wizard genie skills

Lot of wizards like holy path to move faster when distance shrink is on cool down, you have extreme poison which is great single target, but many also use frenzy (could always use both) for when you aoe groups. Those are 3 fairly stable moves.

I was enjoying your input on genie skills and thought i would tell you a little about my various genie setups. I have various genies for different situations. One is for Rebirth/mob & boss pulling and territory war, one is for PvE grinding and TT boss killing, and i have others with skills such as earth quake and lighting chaser for interupting bosse like Belial, but recently have widdled it down to 2 main genies for most uses. Since i am an arcane build my RB and TW genie is focussed on defense, mobility and chi, While my TT/grinding genie is purely for damage and chi. I asked myself what the wizard class is lacking most of all before making these genies. Those things where; physical resistance, ability to gain chi quickly, and speed. To help with these weaknesses there are 6 essential skills that a wizard should have access to on one or more genies. These skills may or may not fit on one genie at least until you have a lvl 100 gold genie.

1. Chi Siphon
2. Expel
3. Absolute Domain
4. Holy Path
5. Extreme Poison (because everyone should have it its the best amp hands down)
6. Tree of Protection

Many people use the skill cloud eruption for chi because its a cheaper skill affinity wise, However, Because of Chi Siphons 15 meter range it is invaluable in DDing bosses and nuking/stuning large groups of mobs. It keeps u out of deadly close range AoE and lets you blast 3 sparked sutras combos followed closely by nukes and also 2 - 3 nukes in a row. Its also invaluable in TW becuase it severly cuts down on spark pot usage and disables barbs from using any chi related ability for roughly 30 secs. Also, you can suck chi out of the bind post on your way into battle for a free 1.5 - 2 sparks b:pleased! If you are going sage for the chi, think again! just get this skill and choose your culti for the right reasons.

Expel and absolute domain are also essential wizard skills to reduce damage, avoid stuns or get yourself out of a sticky 5 on 1 squishy style situation. Although a word of warning, after the previous 2 patches i have yet to get expel to work in TW although it may be a targeting issue i was having i will test it more this weekend. Regardless, it is an essential skill if u ever plan on doing RB.

Holy Path i dare to say may be one of the best genie skills period! it is with out a doubt the most widely used. Without holy path it is difficult to escape bms and archers. And lets face it, BH would be a TOTAL drag with out it!!! Wizards need holy path to keep up with the action.

If you have noticed i have not mentioned skills like cauterize or lawbreaker or any other chance-based skill. I think it is very important to have skills that you can rely on, and those are to dicey for me. I try to deal with venos/nixes in a different way. One thing that i found extremely useful in PvP against the Nix is the skill nullify poison. this skill will not protect you from the nix but you will be completely immune to the veno's magic while you go full force on its pet with will of pheonix, FoW, and anything you can do to kill it without taking damage. Nixes die much easier than venos if you act fast enough. Once the nix is dead the veno is reletively harmless to a skilled wizard. I realize this is a different approach than most PvP wizards use but with a little practice it has been very effective. Last TW i was in i sent more than a few venos scurrying back over the hills, wich is a great feeling especially when you are at a similar level and experience.

As i mentioned above it is difficult to fit all the skills you like on one genie. this is due to 2 problems: Lucky Points and Affinity. The following are genie setups to show you how i compensate for the lack of affinity in the current games level limit.

1. Gold Zeal - Level 100 - 72/100 lucky points

Uses: Territory War, TT, RB

Affinity: Water 7, Earth 7, Metal 5, Wood 2

Skills: Earth Flame, Chi Siphon, Expel, Absolute Domain, Holy Path, Earth Strand (immobilization), (final skill undetermined yet - possibly ToP)

2. Purple Discipline - Level 89 - 57/80 lucky points

Uses: TW, TT, Grinding

Affinity: Water 7, Earth 7, Wood 4

Skills: Chi Siphon, Tree of Protection, Extreme Poison, Nullify Poison, Oxygen Bubble.


Both Genies are very useful to me. Ideally i would like to have Holy path on both, but i cant until i get the Discipline to level 95 and receive 2 more points. The Zeal is now my primary genie, and the Disciple i take out when i need to deal with venos/ poison mobs, water mobs, or just want to do as much damage as possible with out holding back. although this genie doesnt have as much damage control on it, ToP helps make it versatile. I will probly add nullify poison to my zeal if i EVER hit 105! or i could restat it and take out absolute domain, exchanging some metal affinity for wood and add X-poison, nullify poison and ToP.

Chi siphon at max level gives 2 sparks, however, i keep mine at level 6. At level 6 it takes 150 energy, and gives roughly a spark and a half. The Genies i put it on have 50 magic, 50 dex and 50vit. This gives it just enough energy for the skill, a 2 point per sec regen rate and 25 extra chi drained (1 chi per 2 points of dex). as you level the genie ad more dex and get more chi. so every 75 secs you get a nice load of chi.