I am a pure mage. And I mean none of that new fangled necro, spellweaving (beggars magic), mystic, boot you out of the mage hall magic! *laughs*
Straight honest magery the way it ought to be run mage!
Magery 120 - cause you don't want to fizzle your spells ever. Fizzling could cost you your life!
Evaluate Intelligence 120 - cause you want maximum spell effects. Are you a mage or not!
Meditation 120 - You can never have enough mana fast enough!
Inscription 100 - At GM level you gain 10% Spell Damage Increase on magery spells. And besides what mage can't write spells and spellbooks? Buying other peoples scrolls and spellbooks is just down right embarrassing for a pure mage.
Resist Magic 120 - Have to be able to shrug off the effects of a lot of your enemies spells! 44 natural resistances in everything wearing only a robe!
Focus 120 - Did I mention you can never have enough mana fast enough ever!
I don't ever carry a weapon.....EVER! Because if I am in hand to hand combat as a pure mage, I am in the wrong place! Its about mana and spell casting. Its about learning your spell ranges and timing to cast of every spell in your spellbook. By a fast ethereal llama! Because you are gonna want to cast and move fast! Always staying out of hand to hand!
If you want to use weapons then you are gonna need some sort of dexterity for stamina and swing rates! And to swing a weapon decent you are gonna need some tactics which now you are trading your valuable mage skills for warrior skills and you don't have room. And also most mage weapons lower your mage skill to use them! What?!! *blinks* Are you crazy!
So I made the choice to be best mage possible and focus! I'd rather have maximum intelligence and maximum strength! Why do I want max Intelligence? Because if you are paying attention YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MANA EVER! *you should probably have this as a personal mantra tattooed on your body somewhere* And maximum strength means more hit points!
Everything else is about finding equipment that will enhance your casting ability as a mage and spell damage increase! Lower reagent cost. lower mana cost, mana regeneration, fast casting, fast cast recovery, mana increase, intelligence increase, casting focus, spell damage increase, etc!! More mana, more mana,more mana! Good luck and welcome to the mages guild!
Glad I could help. For mage equipment also start looking to find pieces with as much Spell damage increase as you can! Lots of spell damage increase along with the appropriate slayer spell book and even your level one magic arrow spell will start becoming deadly!You convinced me, Lady Cat. I'm going to turn one of my mystic mages into a Pure Mage, starting today. Also going to print a copy of your post to remind me! Thank you so much !!!!
Returned/noob here also building a pure mage, what should I shoot for as far as spell damage increase goes? I have 100 LRC but only 37 spell damage increase. What's a good number to shoot for, 100, 200? Is there a cap?Glad I could help. For mage equipment also start looking to find pieces with as much Spell damage increase as you can! Lots of spell damage increase along with the appropriate slayer spell book and even your level one magic arrow spell will start becoming deadly!
There is no spell damage increase cap for player versus monster. There are caps for player versus player. Since I only use magery spells for combat I look for as much spell damage increase as I can possibly work into my equipment!Returned/noob here also building a pure mage, what should I shoot for as far as spell damage increase goes? I have 100 LRC but only 37 spell damage increase. What's a good number to shoot for, 100, 200? Is there a cap?
Also is there a good place to farm for such equipment?
Awesome, thank you so much for the info!There is no spell damage increase cap for player versus monster. There are caps for player versus player. Since I only use magery spells for combat I look for as much spell damage increase as I can possibly work into my equipment!
Many of the spell damage increase items are dropped as artifacts from bosses and are acquired over time from places like Doom Gauntlet, Abyss, Despise, Mondain Legacy Dungeons, etc... Some are crafted using ingredients from peerless bosses. Some can be found in dug up treasure chests or as loot from Message in bottles. Some are rewards for doing the Library Collection. Some are stolen by thieves. Others came from past global events and sadly need to be bought from someone or get lucky and find one at a collapsed house. In short spell damage items are found all over doing different quests, adventures, and crafting. So my advice is to have fun building your collection of items over time and work them into your equipment!
You can find out more about spell damage increase and a listing of items at http://www.uoguide.com/Spell_damage_increase
Wonderfully put. Thank you for your time in reminding us before we thought about being led astray.I am a pure mage. And I mean none of that new fangled necro, spellweaving (beggars magic), mystic, boot you out of the mage hall magic! *laughs*
Straight honest magery the way it ought to be run mage!
Magery 120 - cause you don't want to fizzle your spells ever. Fizzling could cost you your life!
Evaluate Intelligence 120 - cause you want maximum spell effects. Are you a mage or not!
Meditation 120 - You can never have enough mana fast enough!
Inscription 100 - At GM level you gain 10% Spell Damage Increase on magery spells. And besides what mage can't write spells and spellbooks? Buying other peoples scrolls and spellbooks is just down right embarrassing for a pure mage.
Resist Magic 120 - Have to be able to shrug off the effects of a lot of your enemies spells! 44 natural resistances in everything wearing only a robe!
Focus 120 - Did I mention you can never have enough mana fast enough ever!
I don't ever carry a weapon.....EVER! Because if I am in hand to hand combat as a pure mage, I am in the wrong place! Its about mana and spell casting. Its about learning your spell ranges and timing to cast of every spell in your spellbook. By a fast ethereal llama! Because you are gonna want to cast and move fast! Always staying out of hand to hand!
If you want to use weapons then you are gonna need some sort of dexterity for stamina and swing rates! And to swing a weapon decent you are gonna need some tactics which now you are trading your valuable mage skills for warrior skills and you don't have room. And also most mage weapons lower your mage skill to use them! What?!! *blinks* Are you crazy!
So I made the choice to be best mage possible and focus! I'd rather have maximum intelligence and maximum strength! Why do I want max Intelligence? Because if you are paying attention YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MANA EVER! *you should probably have this as a personal mantra tattooed on your body somewhere* And maximum strength means more hit points!
Everything else is about finding equipment that will enhance your casting ability as a mage and spell damage increase! Lower reagent cost. lower mana cost, mana regeneration, fast casting, fast cast recovery, mana increase, intelligence increase, casting focus, spell damage increase, etc!! More mana, more mana,more mana! Good luck and welcome to the mages guild!