Mage

For aeons they have tried to solve the mysteries of the elements, to completely understand and master their invocation. The immense concentration needed to unleash a spell, forces magicians to do without the protection offered by strong armor.

For casting, distance is needed. Better still are some loyal companions in whose support a magician can trust.

The hardships endured by protecting these sometimes outlandish savants is justified by the immense power they can yield.

• Primary Article: Mage/Warrior secondary

Mage/Warriors trade fixed increments of rage for powerful buffs, giving them an increase in maximum MP, a buff to mana regeneration, increased chance to crit, a straight rage to mana conversion, and the ability to turn mana into rage.

• Primary Article: Mage/Scout secondary

The Mage/Scout combination focuses on Fire damage, giving them a Root, a buff imbuing their arrows with Fire, a Fire damage over time, a nuke dependant on the DoT, the ability to summon a Fire-based pet, and the pet's primary nuke.

• Primary Article: Mage/Rogue secondary

The Mage/Rogue combination focuses on Dark magic with a vampiric theme, giving a powerful damage over time effect, a high-cooldown life-draining nuke, a powerful PVP cooldown, a self-buff increasing Dark damage done, and a skill that temporarily moves you to the bottom of the aggro table.

• Primary Article: Mage/Priest secondary

The Mage/Priest combination is the most utilitarian of the combinations, affording access to the desirable Essence of Magic buff, the ability to remove curses, an increase in the potential of Flame and Fireball, a change in Rising Tide's mechanics, and a self-healing effect to Holy Aura.

• Primary Article: Mage/Knight secondary

The Mage/Knight combination focuses on increasing and strengthening their repertoire of Light-based magics, giving them a Light nuke, a Light damage over time, a buff to the Light nuke, a buff increasing all Light damage done, and a Light-based nuke with a slowing component.