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*100-125 [[16.1 Banquet for Heroes]], grab some honor token quests, get Noblesse Equips | *100-125 [[16.1 Banquet for Heroes]], grab some honor token quests, get Noblesse Equips | ||
*125-150 [[16.2 Terra Gloria]], grab some gray honor token quests, get Imperial Equips | *125-150 [[16.2 Terra Gloria]], grab some gray honor token quests, get Imperial Equips | ||
*150-170 [[17.1 Illusion]], farm Cor Core and Unknown Parts, get Grace Equips and some MATK OS Headgear and Rutilus Stick-OS. If possible, get enough zeny to buy/craft | *150-170 [[17.1 Illusion]], farm Cor Core and Unknown Parts, get Grace Equips and some MATK OS Headgear and Rutilus Stick-OS. If possible, get enough zeny to buy/craft {{#item:550080}}, then upgrade to {{#item:550081}} to make life so much easier. | ||
*170-200 [[17.2 Sage Legacy]], level up via Illusion Dungeons | *170-200 [[17.2 Sage Legacy]], level up via Illusion Dungeons | ||
*200-210 [[18 Direction of Prayer]], Nif1, Rudus4 | *200-210 [[18 Direction of Prayer]], Nif1, Rudus4 (requires completing [[17.1 Illusion]]) | ||
*210-230 [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]], Ami1, Ami2 at 230 | *210-230 [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]], Ami1, Ami2 at 230 | ||
*230-250 [[20 The Immortal]], Nif2 at 240 | *230-250 [[20 The Immortal]], Nif2 at 240 | ||
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|The Mage Build Hyper Novice is quite a challenge to level up due to Super Novice magic spells dealing adorable damage unless there's heavy investment involved. However, upon becoming Hyper Novice, the damage increases exponentially, and that's when its true power starts showing. <!--- This strategy is focused more on a modestly built Hyper Novice with very little to no consumables used even in the thick of battle. | |The Mage Build Hyper Novice is quite a challenge to level up due to Super Novice magic spells dealing adorable damage unless there's heavy investment involved. However, upon becoming Hyper Novice, the damage increases exponentially, and that's when its true power starts showing. <!--- This strategy is focused more on a modestly built Hyper Novice with very little to no consumables used even in the thick of battle. | ||
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<u>'''Super Novice:'''</u> | <u>'''Super Novice:'''</u> | ||
*Focus more on hit-and-run tactics by leveling up quick-cast skills like | *Super Novice has absolutely atrocious HP and SP pools until level 99. Without the help of equipment and costumes like {{#item:20307}}, your HP and SP will be less than 1000 and 300 respectively. Because of this, your primary survival stat is AGI, not VIT. All the VIT and DEF in the world won't do much if you have a mere ~1000 HP. It's better to evade attacks instead of taking a hit with such low HP. | ||
* | *Focus more on hit-and-run tactics by leveling up quick-cast skills like {{#skill:17}} instead of slow-casting bolt spells. | ||
*Skills like {{#skill:12}} and {{#skill:25}}{{#skill:25}} iei will help you survive in dangerous situations but will cost a lot of skill points. It will be useful for quite a long time, even all the way until you're a Hyper Novice if you use them well. | |||
*DEX will be your primary stat, very closely followed by INT, so Variable Casting Time will be reduced. | *DEX will be your primary stat, very closely followed by INT, so Variable Casting Time will be reduced. | ||
*Be very judicious in your movements and casting. You'll find yourself running out of SP very quickly or dying in just a single CRIT attack from Orc Zombies if you're not careful! | *Be very judicious in your movements and casting. You'll find yourself running out of SP very quickly or dying in just a single CRIT attack from Orc Zombies if you're not careful! | ||
*Always be on the move! Keep moving, don't get hit, and survive! Once you reach Base Level 99, you'll get an extra +2000 Max HP for your troubles. | |||
*Don't upgrade to Ex. Super Novice until you reach Job Level 99. | |||
<u>'''Ex. Super Novice'''</u> | <u>'''Ex. Super Novice'''</u> | ||
*This is the deadly part, and I think a lot of people who try the class will give up here. The struggle IS REAL especially if Hyper Novice is the first or one of the first characters you make. Correct me if I'm wrong though! | |||
*Soloing isn't too difficult from 100-150, then the difficulty ramps up quickly at 150 onwards due to the lack of strong 3rd job skills. Level 5 {{#skill:2449}} will make life a lot easier, but it needs a +7 {{#item:550081}}, and it can be obtained here: [[Ancient Hero / Patent / Hero-LT Weapons]]. Once you break through this challenging phase, especially if you don't have {{#item:550081}}, you'll feel a MASSIVE surge of power once you become a Hyper Novice and reach Job Level 7 and above. | |||
In a party setting, You'll be the secondary support, providing crowd control and extra buffs and heals. Quagmire, Storm Gust and Sightrasher will be your main crowd control skills. Once you see the tank and its lures approaching, cast Quagmire on the mobs to slow them down in order for the DPSes more easily dispose of them. Also watch out if the tank lured too many or if there are monsters coming from the side and rear - use Sightrasher to push them away or Storm Gust to freeze them in place. From time to time, you may also buff your teammates, provide additional heals with your cute Heals. | *As you gain levels, allocate more points to DEX in order to reduce VCT (Variable Cast Time) as much as possible, with INT not far behind. It is highly recommended to do the episode quests listed above, as they'll give you access to equipment sets that can reduce your VCT by up to 10% (Grace Set) and FCT (Fixed Cast Time) by 0.5 seconds, which is very helpful considering the long 1.5-second FCT of your main AoE skills like {{#skill:89}} and {{#skill:85}}, and the even more abhorrent VCT of some skills reaching up to freaking 6.3 seconds! At least it isn't as bad as [[Sarah and Fenrir|Fenrir]], who can take '''a full minute''' to cast {{#skill:2454}}. | ||
*In a party setting, You'll be the secondary support, providing crowd control and extra buffs and heals. Quagmire, Storm Gust and Sightrasher will be your main crowd control skills. Once you see the tank and its lures approaching, cast Quagmire on the mobs to slow them down in order for the DPSes more easily dispose of them. Also watch out if the tank lured too many or if there are monsters coming from the side and rear - use Sightrasher to push them away or Storm Gust to freeze them in place. From time to time, you may also buff your teammates, provide additional heals with your cute Heals. | |||
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<u>Skill rotation 3 (WIP):</u><br> | <u>Skill rotation 3 (WIP):</u><br> | ||
{{#skill:5460}} build - {{#item:400545}} + {{#item:550133}} combo. <br> | {{#skill:5460}} build - {{#item:400545}} + {{#item:550133}} combo. <br> | ||
Start with an opener to soften up the mobs a bit, followed by spamming the skill until the opener's duration ends. Spray enemies with a barrage of angry thoughts. If {{#item:400545}} + {{#item:550133}} are equipped, add angry souls to the mix. When in actual combat, adjust accordingly.<br> | |||
(Start) | (Start) {{#skill:5457}} or {{#skill:5459}} then spam {{#skill:5460}} (End)(Repeat) | ||