To mage or not to mage.

• Bankai231 wrote on 2011-01-10 22:39
  Ej3 is pretty easy to get nowadays since glowing statues range from like 50k-100k.
  The reason your not doing good damage is because, unless your ccing +4 firebolt its not great damage. Adv magic is where the damage is at. Your int is kind of low but that will come in time. Keep going mage and get the adv spells :D
• Sleeperdial wrote on 2011-01-10 22:39
  I have plenty of mana pots and btw should I have a CC firewand for speed killing? Or just stick with lightning? and if so what cc+?
• Lan wrote on 2011-01-10 22:40

  Quote from Sleeperdial;285283:

  I have plenty of mana pots and btw should I have a CC firewand for speed killing? Or just stick with lightning? and if so what cc+?

  
  
  YOU NEVER GET A CC LIGHTNING WAND, EVER. Lightning wands are upgraded for either faster casting for thunder or decreased mana cost. +4 CC fire wand is go.
• Sleeperdial wrote on 2011-01-10 22:46
  I wasn't planning on getting a cc+ lightning wand. More charges means less damage. What kind of noob do you take me for anyway? >.>
  
  What kind of enchant set should I get?
• Archibald wrote on 2011-01-10 23:04
  In g13 finish Lightening mastery along side your thunder and get the new upgrades to thunder wand and your problems (outside mana pots) will go away.
• jking012 wrote on 2011-01-10 23:08

  Quote from Sleeperdial;285209:

  That is the question. Weather tis nobler to suffer the difficulty and ap cost, or to scrap your build and by switching end them?
  
  Seriously though, whats wrong with my mage?
  Its flat out terrible!
  
  It has 262 base int
  Its magic mastery is rank 4
  All of the bolts I use are rank one.
  Its total level is 405
  
  I'm not sure how good that is but I'd guess it would be decent.
  Yet my damage is terrible!
  I can't do the hard missions it gives me for g11. I barely put a scratch in even the weakest monsters.
  
  I'll post any information that will help you out but someone please tell my why my damage is so bad and if its even salvageable.
  
  Thanks you. :T_T:

  
  
  do what I'm gonna do. rank 1, 2 or all 3 bolt spells. rank 1 their masteries, crit attack, and BOLT COMPOSER
  now you will own :D have fun oh and bolts gain the % increases from int with no downsides your bolts will be epic with ... mind you REDUCED MANA from masteries and such :D
• Hexed wrote on 2011-01-10 23:20
  Well since this post is already here, im thinking of making an elf mage and since im a really big noob, is this a good plan? i was going to start my mage with lightning and get thunder first since that is probably easiest for me to get. and after i finished working on lightning, i was thinking about trying ice (since elves use a lot less mp for ice spear and ive seen videos showing that for elves its easily spammable at high lvls)so while i train thunder, i could try to save up for ice spear pages to prepare. Would this be a good idea?
• Cryosite wrote on 2011-01-10 23:48
  To add to Maia's suggestion: tailored anything is expensive. You have ot get a perfect finish to get the extra set effect... if the OP can't afford IS or fireball pages, they certainly can't afford a perfectly tailored bbfh or uniform.
  
  Karis shoes are also still a bit pricey.
  
  Mana magician enchant is much cheaper, and can get you the 10th' point of set effect. Mongo's wizard hat, magic school uniform, magic school shoes, and one mana magician enchant on one of those three items, an accessory, your gloves, shield, or wand... and you have your set effect. Throw will o' the wisp enchants on everything else to boost MP pool and int.
  
  Also: a -40% mp cost crystal lightning wand also reduces the damage of your spells by a hefty amount. a 4/5 upgraded lightning wand gives -16% mp costs, and will be a staple for thundering in most situations. When g13 comes out you can give it that 5th upgrade (an artisan upgrade), gem upgrade it, then overgrade it for some serious win.
  
  Chaincast +4cc firebolt is fail. Thunder is better DPS, even after g13 and bolt mastery and fire mastery are added in.
  
  Get thunder to rk1, get lightning mastery. After that you can play around with bolt mastery, fire mastery, and bolt composer for some alternative fun stuff.
• M wrote on 2011-01-11 00:01
  Oh shoot I forgot enchants! lol Thanks Cryosite :) Yeah thunder is the way to go with lightning mastery lol Although firebolt+cc4 fire wand + fire mastery + bolt mastery + mana reduction set can charge a 5 charge bolt with like 4mp i think (unless im wrong?) and can hit pretty hard with decent int. Although I think thunder+lightning mastery would be better against multiple targets and more useful in general. Wil o wisp and some G13-14 enchants are probably ideal. I don't have a list of all the enchants on hand, but when you have free time and want to look around go to this site and look around.
  
  Yeah sorry I guess i contradicted myself on "if x is too expensive use y!" while y being more expensive or equally so lmao
  
  Also, I don't recommend bolt composer (still) until you have decent skills elsewhere (lots of mp and whatnot) since really its just a luxury. I don't see it being Super efficient or anything. Stick to the basics, then expand into what you're familiar with. :)
  
  

  Quote from Bankai231;285282:

  Ej3 is pretty easy to get nowadays since glowing statues range from like 50k-100k.
  The reason your not doing good damage is because, unless your ccing +4 firebolt its not great damage. Adv magic is where the damage is at. Your int is kind of low but that will come in time. Keep going mage and get the adv spells :D

  
  
  Lastly lol I don't recommend IS for humans (unless I'm wrong and you're elf). Its not a good damage dealer, it's got the lame effect of freezing but is such a mana drain its not worth it imo. I have a lot of r1 magic and this skill unlearned on my main lol As for the idea of "get all int magic," I don't recommend it until you know what you're doing. Otherwise it can just be a waste of AP. Stick to thunder/lightning an get those masteries asap