im now lvl 20 and stated to think on what skills i gonna need most,,,atm im just using wind strike lvl5 i,ve read about a skill of fire or flames(flame strike i think it called) which is supposed to be a good skill to learn
im becomming a de wizard and am thinking of learning the shadows summoning skill
what lvl am i able to learn this flame strike skill and what village/town is it avalable in,,, im at castle guidlo and its not listed
also any advice on good skills to learn would be much apprieciated thanks
I don't have that character however I think you can (or could) get Flame Strike at level 20. You have to complete your class change before this will be available to you. Until you do it won't matter if you reach level 40, you still won't be able to access your next skills.
If you have a look in the L2 Library section it lists skills available to different classes and at different levels. Although it's not completely up to date, the majority of the listed skills are correct.
Yes you need to complete the 1st class change quest and talk to the Grand Master NPC trainer for the DEs so that the class change is official. Flame strike is a good skill in that it's an AOE (area of effect) skill and some mobs are weak to fire damage. This skill is only good if you can aggro and kite 3 or more mobs as it's only half as strong as Twister (also applies to weak to fire mobs).
The shadow is pretty good, but can be expensive depending on the price of crystals on your server. Are you planning to be a summoner when you reach 40? If you can afford the crystals then get it as it helps a bit during raids. Don't bother with the Sillhouet unless you are going summoner, the 90% xp it takes from you is not worth it.
At level 20 the first skills you should get, IMO, are Twister, Ice Bolt, Vamp Touch, all the passive, then whatever is left over. If you are going to AOE then feel free to get Flame Strike earlier and when you reach 25 do the same for Poisonous Cloud.
I find I never used Poisonous cloud much because they made the "slower" mobs (like golems) faster.
quite frankly, unless there is some change in lower lvl play (which there very well might be) I would say that poison and poisous cloud aren't worth it. I actually made it through my lower lvls without Ice Bolt, though I can see where it would come in handy.
Flame strike was ok. I didn't have a lot of AOE parties to join but if you can get a few people together then AOE could really help.
I never really use poisonous cloud either. Didn't know it would make some mobs faster >.<. I just figured if you are going to AOE (solo) then using poisonous cloud first then Flame Strike would be a good idea. If it's AOE party we are talking about then it might still help, but more than likely it would still be useless :p.
I never really use poisonous cloud either. Didn't know it would make some mobs faster >.<. I just figured if you are going to AOE (solo) then using poisonous cloud first then Flame Strike would be a good idea. If it's AOE party we are talking about then it might still help, but more than likely it would still be useless :p.
oops.. I'm sorry.. my wording was very bad.
Way back when, people used too level by casting Poison or Poisonous cloud on slow mobs such as golems since the mage could stay out of harms reach just by walking in a certain direction.
It would not be unheard of to see one mage managing a herd of them and reapplying poison (or poisonous cloud) when needed.
So, NC made these mobs faster so that if one were to do this they would essentially be attacking mobs who could reach them.
oh ok. that makes sense. thank you for clarifying :). way back when I played a cleric so to me AOE was casting group heal in CT to aggro all the Krators(sp?) in one room and walk around in circles while everyone else wailed on the mobs :p.
As the others say, do the lvl transfer quest. After that, the various forms of wind strikes, such as Twister, are bread-and butter for soloing. Vampire Touch and Shadow Spark are also useful for soloing. Poisin and Flame Strike attacks are AoEs that are useful in things like pole parties, where you are supporting a tank battling several mobs at one time. I never found much use for Aura Burn.
Around the time you get to lvl 30, you will find a couple of skills that are good for keeping your MP charged, BodyToMind and CorpseDrain. You use one to recharge your MP from your HP, and the other to re-charge your HP from the mobs you kill.