our damage I have not found a good build for solo leveling.

Even with a druid out of group to heal I only get about a 1/2 bar per elix. It seems like fire is the way to go but I almost want to go old school and drop the atunement for ice shards.

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:10 pm
by LittleG
I don't hv aggagroth gear.
I am lvl 100plus now and can't solo effectively as previously on trees.
I using grand firebolt and ice shard and royal sacrifice n grand e boost.
Problem were it evades like a lot and e shield die faster and casting slower.

I playing rougue now coz i am happy with rougue and the new skills are awesome!
I lov shadow strike quick strike and sneaky attack.
They boost i guessed double the dmg compared before update.
I can easily kill a mage in arena when I used to be attacked by them.
Sneaky, quick strike n shadow strike aand usually few swings they are dead now.
The new skills and quick strike are instant cast and cool down are fast, like fire bolt speed maybe slight slower.

Lvling rougue is more fun and easier than mage now just need better energy regen.

Thank you

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:22 pm
by SmartOne96
I have been using an all fire build. And, none of my rings are above royal.
-Fire Lure 15/25
-Fire Bolt 37/25 (Fabled, Grand, and Royal Rings)
-Fire Attune 25/25
-Energy Boost 20/25 (you can drop boost if you have sigils and max shield or firestorm)
-Energy Shield 22?/25 (Grand Ring)
-Fire Storm 18?/25
This is at level 118
I can solo level on otherworld oak trees but I use 5-10 restos per elix if I elix. I cannot quite solo effectively at ghosts but I think I might be able to after I hit the next skill cap at 120.
Also my gear is not very good. (Heroic Ammy, Heroic Boots, a mix of spiritshadow and meteroic armor, and a wand of tempests)
That is because before the update I had sold off my mages gear to buy a golden quiver for my ranger and switched my mage over to full support. After the update I found that I could solo level with an all ice build so I switched back to my mage. Now I guess ill stick with it a while more.
But, you did not want my life story. You wanted a build.
If you had better gear you might be able to do a little better than I have. Also, this is probably a build for those mages that are post 100. You could also try dropping firestorm and attune and picking up a 15/25 ice lure and maxing shards. Or, if you group level (I know the post was about a solo leveling build but...) you could also pick up assassins lure.

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:37 pm
by Drizzt
So far we have a play rogue instead and another who says uses restos any advance on that? I use to have a few points in assasin and energyboost but have had to drop them as i couldnt do enough damage to kill anything without dying kits not a prob i can buy anything an ive tried that too not any better

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 5:28 pm
by Darteos
Really thankful for my gear because otherwise I wouldn't be able to level anymore without a group. Will give OTM some time to balance things, I think our damage is in a great place right now but we do need some sort of defensive compensation for losing the burst that allowed us to solo in the first place.

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:41 pm
by SmartOne96
Really thankful for my gear because otherwise I wouldn't be able to level anymore without a group. Will give OTM some time to balance things, I think our damage is in a great place right now but we do need some sort of defensive compensation for losing the burst that allowed us to solo in the first place.
I agree completely, and It sound like admin does too. Or at least the posts he has made sound that way.

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 4:47 am
by Solid
My skills:

Max bolt
Max fire lure
Max eshield
Boost and sacri

Perfect for solo and group, able to provide up to 3 other group members without regen with constant energy supply while dealing moderate dps.

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:18 am
by mdimarco
I have been using an all fire build. And, none of my rings are above royal.
-Fire Lure 15/25
-Fire Bolt 37/25 (Fabled, Grand, and Royal Rings)
-Fire Attune 25/25
-Energy Boost 20/25 (you can drop boost if you have sigils and max shield or firestorm)
-Energy Shield 22?/25 (Grand Ring)
-Fire Storm 18?/25
This is at level 118
I can solo level on otherworld oak trees but I use 5-10 restos per elix if I elix. I cannot quite solo effectively at ghosts but I think I might be able to after I hit the next skill cap at 120.
Also my gear is not very good. (Heroic Ammy, Heroic Boots, a mix of spiritshadow and meteroic armor, and a wand of tempests)
That is because before the update I had sold off my mages gear to buy a golden quiver for my ranger and switched my mage over to full support. After the update I found that I could solo level with an all ice build so I switched back to my mage. Now I guess ill stick with it a while more.
But, you did not want my life story. You wanted a build.
If you had better gear you might be able to do a little better than I have. Also, this is probably a build for those mages that are post 100. You could also try dropping firestorm and attune and picking up a 15/25 ice lure and maxing shards. Or, if you group level (I know the post was about a solo leveling build but...) you could also pick up assassins lure.
Now that is a post OTM should look at. You dropped your mage in favor of rogue before update. After update you got a glimmer of hope and was able to use your mage effectively again. Now after the nerf you are considering dropping it again.

Lol yes this pretty much sums up the mage situation perfectly.

I have also dropped mage to full support and am playing other classes lol

Re: Anyone have a mage build that dont use + 9 stuff

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 10:34 pm
by SmartOne96
I have been using an all fire build. And, none of my rings are above royal.
-Fire Lure 15/25
-Fire Bolt 37/25 (Fabled, Grand, and Royal Rings)
-Fire Attune 25/25
-Energy Boost 20/25 (you can drop boost if you have sigils and max shield or firestorm)
-Energy Shield 22?/25 (Grand Ring)
-Fire Storm 18?/25
This is at level 118
I can solo level on otherworld oak trees but I use 5-10 restos per elix if I elix. I cannot quite solo effectively at ghosts but I think I might be able to after I hit the next skill cap at 120.
Also my gear is not very good. (Heroic Ammy, Heroic Boots, a mix of spiritshadow and meteroic armor, and a wand of tempests)
That is because before the update I had sold off my mages gear to buy a golden quiver for my ranger and switched my mage over to full support. After the update I found that I could solo level with an all ice build so I switched back to my mage. Now I guess ill stick with it a while more.
But, you did not want my life story. You wanted a build.
If you had better gear you might be able to do a little better than I have. Also, this is probably a build for those mages that are post 100. You could also try dropping firestorm and attune and picking up a 15/25 ice lure and maxing shards. Or, if you group level (I know the post was about a solo leveling build but...) you could also pick up assassins lure.
Now that is a post OTM should look at. You dropped your mage in favor of rogue before update. After update you got a glimmer of hope and was able to use your mage effectively again. Now after the nerf you are considering dropping it again.

Lol yes this pretty much sums up the mage situation perfectly.

I have also dropped mage to full support and am playing other classes lol
I played my ranger not a rogue, and I enjoyed playing mage as a support build. (At least for a while, it helped my clan quite a bit having lures up at boss fights but it is sometimes hard to find a leveling group and a support build is so fragile.) I am quite satisfied with where mage damage is at the moment. Maybe ice skills shouLd be tweaked to make ice a more viable option, but mages are definately playable now. (Especially if the design team tweaks how energy shield works or increases armor to increase survivability.)