Original General Dungeon Fighter Thread

Any tips for Mage 1st job? It's really hard to do the quests solo, as much as I try. :\
I'm trying out a mix of Battle Mage/Witch build for 1st job, then becoming a summoner.

I've carried three mage characters to advance so far (yes, three lol). I think mage's "first job" is SO easy. Even my very first time playing, when I had no idea what I was doing. Magic Missle spam, man. It's ALL you need. My first time around (which became my Witch), I experimented with quite a few things and my skills were a mess. This is the build I used for my other two mages (which became a Battle Mage and a Summoner):



Battle skills are for earning Style and support. Magic Missle is for Technic and clearing the dungeon. After the first run through a dungeon (which will allow me to clear all the main quests for it), if I have to go in it again for Expert+ quests, I'll clear it using only MM. It's truly all you need. Ancient Library prevents you from having to use any MP pots.

My first mage had a partner for some Blazing Grak and Shadowland quests, but my second two were pure solo (never did the party quest on either of them even lol). It's a solid build for soloing, if that's how you roll. It's fast and allows you to complete every quest with ease. I got both of those mages to 18 on the 2nd day of play with that build.

Oh, and another note. I always use the best Staff given to me through questing for when I'm pure Magic Missle spamming. I use a Rod (usually the Bone Rod) for melee Style, since it's so fast. Works the best for me.