Mage Guide

Mage Overview

Mage is a Human class built around magic damage, AoE farming, elemental skills, debuffs, and PvP support.

Mage is strong because she has:

• High magic damage

• Strong AoE farming

• Elemental damage

• Slows and control skills

• Debuffs

• Antimagic

• Party support tools

Mage is weak because she can die fast when focused.

In PvP, Mage is often one of the first targets because of Antimagic. If Mage survives and uses Antimagic at the right time, enemy buffs can be removed and the fight can change fast.

Mage has two main builds.

There is also a third setup.

New players should level as Full Damage Mage.

Every serious Mage should also build Tank Support gear later.

Use Full Damage gear for farming.
Use Tank Support gear for PvP and dangerous fights.
Use Hybrid gear when Full Damage dies too fast.

[Official guide: Mage Skill Builder]
[Official guide: Unique Rings]
[Official guide: Unique Necklaces]
[Official guide: Rank 4 Titles]
[Official guide: Rank 5 Titles]
[Official guide: Mage Yellow Armor List]
[Official guide: Nightfall Armor Set]
[Official guide: Oreads and Elixirs]
[Official guide: Macro Manager]

First Steps as a Mage

After creating your Mage, you start in Anchorville.

Find the red dragon Event NPC. This NPC gives level-up rewards.

Claim your first reward and equip the starter armor.

Open your inventory with B and activate:

• Lens Stone+

• Compound Potion

• Pet

• Life Potions

• Mana Potions

Mage uses many skills, so Mana Potions are important.

Your pet collects drops while you farm. Keep it active.

Use Ctrl + Left Double Click to lock important items.

[Official guide: Level Up Rewards]

Basic Mage Rules

Follow these from level 1.

Mage should not stand inside every monster pack.

Correct farming style:

1. Pull mobs.

2. Slow or control them.

3. Cast AoE.

4. Move before they surround you.

5. Repeat.

Mage Skill Sets

Mage can use different saved skill sets.

Main skill sets:

Press F9 to open the Set Switch window.

Use Full Damage Set while farming.
Use Tank Support Set when PvP starts or when enemies focus you.
Use Hybrid Set when you still want to farm but need more survival.

Full Damage Mage

Full Damage Mage is the main leveling and farming build.

Use this build if your goal is:

• Fast leveling

• AoE farming

• Realm farming

• Shinewood farming

• Heaven’s Hell leveling

• Rifts

• Firmament farming

• Monster Hunt farming when you survive

Full Damage Mage focuses on:

• All Elemental Attacks

• All Elemental Damage

• Magic damage

• Damage

• Heroic Damage

• Skill Cast Time Reduction

• Skill Cooldown Reduction

• Critical Spells

• Attack Rating

• Ignore Skill Block Rate

• Ignore Elemental Resistance

• All Stats

Full Damage Mage kills fast, but she is fragile.

In PvP, do not stay in Full Damage gear if enemies are targeting you.

Full Damage Mage Skills

Use the official Skill Builder for exact points.

[Official guide: Mage Skill Builder]

Main Full Damage skills:

Damage Mage priority:

1. Main AoE skills

2. Damage buffs

3. Critical Spells

4. Mana Effect

5. Useful debuffs

6. Heroic skills

Do not put every skill into your farming macro. Use the skills that help you clear packs smoothly.

Full Damage Mage Farming Rotation

Use this farming flow:

1. Buff before pulling.

2. Pull a safe group.

3. Slow the group before it reaches you.

4. Use ranged AoE first.

5. Use close AoE only when mobs are grouped.

6. Use Vampiric Impact if HP drops.

7. Move before you get surrounded.

Simple rotation idea:

If mobs reach you too fast, slow earlier.

If you still die, pull fewer mobs or switch to Hybrid gear.

Tank Support Mage

Tank Support Mage is for PvP, siege, party fights, bosses, and dangerous farming zones.

This build focuses on:

• Max HP

• Skill Block

• Block

• Dodge

• Evade

• Physical Resistance

• All Elemental Resistance

• Heroic Resistance

• Critical Hit Resistance

• Damage Taken Reduction

• HH Effect Duration Reduction

• Stun Duration Reduction

• Slow Duration Reduction

• Buff Duration

• Debuff value

Tank Support Mage farms slower. That is normal.

The goal is not to top damage. The goal is to survive long enough to use Antimagic, debuffs, healing, and support skills.

Use Tank Support Mage when:

• PvP starts

• Enemy players focus you

• Siege fight begins

• Boss damage is too high

• Monster Hunt mobs hit too hard

• Full Damage setup dies too fast

• Your party needs support

Tank Support Mage Skills

Important Tank Support skills:

Tank Support Mage should not run first into the enemy group.

Correct PvP position:

• Stand behind your frontline.

• Wait for enemies to commit.

• Use Antimagic on valuable targets or grouped enemies.

• Use Mental Severance / Death Mark / slows.

• Heal or support party.

• Switch gear if focused.

Tank Support Mage PvP Job

Your job in PvP:

PvP flow:

1. Start in Tank Support gear.

2. Stay behind frontline.

3. Wait for enemies to commit.

4. Use Antimagic.

5. Use Mental Severance / Death Mark / slows.

6. Use Ethereal Healing if party needs it.

7. Switch damage gear only when safe.

8. Return to tank gear when focused.

Do not waste Antimagic on a low-value target if a group fight is about to start.

Hybrid Mage

Hybrid Mage is for dangerous farming.

Use Hybrid Mage when Full Damage kills fast but dies too often.

Best places for Hybrid Mage:

• Shinewood

• Heaven’s Hell

• Rifts

• Firmament

• Open-world farming with PvP risk

• Monster Hunt when mobs hit hard

Hybrid setup idea:

Good Hybrid examples:

• Intelligent Ohkeros + Excellent Gaudius

• Intelligent Yalquninas + Sentinel

• Intelligent Feathered + Excellent Gaudius

• Intelligent Luke + Excellent Norgen

• Intelligent Norgen + defensive ring

Hybrid Mage is not max damage.

Hybrid Mage is the setup that keeps you farming instead of dying.

Mage Leveling Guide

Mage should level mostly as Full Damage Mage.

Switch to Hybrid or Tank Support only when you cannot survive.

Levels 1 to 11

Start outside Anchorville.

Kill low-level monsters near the city.

Use ranged spells. Do not pull too many mobs before you unlock better AoE skills.

Goals:

• Equip starter gear.

• Activate pet.

• Use Lens Stone+.

• Use Compound Potion.

• Keep Mana Potions ready.

• Learn early damage skills.

Levels 13 to 24

Go to Tullan.

From Tullan, use the portal to go to Kings Bridge.

Enter the first dungeon and farm monsters inside.

Mage should start using AoE skills as soon as they are available.

Do not stand inside the monster group. Cast, move, cast again.

Goals:

• Reach Tullan.

• Use the portal to Kings Bridge.

• Enter the dungeon.

• Farm small groups.

• Use AoE when available.

• Keep Mana Potions ready.

Levels 31 to 48

Go to Tullan.

Use teleport/portal to Redderhood.

Enter the second dungeon and rotate between rooms.

Mage becomes smoother here because more AoE and control skills are available.

Focus on:

• Better weapon

• Cast speed

• Mana sustain

• Karkaen / Biglos direction

• Safe room rotation

Goals:

• Reach Redderhood.

• Enter the dungeon.

• Rotate rooms instead of waiting in one room.

• Use slows before mobs reach you.

• Upgrade weapon if kills are slow.

Levels 48 to 54

Use Asylum Passport from level-up rewards.

Go to Asylum First Floor.

Farm by rotating between the main rooms.

Mage can farm well here, but weak armor still dies if you overpull.

Goals:

• Use Asylum Passport.

• Enter Asylum First Floor.

• Rotate between rooms.

• Keep Lens Stone+ and Compound Potion active.

• Avoid huge pulls if armor is weak.

Levels 54 to 67

Go to Asylum Second Floor.

Farm Succubus monsters.

This is a good stage to improve cast flow. If skills feel slow, look for cast-speed accessories.

Good item direction:

• Intelligent Karkaen

• Intelligent Biglos

• Cast-speed accessories

• Better weapon

Goals:

• Farm Succubus.

• Use AoE rotation.

• Keep mobs slowed.

• Improve weapon if damage is low.

• Start moving toward Full Damage Mage setup.

Levels 67 to 70

Move to Asylum Third Floor.

Start with smaller pulls.

Use slows if mobs reach you too fast:

• Mass Snare

• Geo Shards

• Wind Quake

• Confusion

Goals:

• Farm safely.

• Pull small groups first.

• Use slow before AoE.

• Prepare for Realm leveling at 70.

How to Reach Realm Maps After Level 70

After level 70, your main path changes.

You should move through:

1. Ice Realm / Frozen Infinity

2. Lightning Realm / Teslon Outpost

3. Poison Realm / Evergreen Paradise

4. Shinewood / Ellore

5. Heaven’s Hell World

If you are lost, return to Tullan.

Tullan should be your main travel city for this stage.

Basic travel rule:

1. Return to Tullan.

2. Go to the portal area.

3. Open the city/world/realm portal menu.

4. Choose the map for your level.

5. Farm and complete the quest.

6. Return to portal when you reach the next level step.

If the portal menu is grouped by world, choose the world first, then the map.

Example:

• Realm World → Frozen Infinity

• Realm World → Teslon Outpost

• Realm World → Evergreen Paradise

• Shinewood → Ellore

• Heaven’s Hell → Flames of Hell

Levels 70 to 120

Recommended path:

From level 70 onward, do not only think about XP.

You also need:

• Accessories

• Materials

• Better armor

• Better stones

• Gear switch

• HH armor progress

• Oreads later

• Nightfall progress later

Levels 70 to 75: Ice Realm / Frozen Infinity

At level 70, return to Tullan.

Open the portal menu and select Ice Realm / Frozen Infinity.

This is your first Realm leveling map.

What to do:

1. Enter Frozen Infinity.

2. Find Arctic Wretch mobs.

3. Start with small pulls.

4. Use slows before mobs reach you.

5. Use AoE after mobs group up.

6. Complete the level 70 Realm quest when possible.

7. Farm until level 75.

Main reward:

• 2x Ohkeros Ring

Mage use:

Why Ohkeros matters:

• Good damage value

• Cooldown value

• Useful mid-game ring direction

Event mob note (Follow In-game Event Calendar):

When boosted event mobs spawn in Ice Realm, use them for faster leveling only if you can survive. Mage is good at AoE farming, but weak if too many mobs reach her.

Safe method:

1. Stand near the edge of the spawn.

2. Pull medium group.

3. Slow first.

4. AoE second.

5. Move away.

6. Repeat.

Levels 75 to 80: Lightning Realm / Teslon Outpost

At level 75, leave Ice Realm.

Return to Tullan portal area.

Open the same portal menu and select Lightning Realm / Teslon Outpost.

What to do:

1. Finish your current Ice Realm pull.

2. Return to town.

3. Go to Tullan portal.

4. Select Teslon Outpost.

5. Enter Lightning Realm.

6. Farm Teslon Sentry mobs.

7. Complete the level 75 Realm quest.

8. Farm until level 80.

Main reward:

• 2x Shocker Necklace

Mage use:

Shocker Necklace is a temporary elemental necklace.

It can help while progressing, but Full Damage Mage should later move toward:

• Intelligent Luke

• Intelligent Norgen

• Intelligent/Excellent Faren

Event mob note:

If boosted event mobs spawn in Lightning Realm, use AoE farming, but control the pull first.

Use:

• Mass Snare

• Geo Shards

• Wind Quake

• Confusion

Do not let the whole spawn surround you.

Levels 80 to 99: Poison Realm / Evergreen Paradise

At level 80, leave Lightning Realm.

Return to Tullan portal area.

Open the portal menu and select Poison Realm / Evergreen Paradise.

What to do:

1. Stop farming Lightning once you reach level 80.

2. Return to Tullan.

3. Open the portal menu.

4. Select Evergreen Paradise.

5. Enter Poison Realm.

6. Farm Spore Lynx and Plaguefish.

7. Complete the level 80 Realm quests.

8. Stay here until you are ready for Shinewood.

Main rewards:

• 2x Gaudius Ring

• 2x Luke Necklace

Mage use:

Full Damage Mage wants Luke Necklace.

Tank Support Mage wants Gaudius Ring for safer setup and buff gear.

Poison Realm is where you start preparing both sides of your Mage:

• Damage setup for farming

• Tank setup for PvP and harder zones

Event mob note:

If boosted event mobs spawn in Poison Realm, prioritize them if you can survive.

Mage event farming rule:

• Do not stand inside the full spawn.

• Pull from the edge.

• Slow first.

• AoE second.

• Move after casting.

• Switch to tank gear if damage is too high.

Simple Realm Switching Rule

Use this rule if you get lost:

Do not stay in the old map too long.

When you reach the next level step, return to the portal and move forward.

Realm Monster Hunt / Boosted Event Mobs

When Monster Hunt or boosted event mobs are active in Realm maps, prioritize them if your Mage can survive.

Mage is strong during event spawns because:

• More mobs means more AoE value.

• AoE skills clear groups fast.

• Boosted mobs speed up leveling.

• Event windows are better than slow normal farming.

But event mobs are dangerous.

Do not pull the whole spawn in Full Damage gear if your armor is weak.

Safe event method:

1. Stand at the edge of the spawn.

2. Pull a medium group.

3. Use Mass Snare / Geo Shards / Wind Quake / Confusion.

4. Cast AoE after mobs group up.

5. Move before they surround you.

6. Use Vampiric Impact if HP drops.

7. Switch to Tank Support gear if needed.

Bad event method:

• Running into the middle of the spawn.

• Pulling everything at once.

• Casting close-range AoE before slowing mobs.

• Forgetting potions.

• Staying still while mobs hit you.

• Not switching gear when focused.

Level 99+: Shinewood / Ellore

At level 99, stop using Realm maps as your main path.

Move to Shinewood / Ellore.

How to reach Shinewood:

1. Finish your Realm farming.

2. Return to Tullan or main city.

3. Open the city/world portal.

4. Select Shinewood or Ellore.

5. Enter Shinewood.

6. Find the Ellore quest area.

7. Start Shinewood quests.

8. Farm nearby mobs and collect materials.

If the portal menu uses map groups, look for Shinewood first, then Ellore.

Why Mage goes to Shinewood:

• Realms become slower later.

• Shinewood gives better progression after level 99.

• Shinewood quests give useful materials.

• You prepare for Heaven’s Hell.

• You work toward Realm and gear progression.

• You start needing proper Damage ↔ Tank Support switching.

• You test whether your Mage is ready for HH.

Useful Shinewood quest rewards include:

• Shard of Rebirth

• Tempering Gems

Before Shinewood, prepare:

• Stronger weapon

• Intelligent damage rings

• Good damage necklace

• Armor with useful stones

• Pet active

• Lens Stone+

• Compound Potion

• Damage ↔ Tank Support switch

• Buff ↔ Fight switch

• Enough potions

Good Mage skills in Shinewood:

• Mass Snare

• Geo Shards

• Wind Quake

• Confusion

• Hell Typhoon

• Earthquake

• Acid Rain

• Whirlpool

• Soul Chaos

• Vampiric Impact

Full Damage Mage farms faster.
Hybrid Mage is safer.
Tank Support Mage is mostly for PvP or party support.

If mobs reach you too fast, slow earlier.

If you still die, change one or two items into tank gear.

If PvP happens, switch to Tank Support setup.

Level 100+: Heaven’s Hell World

At level 100, start Heaven’s Hell progression.

Do not enter HH like a normal farming map. HH monsters are stronger and Mage needs better gear.

How to reach Heaven’s Hell:

1. Finish your Shinewood preparation.

2. Return to the portal area.

3. Open the world/zone portal.

4. Select Heaven’s Hell.

5. Start with Flames of Hell.

6. Move to Bloodline of Life at 106+.

7. Move to Blade Storm Mountain at 113+.

HH path:

Why Mage goes to HH:

• Main level 100+ leveling path

• Leads toward HH armor

• HH armor prepares Mage for Nightfall Armor

• HH quests give important rewards

• Monster Hunt can speed up leveling

• Endgame starts feeling real here

Before HH, prepare:

• Full Damage gear

• Tank Support gear

• Damage ↔ Tank Support switch

• Buff ↔ Fight switch

• Good weapon

• Good rings

• Good necklace

• Armor with useful Mage yellows

• Better stones

• Potions

• Correct Oread if available

Full Damage Mage is best if you survive.

Hybrid Mage is best if Full Damage dies too much.

Tank Support Mage is best when PvP or boss pressure is high.

Flames of Hell: Level 100 to 106

Start here carefully.

What to do:

1. Enter Flames of Hell.

2. Start with small pulls.

3. Test how much damage mobs deal.

4. Use Full Damage gear if you survive.

5. Use Hybrid gear if damage is too high.

6. Complete HH quests when possible.

7. Farm until you are ready for Bloodline of Life.

Mage advice:

• Slow before AoE.

• Do not stand inside mobs.

• Use Vampiric Impact if HP drops.

• Switch Tank Support gear if enemies focus you.

 

Bloodline of Life: Level 106 to 113

Bloodline of Life is harder.

This is also a key Monster Hunt area.

When Monster Hunt is active, additional mobs spawn and give boosted EXP. This is a good leveling window, but more mobs means more danger.

What to do:

1. Enter Bloodline of Life at 106+.

2. Start with smaller pulls.

3. Use Full Damage if safe.

4. Use Hybrid if mobs hit too hard.

5. Use Tank Support if PvP starts.

6. Join Monster Hunt only if you can survive the extra mobs.

7. Farm toward 113.

Monster Hunt method:

• Pull from the edge.

• Slow first.

• AoE second.

• Move constantly.

• Do not stand inside the full spawn.

• Switch Tank Support if focused.

Blade Storm Mountain: Level 113 to 120

Blade Storm Mountain is the final main leveling zone before 120.

Before farming here, prepare:

• Strong weapon

• Good rings

• Good necklace

• Useful armor yellows

• Better stones

• Damage ↔ Tank Support switch

• Buff ↔ Fight switch

• Correct Oread if available

• Potions

• Free inventory space

What to do:

1. Enter Blade Storm Mountain at 113+.

2. Test a small pull first.

3. Use Full Damage if you survive.

4. Use Hybrid if Full Damage dies too fast.

5. Keep Tank Support set ready.

6. Complete HH quests.

7. Farm to level 120.

Mage advice:

Blade Storm Mountain punishes bad positioning. Do not stand still. Control mobs before using close-range AoE.

HH Armor Goal

Mage should work toward Heaven’s Hell armor.

HH armor matters because:

• It is part of the real endgame armor path.

• It helps Mage survive harder content.

• It gives strong skill value.

• It prepares your armor base before Nightfall.

• Good yellows on HH armor matter later.

Do not rush bad HH pieces if you plan to upgrade later.

Mage needs good yellows.

Bad yellows now can become a problem later when upgrading.

Quick Travel Summary

Use this if you forget where to go.

Simple rule:

When you finish one level range, return to the portal and select the next map.

Do not stay lost in the same area.

Mage Gear Stats

Full Damage Mage Stats

Prioritize:

• All Elemental Attacks

• All Elemental Damage

• Magic damage

• Damage

• Heroic Damage

• Skill Cast Time Reduction

• Skill Cooldown Reduction

• Critical Hit Chance

• Critical Damage

• All Stats

• Attack Rating

• Ignore Skill Block Rate

• Ignore Elemental Resistance

Tank Support Mage Stats

Prioritize:

• Max HP

• All Stats

• Skill Block

• Block

• Dodge

• Evade

• Physical Resistance

• All Elemental Resistance

• All Heroic Resistance

• Critical Hit Resistance

• Damage Taken Reduction

• Debuff Duration Reduction

• HH Effect Duration Reduction

• Buff Duration Increase

• Debuff Efficiency

Simple rule:

Damage Mage needs damage and cast flow.
Tank Support Mage needs to survive long enough to use Antimagic, debuffs, and healing.

Mage Weapons

Full Damage Mage should use the strongest magic/elemental weapon available.

Weapon focus for Full Damage Mage:

• Magic damage

• All Elemental Attacks

• All Elemental Damage

• Heroic Damage

• Cast speed

• Cooldown value

• Attack Rating

• Useful bonus stats

Tank Support Mage can use less damage, but still needs enough cast value to use skills before dying.

Weapon focus for Tank Support Mage:

• Skill ranks

• Survival stats

• HP

• Resistance

• Skill Block

• Useful defensive stats

• Cast value if available

Mage Unique Rings

Mage should build separate ring sets.

[Official guide: Unique Rings]

Full Damage Mage Rings

Best damage path:

Intelligent Shuta / Blode → Intelligent Pargon → Intelligent Ohkeros → Intelligent Yalquninas → Intelligent Feathered

Tank Support Mage Rings

Best tank/support path:

Excellent Flying → Excellent Gaudius → Sentinel → Excellent Feathered

Hybrid Mage Rings

Use one damage ring and one tank ring.

Examples:

• Intelligent Ohkeros + Excellent Gaudius

• Intelligent Yalquninas + Sentinel

• Intelligent Feathered + Excellent Gaudius

Mage Unique Necklaces

[Official guide: Unique Necklaces]

Full Damage Mage Necklaces

Best damage path:

Intelligent Karkaen → Intelligent Biglos → Intelligent Luke → Intelligent Norgen → Intelligent Faren

Tank Support Mage Necklaces

Best tank/support path:

Excellent Karkaen → Excellent Darilla / Excellent Biglos → Excellent Norgen → Werewolf / Excellent Faren

Hybrid Mage Necklaces

Good hybrid options:

• Intelligent Norgen

• Excellent Norgen

• Intelligent Faren

• Excellent Faren

• Werewolf if you need block and movement

Attendance Rings for Mage

Attendance Rings are useful if you do not have proper unique rings yet.

Use Attendance Rings as temporary items only.

Replace them with proper unique rings later.

Mage Stones and Sockets

Use official Socket and Refinery guides for full upgrade steps.

[Official guide: Socket System]
[Official guide: Prayer Stones and Elemental Stones]
[Official guide: Ring Spirit Refinery]
[Official guide: Wings Refinery]
[Official guide: Cloak Refinery]

Full Damage Mage Sockets

Use this for farming and damage.

Tank Support Mage Sockets

Use this for PvP survival and support.

Hybrid Mage Sockets

Use Fragment of Ashtal if damage is too low.

Use Stamina if you die too fast.

Mage Titles

Use official title guides for unlock steps and materials.

This guide only explains what Mage should choose.

[Official guide: Rank 1, 2 & 3 Titles]
[Official guide: Rank 4 Titles]
[Official guide: Rank 5 Titles]

 

Rank 1, Rank 2, Rank 3 Titles

Do not overthink early titles.

For Mage, look for:

• Damage

• HP

• Defense

• Movement

• All-around survival

Rank 4 and Rank 5 matter more because they give +1 rank to selected skills.

Rank 4 Title: Mage Choices

Mage Rank 4 choices:

• Reflection

• Antimagic

• Mental Severance

• Volatile Combustion

• Critical Spells

Best choices:

Simple choice:

Best first choice for Full Damage Mage: Critical Spells.

Best first choice for Tank Support Mage: Antimagic.

Rank 5 Title: Mage Choices

Mage Rank 5 choices:

• Spiral Vision

• Radiant Vision

• Storm Bite

• Black Staff Disease

• Dread Assault

• Magical Tradition

• Iron Staff

Best choices:

Simple choice:

Best first choice for Full Damage Mage: Magical Tradition or Storm Bite.

Best first choice for Tank Support Mage: Iron Staff.

Mage Armor Yellows

Use official Mage Yellow Armor List for the full list.

This section shows what to chase.

[Official guide: Mage Yellow Armor List]

Best Mage Yellows by Armor Part

Garb

Good damage yellows:

• Hell Typhoon

• Earthquake

• Acid Rain

• Whirlpool

• Soul Chaos

Good farming/control yellows:

• Mass Snare

• Blaze Wall

• Acid Rain

Bracelets

Good damage yellows:

• Power Staff

• Power Wand

Good control yellows:

• Geo Shards

• Wind Quake

Kilt

Good PvP yellows:

• Reflection

• Stunner

• Death Mark

• Confusion

• Penetrate Defense

Boots

Best damage yellows:

• Critical Spells

• Mana Effect

Best survival yellow:

• Physical Gain

Headband

Best damage yellows:

• Intellect

• Mind Boost

• Power Surge

Best survival yellow:

• Endurance

Mage Armor Progression

Mage armor path:

1. Level-up reward armor

2. Better socketed armor

3. Ancient Armor with useful Mage yellows

4. Heaven’s Hell armor

5. Nightfall Armor

[Official guide: Armor Refinery / Reroll]
[Official guide: Heaven’s Hell Armors]
[Official guide: Nightfall Armor Set]

Heaven’s Hell Armor for Mage

HH armor is important before Nightfall.

Good HH armor helps Mage because it can give:

• Skill Block

• Elemental resistance

• All Stats

• Critical Hit Resistance

• Max HP / MP

• Learned skills upgraded by 2 ranks

• Cooldown reduction

• Cast time reduction on gloves

• Elemental and dimensional attacks

• Dodge

• Resistance

• Debuff duration

• Movement and block on boots

Mage needs HH armor because Full Damage gear is fragile.

HH armor helps Mage survive harder zones while keeping strong skill value.

Do not build HH armor with bad yellows if you plan to upgrade later.

Nightfall Armor for Mage

Nightfall Armor is an endgame upgrade from HH armor.

Required materials:

Nightfall keeps:

• Existing stones

• Existing yellows

• Reinforcement level

• Slot count

• Base stats

Then it adds 2 random bonus stats.

Do not upgrade a bad HH piece unless you are ready to keep its yellows and slots.

Best Nightfall Stats for Mage

Best Full Damage Mage focus:

• All Stats

• Buff Duration Increase

• Casting Speed Tenacity

• Skill Cast Debuff Efficiency

• Max HP

• Decrease Stun Duration

Best Tank Support Mage focus:

• Damage Taken Reduction

• Critical Hit Resistance

• HH Effect Duration Reduction

• Max HP

• Dodge

• Evade

• Slow Duration Reduction

• Stun Duration Reduction

Oreads for Mage

Use official Oreads guide for full upgrade and Elixir details.

[Official guide: Oreads and Elixirs]

Best Oreads by Mage Build

Cynsoura

Best for Full Damage Mage.

Use it for:

• Farming

• PvE damage

• Cast speed

• Cooldown

• Elemental damage

• Heroic damage

Best sub-stats:

• All Elemental Attacks

• Heroic Damage

• All Stats

• Reduces skill cast time

• Reduces skill cooldown time

• Ignore Skill Block Rate

• Increase debuff duration

• Damage

Ida

Best when you need to survive cast damage.

Use it for:

• PvP vs casters

• Siege

• Skill-heavy enemies

• Tank Support setup

Best sub-stats:

• All Stats

• Skill Block

• Physical Resistance

• Elemental Resistance

• Heroic Resistance

• Ignore Stun Resistance

• Debuff duration options

Adrasteia

Best against physical and critical damage.

Use it for:

• Physical classes

• Crit-heavy enemies

• Tank PvP

• Siege pressure

Best sub-stats:

• All Stats

• Physical Resistance

• Critical Hit Resistance

• Block

• Dodge

• Defensive sub-stats

• Ignore Stun Resistance

Oenone

Use Oenone for party support Mage.

Best for:

• Party healing

• Party buff value

• Debuff support

• Siege support

Do not use Oenone for normal solo farming. Use Cynsoura.

Rifts for Mage

Rifts are useful after level 106.

[Official guide: Rifts]

Mage in Rifts:

Rifts test your build.

If you clear fast but die often, use Hybrid gear.

If damage is too low, improve weapon, rings, necklace, and stones.

If mobs reach you too fast, add slows earlier in your rotation.

Firmament and Endgame Materials

The Shattered Firmament is level 117+ endgame content.

[Official guide: Awakening General Information]
[Official guide: Materials]
[Official guide: Boss Schedule]
[Official guide: Quests]

Mage needs Firmament for:

• Black Star Shard

• Nightfall Core

• Celestial Foci

• Nightfall Armor progress

• Oread progress

• Endgame farming

Important Mage setup:

Mage rule:

Farm in Full Damage only if you survive.

If you are getting focused or mobs hit too hard, switch to Tank Support or Hybrid.

Macro Manager and Gear Switch for Mage

Use official Macro Manager guide for full setup.

[Official guide: Macro Manager]

Mage needs Macro Manager because she must switch between:

• Full Damage gear

• Tank Support gear

• Buff gear

• PvP gear

• Boss gear

Best Mage Switches

How to Create a Gear Switch

1. Open Macro Manager.

2. Go to the SWITCH tab.

3. Create a new switch.

4. Name it, for example: “Damage Tank.”

5. Equip your Full Damage gear.

6. Click Capture Set A.

7. Equip your Tank Support gear.

8. Click Capture Set B.

9. Set a hotkey.

10. Click Save.

Important rules:

• Keep at least 10 free inventory slots.

• Gear Switch does not swap Oreads.

• Gear Switch does not swap cosmetic/avatar slots, mount, or lancer.

• Equip the correct Oread before combat.

• Do not spam switches while one switch is still running.

Best Mage Macros

Beginner setup:

• PvE farming macro

• Buff macro

• Damage ↔ Tank Support switch

• Buff ↔ Fight switch

Advanced setup:

• PvP debuff macro

• Boss macro

• Emergency defensive macro

• PvE ↔ PvP switch

• Boss Damage ↔ Boss Tank switch

PvP Advice for Mage

Mage wins fights by surviving long enough to use important skills.

Do this:

• Stay behind frontline.

• Do not enter first.

• Start in Tank Support gear.

• Use Antimagic on valuable targets or grouped enemies.

• Use Mental Severance on important enemies.

• Use Death Mark and slows to help your party kill.

• Use Ethereal Healing when your party is pressured.

• Use Ethereal Vision if stealth enemies are near.

• Switch damage gear only when safe.

• Return to tank gear when focused.

Do not do this:

• Do not stand in front.

• Do not farm PvP zones in full damage gear with no switch.

• Do not waste Antimagic on a low-value target.

• Do not forget Oreads do not switch with gear sets.

• Do not pull Monster Hunt mobs in full damage if you cannot survive.

Mage Progression Checklist

Early Game

• Claim level-up rewards.

• Activate pet.

• Use Lens Stone+.

• Use Compound Potion.

• Keep Mana Potions ready.

• Use ranged spells.

• Start building damage gear.

• Do not overpull.

Mid Game

• Use AoE skills.

• Get cast-speed accessories.

• Use Intelligent Karkaen / Biglos direction.

• Improve weapon.

• Improve stones.

• Build Full Damage setup.

Level 70+

• Return to Tullan portal.

• Go Ice Realm at 70.

• Go Lightning Realm at 75.

• Go Poison Realm at 80.

• Use event mobs when active.

• Get Ohkeros, Shocker, Gaudius, and Luke rewards.

• Keep Full Damage setup for farming.

• Start building Tank Support gear.

Level 99+

• Move to Shinewood / Ellore.

• Do Ellore/Shinewood quests.

• Collect Shard of Rebirth and Tempering Gems.

• Use Damage ↔ Tank Support switch.

• Prepare for HH.

Level 100 to 120

• Farm Flames of Hell, Bloodline of Life, Blade Storm Mountain.

• Join Monster Hunt when possible.

• Work toward HH armor.

• Use Hybrid or Tank Support gear if Full Damage dies.

• Prepare Oreads and better accessories.

Endgame

• Choose Rank 4 and Rank 5 title skills carefully.

• Build HH armor with good yellows.

• Upgrade toward Nightfall Armor.

• Build Cynsoura for damage.

• Build Ida, Adrasteia, or Oenone for PvP/support.

• Set up macros.

• Set up gear switches.

• Keep Full Damage, Tank Support, Hybrid, Buff, and Boss sets ready.

Final Mage Advice

Use Full Damage Mage to level and farm.

Use Tank Support Mage for PvP, siege, and dangerous fights.

Use Hybrid Mage when Full Damage dies too much.

Mage is strong because of AoE damage, Antimagic, debuffs, healing, and support.

Mage is weak when caught in Full Damage gear with no tank switch.

A good Mage knows:

• where to farm,

• when to switch maps,

• when to slow before AoE,

• when to use Antimagic,

• when to switch tank gear,

• when to stay behind the frontline.

If you are lost after level 70, return to Tullan and use the portal route:

Ice Realm → Lightning Realm → Poison Realm → Shinewood → Heaven’s Hell.