If you want to make mage with a really good dmg, you should put all points into mp and get items (the lowest ones for mage) +7+12 hp or mp. This mage has low def, but his dmg is awesome

Then you can exp alone with ease... put your skills into fire till 18 or 19 lvl, then when your fire skill lvl reached the same value as your lvl, start putting points into fire/cold. Fighting method is easy.... you seek for monster you can kill alone and kill him

Cast : 1*chill (the most important !), 1*fire spear, 1* fire ball, and x* ignition till the monster dies. When you reach higher lvl : chill, hellfire, fire blast, x* ignition. Hints : kill the monster before he come and hit you - then you are probably dead. When you finally reach lvl 60 you will probably already know better this game, good idea is making re-skill and/or re-stat and putting points into lighting skills if you want to kill some players

( there is a spell which makes stun for 3 sec ? ). This build is called paper mage, the items are really cheap, you can make it into anvil or buy from other players. If you play on beramus server I can sell you some items (full paper mage equipment, and many others) , tell how to exp and how to became reach

cheers
~Focuz