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| designed for = Leveling | | designed for = Leveling | ||
| focus = | | focus = DPS | ||
| strengths = Good for Solo Play, High Single Target DPS, Easy to Play, Good Mobility | | strengths = Good for Solo Play, High Single Target DPS, Easy to Play, Good Mobility | ||
| weaknesses = Squishy, Low AOE DPS until high level | | weaknesses = Squishy, Low AOE DPS until high level | ||
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== | ==Skills== | ||
{{Skill tree | {{Skill tree | ||
| class = Mage | | class = Mage | ||
| skills = | | skills = Firebolt, Bombardment, Frostbolt, Lightning Strike, Shatter, Shattering Shards, Shell, Blink, Combust, Chain Lightning, Accelerative Blink, Unyielding Blink, Amplified Lightning Strike, Slumber, Cone of Cold, Hoarfrost, Ball Lightning, Magma Field, Fuse, Blizzard, Arcane Circle, Prismatic Beam, Thermal Equilibrium, Aftershock | ||
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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
{{Equipment | {{Equipment | ||
| weapon | | primary weapon = Steel Wand | ||
| weapon | | primary weapon offhand = Forsaken Blades Focus | ||
| weapon | | secondary weapon = Steel Great Spellsword | ||
| weapon | | secondary weapon offhand = | ||
| helmet = | | helmet = Rosethorn Mask | ||
| shoulders = Rosethorn Pauldrons | | shoulders = Rosethorn Pauldrons | ||
| back = Cloak of Ill Omens | | back = Cloak of Ill Omens | ||
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| ring 1 = Ring of Invocation | | ring 1 = Ring of Invocation | ||
| ring 2 = Ring of Invocation | | ring 2 = Ring of Invocation | ||
| consumables = Journeyman Scroll of Adventuring Experience, Elixir of Intelligence, Fruit Salad | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Weapons== | ||
{{Weapon trees | {{Weapon trees | ||
| weapon 1 = Wand | | weapon 1 = Wand | ||
| weapon 2 = Greatsword | | weapon 2 = Greatsword | ||
| weapon 1 upgrades = | | weapon 1 upgrades = Deadly Finisher Chance I, Deadly Finisher Chance II, Deadly Finisher Chance III, Proc Finisher Chance I, Proc Finisher Chance II, Proc Finisher Chance III, Projectile Damage I, Projectile Damage II, Extended Finisher Damage I, Extended Finisher Damage II, Extended Finisher Damage III, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance I, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance II, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance III, Elemental Lure I, Elemental Lure II, Extra Stacks I, Extra Stacks II, Extra Stacks III, Extended Duration I, Extended Duration II, Essence Harvest, Arcane Amplifier | ||
| weapon 2 | | weapon 1 node 1 = Special Finisher: Chilling | ||
| weapon 1 node 2 = Keen Edge | |||
| weapon 1 node 3 = Special Extended Finisher: Echo | |||
| weapon 1 node 4 = Catalytic Projectiles | |||
| weapon 2 upgrades = Deadly Finisher Chance I, Deadly Finisher Chance II, Deadly Finisher Chance III, Finisher Damage I, Finisher Damage II, Finisher Damage III, Extra Damage I, Extra Damage II, Extra Damage III, Weapon Proc Duration I, Weapon Proc Duration II, Weapon Proc Duration III, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance I, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance II, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance III | |||
| weapon 2 node 1 = Deadly Finisher: Bleed | |||
| weapon 2 node 2 = Weapon Training: Critical Damage | |||
| weapon 2 node 3 = Weapon Training: Critical Damage | |||
| weapon 2 node 4 = Keen Edge | |||
| weapon 2 node 5 = Weapon Training: Critical Damage | |||
| weapon 2 node 6 = Weapon Training: Critical Damage | |||
| weapon 2 node 7 = Deadly Extended Finisher: Wound | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Stamina== | ==Stamina== | ||
Stamina | {{Stamina tree | ||
| upgrades= Escape Velocity, Escape Velocity Training II, Escape Velocity Training III, Recuperation, Recuperation Training I, Recuperation Training II, Evasive Maneuver, Evasive Training I, Evasive Training II, Springstep, Focused Sprint, Focused Training I, Focused Training II, Second Wind, Sustained Guard, Sustained Guard Training I, Sustained Guard Training II, Mental Fortification, Mental Fortification Training I, Mental Fortification Training II, Empowered Guard | |||
}} | |||
As a Mage and especially while leveling and particularly in solo play, avoid focusing on {{Stamina|Sustained Guard}}, as your primary strategy relies on dodging and sprinting. Instead, start by prioritizing {{Stamina|Escape Velocity}} to boost your sprinting speed in combat (default key C). This becomes essential later on, allowing you to kite enemies during cooldowns or escape danger quickly. | |||
Next, invest in {{Stamina|Recuperation}} Training and {{Stamina|Evasive Maneuver}} to increase your dodge evasion rate. These upgrades also unlock {{Stamina|Springstep}}, significantly enhancing your mobility by improving dodge distance. | |||
Finally, use any remaining points on Guard Training to lower stamina costs when blocking (default key E). Adding {{Stamina|Mental Fortification}} can also be useful, as it reduces your chance of being crowd-controlled (CC’d) while blocking, which can help in specific situations. | |||
==Rotations== | ==Rotations== | ||
{{Rotation|Rotation | {{Rotation|Fire Single Target Rotation|Firebolt, Firebolt, Firebolt, Combust, Blink, Lightning Strike}} | ||
* | * Start the rotation by casting 3 {{Skill|Firebolt}}s before using {{Skill|Combust}} for quick burst damage. Follow up with {{Skill|Blink}} to make your next {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} cast instantly and deal incredible damage. | ||
* Once you've unlocked {{Skill|Fuse}}, make sure to start the rotation with {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} to make use of the extra damage you deal while applying burns to Shocked targets. | |||
{{Rotation|Frost-lightning Single Target DPS Rotation|Frostbolt, Lightning Strike, Frostbolt, Chain Lightning}} | |||
* This rotation focuses on dealing high burst damage to single targets, being the bread and butter of the build at early levels once you've unlocked {{Skill|Shatter}} and {{Skill|Shattering Shards}} so comboing frost and lightning spells becomes much more powerful. | |||
* Start the rotation with {{Skill|Frostbolt}} then continue to auto-attack using your wand until the target is frozen and your {{Skill|Frostbolt}} cooldown is reset. Once frozen, use {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} but don't cast the entire channel just to trigger {{Skill|Shatter}} for extra damage. Use {{Skill|Frostbolt}} next to also trigger {{Skill|Shattering Shards}} for extra damage before using auto-attacks again until the target is frozen once more. | |||
* Once the mob is frozen, use {{Skill|Chain Lightning}} to trigger {{Skill|Shatter}} instead of waiting for {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} cooldown to come back up. You can then repeat the rotation from the beginning either on the same mob or on a new one. | |||
{{Rotation|AOE Rotation|Shell, Arcane Circle, Hoarfrost, Cone of Cold, Ball Lightning}} | |||
* This build isn't lacking in AOE damage either though. Make sure you group up a few mobs before using {{Skill|Shell}} to gain a shield and not lose HP while you are pulling the mobs together. You can follow-up with {{Skill|Arcane Circle}} to boost your damage as well but the the long cooldown might make it difficult to fit this every time you do the rotation so try to use it when you pull a larger amount of mobs. | |||
* Use {{Skill|Hoarfrost}} to apply Chill and then use {{Skill|Cone of Cold}} to freeze the mobs together. Channel {{Skill|Ball Lightning}} so it hits all enemies you've frozen in order to deal damage through the {{Skill|Shatter}} proc.. | |||
==Consumables== | |||
While leveling, make sure to also use the appropiate level consumables, starting with {{Item|Novice Scroll of Adventuring Experience}} at level 1 & {{Item|Apprentice Scroll of Adventuring Experience}} at level 10 before working up to {{Item|Journeyman Scroll of Adventuring Experience}} once you reach level 20. Level 20 is also where you can start using {{Item|Elixir of Intelligence}} for extra damage while {{Item|Fruit Salad}} can be used from level 1 to max while {{Item|Chicken Salad}} is another good choice if you can get access to it once you have the level requirement. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 14 May 2025
Strengths
- Good for Solo Play
- High Single Target DPS
- Easy to Play
- Good Mobility
Weaknesses
- Squishy
- Low AOE DPS until high level
Overview
Even though the Mage offers great AOE DPS at end game, this class also offers incredible damage throughout the leveling experience, making for a fantastic choice for those players looking to play solo without having to rely on others to level up in Ashes of Creation. Its incredible single damage DPS is also very easy to pull off early with simple rotations.
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As a Mage and especially while leveling and particularly in solo play, avoid focusing on 
Sustained Guard, as your primary strategy relies on dodging and sprinting. Instead, start by prioritizing 
Escape Velocity to boost your sprinting speed in combat (default key C). This becomes essential later on, allowing you to kite enemies during cooldowns or escape danger quickly.
Next, invest in 
Recuperation Training and Evasive Maneuver to increase your dodge evasion rate. These upgrades also unlock 
Springstep, significantly enhancing your mobility by improving dodge distance.
Finally, use any remaining points on Guard Training to lower stamina costs when blocking (default key E). Adding 
Mental Fortification can also be useful, as it reduces your chance of being crowd-controlled (CC’d) while blocking, which can help in specific situations.
Rotations
Fire Single Target Rotation ↴
- Start the rotation by casting 3
Firebolts before using 
Combust for quick burst damage. Follow up with 
Blink to make your next 
Lightning Strike cast instantly and deal incredible damage.
- Once you've unlocked
Fuse, make sure to start the rotation with Lightning Strike to make use of the extra damage you deal while applying burns to Shocked targets.
Frost-lightning Single Target DPS Rotation ↴
- This rotation focuses on dealing high burst damage to single targets, being the bread and butter of the build at early levels once you've unlocked
Shatter and 
Shattering Shards so comboing frost and lightning spells becomes much more powerful.
- Start the rotation with Frostbolt then continue to auto-attack using your wand until the target is frozen and your Frostbolt cooldown is reset. Once frozen, use Lightning Strike but don't cast the entire channel just to trigger Shatter for extra damage. Use Frostbolt next to also trigger Shattering Shards for extra damage before using auto-attacks again until the target is frozen once more.
- Once the mob is frozen, use
Chain Lightning to trigger Shatter instead of waiting for Lightning Strike cooldown to come back up. You can then repeat the rotation from the beginning either on the same mob or on a new one.
AOE Rotation ↴
- This build isn't lacking in AOE damage either though. Make sure you group up a few mobs before using
Shell to gain a shield and not lose HP while you are pulling the mobs together. You can follow-up with 
Arcane Circle to boost your damage as well but the the long cooldown might make it difficult to fit this every time you do the rotation so try to use it when you pull a larger amount of mobs.
- Use
Hoarfrost to apply Chill and then use 
Cone of Cold to freeze the mobs together. Channel 
Ball Lightning so it hits all enemies you've frozen in order to deal damage through the Shatter proc..
Consumables
While leveling, make sure to also use the appropiate level consumables, starting with 
Novice Scroll of Adventuring Experience at level 1 & 
Apprentice Scroll of Adventuring Experience at level 10 before working up to 
Journeyman Scroll of Adventuring Experience once you reach level 20. Level 20 is also where you can start using 
Elixir of Intelligence for extra damage while 
Fruit Salad can be used from level 1 to max while 
Chicken Salad is another good choice if you can get access to it once you have the level requirement.
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