Celtic Heroes

Hey, I'm just starting a mage on the same account as my ranger. Any information that would be useful? Like:
What items and gear should I avoid? Are there any mage weapons that are the knhcklespikes of the mage class?
What build should I choose? Right now I'm going for sort of a dps build, but should I?
Should I be a(n) Fire/Ice/Support mage? (My plan was to go 0-30 with fire, to be effective in Dustwither, Neutral for 30-55, so I keep fire resistance and ice strength, and ice from 55-80)

Welcome to mages!

As for your questions.

Gear: Full embossed chain set (the chesspiece quest helm if you have, replace embossed chain helm), stick with it until you get warden.
Do not buy the wands except the ones in otherworld, or go with quest wand if you want.

Build: It's up to you, I personally tank a bit so I put vit/foc 50/50, if ur going dps-ish then 3foc/2vit

For dps go full fire (Ice mages, FYI ice blast, are nearly dead now, especially ice blast -.-), always max bolt, when ur almost skill cap (lvl 15, 30, 50, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180), save points for ur favorite skills. (For ex. your bolt is mxed when ur lvl 10, save the 5 skill pts till ur 15 and put em all in bolts)

If you experience energy issues then put pts in eboost, eshield is still great but will put an extra strain on ur energy.

Overall, mages are nerfed, but still playable for me.

Good luck!