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Feb 23 2009 08:49pm
The Hardcore Mage Guide

Hello Everybody, and welcome.

I Am Shanks, If Some Of You Dont know me.

I keep seeing, people questioning mages, how to stat them, what gear, how to kill well bosses, e.t.c.

well guess, what after 15 climbs or more of a hardcore mage, going from noob to medicore to very good
i am ready to give out advise.


IntroDuction
Stats
Why These stats?
Gear
Pros / Cons
Well Bosses


We'll Start With The Stats.

you start out with:

20 strength
50 dexierty
20 vitailty
60 intelligence.

now, this is where you got to look at what gear you got.
and if your going to well on this charater or not.

remember this is a HARDCORE, not SOFTCORE GUIDE.

IF YOUR GOING TO WELL
if you got noob items, i recommend geting 40 vitailty (frist 20 points to vitailty)
then rest to intelligence, nothing else.

if you got medicore to godly items, i recommend geting 30-35 vitailty (frist 10-15 to vitailty) *i currently go 35 vitailty*

IF YOUR NOT GOING TO WELL
if you got noob items, i recommend geting 30 vitailty. then rest to intelligence

if you got medicore to godly items i recommend geting 20-30 vitailty, then rest to intelligence


WHY!?! these stats.

If You got noob items and is going to well, you should get 40 vitailty because the well bosses can hit alot, and its more
safer for you, incase you cant heal the highest.

if you got noob items and arent going to well, you should get 30 vitailty because regular monsters can hit pretty decent
but more mana is better off to heal you up.

IF you got medicore / godly items and is going to do well bosses, you should get 30-35 vitailty because
well bosses can hit up to 1800 *so far i seen*. and at 35 vitailty your basicly 2200 life at level 70.

if you got medicore / godly items and isnt going to do well bosses, you should get 20-30 vitailty.
because regular monsters doesnt hit all that high of damage, and more mana would be better
because you can just heal your life back to normal.


PROS / CONS OF MAGES.

PROS:
best charater for doing well bosses other then warlock.
Fast at leveling up in the higher levels.
has high mana pool to keep healing / casting.

Cons:
slow leveling up at the lower levels.
can die very easyly if not watching
takes a while to regan, life / mana.
can only wear robes / staff / daggers.


Gear to use.

level 1-25
STAFFS / DAGGERS = try to get as much mana per kill, max mana, mana per attack, intelligence on it as possible.
ROBES = try to get as much mana per kill, max mana, mana per attack, intelligence on it as possible.
charms = try to get as much enhanced effect, mana per kill, mana per attack, max mana, mana per attack on it as possible.

level 25-55
Staffs / Daggers = try to get 20+ intelligence with heal mastery.
Robes = try to get 20+ intelligence with heal mastery.
charms = try to get as much enhanced effect as possible.
heal charm = try to get as much enhanced efffect as possible.

level 55-masterquest
Staffs / daggers = try to get 40+ intelligence with heal mastery
robes = try to get 40+ intelligence with heal mastery.
Charms = try to get 100+ enhanced effect or more as possible
heal charm = try to get 100+ enhanced effect or more as possible.


WELL BOSSES

here is the good part.
if your now ready for well bosses, prepair your self.

hopefuly you got 2000+ life 2.2k life is perfect amount.
always keep your life 3/4 NEVER EVER GO LOWER

your life drops to 3/4, you better heal up, and cast more
if you have to cast / heal / cast / heal the whole way, guess what do it.
if you go 2/4 life also known as half life, you can get KILLED VERY EASYLY.

remember for well bosses, YOUR HEAL CHARM IS YOUR NUMBER1 FRIEND!!!!!
i cant say this more, FOR WELL BOSSES YOUR HEAL CHARM IS NUMBER 1 FRIEND


I AM NOT FINISHED YET, BUT THIS IS A ROUGH COPY, TILL IM FINISHED
PLEASE POST SPELLING ERRORS AND MISTAKES.
AND WHAT ELSE YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MAGES.
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Feb 23 2009 08:56pm
If you are a noob mage on HC, I think you should go with 45-50 vit.

LOL @ 30, gl ripping ohmy.gif
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Feb 23 2009 08:57pm
30 vit if u wanna die.. rofl
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Feb 23 2009 09:00pm
this should for sure.. not.. be stickied
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Feb 23 2009 09:02pm
i never died at 30...vitailty.... but ight i guess
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Feb 23 2009 09:16pm
Quote (xshanksx @ Tue, Feb 24 2009, 03:02am)
i never died at 30...vitailty.... but ight i guess


wasn't this the same reaction as last time you made a guide? lol

But regardless I still thank you for trying. Just edit and re-post =D
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Feb 23 2009 10:00pm
shanks we love u bud but 30 vitality is just asking for a rip

go with at least 40
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Feb 23 2009 10:00pm

Gratz on learning to spell Enhanced Effect.
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Feb 23 2009 10:15pm
Quote (MyAddiction @ Mon, Feb 23 2009, 08:00pm)
shanks we love u bud but 30 vitality is just asking for a rip

go with at least 40


I honestly wouldn't even stop at forty, 45 is better, 50 is best
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Feb 23 2009 11:57pm
Quote (MyAddiction @ Tue, Feb 24 2009, 02:00pm)
shanks we love u bud but 30 vitality is just asking for a rip

go with at least 40


I don't.

Lol, don't go 20 vita even with godly gear. Just stupid..
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