Should i be Pure or Light Armour???

Torcuil - Dreamweaver

Hey guys im starting a new wizzy and just wanted to know what build most high lvls recommend. i wanna be good in pve and pvp. which one should i go with?b:victory

SgtSlaughter - Raging Tide

go heavy armor like me

Torcuil - Dreamweaver

but wouldnt hat leave me with not much mag?

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver

pure mag works just fine.

SgtSlaughter - Raging Tide

your damage comes from your weapon and your base modifier from spells. at lvl 100 that gimp goes away.

Torcuil - Dreamweaver

hey mizouni is pure mag ur build?

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver

Torcuil - Dreamweaver wrote: »

hey mizouni is pure mag ur build?

I'm as pure as they come b:mischievous

@Sgt
Your spells also use your base mag atk and pure will have a higher base mag atk obviously.


Also, arcane armor offers the best defense endgame, so a pure mag build works just fine( 9 mag 1 str every 2 levels).

Torcuil - Dreamweaver

Thanks Mizouni Cala FTWb:victory

Adroit - Lost City

Arcane - highest damage, high survivability
LA - lower damage, low survivabity, extra 4-5% crit
HA - lowest damage, high survivability, crazy expensive

99% of wizards go arcane, but you can make the others work if you really try at it >.>

Feiric - Harshlands

I was LA until lvl 60 and restatted to arcane from there to infinity. I'll tell you what a high lvl wiz told me that convinced me to go arcane. Wizards weren't made to wear LA. Our nature is kill fast or die fast.

I recommend looking up past topics and reading the arguments. Wizzie arguments are the best research material, because everyone explains why they're right. If you're really set on this class, then it'll be worth the reading.

Shadowvzs - Lost City

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver wrote: »

I'm as pure as they come b:mischievous

@Sgt
Your spells also use your base mag atk and pure will have a higher base mag atk obviously.


Also, arcane armor offers the best defense endgame, so a pure mag build works just fine( 9 mag 1 str every 2 levels).

i think he now start his char so talking about endgame a bit easrly XD

dmg difference not too much in lwoer lv but i started pure mag too cause i can kite and easier the grind with more mana and sometimes that little more dmg than another builds help in killing the mob before he hit me, another side u must kite with it because 2 assault mob easily ko u in 1-2sec XD

ofc after 70-80 arcana start will be better and better when u get +pdef eq and later really good in pdef defense view too.

some ppl go light armor and restat at 90 (i know about heavey , he went with heavy till 80)

Alimion - Sanctuary

BAH! up until 70-80 LA is fine(i was till 95) and the survivability argument is only promulgated by those who can't stand in front of a BM/BARB your own level and whoop them with out walking/running a single step.(obviously you take a beating at the hands of pure spell chuckers).

But in a PVE world LA is freaking awesome, get yourself pdef ornaments and some rings with + crit, also shop the AH for regular armor with 2 or 3 blue attributes and shard with citrines.

You do around 20% less damage as LA which means technically you cast 20% more spells, which loosely translated is one extra spell.(one crit will negate the need for extra spell).

Fully Buffed you crit /have almost a bm's phys def adequate HP to tackle alot of things you cant as arcane which actually can relieve some of the boredom of standard wizzy play.

after 80 the damage and gear start making LA irrelevant

I will say this though LA is not just a build you "throw together" it requires careful attention
and attention to detail.

Now i am arcane, and I dont regret LA at all.

So its your call

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver

Alimion - Sanctuary wrote: »

BAH! up until 70-80 LA is fine(i was till 95) and the survivability argument is only promulgated by those who can't stand in front of a BM/BARB your own level and whoop them with out walking/running a single step.(obviously you take a beating at the hands of pure spell chuckers).

But in a PVE world LA is freaking awesome, get yourself pdef ornaments and some rings with + crit, also shop the AH for regular armor with 2 or 3 blue attributes and shard with citrines.

You do around 20% less damage as LA which means technically you cast 20% more spells, which loosely translated is one extra spell.(one crit will negate the need for extra spell).

Fully Buffed you crit /have almost a bm's phys def adequate HP to tackle alot of things you cant as arcane which actually can relieve some of the boredom of standard wizzy play.

after 80 the damage and gear start making LA irrelevant

I will say this though LA is not just a build you "throw together" it requires careful attention
and attention to detail.

Now i am arcane, and I dont regret LA at all.

So its your call

I was LA levels 71-88. Was planning to stay that way until 90 but it sucked too much. Now that im pure, i regret going LA and how much damage i could have. I can tank a few BMs (axes, poleblade, sword) and barbs dont hurt too badly when im charmed, but i still kite because it makes them QQ b:chuckle

Alimion - Sanctuary

it IS fun to watch the QQ, lol

Mizuoni - Dreamweaver

Alimion - Sanctuary wrote: »

it IS fun to watch the QQ, lol

b:chuckleinorite!

HexOmega - Dreamweaver

Alimion - Sanctuary wrote: »

But in a PVE world LA is freaking awesome, get yourself pdef ornaments and some rings with + crit, also shop the AH for regular armor with 2 or 3 blue attributes and shard with citrines.

uhmm in PVE i aim for lowest cost at grinding

where a large mana pool comes in handy (+recovering more per spark)
killing with 1 skill less means 1 skill less cost
grind with mana shield most of the time anyways

equip channeling/mag attack ornaments/+mag, those with no def leaving u to be a 1-2 shot lol
as u wont get hit anyways... (only if u know how to ofc Lol)

assuming most mobs are either meele (no hits or not many) or magic (high mdef pffft)

just my $3,50




QQ i cant equip another Necklace for more damage cause i need the Str for my weapon Lol