Skills

Soujiro_Z - Sanctuary

hi,
im a noob XD im playing with BM lvl 42 at moment and i wanna try the wizzard...know i read the guide and i tried to find a diferent guide but they r all the same...so my question is what skills do i need to max asap?
i got this info
Primary Spells: You'll need these spells to function in the game. Absolutely needed.

Pyrogram
Gush
Stone Rain
Distance Shrink
Essential Sutra

Secondary Spells: Level these whenever you can, but never at the cost of a Primary Spell.
Morning Dew
Dragon's Breath
Sandstorm
Blade Tempest
Black Ice Dragon Strike

Recommendations: Spells to be considered when there's nothing else to level up but have SP available.
Glacial Embrace
Stone Barrier
Frost Blade
Manifest Virtue
Mountain's Seize

Optional: You can grab these out of personal taste, but not at the cost of something important.
Wellspring Quaff
Glacial Snare
Will of the Phoenix
Force of Will
Soporific Whisper

End Game: Raise only when everything else needed is raised.
Fire Mastery
Water Mastery
Earth Mastery
Undine Strike
Hailstorm

but some ppl says that Distance Shrink(its just useless) and Pyrogram(get useless at later lvls) r not necesary...with my BM i didnt max the first 2 skills i also skip the 4 and 5 skill...so it may be true...so can u tell me if thats correct or not and why...thanx

WitchBurner - Sanctuary

Wizards are a little different to BM's. You guys skip over your first few because they genuinely get replaced by other skills.

Wizards are based on pure skill use. The first spells you learn you'll be using pretty much forever because they channel and cast quickly.

Distance shrink is a very essential skill to level. It will feel pretty **** at low levels, but as you level it the distance you move increases and the cooldown decreases. It becomes fairly spammable in terms of kiting use.

Ishmah - Sanctuary

I actually disagree on Distance Shrink for a PvE player.

Up until level 88 I had it at level 1. I think it is more a matter of play style. I only upgraded it to 9 at lvl 88 as I wanted to get closer to mobs faster for grinding.

If you kite then it would be worthwhile upgrading. If you don't kite then there is no need to upgrade it.

If you are going to PvP then it is worh upgrading to escape or put some distance between you and the other player.

Soujiro_Z - Sanctuary

thanx 5 the info so the guide that i got is correct...by the way what gear should i use for my wizard..i mean what should i be looking for when i get a necklase, belts, rings? phsy def? or hp? evation?...thnx again

Taarloor - Harshlands

Yer I'd like to know if evasion is worth stacking up for a mage?!

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel no
stack pdef, crit, -channeling or matk.

i wouldnt worry about that at your level though >_>

Soujiro_Z - Sanctuary

dont know what is the other name of the phyro shell...is it useless?...

Raises defense against fire spells and adds very slow HP regeneration over time. Not very effective at any level. Requires 30 Chi.

again srry 4 all the noob questions...XD and thanx for replying

DarkSniper - Lost City

It's pretty much useless. The only reason I could imagine for using it would be against fire mobs.

Ishmah - Sanctuary

Cholla - Harshlands wrote: »

How do you deal with increased life (or increased magic resistance *shudder*) in PvE without kiting? Do you always squad? Or is Sanctuary so crowded with other people they never last long enough to bother you?

I'm a pure arcane. All gear is +mag. & always has been (prefer consistent damage increase than crit. or channeling). As a result I hit like I am a few levels higher.

Because I play PvE I can choose to only grind magic mobs (without having to worry about another player ganking me). I only squad for bosses & TT/FB.

Mobs die in 3 hits. Sure, they'll get one in usually, but that's it. If it's a physical mob I generally leave them for a few levels before going back to complete the quest. Magic Resist mobs take about 4-5x longer (much less now with demon skills) than a normal mob but I kill them to allow other mobs to spawn. Increased life mobs take about twice as long as normal mobs.

Finally, am big believer in potions. I hate meditate as see it as a waste of time when I can use a pot & keep going.

Edit: Logged back into game to find boss I soloed, because at the time I remembered thinking that I was going to have to learn to kite to beat it.
Boss was Dragon Prince Loong(lvl 82, 152K hp) for a level 80 quest. Quest recommended bringing some friends, but after I did ok first attempt soloing it (I did die but got it to about 50%), I tried again and killed it.

Kristoph - Lost City

Primary would be Pyro, Gush, Stone Rain, Earth Barrier, Sandstorm, Distance Shrink and Undine Strike. Secondary would be Phoenix, Force of Will, Glacial Snare and Blade Tempest. I spam all these skills all day long. I rarely use sutra anymore, would have to be very desperate for me to do so.

ShadowDrag - Lost City

Soujiro_Z - Sanctuary wrote: »

hi,
im a noob XD im playing with BM lvl 42 at moment and i wanna try the wizzard...know i read the guide and i tried to find a diferent guide but they r all the same...so my question is what skills do i need to max asap?
i got this info
Primary Spells: You'll need these spells to function in the game. Absolutely needed.

Pyrogram
Gush
Stone Rain
Distance Shrink
Essential Sutra

Secondary Spells: Level these whenever you can, but never at the cost of a Primary Spell.
Morning Dew
Dragon's Breath
Sandstorm
Blade Tempest
Black Ice Dragon Strike

Recommendations: Spells to be considered when there's nothing else to level up but have SP available.
Glacial Embrace
Stone Barrier
Frost Blade
Manifest Virtue
Mountain's Seize

Optional: You can grab these out of personal taste, but not at the cost of something important.
Wellspring Quaff
Glacial Snare
Will of the Phoenix
Force of Will
Soporific Whisper

End Game: Raise only when everything else needed is raised.
Fire Mastery
Water Mastery
Earth Mastery
Undine Strike
Hailstorm

but some ppl says that Distance Shrink(its just useless) and Pyrogram(get useless at later lvls) r not necesary...with my BM i didnt max the first 2 skills i also skip the 4 and 5 skill...so it may be true...so can u tell me if thats correct or not and why...thanx

few problems here, undine should be one of the skills you should save up to and get immediately at lv 79, masterys should be in recommended skills, also force of will and seal should be lved asap, who ever made this guide is a big nub

http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=131201

WitchBurner - Sanctuary

It's DTones, he wrote it a long time ago, Undines close to the bottom due to cost(Why the hell is whisper above it?). FoW is very expensive to level up(not sure what you mean by seal).