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Welcome P99er's to my all in one guide!

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Within I hope to enclose everything someone might want to know about the Magician class; fresh Green server starts, mature server raiding, leveling paths, tips and tricks, the epic, item upgrade navigation, character creation, and more! I play Kurrat, a Dark elf mage on the first Green server. I've been playing on P99 off and on since early 2013 and have several characters on blue, including an Erudite mage named Hensatti. I was leveling that mage when Green was announced and decided to reroll mage again because I enjoyed the class so much. I've been very fortunate to be in some great guilds and have access to most parts of the game as we progressed through the timeline, so I've been able to see how mage plays and raids at every part of the game except for Veeshan's Peak and Sleepers Tomb. A lot of the information in this guide is my opinion, and it is based on countless hours of research and first hand experience. It doesn't mean I'm always right, or what I say is the best way for YOU, but I try to look at different points of view and present the information that way. Ultimately Everquest is a game about knowledge, and the point of this guide is to be a repository of game knowledge about the Magician class.

Character Creation

Below is how the developers described the class, I will add my comments throughout in italics.

Magicians are master summoners, able to call elemental pets to do their bidding and to conjure useful items from thin air. Magicians are primarily a magic-using class, with the ability to wear cloth armor and wield blunt weapons and daggers. This is all true, and in general a good way to describe the class. While certainly being a magic-using class, a Magician is more like a melee class than the other casters because the pet is such a big part of how you interact with mobs. It's sort of like playing a warrior, who can also cast and summon things, an intelligence caster hybrid.

Elemental pets are at the heart of a magician's offensive strategy, and typically accompany a magician in all his adventures. This pet provides protection for its master, along with powerful attacks and special abilities. Magicians have a large selection of fire and magic-based damage spells, allowing them to mount a damaging magical assault in support of their elemental pet. The pet is everything while leveling up, I wouldn't say they have a large selection of spells at all, if anything they have the least amount of any pure int or wis caster. Direct damage abilities are limited overall, to fire and magic, and mostly just fire.

Magicians have a wide range of summoning spells, allowing them to conjure such diverse items as food, weapons, armor, and magical jewelry. In battle, the magician can encase his entire group in a shield of fire, damaging any opponent that strikes them. Magicians also have spells that lower a monster's resistance to magic, allowing spells to damage them more easily. Item summoning is fun, and useful at all levels, none of them are game changing, but some are very desirable.

Their signature ability at later levels allow them to summon a group member to their location. A highly sought-after ability in both groups and raids. Call of the Hero (COTH) is a blessing and a curse, incredibly powerful spell that is often just used on COTH bots. If you plan on doing any raiding, this spell is your bread and butter.

Magicians are a very focused class, sacrificing some diversity for power in their area of expertise. Magicians are able to adventure solo, but also provide value in a group situation. The magician is a good choice for players who enjoy managing a powerful pet and using a tightly focused spell selection. Mages are a great solo class to level 55 (beyond is much slower), a great grouping class, a good plat farming class, and a necessary raiding class. Some say that high level raiding is boring as a Mage, but some might say that playing a Rogue or a Cleric is equally boring. While Mage is definitely one of the lowest Action per minute (APM) classes, it's a useful class on almost every raiding encounter, good for raid leaders or anyone who is managing more than themselves on a raid. I often think of Magician as a commander class, you spend more time watching and calculating than actually being in the action, whether it's solo, grouped or raiding. Mages control the action from afar and have time to think through what needs to be done to succeed.

Races

Magician can be chosen by five races, here is the basic information for each race, and I will rank them based on a 10/10 scale for fresh start servers and mature raiding servers. Most of the races are comparable to each other, except for humans who have a large stat disadvantage, and gnomes wall vision. In the end, choose what you like to play and what you think looks cool, as the stats won't matter as much once you reach higher levels. Be aware that humans will always be behind intelligence wise and if you are creating a mage solely to be a coth bot, or you think it will be a coth bot in the future: ALWAYS choose gnome. You don't want to be using shrink pots on bots.

Dark Elf DEF

   Faction Alignment: Evil 
   Racial(s): Hide, Ultravision 
   Starting City: Neriak 
   Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior, Wizard 
   Experience Modifier: None 
   Armor: Medium, Small

Best natural vision, although with Summon Coldstone any race can see as well as a Dark elf. Built in hide skill of 50, it work's 35-50% of the time, and is useful for AFKing in weird spots, avoiding trains. Hide isn't the most useful on a mage sadly because it will kill your pet. Second highest starting int. Execelant noobie zone and access to Freeport, has a library in Neriak. Fashionquest is real here, and dark elves look fantastic. Fresh start 8/10, Mature Server 7/10.

Erudite ERU

   Faction Alignment: Neutral 
   Racial(s): -5 Disease Resist, +5 Magic Resist 
   Starting City: Erudin, Paineel 
   Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Paladin, Shadow Knight, Wizard 
   Experience Modifier: None 
   Armor: Medium

Highest starting int, and that bonus +5 MR is excellent! They start with 70 agility though, which is a serious handicap. Unless you put 5 points in at character creation you will have an AC penalty and often be running slower while encumbered until you get an item with +AGI on it. The noobie zone is pretty bad over all and most people have to take the boat to Qeynos, Erudin does have a library though. Fresh start 4/10, Mature Server 8/10.

Gnome GNM

   Faction Alignment: Neutral 
   Racial(s): Tinkering, Infravision 
   Starting City: Ak'Anon 
   Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Rogue, Warrior, Wizard 
   Experience Modifier: None 
   Armor: Small

The only small race available for Mage, this is invaluable for using COTH to invite people from the entrance of zones. (We will cover this later). Any race can be shrunk and perform the same trick, but only gnomes can do this at all times with superior wall vision. Decent int, excellent starting zone and access to a library make them a good choice at any point during the timeline. Fresh start 8/10, Mature Server 10/10.

High Elf HIE

   Faction Alignment: Good 
   Racial(s): Infravision 
   Starting City: Felwithe 
   Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Paladin, Wizard 
   Experience Modifier: None 
   Armor: Medium, Small

High elf has decent starting int, the highest charisma, which is actually nice. You will make more money vendoring items throughout the character's lifetime and it adds up. Greater Fay and Crushbone are noob friendly and full of cash making opportunities. Access to the library in Ak'anon as well as the dwarf and gnome starting zones. High elf is never a bad choice, just maybe not the best choice, but style matters and they have it. Fresh start 8/10, Mature Server 7/10.

Human HUM

   Faction Alignment: Neutral 
   Racial(s): None 
   Starting Cities: Freeport, Qeynos 
   Playable Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Enchanter, Magician, Monk, Necromancer, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior, Wizard 
   Experience Modifier: None 
   Armor: Medium

Lowest int, male beard fashionquest, really good starting locations in Qeynos or Freeport, but the libraries are harder to access. No night vision, play a human to be more unique or to enjoy the advantages on an early server, they get a decent fresh start ranking purely because Qeynos, the Aquaducts, Blackburrow and the Karanas are such a good place to play. Fresh Start 7/10, Mature Server 5/10.

Starting Statistics

RACE	STR	STA	AGI	DEX	WIS	INT	CHA	BONUS
Dark Elf	60	75	90	75	83	109	60	30
Erudite	60	80	70	70	83	117	70	30
Gnome	60	80	85	85	67	108	60	30
High Elf	55	75	85	70	95	102	80	30
Human	75	85	75	75	75	85	75	30

As a general rule of thumb going 25 int/5 stam is a strong choice for any racial choice or playstyle. It wasn't until deep into Velious gear that I began to regret choosing 25 int at creation on the first Green server. I chose Dark elf, with 25 int and 5 str, and it served me well throughout the entire timeline. It wasn't until I started getting NToV caliber loot that I started going over 255 int, and even then as a raiding mage you will want to be using a

Manna Robe

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 14
INT: +8
Effect: Mana Conversion (Must Equip, Casting Time: 3.0) at Level 50
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

anyway which will limit your int. The point is that going 25 int is never wrong, or a bad choice. In fact it is generally the best choice available for most players.

For Erudites on fresh start server I highly recommend going 25 int/5 agi to cover that agility gap. If you don't have 75 agility there is a run speed penalty when encumbered and an armor class penalty. On a mature server you can use items to cover this gap and instead I would recommend str or sta instead.

If you are the neckbeardiest of the neckbeards and know for sure that you will be gearing this toon out at level 60 with NToV quality loot then you absolutely want to go 25 sta / 5 int. The extra hit points will make a difference later and if you wanted to cap stamina as well as int, it's much harder without the creation sta. I also recommend 25 sta/5 int for experienced players who don't plan on using the character for coth bot status, and are going to twink it. I'll explain more on this later.

Experienced players can also choose 25 int/5 str at creation or a mix of the two stats. Str is very useful on fresh start servers and will pay for itself many times over being able to carry more loot out of a dungeon or exp session. Be wise about this and only choose str if you know what you are doing and understand you will lose out on stats at 60 that you might want at that point.

Deities

In general it doesn't matter what you choose at all, because the diety specific equipment is generally pretty bad for most diety/race/class combos. Bertoxxulous has some decent black sapphire gear, but is it worth being hated by everyone? Agnostic is the best choice for a mage, the only choice for a coth bot, and in general the best choice for most players. If you like the flavor of a diety, or want to roleplay, or just like the idea of it. Go for it! It doesn't matter and in the end, having fun on your character is most important.

Dark Elves:

Agnostic, The Prince of Hate

There is some cultural chain armor that dark elf magicians can wear, you don't need to choose Innoruuk to wear the lower versions, but you do for the best. You will be KOS in many places, but agnostic dark elves are generally tolerated.

Erudites:

Agnostic, The Oceanlord, The Tranquil

Nothing really here for Erudite mages as far as cultural armor or items, some interesting flavor choices or roleplay opportunities and that's it. Nothing evil to choose. An Erudite Mage worshipping Prexus who only used water pets would be a really fun, but limiting way to play.

Gnomes:

Agnostic, The Plaguebringer, The Duke of Below

Bertox has some good jewelry, but that's it. Nothing much here, standard good or evil gnome choices! Brell would be interesting since elementals are kind of his bag and all.

High Elves:

Agnostic, The Rainkeeper, The Queen of Love, The Lightbearer, The Mother of All

Some interesting choices here, Karana and Erollosi Marr, but really if you're going to choose one, Tunare is the best choice. There is cultural chain armor similar to the Dark elf armor and Plane of Growth quest item for mages that's pretty good but Tunare only. A High elf mage worshiping Tunare who only uses earth pets would be a fun way to play and pretty good solo.

Humans:

Agnostic, The Plaguebringer, The Prince of Hate, The Rainkeeper, The Queen of Love, The Lightbearer, The Prime Healer

Humans have the most choices, which is generally true for most human class combinations. Can be evil with Bertox or Inny or choose some goodies. This would be the only way to get Rodcet Nife, although I'm not sure what you would do with that!

Creation Recap

I'd like to stress here that no matter what you choose your character will do fine, and at 60 you will hardly be able to tell the difference. Play what you like and have fun, don't let anyone tell you what's best for YOU or how you choose to play. That being said there is definitely a min/max approach here and if you want to know what is technically the best, or what I recommend, keep reading. A lot depends on what your plan is for the character, is it a first character on a fresh start server that will become a coth bot later? Is it just a coth bot? Is this your main through Velious? Is this character just a fun side project that you enjoy leveling? Have you the longest neckbeard and want to know the absolute best way to create the character? Also please note that Erudite's may need +5 agi at creation to hit that magic 75 agi number.

Farming toon for fresh start Green destined to be a coth bot:

Race: Gnome
Diety: Agnostic
Starting Stats: 25 int/5 str

Coth bot:

Race: Gnome
Diety: Agnostic
Starting Stats: 25 int/5 sta

Main character through entire timeline:

Race: Any
Diety: Any
Starting Stats: 25 int/5 str or sta

Side Project:

Race: Any
Diety: Any
Starting Stats: 25 sta/5 int or str

Neckbeard Project:

Race: Gnome
Diety: Agnostic
Starting Stats: 25 sta/5 int

Gear, upgrades, and item progession

Thoughts on gear priority

Let's take a look at how intelligence and stamina provide mana and hit points. Mana for some reason does not have a set calculation like stamina to hit points does. It varies based on whether you are under 200 int or over it, and how much int you are adding at the time. I verified this because this table looked confusing to me. I reduced my intelligence to below 200, then removed 5 int worth of gear and lost 54 mana, or 10.8 mana per int. I removed 3 int and lost 32 mana or 10.66 mana per int, then I removed 8 int and lost 90 mana or 11.25 mana per int. I repeated the process once over 200 int and added 5 int and gained 22 mana or 4.4 mana per int, then I added 20 int and gained 113 mana or 5.65 mana per int. What does this mean? For whatever reason it is variable and the more int you add or subtract, the more mana per int you will gain or lose. The table below seems to be roughly accurate, and like someone described there are rounding issues so the numbers aren't always exact.

You obviously want to gain intelligence if you can, and have at least 200 int if possible, because post 200 the gains drop off about 50%. Having a larger pool is useful most of the time, but while leveling it really isn't that necessary. Intelligence is one of those stats you will naturally gain as you progress through gear since most int caster gear is loaded with it. I wouldn't go after it, unless you're close to that 200 mark and want to pop over. What's more important is +mana items especially at lower levels. This table is showing mana only at level 60. At level 10 or 20 you will receive very little mana per int, making +mana preferable until 40+ generally. And even then, + mana or + hp gear is still better a lot of the time. A fresh Green server character might want that extra 25 int at creation because of the lack of good int gear in early classic. That 25 int at level 50 is a lot, and helpful, but as time goes on and the farther you progress that 25 int becomes progressively less attractive as mudflation creeps the stats up on gear.

Below or at 200 WIS/INT

   Mana gained = ((80 * LEVEL) / 425) * WIS/INT

Above 200 WIS/INT

   Mana gained = ((40 * LEVEL) / 425) * WIS/INT

NOTE: This calculation will often be a few points of mana off. This is because the decimal seems to fluctuate based on how much WIS/INT is added, probably due to a rounding issue of some kind. For example:

1. Adding 100 WIS/INT gives you roughly 11.27 mana per point of WIS/INT at level 60 under 200 WIS/INT.

2. Adding 10 WIS/INT gives you roughly 11.3 mana per point of WIS/INT at level 60 under 200 WIS/INT.

3. Adding 5 WIS/INT gives you roughly 11.6 mana per point of WIS/INT at level 60 under 200 WIS/INT.

4. Adding 2 WIS/INT gives you roughly 11.0 mana per point of WIS/INT at level 60 under 200 WIS/INT.

5. Adding 7 WIS/INT gives you roughly 11.5 mana per point of WIS/INT at level 60 under 200 WIS/INT.

Stamina to hit points has a different calculation than mana and has the same values throughout. We can see below that if you choose 25 stamina at creation you will have 50 hit points extra at level 50, and 60 hp at level 60. This isn't a whole lot compared to what the mana would bring in (somewhere in the 11 mana per int range) or approximently 275 mana. It's up to you to decide how you want to split up the hp/mana you'll get there. Stamina isn't a great stat conversion for mages or int casters in general because of the low rate. However, because of how much intelligence gear there is, and the fact you'll be spending hours leveling up, stamina is better than it looks. For the more hardcore of us, I'd always recommend taking stamina at creation and focusing on sta and +HP gear while leveling. At 60, you may want to swap to more +mana, or HP/MP regen items depending on how you're playing your character.

Level 60 STA to HP Conversions
CLASS	Hitpoint returns
WAR	1 STA = 6 HP
SHD / PAL	1 STA = 5.2 HP
RNG	1 STA = 4.2 HP
BRD / MNK / ROG	1 STA = 4 HP
CLR / DRU / SHM	1 STA = 3 HP
ENC / MAG / NEC / WIZ	1 STA = 2.4 HP
NOTE: Conversions scale up with level, this chart only shows level 60.

Level 50 STA to HP Conversions
CLASS	Hitpoint returns
WAR	1 STA = 4.5 HP
SHD / PAL	1 STA = 3.8 HP
RNG	1 STA = 3.3 HP
BRD / MNK / ROG	1 STA = 3.0 HP
CLR / DRU / SHM	1 STA = 2.5 HP
ENC / MAG / NEC / WIZ	1 STA = 2.0 HP
NOTE: Conversions scale up with level, this chart only shows level 50.

While leveling your Hit points are just not a junk stat that you try to avoid using, by not getting hit. People often play int casters this way, and try to avoid ever being in the mob's crosshairs. This is a limited way of thinking and approaching combat. Mage's don't get a root spell, a mesmerize spell, fear, divina aura, self heals, or any kind of defensive spell at all. Mage's have shielding (AC,HP,MR), phantom armor (AC,HP regen), CoTH (when it's working, it can clear aggro), and gate. That's all you have defensively as a mage without your pet. The only thing keeping you from death is your HP value, so these are exactly what you should be looking for as you level. Anything with +HP especially is good, and the earlier you acquire these items you more you'll notice the power of it.

Obviously you'll have a pet out most of the time, and the pets are extensions of your spellbook, they have spells you lack, or more powerful versions of them. The pets from 4-49 are pocket warriors you can pull out at any time for very little cost, and all it costs to complete heal the pet is to summon another one. You can use your health pool as a resource to reduce damage on the pet, take damage while pulling, or facetank the mob while your finishing it off after a pet reclaim. Mages generally sit back and control the action, but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't get involved, be creative and think outside the box and you'll be surprised. Obviously at higher levels this becomes more problematic, but it doesn't change the basic fact that your hit point bar is important resource and not just for the obvious reasons.

I've listed most of the gear that Mages can wear here, but you'll notice that what I consider BIS typically has + raw points over + raw stats. Typically those are the gear pieces you should be looking for when you're able to acquire them. With the conversion rates the way they are and a hard cap of 255 for stats, those items just provide so much more. All the good high end gear has large amounts of +points on it.

Something else to consider when making gear choices is the weight of the items, you should always be looking at that, and using backpacks that are low weight. You're always going to have issues with carrying capacity with low strength, it's worse at lower levels. Obviously Mages have a leg up with the Dimensional Hole line, but coin is heavy and you'll fill up fast. I like to think that it's like playing a monk with their weight limits for AC penalty. So I try to keep my int casters at 20 stones or less until you raise strength over 100. Most Mages will start with just 55 or 60 str so if you can keep your weight to 10 or 15 stone that 40-45 stones of coin/loot you can carry out with you. This is why items like Thick Banded Belt or Idol of the Thorned are great to have. One thing a mage can do really well is farm greens for cash and you'll need the str to carry that junk out with ya!

Gear by the different Eras

We will go through the different eras and talk about what gear you will be want to be looking for, the stats that are important and what I call the chase item for each expansion and how to acquire it. If you are starting on a mature server, some of the leveling gear tips may still be useful to you.

Classic Era

This is the first 6 months or so of the game, before Plane of Hate and the Temple of Sol Ro updates. We start with just Lord Nagafen, Lady Vox and Phinigel Autropos as raid mobs and a very limited selection of loot. I enjoyed this time a lot however and it was fun using the old gear and camping all the items I wanted. Lower Guk and Solusek B are the places to be, with so much good loot to grind/camp out, not the least including

Manastone

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Effect: Mana Convert (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

from the Evil eye! Plane of Fear comes a couple months before Hate, and I left out the Cryosilk Armor on purpose because it's generally a bit worse then Apothic in Hate, although the belt is useful for the resists. Also the

Crimson Robe of Alendine

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 12
DEX: +15 INT: +15 HP: +50 MANA: +50
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

is the best robe you can get until the Manna robe in Kunark. Fear is sort of devoid of loot for mages, it's a great time to save your DKP for later, like Hate for instance. Cryosilk is rare, and people will pay a lot for it, the only worthwhile drop there is the Alendine robe.

Classic Gear

Here's some gear that is great for classic, remember we are looking mostly for +HP/+Mana gear but other items will sneak in there too! I'll put a capitol B by the items which I consider best in slot (BIS) for this era.

Ears -
Polished Bone Hoop
Polished Bone Hoop

Slot: EAR
MANA: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Alligator Tooth Earring
Alligator Tooth Earring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: EAR
HP: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Obsidian Bead Hoop
Obsidian Bead Hoop

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
INT: +3 AGI: +3
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Batskull Earring
Batskull Earring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: EAR
INT: +5
WT: 0.2 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ivandyr's Hoop
Ivandyr's Hoop

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: EAR
Charges: 6
AC: 6
WIS: +6 INT: +6 HP: +6
Effect: Spirit Tap (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL except DRU MNK BRD
Race: ALL except BAR ELF HIE DWF HFL

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Diamondine Earring
Diamondine Earring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
STR: +3 HP: +12
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Black Sapphire Electrum Earring

Slot: EAR
AC: 2
HP: +35 MANA: +25
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Fingers -
Clawed Knuckle-Ring
Clawed Knuckle-Ring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FINGER
HP: +20
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Jaded Platinum Ring
Jaded Platinum Ring

Slot: FINGER
AC: 4
HP: +20 MANA: +20
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Platinum Skull Ring
Platinum Skull Ring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FINGER
CHA: -5 HP: +30 MANA: +20
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Moonstone Ring
Moonstone Ring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FINGER
STR: +3 MANA: +30
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Platinum Fire Wedding Ring

Slot: FINGER
AC: 5
HP: +55
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B,
Djarns Amethyst Ring
Djarns Amethyst Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AGI: +9 HP: +80
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Neck -
Chipped Bone Collar
Chipped Bone Collar

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: NECK
AC: 4
HP: +10 MANA: +10
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Glowing Bone Collar
Glowing Bone Collar

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: NECK
AC: 5
HP: +25 MANA: +25
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Sapphire Platinum Necklace
Sapphire Platinum Necklace

Slot: NECK
STR: +7 INT: +7
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace
Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace

Slot: NECK
HP: +55 MANA: +55
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B,
Petrified Erudite Heart Amulet
Petrified Erudite Heart Amulet

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: NECK
AC: 2
INT: +5 MANA: +15
WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL
Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Helm -
Whirling Crystal
Whirling Crystal

Slot: HEAD
AC: 3
HP: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Nightshade Wreath
Nightshade Wreath

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 1
WIS: +5 INT: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Runed Cowl
Runed Cowl

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 2
WIS: +5 INT: +9
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Platinum Tiara
Platinum Tiara

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 3
HP: +35 MANA: +50
WT: 1.2 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

B
Face -
Carved Ivory Mask
Carved Ivory Mask

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 2
AGI: +4 HP: +10
WT: 0.9 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Sheer Bone Mask
Sheer Bone Mask

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 3
INT: +3
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Pair of Bent Spectacles
Pair of Bent Spectacles

Slot: FACE
MANA: +15
SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Polished Mithril Mask
Polished Mithril Mask

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 5
WIS: +7 INT: +7
WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Tobrin's Mystical Eyepatch
Tobrin's Mystical Eyepatch

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FACE
WIS: +15 INT: +15
Effect: See Invisible (Worn)
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Chest -
Flowing Black Robe
Flowing Black Robe

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 8
STA: +5 INT: +3
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Robe of the Oracle
Robe of the Oracle

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 9
WIS: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +25
WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: MNK NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Shining Metallic Robes
Shining Metallic Robes

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 10
INT: +9
SV FIRE: +8 SV COLD: +8
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Robe of the Kedge
Robe of the Kedge

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: CHEST
AC: 8
STA: +10 MANA: +100
WT: 1.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Arms -
Embroidered Black Sleeves
Embroidered Black Sleeves

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: ARMS
AC: 4
HP: +10 MANA: +25
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Hollowed Bone Bracers
Hollowed Bone Bracers

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: ARMS
AC: 6
MANA: +15
SV MAGIC: +7
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Gatorscale Sleeves
Gatorscale Sleeves

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: ARMS
AC: 6
INT: +4 HP: +15
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Back -
Mystic Cloak
Mystic Cloak

LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: BACK
Charges: 10
AC: 8
INT: +5
SV MAGIC: +5
Effect: Steelskin (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Molten Cloak
Molten Cloak

Slot: BACK
AC: 4
WIS: +4 INT: +4
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Hooded Black Cloak
Hooded Black Cloak

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: BACK
AC: 10
STR: +5 HP: +45
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Belt -
Lizardscale Belt
Lizardscale Belt

Slot: WAIST
AC: 2
HP: +10 MANA: +10
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Braided Cinch Cord
Braided Cinch Cord

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 2
INT: +4 HP: +8
WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Giants Reminder String
Giants Reminder String

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 2
INT: +5
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL except HUM ERU HEF

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Thick Banded Belt
Thick Banded Belt

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 8
STR: +15
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Shoulder -
Embroidered Black Cape
Embroidered Black Cape

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 4
HP: +15 MANA: +20
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Squallsurge Shawl
Squallsurge Shawl

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 5
STA: +5 MANA: +50
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

B,
Wrists -
Golden Jaded Bracelet
Golden Jaded Bracelet

Slot: WRIST
AC: 2
HP: +15 MANA: +15
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B,
Polished Bone Bracelet
Polished Bone Bracelet

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WRIST
AC: 2
WIS: +3 INT: +3
WT: 0.4 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Bracelet of Woven Grass
Bracelet of Woven Grass

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WRIST
AC: 1
INT: +3 HP: +12
WT: 0.2 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Golden Chitin Bracer
Golden Chitin Bracer

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WRIST
AC: 5
INT: +5 AGI: +5
WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL except IKS
Legs -
Black Chitin Leggings
Black Chitin Leggings

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: LEGS
AC: 7
HP: +10 MANA: +10
WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE
Class: ALL
Race: ALL except IKS

B,
Silversilk Leggings
Silversilk Leggings

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: LEGS
AC: 4
AGI: +4 HP: +12
WT: 0.7 Size: MEDIUM
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Hands -
Gem Inlaid Gauntlets
Gem Inlaid Gauntlets

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 8
DEX: +3 STA: +3
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Dusty Bloodstained Gloves
Dusty Bloodstained Gloves

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 2
MANA: +25
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Impskin Gloves
Impskin Gloves

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 2
INT: +5 MANA: +10
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Feet -
Kobold-Hide Boots
Kobold-hide Boots

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FEET
AC: 5
AGI: +3 HP: +10
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Wolf Fur Slippers
Wolf Fur Slippers

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FEET
AC: 2
AGI: +7 MANA: +20
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Golden Efreeti Boots
Golden Efreeti Boots

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FEET
AC: 5
WIS: +9 INT: +9
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: HUM BAR ERU ELF HIE DEF HEF DWF TRL OGR HFL GNM

B
Primary -
Black Tome with Silver Runes
Black Tome with Silver Runes

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
INT: +4 MANA: +30
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Sacrificial Dagger
Sacrificial Dagger

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 21
DMG: 5
INT: +5
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM
Race: ALL

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A Glowing Black Stone
A Glowing Black Stone

LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
INT: +9
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 0.4 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B,
Stein of Moggok
Stein of Moggok

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Charges: 3
DEX: +5 INT: +10 HP: +10
SV DISEASE: +25
Effect: Light Healing (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Jeweled Skull
Jeweled Skull

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
INT: +5 HP: +20 MANA: +20
SV COLD: -5 SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 1.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Staff of Elemental Mastery: Water
Staff of Elemental Mastery: Water

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 15
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Servant of Water
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

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Secondary -
A Shimmering Orb
A Shimmering Orb

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 15
HP: +20
WT: 0.2 Size: TINY
Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Rokyls Channelling Crystal
Rokyls Channelling Crystal

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 10
HP: +50 MANA: +50
WT: 0.2 Size: TINY
Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

B,
A Glowing Black Stone
A Glowing Black Stone

LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
INT: +9
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 0.4 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Stein of Moggok
Stein of Moggok

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Charges: 3
DEX: +5 INT: +10 HP: +10
SV DISEASE: +25
Effect: Light Healing (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Range -
Dragoon Dirk
Dragoon Dirk

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 23
DMG: 6
DEX: +2
SV MAGIC: +3
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM
Race: ALL

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Thex Dagger
Thex Dagger

LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 24
DMG: 4
SV DISEASE: +50
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM
Race: ALL

Raid Gear

There isn't much to go for here, so if you're raiding with your guild, the top priorities would be the drops off Phinny. The

Robe of the Kedge

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: CHEST
AC: 8
STA: +10 MANA: +100
WT: 1.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

and the

Staff of Elemental Mastery: Water

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 15
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Servant of Water
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

are the most important drops in this era. There are a few dragon drops that are technically better than what I have listed, but your mileage may vary and acquiring some of them over melee's for example would be problematic. I'm not advocating that anyone go for them, just pointing out that they are better.

Orb of Tishan

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 25
DMG: 7
STR: +9 STA: +9 MANA: +35
Effect: Tashania (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

This is decent MH item

Cloak of Flames

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: BACK
AC: 10
DEX: +9 AGI: +9 HP: +50
SV FIRE: +15
Haste: +36%
WT: 0.1 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Trying to get this as a mage is pretty silly but it's technically BIS

Runed Bolster Belt

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 5
STR: +10 DEX: +10 STA: +10
Haste: +31%
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Again, trying to get this is a mage is gonna be a hard sell, but it's technically BIS

You definitely want to be raiding in Kedge, and going to every Phinny kill you can. The water staff is a game changer and the only focus item you can get during this period. It makes the 49 water pet the best pet in general due to the increase in hit points and the added level/max hit. Nothing cooler in this era than a mage in the Kedge robe and having a giant water pet when everyone else has tiny little pets. It's beyond cool, and you can do a lot of farming with that staff. I spent countless hours at Seafury island farming plat, or in Solb, and Lguk camping items. You certainly don't need it, but you definitely should want it. If I had a chase item for each particular chunk of the game, this would be it for sure.

Clickies and Legacy

If your neckbeard is thick and oily you can camp a

Manastone

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Effect: Mana Convert (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Guise of the Deceiver

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 4
CHA: +13
SV MAGIC: +7
Effect: Illusion: Dark Elf (Any Slot, Casting Time: 6.0)
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: BRD ROG
Race: ALL

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Journeyman's Boots

MAGIC ITEM NODROP
Slot: FEET
AC: 1
Effect: JourneymanBoots (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

, or a

Rubicite Breastplate

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 19
Effect: Rubicite Aura (Worn)
WT: 6.0 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG SHM
Race: HUM BAR ERU ELF HIE DEF HEF DWF TRL OGR
HFL GNM

. The Rubi BP is a great trade item, and probably one of the easier list camps since you can handle the camp yourself at 50. The hardest part is getting down there to the Avatar room. The Guise and Jboot camps are easy enough if you can spend the time. There were some times on the first Green that these lists got shorter, but expect them to take 20-30 hours each. Manastone is a useful item for any casting class, and well worth the time if you can invest it. Remember when I wrote about using your hit points as a resource? This is one the ways you can, through natural regen or the Phantom armor line (the regen starts in kunark, but you can still make use of it in some situations). Your health regen is wasted if you're at full HP, so being able to tap that manastone a few times is a great way to use that regen. It's not a huge edge to have, and I think that most mages can safely skip this if you don't want to spend the time camping it. Another reason to go for a Manastone is being able to trade it for a Manna Robe or a Zlandicar's Heart later in the timeline, or just outright selling it for plat and using the plat to buy those items, whichever is best for you. These items go away once the Sol Ro patch hits, so take advantage if you can/want too, there is about 6 months to do it.

Some other items you should look out for are

Wooly Spider Silk Net

MAGIC ITEM
Charges: 3
Effect: Ensnaring Roots (Any Slot, Casting Time: 1.5 seconds)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

s, yes they have been nerfed, but it's an easy camp and you will always want to have at least one on you at all times for emergencies. Having a cast-able root is important for oh crap moments and it's also needed to break certain encounters (think Ghoul arch-magus, or Undertow's guards). It's well worth the time, and an easy thing to do while watching some Netflix on a lazy afternoon. I cannot stress how important this item is for mages, you may not use it all the time, but when you need it, you really need it.

This era is a great time to farm a

Pegasus Feather Cloak

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 6
DEX: +7
Effect: Levitate (Any Slot, Casting Time: 6.0)
WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

! People have figured out how to spawn him and the devs just recently increased the drop rate of the cloak. Grab some friends and a ranger or druid to track and with some elbow grease you can all get this amazing item. You'll need it later for the epic, but I always recommend you buy a multiquest (MQ) for this item so you can keep yours. Usually not that expensive since most mages don't complete the epic.

This is also a great time to stock up on potions,

10 Dose Blood of the Wolf

EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
Effect: Spirit of Wolf (Any Slot, Casting Time: 4.0)
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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10 Dose Greater Null Potion

EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
Effect: Null Aura (Any Slot, Casting Time: 4.0)
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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10 Dose Potion of Unlife Awareness

EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
Effect: Invisibility versus Undead (Any Slot, Casting Time: 3.0)
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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10 Dose Potion of Stinging Wort

MAGIC ITEM
EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
Effect: Calimony (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Lizard Blood Potion

MAGIC ITEM
EXPENDABLE Charges: 1
Effect: Cazic Gate (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) as Level 35
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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10 Dose Ethira's Poison Antidote

EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
Effect: Counteract Poison (Any Slot, Casting Time: 2.0)
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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10 Dose Kithar's Disease Treatment

EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
Effect: Counteract Disease (Any Slot, Casting Time: 2.0)
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

. These are all going to be useful at one time or another in your magery career. If you hit 50 early you'll have plenty of time to farm the mats for these, or the plat to buy them. The Lizard blood potion is farmed in Cazic Thule at the same camp as Rubi BP, pick these up while on the list for extra profit. They are useful for getting to Fear quickly. Also I can't stress how important Wort pots are, you absolutely need these! Farm up two 10 dose's and recharge them yourself or with your guild, having health potions will save you from dying in difficult situations or on raids. Critical item to have!

Amulet of Necropotence

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: NECK
INT: +13 HP: -100
SV MAGIC: +10
Effect: Illusion: Skeleton (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ENC MAG NEC WIZ
Race: ALL

is an interesting item to pick up, it holds it's value well for selling later in the timeline. It also allows your character to either shrink or grow depending on what race you choose. If it makes your character shrink (erudite's for sure, probably high elf and human as well) you can use it to pop through locked doors with eye of zomm and clicking off the illusion. I'm not super familiar with this trick but it's pretty cool. I'd rank this more as a vanity item, but if you're serious about clickies, this is a cool one.

You'll also want to work on a raider kit at this time, including

Shiny Brass Idol

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
EXPENDABLE Charges: 1
Effect: Divine Aura (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) as Level 20
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Midnight Mallet

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 5
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 44
DMG: 14
Effect: Walking Sleep (Any Slot, Casting Time: 2.0)
WT: 11.0 Size: GIANT
Class: CLR SHM
Race: BAR DWF TRL OGR IKS

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Reaper of the Dead

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 1
Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 40
DMG: 12
STR: +4
Effect: Complete Heal (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 13.0 Size: LARGE
Class: SHD
Race: HUM ERU DEF TRL OGR GNM IKS

. These items are also very useful when soloing difficult rare mobs, or escaping from danger in the case of the idol. Having the mallet to slow named is pretty sweet, although generally people save them for tank aggro. I wouldn't want to use a Reaper soloing, but you certainly could in a tough situation. These are also items you can farm to sell for cash very easily if you have the time. If you play smart you can easily have full bags of kit in this era and be able to do some fun things.

Hate and Sky Era

Plane of Hate opens along with Temple of Sol Ro, followed by Sky some months later. I'll go through each and the items you should be looking for, Hate brings the motherlode with our first armor set, and the first chase item:

Staff of Elemental Mastery: Earth

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 15
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Servant of Earth
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

. I'll go into this later in the guide, but you obviously want to get this item if you can. Without further ado, from the wiki itself:

**Apothic Armor** *(8 pcs)*
AC	STR	STA	AGI	DEX	WIS	INT	CHA
+39	+13	+12	+13	+26		+37	+10
WT	HP	MANA	MR	FR	CR	PR	DR
3.9	+71	+102	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10

Apothic Armor is the planar armor set for Magicians. It drops in the Plane of Hate.

A full set gives +39 AC, +71 HP, +102 MANA, +13 STR, +12 STA, +13 AGI, +26 DEX, +37 INT, +10 CHA, +10 all resists.

Apothic Boots
Apothic Boots

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FEET
AC: 4
AGI: +13 HP: +18
SV POISON: +10
WT: 0.7 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Apothic Crown
Apothic Crown

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 5
CHA: +10 INT: +9 HP: +10 MANA: +10
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Apothic Gloves
Apothic Gloves

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HANDS
AC: 4
DEX: +13 INT: +7 MANA: +12
SV DISEASE: +10
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Apothic Kilt
Apothic Kilt

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: LEGS
AC: 5
STR: +5 HP: +25
SV COLD: +10
WT: 0.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Apothic Robe
Apothic Robe

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: CHEST
AC: 11
DEX: +5 STA: +12 INT: +14 MANA: +40
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Apothic Sleeves
Apothic Sleeves

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: ARMS
AC: 4
INT: +7 HP: +18
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Apothic Warband
Apothic Warband

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WRIST
AC: 3
STR: +4 DEX: +4 MANA: +20
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

It's a decent armor set, the itemization is off as you can see on the boots and bracers. The legs are execelant, the HP and str are very welcome. Helm is good, but overshadowed by the platinum tiara. The robe is as classic as it gets, and while it's good stats for the era, the Alendine robe is better. Some of the pieces are worth picking up just for the resists. Generally you'd be wearing the sleeves and legs until Kunark items drop, the rest you can find other upgrades that are better. I picked up a full set because it was cheap and easy, and we did lots of Hate early on when it was new. I used all the pieces at different times, and I still use the helm for my charisma vendoring set.

With the end of the legacy era comes the Temple of Sol Ro, and all the quests that come with it! There are some great items you can quest for here, let's list them out below.

Temple of Solusek Ro armor:

Circlet of Mist

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 5
WIS: +3 INT: +3 AGI: +3
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

This quest is skippable, it's not a great item, it's low weight at least.

Clay Bracelet

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WRIST
AC: 4
SV MAGIC: +5
Effect: Eye of Zomm (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

This item is incredible, definitely get this. You will use it soooo many times later once you get Call of the Hero (COTH). It's also a good global cooldown reset item, you can use it while you have a pet and it still resets.

Earthen Boots

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FEET
AC: 5
STA: +5 HP: +15
Effect: Invisibility versus Animal (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 1
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

This is a decent clickie, one I've never really found a way to use effectively, but the stats are nice for classic if you don't have GEBS.

Robe of the Elements

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 9
INT: +4
SV FIRE: +5 SV COLD: +5
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

Cool robe, looks like Alendine, and has good stats for low level characters. Quest it for fun because it doesn't have any +HP or +mana.

Magician Focus Items

Do all of these quests, do them as early as you can. If you're already 50 when temple drops, you may not want to get the torch or stein if you're using a water staff. You do need the broom and shovel for the epic quest. These quests are fun, and you can easily farm all the dropped versions in Najena while leveling there, which I highly recommend!

Broom of Trilon

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 25
DMG: 6
INT: +2 AGI: +3
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
Focus Effect: Minion of Air
WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

Shovel of Ponz

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 25
DMG: 6
STR: +3 INT: +2
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
Focus Effect: Minion of Earth
WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

Stein of Ulissa

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 25
DMG: 6
INT: +2
SV COLD: +5
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
Focus Effect: Minion of Water
WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

Torch of Alna

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 25
DMG: 6
INT: +2
SV FIRE: +5
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
Focus Effect: Minion of Fire
WT: 3.5 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

Plane of Sky offers some pretty good items, some you may never replace. It's a fun zone if you don't do it too often and I enjoyed running this raid every week with my guild. Mages have seven! quests here in this zone, all of them worth the time it takes to quest them except maybe the bracelet and the pendant. There is also a mage only bracer that is simply outstanding for all eras. Keep your eyes open for the

White Satin Gloves

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HANDS
AC: 4
HP: +25 MANA: +25
SV FIRE: +30 SV DISEASE: -5 SV COLD: -5 SV MAGIC: -5 SV POISON: -5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

These are BIS until Kunark, and are very useful beyond.

Bracelet of Exertion

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WRIST
STR: +5 HP: +75 MANA: +35
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

Huge +points on this one, snag one when you can, you'll use it a long time!

Bracelet of Clarification

LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: BACK WRIST
AC: 6
CHA: +1 INT: +9 MANA: +10
WT: 0.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

An interesting item because you can wear it on your back or bracer, I used it for a while for the extra mana, it's not great and somewhat rare.

Mask of Empowerment

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
Charges: 5
AC: 4
DEX: +7 INT: +7 AGI: +7
Effect: Burnout III (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 45
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

With the sheer lack of good face items for casters in this era, this comes out on top unless you get the Bent Spetacles. Not a hard or rare quest, not rechargeable.

Staff of The Magister

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 48
DMG: 16
INT: +15 MANA: +75
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +20 SV POISON: +10
WT: 4.0 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

This staff is harder to acquire because you need a drop off Noble or Overseer of Air.

Efreeti Magi Staff

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 36
DMG: 12 AC: 5
STA: +2 CHA: +2 INT: +5
WT: 2.0 Size: LARGE
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

. It's not the rarest, or the most common, for the era it had incredible stats and I used it to swap in from my Water/Air staves to add some max mana while raiding, or after I summoned my pet. Don't go out of your way for it because you will definitely replace it, but it's a cool item. Looks just like the elemental mastery staves.

Gold White Pendant

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 2
INT: +5 MANA: +50
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

It has good max mana, but the

Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace

Slot: NECK
HP: +55 MANA: +55
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

crushes it. It's not a hard quest or that rare of a drop, if you're cheap this necklace is for you.

Drake-Hide Amice

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SHOULDERS
Charges: 10
AC: 6
STA: +5 HP: +50 MANA: +50
Effect: Malaise (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 45
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

This item is simply overpowered, for it's time and in general the entire timeline. Either Verant forgot to itemize shoulders well or someone added too much + HP/mana to this one. It's almost BIS even in Velious, there are a couple shoulders that have overall better stats but you won't find that much +raw points on anything else. The closest thing is

Strength of the Elements

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 15
STR: +15 HP: +100
SV FIRE: +15 SV COLD: +15
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

or

Spirit Wracked Cord

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SHOULDERS ARMS WRIST
AC: 12
STA: +5 HP: +100
SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +5
Effect: Aura of Battle (Worn)
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

with the cord being BIS with the HP regen. You could make a case that the Amice is better because of the max mana, so I guess it comes down to preference. Also the Amice is a lot easier to acquire. Not rechargeable.

Duennan Shielding Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
Charges: 1
AC: 4
WIS: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +30
Effect: Harmshield (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

This ring is pretty incredible, finally a defensive spell! I can't overstate how powerful it is to have up to two charges of DA ready to go at anytime. You can carry the recharge box around with you so you get two uses per sky trip. It's useful for running away, jumping into Yael's pit in the hole from Paineel, pulling mobs, engaging raid mobs, training raid mobs, plus whatever else you may think of. This is top tier raid kit and quality of life kit right here.

Staff of Elemental Mastery: Air

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 15
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Servant of Air
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

This is probably the hardest sky quest besides the Amice, because you need to kill the boss on island 8 for it. If your guild is good at Sky, and clears it each week, you will get a chance for the rare drop and the stave off the Sister on island 7. Just keep at it and be patient. This item is 100% the best focus item you can get besides the Earth staff. Air pets are underused and under appreciated, and using this staff with the 59 air pet is the strongest non epic pet you can have. It's like a mini epic, get one, use it, love it.

Classic Chase

And now we come to the the most important thing you will need before Kunark drops, besides having fun of course! There's no contest here, this is the single best time to acquire a

Staff of Elemental Mastery: Earth

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 15
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Servant of Earth
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

off of pre-revamp Innoruuk. You might say, "But Kurrat Inny drops the staff during Kunark as well!." This is true, but there is no better time to be focused on getting this than item right now. It is literally the whole epic, the rest of it is no problem in comparison. There will be people chasing it during this part of the timeline, but less then you might think. If you're a serious raider, join one of the top guilds and make sure you help track or sock (be availible for the 16 hour spawn window) Innoruuk every week. Be ready for earthquakes or the servers coming down. Build DKP, save it, love it, this is easier since early raids you only need loot off of Phinny, like I wrote about earlier. If you play your cards right you can get this staff now and enjoy the benefits through classic and early Kunark. I didn't keep my earth staff for more than a couple hours and never got to test it or enjoy before I turned it in for my epic.

This staff turns your earth pet into a complete beast, the elemental staves are better than the regular focus items because they add a level to the level range your pet can be. During the Magician Best of the Best tournament all the top Mages had the earth staff, and it wasn't because they were the neckbeardiest. It makes a huge difference for what you can do in the game. The water/air staves also provide a significant boost, but the earth pet opens doors for you with the ability to root CC mobs. If you can't get it during classic era, there is still time during Kunark, but you'll be wanting to save your DKP for the Kunark chase item, which as a hint is something you will want for Velious raiding and is completely unique in it's ability.

Kunark Launch Era

The first expansion! Kunark opens up so many new zones, more raid targets, new loot and of course the ten new levels to grind out to 60. It gets pretty hectic trying to level up while everyone else is at the beginning of the expansion, you don't need any of the new gear at all to do it. Some of the spells are obviously helpful as you go. There isn't really a lot of new loot for casters, they don't receive class specific armor sets like everyone else does. Veeshan's Peak has some great items, but this is a zone that isn't open to everyone. I wore a lot of my classic gear through Kunark, but I also focused a lot on resist gear, which you CAN get now in Kunark much easier. I'll list some of the new items I think are worth looking at, the Loam set that comes out with The Hole zone release as well as some of the nice resist gear you can get. I'll put a B by what I think is BIS and a R by the resist pieces you want to pick up. I'm listing everything you can get in Kunark here on this part, mostly because Kunark is such a short expansion, not even a full year and there just isn't that much loot added for Mages. This is a melee expansion for sure.

Ears -
Earring of Essence
Earring of Essence

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: EAR
HP: +30
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Twisted Bone Earring
Twisted Bone Earring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: EAR
AC: 5
DEX: +5 INT: +6 HP: +20
WT: 0.2 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: HUM BAR ERU ELF HIE DEF TRL OGR HFL IKS

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Fingerbone Hoop
Fingerbone Hoop

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
STR: +5 STA: +5 CHA: -10 INT: +5
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: -8 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: -8
Effect: See Invisible (Worn)
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B,R,
Yunnb's Earring
Yunnb's Earring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +35 MANA: +50
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Fingers -
Band of Eternal Flame
Band of Eternal Flame

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AC: 5
STR: +4 INT: +4 HP: +25 MANA: +35
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: -10
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

R
Neck -
The Skull of Torture
The Skull of Torture

LORE ITEM
Slot: NECK
AC: 2
INT: +5 HP: +10 MANA: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL except ELF HIE DWF HFL

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Necklace of Superiority
Necklace of Superiority

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: NECK
AC: 5
STR: +5 DEX: +5 STA: +5 CHA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 AGI: +5 HP: +10 MANA: +10
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Head -
Helot Skull Helm
Helot Skull Helm

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 6
CHA: -15 INT: +7 MANA: +25
SV MAGIC: +5
Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn)
WT: 0.6 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Circlet of Fire
Circlet of Fire

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NODROP
Slot: HEAD
Charges: 4
AC: 5
MANA: +20
SV FIRE: +15
Effect: Supernova (Must Equip, Casting Time: 4.0) at Level 50
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: WIZ MAG
Race: ALL

R,
Crown of Rile
Crown of Rile

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 16
STR: +20 WIS: +20 INT: +20 HP: +75 MANA: +75
SV MAGIC: +25 SV POISON: +25
Effect: Extinguish Fatigue (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 1.1 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Face -
Loam Encrusted Veil
Loam Encrusted Veil

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 3
CHA: +3 INT: +1 HP: +20 MANA: +5
WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Enshrouded Veil
Enshrouded Veil

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 7
WIS: +2 INT: +2 HP: +30 MANA: +30
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Chest -
Shiny Robe of the Underfoot
Shiny Robe of the Underfoot

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 12
STR: +3 INT: +7 MANA: +30
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

R,
Froglok Bonecaster's Robe
Froglok Bonecaster's Robe

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 10
STR: +8 INT: +8 MANA: +40
SV FIRE: +10 SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Tolapumj's Robe
Tolapumj's Robe

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 14
STR: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +10 MANA: +50
Haste: +36%
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Loam Encrusted Robe
Loam Encrusted Robe

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 9
DEX: +10 INT: +5 AGI: +10 MANA: +80
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Manna Robe
Manna Robe

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 14
INT: +8
Effect: Mana Conversion (Must Equip, Casting Time: 3.0) at Level 50
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

B
Arms -
Loam Encrusted Sleeves
Loam Encrusted Sleeves

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: ARMS
AC: 4
INT: +5 MANA: +5
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS
Back -
Hierophant's Cloak
Hierophant's Cloak

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: BACK
AC: 10
STR: +4 DEX: +4 STA: +4 CHA: +4 WIS: +4 INT: +4 AGI: +4 HP: +75 MANA: +75
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Shroud of Veeshan
Shroud of Veeshan

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: BACK
AC: 15
STR: +8 DEX: +8 STA: +8 CHA: +8 WIS: +12 INT: +12 AGI: +8 HP: +55 MANA: +110
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Waist -
Loam Encrusted Sash
Loam Encrusted Sash

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 4
STR: +8 MANA: +10
SV FIRE: +5 SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

R,
Belt of Fire
Belt of Fire

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WAIST
AC: 4
DEX: +8 CHA: +4 AGI: +8 MANA: +10
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 1.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WIZ MAG
Race: ALL

R,
Runebranded Girdle
Runebranded Girdle

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 7
STR: +8 DEX: +8 STA: +8 HP: +25 MANA: +25
Haste: +27%
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Brell's Girdle
Brell's Girdle

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 10
STR: +10 DEX: -5 STA: +10 AGI: -5 MANA: +50
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

B
Shoulders -
Wurm Scale Coat
Wurm Scale Coat

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 8
SV FIRE: +20 SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

R,
Mantle of Mirth
Mantle of Mirth

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 4
STR: -2 WIS: +2 INT: +2 MANA: +10
SV DISEASE: -10
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Loam Encrusted Amice
Loam Encrusted Amice

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 4
INT: +3 AGI: +8 MANA: +10
SV FIRE: +2 SV DISEASE: +2 SV COLD: +2 SV MAGIC: +2 SV POISON: +2
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Obulus Death Shroud
Obulus Death Shroud

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 10
STR: +3 STA: +5 WIS: +3 MANA: +25
SV FIRE: +1 SV DISEASE: +1 SV COLD: +1 SV MAGIC: +1 SV POISON: +1
WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Wrists -
Skullchip Bracelet
Skullchip Bracelet

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WRIST
WIS: +3 INT: +4 MANA: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL except BAR TRL OGR

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Golden Bracer
Golden Bracer

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WRIST
AC: 5
STR: +7 INT: +7
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL except IKS

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Loam Encrusted Bracelet
Loam Encrusted Bracelet

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WRIST
AC: 3
CHA: +3 INT: +3 MANA: +15
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Supple Scale Armband
Supple Scale Armband

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WRIST
AC: 3
WIS: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +25
SV FIRE: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Legs -
Loam Encrusted Pantaloons
Loam Encrusted Pantaloons

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: LEGS
AC: 5
INT: +3 AGI: +8 HP: +10 MANA: +5
SV DISEASE: +10
WT: 0.7 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS
Hands -
Gloves of Fire
Gloves of Fire

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HANDS
DEX: +10 CHA: +4 MANA: +10
SV FIRE: +8
Effect: Fingers of Fire (Must Equip, Casting Time: 5.0)
WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WIZ MAG
Race: ALL

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Ancient Shissar Gauntlet
Ancient Shissar Gauntlet

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HANDS
AC: 15
STR: +10 STA: +10 INT: +20
SV DISEASE: +12 SV POISON: +12
WT: 5.0 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

B
Feet -
Loam Encrusted Lined Shoes
Loam Encrusted Lined Shoes

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FEET
AC: 4
DEX: +8 CHA: +8 AGI: +8 MANA: +15
SV POISON: +10
WT: 0.7 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS
Primary -
Stein of Tears
Stein of Tears

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
STA: +5 CHA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +25
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Staff of the Waterwalker
Staff of the Waterwalker

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 38
DMG: 18
WIS: +10 INT: +10 HP: +100
Effect: Enduring Breath (Worn)
WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Tome of Miragul
Tome of Miragul

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
STR: -5 DEX: -5 STA: -5 CHA: -25 WIS: +6 INT: +6 HP: +50 MANA: +50
SV DISEASE: -10
WT: 4.0 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC MAG ENC
Race: ALL except IKS

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Cone of the Mystics
Cone of the Mystics

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
AC: 5
WIS: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +50
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Rod of Oblations
Rod of Oblations

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 27
DMG: 6
MANA: +60
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +10
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Left Eye of Xygoz
Left Eye of Xygoz

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
WIS: +12 INT: +12 MANA: +80
Effect: Ultravision (Worn)
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Sarnak Summoners Staff
Sarnak Summoners Staff

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 48
DMG: 20
DEX: +10 INT: +15 AGI: +10 MANA: +100
Effect: Summon Lava Diamond (Must Equip, Casting Time: 15.0) at Level 50
WT: 6.5 Size: LARGE
Class: MAG
Race: ALL

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Orb of Mastery
Orb of Mastery

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 1
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 20
STR: +15 DEX: +5 STA: +10 INT: +20 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +20 SV COLD: +20 SV MAGIC: +10
Effect: Manifest Elements (Must Equip, Casting Time: 20.0) at Level 46
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

B
Secondary -
Drachnid Thyxl
Drachnid Thyxl

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 5
INT: +5 MANA: +40
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Ornate Rune Shield
Ornate Rune Shield

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 15
INT: +8 MANA: +10
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Insignia Protector
Insignia Protector

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 20
CHA: +5 WIS: +10 INT: +10 MANA: +20
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Book of Obulus
Book of Obulus

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
WIS: +8 INT: +8 MANA: +45
SV FIRE: +5 SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 5.0 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Range -
Idol of the Thorned
Idol of the Thorned

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE
AC: 10
STR: +7 STA: +10
WT: 4.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Dustscryer's Crystal Ball
Dustscryer's Crystal Ball

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE
INT: +2 MANA: +30
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Idol of the Underking
Idol of the Underking

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE PRIMARY SECONDARY
STR: +3 HP: +20 MANA: +20
WT: 2.5 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Epic Era

With Veeshans peak and then epics coming out, that completes most of the Kunark content. The epic patch is fun, so many people running around trying to be first, using their existing drops to do turn ins. If you didn't get an Earth staff yet, don't worry about it, there is still time to get it off Innoruuk and of course there is the post Hate revamp where the staff is moved to Magi P`Tasa. Personally I was still leveling to 60 during this time and not raiding much, I didn't do my epic until post revamp. I'll put up the Epic guide here, it was written with all eras in mind, but if you're serious about completing it here is my walkthrough.

Welcome to my Magician Epic guide!

Have you ever wondered about the mage epic? How it functions exactly? Why is it so rare? There is very little information out there on the wiki or otherwise on this rare and unique spell. Yes the final reward is a spell: Summon Orb. I will detail how it all works, as well as an updated walk-through for the quest itself.

DISCLAIMER: This quest is enormously difficult to complete. Be aware before reading this or starting the quest that many will be unlikely to complete it. This is because of the rarity of Staff of Elemental Mastery: Earth

The Spell

The final reward for this epic quest is a spell.
Requires level 46
Costs 500 mana
5 second cast
Recast time of 5 minutes

Summon Orb summons the actual weapon, here it is below. Notice is it magic, lore, no drop but NOT no rent. This is the first Magician summoned item that doesn't disappear on log out!

Orb of Mastery

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 1
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 20
STR: +15 DEX: +5 STA: +10 INT: +20 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +20 SV COLD: +20 SV MAGIC: +10
Effect: Manifest Elements (Must Equip, Casting Time: 20.0) at Level 50
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

The final effect is Manifest Elements which summons a unique elemental pet
20 second cast time
Spent orbs need to be destroyed and resummoned
No reagent required
Reclaim does not return any mana
The pet looks like a large Air elemental and has properties from all four elemantals
Warrior class (earth) it will bash and kick
Cold damage attack (water) 143 damage
Stun attack (air) 84 damage stun for 3 seconds
50 point damage shield (fire)
Always the same level, 49 (confirm)
Always the same hit points (confirm)
Max hit for 67

Note: Earlier in P99 history the epic pet had nonclassic Luclin hit tables where it would hit for 81, in 2019 this was reduced to the classic value of 67.

The Quest

Checklist

The Beginning

Go find Rykas in Lake Rathetear. Receive Token of Mastery.

This part can be skipped.

Take the Token to Jahsohn Aksot in West Commonlands.

You do not need the token to speak to Jahsohn, procure the items and return them to him when done.

Words of Magi'Kot

Kill an enraged dread wolf in Kithicor Forest. Loot Torn Page of Magi`kot pg. 1.

Semi rare off the Wolves, you can solo this by running around at night and looking for them. I recomend finding someone to help you track to save time.

Kill Tentacle Terrors in the Estate of Unrest. Loot Torn Page of Magi`kot pg. 2.

Very common off these guys, best way is to grab one while leveling up there. Otherwise just be courteous to people exping down there.

Kill a bloodthirsty ghoul in Lower Guk. Loot Torn Page of Magi`kot pg. 3.

This part can be tricky, this room can be split and soloed at 60, but it is difficult. You will need root nets, and possibly gate out after each of the first couple kills. There are three spawn points that can have a bloodthirsty, frenzied, or regular placeholder. Bring a friend who can root to split the pull, space out the kill timers on the mobs and it's a fairly easy solo camp.

Take them to Jahsohn Aksotin West Commonlands. Receive Words of Magi`kot.

No need to speak to him first, just bring the Words to him when done.

Power of the Elements

Kill a gypsy dancer in Mistmoore. Loot the Power of Wind.

Always drops, can solo this at 50, just be careful and go slow. Invis to the castle, summon a pet outside and single pull with cancel magic until you get to the music room.

Kill Lava elemental or Blazing Elemental in Solusek's Eye. Loot the Power of Fire.

This part can be time consuming, I recommend camping the Lava elemental as he seems to drop it every time. You can keep his PH down as well as all the blazing elementals if you're creative in finding a path in between.

Kill famished ravener/Hungered Ravener/Gorged Ravener in Kaesora. Loot the Power of Water.

This part is challenging if you want to preserve your faction with the outpost. Once inside Kaesora, invis up, take first left and down the drop off. Then right and straight, make sure to con the spiders, some see invis(Location 3). Go through the door and the broken wall in the closet. This is where you can swap to IvU, bring some Potion of unlife awareness. Head down the tunnels and around, keep an eye out for the raveners. With a bit of luck and level advantage you should be able to skirt the library (Location 5) and pop into the side room to the right (Location 6). There is a broken building in the middle, watch the pathers and wait for an opportunity to summon a pet. There are two spawns in the back room of the house, usually Raveners, and they often drop the power.

Kill A Fairy Guard/a faerie guard in Lesser Faydark. Loot Power of Earth.

There are only 4-5 guards, does not always drop. I recomend clearing the camp, then zoning into Mistmoore to get the Wind, then go back out and hopefully you'll have it drop in one of those two clears.

Give these to Walnan in the Butcherblock Mountains. Receive the Power of the Elements.

She wanders along the road between Kaladim and the docks.

Words of Mastery

Kill A Magician and A Goblin Magician in Najena or an alligator in Cazic Thule (or possibly The Feerrott?) until you have the:
Give the words to Akksstaff in Najena. Receive the Words of Mastery.

Najena is a zone built for magicians, you can level here 15-35 easily. There are hidden camps and leveling routes all throughout the zone. The words can drop off more then just the various magicians (the named, dark bones, etc) murder everything for fun and profit. Akksstaff is in a hidden nook between Najena's pool and the Widowmistress area.

Power of the Orb

Go back to Rykas in Lake Rathetear. Give him the Words of Magi`kot, the Power of the Elements, and the Words of Mastery. Receive the Power of the Orb.

This is the only time you need to come to Lake Rathe to speak to Rykas, do all three subquests first then come to turn in.

Element of Fire

Kill Neh'Ashiir in the City of Mist. Loot the Torch of the Elements.

This is one the harder parts of the quest since you need a group and the Torch is definitely the rare drop off of this mob. If Neh spawns with the staff or shield you will see it, and when he has the torch he will not be holding anything. The bare minimum you need is a cleric, enchanter, and mage. Neh can complete heal AND charm, so he needs to be mana drained. The easiest way to pull him is to have the cleric, or enchanter pacify their way up the ramps to the upper level. Use the levitate trick to get past the locked door (hit your windows keys at the lowest point of levitate bob, and click in game at highest point to gain height) climb above the door and run across the gap to the other side. You can pull the black reaver through the door with pacify critical resists or by pet pulling. Drop the reaver in the broken gap in the walkway and he will fall onto this spot below for an easy kill. You can fight above, but have to deal with possible adds with respawns if you get too many reavers or Neh complete heals too many times. Expect to kill him 3-5 times.

Kill (in order of difficulty) Gylton Phurzikon, or Nezekezena in the Burning Woods until one drops a Burning Embers.

These mobs are soloable at 60, but still difficult since they can summon you, bring a Shiny Brass Idol to help resummoned pets get aggro. I definitely recommend you bring a friend for this as they are easily duoed.

Kill Undertow in Kedge Keep. Loot the Blazing Wand.

This can be soloed 57+, check out my leveling guide for a detailed write up on how to solo Undertow and his guards.Kurrat's Magician Leveling Guide 50-60 As far was spawning him (he has an 8 hour timer) your best bet is to park there and check periodically until you find him or his placeholder up. Then you can keep his spawn locked down as long as you wish. He seems to drop the wand about 50% of the time.

Take Power of the Orb and these items to Jennus Lyklobar in Skyfire Mountains. Receive the Element of Fire.

Jennus is hiding out near a lava river towards Veeshan's Peak

Element of Earth

Kill Innoruuk//Magi P`Tasa (depending on timeline) in the Plane of Hate. Loot the Staff of Elemental Mastery: Earth.

There are three main ways to acquire this difficult piece, first I'll explain how to on a fresh Green server. Level to 50 as fast as you can, join one of the top guilds on the server and raid as much as you can. Once Plane of Hate is released make sure you track Innoruuk and goto every Inny kill you can. Be in the top 2 for Mage DKP in your guild. Eventually you will get the Staff, this is the best way, but for most of us out of reach.

For the more casual players you will need to wait for Epic revamp which is a few months into Velious, when the staff is moved to Magi P'Tasa, a miniboss. There are 10 minibosses and 12 (confirmed) spawn points in Hate. Each spawn point can be a regular mob or any of the minis, there can be multiple minis with the same name up at the same time. The spawn timer is 72 hours with 12 hour variance, I have confirmed this 24 hour window multiple times and have caught minis spawning when others have given up. There are 3 spawn points in Inny's old room, on the concrete pads and one to the south. There are two in the organ hall, 4 in different parts of the church, and 2 north of port in in the 4rd and 5th building. (counting port in room as the first.) Make sure you are tracking on a ranger for two reasons: A. you can find the direction of the mini from your tracking spot, this will help your puller find it faster, B. You can bind sight and physically see many of the different spawn points to verify if there is a PH up or if it's still in window. These maps are from the wiki but updated by Mikhal in Force of Will who was able to use some guild knowledge and a whole lot of time spent bind sighting to confirm these locations. The mini spawn points are all marked with A and a number, please note that some are second floor of first floor buildings, while A10,11,12 are in all Innoruuk's old room on the actual second floor.

First Floor Hate

Second Floor Hate

So in order to catch a Magi pop you need to be tracking, if your guild kills minis then you will have the spawn windows, you can also watch for others killing them to find the window. The best time for this is after an Earthquake, usually 5 or 6 minis will pop and someone will go up and kill them all. Because of the frequency of earthquakes you will the most spawn windows on the weekends, and centered on Wednesdays. If you want to the most possible mini spawns, clear the PH's/minis every weekend and every Wednesday. Once you have a window you can start tracking. Count three days from the first kill, then subtract 12 hours for the start and add 12 hours for the finish. Don't sit there spamming the track hotkey for the whole 24 hours, that's insane and a one way ticket to burnout town. Check track every 30-60 minutes and eventually you will catch some spawns. Yes, you might miss some pops or be late by not checking track constantly, but the people who do will burnout and not be up there for long. Just be patient and keep at it and you will start to get Magi kills. He sometimes crushes when he has the staff, and the drop rate seems to be about 1 in 5 or so. Like any rare drop, the RNG can make this extremely rare so don't get discouraged if you don't get the staff right away. Your guild needs to be able to pull and kill Magi within 15-20 minutes from when you spot him up and send out a batphone in order to be competitive.

For the more hardcore players who couldn't acquire a Staff during the classic era, you can one group Magi if you know what you're doing. He is even soloable by enchanters, much to the dismay of most players. This route is problematic, and I'm not going to go into detail on this, because I feel that farm crews ruin this awful grind and make it worse than it should be. If you're serious, and you have friends who are skilled, you can definitely kill mini's with small crews. Be aware of the server rules, and your reputation if you decide to go this route.

Kill Slixin Klex in the Burning Wood. Loot Dirt of Underfoot.

Slixin is always up, although he is sometimes used as a charm pet, just ask the zone who has him. Slixin does not ways drop the dirt, but it's an easy solo kill. You will probably have to pet swap so find a place you can kite around. The hardest part is not getting adds during the fight.

Quest for Shovel of Ponz.
Quest for Broom of Trilon.

Do these subquests while you're leveling in Najena and working on the torn pages. These focus items are something you should have while leveling up anyways.

Bring these all to Tiblner Milnik in Firiona Vie. Receive Element of Earth.

He wanders near the entrance to Firiona Vie, beware as an evil character there are many KOS mobs wandering around near him.

Element of Water

Kill Phinigel Autropos in Kedge Keep. Loot Staff of Elemental Mastery: Water.

If you were fortunate to acquire this during classic when guilds still raided Phinny, this was the easiest way. He has a 12 hour spawn timer with no variance and can be killed with as few as 3 or 4 pet classes. I recommend minimum 4 pet classes to do this. One pet class binds at entrance, then everyone swims down to the lair and summons pets. The person who bound then sends their pet to attack the seahorses and gates back to entrance and waits until one of the others has pulled Phinny from the lair and engages with all the other pets. The puller can then zone out and back in to be Cothed down to the group. The staff is semi rare, expect to kill him 3-5 times.

Kill Captain Rottgrime in The Overthere. Loot Tears of Erollisi.

This could be duoed I'm sure, but safest with 3 pet classes. Have a factioned puller park a pet at Rottgrime in the outpost then run out and attack with the pet. Pull him back towards Skyfire ramp, then zone out and have the others send pets to engage. Zone back in and kill him, easy step.

Kill Tarbul Earthstrider in East Karana. Loot Rain of Karana.

His placeholder is the rogue lion that paths between the hill southeast of the northeast village towards the road and beyond. Look for the rogue lion you see in this area to isolate the spawn, Tarbul drops the Rain everytime.

Takes the three items to Jinalis Andir in Dagnor's Cauldron and receive the Element of Water.

Heads up for evil characters, none of the quest givers in this quest have any faction EXCEPT for this one, no idea why. Jinalis is on Erudite caster faction, so evil folks (or folks that have killed in Erudin) will be KOS to her. I was stumped on this part until someone suggested share wolf form, this brought my dark elf from scowls to apprehensive, which was enough to turn in.

Element of Wind

Kill mobs on the 7th island on the Plane of Air. Loot the Crown of Elemental Mastery.

Common drop off the trash mobs on island seven, your guild should have some banked for the Air staff quest or the epic. If not, just make sure you attend Sky raids and you will get one eventually.

Kill mobs in the Hole. Loot the Elemental Binder.

Super common, always rotting drop. You can solo the entrance easily to get your own.

Kill Quillmane in South Karana. Loot the Pegasus Feather Cloak.

Due to the changes in Quillmanes spawn mechanics this has become a difficult item to acquire. Once these changes have been figured out hopefully someone will edit this and add the information in. For now, the best method is to have a tracker friend and kill everything you see that wanders near Splitpaw.

Give these items to Kihun Solstin in the Plane of Air and receive the Element of Wind.

Kihun is in the hallway where you port into the quest room.

Spell Summon Orb

Go to the Master of Elements and give him the four Elements. Receive Spell: Summon Orb.

(If Master of Elements isn't spawned, Hail Kihun Solstin and say "I want to see the master.")

The master is in the quest room above the brazier. Make sure you're standing close to him when turning in, use hail to verify.

Scribe your spell and summon the Orb of Mastery!

Pro Tips and Shortcuts

Ask around for a Water staff MQ, people frequently have these banked and it's monitary value is low. This allows you to keep your Water staff if you have one.
Alot of folks have Blazing wands laying around as well, can probably get an MQ for free.
You can buy a Pegasus cloak MQ if you have the cash, this one won't be cheap. You can also buy one so you can keep yours, free levitate is win.
A large portion of this quest can be completed during classic on a fresh start Green, if you plan well you can be almost done by the time the epic patch comes out.
On a mature server you can acquire many of these items while leveling, saving lots of running time later.

Thanks for reading my guide! Hopefully this will help people understand this item and quest better and maybe lead to some more folks being able to complete it. Thanks to everyone who helped me with the groupable parts, the many CoM Neh kills and the endless Hate runs and rezes and tracking and batphones. My guild is awesome and supportive and there's no way I could've completed it or made this guide with out them!

Kunark Chase

There's really one contender here, that's right, it's

Rod of Annihilation

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 40
DMG: 60
INT: -50
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Just kidding. Really the biggest chase item for Kunark for a Mage is simple:

Manna Robe

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 14
INT: +8
Effect: Mana Conversion (Must Equip, Casting Time: 3.0) at Level 50
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

. There comes a point where maximum mana doesn't mean as much anymore. What are you really chasing post 3500? Sure I'd love to hit 4k unbuffed, but that's just 1 more Coth when FM, useful yes but not game breaking. What really changes the dynamic of how you can play your class is health and mana regen. Once you get a Manna robe you use your health pool as a second resource and add a significant amount of mana with just one item, and this one you can use anywhere. It's not quite as good as Manastone because of the three second cast time, but it's still an incredible item. There are other great regen items out there, and we'll go over that in the Velious gearing section because that's where most of them are. This is something you can use when soloing, raiding, or grouping. It is hands down the best item you can be using when cothing on raids, and in Velious there is a lot of cothing. Kunark it's much lighter, mostly just Trakanon, who drops this coveted robe.

So let's do some numbers here to illustrate how the robe works. Just like Manastone it costs 60 health for 20 mana, except there's a three second cast time. There's a few ways to use it and I'll go over each method.

Natural sitting regen at 60: 21 mana per tick. 10 ticks a minute gives you 210 mana. With me so far?

Method 1:

Standing and spamming the Manna robe, you can get two casts per tick, but because of latency and human error it won't be exactly two every time. Here's a (edited guild chat out) log excerpt to show what I mean:

[Sat Nov 26 22:09:31 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:31 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:33 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.1
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:34 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:35 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:35 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:35 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:36 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:36 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:36 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:36 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:37 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:37 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:37 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:37 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:37 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.2
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:38 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:38 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:38 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:38 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:38 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:40 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:40 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:41 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.3
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:41 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:41 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:41 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:41 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:43 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.4
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:44 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.5
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:47 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:48 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:48 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:50 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:50 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:50 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:50 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:50 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.6
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:50 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:51 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:51 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:53 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:53 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:53 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:54 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:54 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.7
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:54 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:54 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:54 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.8
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:09:57 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:00 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.9
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:00 2022] You begin casting Mana Conversion.
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:00 2022] Your Manna Robe begins to glow.
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:00 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:01 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:01 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:01 2022] You can't use that command right now...
[Sat Nov 26 22:10:03 2022] You feel your life draining into your mind. You have taken 60 points of damage.10

So from 22:09:31 to 22:10:03 I was able to click the robe 10 times.

10 clicks = 200 mana,

It took 32 seconds to do this so 3.2 seconds per cast. We can reasonably assume I would get a similar number if I did it again, so let's double it.

20 clicks = 400 mana in 64 seconds.

Compare that to 210 mana in 60 seconds just sitting down. Note that the 'you can't use that command right now...' spam is me spamming clicking the hotkey when the timer is low so I get it started asap.

Method 2:

Shamans have this spell as a class, and often do something called the 'canni dance'. This can be done by watching for their hp or mana to tick up, then standing up and casting cannibalize, then sitting and waiting for the tick up again. Rinse repeat. This allows the caster to utilize natural sitting regen as well as the spell regen. You can do this too with Manna robe, it's pretty simple, but it's intensive and you have to be paying close attention. Let's go through the numbers.

Sitting natural regen = 210 mana in 10 ticks. Dancing 10 robe clicks = 200 mana in 10 ticks

410 mana in one minute

This is more efficient then standing and spamming the robe, but a lot more work to achieve what is basically 30ish more mana. I'll leave it up to you to decide which is best.

Method 3:

If you're just soloing, farming some greens, or grouping just clicking the robe every time you stand up to move or cast another spell is a great way to add some mana without really focusing on it. Basically you want to make sure your health is never full, so just use it liberally whenever your about to sit down. It'll add a small amount of regen per minute even though you aren't sitting for those seconds. This is kind of a lazy, play as you go and it's more for laid back situations. No matter what you do, once you get this robe you will finally have some serious mana regen without the aid of others.

Velious Launch Era

Here we are at the last full release in the timeline, there are still patches to go, but the bulk of the game is now available! Velious opens so much more raiding, just Temple of Veeshan alone has more raid targets than all of Kunark, it's a whole different game. We get three major factions warring for the continent to choose from, each having a quest armor set for each class, each having a city leader raid boss. There are more group and solo opportunities, quests, and the more gear to choose from than in Classic and Kunark combined. There are finally serious upgrades for every slot, and the mudflation is through the roof, everything has large amounts of +HP/Mana. There is also a ton of HP/Mana regen items availible which are perfect for increasing your efficiency, most require some work to get, or are raid items. Let's look at the new items availible. We'll have a general overview of non armor set items, and a BIS list as well, that has a few non Velious items, but also most of the top tier items in the game.

Ears -
Blue Diamond Electrum Earring
Blue Diamond Electrum Earring

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: EAR
MANA: +15
SV FIRE: +6 SV DISEASE: +11 SV COLD: +6 SV MAGIC: +4 SV POISON: +11
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Dragons Tear Earring
Dragons Tear Earring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 10
WIS: +7 INT: +7 HP: +10 MANA: +40
SV DISEASE: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Earring of the Frozen Skull
Earring of the Frozen Skull

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: EAR
Charges: 4
AC: 4
MANA: +40
SV FIRE: +4 SV DISEASE: +4 SV COLD: +4 SV MAGIC: +4 SV POISON: +4
Effect: Divine Aura (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: 1.0)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Earring of the Icecaster
Earring of the Icecaster

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 10
WIS: +5 INT: +5 AGI: +5 HP: +35 MANA: +35
SV FIRE: +15 SV DISEASE: +4 SV COLD: +4 SV MAGIC: +4 SV POISON: +4
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Essence Pearl
Essence Pearl

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
STA: +10 WIS: +10 INT: +10 HP: +65
SV FIRE: +7 SV DISEASE: +7 SV COLD: +7 SV MAGIC: +7 SV POISON: +7
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Helssen's Prismatic Trinket
Helssen's Prismatic Trinket

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 5
CHA: +8 MANA: +55
SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.3 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Kin Magi Earring
Kin Magi Earring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
INT: +7 MANA: +25
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Rijoely's Earring
Rijoely's Earring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
INT: +3 MANA: +35
SV MAGIC: +7
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Hammered Golden Loop
Hammered Golden Loop

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: -15
STA: +8 HP: +75
SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Earring of Everfount
Earring of Everfount

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
HP: +35 MANA: +35
Effect: Everfount (Must Equip, Casting Time: 4.0) at Level 44
WT: 0.3 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM

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Pearly Sarnak Bangle
Pearly Sarnak Bangle

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
STA: +10 HP: +35
SV DISEASE: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Solist`s Earring of Insight
Solist`s Earring of Insight

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 25
INT: +15 HP: +90 MANA: +90
SV FIRE: +4 SV DISEASE: +4 SV COLD: +4 SV MAGIC: +4 SV POISON: +4
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Fingers -
Ring of Stealthy Travel
Ring of Stealthy Travel

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
HP: +35 MANA: +35
Effect: Gather Shadows (Must Equip, Casting Time: 2.0) at Level 49
WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL
Class: RNG SHD DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Ring of the Frost Spiders
Ring of the Frost Spiders

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AC: 5
WIS: +2 INT: +2 HP: +25 MANA: +25
SV POISON: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Diamond Wedding Band
Diamond Wedding Band

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AC: 2
DEX: +3 WIS: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +15
SV FIRE: +8 SV COLD: +8
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Engineer's Ring
Engineer's Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 20
STR: +5 DEX: +5 STA: +5 CHA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 AGI: +5 HP: +5 MANA: +20
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: WAR CLR PAL SHD ROG NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: GNM

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Dragon's Eye Sage Ring
Dragon's Eye Sage Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 7
DEX: +5 WIS: +8 INT: +8 MANA: +50
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Velium Fire Wedding Ring
Velium Fire Wedding Ring

Slot: FINGER
AC: 6
HP: +65
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of the Frozen Flame
Ring of the Frozen Flame

MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 4
STA: +5 HP: +60
SV FIRE: +7
Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn)
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of Winter
Ring of Winter

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AC: 3
WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +55 MANA: +25
SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Coldain Hero's Insignia Ring
Coldain Hero's Insignia Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 9
STR: +9 STA: +9 HP: +50
SV MAGIC: +9
Effect: Shield of the Eighth (Must Equip/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Reaper's Ring
Reaper's Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 10
STA: +15 HP: +50 MANA: +50
Effect: Grim Aura (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of Superiority
Ring of Superiority

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 7
STR: +7 DEX: +7 STA: +7 CHA: +7 WIS: +7 INT: +7 AGI: +7 HP: +35 MANA: +35
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of Pureblood
Ring of Pureblood

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 3
STR: +5 CHA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +30 MANA: +30
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: CLR PAL WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HIE

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Knotted Turtlebone Ring
Knotted Turtlebone Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AC: 5
STR: +3 HP: +25 MANA: +35
Effect: Enduring Breath (Worn)
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL except WAR MNK BRD ROG
Race: ALL

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Di`zok Begirding
Di`zok Begirding

LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +5 MANA: +20
SV DISEASE: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Regal Band of Bathezid
Regal Band of Bathezid

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
Charges: 5
AC: 5
STA: +5 CHA: +2 WIS: +2 INT: +2
HP: +85 MANA: +50
Effect: Aegis of Bathezid (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 49
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Pitted Iron Ring
Pitted Iron Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
Charges: 5
AC: 4
STA: +5 INT: +10 HP: +50 MANA: +50
SV FIRE: +5 SV COLD: +5
Effect: Mana Flare (Must Equip, Casting Time: 5.0) at Level 50
WT: 0.2 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV
Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 10
STR: +10 STA: +10 HP: +100
SV MAGIC: +10
Effect: Frostreaver's Blessing (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of Lightning
Ring of Lightning

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FINGER
AC: 10
INT: +10 HP: +75 MANA: +75
SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Essence Ring
Essence Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 8
HP: +65 MANA: +65
SV FIRE: +12 SV DISEASE: +12 SV COLD: +12 SV MAGIC: +12 SV POISON: +12
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of Destruction
Ring of Destruction

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 30
STR: +7 WIS: +7 INT: +7 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Crystasia`s Crystal Ring
Crystasia`s Crystal Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 30
HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Neck -
Ayillish's Talisman
Ayillish's Talisman

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 7
STR: +6 DEX: +6 STA: +6 CHA: +6 WIS: +6 INT: +6 AGI: +6 HP: +30 MANA: +30
SV FIRE: +6 SV DISEASE: +6 SV COLD: +6 SV MAGIC: +6 SV POISON: +6
WT: 0.5 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

or other +6 Talisman,
Qeynos Badge of Honor
Qeynos Badge of Honor

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 5
STR: +4 WIS: +4 INT: +4 AGI: +4 HP: +25 MANA: +25
Effect: See Invisible (Worn)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Silver Charm of Tranquility
Silver Charm of Tranquility

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK WRIST
AC: 35
STR: +10 STA: +15 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
WT: 0.5 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Choker of the Wretched
Choker of the Wretched

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: NECK
AC: 8
STR: +8 CHA: +8 WIS: +8 INT: +8 HP: +40 MANA: +40
Effect: Flowing Thought I
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Spinning Orb of Confusion
Spinning Orb of Confusion

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK RANGE PRIMARY SECONDARY
AC: 25
STA: +15 CHA: +15 AGI: +15 HP: +25 MANA: +25
Effect: Spin the Bottle
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Medal of Deep Thought
Medal of Deep Thought

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 10
WIS: +9 INT: +9 HP: +75 MANA: +30
SV FIRE: +4 SV DISEASE: +4 SV COLD: +4 SV MAGIC: +4 SV POISON: +4
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Amulet of the Dreadgazer
Amulet of the Dreadgazer

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 15
STR: +5 STA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +75 MANA: +75
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +10
Effect: Truesight (Worn, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Head -
Ice Silk Cap
Ice Silk Cap

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 5
CHA: +11 WIS: +8 INT: +10 HP: +10 MANA: +20
SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Iksar Hide Cap
Iksar Hide Cap

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 10
WIS: +7 INT: +7 HP: +25
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Circlet of Summer
Circlet of Summer

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 25
WIS: +10 HP: +70 MANA: +70
SV COLD: +25
WT: 2.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Circlet of Silver Skies
Circlet of Silver Skies

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 25
DEX: +7 STA: +7 CHA: +14 WIS: +7 INT: +7 AGI: +7
MANA: +60
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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White Dragon Helm
White Dragon Helm

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 22
STR: +10 DEX: +15 STA: +12 HP: +100 MANA: +60
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +10
Effect: Endure Magic (Worn)
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Circlet of Suffering
Circlet of Suffering

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 20
STR: +7 STA: +7 HP: +100 MANA: +50
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Platinum Blue Diamond Tiara
Platinum Blue Diamond Tiara

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HEAD
MANA: +25
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Crown of the Kromzek Kings
Crown of the Kromzek Kings

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 35
STR: +10 WIS: +10 INT: +10 HP: +100
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +25 SV POISON: +10
Effect: Truesight (Worn)
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Circlet of the Falinkan
Circlet of the Falinkan

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 12
STR: +7 DEX: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +50 MANA: +75
SV FIRE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Face -
Crystal Spider Eyes
Crystal Spider Eyes

LORE ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 8
WIS: +3 INT: +3 HP: +35 MANA: +35
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Tattered Flesh Veil
Tattered Flesh Veil

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 4
WIS: +7 INT: +7 MANA: +40
SV POISON: +10
WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Mask of Secrets
Mask of Secrets

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 7
CHA: +5 INT: +5 MANA: +20
SV POISON: +5
WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Stained Cloth Mask
Stained Cloth Mask

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: FACE
Charges: 10
AC: 6
CHA: +4 HP: +20 MANA: +20
SV DISEASE: +5 SV POISON: +5
Effect: Ultravision (Must Equip, Casting Time: 5.0)
WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Eye of Cazic Thule
Eye of Cazic Thule

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 15
STA: +5 CHA: -25 WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +50 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
Effect: Flowing Thought I (Worn)
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Transparent Eyepatch
Transparent Eyepatch

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 2
DEX: +10 MANA: +100
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Mask of the Silver Eyes
Mask of the Silver Eyes

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 25
STA: +12 WIS: +12 INT: +12 HP: +20 MANA: +80
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
Effect: Flowing Thought I (Worn)
WT: 0.5 Size: TINY
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Ssra`s Bloodstone Eyepatch
Ssra`s Bloodstone Eyepatch

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 35
STR: +10 WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +75 MANA: +75
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
Effect: Truesight (Worn)
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Mask of Fall
Mask of Fall

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 15
INT: +7 MANA: +55
SV DISEASE: +10 SV POISON: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Darkbrood Mask
Darkbrood Mask

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 7
STR: +5 CHA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 AGI: +5 MANA: +50
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR CLR SHD ROG NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: DEF

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Dragon Scaled Mask
Dragon Scaled Mask

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FACE
AC: 10
STA: +10 CHA: +25 INT: +12 HP: +50 MANA: +50
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Sky Watcher's Monocle
Sky Watcher's Monocle

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 15
DEX: +10 WIS: +10 AGI: +10 HP: +50 MANA: +50
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Akkirus` Mask of Warfare
Akkirus` Mask of Warfare

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 30
STR: +10 DEX: +10 STA: +10 CHA: +10 WIS: +10 INT: +10 AGI: +10 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Chest - [[:]], [[:]],
Sal`Varae`s Robe of Darkness
Sal`Varae`s Robe of Darkness

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: CHEST
AC: 60
STR: +15 DEX: +15 STA: +25 CHA: +25 WIS: +25 INT: +25 AGI: +25 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +15 SV DISEASE: +15 SV COLD: +15 SV MAGIC: +15 SV POISON: +15
Effect: Flowing Thought I
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: CLR NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS
Arms - [[:]]
Back - [[:]]
Waist - [[:]]
Shoulders -
Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl
Runed Coldain Prayer Shawl

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SHOULDERS
AC: 7
STA: +7 CHA: +7 WIS: +7 INT: +7
SV FIRE: +7 SV COLD: +7 SV POISON: +7
Effect: Flowing Thought I (Worn)
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Wrists - [[:]], [[:]]
Legs -
Astral Leggings of the Titans
Astral Leggings of the Titans

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: LEGS
AC: 5
INT: +10 AGI: +8
SV MAGIC: -5
WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Ice Silk Pantaloons
Ice Silk Pantaloons

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: LEGS
AC: 5
CHA: +6 INT: +5 HP: +20 MANA: +5
SV COLD: +9
WT: 0.7 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS

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Hands -
Spider Fur Gloves
Spider Fur Gloves

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 4
INT: +3 MANA: +35
SV COLD: +2
WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Coldain Skin Gloves
Coldain Skin Gloves

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 12
STA: +9 WIS: +6 INT: +6 HP: +20 MANA: +20
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Feet -
Coldain Skin Boots
Coldain Skin Boots

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: FEET
AC: 3
WIS: +8 INT: +8 MANA: +35
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Primary - [[:]], [[:]]
Secondary - [[:]]
Range - [[:]],
Kromzek Surveyor Scope
Kromzek Surveyor Scope

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: RANGE
INT: +5
Effect: Telescope (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

- - - This part is under construction while I parse out the Chardok loot and add it to it's own section and remove the BIS list.****

Ears -
Solist`s Earring of Insight
Solist`s Earring of Insight

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 25
INT: +15 HP: +90 MANA: +90
SV FIRE: +4 SV DISEASE: +4 SV COLD: +4 SV MAGIC: +4 SV POISON: +4
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

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Yunnb's Earring
Yunnb's Earring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: 2
WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +35 MANA: +50
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Fingers -
Ring of Destruction
Ring of Destruction

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 30
STR: +7 WIS: +7 INT: +7 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Crystasia`s Crystal Ring
Crystasia`s Crystal Ring

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 30
HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +10
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV
Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FINGER
AC: 10
STR: +10 STA: +10 HP: +100
SV MAGIC: +10
Effect: Frostreaver's Blessing (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Neck -
Amulet of the Dreadgazer
Amulet of the Dreadgazer

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK
AC: 15
STR: +5 STA: +5 WIS: +5 INT: +5 HP: +75 MANA: +75
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +10
Effect: Truesight (Worn, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Head -
Crown of Rile
Crown of Rile

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HEAD
AC: 16
STR: +20 WIS: +20 INT: +20 HP: +75 MANA: +75
SV MAGIC: +25 SV POISON: +25
Effect: Extinguish Fatigue (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 1.1 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Face -
Akkirus` Mask of Warfare
Akkirus` Mask of Warfare

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FACE
AC: 30
STR: +10 DEX: +10 STA: +10 CHA: +10 WIS: +10 INT: +10 AGI: +10 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Chest -
Sal`Varae`s Robe of Darkness
Sal`Varae`s Robe of Darkness

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: CHEST
AC: 60
STR: +15 DEX: +15 STA: +25 CHA: +25 WIS: +25 INT: +25 AGI: +25 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +15 SV DISEASE: +15 SV COLD: +15 SV MAGIC: +15 SV POISON: +15
Effect: Flowing Thought I
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: CLR NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS
Arms -
Shiny Metallic Sleeves
Shiny Metallic Sleeves

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: ARMS
AC: 15
STA: +15 INT: +9 MANA: +70
SV FIRE: +8 SV COLD: +8
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Back -
Shroud of Veeshan
Shroud of Veeshan

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: BACK
AC: 15
STR: +8 DEX: +8 STA: +8 CHA: +8 WIS: +12 INT: +12 AGI: +8 HP: +55 MANA: +110
WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Waist -
Belt of Dwarf Slaying
Belt of Dwarf Slaying

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WAIST
AC: 20
STR: +15 WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
Effect: Aura of Battle (Worn)
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Shoulders -
Drake-Hide Amice
Drake-Hide Amice

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SHOULDERS
Charges: 10
AC: 6
STA: +5 HP: +50 MANA: +50
Effect: Malaise (Must Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 45
WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
Class: MAG
Race: ALL
Wrists -
Camii`s Bracer of Vigor
Camii`s Bracer of Vigor

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: WRIST
AC: 35
STR: +15 STA: +20 WIS: +15 INT: +15 HP: +50 MANA: +50
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5
Effect: Invigor (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: 1.5) at Level 50
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

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Silver Charm of Tranquility
Silver Charm of Tranquility

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: NECK WRIST
AC: 35
STR: +10 STA: +15 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +8 SV DISEASE: +8 SV COLD: +8 SV MAGIC: +8 SV POISON: +8
WT: 0.5 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Legs -
Shining Metallic Pantaloons
Shining Metallic Pantaloons

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: LEGS
AC: 10
STA: +10 INT: +15 MANA: +80
SV FIRE: +8 SV COLD: +8
WT: 3.5 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Hands -
Shiny Metallic Gloves
Shiny Metallic Gloves

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: HANDS
AC: 20
INT: +9 MANA: +90
SV FIRE: +8 SV COLD: +8
WT: 0.0 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Feet -
White Dragonscale Boots
White Dragonscale Boots

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: FEET
AC: 15
WIS: +17 INT: +17 HP: +85 MANA: +110
SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +20 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +5
Effect: Flowing Thought II
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Primary -
Orb of Mastery
Orb of Mastery

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 1
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 30
DMG: 20
STR: +15 DEX: +5 STA: +10 INT: +20 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +20 SV COLD: +20 SV MAGIC: +10
Effect: Manifest Elements (Must Equip, Casting Time: 20.0) at Level 46
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: MAG
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM
Secondary -
Essence of Nature
Essence of Nature

LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 10
CHA: +15 INT: +15 HP: +50 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +12 SV DISEASE: +12 SV POISON: +12
Effect: Flowing Thought V
WT: 2.5 Size: TINY
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL
Range -
Brain of Cazic Thule
Brain of Cazic Thule

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: RANGE
AC: 10
STR: +10 STA: +10 CHA: -25 WIS: +10 INT: +10 HP: +100 MANA: +100
SV FIRE: +10 SV DISEASE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10 SV POISON: +10
Effect: Flowing Thought I (Worn)
WT: 10.0 Size: LARGE
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Revamp to Chardok Era

Velious Chase

Magician Play Basics and Leveling

So we've covered how to create your character, how to equip your character, let's take a dive into how to play your character. When you have a pet summoned, the pet will steal 50% of the exp, unless you do 51% of the damage to the mob. If you're grouped with just one person, and they are in range to get experience, you don't take the penalty. Duoing is a great way to exp, and maximize your experience. These methods I'll go over here are for soloing. We will cover other basics as we go through the levels and talk about spells. So here we go!

Basics

Method One: Shoot first and ask questions later

The simplest thing to do is just let the pet eat the 50% experience, and try to kill as much as you can to make up for it. This works well 1-20, and there a lot of times you want to just let the pet rampage around and kill everything it can. At a certain point you're just hurting you progress, you will have to decide when that is. It's usually post 20 in my experience.

Method Two: Nuke the Mob

This one is easy, just do 51% of the damage to the mob. The best way to make sure you're doing 51% is to pull the mob with your best nuke and hover your mouse over it's HP bar. You'll see the % of it's health and see how much the nuke does. So if it does 20% you'll need to nuke three times to break that 51% barrier. You can also cast damage shield to add to non pet damage, it doesn't count for anyone so it reduces the % for you. So in the 20% HP nuke scenario, nuking twice plus a damage shield might be enough to pop you over. Just count how many times the shield goes off and compare it to the nuke damage to be sure.

Method Three: Reclaim the Pet

This method works best level 24 or 29 plus, but you can use it at anytime. Summon your pet, put a damage shield on it, let the mob beat itself down to 5% - 10% health. Then cast Reclaim Energy on your pet, all of it's damage is now 'gone' so to speak, so you just need to nuke for that 5% and finish the mob. Bingo, 100% experience. Reclaim energy returns the mana cost of the summoned pet (but not the reagent) based on it's health, it's not exactly 50% pet health = 50% mana cost. However 100% pet health does return 100% mana cost. I'm not sure exactly how the return values work, it requires some testing.

Pets

Before we go over the spells let's talk about the different pets. People often ask: "What is the best pet?", or "What pet should I use at this level?", or something similar to these questions. My response is generally: "It's complicated." There isn't always a single answer that fits all situations or levels. People have all sorts of different experiences with each pet at each rank and obviously your personal preference should come into play here. Play with what you like! If you want to have every pet at every spell rank and use each one situationally then go for it. If you want to stick with just one that works too. Up front I'll say this: the earth pet is generally the best pet while leveling up. You can't go wrong with this guy, he always has the most hit points, has root (your only real crowd control spell), and post 50 always hits the hardest. That doesn't mean the other pets don't have value or aren't useful, in fact most of them are. Let's look at the level 49 rank pets to get a general idea of how they work, and as we go through the spell levels we can compare the different pets by rank.

PET SKILLS: All pets except the Fire Pet gain the ability to double kick/bash.

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Greater Conjuration: Air	37-41	2200-2400	48-56	23-25	0
Greater Conjuration: Earth		2600-2900		23-25	0
Greater Conjuration: Fire		1550-1750		N/A	38-42	39-43
Greater Conjuration: Water		2350-2600		23-25	38-42

Some of the info in these tables may be incorrect, I haven't tested everything since the pets were reset to classic values during the first Green timeline, but you can still see the differences between each pet. Earth always has the highest HP, followed by Water, then Air, and then Fire, this never changes. At levels 4-49 they are all warrior class NPC's and all four will have the same hit range, in this case 48-56 damage. The biggest difference between them in classic levels is the abilities they have. The spells they cast for Earth/Fire/Water is all around the same time at every 6-9 seconds. Air's spell is slower more like every 15-18 seconds.

Earth: Casts a root.

Water: Casts a cold based direct damage.

Air: Casts a magic based stun attack and also casts invisibility on itself when idle.

Fire: Casts a fire based direct damage as well as casting a personal damage shield that is far higher than what the Magician can cast at level.

Think of the pets spells as extensions of your own spellbook. If you want a cold based damage over time (DoT) then pop out the Water pet, if you want a fire based DoT then use Fire. The Air pets stun is the only way that Mages can cast this spell without the use of items. The same goes for Earth's root. So while Mages may not get as many spells as other classes, don't forget that each pet is a spell that you continually cast as long as it's attacking a mob. It's like a turret or a totem that you can move around and focus it's effects on a target mob. Think Shaman totems in WoW here and you'll get the idea. That being said, the pets are also just big meat walls that you can resummon on a whim, warriors in your pocket. The 49 Earth pet costs 200 mana for 2600-2900 HP (more with a shovel focus item), and if you want to complete heal that sucker, just cast another Earth pet. This kind of power is why Mages didn't scale well into Velious, the Devs had trouble balancing the power of the pets versus their other spells, but I digress. Levels 4-49 the pets generally fall into two categories; solo or grouped. This isn't a hard or fast rule, but a good rule of thumb when you're adventuring.

Solo

Earth - It has the highest hit points and root is invaluable for splitting pulls up and controlling adds. Some groups won't want you rooting every mob you fight. This is the best solo pet in my opinion.

Fire - It's damage shield makes it the best way to burn down melee mobs quickly, if it can handle the damage output before dying. A focused fire pet is incredibly powerful against the right mobs, and generally the fastest way to level 24-49. The lack of kick/bash means it can't interrupt casters and you want to interrupt in groups.

Grouped

Water - Good hit points coupled with a safe cold damage spell. This is a safe option, but unless you have a Water staff in classic era this guy is generally the worst pet 4-49.

Air - Lower hit points, but this doesn't matter as much in a group. What is useful here is the pet won't aggro as many things being invisible and the stun is very useful against caster mobs. This is the best group pet in my opinion.

To summarize I would like to re-iterate that what pet you choose to play with in each situation is entirely up to you. Play what you like and what is fun, and don't let people tell you that you have to play a certain way or the best choice is the only choice. I have laid out what is best but ultimately you decide what's fun for you. If your in a group and they ask you to use a certain pet, be open to it, it's like someone asking for a buff, or asking someone to pull. Having those options is fun, enjoy the experience.

Research

All the intelligence casters get the research skill at level 16. It works like other skills that level with you, as there is a cap on it's skill versus your level. The cap starts at 16 though unlike other skills that have a cap that's based on level 1. So once you train it, it's stuck at 16 for three levels until your skill cap is 20 total. The skill itself caps out at 200, and the easiest way to skill it up is to train it with a Guildmaster. It does get expensive, so there's always the option finding another Mage with the skill and tipping them to make the spells for you. Decide which option is best for you, and write down the materials you need so you know what to look for.

Level 1-11

We will break spells down into categories:

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Burst of Flame	Single Target Fire-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 5) *Starting spell	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	7
Flare	Casts a flame that will travel directly ahead of you S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	3
Minor Shielding	Self Only Hit Points (HP) and Armor Class (AC) Buff *Starting spell	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	10
Reclaim Energy	Kills pet and gives you mana M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	5
Summon Dagger	Summons 1 Summoned: Dagger Summoned: Dagger MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 21 DMG: 3 WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	10
Summon Drink	Summons 1 Summoned: Globe of Water Summoned: Globe of Water TEMPORARY This is a drink! WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	10
Summon Food	Summons 1 Summoned: Black Bread Summoned: Black Bread TEMPORARY This is a meal! WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	10
True North	Turns player to the North S	Cla	Div.	Vendor	5

None of your level one spells are that great to be honest, picking up summon dagger early gives you a better weapon to melee with. This spell is incredibly useful later for equipping your pet to hit magic mobs and to duel wield. Summon food/water are great for saving a little money early and for practicing conjuration. Decaying skeletons are the best mobs you can be fighting in your noobie zone, they have the best loot and coin, and armor for you. Not much to say about 1-4 other than kill stuff, aim for skeletons, and try to get a couple bags and some spell money. Butcherblock, Freeport, and Qeynos have the best noobie yards for skeletons, followed by Steamfont (decent) and then Toxxulia/Greater Fay being pretty bad for skeletons. No pet makes for slow going, focus on making money and getting cloth drops.

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Burn	Single Target Fire-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 14) N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	15
Elementalkin: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Elementalkin: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Elementalkin: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Elementalkin: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Fire Flux	Area of Effect (AE) Fire-based Point Blank (PB) Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 12) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	23
Gate	Returns you to your Bind Point M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	70
Sense Summoned	Points you in the direction of the nearest summoned creature in the zone M	Cla	Div.	Vendor	5
Summon Bandages	Summons 20 Summoned: Bandages Summoned: Bandages TEMPORARY WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL for binding wounds M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	15
Summon Wisp	Summons 1 Summoned: Wisp Stone Summoned: Wisp Stone MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL as a light source S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	30

REGENERATION: All Magician pets start with 6 HP/tick regeneration.

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Elementalkin: Air	4-6	65-75	8-12	6 (@6+)	-	-
Elementalkin: Earth		85-95		6 (@6+)	Root	-
Elementalkin: Fire		37-47		-	5-7	6-8
Elementalkin: Water		62-72		6 (@6+)	5-7	-

Time for pets! I recommend you pick up just the earth pet at level 4, you will fly through these levels and there's no need to spend money on the others. Otherwise it's a fairly boring spell rank, Gate being the gem of the bunch. This is your best defensive spell, always keep it memmed, and never be afraid to use it. Appearing at your bind point with your clothes on is always preferable to having to run back naked to your corpse. It's hard to practice alteration at this level so expect some fizzles. You will be level 8 in no time with the pet doing the heavy lifting for you, it can kill yellows pretty easily if you summon a max level pet.

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Dimensional Pocket	Summons 1 Dimensional Pocket Dimensional Pocket TEMPORARY WT: 0.1 Weight Reduction: 100% Capacity: 4 Size Capacity: GIANT M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Elementaling: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	80
Elementaling: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	80
Elementaling: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	80
Elementaling: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	80
Eye of Zomm	Summons a small eye you can control and see with N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	30
Flame Bolt	Single Target Fire-based Projectile Direct Damage (Fire DD) (Max: 47/1.18 DPM) M	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	40
Invisibility	Single Target Invisibility M	Cla	Div.	Vendor	30
Lesser Shielding	Self Only Hit Point (HP), Magic Resist (MR), and Armor Class (AC) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	25
Renew Elements	Pet Only Heal (Max: 50) M	Kun	Alt.	Vendor	25
Shield of Fire	Single Target Damage Shield (DS) and Fire Resist (FR) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	40
Shock of Blades	Single Target Magical Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 35/1.17 DPM) N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	30
Staff of Tracing	Summons 1 Summoned: Staff of Tracing Summoned: Staff of Tracing MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO RENT Slot: PRIMARY Charges: 2 Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 40 DMG: 7 Effect: Flare (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 2.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL S	?	Con.	Vendor	20

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Elementaling: Air	6-9	160-175	10-16	7-14	-	-
Elementaling: Earth		235-275		7-14	Root	-
Elementaling: Fire		113-128		-	7-10	8-11
Elementaling: Water		180-200		7-14	7-10	-

So much going on here at level 8! Again I'd say just go for earth for the hit points and crowd control. Damage shield, pet heal, new shielding, a real nuke with Flame bolt, invisibility and dimensional hole open up the gameplay. This is the first level Mage starts to play like one. Damage shield isn't that effective yet, but try it out and see what you think. You can easily nuke for exp now with Flame bolt. If you're on a mature server the pet heal is very useful if you're holding a max level pet and trying to keep him up. Invis is great for traveling and setting up your camps. There are some good places to level now, Qeynos aquaducts, Blackburrow, Befallen, Crushbone, Windmills in Steamfont just to name a few. A note on Shock of Blades, this is your first conjuration nuke, if you're having trouble raising conjuration skill use this nuke instead of Flame bolt for a while to add some skillups.

Level 12-15

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bind Affinity	Single Target new Bind Point M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	100
Burnout	Pet Only 15-min Strength (STR) and Haste buff M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	35
Cancel Magic	Removes a magical effect from your target M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	30
Column of Fire	Area of Effect (AE) Fire-based Direct Damage (DD) around target S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	65
Elemental: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	120
Elemental: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	120
Elemental: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	120
Elemental: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	120
Rain of Blades	Area of Effect (AE) spell that hits your target(s) with 3 waves (Max: 26) N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	62
Summon Fang	Summons 1 Summoned: Snake Fang Summoned: Snake Fang MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 26 DMG: 5 WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except CLR DRU MNK SHM Race: ALL N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Ward Summoned	Single Target Direct Damage (DD) vs Summoned (Max: 41) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	30

MAGIC ATTACKS: Pets of level 11+ attack as if wielding magic weapons.

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Elemental: Air	10-13	175-250	12-18	12-15	-	-
Elemental: Earth		290-400		12-15	Root	-
Elemental: Fire		130-185		-	11-14	12-15
Elemental: Water	9-13	200-300		12-15	11-14	-

Again this level I would skip all the pets except for earth, if you want them and can afford them, go for it! Earth is just so good at these levels for the extra hit points and root crowd control it's just the most efficient and safest option. There are a couple good spells on this rank, you can bind yourself finally, Burnout is amazing. Use this spell anytime you keep your pet up for more than a mob or two, it adds a really good amount of DPS. Don't forget to give your pet two summoned daggers so it can duel wield at this rank as well! Cancel magic is a great pulling tool against caster mobs, the rain spell is nice in Velious timeline when rains work. This is a soft spell rank, use this chance to save money. From here on out I will put some leveling spots for each rank to give you an idea of where to go.

Crushbone

Level Range: 8-16

Pros and Cons

Easy to find a group
Good loot
Can be overcrowded
Good exp for 8-20
Small zone so easy to zone out
Funky pathing
Not enough mobs sometimes, and loads of greens in the way
Exp turn in loot

Loot

Belts n Pads! These are great for bonus exp as well as selling to players to make extra money, my Gfay characters are always the richest noobie characters I have.
Slaver keys are good exp as well, hold onto them and find the right miners to give them too.
Decent coin and trash loot
Some magic items

Crushbone is a storied and beloved leveling zone for many folks, it's really hard to go wrong here, you can find groups, duo and solo opportunities here. It's close to the bank, it's tiny and full of danger and fun. You can start here at 8 if you like, but it's safer at higher levels. The solo experience starts to fall off around 16+ unless you can get into the throne room. Post 12 you'll want to sell the belts n' pads so you can afford spells and what not. I used the money I made here on a baby no twink Mage toon to buy the items for a Shovel of Ponz at level 15, it was amazing!

Blackburrow

Level Range: 8-20

Pros and Cons

Close to Qeynos
Gnoll Teeth bonus exp.
Train central
Can be crowded sometimes
Dangerous especially with some weird pathing in spots
Decent loot

Loot

Gnoll Teeth!! A+
Magic items off the named
Decent coin and junk loot
A few quest items

Blackburrow is another of those storied and beloved dungeons that is an essential part of the noobie experience. It's a classic dungeon with high risk and reward, and with the Gnoll Teeth turn in quest makes it some of the fastest experience in the game for this level range. If you save all your teeth until you're higher level and the mobs have greened out you'll get at least a couple of extra levels out of it. This zone is fun to pull, fun to learn and also dangerous. Watch out for trains, learn where the safe spots are and where the train tracks run.

Lavastorm Mountains

Level Range: 12-20

Pros and Cons

Always empty, so plenty of mobs
Mobs can drop gems
Can be hard to navigate
Very few KOS mobs
Lower ZEM (zone experience modifier)
Not close to a city unless you can use Neriak
Gypsy merchants and druid ring

Loot

Few rare named mobs with magic items
Decent coin and gem drops
The Goblins drop a lot of decent junk items

This is always my go to spot for level 12, it's safe, plenty of mobs, start to make some cash, and there are a ton of zonelines to run to if you get in trouble. Start with the Fire drakes (they assist each other) and work your way up to goblins, imps, elementals, and dervishes. Watch out for the snakes they generally aren't worth killing, and the dervishes will assist each other so make sure they are by themselves when you pull them. If you're evil, this zone is right outside Neriak, if you're good it's not that far to Freeport but it isn't close either. Lavastorm is one of those zones that is safe, efficient and boring; it gets the job done!

Erud's Crossing

Level Range: 12-16

Pros and Cons

Ocean zone with no easy zone outs
Harder to get to if you're not starting on the west side of Antonica
No merchants for evil folks
No trains
Not many people
Good money and experience
Great ambience

Loot

Random coin
Lightstones
Resist Earrings
Random critter parts
Thin Boned Wand

This is a nice zone to quietly adventure in, there's a merchant by the docks, a named island madman who drops magic resist earrings, and a ton of Wisps. They are the real reason to come here, you can start at level 12 and stay to 15 or 16 if you really like pain. If it's pre Temple of Sol Ro timeline vendor the stones for some extra cash, if it's post Temple timeline save all of them. You can turn in one of the gypsies in North Karana for amazing experience and platinum. This is a great way for a new player to earn some cash and extra levels early, or beat the crush of Blackburrow if it's crowded.

Butcherblock Mountains Dwarf Bandits

Level Range: 12-16

Pros and Cons

Out of the way spot in BBM
Not much loot
Decent exp since it's a noobie zone
Close to major cities
No one is going to be camping this spot

Loot

Coin
Rustys
Random junk

Here's a spot you probably have never heard of, and no one else has either. I forget where I found it, but I was looking for a place to quad on a low level wizard and it worked out well. I leveled a mage there later and it's a nice spot to practice your mob cycles and making sure you do more damage to the mob than the pet. You can reclaim or nuke here, whatever suits your style. You won't get rich, but there's a little loot to be had. If Crushbone is really busy this is a good back up spot, and will prepare you for Nybright sisters if that's where you headed next. They mostly come single, I believe you need to split one pull apart, which is easy just burn it down and spread the timers out next cycle.

Level 16-19

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Identify	Obtain Item Lore Information S	Cla	Div.	Vendor	50
Minor Summoning: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor (OoT)	160
Minor Summoning: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor (OoT)	160
Minor Summoning: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor (OoT)	160
Minor Summoning: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	160
Phantom Leather	Self Only Armor Class (AC) and Hit Point (HP) Regeneration Buff (+1/tick) (Consumes Cat's Eye Agate when cast) M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	60
See Invisible	Single Target Vision Enhancer M	Cla	Div.	Vendor	25
Shielding	Self Only Hit Point (HP), Magic Resist (MR), and Armor Class (AC) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	50
Shock of Flame	Single Target Fire-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 97/1.37 DPM) N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	70
Staff of Warding	Summons 1 Summoned: Staff of Warding Summoned: Staff of Warding MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY Charges: 5 Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 38 DMG: 8 Effect: Gaze (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 2.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Summon Heatstone	Summons 1 Summoned: Heatstone Summoned: Heatstone MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: NECK PRIMARY SECONDARY AMMO AC: 3 Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn) WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL for light and Infravision N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40
Summon Throwing Dagger	Summons 20 Summoned: Throwing Dagger Summoned: Throwing Dagger MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: RANGE AMMO Skill: Throwingv2 Atk Delay: 36 DMG: 6 WT: 0.5 Range: 55 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU Race: ALL s N	Cla	Con.	Vendor	20

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield	Dodge/Parry	Double Attack
Minor Summoning: Air	13-17	250-360	13-20	13-16	-	-	@17+?	@17+
Minor Summoning: Earth		400-550		13-16	Root	-	@17+?	@17+
Minor Summoning: Fire		185-275		-	14-18	15-19	@13+?	No
Minor Summoning: Water		300-450		13-16	14-18	-	@17+	@17+

Stick with Earth still for pets, unless you're grouping or really like one of the others. His root spell is just too useful. There are some useful summons, but it's mostly just the Heatstone if you're a blind race. First rank of the Phantom armor is a welcome addition as well as the next rank of shielding. See invis is nice QoL and finally there's a new nuke to round out the spell rank. This is the first time a Magician feels complete to me, and when the class starts to take off in power. It just gets better from here, this range can be tricky to find spots to experience at, but so can 20-29.

North Karana Undead Tower

Level Range: 16-20

Pros and Cons

In a port zone
Merchants nearby
Few wandering mobs for an outdoor zone
Easy safe exp
Not much loot

Loot

Coin
Random bits of things from the ghouls
Bone chips

This Tower is on the southeast corner of the zone along the shoreline, there aren't any wandering mobs there so it's pretty safe to just set up camp there. There are ghouls and skeletons that spawn there, they share the same points, although some are just skeletons if I remember correctly. You will often have to break a two ghoul pull to start here, and at 16 this can be a little tricky sometimes. You can try to use the earth pet to keep them rooted and split that way, but if he gets rooted you'll end up with both anyways. I find that for a lot of two pulls like that it's easier to just send the pet in fully buffed and start blasting away, usually it's pretty easy to burn one quickly. Pro tip: use cancel magic to pull, for whatever reason it sometimes keep mobs from bringing a friend, in this case it may not but when it should keep the green skeletons from adding. Once everything is broken and split up it's pretty easy to keep the whole camp down. I find it easier to nuke for exp on something like this instead of reclaiming the pet, but do what works best for you. It's a little boring sometimes and slows down at 19 but it's so easy and safe and people rarely exp here. You can also find buffs if you wanted from the druid ring.

Desert of Ro Dervishes

Level Range: 16-20

Pros and Cons

Tons of Dervs up all the time
Decent trash loot
Thugs and wizard casters can be tough
The southern most camp in North Ro is right on a zone line for safety.

Loot

Bronze weapons
Random armor pieces
Coin

I recomend the southern most camp in North Ro, it has a lot of mobs and is right on the zoneline. Breaking this camp can be tough sometimes, as you'll get two or three mobs on the first pull, use cancel magic to pull to help reduce aggro radius when pulling. Learn the classes of the mobs based on their races, erudite males are wizards for example, while ogre females are shamans. Kill them first they are easy if you nuke hard, you can also pull using a nuke to burn faster just be ready to have the pet intercept the others. If you use bolts you can stand pretty far away and drop 2 or 3 before they even get to you. Use the Earth pets OP root to keep them separated. If you can't get a Thug solo it may be worth killing his friends and zoning out quickly to reset, don't be afraid to chain Earth pets on him either, it's cheaper then nuking sometimes. Slows down a bit at 19 but it's a fun camp with decent loot.

Unrest Courtyard

Level Range: 12-20

Pros and Cons

Hazardous trip through Dagnors
Crowded Zone
Lots of trains
Fast easy exp
Grouping opportunities
Decent coin and loot

Loot

Coin
Armor drops
Some rares for loot although mostly you won't see those until later.

Unrest is a celebrated stop on the experience highway, you could conceivably start there at 12 and stay to 42 or so if you wanted too. Personally I think it's best to hit at certain ranges, 16-20 and 34-39 being the top two. It can be a dangerous zone, Dagnors is a death trap at lower levels, and it's hard to vendor sometimes without gating out and running back. The exp is so fast though, and you can always group with folks if you feel overwhelmed. Soloing in the courtyard is pretty easy, just be aware that a lot of the mobs will assist each other, so have a plan if you get two at once. Duo with someone and start moving into the first level of the mansion.

Lesser Faydark Nybright Sisters

Level Range: 16-20

Pros and Cons

Great money
Good exp
Hard to get this camp
Have to watch out for people training the dark elves to Mistmoore

Loot

Bronze weapons!
Coin

This is one of the best cash camps for this level range, which is why it's so hotly contested, try and get on the list and do other things or just hit it at off times. There are four Half elf sisters in tents here that are all rogues and can backstab you. The good news is that have almost no hit points and even if you get two, they are easy to burn down quickly. The hardest part of the camp is making sure you get exp on all four every 7 minutes, you can vendor with the elves not too far from camp, just be careful running through the zone. This camp doesn't work for evil characters unless someone vendors for you.

Level 20-23

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bolt of Flame	Single Target Fire-based Projectile Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 156/1.49 DPM) M	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	105
Elemental Shield	Self Only Fire Resist (FR) and Cold Resist (CR) Buff S	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	50
Expulse Summoned	Single Target Direct Damage (DD) vs Summoned (Max: 94) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	60
Lesser Summoning: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Lesser Summoning: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor (OoT)	200
Lesser Summoning: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet N	Cla	Con.	Vendor (OoT)	200
Lesser Summoning: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor (OoT)	200
Rain of Fire	Area of Effect (AE) Fire-based spell that hits your target with 3 waves (Max: 56) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	125
Renew Summoning	Pet Only Heal (Max: 220) M	Sky	Alt.	Vendor	100
Shield of Flame	Single Target Fire-based Damage Shield (DS) (Max: 9) M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	80
Spear of Warding	Summons 1 Summoned: Spear of Warding Summoned: Spear of Warding MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 27 DMG: 6 SV FIRE: +5 SV COLD: +5 WT: 7.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR RNG SHD BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	60
Summon Arrows	Summons 20 Summoned: Arrow Summoned: Arrow MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: AMMO DMG: 3 WT: 0.1 Range: 50 Size: SMALL Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD ROG Race: ALL s M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	30
Summon Waterstone	Summons 1 Summoned: Waterstone Summoned: Waterstone MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY EXPENDABLE Charges: 1 Effect: Enduring Breath (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) as Level 10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	40

PET SKILLS: All 20+ pets have Dodge and Parry, and 20+ non-Fire pets also have Double Attack.

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield	Dual Wield Weapons	Weapon Double Attack
Lesser Summoning: Air	16-20	325-445	16-22	14-16	-	-	@20	@20
Lesser Summoning: Earth		525-665		14-16	Root			@20
Lesser Summoning: Fire		250-350		-	17-21	18-22		-
Lesser Summoning: Water		400-540		14-16	17-21	-		@20

So many good spells at level 20! A nice nuke upgrade with the Bolt, a new damage shield and a bunch of utility summon spells. The spear is useful for resists for your pet, the arrows are great for groups and Waterstone is obviously a good utility spell. Renew summoning isn't worth using until your higher level, but grab it for then as it's the best heal. This is the first rank where the torched Fire pet starts to become viable, 24 and 29 are also good ranks for the Fire pet. Earth is still the go to for solo play.

East Karana Wolves

Level Range: 18-24

Pros and Cons

Safe laid back outdoor camp
Near a zone line
Not much loot
Sometimes a Hill Giant that wanders the area

Loot

Research materials
Wolf parts
Griffon parts

Not much loot to this quiet camp in EK. You can set up by the bridge to North Karana or by the tunnel that leads to the Gorge. There are wolves and Griffons that wander nearby on the path that are easy to single pull. The exp is fast and efficient and there are vendors near by. When you get higher you can move over to the Crag Spiders not too far way by the ramp up to High Pass. This camp sounds kinda lame but try it out, I use it instead of other spots now.

Najena Tentacle Terrors

Level Range: 20-26

Pros and Cons

Not much loot
Good exp
Close to the zone in
Can be difficult be hold down all four especially if you need to clear a lot in between.

Loot

Research materials
Minor Junk

Another straight up exp camp, this one is usually open and easy to get. They can be tough at level 20 but stick with it and the exp starts to flow. There are four possible spawn points on the 1st floor near the entrance. The first two in the side cave are static and always spawn as TT's, the second two flank the entrance to the castle and can spawn as a greater skeleton. So it varies how many TT's you'll get per round. You can supplement exp with ogre guards, magicians or darkbone skeletons. You'll have to find a way to make your mob cycle efficient and find the right path. This is what makes Najena really interesting, there really aren't any rooms that can satisfy your exp needs, you'll need to move around and cobble together different mobs in different areas. As you level the paths can change and expand.

Kurn's Tower

Level Range: 10-26

Pros and Cons

Out of the way
Not much loot
High ZEM
Skeletons don't assist
Burynai start out dubious

Loot

Bone chips
Bone chips
More Bone chips
Coin
Smattering of armor pieces and weapons

I really struggle with finding places to go at level 20, for just about every class. Sure you can group in Unrest,Mistmoore, High Keep/Pass, or Upper Guk but solo there just isn't as much. Kurn's tower is probably best 12-20, but 20-24 it's still fast if you know where to set up your cycle. The top floor is good for this, as well as the basement or tunnels. Don't kill the Burynai!! They start out not KOS and if you leave them alone they stay that way. This allows you to run around the basement areas without fear of getting ganged up on. Sometimes the skeletons down there respawn as Burys and it'll eat into your available mobs.

Level 24-28

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Cornucopia	Summons 20 Summoned: Black Bread Summoned: Black Bread TEMPORARY This is a meal! WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Research	25
Everfount	Summons 20 Summoned: Globe of Water Summoned: Globe of Water TEMPORARY This is a drink! WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Research	25
Flame Flux	Area of Effect (AE) Fire-based Point Blank (PB) Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 96) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	123
Major Shielding	Self Only Hit Point (HP), Armor Class (AC), and Magic Resist (MR) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	80
Malaise	Single Target Fire Resist (FR), Magic Resist (MR), Cold Resist (CR), and Poison Resist (PR) Debuff S	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	60
Shock of Spikes	Magic-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 176/1.6 DPM) M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	110
Staff of Runes	Summons 1 Summoned: Staff of Runes Summoned: Staff of Runes MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY Charges: 1 Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 36 DMG: 9 Effect: Cancel Magic (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 2.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	60
Summoning: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	240
Summoning: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	240
Summoning: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental N	Cla	Con.	Research	240
Summoning: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	240

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Summoning: Air	19-23	425-540	18-26	15-17	0
Summoning: Earth		650-820		15-17	0
Summoning: Fire		325-415		N/A	20-24	21-25
Summoning: Water		525-675		15-17	20-24

Cornucopia and Everfount are very useful, they can be hard to research, I had good luck finding the words in Najena. You can also buy them from players for not too much. New shielding and Shock spell are the highlights here, there isn't a great nuke upgrade for 29 so Shock stays useful for a while. Earth and Fire are the goto pets for this rank. Staff of Runes is great when it has the cancel magic charge, if you're trying to dispell a mob make sure you have one to use right after you cast the actual spell to speed it up.

Najena 'A Skeleton'

Level Range: 24-30

Pros and Cons

Great exp
Cool dungeon
Greens in the way
Sometimes camped
Okay loot

Loot

Random armor bits
Coin
Access to other camps in Najena

Najena is a zone that invites exploration and experimentation, the camps are often a bit disjointed and require crawling as the mobs aren't all next to each other. There are four 'A Skeleton' mobs spaced throughout the dungeon. One is in a room with a green skelly at the first junction of the zone and the other three are near Najena's room. One is under the stairs down to her area, the next around the corner to the left and the final one is on a ledge by the pond. These guys hit hard for their level but go down with nukes or beating themselves to death on a damage shield. If someone is camping 1 or more of them it's easy to supplement exp with other mobs in the area, including spiders, darkbone skeletons or ogre guards. There's also a froglok ghoul outside of Najena's room you can nab as well, just be careful not to get to close to her door or get rooted underwater. This is a zone where the Air pet really shines because it can invis itself and you can more or less have it follow you around the dungeon without aggroing a lot of the little green mobs. Najena is the greatest zone for Mages to level in 20-36 in my opinion but this range is especially good.

Lake of Ill Omen Random Critters

Level Range: 18-30

Pros and Cons

Lots of mobs around unless there's a bard
Not much loot
ZEM is low
The Sarnaks drop some interesting items but are much harder
Can fight near the Frontier Mountains zoneline for safety if needed.

Loot

Random junk
Sarnak loot
Some Iksar quest items
Coin

Nothing special to this one, this is a standard Kunark outdoor zone with lots of wandering mobs, and thus lots of opportunity for exp. The skeletons are the easiest, and some of the goblins and sarnaks are casters. The cats run faster then normal speed so bring SoW potions. You can also camp a Goblin Gazhugi Ring while you're if you're so inclined. Once you get to 25+ you can form groups to do the Sarnak fort. I usually set up on the beach, although it's not completely safe and pull from the mobs in between the beach and mountains.

High Keep Osargen

Level Range: 24-31

Pros and Cons

Sometimes hard to get this camp because enchanters charm him
No loot
Negative evil human faction
Easiest afk camp you'll find
Prisoners get annoying!

Loot

Nothing

He's a rogue in jail in High Keep, he hits really hard but has almost no hit points. The hardest part is nuking him faster than the pet can kill him, you can also reclaim every time just be aware he will run. Enchanters at the goblin group like to charm this guy because he backstabs so it can be difficult to get the camp and you may get some static for taking the mob. Whoever is charming or killing him has priority so don't let anyone tell you something different. If he's not up kill guards or get in the goblin group and wait. I do this camp often while working on other things.

The Overthere Random Critters

Level Range: 22-30

Pros and Cons

Lots of mobs
No vendors nearby that aren't greedy
Sometimes hard to find the right level mob
Decent loot

Loot

Coin
Random junk
Minor cash drops

On the plains down the hill from the Warsliks zone line there's a giant statue of an Iksar, along with tons of mobs that path back and forth on a highway of sorts there. Set up on the wall and pull blues out as they come along, basic outdoor camp. The ZEM is lower in the OT but there's so much to kill you'll make up for it with plentiful kills. There's a greedy merchant that sells to everyone on the mud flats, the closest place to sell is the windmill in LoIO, or more greedy merchants if you're evil and can use the outpost. You can stay longer in this zone or come back for the late 30's if you want, there's a wide range of levels here.

Level 29-33

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Burnout II	Pet only Strength (STR) and Haste Buff M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	75
Dismiss Summoned	Single Target Direct Damage (DD) vs Summoned (Max: 162/1.8 DPM) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	90
Expedience	Outdoor Only Pet Movement Speed Buff N	Vel	Alt.	E. Com.	45
Greater Summoning: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Greater Summoning: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Greater Summoning: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Greater Summoning: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Inferno Shield	Single Target Damage Shield (DS) & Fire Resist (FR) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	80
Phantom Chain	Self Only Armor Class (AC) and Hit Point (HP) Regeneration (+2/tick) (Consumes Cat's Eye Agate x2 when cast) M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	100
Rain of Spikes	Area of Effect (AE) spell hits your target with 3 waves (Max: 91) N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	162
Summon Coldstone	Summons 1 Summoned: Coldstone Summoned: Coldstone MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: NECK PRIMARY SECONDARY AMMO AC: 5 Effect: Ultravision (Worn) WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL that gives Ultravision and 5 Armor Class (AC) M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	75
Sword of Runes	Summons Summoned: Sword of Runes Summoned: Sword of Runes MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 27 DMG: 7 Effect: Ward Summoned (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20 WT: 6.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Vendor: Ak'Anon , Erudin , Neriak	75

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield	Double Attack
Greater Summoning: Air	22-26	525-700	20-28	16-18	0		Yes
Greater Summoning: Earth		800-1000		16-18	0		Yes
Greater Summoning: Fire		390-510		N/A	23-27	24-28	@ 26
Greater Summoning: Water		650-800		16-18	23-27		Yes

Nice rank here, Burnout upgrade, pet SoW spell, new DS, phantom armor, and a couple of utility summons. Rain of Spikes is the first rain spell worth buying if Velious is out, but it's not that efficient yet, just flashy. Coldstone is nice for blind folks, and Sword of Runes is so good when it procs on everything. Earth and Fire are still the goto spells for solo play.

Warsliks Woods Brute Caves

Level Range: 29-34

Pros and Cons

Close to a zone line
Often camped
There are 8 total brutes
Decent gem drops

Loot

Coin
Gems
Random Junk
Hides

This camp is a bit harder to get these days but it's a great spot for this range. Also a good spot to practice using a Fire pet if you've been using Earth up till now. It slows down at 32/33 but it's worth just sticking around for how easy it is. There's a cave with two static spawns and a cave with three with another static spawning in a cubby between the two. Then there are two pathers that walk into each room. You should be able to handle 3-5 of them every spawn cycle. There's a convenient zone out under the fake water in the room with two static's if you get in trouble. The HQ brute hides sell to players for some decent coin.

Najena Boss Circuits

Level Range: 29-37

Pros and Cons

A bit more dangerous than other camps in Najena
Great loot, especially for new characters
Is a bit difficult at 29, and a bit slow 34+
Great time to use the Air pet

Loot

All the bosses in Najena have some interesting loot
Coin
Research Materials
Epic items
Focus quest items
Armor/weapon drops

I may have glowingly spoken about Najena before in this guide, but just in case you missed it, there is no better place to level as a Mage than in Najena. This zone is built to reward the class, it's the lair of the one of few Magicians in the game with an actual story, accompanied by all of her different minions. It really doesn't get much more fun and immersive than this zone. I would start with the Ogre guard captain and Trazdon, you can also do Bonecracker if you're brave and feel like you can break the room. These three named are all in the basement levels which you can access from the first stone gate you find in the dungeon. They are all pretty close together and there are some greens you have to clear in the way but it's pretty easy to keep them down and even kill a few others. At 29 it might be a stretch to do all 3, but as you level it gets easier and easier. Later on I would add in Rathyl as well and Moosh, along with anything else I could find that was dark blue. You can also do Najena, but her room can be extremely difficult to break if she is up. You can sit down right next to her door to body pull her out if you don't have a key. Use this tactic with caution. I was able to handle her room taking it over from another player at 29. There are tons of green mobs up in between the different camps so I would summon a max level Air pet, equip it with weapons and armor drops, and use it's ability to invis itself to run between camps without having to clear the trash in between.

South Karana Treants

Level Range: 29-34

Pros and Cons

Hard to get the camp
Can be hard to split
Good coin
Solid exp
Hard to maximize the financial gain
Negative Faction hits

Loot

Coin
Cash drops
Gems

This is a classic storied camp that everyone and their Mama know about. It can be really hard to get this camp but it's worthwhile if you don't mind waiting or playing at off hours. They drop huge amounts of coin and also have some cash drops you can sell to the centaurs at their nearby village. You will get so much loot you'll have a hard time carrying it all after a while. You can bind at camp and then run to the centaurs, sell and change your money and gate back, but you won't have time to med and may have to fight people off. You can also pay people to exchange your money for you. To break the two pull it can be difficult, bring a root net if you have one, otherwise be ready to nuke the crap out of one as fast as you can. You can use the Earth pet to keep one rooted but it's dangerous to keep switching targets with casters, I find it best to let the pet start the fight and start nuking the one it's on and keeping rooted to start. Once you pull aggro just burn through it as best you can. A+ camp.

Level 34-38

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Blaze	Single Target Fire-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 295/1.9 DPM) M	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	155
Cinder Bolt	Fire Projectile Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 333/1.9 DPM) N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	175
Dimensional Hole	Summons 1 Dimensional Hole Dimensional Hole TEMPORARY WT: 0.1 Weight Reduction: 100% Capacity: 6 Size Capacity: GIANT M	Cla	Con.	Vendor: Ak'Anon, Erudin, Neriak	60
Greater Shielding	Self Only Hit Point (HP), Magic Resist (MR), and Armor Class (AC) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	120
Minor Conjuration: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Minor Conjuration: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Minor Conjuration: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Minor Conjuration: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Monster Summoning I	Summon a Monster Pet N	Vel	Con.	Vendor	200
Nullify Magic	Removes a magical effect from your target M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	50
Staff of Symbols	Summons 1 Summoned: Staff of Symbols Summoned: Staff of Symbols MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY Charges: 4 Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 34 DMG: 10 Effect: See Invisible (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 2.5 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL N	Cla	Con.	Vendor: Ak'Anon, Erudin, Neriak	80
Summon Shard of the Core	Summons 1 Summoned: Shard of the Core Summoned: Shard of the Core MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: RANGE SV COLD: +15 SV POISON: +15 Effect: Ultravision (Worn, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL M	Vel	Con.	NPC Drop	50

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Minor Conjuration: Air	25-29	675-800	26-34	17-19	0
Minor Conjuration: Earth		950-1150		17-19	0
Minor Conjuration: Fire		500-575		N/A	26-30	27-31
Minor Conjuration: Water		775-920		17-19	26-30

Here's two nuke upgrades, you can buy either one or both, Blaze is generally safer. Some good summons with a new backpack, a staff with a clicky and the awesome Core shard from Velious. New rank of shielding and dispel magic. Still sticking with Earth and Fire as the go to. I should mention at this point that if you can manage to get Air/Water or that's all you can use at a certain range, that's fine. Go with it, but unless you only group you really don't need those while leveling up.

Unrest Basement

Level Range: 34-42

Pros and Cons

Fastest exp you will ever see in this range
Dangerous
Sometimes camped
Some decent loot
Two or three mob pulls
Bad pathing

Loot

Coin
Quest items
The Ghost drops some decent loot
Random armor parts
Fine steel

Don't even think about going anywhere else once you hit 34, this is the most fun and fastest exp you will find. Technically you could be doing some basement stuff at 29 but it would be difficult and very dangerous, you decide the level of risk. At 34 you can solo large chunks of the basement by yourself, or most of it duo or trio. Keep groups small here you don't need 6 people to clear the entire basement. A focused fire pet will kill most mobs, but a regular earth pet will wreck here too, it just won't be as mana efficient. Sometimes rarely the entire basement will be camped but for some reason people are reluctant to really delve down there even in primetime, but it won't matter you will level through to 41 or 42 so fast you won't be in Unrest very long.

High Keep Guards

Level Range: 34-40

Pros and Cons

Small outdoor zone
High ZEM
Often crowded
Bank and merchants anyone can use
There are some two pulls

Loot

Fine steel
Coin

The guards on the first floor and the bard in the courtyard are all great targets for you at this range. You can also look around on the second floor as well for more if it's crowded below. There are some two pulls you'll need to split by nuking one down quickly. There are two guards right at the entrance. You can nuke one down, reclaim and zone out to reset the fight one on the remaining one. Early in classic there is a paladin quest mob that spawns near the entrance as well: Tearon Bleanix. Even though he will Lay on Hands himself to full health he's pretty easy to kill, and if you time your nukes just right or get a good stun off from the Air pet you can drop him on one go. Just be aware people may need him for the quest so be polite and let them use him. This is a fun camp, can be slow sometimes, but it's an entertaining zone. There's also group opportunities sometimes, you could group here in the late 30's and early 40's.

North Karana Qeynos Guards

Level Range: 34-39

Pros and Cons

Right on the zoneline
Not much loot
Negative faction
Often camped

Loot

Coin
Junk weapons

There are five guards you can fight here; two at the watchtower in the center of the zone, two at the watchtower on the zoneline to South Karana, and one that patrols the area in between. It's pretty easy to hold the patroller and two down between respawns. Simple laid back camp with an easy exit with that SK zone at your back. The hardest part is not accidentally zoning over while you're fighting! It can be hard to get this camp but it's a nice spot.

Firiona Vie Pirates

Level Range: 30-38

Pros and Cons

Right near Firiona Vie
Good exp
Often camped

Loot

Coin
Junk

This part of the FV zone used to be empty, I would quad there on my wizard, but now swarming bards have discovered it. It will be camped often these days I think, but it' a great laid back spot. They are all rogues and as long as you don't turn your back super easy to kill. Your pets will chew through them so fast, if you can find any alive!

Level 39-43

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Barrier of Combustion	Single Target Damage Shield (DS 18-20) & Fire Resist (FR) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	100
Dagger of Symbols	Summons 1 Summoned: Dagger of Symbols Summoned: Dagger of Symbols MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 20 DMG: 5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5 WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM Race: ALL M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	100
Expel Summoned	Single Target Direct Damage (DD) vs Summoned (Max: 273) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	130
Flame Arc	Area of Effect (AE) Point Blank (PB) Fire Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 181) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	199
Lesser Conjuration: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Lesser Conjuration: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Lesser Conjuration: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Lesser Conjuration: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Rain of Lava	Area of Effect Fire-based spell that hits your target with 3 waves N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	250
Summon Companion	Summon your Pet to Your Location M	Vel	Con.	E. Com.	50
Summon Ring of Flight	Summons 1 Summoned: Ring of Levitation Summoned: Ring of Levitation MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: FINGER EXPENDABLE Charges: 2 AC: 4 Effect: Levitation (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL that gives levitation M	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	100

REGENERATION: At this level pets begin regenerating 30 HP/tick instead of 6.

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Lesser Conjuration: Air	29-33	800-960	32-40	19-21	0
Lesser Conjuration: Earth		1150-1450		19-21	0
Lesser Conjuration: Fire		575-760		N/A	30-34	31-35
Lesser Conjuration: Water		920-1200		19-21	30-34

A quiet spell rank here with only a new damage shield and Levitate ring to get excited about. The ring is very useful and you'll summon lots over time, an honorable mention in the Dagger of Symbols, and a new rain spell. In Velious Summon compainain gets added and this spell is useful for moving around dungeons or getting your pet past areas with bad pathing. I've also used it on the Tower of Frozen Shadow to move between floors without having to resummon my pet. Use this at your own risk though it doesn't always work right.

West Karana Guards

Level Range: 39-50

Pros and Cons

Not much loot
Fairly safe zone
Not usually camped except for the corrupt guards
Some two pulls you have to split
Quest exp

Loot

Coin
Short swords
Some Fine steel
Guard Bracelet quest if you're good aligned

So there's a few different camps here in West Karana, there are three main guard towers and two guards at the barbarian camp. The level ranges are different on all four spots, one of the towers may be all green by 39, try the different spots and see what works best for you. Guard McCluskey and Guard Donlan are the corrupt guards that drop bracelets you can turn in for bonus exp. Those two will take you all the way to 50 if you're so inclined. Otherwise the guards really green out by 44. This camp is a bit slower and more laid back but super chill for an afk camper or during classic when it's hard to find spots.

Dreadlands Yeti's

Level Range: 39-46

Pros and Cons

Plenty of mobs
Decent loot
Some running around involved
No zoneline close
Port hub
Gorenaire spawns nearby

Loot

Coin
Gems
Random junk

This is probably the one of the best outdoor exp camps you're going to find. There are so many Yeti's wandering around and there is a cave with a bunch of static spawns, you're not really going to run out of mobs unless there a bunch of quadders there. There's also drovlargs and cockatrices as well to kill if you're so inclined. These guys have low HP and hit hard for their level, so a focused Fire pet is your best bet. Eight times out of ten the pet will handle a yeti by itself. The other two times you'll need to stand in and take a few hits to even things out, or summon a new pet and nuke. The levels fly here, and even though it slows down at 45 you can cruise through that last hell level in about 10 hours or so. It's one of those popular spots that a lot of people don't know about it. Some decent plat to be had too so you'll walk away cash positive. I would just fill all my backpacks with malachite and go until I ran out. You can restock in FV or get buffs at Karnors or the druid rings. A+ spot.

Crystal Caverns Spiders/Terrors/Geonids

Level Range: 35-47

Pros and Cons

Confusing to navigate
Decent loot
Bank
Often busy

Loot

Some decent magic items
Crystalline Silk
Cash gem drops off the Geonids
Coin

This is an unusual zone, it begins with a labyrinth style mine filled with orc miners. This portion has some pathing issues since it's a huge chasm with lots of layers and mobs stacked upon themselves on the Z axis. Beyond this lies a Ice Dwarf city with a bank and a vendor you can't use without sneak, being able to change out coin or put some loot in the bank is useful though. There are three main camps that you can do past the dwarven village, tentacle terrors, spiders, and geonids. All three have pros and cons, and are good exp if you can't get the camp that you want. The spiders are the easiest except for the mana drain that the named have, watch out for that, followed by the terrors. The terrors have some 3 pulls that would be pretty hard without splitting them, but handily root nets drop off the spiders so have at it! The geos are the prize camp here, they are all single pulls, have a chance to drop a good cash gem off the named and can take you to late 40's pretty easily. I've seen people exp to 49 here just for the cash and ease. There's a zone out at the end of the Geo tunnel. Great zone, great music, well designed. A+

Level 44-48

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Arch Shielding	Self Only Hit Point (HP), Magic Resist (MR), and Armor Class (AC) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	200
Conjuration: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Conjuration: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Conjuration: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Conjuration: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet S	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Elemental Armor	Self Only Cold Resist (CR) and Fire Resist (FR) Buff M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	100
Elemental Maelstrom	Single Target Magic-based Damage over Time (DoT) (Max: 600) N	Vel	Evo.	NPC Drop	240
Malaisement	Single Target Fire Resist (FR), Cold Resist (CR), Magic Resist (MR), and Poison Resist (PR) Debuff (Max: 40) M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Modulating Rod	Summons 1 Summoned: Modulating Rod Summoned: Modulating Rod MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO RENT Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY EXPENDABLE Charges: 1 Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 26 DMG: 8 Effect: Modulation (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) Recast Delay: 300 seconds, Recast Type: 19 WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL that can convert Hit Points (HP) to Mana (225 HP to 150 Mana) M	Sky	Con.	Vendor	200
Phantom Plate	Self Only Hit Point Regeneration (+3/tick) and Armor Class (AC) Buff (Consumes Cat's Eye Agate x3 when cast) M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	200
Shock of Swords	Single Target Magic-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 600/2.4 DPM) M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	250

PET SKILLS: All pets at this level gain innate dual wield without needing to equip weapons

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Conjuration: Air	33-37	960-1125	40-48	21-23	0
Conjuration: Earth		1450-1675		21-23	0
Conjuration: Fire		760-880		N/A	34-38	35-39
Conjuration: Water		1200-1350		21-23	34-38

The final classic shielding buff, armor buff, and resist buff are excellent final additions, along with the final Malaise spell and conjuration nuke for the classic timeline. In Velious the first dot is added, and it's probably skippable. Earth is researched this level so it will take some planning to get the spell right away at 44. Thankfully the final classic rank has Earth as the only vendor spell. During the Sky era mod rods are added but you probably won't use them much early on because everyone is still using Manastones at that point. Once Kunark drops and later on in Veilous you will summon more than you ever want too. Make sure to summon one when you are full mana to use as a battery for later, this is something I always forget to do, but it's a good habit to get in to.

East Freeport Guards

Level Range: 44-50

Pros and Cons

Easy to get to
Often open, or partially open
Decent Cash
Decent ZEM because it's a noobie zone
Close to the docks and Tunnel
Some dangerous NPC's lurking about
Lots of zone lines for safety

Loot

Coin
Fine Steel
Box of Abu-Kar (while they still drop)

This is a chill camp that is much better in classic days when the gate guards aren't super buffed, but even after it's a decent spot with a good range of levels on the guards. There aren't too many two pulls, it's mostly singles if you're careful. Boxes drop like candy here in classic era, it's easy to just make a new character that spawns in EFP and pick them up to sell later. There's some decent loot and there are vendors you can possibly use in poor district or the evil guild in the tunnels below the city. You can also kill Tarn Bearcrusher who doesn't have loot but is a super easy kill.

East Karana Guards

Level Range: 44-49

Pros and Cons

Slower exp
Not much loot
Lots of wandering mobs to avoid
No one camps these

Loot

Coin
Research materials
Box of Abu-Kar

This isn't the best camp out there, but during classic there just aren't a lot of places to go exp at this level range to solo. There are three different villages with guards, one near the Gorge zone, one at the base on the mountain along the path between the ramp and North Karana, and the barbarian village by the waterfall. All of these guards have longer spawn times, I don't remember exactly but it's something weird like 14 minutes. I was able to keep about 8 or 9 of them down at a time, you do have to travel in between spots here and lose med time, which is the biggest reason it's not more efficient. No one's going to contest you here though, because there are other, better spots around.

Dreadlands random critters

Level Range: 44-52

Pros and Cons

Plenty of mobs
Somewhat random what you can find
Subject to trains/bard trains sometimes

Loot

Random junk
Coin

Nothing really special about this camp, people still group here or solo/duo along the walls of Karnors. This range can be really slow because of the lack of mobs at the right levels. Be careful of the spiders since they are all casters and are sometimes SoWed, the cockatrices hit harder than they should for their level. Stick to drovs, giants, brutes as much as you can. Finding a duo partner here is a good idea, but you can certainly solo pretty mindlessly here in lieu of other spots. This would always be a last resort place to camp, or something I'd do while waiting on a group in KC itself, but I'm struggling to come up with places to go for this range that I've actually experienced first hand.

Level 49-50

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Banish Summoned	Single Target Direct Damage (DD) vs Summoned (Max: 585, 2.6 DPM) S	Cla	Evo.	Vendor	225
Burnout III	Pet Only Armor Class (AC), Strength (STR) and Haste Buff M	Cla	Alt.	Vendor	150
Greater Conjuration: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Greater Conjuration: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Vendor	200
Greater Conjuration: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Greater Conjuration: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet M	Cla	Con.	Research	200
Lava Bolt	Single Target Fire-based Projectile Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 810, 2.7 DPM) M	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	300
Rain of Swords	Area of Effect (AE) Magic-based Direct Damage (DD) that hits your target(s) with 3 waves (Max: 324 per Wave) N	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	375
Shield of Lava	Single Target Damage Shield (DS) & Fire Resist (FR) Buff (Max: 25) M	Cla	Abj.	Vendor	120

PET SKILLS: All pets except the Fire Pet gain the ability to double kick/bash.

Spell	Pet Levels	Pet HP	Melee Dmg	Bash/Kick Dmg	Proc Dmg	Damage Shield
Greater Conjuration: Air	37-41	2200-2400	48-56	23-25	0
Greater Conjuration: Earth		2600-2900		23-25	0
Greater Conjuration: Fire		1550-1750		N/A	38-42	39-43
Greater Conjuration: Water		2350-2600		23-25	38-42

The final classic spell rank is pretty juicy, the final classic burnout and damage shield. These will stayed memorized for a while. There are also a classic final bolt and rain spell that falls short. It has more total possible damage than Lava bolt but it costs a lot more as well. All of the pets are worth picking up at this rank, you can use them all with the Sol Ro focus items, and will serve you well throughout classic and even into Kunark. The 49 Earth pet focused with a shovel is such an amazing pet, it's really hard to overstate this. A water staff focused Water pet is just as good if you don't need root.

Nagafen's Lair Bats n Bugs

Level Range: 49-53

Pros and Cons

In depth guide on the 50-60 guide
Item loot
Dangerous
Sometimes camped
Must camp spot

Loot

Item loot off the named
Large Soiled Bag!
Coin
Critter parts
Research materials

This a classic camp that everyone should do at least once, there are sorts of different spots you can camp for exp, or you can do the named circuit for drops. At 50 you can solo anything except for the Stone Spider (although maybe if you had enough MR), but by far the spot you want to do is the Guano Harvestor and get yourself a bag. Very easy to sell as well if you're looking for a cash camp. Just watch out for the Lava duct crawlers and the Noxious spider.

Ocean of Tears Seafuries

Level Range: 49-57

Pros and Cons

Also in the 50-60 guide
Good cash loot
Good exp
Relaxing area
Sometimes crowded

Loot

Cash drops
Coin
Gornit can drop any kind of giant toes and fine steel

Can afk level people here at 50, farm cash and test out pets and killing strategies. Great camp in so many ways! The drops were nerfed to be more in line with classic but it's still 300-400 plat per hour if you can kill quickly, possibly more if you're also nabbing Gornit every 6 minutes. During classic I found this to be a quiet easy spot to earn cash and relax with a nice grind sesh. Post 50 it's incredible exp, I got to 55 faster than most people did when Kunark dropped and I did it entirely on Seafury island. It would get really competitive but you can lock down a single spawn point and just rake in the exp. Bring lots of malachite!

Tower of Frozen Shadow Floor 6 Dogs

Level Range: 49-54

Pros and Cons

Hard to get to
Floor 4 is hard to get through at this range, bring a friend
No one is going to camp here
ToFS is a zone built for mages
There are exp opportunities here on floor 6 up to 56 or 57

Loot

Coin
Random ToFS junk
Spells

ToFS is a zone built for mages, the only thing you can't solo at 60 is Tserrina, although I'm convinced it's possible with some trickery. There is so much to farm, even if it's just cash or Velium bricks. Some floors are much harder than others and the reason it doesn't show up before this in the guide is the lack of safe single pulls for certain level ranges. This is a zone you want to outlevel as much as possible, but if you can make it up to floor 6 at 49 you'll power through some levels on super easy single pulls on the undead Drovs. Avoid the Specters unless you're trying to key up since they are all casters.

Level 50-60 Spell Guide

Let's go over the new spells, we'll use the same format as before S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy. Please note that some of the spells are rewards from the Magician Spells (Good) or Magician Spells (Evil) quests. If you're having trouble with getting any of these, just keep at it until you receive the spells you want, the only spell you really need there is Scintillation. I think it's a good idea to complete your spell book, but there are still plenty of skips here.

I have two major gripes with the way the game designers developed this class; the Epic click, and Mage spells level 50 plus. They had such a great opportunity to really rethink how the class works, or add new features. Instead they basically just repeated the 1-50 spell ranks, the only new types of spells we get are the summon pet, pet run speed, a group buff, CoTH, a DoT and monster summoning. One of the level 60 spells is the last rank of monster summoning, why?! It's a cosmetic spell, it's fun! But why?! The new 60 spell in Velious should have been the Epic pet spell (not the orb, just the orb click effect) and the epic should have been more in line with the other int casters, clicks of spells you already have but are potentially very useful to have mana free. It could have summoned a tradable mana stone with a cooldown, it could have a root or snare spell, or it could be a nuke even.

Anyway, there just isn't new mechanics besides Call of the Hero, arguably it's a good mechanic. I shouldn't be that ungrateful, at least Mages have a spell that makes them raid necessary. It just becomes such a one dimensional tool. Necromancers get a whole new resource mechanic with stealing souls, it may be expensive but it's interesting and cool. Magicians should have more spells that cost gems, or summoned items used as reagents for spells, some ice spells or a minor Lure (-resist) spell would have been welcome too. There are some stand out spells here in the 50-60 lines, Scars of Sigil, CoTH, the Greater Vocaration Pets (minus Fire), Sirocco, Gift of Xev, Mala (but why is it worse than Malo?!), Aegis of Ro. So enough griping let's get into it!

Level 50

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Monster Summoning II	Summons a Monster Pet S	Vel	Con.	NPC Drop	200

No reason to pick this up unless you really enjoy this spell. The focused 49 earth pet is superior in every way.

Level 51

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy.

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Gift of Xev	Summons Glowing Backpack Glowing Backpack TEMPORARY WT: 0.1 Weight Reduction: 100% Capacity: 10 Size Capacity: GIANT , Summoned: Black Bread Summoned: Black Bread TEMPORARY This is a meal! WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Summoned: Globe of Water Summoned: Globe of Water TEMPORARY This is a drink! WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , and Summoned: Bandages Summoned: Bandages TEMPORARY WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	60
Malosi	Single Target Fire Resist (FR), Cold Resist (CR), Magic Resist (MR), and Poison Resist (PR) Debuff (Max: 60) N	Kun	Alt.	Firiona Vie Overthere	175
Scintillation	Area of Effect (AE) Fire-based Point Blank (PB) Direct Damage (DD) M	Kun	Evo.	Quest	361
Vocarate: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet (Warrior Class) N	Kun	Con.	Firiona Vie Overthere	300

Gift of Xev is an incredible spell, 10 slots 100% WR bags, food and water all in one cast. I stopped buying food or water after 51, I just log out with Gift of Xev loaded. Keep your bag slots low and you can fill them with free bags to farm goods with. Malosi is a useful tool, but I don't think I ever actually casted this rank of the spell, safe to skip. Scintillation is the final point blank AoE Mage's receive and while you may not use it very often, it's so much fun to haul out during AoE clears on raids or for farming lots of green mobs, think the goblin fort with Grachnist here. This Earth pet is generally inferior to the shoveled 49 Earth, it's a vendor spell so pick it up and try it out and see what you think. I almost never used it, and it's uses are pretty niche. The best I could think of is you're in a group and they want to use an earth pet for whatever reason, using the higher level version with the slightly higher hit would be worthwhile. Your mileage may vary.

Level 52

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy.

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bristlebane's Bundle	Summons Summoned: Ale Summoned: Ale MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Summoned: Cake Summoned: Cake MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY This is a snack! WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Summoned: Spinning Bottle Summoned: Spinning Bottle MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Charges: 1 Effect: Spin the Bottle (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , and Summoned: A Firework Summoned: A Firework MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY EXPENDABLE Charges: 1 Effect: Happy Panda (Any Slot, Casting Time: 1.5) WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL S	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	50
Char	Single Target Fire-based Direct Damage (DD) (max: 702, DPM: 2.7) M	Kun	Evo.	Firiona Vie Overthere	260
Phantom Armor	Personal Armor Class (AC) and Hit Point (HP) Regeneration Buff (Consumes Cat's Eye Agate x4 when cast) M	Kun	Abj.	Firiona Vie Overthere	225
Vocarate: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet (Wizard class) S	Kun	Con.	Quest	300

Bristlebanes Bundle is a fun spell, but you don't need it. Being able to summon booze is fun, and the fireworks will confuse people sometimes. Char is the best single target non bolt fire nuke Mages get, it's useful for certain raid encounters where you can't use bolts or magic nukes. Phantom armor is the final rank of this spell and comes with a whopping HP regen of +5, this is a great spell, I keep it up as a nice junk buff on raids, pairs well with Manna robe. It's the only good spell in this rank. The Vocarate Fire pets are pretty bad, you can safely skip them. Try for yourself but you'll see the damage just isn't there, and they use the Wizard damage shield so it's +5. Sadly a junk spell and safe to skip.

Level 53

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy.

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Annul Magic	Removes a magical effect from your target M	Kun	Abj.	Firiona Vie Overthere	75
Boon of Immolation	Group Damage Shield (DS) & Fire Resist (FR) Buff (Max: 25) N	Kun	Abj.	Quest	360
Quiver of Marr	Summons 1 Quiver of Marr with 60 Summoned: Arrow of Marr M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	60
Vocarate: Air	Summon an Air Elemental Pet (Monk class) N	Vel	Con.	Quest	300

Annul magic is the final rank of the dispell line. Useful for pulling or for dealing with mobs that have damage shields on them. It's not something you'll use every day but very nice to have. Boon of Immolation is the first of two group buffs, you may find it useful if you group a lot, but I found that once I got 56 and Cadeau for the +33 DS I never used it. You can skip it, or not. Quiver of Marr is a nice upgrade to summon arrows since it summons 60 at a time, you'll use it sometimes when melee's need 'em. Vocarate Air is the first monk pet Mages get, if you have a Air focus staff this is absolutely worth picking up. If you don't, it's still nice to use in groups for the stun but it's not as great for soloing without the focus. The Air pets are the real tanks 50+ since monk evasion is so overpowered.

Level 54

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bandoleer of Luclin	Summons 1 Bandoleer of Luclin and 60 Summoned: Knife of Luclin M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	60
Scars of Sigil	Single Target Fire-based Projectile Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 450, DPM: 2.57) M	Kun	Evo.	NPC Drop	175
Shield of the Magi	Self Only Hit Point (HP), Magic Resist (MR), and Armor Class (AC) Buff M	Kun	Abj.	Firiona Vie Overthere	300
Vocarate: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet (Rogue class) M	Vel	Con.	NPC Drop	300

Bandoleer is useful sometimes, you'll get requests rarely for them. It's cheap, so pick it up! Scars of Sigil is one of Mages best nukes, it's also one of the highest DPS spells in the game. That two second cast time is amazing, it's useful in so many ways. I also prefer it over bigger nukes because you get more chances to land damage compared to the others. You can pull aggro off of tanks with this one, so be careful! The final Mage shield is a nice one, but it's no different than the others besides the name. Here's the first Vocarate Water spell, it's a great DPS pet as it's a rogue class and can backstab. You'll need to position it to get the most out of it but it's worth the effort!

Level 55

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Burnout IV	Pet Only Armor Class (AC), Strength (STR) and Haste Buff M	Vel	Alt.	NPC Drop	150
Call of the Hero	Summons Target Group Member to the Caster and erases aggro on (Consumes 1 Pearl) M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	500
Pouch of Quellious	Summons Pouch of Quellious and 60 Summoned: Shuriken of Quellious M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	60
Rage of Zomm	Summon a Suicidal Eye S	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	200
Sirocco	Area of Effect (AE) Fire-based spell that hits your target(s) with 3 waves (max: 1890) 1.57/3.15/4.73 DPM M	Kun	Evo.	Firiona Vie Overthere	399
Wrath of the Elements	Short Duration Damage over Time (DoT) (Max: 800) 3.01 DPM N	Vel	Evo.	NPC Drop	265

This is the juiciest level in the 50-60 range, so many good spells here! The final Burnout isn't a huge improvement over III but it's still worth casting, every little bit counts. Call of the Hero is immensely powerful, especially when it clears aggro at all ranges, time to start carrying pearls! Pouch of Quellious is a nice spell to have but one of those you'll rarely cast, grab it so you can fulfill the rare request. Rage of Zomm is a weird spell, I've never actually used it, but I believe it works like the cleric hammer or wizard flaming sword. Junk. Sirocco is our best nuke once rain spells are fixed in Velious! Check out the damage per mana on it, even if one wave resists it's still more efficient than Seeking Flame at 59. Two waves will go through almost always, make sure to cast it before the mob gets too low as below a certain % it automatically resists. It doesn't lock your casting so cast Sirocco then GCD spam Scars of Sigil in the top spell gem to maximize DPS. Wrath of the Elements is a welcome addition and you could also use this during Sirocco and than spam Scars to add DPS, the issue with this spell is that it's magic based and it's DPM and cast time aren't that great.

Level 56

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Cadeau of Flame	Single Target Damage Shield (DS) & Fire Resist (FR) Buff (Max: 33) M	Kun	Abj.	Firiona Vie Overthere	155
Dyzil's Deafening Decoy	Summons a Fire Element Pet with a Damage Shield (DS) and AE damage spell. M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	350
Exile Summoned	Single Target Direct Damage (DD) vs Summoned (Max: 725) 3.0 DPM S	Kun	Evo.	Firiona Vie Overthere	250
Muzzle of Mardu	Summons Summoned: Muzzle of Mardu Summoned: Muzzle of Mardu MAGIC ITEM TEMPORARY Slot: FACE Haste: +11% WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK ROG Race: NONE that gives Haste (11%) M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	100

Cadeau is a wonderful spell and a nice upgrade over Lava shield at 49. You'll use this a lot in solo, group, or raid play. Keep it up on the tanks at all times, use /assist to find out who the mobs are hitting, you can be the top DPS easily by using this spell liberally. Dyzil's is the real Fire pet of the 50's, and while it's melee damage is pretty low compared to the other pets it's damage shield is incredible. It's a welcome solo tool and helps to power through 56 to get to the final Earth pet next rank. It's not able to be focused sadly but still a nice pet. Exile Summoned is the final summon nuke, it has a -50 MR modifier on it, the only problem is that you will never use it except maybe in the Hole....safe to skip it if you want. Muzzle was such a great idea by the devs, one of the few stand out spells post 50. It's useful in every encounter and all of your pets should be using one unless your just chain petting. Make sure you muzzle everyone's pets in raids and groups, even shaman pets benefit. You can give them to NPC's as well, like the Dwarves in the ring war.

Level 57

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Eye of Tallon	Summons Eye of Tallon that has Invisibility and See Invisible S	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	65
Greater Vocaration: Earth	Summons an Earth Elemental Pet M	Kun	Con.	Firiona Vie Overthere	400
Shock of Steel	Single Target Magic-based Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 825, DPM: 3.0) M	Kun	Con.	Firiona Vie Overthere	275

Eye of Tallon looks cool, but I've never had a reason to use it. I suppose using it to CoTH wall drop in an area where you're not sure the wall is safe or not might be okay. Can skip this. The final Earth pet is beastly and is such a huge upgrade, it makes soloing so much easier post 57. While the focused Air pet is the best all around solo pet post 53, the Earth pet is for solo exping and for situations where you need CC. It's hard to explain how much of an upgrade it is, it really is a step up from the Greater Conjuration and Voracate lines. Shock of Steel is the final shock/conjuration based nuke and it's pretty good, if you're conjuration specialized it's DPM is 3.32 which is better then Seeking Flame and a two wave Sirocco, the only downside is the long cast and magic based damage.

Level 58

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Greater Vocaration: Fire	Summons a Fire Elemental Pet S	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	400
Malosini	Single Target Fire Resist (FR), Cold Resist (CR), Magic Resist (MR), and Poison Resist (PR) Debuff (Max: 60) M	Kun	Alt.	Firiona Vie Overthere	200
Velocity	Pet Only Movement Speed Buff M	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop	60

Worst level by far! The Fire pet is junk, I scribed it but have never casted it. Malosini is the final spell in it's line and it's the same as the shaman version, you'll sometimes need to use it for charmed pets or raids, if there isn't a shaman around. Velocity is an awesome spell, it's a pet SoW, use it whenever you're in an outdoor zone to maximize the pets DPS or keep it closer to you when running around. It also makes it's more responsive, sadly it's outdoor only. I wish this spell was usable in doors, it's just that good.

Level 59

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Greater Vocaration: Air	Summons an Air Elemental Pet M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	400
Manastorm	Area of Effect (AE) Magic-based Rain Damage and Mana Drain Spell that hits your target(s) with 3 waves (Max: 675 HP and 50 Mana per Wave) N	Kun	Evo.	NPC Drop	427
Seeking Flame of Seukor	Single Target Fire-based Projectile Direct Damage (DD) (Max: 1024, DPM: 3.1) M	Kun	Evo.	Firiona Vie Overthere	330
Valiant Companion	Pet Only Fear Immunity M	Vel	Alt.	E. Com.	200

Here's a decent level, we start with the final Air pet. This guy is the tankiest Mage pet, especially while focused, if you can get the Focus stave this is the best solo pet besides epic. Manastorm is marginally better than Sirocco but it's MR based so it'll resist more on more mob types, I typically stick to Sirocco. The mana drain portion could use some testing to see if the drain goes through even if the damage is resisted. Seeking Flame is the final bolt spell and it's a decent nuke, I find that it's very situational but in the times where you can cleanly use a bolt spell that won't resist fire it's easily the best fire nuke for efficiency. Finally Valiant Companion is a great spell on dragons that fear or any necro or cleric type mobs that cast fear. It's definitely a very situational spell but still useful.

Level 60

S = Can skip N = Nice to have M = Must buy

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Aegis of Ro	Group Damage Shield (DS) & Fire Resist (FR) Buff (Max: 33) M	Kun	Abj.	NPC Drop	450
Banishment	Direct Damage vs Summoned (Destroys target & consumes 1 Star Ruby) S	Kun	Evo.	NPC Drop	500
Greater Vocaration: Water	Summons a Water Elemental Pet M	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop	400
Mala	Single Target Fire Resist (FR), Cold Resist (CR), Magic Resist (MR), and Poison Resist (PR) Debuff (Max: 35, unresistable) M	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop	350
Monster Summoning III	Summons a Monster Pet N	Vel	Con.	NPC Drop	400

It seems like a long run from 50 to 60, and when you finally reach the summit, these are the spells you get... Aegis of Ro is a powerful spell that is amazing in groups and useful in raids for the fire resist that stacks with other spells. I use it more often now that mass group buff is working and I don't need to join groups to use it. Banishment is such a cool spell, that you will never use, you can skip it. It's super cheap so it's worth the complete. The final Water Pet is a beast! Such a great spell, and worth waiting for. A max level focused water pet has the highest potential DPS if you can land the cold proc and position it correctly for backstabs. Mala is a great spell but it's inferior to the shaman version, pick it up you will use it, but shamans will generally handle using this spell. MSIII is a fun cosmetic spell, I suppose there could be reasons to use a warrior pet that doesn't root sometimes, but I've never seen the use. A lot of reasons to be sad here, there's no class defining spell or capstone anything, it's just the Water pet basically.

Level 50-60 Leveling Guide

This is a guide for leveling Magicians in the expansion levels; level 50-60. We will cover locations, pros and cons, loot, and other tips and tricks. Many people only level their mage to level 55 to be a Call of the Hero (COTH) bot, but for those who enjoy the class and don't have time to find groups for leveling post 55 I hope this guide will help you on your journey. I will make several assumptions about your character and your knowledge of the game for this guide to work.

You are at least level 49
You have some basic +mana or intelligence gear
You have a Torch of Alna
You have a Shovel of Ponz
You are current on Fire and Earth Pet spells
You are current on Burnout and Damage Shield spells
You understand basic magician leveling mechanics
You will be acquiring your new spells as you level through the 50's

Bloodgill Goblins (Lake of Ill Omen)

Level Range:49-52

Pros and Cons

Underwater, which is fun and/or annoying
Often camped
Come in two pulls

Loot

Sometimes get a junky Harpoon
Words and Runes
Nothing here really, this is an experience camp

This is a fun easy camp, the a bloodgill goblin are all under water around the temple of Veksar. Bring an Enduring Breath item if you have one, otherwise don't forget to buy your Summon Waterstone spell. This is often a contested camp, and it greens out at 52. The upper Bloodgills come in two pulls, you can use root nets to split one out, and nuke one down. You can also pull them to land with SoW and kite one with the pet kills one by itself, or have the pet facetank both and nuke one down quickly. The Bloodgills areound the entrance to Veksar come single but are more often camped.

City Guards (Various)

Level Range: 49-57

Pros and Cons

Fine steel weapons
Close to merchants
Usually zonelines nearby
Often NPC guildmasters or high level KOS npcs
Often overcamped depending on location and class
Ruins factions
Experience slows way down at 55

Loot

Cash flow is good with guards, can range from 150-500 plat an hour depending on location
Use your summoned Bags Gift of Xev is huge for guards
Some decent coin loot
Words and Runes etc

City Guards are always a good option. No matter your racial choice, there is a place for you to hunt guards.

Kelethin is the best place for guards (if you don't care about faction) but with pathing issues and merchants assisting I would be careful here. You can use Cancel Magic to pull mobs down from below the platforms, just type /target Guard_<name> and cast it. Watch out for strange pathing and the gate guards. This is a high plat per hour spot, similar to Grobb.
Oggok is a popular location, sometimes hard to get singles, and there is a neutral merchant anyone can sell too. I believe this greens out early and probably tops out around level 50.
Steamfont has several single pulls you can do AFK style. They are generally found on the path and one is at the windmills.
Kaladim has tons of guards inside you can kill, as well as many outside in Butcherblock. You can sell at the druid ring.
Freeport is a great zone,but it's a bit lower level and will green out quickly for you. Great place to run tight cycles, near the docks in East Freeport are excellent. There are three higher level guards in North Ro near the Inn.
Grobb is another popular location, and I believe you can sell outside at the hand merchant. This tops out in low 50's but excellent plat per hour, often camped by enchanters. Watch out for the various guild trainers.
Neriak Foreign quarter greens out early, Commons guards all duel wield and have high damage and are higher level. Third gate guards are clerics, and best avoided because they complete heal.
Halas I've never done, but I know there are some guards in Everfrost on 6min40sec timers are an excellent laid back camp. They are the Mcmarrins, look for them at the passes between the snow maze and the tundra.
Rivervale is another place I've never done, but it's definitely popular, it's lower level than other cities. This would be more of a plat farm.
Felwithe these guys are paladins, this place is for necromancers, not mages!

Bats n' Bugs (Solusek B)

Level Range: 49-53

Pros and Cons

Easy to get to
Nearby neutral merchants
Trains happen here, luckily you should be fighting at the zone line to SolA
Somewhat dangerous when Noxious spider spawns
Exp ZEM mod isn't great, camp really slows down at 52

Loot

Trash loot is mostly just words, little coin
Guano harvester has some great items
Noxious spider has some decent caster items

Camp Details There are two ways to break into the Bats n' Bugs (BnB) area in SolB. You can clear in from the Nagafen's Lair Lavastorm entrance, or you can clear in through the Solusek's Eye back entrance to Guano harvester. I recommend learning the way through Guano. This is the camp you will want anyways.

SolB Route

SolA Route

On the SolA route you drop down into the corridor at the lava river and follow it around. Once you zone into Guano, the first pull will likely be two bats. I recommend nuking one down quickly, then zoning or chain summoning a second pet. After that it's all simple single pulls. The only real danger here at this camp is that the Noxious spider paths all the way up to camp. You need to be ready to handle a Lava duct crawler or Nox. You should be able handle all the bats plus the beetles and sometimes Nox. Grab yourself a bag while you're here. Experience tops out at 52, but you could stretch it to 53.

Key

Purple line is Noxious spider Route
Yellow dots are Lava beetles
Brown dots are Sonic bats
Red dot is Guano harvester

Seafuries (Ocean of Tears)

Level Range: 49-57

Pros and Cons

Great loot
Often Overcrowded
Great experience
Quag
Corrupted Cyclops
Takes time to travel
Surrounded by water

Loot

Perfect loot for mages, gems and jewelry cash drops!
Decent coin loot
Ice Giant Toes off of Gornit

This is some of the best experience 50-55 you're going to get solo. The Cyclops on Seafury island respawn in just a couple of minutes. If it's not heavily camped I recommend finding a nice spot on the beach to camp at and pull the mobs in. If there are a lot of people, the best thing to do is find a single spawn point and camp it.

This map has most of the spawn points (roughly) I'll leave the rest up to you to find, most points have at least one pather that walks through. The only truly safe spot and in my opinion the best, is the tree spawn north of the pirates along the water. I spent maaaany hours here and other than the occasional runner I had zero issues with pathers.

Cyndreela (the Feerrott)

Level Range 49-55

Pros and Cons

Not often camped
Surrounded by annoying low level mobs
Raids often show up

Loot

Gems
Words
Bronze

Cyndreela is a necromancer who summmons a pet and has approximently two thousand hit points. She will buff herself, so the first thing to do when breaking in is to dispel her twice. Just nuke her down and let your pet clean up her pet. Each spawn after will be way easier. This is a decent AFK camp.

Nallar Q`Tentu (Neriak - 3rd Gate)

Level Range: 49-57

Pros and Cons

Easy to get too
Mind numbingly boring
Good city ZEM
Easy single pull
No faction

Loot

Absolutely nothing
Zilch
Nada

This is a quest giver in the Neriak Third Gate library. He isn't on any faction and respawns in 400 seconds (6m 40s). He's a necromancer that buffs and casts but doesn't summon a pet. This is super straight forward AFK style camp. He will green out once you hit 58. This is slower then Dyrna, but a good back up plan if she is camped. If you root him at his spawn, you can LOS his spells.

Dyrna Nlith (High Keep)

Level Range:49-57

Pros and Cons

Easy exp
Hard to get camp sometimes
Slows down 55-57

Loot

Clawed Knuckle Ring
Random junk

Dyrna Nlith in High Keep is a low 40's necromancer. She doesn't summon a pet and has around 2000 hp. There's a green named Flayer Hopkins that will aggro with her, but he's nothing to worry about. This camp is super easy, just summon a pet, buff it, nuke her down. Rinse and repeat every 6 minutes and 40 seconds. If you're evil there is a wizard guy in the jail behind that will aggro you as well, watch out for him. The biggest struggle at this camp is remembering to tab back over to kill her.

Nyzil Bloodforge (Butcherblock Mountains)

Level Range:49-60

Pros and Cons

Easy exp
Hard to get camp sometimes
Slows down 56+

Loot

Bloodforge Hammer
Random Bits
Coin

Easy single spawn in a high ZEM zone, he spawns by the anvil, just pull him back to where he is the picture, super tiny on the left! Great easy afk camp, easiest way to kill him is nuke for 50% damage.

Durkis Battlemore (Butcherblock Mountains)

Level Range:56-60

Pros and Cons

Solid blue to 60
Difficult solo kill, not the most efficiant
Always open

Loot

Nothing

This guy is a much harder Nyzil, and a good spot to go if you can't get the Nyzil camp. His guardhouse is the first you encounter on the road to the docks from Kaladim. There are two guards in the front, ignore them and set up camp on the back end shown here.

This is a two pet fight so if you're using Dyzil's you'll need a long run way to resummon and then kite him around. If you're using 57 earth, let the root snap the aggro, don't forget to apply that DS right away. He runs when he is low so pull a ways back from the guardhouse. To pull him, type /target durkis to grab him through the wall and cast cancel magic, he will pop out without aggroing the two guards in the front.

Frost Giant Elites (Great Divide)

Level Range: 56-60

Pros and Cons

Outdoors: easy to kite
Good faction/heads/toes
Near Thurgadin
Laid back easy camp

Loot

Thurg quest items
Various velium
Random vendor weapons

There is a plateau behind the giant fort that random giants will path through, the scouts are easy faction kills ( kill them to spawn more elites ) the berzerkers are light blue and will yield a small amount of experience. The elites are tough, have at least 6000 hit points, but a fully buffed 57 earth pet will take them down most of the time with no trouble. Just be ready to nuke or tank for a bit in case you get a low pet summon. I also did this spot at 56 with Dyzil's decoy, you'll need two per elite - this doesn't work as well now with pet aggro dumping onto the caster.

The red lines are the paths that most of the elites will walk on, this isn't exact, and they like to wander around the canyons below the plateau to the south and west. The red X's are the safer spots to sit and fight. The screenshots show the viewpoints from the two red X's, make sure you clear those two entrance mobs at the fort in case of a runner. Most of the mobs will wander on a north/south line.

Suits (Wakening Lands)

Level Range: 57-60

Pros and Cons

Easy experience
Often camped
Some nasty pathers
No singles, have to break two pulls

Loot

Velious armor quest gems
Regular gems
Sentient Armor drops

a suit of sentient armor in Wakening Lands are a popular spot for quad kiting wizards and druids, and sometimes bards using charm. There are two camps, one has four suits in one house, this is known as 4s. The other has six suits, four inside a house, and two outside in a ruin, this is known as 6s. They most always come in pulls of two, the four might all aggro at lower levels. I don't come here until 57+ anyways, if someone wants to confirm that would be great.

So you start with a two pull, and these mobs have over 6000 HP. Start with your strongest pet, fully buffed and guard him back towards the wall. Run down to your suit house and pull using Scars of Sigil, and drag the two up towards your pet. It helps to swap targets right after you attack, you want the pet to attack the one you didn't nuke. Send the pet and kite the second around in tight circles, keep an eye on your pet's health versus the suit. You may need to nuke some if you summoned a low level pet. A method to mitigate this issue is to test your pet on low level mobs before you start this part.

Once that first suit goes down send your pet in, it will be below 50% health. Run a distance away and watch the health spam. When your pet gets to 15% or so start summoning a Greater Vocaration Earth, cast a Cadeau and send it in. It's important for the second pet to be Earth so it can root and snap that aggro immediately. Burn it out and reap the rewards. Repeat this method for second set of two suits and congratulations you have broken 4s or 6s!

This experience is about as good as it gets 57-60, it's mostly relaxing. Although if you are KOS to the Thanes and Dixies and Giants there are mobs that will go after you sometimes that path nearby. Keep your eyes open and watch the paths to find the safe places to sit. A corrupted Faun paths through 6s and that guy will wreck your day so fast you don't even know what hit you. Most people time the mobs and sit way up on the hill zone line to avoid issues like this. The red lines on the map are good places to sit and kite.

Brownies (Lesser Faydark)

Level Range: 57-60

Pros and Cons

No loot
Safe zone
Modest experience
Hard to break the two pull
Not often camped
1.7% exp per hour or so at 59, kind of slow

Loot

Brownie Parts
Random words

Brownies are a great afk style, laid back camp. You will need to break a two pull, so get your MR gear on and read on. Either use a Crystalline Silk Net or summon a max level Earth pet. There is a pixie camp nearby you can test the pet on first. The red 'circles' in the picture are where they spawn.

A. Net
Buff the pet and pull one of the brownies with root net, pull the other brownie far enough way to avoid cast range. Annul magic it twice, then spam Scars of Sigil until it dies. Your pet will be at 30-50% health, you can resummon or use the last bit of health on the second brownie, who will be coming right about when you finish the first. Sometimes things will go south on this fight, don't be afraid to gate after killing the first one and come back. The spawn time is fourteen minutes, so this tactic works really well.

B. Two at once
Pull a brownie with Annul magic, pull them both back a ways so you don't aggro stuff inside with the pet. Use a clicky to refresh your gems, annul the brownie again and start spamming Scars of Sigil. Make sure you keep your pet focused on the kill target. The first brownie should die when the pet is around 15-30% health. Be ready to summon a new (earth) pet and get it on the second brownie, don't forget to annul magic it twice.

Lava Duct Crawlers (Solusek B)

Check out this guide for this interesting spot, this is a more advanced camp. It's the first guide I wrote and I'm putting it here unedited for posterity. It's also a really fantastic place to camp if you can manage it, it's complicated and rewarding!

Hail and well met adventurers!

This is a guide intended to explain how to break into, and solo as the Magician class, in the Lava Duct Crawler caves in the Nagafen's Lair zone. Magician leveling 55 plus can be difficult and frustrating, as there are not many locations to solo (espiecially pre-Velious.) The Lava Duct Crawler's (LDC or LDC's) stay dark blue through 59 at which point some of them drop off to light blue (green but give experience.) This is a great location to gain solo experience in your late 50's. The experience per hour rate is about the same as anywhere else you will solo, sometimes better since there is rarely someone camping the LDC's

I will make several assumptions about your character and your knowledge of the game for this guide to work.

You are level 57.
You are up to date on your spells.
You can acheive 150 MR with buffs / potion.
You can achieve 150 FR with buffs.
You understand Magician leveling mechanics.
You are somewhat familiar with the Nagafen's Lair (SolB) zone.

Background Information

Approach

The best way to approach is through the bat caves (Map location 9), once you arrive at the bat caves the only bats you need to worry about are two pathers (one of them is the Guano harvester) and one static bat in the cubby in the Noxious spider(Nox)room, Map location 12. There are two LDC's that path outside of the LDC caves, the Nox spider PH as well as Pather A who spawns in the Stone spider (SS) room.

Lava Duct Crawlers

To understand this camp you must first understand how the spawns work, thanks to this picture (credit to Baler), we can get a clear picture of the LDC spawns.

There is a room of three static LDC's.
There is one static on the Lava Ledge that leads to the Fire Giant area (across the lava).
There is a room of two static spawns, this is the Stone Spider room (map location 13). Pather's A, B, and C all spawn here as well. Pather A (PatA) will path all the way to the three way hallway between SS, Guano and Nox. It's possible to aggro both PatA and the Nox PH at the same time in the hallways in between.
Pather B (PatB) spawns in the tunnel that connects the two static LDC's rooms and paths in between. It's possible to wall look to see his location on either side of that tunnel.
Pather C (PatC) spawns at the bottom of the ramp that leads up to the Fire giant area and paths up the ramp to the two Fire Giant guards at the end of that tunnel.
There is always a point in time where all three pathers (A,B, and C) are all out of the SS room at the same time, allowing one to pull the two statics (one being the SS PH) out of the room to the lava ledge where the single static LDC spawns.
To clarify A,B, and C they are the orange spawns from left to right.

The Mobs

Lava duct crawler

These are warrior mobs with with approximently 4900 HP according to the wiki. Very straightforward except for the fact that can cast Boil Blood on you. This is where you need Fire resist, at least 150. Idealy you want 180, because at that point you will resist most of the Boil Bloods that come your way. It's best to wear your Fire resist suit at all times.

Noxious spider

This is a warrior mob with more hit points than a regular LDC. The wiki says 5266, but I believe that to be lower than it actually is. This guy can cast Deadly Poison on you, and it's initial damage is 100 each time so watch out. A low level pet may die from Nox, so you may have to nuke. Don't let it touch you, but the easy counter is 10 Dose Ethira's Poison Antidote. One click removes the poison.

Stone spider

This guy is the ballbuster, the reason this camp stays open, the one thing that can and will definitely murder you if you are not prepared. He is a warrior with approximately 6000 hit points according the wiki, this does seem about right. He is completely MR and FR immune, so you can't nuke, root or cast any mage spells on him. He casts a 20 Stone Spider Stun and can easily kill you during this stun period if he catches you. This is why you need/want 150 MR, at that point you will resist almost every stun.

The Break

Clear in from the first bat cave, if you find the Nox PH pathing, kill it and move on. Watch out for PatA also coming from the SS room. Move up to the hallway to the Lava ledge and wait for PatA to come out. It's important to kill that mob first before the Lava ledge (LL) static so you don't get jumped. After you kill PatA, kill the LL static and med up. You'll want to be close to full mana for when you do the two pull inside the SS room.

At around 90-95% mana, buff your Earth pet (Cadeau and Burnout) and go halfway through the tunnel to SS room, you can wall look and peak around corners to find out where PatB and PatC are currently. If the SS is up, hang up your hat you will need help to break that room. If the two statics are both LDC's, you are in business. Wait for PatB and PatC to leave the room, then pull the two statics out to LL.

It's important to remember which one is NOT the PH, the one farthest away is the PH and you will want to kill that one second. There are two ways to do this part; you can pull them both out and have your pet tank them both while you nuke one down. This works fine, but is harder after the pet damage nerf, I recommend using a instant-click item to rest your global cooldown on your nuke. The best nuke for this is Scars of Sigil, speed is crucial here you need to drop that first LDC immediately.

The other way is use to one of the two root nets Crystalline Silk Net,Wooly Spider Silk Net to root the PH spider and easily solo kill the non PH spider down. This is easier, and barring any early breaks will trivialize this fight for you. Once you have killed both spiders, set a timer for 5 minutes and start medding. This is to ensure that you have time to kill the SS before the next spawn. Please note that rooting the PH in the SS room will aggro PatB and C on you. Pull them both out to LL before rooting.

After 5 minutes are up, peak through the wall or corner and pull PatB or PatC. This order doesn't matter, pull it to the LL and kill it. Then pull and kill the other. Congratulations! You have cleared the SS room. You can kill all three pathers, the two LDC's in SS room and the LL LDC every round. On the second clear, make sure you leave time in between the first SS room LDC and the SS PH. You definitely don't want to be fighting the SS with another mob. Make sure you reclaim pet and nuke for full experience on each kill.

The Stone Spider

So you've broken the camp, life is good, until the Stone Spider shows up and wrecks your day. Hope your pet is higher level, this will help, if not prepare to summon at least two more pets. Have your pet ready to kill the SS as soon as it spawns, and after your pet engages run up the ramp and down the hallway. Not too far or you will aggro the giants. Now spam your pet health hotkey and when your pet is at 8-15% health start casting a new one. It will take a moment for the SS to path up to you so you should be done casting by the time he arrives. Make sure you aren't touching the walls or looking through them when you cast. As soon as the SS makes it up to you, run by him and jump off the ramp and go sit at LL.

Most of the time the pet will have gained aggro at this point, cast Cadeau as soon as it does. If your pet has not gained aggro repeat the process in reverse and run back up your spot where you summoned a new pet. The pet will definitely have aggro by then. Often two pets are enough to kill him, but not always, if you need to summon a third pet, pick the most distant spot you won't aggro anything and resummon, then run past SS (you will resist the stun if you have good MR) and run back up/down the ramp. This will disrupt your spawn timers on the rest of the cycle, so make sure you wait 30 seconds or so before killing each following mob for the next two or three cycles to reset times and keep yourself from having two LDC's at once.

Breaking the Three Spawn Room

If the stone SS is up or the room is already camped, you can also break the 3 spawn (3S) room and solo it. This one is much trickier and I haven't tried it since the pet damage nerf so I recomend using root nets to break it open.

Clear into the bat caves and wait the Nox PH to path down to it's spawn point. Kill it then move up and kill all the beetles above the 3S room, then clear all of the mobs up the ramp to Guano so you can run out of the zone without being stunned. if you get a max or close to max level pet, baby it and keep it alive. I usually chain summon here to get a max level pet. Once you cleared the zoneout, head down to 3S and sit above where the beetles spawn, you can wall look and watch PatB as it roams back and forth between SS and 3S. Get full mana and when PatB goes back to SS, go down and pull the 3 LDC's up. Root one and back up, root another and back up.

Chain nuke this mob down with Scars of Sigil and an instant click, then head for the zone out to clear aggro. Once you zone back in, resummon, rebuff. Check for PatB and pull the remaining two, you can chain nuke one down and zone out, or just kill them together with another charge of root. You can then kill PatB when he returns. Congratulations! You have broken 3S and can kill the 3 that spawn there, PatA, PatB, and Nox PH fairly safely each round. Be aware that because PatB spawns and waits 30 seconds before pathing that your timers will have to shift every round. This camp is inferior in many ways but still doable.

Tips and Equipment

Greater Null Potion
10 Dose Ethira's Poison Antidote
10 Dose Potion of Stinging Wort
Wurm Scale Coat
White Satin Gloves
Crystalline Silk Net
Wooly Spider Silk Net
Shiny Robe of the Underfoot
Platinum Diamond Wedding Ring
Golden Diamond Mask
Keep Elemental and Phantom Armor up at all times
Be ready to gate or Leatherfoot Raider Skullcap out if things go south. It's a lot easier to rebreak this than it is to corpse recover.

Undertow's Temple (Kedge Keep)

Level Range: 57-60

Pros and Cons

Underwater - this can be annoying!
Hard to get a rez if you screw up
Interesting loot
High ZEM zone
The experience here is good still at level 60
Difficult camp to pull off

Loot

This camp is a bit dangerous, but rewarding and almost always open, since few people exp down in Kedge. The first thing to do is learn the path to the mermaid temple and Seahorse caves. It's actually pretty easy and only one mob see's invisibility the whole way down. Estrella of Gloomwater spawns at number 8 on the map and will see through invis, at level 60 she will not aggro if you hug the wall and swim by on the far side on the room. Beware!

The red lines on the map are more or less where you are going straight on the same plane in the room / tunnel. The green circles are where you descend or ascend. The hallway at number 7 is a safe hall if you're out of LOS. The purple X is the best place to camp after you've set up and start breaking in. When going down Tube 'D' there is a small hallway half way down, you don't want to go all the down that tube into the shark room.

So once you reach number 7, summon a pet, buff yourself and med up to full. This is the hard part, you need to break a two pull, and it definitely requires root nets. There are two ways to do this, both risky, both work fine. You can break the pull in two 100% and not worry about the second, or keep the second one rooted. I'll break each way down below.

Kill both at once:

Swim up the small tube to the grate and go in and to the left where the purple X is. Have the pet attack the tiny fish to find out what level you've summoned, you need to get a max level or second to max level pet (58/60 hits if focused, 56/58 hits if not for the G.Voc pets.) Once you've summoned the right pet, buff him and start clearing the weird recessed ceiling tiles, there are little piranhas in there. You can also test pet level on those guys, be careful not to get too close to Undertow's room and aggro his guards. Once you've cleared all the piranhas (minus the two closest to Undertow's room, those are too close!!) med up to full and then rebuff the pet.

Swim close enough to see his guards, they are either a druid or a ranger class and have a good amount of hit points. Cast root on one, and swim back to the purple X. Control your pet and make sure he doesn't go into the room after the rooted one. The second guard will be here by then, put the pet on him and cast Annul Magic twice. Then use a GCD item such as Star of Eyes to spam cast Scars of Sigil, if all goes well the mob will die when your pet is around 30-50% health. You'll have a little time left before the root breaks and the second mob comes. Sometimes you can just nuke this second one down before your pet dies, but often you will need to summon a second pet. Pop that earth pet and send it on the mob, make sure to dispel it twice just like the first. Congrats! The camp is easy peasy from here on out.

Use COTH to single one out

Swim up the small tube to the grate and guard the pet near it, clear the small fish that swim around it so you can sit in the X spot. Stay close to the ground so you don't aggro the piranhas, you can clear some if you want but it usually isn't necessary to do this. Root one of the guards and pull the other in to your pet, then root him as well. Swim back down to the hallway safe spot in 7 and cast COTH on yourself, make sure you use your /pet get lost social macro right before COTH finishes casting so your pet doesn't screw up the aggro drop. Immediately summon a new pet buff, cast DS and swim back up to the rooted guard. Kill it at your leisure, no need to nuke it down. Make sure to Annul Magic it twice and haste pet as well afterwords. Med up and then pull the second guard to the X, be aware that you can get piranhas sometimes doing this, you can also fight in Undertows room, which is where you want to fight them in the future. Congrats! You've broken the two pull and can move on to the next spawns.

If Undertow is up, med up to full or almost full mana, then burn him down. He's a wizard with a ton of hit points, make sure you dispell him as well. If his PH is up, it's usually a easy green con, just kill it and mark the time, respawn is 8 hours. After you've cleared Undertow's room you can kill the mermaid at number 10 on the map. Coralyn Kelpmaiden spawns here and has a couple neat drops. If you're looking for mobs to kill swim back down to 7, there are two mermaid two pulls right outside that hallway. Use the same techniques you used to kill Undertow's guards to split these pulls. The spawn time is 22 minutes you can pretty easily kill 5 mobs every cycle and get some great experience.

Trolls n' Ogres (Neriak Foreign Quarter)

Level Range: 57-60

Pros and Cons

Easy to get to
Vendors anyone can use
Hard to get the camp sometimes
High ZEM
Even evil people can camp it without real penalty

Loot

Research Materials
Coin
One guard drops fine steel

This is a more difficult camp that opens up really well at 57 with the final Earth pet, although even fully buffed sometimes he can't finish the the harder guards. This is where Burnt wood staff is really use, or you can also chain pets to finish the job. There are two mobs outside the arena, Jacker and Oosa, start with them and work your way up the mobs inside. There's two harder warriors just inside the arena, make sure you con everything because some are merchants and some won't be KOS. Really solid camp, can easily be afked on 1 or 2 of the spawns.

Raiding on a Magician

Once you've reached the level cap, and get some basic dungeon gear, what's next? Some folks don't enjoy Raiding, and there is some hyper competitiveness that can ruin the fun on P99, but for others this is part of adventure; winning the race to the pixels. Raiding can be a very rewarding a fun experience and is part of the progression of the game. So let's dive into it! We'll go over some basic stuff, then more advanced techniques, and finally we will look at some of the kit that you could use/want.

Raid Basics

Etiquette

One of the most important things to do is be able to listen, don't show up without loading up comms so you can listen to instructions. People sometimes forget the communal nature of this game and how we play it. Show up on time if it's scheduled, turn on comms, and don't train people with anything! Always be willing to ask questions if you're not sure about something, or be open to instruction or direction from raid leaders. This is the most basic requirement in my opinion and is truly raiding 101, I'm adding this here for folks that may be new to raiding or reluctant to get their feet wet since it can be daunting or intimidating scene to jump into on these servers. Everquest is an old game and a lot of the encounters are pretty easy for most classes, it's a game about knowledge, so you really have to play it to learn it. Don't be afraid to try it!

Pet Management

First things first, always ask before summoning a pet! Until you learn which zones/situations pets are safe to use in you should always be careful about this. You can also wait until you see others using them as well, but it's safest to ask first. Once you do have a pet out you have a responsibility to watch it, and make sure you know where it is. I have seen people lose their pets so many times, especially when caster mobs around. Here's some easy tips:

Guard your pet so that he backs up faster, there's a glitch where backing a guarded pet makes it warp back to it's guard spot, rather than walking to you when not guarded.
Memorize the name of your pet so if someone mentions it on comms you know right away it's yours that is doing something wrong.
Cast Velocity on your pet or get a sow from a ranger/druid so your pet reacts faster (confirm)
If there is more than one mob in camp always get your target from the main assist on the raid.
Turn pet taunt off to lower chances of getting aggro
Don't drag your pet around when moving locations unless your absolutely sure it's okay. Guard and summon it or dismiss it.
Don't use earth pets unless instructed to do so, water or air are the raid pets of choice.

Nuking

In the classic and Kunark era you will probably have some opportunities to nuke while raiding. Be aware of your aggro, and the fact that many of our spells are bolts which can hit any mob on the path between you and the mob you cast it on. I can't tell you how many times I've screwed that part up, thinking that the path is clear and pulling aggro on the wrong thing or breaking mez... oops! Sometimes it's better to use a regular nuke instead just to be sure. If you picked conjuration specialization then Shock of Swords is close to the same ratio as Lava Bolt so you can use that instead if the mobs aren't magic resistant.

Once we get Kunark spells you can use Char or Shock of Steel for safety, I almost never use Seeking Flame of Seukor, it's just too slow to be worth the mana ratio in my opinion. The star of the show here is Scars of Sigil, it's our highest DPS nuke because of the cast time. It's also very useful for burning down mobs fast or just popping up to cast a nuke in between ticks. There isn't a better nuke to use if you can safely use bolts. It bears testing but it seems like I have better results from using Scars over Seeking Flame on resisty mobs that long cast times are okay on. It's breaking up the resist checks so I feel like more damage gets through.

In Velious there really isn't much that Mage's can nuke. The mob levels and resistances are sky high, there's some trash that you can nuke in PoG, Kael, Fear, or ToV but that's about it. Scintillation and Sirocco are the nukes you'll want to be using as well as Scars. Rain spells get fixed in Velious, so they become excellent choices, just be wary of using AoE spells. Make sure you are safe to do so. It's best to ask or watch others before nuking or AoEing on a raid.

Mod Rods

Mod Rods come around in the Sky era and aren't that useful right away since a lot of people have Manastones and can still use them in the planes. They start to shine in Kunark and finally break out in Velious where the fights become much longer and mana really becomes a problem. Here's some tips on using them effectively:

Summon one when you're full mana or first log on as a battery for later when you're running low
Hand them out to your groups for people to hold or use
If you're full mana on raid, drop some down on the ground, someone might find it useful
Keep the rods close to the healers
Keep them bunched up tight
Pick them up and drop them every few minutes, you can cycle them for a while, there are ways to cycle many which is in the advanced section. It's pretty easy to cycle a few even in a group for emergencies if you have the extra mana.

One of the things I often see people do with rods is drop them randomly all over the raid. This does no one any good, always keep them in a tight bunch near where the healers are sitting in a place where they can see them. I really can't stress this enough, think about and be deliberate how you place them.

Rip Sticks

Staff of Runes is a useful summoned item that gives you charge of cancel magic on an instant click. It has a small amount of aggro so you can use it to pull, beyond the fact that it can dispell the mob. Pullers may not want one in every situation, but they are often used on raids with lots of trash. Think Hate, Fear, Kael, or Halls of Testing. Keep it handy in your spellbook in case someone asks for one. It's easy to keep 2-3 on the ground and cycle them until people pick them up.

Pet Items

There's a period of time where the Sword of Runes can proc on any type of creature, the actual timeframe isn't 100% established as of yet, we will see on Green 2.0. During this era, people will ask you for swords for their pets for the extra DPS. There's no need to wait for people to ask, just summon and equip every pet on the raid with two. It's a small thing that's easy to do and helps the raid be more efficient. You can also drop them near the raid for people to pick up. I often would keep 4 or so summoned in my bags for whenever someone would ask or summon/charm a new pet. They are also useful on charmed pets.

At level 56 we get Muzzle of Mardu and this little guy is awesome. There's nothing else like this in the game, and while we can't use pets on every encounter we can certainly equip every pet when we can with these. This is a decent little DPS boost for little cost. Keep them in your bags, give every pet you see one, even shaman pets or charmed pets. During Ring wars people will give them to the dwarves defending the city, along with torches to make them duel wield.

Call of the Hero (COTHing)

Magician's signature spell, both a blessing and a curse. It's in an incredible resource, but also the main reason people will want a Magician on a raid. Call of the Hero is a 12 second cast spell for 500 mana and a pearl. It can be reset while using it in the top spell gem slot by using a clickie item, but still has three seconds recharge. You can count in your head or use a clickie item that has a three second cast time, this is where Manna Robe stands out. It has a three second cast, so it's perfect for reseting CoTH and it gives you mana back in the process. It is also supposed to clear aggro on the person being CoTHed but it breaks sometimes on P99 and the devs can be slow in fixing it, don't count on this working for you.

Carry around at least 60 pearls with you.
Always carry a clickie item to reset GCD on top slot
Memorize the spell in the top gem slot
Make and use a macro so that people can see who you're moving around. For example: "/gu Cothing -- %T --" is a good place to start.
Carry shrink pots if needed to be shrunk for dropping Eyeballs.
Learn which walls are safe for dropping eyes through.
Often people will anchor for you so that you don't need to drop eyes or watch who's zoning in. You can create this link by dropping on eye, or by keeping that person targeted while you're being CoTHed and invite them to your group after you land and drop the other CoTH group.

Eye of Zomm wall drop

This is where the Gnome racial ability of wall vision really shines, if you're short or shrunken you can see through walls in first person mode. When your looking through a wall like that cast Eye of Zomm or use your Clay Bracelet and the eye will fall through the world and appear in the safe spot. The safe spot is generally the zone in for most zones. This allows you to target and invite folks for your group or raid, and then you can CoTH them up. It's really slick and easy, and if you're in a place where everyone needs a CoTH up to the raid, it's nice to watch the entrance and catch people as they come in. A dedicated player can handle CoTH's without having someone anchor them a lot of the time. One thing to watch out here for is having the Eye pop out above you or to the side and aggroing something since it is level one. Make sure your wall doesn't share any space o n the other side and that is is solid above you, rocks and other outcroppings may not work.

Advanced Techniques

Large Rod piles

This isn't what it sounds like!

Train Aways

DA engage

Coth Racing

Raid Kit

Potions

Travel Kit

Jboot,Peggy Cloak,Invis ring, see invis bracer/earring

Resist Gear

Consumables

Idol,Reaper,Mallet

Spell Clickies

BoBCalling, Shissar Guardian Staff, Velious armor sets, clay bracelet

Money Making Strategies

Active Farming

Mistmoore Gargoyles

Droga

SolA

Permafrost

Passive Farming

Large Soiled Bag

Circlet of Shadows

Brazier of Elemental Summoning

Hooded Black Cloak

Pained Soul/Rotting Skeleton

Reaper of the Dead

Shiny Brass Idol

Shralok Pack

Pet Deep Dive

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Contents

Welcome P99er's to my all in one guide!

Character Creation

Races

Starting Statistics

Deities

Creation Recap

Gear, upgrades, and item progession

Thoughts on gear priority

Gear by the different Eras

Classic Era

Classic Gear

Raid Gear

Clickies and Legacy

Hate and Sky Era

Classic Chase

Kunark Launch Era

Epic Era

Checklist

The Beginning

Words of Magi'Kot

Power of the Elements

Words of Mastery

Power of the Orb

Element of Fire

Element of Earth

Element of Water

Element of Wind

Spell Summon Orb

Kunark Chase

Velious Launch Era

Revamp to Chardok Era

Velious Chase

Magician Play Basics and Leveling

Basics

Pets

Research

Level 1-11

Level 12-15

Crushbone

Blackburrow

Lavastorm Mountains

Erud's Crossing

Butcherblock Mountains Dwarf Bandits

Level 16-19

North Karana Undead Tower

Desert of Ro Dervishes

Unrest Courtyard

Lesser Faydark Nybright Sisters

Level 20-23

East Karana Wolves

Najena Tentacle Terrors

Kurn's Tower

Level 24-28

Najena 'A Skeleton'

Lake of Ill Omen Random Critters

High Keep Osargen

The Overthere Random Critters

Level 29-33

Warsliks Woods Brute Caves

Najena Boss Circuits

South Karana Treants

Level 34-38

Unrest Basement

High Keep Guards

North Karana Qeynos Guards

Firiona Vie Pirates

Level 39-43

West Karana Guards

Dreadlands Yeti's

Crystal Caverns Spiders/Terrors/Geonids

Level 44-48

East Freeport Guards

East Karana Guards

Dreadlands random critters

Level 49-50

Nagafen's Lair Bats n Bugs

Ocean of Tears Seafuries