I always had question about mage. what effects dmg what staff is best, now that i know a little more i would like to share my findings.
Flame: High dmg
Lightning : Medium dmg : Stuns (low chance)
Glacier : Low dmg : Slows (higher chance)
::FLAME::
If the mage you are building is going to be Flame, your purpose in life is to do dmg. as much dmg as you can. Generaly speaking a flame mage will be a part of a mage party to "Nova Town" which is hard to do now in CZwith the tower dmg increase. in order to do the most damage you need a staff with the highest attack power and flame dmg and Flame rings (the highest you can afford).
~~~MAGIC POWER BONUS FROM ITEMS DOES NOT HELP DAMAGE IN PVP~~
(only magic power from base stats will improve dmg in PvP)
This is important because it determins the rest of your items and accesories. building MP items would be useless so use accesories (minus Flame Rings) to become more durable. Secret Silver Earings (SSE) are very nice, High hp and some ac are very usefull. LKP are nice for resistances. Iron set ( or iron Neck and glass belt) Armor (see below)
Flame: attack advantages: High dmg
::LIGHTNING::
My personal favorite. Lightning mages can either be Support ( run around and teleport team from danger) or Damage. Lightning mage is not recomended for ardream because it requires you to have 160 int stat points. The lightning stun chance is based almost entirely on Inteligence. (with help from dexterity) (Base stat + bonus) the maximum stun chance (and slow for glacier) is at 160 Int. This is very important to know when you are gearing. When i run RLB mage i run crystal set and elysium.i skill just enought INT to wear crystal: crystal required Int is 144 and Elysium give over 20 Int bonus stat. totaling just over 160 giving the most stun chance. If you are going support mage, You want Rings of Life or Legional Bands instead of Imir Rings. (Imir rings only help the damage of your lightning attacks and the dex bonus helps the stun rate slightly.) In CZ i would skill 160 int to wear Krowaz and use cursed staff if attacking. If you are going support role skill 91 in Str for a gabs Adamant ( Blessing if you are poor like me) or Chiten shield ( req 51 str) if you are even more wealthy. Haloween cane is a 1 handed staff allowing you to staff attack while wearing shield still able to stun.
Lightning: support advantages : Stun, Short range Blink (lvl 80 Skill)
Attack advantages : Stun while damaging.
side note: lightning stun chance is reduced by apponents Lightning Resistance.
as well as Glaciar slow for Glaciar resistance.
::GLACIAR::
Very similiar to Lighting mages in alot of ways. maximum slow chance is based on int : 160 maximum. As for glaciar you are almost always support, as the dmg you are capable of is significantly less than fire or lightning, making Shio Tears almost completely useless to buy. The level 80 skill is great for keeping priests out of the fights for a little while. same support mage build at lightning.
Support advantage: Freezing Distance (lvl 80 skill)
::ACC OVERVIEW::
Earings::: almost always the same :SSE +(highest you can afford)
or :LKP +(highest you can afford)
or :Bronze Earing +(highest you can afford)
Necklass::: Iron Neck
Elemental Pendant (nice if trying to get a few more Int for your stun or slow chance
Belt::: Iron Belt
Glass Belt (good for Int bonus if needed) {and cheaper xD}
Skeleton belt for Defences if low on funds
Rings::: Flame Rings, Imir Rings, Shio Tears, Ring of Life, Legionair Band.
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Is paper mage worth it?
if your intent is to do massive dmg, it can be. i would reccomend more defence personally, but there are plenty of paper mages that pull it off well.
Since base MP stats do increase PvP damage it can be great. If you do, you would need great accesories to compensate for your lack of Defence. Like In Set, SSE +2's . Possibly some armor pieces with defences for Dagger or Spear depending on where you are pvping. I would recomend this only for flame Mage. Glaciar and lightning need their 160 Int.
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( i may add more later) if you have any question i will try to answer them. also i very well could have made some mistakes. if you spot any tell me so i dont mislead anybody. If this is usefull i will try to make pvp guides for all classes) Let me know if this helped xD
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