The mage tank(no melee) - Dawn of Iskirra

But what a mage tank can do, cast a little dart costing about zip, wearing high armour encumberance a bit below 100%, and it nukes at 99% about casting percent. You dont have to cast the biggest spells to do good damage. I think everyone is trying to push the top end too much while forgeting the damage of casting a slightly smaller spell.

Such a mage tank will still do well over 400 damage on say an iron golem with a 2mp spell in about 10 ticks, now this is still pretty good damage, and against most mobs they can reduce their encumberance and cast bigger more devastating spells.

If a mage has only 2/8 hp and have a couple of schools of magic, thats still going to give good coverage on many mobs.

You could go 2/8 with a gnome geomancer, 3 of major sumoning ward, enough str for mostly prax fluted, major conj ward, major shammy wards, major sorc ward - all 2nd step majors of course, and 500 focus to boot. How much hp can such a toon have at level 51? Well I got about 330 hp, but remember this guy is carrying 4 major wards and prax fluted armour! In a pack of 10 mantis, acid sprays hitting 10 of them, while only 3 mantis can reach the well warded/armoured mage who is laughing at the feeble attacks. Get a bit of damage, cast a big heal in combat. Such a mage can cast acid on the lisk farm, hitting 10 lisky for about 200 hp each, every 12 ticks ... This without needing valour. I suspect the warded mage can about solo 10 lisky together, max of 3 hitting at a time, will need to replace a few wards + a few heals, but I'm used to that. If I make an all purpose mage tank - this is how I would build it.

If you dont like 2/8, how does 3/7 with a gnome summoner sound? 380+ hp at lvl 51 ...

Still not enough hp? gnome conjurer with 4/6 with exactly the same build. 430+ at lvl 51.

Now this guy isn't afraid of a little lisk, nor a steel, not even eld, scyth, ghost scyth, can probably even do an okay job with akvan having a couple of curses to pull out the bag (no necro, but several others).

With that 500 focus, can holy bolt in ruins, while 3 major warded, and wearing plate all over with still a reasonable cast % - it won't be 99%, but it doesn't have to be.

Edited by BlueShirt (01/11/06 07:10 AM)

#94998 - 01/11/06 10:53 AM Re: The mage tank(no melee) [Re: BlueShirt]
Sam Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/01/04 Posts: 2737 Loc: Wherever there's beer.	Quote: But what a mage tank can do, cast a little dart costing about zip, wearing high armour encumberance a bit below 100%, and it nukes at 99% about casting percent. You dont have to cast the biggest spells to do good damage. I think everyone is trying to push the top end too much while forgeting the damage of casting a slightly smaller spell. Such a mage tank will still do well over 400 damage on say an iron golem with a 2mp spell in about 10 ticks, now this is still pretty good damage, and against most mobs they can reduce their encumberance and cast bigger more devastating spells. If a mage has only 2/8 hp and have a couple of schools of magic, thats still going to give good coverage on many mobs. You could go 2/8 with a gnome geomancer, 3 of major sumoning ward, enough str for mostly prax fluted, major conj ward, major shammy wards, major sorc ward - all 2nd step majors of course, and 500 focus to boot. How much hp can such a toon have at level 51? Well I got about 330 hp, but remember this guy is carrying 4 major wards and prax fluted armour! In a pack of 10 mantis, acid sprays hitting 10 of them, while only 3 mantis can reach the well warded/armoured mage who is laughing at the feeble attacks. Get a bit of damage, cast a big heal in combat. Such a mage can cast acid on the lisk farm, hitting 10 lisky for about 200 hp each, every 12 ticks ... This without needing valour. I suspect the warded mage can about solo 10 lisky together, max of 3 hitting at a time, will need to replace a few wards + a few heals, but I'm used to that. If I make an all purpose mage tank - this is how I would build it. If you dont like 2/8, how does 3/7 with a gnome summoner sound? 380+ hp at lvl 51 ... Still not enough hp? gnome conjurer with 4/6 with exactly the same build. 430+ at lvl 51. Now this guy isn't afraid of a little lisk, nor a steel, not even eld, scyth, ghost scyth, can probably even do an okay job with akvan having a couple of curses to pull out the bag (no necro, but several others). With that 500 focus, can holy bolt in ruins, while 3 major warded, and wearing plate all over with still a reasonable cast % - it won't be 99%, but it doesn't have to be. Blue, you sure you can get GM 4 spellschools, 500 focus and enough armour (assuming you'd have to have more than 280-300 depending on mods to wear plate in the first place) to wear mostly prax fluted? _________________________ [color:"blue"] I used to play a lot! [/color]
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