Templates Mage
🔮 Arcane Caster (Mage) Templates
The Mage archetype harnesses the power of 64 Magery spells, rapid mana regeneration, massive area-of-effect destruction (Chain Lightning, Meteor Swarm), and tactical crowd control.
Below is the progression tree starting from a beginner build (700 Skill Points) branching into 3 advanced specializations (700 Skill Points):
Basic Mage (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength
25 Dexterity
100 Intelligence
100 Magery
100 Evaluate Intelligence
100 Meditation
100 Resisting Spells
100 Inscription (Spell Damage Bonus)
100 Wrestling (Defensive Wrestling / Disarm)
100 Poisoning (Enhanced Poison)
- Playstyle: Spell combos (Explosion + Energy Bolt + Flame Strike) for devastating burst; Inscription grants +10% Spell Damage and enhanced Reactive Armor.
- Starting Skills: 50 Magery, 49 Evaluate Intelligence, 1 Meditation
- Gear: Leather Armor (Allows Meditation), Spellbook with SDI, LRC, and LMC attributes.
Pure Caster Mage (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength | 25 Dexterity | 100 Int
100 Magery
100 Evaluate Intelligence
100 Meditation
100 Resisting Spells
100 Inscription (Spell Damage Booster)
100 Poisoning (Upgrades Cast Poison to Lethal)
100 Wrestling
- Playstyle: 100 Poisoning allows ranged Poison spells to afflict enemies with high-tier Deadly poison while Inscription boosts direct spell damage to maximum cap.
- Gear: 100% Lower Reagent Cost (LRC), 40% Lower Mana Cost (LMC), High SDI Jewelry & Scrapper's Compendium.
Necro Mage / Warlock (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength | 25 Dexterity | 100 Int
100 Magery
100 Evaluate Intelligence
100 Spirit Speak (Self-Heal & Spell Damage)
100 Necromancy
100 Meditation
100 Resisting Spells
100 Inscription
- Playstyle: Cast Corpse Skin to drop target Fire/Poison resistance by -15%, then melt them with Wither AoE, Strangle, and Flame Strike. Spirit Speak channels free health recovery.
- Gear: Necromancer Spellbook, Bone Armor or Med-enabled Leather Set.
Bard Mage / Control (700 Skill Points)
100 Strength | 25 Dexterity | 100 Int
100 Magery
100 Evaluate Intelligence
100 Musicianship
100 Provocation (Forces Mobs to Fight)
100 Peacemaking (Calms Aggressive Mobs)
100 Meditation
100 Resisting Spells
- Playstyle: Provoke the most dangerous dungeon creatures against each other, calm the stragglers with Peacemaking, and wipe the room with Chain Lightning & Earthquake.
- Gear: Slayer Instruments (Lute, Harp, Flute), High SDI Spellbook.