Best Mage build in Throne and Liberty: Weapon combo and comps explained

Best Mage build in Throne and Liberty details explored (Image via NCSoft)
Best Mage build in Throne and Liberty details explored (Image via NCSoft)

The best Mage build in Throne and Liberty can be potentially more effective than other classes. The primary goal of following any build is to maximize one’s versatility - be it in a Player versus Environment (PvE) scenario or a Player versus Player (PvP) situation. The Mage class ensures that players can maintain distance from their targets and support their allies while dishing out damage and debuffs including AoE (Area of Effect) spells.

The best Mage build in Throne and Liberty should allow players to act as a cornerstone for the team. It offers the team a reliable character that can heal them during battles and cast spells from afar without risking their lives. However, Mages will often be targeted as they are vulnerable to continuous onslaught of attacks.

This article will highlight the best Mage build in Throne and Liberty.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author’s opinion.


Best skills and specializations for best Mage build in Throne and Liberty

Mage is one of the highest damage-dealing classes in Throne and Liberty and its build is quite flexible. However, it is crucial to incorporate the correct order of skills and specializations to make the most out of it. Ranged combat enthusiasts can pick up the Wand and Staff combo to become a reliable part of the team, casting timely support spells and dishing out ranged damage.

Guardian Shade Revenant Stheno in Throne and Liberty (Image via NCSoft)
Guardian Shade Revenant Stheno in Throne and Liberty (Image via NCSoft)

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The Shade Revenant Stheno is the best Guardian for this Mage build. This is due to the base effects of the character, which can deal a lot of damage to hostile forces while mitigating some incoming damage.

Here is a complete list of all the skills that you would need to create the best Mage build in Throne and Liberty:

Active Skills

  • Inferno Wave (Staff)
  • Serial Fire Bombs (Staff)
  • Chain Lightning (Staff)
  • Judgement Lightning (Staff)
  • Touch of Despair (Wand)
  • Cursed Nightmare (Wand)
  • Karmic Haze (Wand)
  • Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand)
  • Curse Explosion (Wand)
  • Time for Punishment (Wand)
  • Swift Healing (Wand)
  • Fountain of Life (Wand)

Defense Skill

  • Mystic Shield or Chaotic Shield

Passive Skills

  • Full of Corruption (Wand)
  • Devotion and Emptiness (Wand)
  • Wraith’s Beckon (Wand)
  • Noble Revival (Wand)
  • Mana Amp (Staff)
  • Asceticism (Staff)
  • Flame Condensation (Staff)
  • Forbidden Sanctuary (Staff)

Switching between the Staff and the Wand, players can deal a large amount of damage on enemies without engaging in close-range combat. Combined with the passive skills of each weapon, ranged enthusiasts can easily gain additional perks like increased mana regeneration and skill damage alongside status effects like increased burning damage.


Which skills to upgrade first for the best Mage build in Throne and Liberty?

Skill upgrades are an important part of the game and can drastically increase your presence during combat on the battlefield. This is one of the primary character growth features that can help you scale up linearly while increasing the overall damage output and support skills for both active and passive categories.

Casting Fire spells can inflict enemies with burning debuff (Image via NCSoft)
Casting Fire spells can inflict enemies with burning debuff (Image via NCSoft)

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Here is a list of all the skill upgrades (in order) that you should focus on while trying out the best Mage build in Throne and Liberty:

Active Skills

  • Inferno Wave
  • Serial Fire Bombs
  • Chain Lightning
  • Corrupted Magic Circle
  • Serial Fire Bombs
  • Inferno Wave
  • Karmic Haze
  • Time for Punishment
  • Chain Lightning
  • Karmic Haze

Passive Skills

  • Devotion and Emptiness
  • Noble Revival
  • Flame Condensation
  • Devotion and Emptiness
  • Flame Condensation
  • Full of Corruption
  • Wraith’s Beckon
  • Noble Revival
  • Wraith’s Beckon
  • Asceticism

Best itemization options for best Mage build in Throne and Liberty

Beginner level equipment

  • Main Hand Weapon: Moonglow Rod (has a Health Regen effect)
  • Off-Hand Weapon: Arcane Staff (has a Hit Chance effect)
  • Head: Prayer Hood (has a Melee Evasion effect)
  • Cloak: Clock of Accuracy (has a Skill Damage Resistance effect)
  • Chest: Attendant Robe (has a Magic Evasion effect)
  • Hands: Acolyte Gloves (has a Melee Endurance effect)
  • Legs: Incantation Pants (has a Max Mana effect)
  • Feet: Fortune Telling Shoes (has a Melee Evasion effect)
  • Necklace: Necklace of Endurance (has a Skill Damage Boost effect)
  • Bracelet: Bracelet of Conquest (has a Weaken Resistance effect)
  • Ring 1: Ring of precision (has a Buff Duration effect)
  • Ring 2: Ring of Robustness (has a Petrification Chance effect)
  • Belt: Belt of Vigor (has a Debuff Duration effect)

High-level or end-game equipment

  • Main Hand Weapon: Lequirus’s Coveted Tome (has a Critical Hit Chance effect)
  • Off-Hand Weapon: Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff (has a Heavy Attack Chance effect)
  • Head: Visor of the Infernal Herald (has a Melee Evasion effect)
  • Cloak: Supreme Devotion (has a Mana Regen effect)
  • Chest: Swirling Essence Robe (has a Melee Endurance effect)
  • Hands: Heroic Gloves of the Resistance (has a Ranged Evasion effect)
  • Legs: Breeches of the Executioner (has a Health Regen effect)
  • Feet: Swirling Essence Shoes (has a Magic Evasion effect)
  • Necklace: Collar of Decimation (has a Bind Chance effect)
  • Bracelet: Ancient Saurodoma Bracers (has a Mana Regen effect)
  • Ring 1: Sapphire Dimensional Band (has a Buff Duration effect)
  • Ring 2: Etched Alabaster Band (has a Stun Chance effect)
  • Belt: Belt of Endless Slaughter (has a Weaken Resistance effect)

Best stats to take for best Mage build in Throne and Liberty

Mages are not meant to fight in the frontlines and so it is more important to allot points to the character’s Dexterity than other fields. That said, here is a quick overview of the Stat Points distribution:

  • 30 Strength
  • 40 Dexterity
  • 28 Wisdom
  • 24 Perception
Mages excel in ranged combat but have low defenses in close-range fights (Image via NCSoft)
Mages excel in ranged combat but have low defenses in close-range fights (Image via NCSoft)

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These Stat Points can be earned by grinding the game and leveling up. For this, you would need to complete quests and contracts throughout the map to upgrade the character’s effectiveness in battle. Moreover, when one of the stats crosses the 30-point mark, it rewards the character with a unique bonus.


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