Update 2009: Back again, revised info and better lay out.

Master Classes for Magicians
Magicians have the most options for a Master Class available to them compared to any other class in the game. Perhaps this guide will help you decide which one you want, or at least decide which one(s) you *don't*.

Aeromancer
"Aeromancers wield air elements with a masterful flair."

INT MAX +50
AGI MAX +25
AGI +25
PoT +20
Lightning Resistance +50
Disease Resistance -15
Poison Resistance -15
Movement Rate +15

Element: Air
Required Stats: 175 Agility, 200 Intelligence
Required Class Masteries: Aeromancy 4
Strength: Power, Lightning Resistence
Weakness: Defense, Poison/Disease Resistance
Summoning: Djinni Vizier (Level 54)
Master Class Ability: Djinni Bolt (Agility Based, Lightning Damage)
Specialty: Grouping / Raiding

Light of foot and surging with mana are the Aeromancers, with the highest possible mana pools of all Magicians (that is to say, their agility can reach higher amounts then any other magician and thus give more power). From what I understand, agility is basically an invisible armor stat, so in a way defense is not necessarily your weakness -- however, even with maxed out agility, you should never be tanking as it just doesn't make that much of a difference. The great thing about this class is that with Djinni Bolt doing more damage based on how much agility you have, you're boosting both your damage output and how long you can keep up that damage with bigger power pools.

The mindset for Aeromancy is to pummel enemies with heavy spell damage from both you and your pet. Djinni Vizier is able to do this almost as well as you, especially since he is the fastest (spell casting) air pet available. Djinni Vizier only hits a single time in melee combat but this is made up for by some serious damage out put through his magic, with two main spells, one cold-based and the other lightning-based. He also has a powerful spike nuke that does huge damage at a 3 second cast time. Unlike the other air pets, however, this spike damage is not an AoE. Finally, Djinni Vizier has a very situation and, in my opinion, useless spell that roots his target in place. It's almost impossible to use this effectively, as there is no telling when he'll use it.

When soloing, Djinni Vizier is actually not a bad tank, but remember that he still is not one. His damage out put is great, but it's still a little slow, which means that it can be easy to pull aggro off of him if you don't let him get in a few casts first. Most likely you'll just be healing anyway, as his damage is good enough to where you won't need to nuke that much, and his defense is bad enough to where he can lose a lot of health fast if you're not careful. In groups, it's debatable whether Efreeti Lord or Djinni Vizier is the better damage dealer, but from my experience it's apples and oranges in almost all cases except for really fast grinding sessions where burst damage is more important. I do believe he is the superior pet for Raids, however.

Suggested To: Any magician who wants to maximize their power and significantly increase their damage output for their group/raid/whatever. I also suggest it to anyone who wants Spirit of the Wolf any time they want, because that is one of the effects of the buff Djinni Vizier gives you. Also, Aeromancy 4 is the correct CM requirement, meaning you save 20 extra CMs that you would have had to spend on Pyromancy/Geomancy/Hydromancy 5 had you taken one of those Master Classes instead.


Geomancer
"Geomancers are stolid masters of earth elements. They are often accompanied by a badi elder."

INT MAX +50
STA MAX +25
STA +25
AC +400
Disease Resistance +30
Poison Resistance +30
Lightning Resistance -25

Element: Earth
Required Stats: 150 Stamina, 200 Intelligence
Required Class Masteries: Geomancy 5
Strength: Defense, Poison and Disease Resistance
Weakness: Offense, Lightning Resistance
Summoning: Badi Elder (Level 54)
Master Class Ability: Badi Crush (Stamina Based, Slashing / Blunt damage?)
Specialty: Soloing / Tanking

Geomancers are the hardiest of all Magicians, with an enormous amount of HP and natural AC bonuses, coupled with what Badi Elder buffs you with. I listed offense as a weakness only because that's the only thing I could think of, and even that is not entirely true as you still have access to your level 54 (store bought at level 60) Efreet which you can use when you don't need Badi for tanking. That, plus you still have Blaze doing the same amount of damage, and Badi Crush doing even higher damage. So, your offense is lower then it *could* be, but certainly not weak.

The general idea behind Geomancy is to let your pet handle the situation, while you become something of a 'white magician'. When soloing, Badi Elder is an amazing tank. Not only is she able to hold aggro well, she can take hits from enemies that are much higher level then she and come out mostly unscathed. This is especially true at the Tenacious Frost Giants, where the only thing that seems to hurt her is their initial crit strike, which may take off a bubble of health or so, while their quads do very little. She is better at tanking then even some human players, and requires very few heals against such powerful foes. Even the Goblin Assassins near Castle Lightwolf can be tanked by her, and while they are significantly more difficult, you should be able to keep her alive with chain healing -- and again, she is of a much lower level, which makes it all the more impressive. In groups, most of the time having Efreet out will bode over better with your group, as Efreet can do far more damage.

If you decide to go on the offensive with Badi out, you must allow her to get in two full quads. This should be enough aggro (coupled with her taunts) to keep mobs focused on her and not go after you. Always remember that even though you are the strongest magician in terms of taking hits, you are still not a tank yourself; don't rambo and don't overestimate your strength. Let Badi tank, because after all, that's why you have her in the first place.

Suggested To: Any magician who just wants to go off on their own from time to time and really not worry about dying. It's also a great way to increase your defense without sacrificing much offense.


Hydromancer
"Hydromancers use their elemental mastery sparingly, conserving it for times of dire need. They are often accompanied by a Ghilan noble."

INT MAX +50
WIS MAX +25
WIS +25
Power +250
Fire Resistance +50
Cold Resistance -25

Element: Water
Required Stats: 125 Wisdom, 200 Intelligence
Required Class Masteries: Hydromancy 5
Strength: Survival, Cold Resistance / All Resistances (Wisdom)
Weakness: Offense, Defense, Fire Resistance
Summoning: Ghilan Noble (Level 54)
Master Class Ability: Ghilan Wash (Wisdom Based, Cold Damage)
Specialty: Soloing / Tanking / Power Leveling

A rare sight, Hydromancers are an interesting breed of Magician focused even more on soloing then Geomancers. Unfortunately, they are not as hardy, and must rely on their summoning to heal them for survival. Their natural regeneration is fairly high, especially when Ghilan Noble buffs them, which is over +200 Health-Over-Time. Unfortunately she does not buff your armor, which means you are still a paper mage. However, Hydromancers are quite possibly the best survivalists of all the Magicians because they have a personal cleric to heal them and while all Magicians have this, no water pet is nearly as good as Ghilan Noble in the art of healing.

Patience. Hydromancy is all about patience, it's about conserving power, and it's about slowly wearing down even the strongest of enemies by healing through their attacks. Ghilan Noble's damage output is horrendously low, so you will most likely have to bring forth a little damage yourself. Unfortunately, Ghilan Wash is Wisdom based, which means unless you put a lot of points into this stat, you won't do nearly as much damage as your fellow mages with their Master Class nukes. Worse yet is that Wisdom, aside from buffing this one damage spell, is useless for you except for when you're up against caster mobs due to the resistance increase. Against caster mobs, Ghilan Noble herself is wonderful. She is able to solo Rea Nekchev of Freeport, a yellow-to-a-60 wizard were-hunter (although she may need to be buffed with your Fire Resistance spell). Against melee mobs, she doesn't have much defense, but her heals make her hard to bring down. Against the undead, her clerical nuke turns into a specific anti-undead nuke which does more damage then usual...unfortunately it's still very weak, and obviously situational.

When grouping, there is no reason to have Ghilan out unless either she or you is somehow the one tanking (weird pet group perhaps?). Her damage is pitiful and while she is a great healer, she can only heal herself and you -- no one else.

Oh, and just a quick side note, Ghilan Noble will NOT heal you in duels.

Suggested To: Any magician who wants get into heavy soloing and, like Geomancers, doesn't want to worry about dying. Your survivability is incredible, but your damage is pathetic.


Pyromancer
"Pyromancers wield fire elements with brazen abandon. They are often accompanied by an efreeti lord."

INT MAX +50
DEX MAX +25
DEX +25
AGI +50
Fire Resistance +50
Cold Resistance -25
Movement Rate +10

Element: Fire
Required Stats: 150 Dexterity, 200 Intelligence
Required Class Masteries: Pyromancy 5
Strength: Offense, Fire Resistance
Weakness: Defense, Cold Resistance
Summoning: Efreeti Lord (Level 54)
Master Class Ability: Efreeti Strike (Dexterity Based, Fire Damage)
Specialty: Grinding / Farming

Just the opposite of Hydromancers in most all ways, Pyromancers are a very common sight and their damage output even on their own is impressive. They do not have any defensive capabilities, except for fire spells headed their way, and thus should stay in the background launching torrents of flames at their enemies. The greatest weapon a Pyromancer has is his pet, with the ability to Summoning an Efreeti Lord, a top contender for the strongest summonable pet in terms of damage. Efreeti Lord is also arguably the largest pet in the game in terms of height, and is an intimidating looking creature (give or take a few chuckles about the turban).

The best defense is a good offense, and what could be better then a Pyromancer? While dexterity is weak for magicians, it greatly enhances the Efreeti Strike spell, so this should be maxed out. This will also boost your other spells as well, meaning your over all damage out put is far higher then any other mage (with only one exception...). The drawback here is that you still need stamina and agility, but then that is the principle embedded in fire - "it's fury rages until finally it consumes itself". Anyway, Efreeti Lord is monstrous, doing a tremendous amount of melee damage as well as a fire based nuke spell that he uses from time to time. When soloing or pet tanking, it's doubtful that you will pull aggro unless you're chain casting, and if you are, it's unlikely your target will last very long anyway. Despite being such a heavy damage dealer, Efreeti Lord is not a terrible tank and can take hits fairly well, but he does require healing occasionally.

For Pyromancers, Efreeti Lord is your pet of choice for all situations. Although I said Djinni Vizier is better for raids, Efreeti Lord is still quite powerful for that as well, especially against cold based or any non-fire based mobs (although he shreds through fire based mobs too!). His high damage at such a fast rate makes him more suited to fighting mobs that are dying quickly however, like in a grind or when you're farming.

Suggested To: Any magician who wants to absolutely maximize their damage and draw crowds with an impressive looking pet. Most players seeking a mage in their group/raids will be looking for a Pyro. Be warned, however, that you will not be at all unique in your decision. Pyromancers are extremely common.


Racial Master Classes
Chosen (Dark Elf): Not good at all, doesn't give you anything you really need.
Immortal (Elf): This should really be left to the healer classes, Magicians aren't there to buff the group, at least not in that sense. I can't imagine why you would pass up a nuke and powerful summoning for Pure Heart and some other stuff you don't need.
Tinker (Gnome): Useless. We already get pets and we can already heal them. Not only that, but again, the elemental Master Classes give us a nuke in addition to the already stronger summoning we get along with it.
Scholar (Erudite): Not bad if you really want to help your group out a little more with some power and have a lot of it yourself for chain casting. I still don't think it's worth losing your pet over, though.
Mercenary (Human): Garbage, this is useless for a magician except for maybe dueling.

Other Master Classes
Arcane Were-Hunter: At 600 Strength, Molten Silver of Solist does 2900 damage, and has a 500 damage DoT (damage over time) attached to it that ticks 4 times. This totals 4900 damage in all, the highest damage any magician can achieve (even with the pet debuffs, the highest I've seen is 2500ish), although this does not come cheap at a heavy mana cost of 600. I suggest this to anyone who wants to have a kind of Magician / Wizard hybrid, and empower themselves rather then their pet. This also tends to sync well if you chose Stone Path.

Sage: Generally a bad choice for a magician, as this does nothing to help your offensive abilities except maybe help you chain cast longer, but if you're seeking to increase your damage, Pyromancer or Aeromancer are FAR better choices. As far as defense goes, Geomancer and Hydromancer are also much better then this. The ability that makes you nearly invincible (Stone Skin?) just isn't worth anything outside of dueling or maybe pulling too many mobs when soloing. I have almost never seen this on a magician, so unless you want to go for the 'uniqueness' appeal, stay away from it.


Hope this helps. I'll update it if anything changes.

Edited, Jul 21st 2009 2:32am by Solarene

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Over all info on the four magician master classes pets that I have gathered from my experience playing EQOA. Each one listed lists the four elemental mancers, and the pet you can CM for when you choose it. The MCA nukes are NOT listed, I don't feel like putting them here.

Edit: Updated info, especially now that they introduced Class Balancing. Lets label it CB.
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Geomancer
Geomancer is the earth master class for Magicians.
Requirments: 150 Stamina, 200 Intelligence.

Pet: Badi Elder

Badi Elders Abilities:
Quad Hit
Melee Strike
Damaging Taunt
Classified as 'TANK'

Some thoughts: Badi Elder's defensive power is off the charts, in both HP and AC. The new CB has increased her defense and lowered her offense, makeing her an ideal tanking pet. The Geomancer class itself is for mages who want to be able to survive attacks, and for the ultimate freedom of soloing when you don't have a group. You can always use the 60 store bought Efreet when grouping, so don't worry about that. Badi Elder has been known to tank an entire floor of Siloths (that's atleast 10) without a problem, and tank an Ebony Recluse.
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Aeromancer
Aeromancer is the air master class for Magicians.
Requirments: 150 Agility, 200 Intelligence.

Pet: Djinni Vizier

Djinni Viziers Abilities
Single Hit
Casts Cold and Lightning spells.
Casts two AoE Spells every so often, both do ALOT of damage.
Classified as a 'CASTER'

Some thoughts: Djinni Vizier is the last line of caster pets for a Magician, and the most powerful. With two AoEs and a fast new casting time, Djinni Vizier can very well be the most powerful pet available to magicians. Really it all comes down to melee resists and elemental resists on the targeted mob. Most Aeromancers like to boast their power to it's highest potention, maxing out AGI and INT. I've heard power bars reaching the 9000+ region, so Aeromancer is the ideal class for raids. Djinni Vizier's recast on his AoEs have been decreased and it seems like he uses them every two rounds of attacking.
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Pyromancer
Pyromancer is the fire master class for Magicians
Requirments: 150 Dexterity, 200 Intelligence

Pet: Efreeti Lord

Efreeti Lords Abilties
Quad Hit
Melee Strike
Fire Nuke
Classified as 'Damage Dealer'

Some Thoughts: Efreeti Lord is a prime choice for any magician. The new CB has increased his damage output drastically, and with the new dex mod on our MCA nukes, Pyromancer is no longer just about the pet. While not the best pet for tanking, Efreeti Lord makes up for his crappy defense with offensive damage that nearly rivals Red Swarming Death's. If you plan to solo with him, I suggest killing FR based mobs or CR based mobs for the extra element vs element damage.
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Hydromancer
Hydromancer is the water master class for Magicians
Requirements: 125 Wisdom, 200 Intelligence

Pet: Ghilan Noble

Ghilan Nobles Abilities
Single Strike
Cold Nuke (Turns into an undead nuke against undead)
Heals herself at half life
Heals you at half life
Has a 150 AoE heal that she uses while she fights
Classified as 'Healer'

Some Thoughts: Ghilan Noble is strictly a soloing pet, unless you're killing undead mobs in which case her AoE heal and undead nukes come in handy. As a Hydromancer, your main focus will be hp since you'll mostly be soloing with her. Boost as much HP as possible, your CR nukes don't cost much to begin with and those are the ones you'll be useing. If you need the extra damage, throw in a fire nuke but you really shouldn't have to. I think it is better then you take the first hits of a mob, then have Ghilan heal you and peel aggro. She can tank the rest. It's a balanced class all around, though as said before not useful in xp groups.

PS: Fun fact for you lycans- Rea Nekchev was unable to kill Ghilan Noble, even when Ghilan Noble went passive and just healed herself. Think on this.

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The Magician's Master Class is the hardest decision in the game due the wide variety of choices.
Try to decide what MC you want early, because if you dont you not only waste CM points, but stat points that cannot be reversed till level 55.

Any questions, email me.
GypsyWereHunter@hotmail.com

Edited, Tue Jun 6 20:14:24 2006

where can i buy efreet?

Edited, Sat Apr 15 02:07:53 2006

Im a 33 Gnome Mage (LW) and I have maxed out Intelligence and Agility, Waht should I work on now? So far I have gotten Stamina as an answer...Also is Sage any good for a mage.

LMFAO

what mc should i go?




lol

Can anyone tell me if there is a Eru Mag 30 qst and if so who is the giver? Doesn't seem to be anything on the quests page for this lvl qst.

I have a list of what CM's to get, how many TP's to put into what stats, and what CM's to get. I can max STA at 575, my INT at 600 and my AGI at 425 with a mere 1095 CM's spent and armor thats really really easy get:

necklace: Crafted 40 sta
R earring: Crafted 40 int
L earring: Crafted 40 int
R ring: Crafted 40 int
L ring: Crafted 40 int
L bracelet: Crafted 40 int
R bracelet: Crafted 40 int

robe: Crafted 40 agi
helm: Crafted 40 agi
tunic: Crafted 40 agi
gloves: Nightshade Gloves (i have)
leggins: Crafted 40 sta
boots: ancient centaur boots 45 sta 77 pow 54 ac
belt: clouded belt
L hand: whatever i want!
R hand: or just whatever looks cool

Anybody got any questions? I have done had to redo the list of CM's once due to an error and the items list due to my ignorance of forgetting crafted items. So i need somebody to ask questions so when i i answed i double whatever you asked (i may have forgotten to double check)

i bought arcane dismissal on my mage
but i've tried using itl..and it doens't work
on any mobs. does anyone know what this cm
is used for ? what type of mobs? is worth the
CM purchase?

chris
Ashke 52 Shaman - Clw

What is the name of the mages epic weapon that looks like a staff that is made of the aura that flows from the top to the bottom.

Okay, I have a low level Mage that I have been working on a bit, What pets are best DD's and best Tanks?

Thanks!

Edited, Fri Nov 19 14:18:38 2004

Edited, Fri Nov 19 14:22:25 2004

on this site...how do u become a sage or scholar
i randow became it one day?

double post

Edited, Sun Nov 14 21:07:22 2004

what are the scoria stone and frost orb abilitys? they spec. and nonspec. stone path for mages? (listed under spells lvl 49)

Can someone direct me in the direction to get the 51 spell, Superior Invisibility?

as you see in the title i am not lookin for a link to hodstock or to nashuas name. i am lookin for some honest opinions on what mc you think a mage should go. which ones do you like beter in a grp? any bad or good experiences? i am leaning toward pyro beacause it seems most well rounded but i think aero might be cool for raids. i am lvl 25 and have been on only one raid and im not sure if i should base my choice soloely on that, unless raids become more common at higher lvls. is there any way to controll pet AOE because i havent heard of one. for those who dont have a clue wut im talkin about here is the ifo i got from nashua:

Magician

Aeromancer-agi max +25, int max +50, agi +25, pr -15, dr -15, lr +50, movment rate +15
Required level: 55
Required stats: agi: 150, int 150: 200
Points spent: 500
Required masteries abilitys: Aeromancy 5
MC abilitys: Djinni Alliance (Summon Djinni Vizier)-Aeromancers have powerful allies in the plane of air
Djinni Blood (Djinn Bolt)-lr +25. Aeromancer's extensive work with the elements has altered them.

Hydromancer-wis max +25, int max +50, wis +25, pwr max +250, fr -25, cr +50
Required level: 55
Required stats: wis: 125, int: 200
Points spent: 500
Required masteries abilitys: Hydromancy 5
MC abilitys: Ghilani Alliance (Summon Ghilan Noble)- Hydromancers have powerful allies in the plane of water. Ghilan Noble buffs caster for 550 HP, 100 CR, and 130 HP healtick. Heals caster for 1700. 510 if big heal hasnt recasted.
Ghilani Blood (Ghilan Wash)-cr +25. "cr" based nuke. 1200ish damage for 285ish power. 2 cast. 3 recast.

Geomancer-sta max +25, int max +50, sta +25, AC +400, pr +30, dr +30, lr -25
Required level: 55
Required Stats: sta: 150, int: 200
Points spent: 500
Required masteries abilitys: Geomancy 5
MC abilitys: Badi Alliance (Summon Badi Elder)-Geomancers have powerful allies in the plane of earth. A tank like pet that taunts and keeps aggro well.
Badi Blood (Badi Crush)-dr +25. Geomancer's extensive work in the elemental planes has altered their makeup

Pyromancer-dex max +25, int max +50, dex +25, fr +50, cr -25, movement rate +10
Required level: 55
Required stats: dex: 150, int: 200
Points spent: 500
Required masteries abilitys: Pyromancy 5
MC abilitys: Efreeti Alliance (Summon Efreeti Lord)-Pyromancers have powerful allies in the plane of fire. Efreeti Lord buffs caster with Efreeti Rune. +50 fr and + 50 dex.
Efreeti Blood (Efreeti Strike)-fr +25. Pyromancers exposure to fire and flame has altered them

ty for the info

is this the same everquest never heard of were creatures oin everquest before is this on ps2 or cpu please help me

eq is starting to get a little boring for me...they should make a new class...my main is a 42 mage...but its so hard to lvl...u have to spend 2 hours of straight xp to get 1 yellow...cant find another char i like...i got a 26 shaman...20 rouge...20 alch...9 sk...30 bard...i think i have more...dont remember...but...all of them r boring...its just...wait an hour to get grp...xp till healer leaves(in like 2 hours) so then the grp falls apart...and i leave it all with 1 yellow...ppl say shamans r great...but at lvl 26...mine is extreamly boring...ive made at least 1 of all the classes but deleted most...

Edited, Fri Sep 10 15:58:22 2004