v.152 - Mark of Honor: Hieizan Temple Update Notes

Okay, decided to play some Maple in order to get that event Hieizan medal so I can get rid of that ridiculously obnoxious Tot one (on my alt chars).

So how the pineapple does a mage deal with mobs doing over 3k damage while having a little over 5k hp and NO MAGIC GUARD? Do I have to spam pots to advance and pray that I'll be able to survive Princess No's attacks at the end of the Temple?

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It's been so long since I last played this that I might be missing something obvious, though.