How to... elf mage?

• Kaeporo wrote on 2015-01-03 05:13

  Quote from Darkboy132;1259611:

  Enchant. The rest are pretty good but some have more uses than others.
  
  If that's the case, how the hell does the reforge calculate then?

  
  
  Enchant is one of the most universally useful skills in Mabinogi. It is well worth the AP; whether or not it's worth the time spent training it is another question entirely. At this point, I would say "probably not."
  
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  Formula:
  {[(Magic Attack - 2) + Mana Shield Rank Efficiency] * .004}
  + Mana Shield Rank Efficiency + Healing Wand Bonus + Mana Reduction Bonus
  
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  IF
  
  {[(Magic Attack - 2) + Mana Shield Rank Efficiency] * .004} + Mana Shield Rank Efficiency
  
  IS
  
  ...greater than the strength of your Mana Shield reforge
  
  THEN
  
  ...the Mana Shield reforge does nothing
  
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  IF
  
  Your Mana Shield reforge...
  
  IS
  
  ...greater than {[(Magic Attack - 2) + Mana Shield Rank Efficiency] * .004} + Mana Shield Rank Efficiency
  
  THEN
  
  ...the Mana Shield reforge is used in place of your magic attack and rank bonus.
  
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  That's about how it works. I switched from Mana Shield 18 level to Crash Shot 20 level recently and the results are as follows:
  
  Damage received w/staff and reforge = Damage received w/staff
  Damage received w/out staff but with reforge < Damage received w/out staff and reforge
  
  If you plan on using magic, the mana shield reforge is redundant.
• Osayidan wrote on 2015-01-03 13:57
  For the Enchant skill just use training pots when you can afford to do so. The skill is worth having but the time investment is not at all. With r1 it will pay for itself by letting you make some decent stuff to resell. (from my experience anyways after having paid 2 - 3m per pot from rank C to r1).
• Citrusjuice wrote on 2015-01-03 18:54

  Quote from Darkboy132;1259611:

  If mana loss does become a problem, rank Fantastic Chorus, Enduring Melody, and Meditation. That will immensely help your mana get back up.
  
  There's no reason you should switch to a shuriken just to get invincibility frames, then switch back to your staff/wand.
  

  
  
  I have already been ranking my enduring/fantastic chorus but grinding on rank B medication cause of elementals.
  
  i had no plan on using shuriken aside from ranking the skills for the old event quest for ap + skill reset capsules. It was just a question because if it can dodge skills with invis frames it might not be useless afterall.
  
  

  Quote from Osayidan;1259663:

  For the Enchant skill just use training pots when you can afford to do so. The skill is worth having but the time investment is not at all. With r1 it will pay for itself by letting you make some decent stuff to resell. (from my experience anyways after having paid 2 - 3m per pot from rank C to r1).

  
  
  maybe some day when im somehow filthy rich or it starts raining enchant pots :fail3:
  
  i feel the need to get some blaze equips so i might start saving up. My blaze now does ~9k so i gotta look for a conflict spam group :c
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2015-01-03 23:28

  Quote from Kaeporo;1259627:

  Enchant is one of the most universally useful skills in Mabinogi. It is well worth the AP; whether or not it's worth the time spent training it is another question entirely. At this point, I would say "probably not."

  
  
  For stats or what...? Doesn't it just make your burn extraction rate go up or something, but that's it?