Description
The Mage (or Magician) as they are known, is a dedicated spell caster who specialises in the art of conjuration (summoning). They have the widest variety of spells in this area and are at their most efficient when using them. Magician summoning spells cost less mana and take less time to recover from than those cast by any other profession, among the items they can summon are food, drink, weapons, armour, bags and their trademark: elementals.
The elementals Magicians summon are one of the four base elements air, earth, fire and water. Each has a different special ability (like a spell they can cast) and is most effective in a certain role. Earth elementals for example have the ability to root (temporarily freeze a creature to the ground), which is useful when you want to avoid your opponent coming directly at you or try to run away. It is when the Magician has learnt how to best make use their pets (elementals) and spells that they begin to become a powerful combination.
Magicians have more spells than just summoning and don't purely rely on their pets to deal combat damage. They can inflict considerable harm with blast spells (nukes) and are capable of reducing all magical resistances except disease and poison, and increasing those same resists for their own party. Magicians can also raise armour class, increase strength and even heal their own elementals, with further limited abilities to raise their own, except for the healing.
In a group Magicians are a two for one, their elementals providing an additional combatant who is also capable of taking a lot of damage and the Magician summoning supplies, raising/reducing magical resists and casting damaging blasts on the enemy. Magicians can also help to get a party into a difficult area quickly, with a spell that can summon their companions (compared to other spells of the type that can only summon pets). They are also very good soloists, using their pets to keep the enemy in close combat (and away from the magician) while they stand back and do the casting.
Magician Races
Dark Elf, Drakkin, Erudite, Gnome, High Elf, Human
Stats
Magicians, like many other dedicated spell casters rely on their intelligence in order to be effective, it determines both the size of their mana pool and how efficient their spell casting abilities are. A sharp memory and eye for detail helps with their research while a dexterous hand can help with the more delicate physical requirements of the profession.
Magicians avoid taking a direct part in physical combat, preferring to use their pets as a personal Warrior. The smarter creatures do sometimes realise this tactic, or get so annoyed with the Magician their pet becomes a minor concern. This means Magicians still need to be prepared for taking hits and building a decent stamina can be a factor in this preparation.
Tips
- Intelligence is your 'core' statistic, keep it high and you will have less of a problem with long fights where you could easily run out of mana.
- Elementals don't all have identical abilities and statistics, learn which situations suit each elemental best.
- Many of your summoning spells cost you little time or money and can be a great help to others. Offer to summon arrows and bandages for younger characters and you'll make many friends.
- Your elementals don't cost a lot of mana or reagents to summon, if one looks like its near death get ready to cast another.
Screenshots
With thanks to Torute (Dark Elf), Steto (Human), Caddera (High Elf), Eliminstera (High Elf) and Ciflox (Human) of The Rathe (Karana) server for being the Magician screenshot models!
Sites
Casters Realm
http://eq.crgaming.com/menu/magician.aspThe Casters Realm menu on Magicians, links to their content on the epic, spells, skills and more.
EQSummoners.com
http://www.eqsummoners.com/eq1index.htmlComprehensive site for Magicians including epic guides and spell list.
The Magician's Tower Forum
http://eq1.eqsummoners.com/A very popular community forum.