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     안녕하세요! Hello, Adventurer! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧<br>

     My name is <span style="color:Brown;">Miyu ♥</span>, and I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome you to my <b>Comprehensive Mage Guide</b>! ✨

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     <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;">💫 <b>Mechanics</b> – Learn the secrets of spellcasting precision.</li>

     <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;">🔮 <b>Builds</b> – Customize your Mage for peak performance.</li>

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== <span class="mw-headline" id="About_Arch_Mage"><span style="color:rgb(153,73,0); font-family: sans-serif; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black; font-size: 2rem">About Arch Mage</span></span> ==

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   This guide is intended to assist anyone in need and will not be used for profit or illegal distribution. <br>

   "All Rights Reserved" ©

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   <li>This guide is still a work in progress. Everything you see here may change or be adjusted depending on future game updates.</li>

   <li>This guide is based on my personal experience, knowledge, opinions, and preferences in the game.</li>

   <li>I will strive to keep this guide up to date as long as I continue to play the game.</li>

   <li>There may be errors or inaccuracies in this guide. If you spot any, feel free to contact me, and I would greatly appreciate any corrections!</li>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="About_Arch_Mage"><span style="color:rgb(153,73,0); font-family: sans-serif; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black; font-size: 2rem">Pros and Cons</span></span></h2>

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   <li><u>Exceptional AoE (Area of Effect) Damage</u>: Arch Mages are renowned for their powerful AoE spells, such as <b>Crystal Impact</b> and <b>Astral Strike</b>, which allow them to deal massive damage to multiple enemies at once.</li>

   <li><u>Long Range Spells</u>: Arch Mages can engage enemies from a long distance with spells like <b>Comet</b>, <b>All Bloom</b>, and <b>Violent Quake</b>, making them highly effective in ranged combat.</li>

   <li><u>High DPS (Damage per Second)</u>: Arch Mages are among the strongest DPS classes, capable of delivering huge damage both in PvM (Player vs. Monster) and PvP (Player vs. Player).</li>

   <li><u>Crowd Control and Debuffs</u>: They possess a variety of crowd control abilities (e.g., <b>Frost Misty</b>, <b>Quagmire</b>) and strong debuffs like <b>Comet</b>’s magic intoxification, which can weaken enemies and disrupt their strategies.</li>

   <li><u>Magic Can't Miss</u>: Mages' magic spells typically cannot miss, making them effective against enemies with high flee or defensive skills like <b>Guard</b> or <b>Parry</b>.</li>

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   <li><u>Dependence on MDEF Penetration</u>: Their damage is heavily reliant on <b>MDEF</b> (Magic Defense) penetration, so they can struggle against enemies with high MDEF unless they have the right gear or skills to bypass it.</li>

   <li><u>Limited Skill Points</u>: Arch Mages are often forced to specialize in only a few key skills due to limited skill points, making it difficult to diversify their abilities across different builds.</li>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">This stat is primarily for increasing weight capacity. (Mages, by default, cannot carry heavy loads.)</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Attack Speed (AtkSpd/ASPD) helps you cast spells faster and continuously spam skills. (It also reduces animation delays.)</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Vitality (VIT) enhances survivability, but you can trade some VIT for Agility (AGI) or Luck (LUK). (Aim for at least 120 if using the Fallen Warrior Manteau and Vicious Mind Aura.)</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Intelligence (INT) increases Matk and serves as your main source of damage and SP regeneration. (At least 120 INT is recommended if using Temporal INT Boots.)</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Dexterity (DEX) also boosts Matk. Investing in DEX can help achieve instant-cast through stats. (If relying on gear for Variable Cast Time (VCT) reduction, you can skip DEX entirely. Aim for at least 120 DEX when using Temporal DEX Boots.)</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Luck (LUK) is a situational stat, useful only if you have spare points for additional resistance and Matk.</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Mages neither deal nor scale with physical damage, so this stat provides no benefit.</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Although Mages aren't naturally tanky, this stat can be useful for hybrid builds to reduce physical damage.</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Similarly, while Mages lack natural tankiness, this stat can help hybrid builds reduce magic damage.</td>

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<td style="background-color:#faf6ed; font-size: 1.1rem;">Mage skills and magic, in general, do not crit, so this stat provides no benefit.</td>

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▷ This stat primarily increases your weight capacity (in addition to Gym Passes). It also contributes to Masquerade resistance in PvP/WoE. If you have extra points to allocate, a STR range of 10-40 is sufficient.

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▷ Agility reduces ASPD delays, grants +1 Flee per point, and increases ASPD. Every 5 points in AGI also provides 1 SoftDEF. AGI boosts your attack speed, which significantly enhances skill spam. For most builds, aiming for [90+ AGI or higher] is recommended, and I suggest achieving at least 175+ ASPD to eliminate delays.<br>

It also shortens the duration of Masquerades in PvP/WoE.

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▷ Vitality increases your Max HP by +1% per point and boosts the effectiveness of potions. Mages have the lowest HP modifier among classes (though not as low as Super Novices), and they can be quite fragile in both PvE and PvP scenarios. For improved survivability, it's recommended to invest in [70-90+ total VIT].<br>

VIT also provides protection against Crystallization, Freezing, and Mandragora Howling in PvP/WoE.

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▷ Intelligence directly increases your MATK by +1.5 per point and is your primary source of SP regeneration. It also reduces cast time. INT is your core stat for maximizing damage output, and it is recommended to have [120+ INT], or 130 if aiming for instant-cast via stat.<br>

Additionally, INT helps reduce the duration of debuffs like Sleep, Deep Sleep, and Oblivion Curse.

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▷ Dexterity helps reduce cast time, boosts ASPD by a small amount, and increases MATK by 1/5 per point. It is ideal to keep your DEX in multiples of 5 for efficiency. A minimum of [90-100+ DEX] and a maximum of 120-130 DEX are recommended, or 0 DEX if using VCT% gear for instant-cast.<br>

DEX also helps reduce the duration of Freezing effects.

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▷ Every 3 points of LUK provide +1 MATK, making it a valuable option for increasing MATK in the later stages of the game. Raising INT from 120 to 130 requires 340 stat points and grants +15 MATK, whereas increasing LUK from 1 to 30 only requires 86 stat points for a +10 MATK boost. Glass Cannon and damage-focused builds typically invest in 30 or 60 LUK, depending on personal preference.

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▷ As mentioned earlier, this stat offers no practical benefit for Mages, so it's best to avoid investing in it. <br>

Status physical attack increases by 5 per point. <br>

P.ATK increases by 1 per 3 points.

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▷ This trait stat boosts physical resistance (RES). While not highly recommended, it can be useful for hybrid builds. <br>

RES increases by 1 per point.<br>

RES increases by 5 per 3 points.

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▷ This trait stat increases magic resistance (MRES). Similar to Stamina, it's not highly recommended but can be useful for hybrid builds. <br>

MRES increases by 1 per point.<br>

MRES increases by 5 per 3 points.

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▷ This is your primary trait stat, directly increasing your status magic attack and Spell Magic Attack (S.MATK). <br>

Status Magic Attack increases by 5 per point.<br>

S.MATK increases by 1 per 3 points.

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▷ This secondary trait stat increases accuracy (HIT), evasion (FLEE), physical attack (P.ATK), and Spell Magic Attack (S.MATK). <br>

S.MATK increases by 1 per 5 points.

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▷ As with Power, this stat provides no significant benefit for Mages, so it is best to avoid it. <br>

H.PLUS increases by 1 per point.<br>

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<li>A max level 4th job (lvl-250) has 197 Trait Status Points to use.</li>

<li>Turning to 4th job gives you 7 Trait Status Points.</li>

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⇒ Adds Power Attack (P.ATK) and Stat ATK (ATK). <br>

⇒ Power Attack is a final&nbsp;% increase that boosts Weapon and Status Attack by that same value. <br>

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⇒ Adds Resistance (RES). <br>

⇒ Resistance works like Steel Body, as a percentage value, against the damage you would take, but before anything else. <br>

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⇒ Wisdom works like Steel Body, as a percentage value, against the damage you would take, but before anything else. <br>

⇒ Wisdom has a hard cap of 50 points, so anything above that means 0. <br>

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⇒ Adds Spell Magic Attack (S.MATK) and Magical Attack (MATK). <br>

⇒ Spell Magic Attack is a final&nbsp;% increase that boosts the total of your MATK by that same value. <br>

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⇒ CON adds HIT, FLEE, P.ATK, and S.MATK. <br>

⇒ It's very useful if your skills depend on HIT to cause damage or you want a bit of extra FLEE to dodge some physical damage. <br>

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⇒ CRT adds Critical Rate (C.RATE) and Heal Plus (H.PLUS). <br>

<b>C.RATE</b><br>

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It is visible in your HUD and appears under your SP Bar as a third resource pool.

By default, an unfilled AP pool is shaded in transparent black, and a filled AP pool bar is colored beige.

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Every 4th job has skills that build up AP (such as gaining a few AP per cast of specific skills) and special skills that consume AP, costing around 150~200 AP per cast.</p>

   <li>There are usually two <b><span style="color:Brown;">Super / Special</span></b> skills that consume the majority of your AP.</li>

   <li>The maximum amount of AP you can hold is <b><span style="color:Red;">200 AP</span></b>, regardless of class.</li>

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▶ Example: Arch Mage's <b>Climax</b> Skill consumes <b><span style="color:Red;">125 AP</span></b> per cast (high cooldown).</p>

   <li>Dying resets your AP to <b><span style="color:brown;">0%</span></b>. Unlike HP or SP, AP does not regenerate passively, but it can be recovered from a Healer NPC.</li>

   <li>There are two skills that other class can use to give AP as well like: EM's'''{{#skill:5368}}''' and SH's'''{{#skill:5442}}''' </li>

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  <li>'''{{#skill:5217}}'''= Recovers <b><span style="color:Blue;">5 AP</span></b></li>

  <li>'''{{#skill:5235}}'''= Recovers <b><span style="color:Blue;">2 AP</span></b></li>

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<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">Casting Time is the period required to execute a skill. This is an essential consideration when planning builds, especially for Mage classes, as it influences stat choices, skill selection, and equipment.</p>

<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">- If a skill has no base Cast Time or modifiers reduce it to 0 or less, the casting phase is skipped entirely, and no cast bar appears.<br>- During casting, the character cannot move, attack, or use other skills, but consumables can still be used. If the character takes damage during casting, the skill is canceled unless special conditions apply (e.g., using a {{#item:4077}}{{#linkitem:4077|Phen}} or being '''{{#skill:255}}''' by a <strong>Crusader</strong>).</p>

<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">The <strong>Casting Bar</strong> (or "Cast Bar" or <strong>CB</strong>) is shown as a progress gauge above the character's head. It starts as an empty black bar and gradually fills green as casting progresses. Once the bar is full, the casting is complete. Some skills may not display a Cast Bar, even though they have a cast time (e.g., '''{{#skill:10}}''' or '''{{#skill:92}}''').</p>

<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">Variable Cast Time is the most flexible type of cast time and can be reduced through various methods. The general formula for calculating VCT is:</p>

<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">Alternatively, Variable Cast Time can also be reduced using gear, equipment, or pets with specific VCT reduction bonuses. These reductions are <strong>stackable</strong> up to 100%, which results in an <strong>instant cast</strong> (equivalent to 530 stat points).</p>

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     <li>You can achieve <strong>0 VCT</strong> using stats alone or via percentage reductions, but not by combining both methods due to the way the formula works.</li>

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<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">▶ Fixed cast time is in a more complicated side when taken in account than VCT, being totally unaffected by stats. The formula for FCT is as follows:</p>

<pre style="font-size: 1.2em;">Final FCT = ( Skill FCT - [ Sum of Flat FCT Mods] ) × ( 1 - [ Max of Percentage FCT Decrease ] + [ Max of Percentage FCT Increase ] )

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<p style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b>Percentage based reduction effects do not stack no matter the source</b>. If a player is under multiple FCT percentage reduction effects, only the highest value will take effect.<br>

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   <li style="font-size: 1.2em;"><u><b>Example</u> (4):</b> A player has one {{#item:2907}} equipped and is under the effect of '''{{#skill:2515}}'''. As Sacrament's bonus of 50% reduction is the larger bonus compared to Buwaya's 7%, the player has their FCT reduced by 50%.</li>

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<p style="font-size: 1.2em;"><br>▶ However, flat reductions like:<br></p>

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