Beginner Guide To Magicians Part Two

Recommended Equipment 0-30

To be totally honest... Mages are pretty cheap with equipment in early levels. A lot of people waste mesos earlier on worrying about how their character looks. It's not worth spending 2k on a hat that gives you an extra +2 Weapon Defence, or synthesising one for close to 20k after ore costs when it gives you magic defence that you don't need.

So, here's a quick summary of equips you can save mesos on:

Hats:

Apprentice Hat - Don't bother with. You should have a skullcap/headband from Maple Island. You don't need the added Magic Defence yet.

Conehead - Waste of mesos for an extra 3 Weapon Defence.

Wizardry Hat - Again, 5 Weapon Defence so not worth it.

Pride - By now (lv 30) you should have a fair few ores. These are kinda pointless unless you can't manage Nemi's Dilemma (Level 28 quest).

Jester - Your first serious mage hat. You get a Green Jester from completing Nemi's Dilemma, which is a nice +2 Int hat. I wouldn't bother with any of the other Jesters.

Top:

Armine (F)/Training Shirt (M) - Not much difference between these and your starter clothes. Waste of 2k really.

Arianne (F) - Only if it takes you a long time to get from Lv 13-18. Purple gives +1 Int... But I'd wait personally.

Split Piece (M/F) - Black gives +1 Int. You'd be best off sticking with this for a while.

Fairy Robe (F) - Purple = +2 int. Buy if you don't have a better Amoria top waiting.

Bottom:

Armine Skirt (F)/Training Pants (M) - Again, stick with starter clothes.

Arianne Skirt (F) - None of these actually give an Int boost, so you can save by sticking with your starter bottoms still.

Split Skirt (F)/Split Pants (M) - Still no good boosts. +5 MP/HP isn't worth 8k. Really.

Fairy Skirt (F) - Purple gives +1 Int, which is the best to choose. If you've been careful with equips and weapons, 40k should be easily attainable by now.

Overall:

Plain Robe (M) - Really, no. 7k can be spent on potions instead.

Doros Robe (M) - Avoid Blue Doros Robes like the plague. You do NOT need +3 Str, EVER. White Doros giving +3 Int is worth splashing out on though.

Doroness Robe (F) - The only decent one is Brown which gives Int +3... 16k is okish and cheaper than the Fairy/Amoria top and skirt. Probably your best bet until 38. Shame about the colour.

Wizard Robe (M) - White/Black is good, but a White Doros Robe has the same + Int and is cheaper.

Gloves:

Lemona - Don't bother unless you get one as a drop.

Morrican - Nella & Kerning City Citizen’s Request [1] (Level 15 Quest) gives a blue one as the final reward for the first part. Upgrade with 2 Amethysts for a Purple Morrican. Amethysts aren't really used for much so the ore is pretty cheap and easy to obtain. Result? A cheap +2 Int glove.

Mesana - Purple Morrican = Black Mesana. Enough said.

Lutia - Purple Morrican = Black Lutia. Again, no real need.

Shoes:

Basic Boots - Stick with beginner shoes.

Nitty - These drop fairly often from Slimes. If you get, equip. Don't buy though.

Jewelry Shoes - Give +1 Int, no matter the colour. Not too shabby. I was gifted a pair of +2 Int Blue Jewelry Shoes by a friend of mine and my Cleric still had them at Lv 40. If you manage to find a pair of those, they'll keep you going until Lv 50.

Windshoes - Really not worth it unless you've not got Jewelry shoes. They do drop, but most people NPC them.

Magicshoes - Come from Toy Soldier's Walnut (Level 25 quest) and from Nella & Kerning City Citizen’s Request [2] (Level 25 quest)... So you get to choose between Blue or White >.< Both have the same Int. At this point I would recommend getting Black Magicshoes if you didn't get +2 Int Jewelry Shoes.

Blue Snowshoes - Just... no. El Nath may be slippy, but don't bother sacrificing Int for shoes that you can't scroll for Int. Take these if you're Lukless as Yellow Showshoes aren't out in eMS. For other versions, they're kinda pricy. There's currently no Shoe Int scrolls so you're not missing anything.

Shields:

Stolen Fence: Drop fairly regularly. Scrolling is expensive in eMS, but worth it if you scroll a good one. Lukless mages will normally use these as they're cheaper to replace than panlids.

Panlid: If you find one, go nuts. I wouldn't scroll personally, but Lukless can if they have the funding.

Staves:

Wooden Staff - Don't bother. Wooden Wand is cheaper and not that much different.

Sapphire Staff/Emerald Staff - Fairly good MA and can last a while.

Old Wooden Staff - Not worth it if you've got a cheaper Sapphire/Emerald.

Wizard Staff - Again, an Emerald/Sapphire should still be ok, plus a Mithril Wand has better attack.

Circle-Winded Staff - I wouldn't bother. Not much difference between this and a Mithril Wand.

Poison Mushroom - HP +50 = unecessary (not available in eMS)

Wands:

Wooden Wand - First weapon as a mage. Buy. For lukless, this will be your first weapon and is worth scrolling well.

Hardwood Wand - Don't bother. 3 more Magic attack isn't worth it.

Metal Wand - Unless you get one from a Red Snail, no.

Ice Wand - Nothing justifies this.

Mithril Wand - Last weapon you can buy from Ellinia. Good value when you look at how much a Wizard Wand is.

Earrings:

Amethyst Earrings - Don't bother buying, Red Snails drop these often

Single Earring - Again with the easy drops

Yellow Square - Drop often at Evil Eyes, plus are KPQ reward.

Weighted Earrings - You should get a fair few of these from Wild Boars. Keep a pair for a later quest.

Gold Rings - Drop semi-frequently, plus possible quest rewards.

Leaf Earrings - Made with weighted earrings in a quest. Keep these and scroll with 100% Earring Ints if you're poor. +50 MP is not to be sniffed at!

Lightning Earrings - If you're unlucky you'll get two pairs through quests. Sell.

Emerald Earrings - KPQ reward, kinda worthless.

Star Earrings - KPQ reward, kinda worthless.

Capes:

Old Raggedy Cape - Quest reward, can be well scrolled and sell for a good few million. I personally scrolled mine with MP scrolls. That was before well scrolled capes sold for loads >.< My honest advice? Don't scroll until you've stopped using it and can afford to try to make it godly.

Quests:

While I recommend doing all quests for varying amounts of exp and potions, I'll note the ones that give either valuable or useful rewards.

(In order of level requirement)

Maya And The Weird Medicine (Level 15) - Brown Bamboo Hat (sell to a thief)

Luke The Security Guy (Level 15) - Random Jewel (Diamond/Garnet are needed for other quests)

John's Pink Flower Basket (Level 15) - Screws (you'll need the screws for another quest)

Nella & Kerning City Citizen's Request [1] (Level 15) - Blue Morrican (upgrade with two Amethysts in Ellinia)

DANGER! <1-G. Mushroom> (Level 15) - Not much on it's own, but have this active while you do Winston's Fossil Dig-up for an easy completion and white potions.

Alex The Runaway Kid (Level 20) - Random Lv 30 Earrings (sell to another player)

Winston's Fossil Dig-up (Level 20) - 30k mesos for just killing Axe Stumps and Green Mushies? Yes please!

POLLUTED! <1-Evil Eye> (Level 21-30) - Free Mana Elixirs are nice <3

Mrs. Ming Ming's Second Worry (Level 21) - Ribboned Pig Headband - Lovely for using for a couple of levels, or scrolling later for HP and selling to a priest.

Dr. Betty's Research on Plants (Level 22) - Leaf Earrings... Arguably the best mage earrings until you can afford to scoll something later.

Camilla's Gem (Level 23) - Pig Illustrateds can sell for a nice amount... Usually you get cakes but it's worth a shot. The quest just requires going through a maze.

Arwen And The Glass Shoes (Level 25) - Both rewards are useful. Ice for a later quest, and a Fairy Wing for making an Arc Staff. Don't go out of your way by buying the item to finish it though.

Nella & Kerning City Citizen's Request [2] (Level 25) - Easy to do while you're training and the free Lv 30 shoes are a nice incentive to level.

Toy Soldier's Walnut (Level 25) - See above quest

Mystery of Niora Hospital (Level 25) - Raggedy Cape = win

Read The Newspaper! (Level 25) - Showa quest (not for eMS) which gives a 30% Overall Dex scroll. Useless for a mage, great to sell.

Shumi's Lost Bundle Of Money (Level 30) - If you're good at JQs, then the first time doing this is a nice 100 mana elixirs for nothing. If like me you're awful at them, don't bother.

Mr. Wetbottom's Secret Book (Level 30) - Sauna robe... Always popular and sell well to all -less classes. If you're Lukless yourself, you'll find this quest essential.

POLLUTED! <2-Curse Eye> (Level 30) - Scrolls, elixirs... The only duff items are the Sunrise/Sunset Dews and Reindeer Milk. Plus you might find Blackbull's Deed To The Land which you can either sell or use for Building Blackbull's New House (Level 30, Fame 10).

Jane And The Wild Boar (Level 25) - Random 60% weapon scroll. Win. (hopefully anyway!)

Collecting Huckle's Magic Ingredients (Level 10) - You'll be able to do this quest around 30, despite the Level 10 limit. Orbis scrolls are VERY useful for getting to/from Nath/Aqua Road, or can be sold for quite a bit. You can repeat this once a day, so milk it well!

The View Of The Ocean (Level 30) - Shoe scrolls sell pretty well.

Nemi's Dilemma (Level 28) - Green Jester... You will LOVE this hat for the stats!

The Missing Mechanical Parts (Level 30) - If you have the patience for this JQ, the rewards are worth it. Another Shoe scroll quest.

VIP Ticket to Florina Beach (Level 30) - An easy quest for free travel to and from Florina Beach.

The Lost Guard (Level 30) - Useful while you're training in Eos Tower or doing quests there as it gives Eos Rock scrolls which you will come to love during 3x-5x.

Sakura And The Teddy Bear (Level 30) - Another Showa quest that gives a random 30% scroll as a reward (not for eMS).

I think that covers everything for 1-30, no?

Second Job Advancement

So you've reached 30, got the skills you want maxed... Now what? Go and speak to Grendel again (you know, the white beardy dude in Ellinia who made you a magician) who will ask you to take a letter to the job advancement instructor north of Ellinia. You get taken into a closed map where you have to kill monsters (Curse Eyes and Horned Mushrooms) for 30 Dark Marbles. It's not difficult at all (after all, look at how many people are second job or higher!) so don't feel daunted by it at all. Once you've got your 30 Dark Marbles, talk to the instructor to leave and return to Grendel with the Proof of a Hero which the instructor gave you. He'll then ask what you would like to choose as your second job.

Once you have decided YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR MIND, so make sure you know what you want to be before you reach this point. I advise reading guides for specific classes and watching a few videos; Youtube is your friend!

I think that's just about covered everything I can think of for beginner mages.

Happy Mapling ^_^