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[[File:Male and Female Elemental Master.jpg|thumb|750x1750px|Male and Female Elemental Master]]

'''<big>Elemental Master</big>''' (''abbrev''. as EM) is the 4th class of the [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#Sage Sage], [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#Professor Professor], and [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#Sorcerer Sorcerer] line-up. It's a pretty versatile class that could be played as DPS, tank, or support whichever your preference is or whenever the situations calls for it, but as a DPS class it is arguably the strongest magical class right now in the current patch.

Unlike our cousins the Arch Mages, the Elemental Master class also got a lot of utility skills (i.e. Land Protector, Dispel, Blinding Mist, Insignias, etc.) in its arsenal which makes it possible for the class to leave behind defensive gears and still run full DPS while surviving most of the monsters' and bosses' skills and attacks. That being said, the class could also be played as either a full tank or support class and excel in those roles when built in that manner.

Okay so probably you're wondering why play Elemental Master at all. In this section, we'll be pointing out key points of both its pros and cons to help you get ready for the class , get yourself accustomed to it, and decide as early as now if you wanna still keep on pursuing playing the class after knowing its strengths and weaknesses.  

Gone are the 3rd job days and era where every magic classes with the exception of Performers (Minstrel & Wanderer) and to a degree Soul Reaper have the problem of being elementally-locked behind with whatever skills they have available. Sorcerers had it worst because while they have skills with different elemental properties, these are all hindered by their long cooldowns (CD). Their main skill '''{{#skill:2449}}''' and its companion skills like '''{{#skill:2447}}''', '''{{#skill:2446}}''', and '''{{#skill:2454}}''' all suffered the same fate and are locked behind an agonizing 5 minutes CD each. While their cooldowns can be reduced with Shadow Gears, and some equipment like {{#item:550012}}, it still wasn't enough to have Sorcerer enter the meta as a main DPS class. Also it's important to point out that even though Psychic Wave can be endowed to the 4 basic elements (Fire, Water, Wind, & Earth), the old elemental table wasn't exactly in favor with them. For instance, any monsters that was either Holy 4 or Dark 4 would resist your magical attacks and so most of the time you'll either stick to Neutral Psychic Wave or "overgear" your Sorcerer just so you can deal an okay amount of damage to those monsters.  

That being said, you've probably experienced getting criticized and hated on by other players for joining their party as a DPS Sorcerer. You've probably been told or asked, "Can you tank for us?", "Be a support and buff slave and let me handle everything and carry you," or the most obvious "No! Don't play DPS Sorcerer! DPS Sorcerer sucks! Sorcerer sucks at PVM! It's the worst class DPS-wise" Well to whomever stuck around with the class despite all those hates, we are very well happy to say those naysayers are now eating their words in shame because now with the arrival of 4th jobs and the updated elemental table, Sorcerers have broken free of these bounds restricting them to perform to their fullest when they have finally transitioned to '''Elemental Master'''!

* EMs excel in space manipulation and crowd control skills.  

** 4 of their skills, if you'll count Psychic Wave, are lingering and counts as '''DoT''' (Damage over Time) skills. This will prove to be useful and efficient when you're farming for zeny or loots, as it is as simple as placing any of your DoT skills on the ground and then teleport away. Yes even when you're offscreen you'll still be killing the monsters, and yes you'll still get their drops (thanks to the '''<u>@autoloot</u>''' feature). The only scenario I could think of where this won't be applicable is when you're finishing a Kill Count quest which in that case you'll need to be onscreen to get the count.

** Their ultimate skill''' {{#skill:5380}}''' not only acts as their 4th job equivalent of Psychic Wave in that it can be endowed to either <span style="color:red;>Fire</span>, <span style="color:blue;>Water</span>, <span style="color:green;>Wind</span>, <span style="color:brown;>Earth</span>, or <span style="color:purple;>Poison</span>—basically assuming the elemental property of their currently summoned '''High Elemental Spirits'''; but unbeknownst to many it also acts as CC skill! Both normal and boss monsters with the exception of MVPs hit by this skill are rendered immobile and stunned during the entire duration of the skill animation. We'll go more in-depth about Elemental Buster and its secret shenanigans once we go into the Elemental Master section, so pls. bear with us! <s>*''cough''* '''Autocast Elemental Buster''' ''*cough*''</s>

* They have at least 2 forms of mobility with the skills '''Lvl. 1'''  '''{{#skill:2459}}''' on '''Lvl. 2 {{#skill:2456}}''' (''Defensive Mode'') and '''{{#skill:6517}}'''.

** You may argue that {{#item:12710}} is basically free and only costs 10 {{#item:50000}}, but having a free guyak right beside you whenever you need it anytime and anywhere is a big add-on especially for those tight on budget and besides not only does it boost movement speed but it also gives you '''+50% FLEE Rate''' which greatly improves an EM's survivability.

** EM is already a class gifted with lots of ground magical skills, above average range and AoE, and yet they were still given another mobility skill with Psychic Stream. This skill with a 9-cells range lets you blink/dash towards a monster or a mob of monsters making farming faster and efficient. As an example, you use Psychic Stream on a mob then proceed that with your auto-cast Elemental Buster from the Dimension Set to kill the horde of mobs around you while aiming Diamond Storm to another pack of mobs to maximize your range and the space around you.

* EMs have access to Elementals & High Elementals that would help them in various ways. We'll talk more about them in their [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#Elementals_&_High_Elementals own sections].

=== Cons ===

** No matter how strong the class is if it's not for you then you won't have a wonderful and fun time playing the class. I say that because the class is not a 1-button skill class when you're playing it. You'll need to cycle skills in between to farm.

** Needs attentiveness and awareness as to when will the next skill will be off-cooldown (CD), so for people who prefer to just press 1 button or skill you may want to play other classes instead like Soul Ascetic (SA).

** The class looks easy to play on paper and on first sight, but Elemental Master actually has a lot of things you need to understand first in order to effectively play the class to its best capacity.

At the end of the day, we believe that every cons you'll encounter with the class will get outweighed by their pros. Now, it's up to you whether you'll commit to the class despite knowing these things and if you still wanna push-through then it'll be a pleasure to have you join us in a wonderful journey of mastering the ways of the true Elemental Master.

==Mage==

[[File:Mage Takius.png|thumb|276x276px|Mage class]]

Mages are known to rely on magical skills to deal magical damage against monsters, and to use specific elements of their skills to gain advantage and deal significant damage  based on the monster's elemental property. In-this line-up, Mages are bestowed with offensive '''Area of Effect''' (AoE) skills that will help them level-up in the early stages of the game; and supportive, defensive, and passive skills that will still prove to be useful for them in the late-game stages as Elemental Masters.

Among the notable skills that Mages use in their arsenal include '''{{#skill:14}}''', '''{{#skill:19}}''', '''{{#skill:20}}''', and '''{{#skill:17}}''' to name a few. Mages will predominantly use Fire Ball for leveling because of its wider AoE, splash damage effect, and low cooldown. Mages could also use the 3 other bolt skills for leveling, but it won't be as effective and fast as when you're using Fire Ball to level up, but they're still good skills to use especially when paired with '''{{#skill:18}}''' as this will create a protective barrier between you and the monster you are trying to kill while you cast your bolt skills. These bolt skills will also prove to be relevant for the other build of the Elemental Master class which is '''{{#skill:2445}}''' build. Mages also have access to '''{{#skill:157}}''' which gives another layer of Defense for the class.

=== Skill Tree ===

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* One of the most useful skills you'll learn as a Mage. Put 10 skill points on this one as this will help you replenish your SP passively when standing in one spot as you do DPS, and also improve the potency of SP regenerating potions

| 10  

|style="background:#cccccc"| Passive

* Allot 1 skill point to this skill. It will reveal monsters under the Cloaking or Hiding state. Monsters in Depth Abyss 2 such as the Two-Eyes Dollocaris and Flame Ghost will be unveiled by this spell.

| 1

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

| 7  

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

* Place 10 skill points on this one and max it out. A good skill to defend yourself and your party members against normal melee attacks. When supporting, you can just spam this underneath your party's tank.

* Requires 1 {{#item:717}} to cast.

| 10  

|style="background:#ccffff"| Defensive

| 5  

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

* Max it out if you're planning on playing Spellfist eventually. Otherwise, just put enough points as a prerequisite skill for the Sage's '''{{#skill:281}}''' skill.

| 5 / 10  

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

| 8  

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

| 1  

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* For early leveling, you can max it out then just take away some skill points afterwards as it will be only used for that purpose. Reset your skill points by talking to the '''Build Manager NPC Lotus''' {{#navi:main_office|122|169}} when you're done leveling with this skill, and put them on other important skills. It'll only cost 5,000 zeny to reset skill trees, so don't be afraid if you allocated points on a leveling skill such as Fire Ball.

| 0 / 10  

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

* Just like Fire Ball, it is also needed for the early leveling phase.

| 0 / 10  

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* Max it out if you're planning on playing Spellfist eventually. Otherwise, just put enough points as a prerequisite skill for the Sage's  '''{{#skill:280}}''' skill.

| 1 / 10  

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

* Max it out if you're planning on playing Spellfist eventually. Otherwise, just put enough points as a prerequisite skill for the Sage's  '''{{#skill:282}}''' skill.

| 1 / 10

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

| 0

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

* Always an available skill to have as a Mage, but you may need to talk to the '''Platinum Skill NPC''' {{#navi:main_office|84|59}} first to unlock this one. The most useful skill to have in the Mage tree in my opinion as this will decrease the incoming damage you receive be it physical or magical so long as you have enough SP. The damage reduction scales with your current SP so make sure to keep your SP healthy and full at all times.

| 1  

|style="background:#ccffff"| Defensive

Sage is the 2nd alternate job for the Mage class. Sages have spent years studying the intrinsic and constituent character of magic and how it interacts with its environment. Instead of using the destructive capabilities of magic, they have utilized everything they have studied about its true nature by disrupting its belligerent side and bringing out its calmer psyche into the fold. Thus, Sages have gained the reputation on being known with the role of anti-Mages or as anti-Casters.  

Most of their skills are used to disrupt spells of the opposing enemies, create a defensive layer on the ground that will prevent any kinds of AoE ground magical skills to deal damage unto you and your party members, and remove buffs on the enemies and debuffs on your allies that would otherwise negatively impact the run of the party if left untouched but with a Sage on a party you can turn the tables and switch the tide of battle to you and your party's favor. While Sages shine brighter in their defensive capabilities and almost all of their skills can only be realistically be used in a '''PvP''' (''Player vs. Player'') scenario, they are lacking in the offensive department which makes them solely rely on their Mage offensive skills to farm and level-up effectively.

Among the notable skills in a Sage's arsenal include the  '''{{#skill:289}}''', '''{{#skill:276}}''', and '''{{#skill:277}}''' skills to disable monsters and MVPs rendering them crippled and weaker and of course their bread and butter the '''{{#skill:288}}''' skill that is always sought after in every party, and in every instances. This skill in my opinion is what defines the class and makes it whole and unique among the other classes. Afraid of dying in combat? Required to play with a tank to be your meat shield to eat up all of those hard hitting AoE ground magical skills? Or forced to take out some DPS gears and build tank gears in order to survive a difficult fight? Well fret not because all you'll need is Land Protector to solve all those problems!  

Additionally, Sages have the ability to craft '''Elemental Converters''' [ ({{#item:12114}}, {{#item:12115}}, {{#item:12116}}, and {{#item:12117}}] with their skill '''{{#skill:1007}}''' so long as you have the right materials with you. Your physical player friends would probably be interested to request you to craft some of these for them or you could craft them to sell to players cheaper than NPC price of course.   

Their skill kit will always prove useful in the later stages of the game so take your time to learn and understand the skills of the Sage branch as we try our best to explain each and one of them elaboratively and precisely. You won't regret it!

=== Skill Tree ===

* At max level, your damage increases by 30 and ASPD by 5% when equipping book-type weapons. Always put 10 skill points on this as the additional ASPD% will be useful in the later stages as an Elemental Master. More ASPD will give smoother flow on your skill rotations.

| 10  

|style="background:#cccccc"| Passive

* Just enough skill points as a prerequisite skill for '''{{#skill:278}}'''.

| 1

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* Allot enough skill points as a prerequisite skill to Dispell.

* When timed perfectly, any targeted magical spells such as Fenrir's or Betelguese's '''{{#skill:2217}}''' can be absorbed by Magic Rod. You'll need a lot of after cast delay (ACD) reduction to spam this skill effectively though, and at higher levels it'll have a bigger time window so more targeted spells can be absorbed during that time frame.

* 193 '''ASPD''', and 86% '''ACD''' are the conditions you need to meet to effectively spam this skill.

| 1 / 5

|style="background:#ccffff"| Defensive

* Allot enough skill points as a prerequisite skill to Dispell.

* Often overlooked, Spellbreaker is actually a pretty handy skill to have especially when you're tanking or supporting your party. It works 100% of the time when used on normal monsters and 10% against MVPs that have long-casting skills.

|| 3

|style="background:#ccffff"| Defensive

* Place at least 1 skill point on this one. There are skills such as Energy Coat where you can't really instant cast, and having Free Cast will allow you to move and displace yourself as you take your time casting such skills.

| 1

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

* One of the core skills to have as a Spellfist user. Max this one out if you plan on building Spellfist; otherwise leave it at 0.

* Higher levels will give you more spell varieties to auto-cast, and will also increase the chance of it procing up to 20%.

* This skill works best when buffed with the Soul Reaper's '''{{#skill:449}}''' skill as this will allow you to auto-cast the highest level of your bolt skills casted from Auto Spell.

|| 0 / 10  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

* Flame Launcher endows your weapon and your party members' weapon to the <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property. It also give you an additional 5% <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property magical damage.

* Requires 1 {{#item:6360}}to cast. Can be bought from the '''Magician Dealer NPC''' in the Main Office {{#navi:main_office|63|59}}.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* Frost Weapon endows your weapon and your party members' weapon to the <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> property. It also give you an additional 5% <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> property magical damage.

* Requires 1 {{#item:6361}}to cast. Can be bought from the '''Magician Dealer NPC''' in the Main Office {{#navi:main_office|63|59}}.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* Lightning Loader endows your weapon and your party members' weapon to the <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> property. It also give you an additional 5% <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> property magical damage.

* Requires 1 {{#item:6362}}to cast. Can be bought from the '''Magician Dealer NPC''' in the Main Office {{#navi:main_office|63|59}}.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* Seismic Weapon endows your weapon and your party members' weapon to the <span style="color:brown;">Earth</span> property. It also give you an additional 5% <span style="color:brown;">Earth</span> property magical damage.

* Requires 1 {{#item:6363}}to cast. Can be bought from the '''Magician Dealer NPC''' in the Main Office {{#navi:main_office|63|59}}.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* At max level, this skill will give you +3 INT, +20% resistance against Dragon races which is perfect for tanking Betelguese and enables EMs to get full 100% Dragon resist with the right gears; and +10% Magical Damage/20% Physical Damage against Dragon races.

* Always put 5 skill points to this one, regardless if you're gonna go in as tank EM or DPS EM during CT runs. It's always good to have some resistances in your build anyway.

| 5  

|style="background:#cccccc"| Passive

** As an example, Betelguese standing underneath Volcano will amplify his '''{{#skill:83}}s''' just as your  '''{{#skill:5372}}''' or <span style="color:red;">Fire</span>-endowed '''{{#skill:5380}}''' would be boosted in the same manner, so careful placement of your set-ups are always necessary.

* Requires 1 {{#item:717}} to cast.

* Recasting this skill won't consume another Blue Gemstone.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace Volcano.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* At max level, Deluge gives +20% <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> Damage which directly interacts with the elemental table and it only means if you're doing 100% <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> damage on a monster you'll do +120% instead. Also gives +15% MaxHP which works perfectly well with HP-based builds of the Inquisitors and Dragon Knights. It also gives more HP% on your Elementals and High Elementals—we'll talk more about it in their [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#How_to_keep_Elementals_&_High_Elementals_Alive own section].

** As an example, Lasgand standing underneath Deluge will amplify his '''{{#skill:89}}''' just as your  '''{{#skill:5369}}''' or <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>-endowed '''{{#skill:5380}}''' would be boosted in the same manner, so careful placement of your set-ups are always necessary. Oh and he would also get +15% MaxHP and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want that.

* Requires 1 {{#item:717}} to cast.

* Recasting this skill won't consume another Blue Gemstone.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace Deluge.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

** As an example, Schulang standing underneath Violent Gale will amplify his '''{{#skill:85}}''' just as your  '''{{#skill:5370}}''' or <span style="color:green;">Wind</span>-endowed '''{{#skill:5380}}''' would be boosted in the same manner, so careful placement of your set-ups are always necessary.

* Requires 1 {{#item:717}} to cast.  

* Recasting this skill won't consume another Blue Gemstone.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace Violent Gale.

|| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* LP will get its own section as there's more to LP than just a protective area. For more info, check down [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#Land_Protector below].

* Requires 1 {{#item:717}} and 1 {{#item:715}}to cast.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace LP.

| 5

|style="background:#ccffff"| Defensive

* Removes most buffs ''and'' debuffs from enemies and allies alike. Be careful when you're using this skill as it can also remove debuffs your party has applied on the enemies such as the Warlock's '''{{#skill:2213}}''''s<nowiki/> Magic Intoxication or the Rogue's  '''{{#skill:214}}''', so it's always advisable to coordinate with them before using this skill. For a list of buffs and debuffs that Dispell removes, check down [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#List_of_buffs_and_debuffs_removed_by_Dispell below].

| 5

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* ''But'' if you wanna have fun and play around with this skill's randomness, then go ahead and use it I guess. You have a chance to use it to tame monsters and turn them into pets starting at Lvl. 6.

| 0  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

|| 1

|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

|| 5

|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

| {{#skill:91}} Heaven's Drive

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| {{#skill:1008}}

* Always an available skill to have as a Sage once you've talked to the Platinum Skill NPC at the Main office (@go 50). Technically a debuff but you'll have better debuffs that behave the same way as this skill on your 4th job skill '''{{#skill:5369}}'''.

| 1  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

| {{#skill:1017}}

* Always an available skill to have as a Sage once you've talked to the Platinum Skill NPC at the Main office (@go 50). Technically a debuff but you'll have better debuffs that behave the same way as this skill on your 4th job skill '''{{#skill:5373}}'''.

| 1  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

| {{#skill:1018}}

* Always an available skill to have as a Sage once you've talked to the Platinum Skill NPC at the Main office (@go 50). Technically a debuff but you'll have better debuffs that behave the same way as this skill on your 4th job skill '''{{#skill:5372}}'''.

| 1  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

| {{#skill:1019}}

* Always an available skill to have as a Sage once you've talked to the Platinum Skill NPC at the Main office (@go 50). Technically a debuff but you'll have better debuffs that behave the same way as this skill on your 4th job skill '''{{#skill:5370}}'''.

| 1  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

* Always an available skill to have as a Sage once you've talked to the Platinum Skill NPC at the Main office (@go 50).  

* Blank scroll can be purchased from the Scroll Merchant NPC at {{#navi:yuno_in03|176|22}}

* For more info on where to farm the elemental stones, check down below.

| 1  

|style="background:#ffffcc"| Active

In this section, we'll be talking a lot more about the Sage skill '''{{#skill:288}}''' (LP) in-depth on how it should be properly placed, what level of LP should you use in different scenarios, and what's the extent of the "hittable zone" and "danger zone" of LP. From here on out, I'll be referring to Land Protector as LP only for simplicity's sake. Okay then, let's get going![[File:Land Protector.png|thumb|509x509px|center|Land Protector AoE. From left to right, 11x11, 9x9, 7x7.]]<s>As what can be seen from the image above, LP is divided into three AoEs. Levels 1-2 LP produce the 7x7, Levels 3-4 LP produce the 9x9, while only Level 5 produces 11x11. In most situation, you'd likely use 11x11 LP most of the time whenever you'd need to put an LP underneath you to protect you or your party from strong ground magical skills from MVPs. However not all the time would you need to use 11x11.</s>

<s>If you're in a small party of let's say 4 or 5 then a 9x9 LP will suffice to protect you and your small party. This gets significantly reduced when you solo on your own plus your Elementals and High Elementals. When this happens, you'd only want to use 7x7 and there'll be enough space for the both of you. Now you must be wondering why this is necessary. Simply because your skills won't hit the MVP. There will be times where you'll need to land your ground AoE skills to hit the enemy and you will have a lot of those especially when you transition to Elemental Master, and when an MVP enters your LP, you'll be left disadvantaged alongside your fellow party members that spams ground AoE spells like the Arch Mages.</s>

<s>But then you're probably gonna argue, LP actually has a "hittable zone" and yes you are correct but what happens now if the MVP is placed further inside your LP then no matter you cast your skills to the "hittable zone" of LP your skills will never reach the MVP.</s>

=== Dispell ===

In this section of the guide, we'lll only be listing of the buffs and debuffs commonly seen from bosses and players. Obviously, this list won't be complete or near perfection, but if you know any more buffs and debuffs that you think should be included in the list, please feel free to add it or let us know.

We would also like to add that this list will be updated over time as we work more on the guide.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"

|-

! colspan="3"|Dispellable

| {{#skill:249}}

| {{#skill:257}}

| {{#skill:29}}

| {{#skill:16}}

| {{#skill:34}}

| {{#skill:361}}

| {{#skill:252}}

|Curse

|Hallucination

|Silence

|Poison

|Bleeding

|Frozen  

|NPC MAX PAIN*

|NPC AGI UP

<nowiki>*</nowiki>NPC MAX PAIN is different from every situation. For instance, Max Pain from Aquila and Margareta Sorin are easily dispellable; however Max Pain originating from Betelguese is not so be aware of that.

[[File:Male and Female Professor.png|thumb|329x329px|Professor class. ''[https://www.deviantart.com/michaelxgamingph/gallery Artwork by michaelxgamingph of devianart].'']]

Professor or alternatively known as Scholar is the transcendent job of the Sage branch. The Professor job line-up is the direct improvement of what the Sage class is so known for. Thru rebirth and after studying the essence of magic and its inherent yet delicate nature, Professors have spent their time mastering an even greater body of knowledge which led them to learn new mystical skills that support their allies or act as a poke skill to annoy enemies.  

Most of their newly learned skills revolve around mana or SP. They can now give endless supply of SP to their party members with '''{{#skill:374}}''', and even regenerate their own SP thru the HP%-SP% based skill '''{{#skill:373}}'''. Another SP-manipulating skill they have learned is the skill '''{{#skill:375}}''', which allows Professors to effectively eliminate all of their opponent's SP which makes them an annoying foe to deal with in PvP and WoE on top of already having an annoying skill like '''{{#skill:289}}''' from their previous job as Sages.  Defensively, they've also learned new skills such as '''{{#skill:404}}''', and '''{{#skill:405}}''' that complements well with '''{{#skill:12}}''' and '''{{#skill:286}}''' and with Fire Bolter builds, respectively.

Offensively, Professors have also learned to boost their own magical power by improving on their bolt-based magical build in the form of '''{{#skill:482}}''' which lets them to cast their bolt skills twice in succession. This is one of the core skills you need to have when you're planning on playing Spellfist.

=== Skill Tree ===

* Nothing is more important than having a healthy SP pool at all times, especially when you're gonna be using '''{{#skill:157}}''' to reduce the amount of damage you receive from any sources.

* Indulge is a skill that will immediately replenish your SP back to full and its effectiveness at the cost of 10% of your MaxHP. The more HP% you have, the more SP you replenish back that's why a high VIT Professor would benefit most from this skill since they can get the most SP.  

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|style="background:#ccffcc"| Supportive

* When you reached the end stages of the game, almost everybody will have SP recovering consumables like {{#item:1100004}}, {{#item:23203}}or party buffs like the Performers'  '''{{#skill:2427}}'''.

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* It may have some uses inside PvP or WoE, but not that much needed in PvE.

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|style="background:#ffcccc"| Offensive

* It's also important to note that should you still decide to get it, keep in mind that it only works for 5 skills in total. If you use it to cast the skill '''{{#skill:10}}''' or '''{{#skill:373}}''', you've basically wasted 2 out of your 5 chances to reduce the cast time of your skills since those 2 aforementioned skills have 0 casting time.

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* Wall of Fog is a defensive skill that will protect anyone inside its 5x3 AoE from ranged targeted skills and ranged attacks.

* This does '''not give''' total immunity against ranged physical attacks and skills though unlike the Acolyte branch's '''{{#skill:25}}''' just to be clear. It will only decrease the damage by 75%. HIT rate is also reduced by 50 pts.

* Ranged targeted skills (<u>both physical and magical</u>) will have a 75% chance to miss.

* Only 2 Wall of Fogs can coexist at the same time until the first one expires or either of them gets cleared by  '''{{#skill:288}}''' or any of the ground-effect clearing skills such as the High Wizard's '''{{#skill:483}}''' skill or the Geneticist's '''{{#skill:2483}}''' skill.

* Professors and later on as Elemental Masters get the most out of this skill when they pair it not only with Deluge but also with '''{{#skill:12}}''' which makes it possible for the class to solo instances and MVPs when none of them casts ground magical spells. If they do though, it might be better to use Land Protector instead and just face their melee and/or range attacks head-on while chugging HP potions such as{{#item:1100005}}.

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* Mostly used in PvP or WoE scenes. Not much use in PvE.

* When used, it'll consume 1 {{#item:1025}}and reduces their FLEE rate by a flat amount of 50 pts. of whoever is trapped in it.

* It's got some uses though for some of the server's events like the recently ended [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Autumn_Event Autumn Event]. It works perfectly on the Sentinels, though just keep in mind it gets destroyed when it gets struck by any Fire property attacks.

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*Maximize this skill and allot 5 skill points if you're gonna play Spellfist.

*Double Casting at max level gives 80% chance for any bolt skills from any sources (either from the Sage's '''{{#skill:279}}''' skill, gears, cards or your own Elementals from Sorcerer & High Elementals from Elemental Master) to be repeated or recasted.

*So long as this skill is active it will cast all bolt skills with 0 limits.

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[[File:Male and Female Sorcerer.jpg.png|alt=|thumb|left|Sorcerer class. ''Artwork by [https://www.deviantart.com/michaelxgamingph/gallery michaelxgamingph of devianart].''|318x318px]]

Sorcerer is the 3rd class of the Sage and Professor line-up. After traversing an arduous journey of learning the mystic secrets of magic and both of its treacherous and appeasing natures, Professors have undergone an even more daunting exploration to fully unveil the true constitution of magic itself. In their expedition, they've come across the spirits, known amongst the commoners as '''Elementals''', that embody and represent the 4 Elements of Nature: the <span style="color:red;">Fire Spirit Ardor</span>, the <span style="color:blue;">Water Spirit Diluvio</span>, the <span style="color:green;">Wind Spirit Ventus</span>, and the <span style="color:brown;">Earth Spirit Terra</span>. Guided by the blessings granted to them by the great spirits of old, Professors have mastered the arts that make one deserving of the title Sorcerer.

Depending on which Elementals are summoned, each of their AoE skills are boosted in damage in correspondence to their respective elements. A summoned '''Lvl. 2''' '''{{#skill:2458}}''' in '''Lvl. 1 {{#skill:2456}}''' (''Passive Mode'') would endow its summoner's '''{{#skill:2449}}''' skill with the <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> property, as well as boosting the damage output of '''{{#skill:2447}}''' and its ''crystallization'' chance which is fitting as the conjurers of Elemental spirit magic. This allowed Sorcerers to share an emotional connection with their Elementals in ways unimaginable and because of this they have developed skills to further enhance their dearest companion's capabilities with the skill '''{{#skill:2463}}''' that enhanced the Elemental's survivability in battle. Sorcerers have since then developed new skills too in their kit—one that is shared between them and their Elementals. This introduced the complex [https://wiki.muhro.eu/The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Maybel_%26_Sobel#Insignia_System Insignia system] ( '''{{#skill:2465}}''', '''{{#skill:2466}}''', '''{{#skill:2467}}''', & '''{{#skill:2468}}''') that grants varying effects to anybody standing within its AoE.

Sorcerers desiring for more knowledge and realizing there's really no way to quench their unending thirst for magic have then further divulged  into the uncharted realms of <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> magic. This started the beginning stages of the so-called <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> magic and turned into a practice for the class to satiate their hunger. Albeit limited, this allowed Sorcerers to use <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> skills such as '''{{#skill:2448}}''' and '''{{#skill:2450}}'''.  

The class to this day has never forgotten its roots coming from the Sage and Professor line-up and have honored this as they developed skills to annoy and poke enemies. '''{{#skill:2453}}''' is a crowd control or root skill that immobilizes any unit that steps within its AoE.  '''{{#skill:2455}}''' is another skill that may come off as infuriating to many and acts as a debuff when used in the PvP and WoE scenes.

=== Skill Tree ===

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* This is your main damaging skill as a Sorcerer with an 11x11 AoE . Effective for leveling your character upon transitioning to 3rd job.

* It has a 5 seconds cooldown so cast this skill whenever it's available. However, there are equipment such as the {{#item:26118}} or its enhanced version {{#item:550012}}, {{#item:25419}} + {{#item:25420}}that reduce its cooldown by 3 seconds in total, which are useful in leveling.

* {{#item:25417}} + {{#item:25420}}, {{#item:1000673}}are some of the easily available resources that would boost Psychic Wave's damage.

* Psychic Wave ('''PW''') by default is <span style="color:gray;">Neutral</span> property but it can also be endowed to the 4 basic elements <span style="color:red;">Fire</span>, <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>, <span style="color:green;">Wind</span>, and <span style="color:brown;">Earth</span>, depending on the active modes and levels of the summoned Elementals.

** As an example, a summoned '''Lvl. 2''' '''{{#skill:2457}}''' in '''Lvl. 1 {{#skill:2456}}''' (''Passive Mode'') would endow its summoner's '''{{#skill:2449}}''' skill with the <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property.

* Frequently disregarded once the leveling phase is over, this skill will still have its uses once you've transitioned to Elemental Master. This is your widest AoE skill, your 4th job High Elementals would still give you ability to endow this skill's property to the 4 basic elements + <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> eventually. Oftentimes you'll find yourself finished with your set-ups but the MVP is too far away and you want to maintain distance between you and him as much as possible, PW is there to reach and lure him towards you, and besides with 4th job traits and gears PW will still deal a considerable amount of damage so consider adding this to your skill set.

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* You have no choice but to maximize this skill at it'll be needed for the costume enchant stone {{#item:1000673}}. For every level of Diamond Dust, it gives you +2% '''Variable Cast Time''' ('''VCT''') reduction. This will be needed for you to reach instant cast thru VCT%.

* Diamond Dust ('''DD''') will be 1 of your main AoE skill in your skill rotation for leveling up. Like PW, it has a 5 seconds cooldown but this can be reduced with the right equipment such as the {{#item:24297}}. A +10 Sorcerer Shadow Weapon will reduce the cooldown of this skill by 4 seconds, making it possible to reduce your skill rotation down to 2 skills in a sequence similar to this:  

* It is also possible to completely eliminate the 5 seconds cooldown of Diamond Dust with the item {{#item:540014}}. When the codex is refined to +11 and above, it will reduce both Diamond Dust and Earth Grave cooldown by an additional 2 seconds. {{#item:24297}} wouldn't necessarily need to be refined at +10 when you use both equipment then.

* It also gives out an annoying debuff commonly complained about in the PvP/WoE scenes. Diamond Dust has a 30% chance to apply the [https://irowiki.org/wiki/Status_Effects#Crystallization c''rystallization''] debuff. The chance of application is further increased when a '''Lvl. 2''' '''{{#skill:2458}}''' in '''Lvl. 1 {{#skill:2456}}''' (''Passive Mode'') is active. It also increases Diamond Dust's damage by ('''JobLv x 5)'''%.

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* You have no choice but to maximize this skill at it'll be needed for the costume enchant stone {{#item:1000674}}. For every level of Earth Grave, it gives you +2% All property magical damage.

* If you prefer to use Earth Grave ('''EG''') instead of Diamond Dust, there are equipment available that could reduce its cooldown from 5 seconds down to 1 second. A +10 {{#item:24310}}exists for that purpose. It's also possible to completely remove its cooldown to 0 just like DD when a +7 Sorcerer Shadow Shield is paired with a +11 {{#item:540014}} or a +9 {{#item:540056}}with the enchant {{#item:311228}}.

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* Place 5 skill point to this skill and maximize it.

* Striking is a good supportive buff for your party. It gives '''+100 ATK''' ('''x WeaponLv'''), & +'''70 Perfect HIT''' at max level. Your friends that play physical classes will surely want you to constantly apply this buff on them.

* Like DD and EG, this skill needs to be fully leveled either way since it'll be needed for the costume enchant stone {{#item:1000672}}. For every level of Striking, it gives you 0.1 second '''Fixed Casting Time''' ('''FCT''') reduction.

** The set {{#item:1000672}} + {{#item:1000673}} + {{#item:1000674}} + {{#item:1001420}} will be your end-game costume enchant stones once you've become an Elemental Master so make sure to maximize all 3 aforementioned skills (Diamond Dust, Earth Grave, & Striking).

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* Just enough skill points as a prerequisite skill for '''{{#skill:2459}}''' and '''{{#skill:2467}}'''.

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* Spell Fist concentrates the power of your elemental bolt skills ('''{{#skill:19}}''', '''{{#skill:14}}''', & '''{{#skill:20}}''') to your weapon which makes it possible to deal melee magical damage.  

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* Skip this one. No place as a prerequisite skill either. It basically sacrifices your active Elemental & High Elemental Spirit to apply defensive skills to you and your party. Could be a last resort skill if your party is about to get wiped out by Max Pain I suppose.

* The defensive skills applied if you're wondering are the skills '''{{#skill:12}}''', & '''{{#skill:25}}'''.

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* Skip this one. No place as a prerequisite skill either.

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* Skip this one. No place as a prerequisite skill either.

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* Skip this one. No place as a prerequisite skill either. There's gonna be stronger <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> skills later on.

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* Killing Cloud acts as a debuff skill that reduces any units' <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> resistance inside its AoE. At max level, it reduces its <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> resistance by 25%.

* Extremely useful if you're gonna be focusing on <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> element; though keep in mind it has a 5 seconds cooldown but the costume enchant stones {{#item:1000672}} + {{#item:25420}}reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds. Typically it's used for DPS-ing or MVP-ing and rarely used for field farming unless you wanna see big damage numbers with your <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span>-endowed '''{{#skill:2449}}''', '''{{#skill:5371}}''', and '''{{#skill:2448}}'''.

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* Just put enough skill points to this one as a prerequisite skill for '''{{#skill:2457}}''' and '''{{#skill:2465}}'''.

* Warmer removes the crystallization, frozen, and freezing debuffs.

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* Put 5 skill points to this one if you're gonna frequent PvP/WoE; otherwise leave it at 0.

* Works on MVPs and boss monsters, but due to their high VIT its CC effect will be negligible or barely noticeable.

* It's got some uses though for some of the server's events like the recently ended [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Autumn_Event Autumn Event]. It roots the Sentinels into place preventing them to move around.

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* Put 5 skill points to this one if you're gonna frequent PvP/WoE; otherwise leave it at 0.