Mage Combat Basics

Ohm

So I have recently become somewhat active once again.

@Kryss raided Celidon and I realized that all I could do was cure my own afflictions (poorly) and get off a basic attack if that.

I looked around for ANY guides in Celidon or the Stormweavers covering the basics of mage combat and somewhat surprisingly, I found nothing. I don't know if this is intentional or a lack interest in mage combat or both but I would appreciate some tips on how to fight as a mage. 

1) What are my kill conditions and how would I go about achieving them?

2) Attunements: how do I keep track of them - is there any way to be useful if I can't track them (in team situations or 1v1)

3) I use the web-client, I can make basic reflexes but nothing more than that - is it sufficient to be a -somewhat- decent combatant?

4) I usually get so lost in the spam during combat - do I just need to gag everything or is there a way to actually have a semblance of understanding of what's going on ... without

Yes this is a noob post and yes I know mage is generally looked down upon - but hoping for some guidance.

Thanks

Iniar

Iniar said:

Mage has 3 straight finishers, and 1 not so obvious one.

Lavablast:

- does approximately 30-40% of max health

- costs 4(?) fire; therefore, use Firewreathe from Crystalbinding to help you get there (+- Heat)

- scales with Firecircle, up to 12 ticks (1 minute), up to 50-60% health

- use Lavablast when:

     (a) Enemy has less than 60-70% health

     (b) You have at least 4 Fire

     (c) You have at least 1 Crystal charge

     (d) Apply modifier Penetration (Crystalbinding) to your cast

     (e) Use a secondary spell like Batter along with Lavablast

Decompose:

- Does unblockable damage scaling to physical affs

- Requires 5-6 physical affs before it comes close to Lavablast output

- Can be done repeatedly unlike Lavablast (for a while)

- Requires aff tracking

- Primarily physical affs

- Use Crystalbinding affs to help affliction output

- Not recommended unless you have tanking artifacts

- Nearly all control options gated behind high attunement costs; not going to beat an affliction class in a straight shoot out

Submerge:

- channeled instakill

- faster with more water(?)

- therefore use Icewreathe or Spray to help you get there

Flamepillar/Sunallergy:

- Flamepillar advances Sunallergy faster than it normally does

- Protect Sunallergy = victory

Ivellios

@ohm

Ichimoru made me a cool mage attunement tracking with a awesome display. If it's ok with him I can send it to you. It's for Mudlet.

And for team situations, just spam icebolt/batter with crystal penetration for burst for basic do damage be useful.

Ohm

The new nexus is awesome - I got an attunement tracker up and running in no time!!!

Now to understand combat :>

What I realized was mage combat is pretty much restricted to Pyroglacia/ Crystalbinding.

Kaeden

I'll have to study this as a guide to practice on. Quite frankly getting hold of Iluv is next to impossible when seeking information about this. Thanks!

Iluv

Sorry bout that. I think it is a timezone issue.

Lartus

Iluv lives on the Moon.