The I/L Arch Mage Build Thread.

I'm not sure what my build will be. Right now, at level 120, I have 1 Blizzard, 1 Chain Lightning, and 1 Ice Demon. I'd like to be able to boss, but I guess training is more important because I'll level enough to get CL. However, I don't know where to train. Newties are practically always full (on Scania), and I tried Sky Nest II for a few hours and actually was losing money (maybe I'm doing it wrong), so I don't know where to train with Blizzard. I recently started soloing at Himes with Ice Strike (I was at Gobies until then), and it's decent EXP. I think ID and Ifrit is best for there.

Anyone have advice? And for those posting their builds, where are you training?

harps are only a gold mine if you have a pet. circle the map.


this is my route.

black are the platforms.
grey are the ropes/ladders.
red dot is where i stand.
blue square is where blizzard hits.
poorly drawn green line is the path i take.



you can see that the green path will loot everything that drops. since things disappear around 3minutes, i loot every time meditate runs out (200 seconds).

with looting, i get around 3mil an hour and 1hit kill the red harps. MOST of the time, i 1hit kill the blue ones. ice strike finishes the ones that dont die.