Mage Base Stats
Strength: 90
Constitution: 90
Agility: 95
Accuracy: 95
Intelligence: 115
Spirit: 115
Gear
Armour
Both mage classes can only wear cloth armor, and that's all they should want
to, since cloth armor provides the MP and concentration bonuses essential to
both classes.
Weapons
While Sorcerers can only use spellbooks, Spiritmasters will have the option of
using orbs which have higher attack stats than spellbooks overall.
(Note: In CBT3, stigma skills allowed players of any class to gain mastery of
any weapon or armour, so yes it was possible for a mage to wear heavy armour
and swing 2H swords around if they so wished. However this is very likely to
change for open beta as the lead dev expressed that there were too many
balancing issues with this feature. )
Legend
3 Stars: Primary
2 Stars: Useful in certain situations
1 Star : Almost never used
No Star: Unequippable
Sorcerer
Playstyle
Damage Dealer, Crowd Control
Sorcerers deal high amounts of magic damage, and use numerous shackle and sleep
skills that keep their opponents at a distance.
Comparable classes from other games: WoW Mage, L2 Spellsinger/Sorcerer
Popular Builds
Sorcerers are all about the magic damage, so if you've got the ninja skills to
keep your fragile self alive, then by all means max it out. Aion's resident
'glass cannon' class is especially weak to physical attacks though, even more
so than you may be used to in other MMOs, so you might decide to trade in some
of that damage for HP.
Max Damage Build
Gear: +Intelligence Cloth Armour (bonus available on certain Abyss armour)
Enhancements: +Magic Spell Damage
Cooking trade skill highly recommended for +Intelligence food
Survivability Build
Gear: + HP Cloth Armour (bonus available on certain Abyss armour)
Enhancements: + Max HP, + Max MP
Cooking trade skill highly recommended for +Intelligence food
Key Skills
See Sorcerer skills on the Wiki
Spiritmaster
Playstyle
Damage Dealer
Spiritmasters summon elemental spirits or imbue it within themselves, and is
the only summoner class in Aion. They are unique in their role flexibility
which can change depending on the spirit they use, but unless in a small casual
party Spiritmasters will most likely take a damage dealing role.
Comparable classes from other games: WoW Warlock, L2 Warlock/ES/PS
Popular Builds
Because so much of their abilities come from summons, Spiritmasters are the
least gear-influenced class in the game.
With the smallest HP pool in the game however, PvP players will want to get
some padding on their health bar to outlast their enemies.
- Survivability Build
Gear: + HP Cloth Armour (bonus available on certain Abyss armour)
Enhancements: + Max HP
Stigma: Enhanced Health
Summons
Fire Elemental
Wind Elemental
Earth Elemental
Water Elemental
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Key Skills
See Spiritmaster skills on the Wiki
Current State: CBT3
Current State of Sorcerers
Sorcerer players have always been expressing mixed opinions
on the class since the beginning of closed beta. Many players complain of mana
downtimes and feel frustrated that their low HP and cloth armour make them easy
targets in ganks and mass PvP.
Most will agree, though, that in PvP Sorcerers are second to .. well, second to
rangers..
In any case, the sorcerer is a strong PvP class. The combination of sleeps and
nukes, or shackles/pushbacks and nukes (depending on your playstyle) mean that
as long as you're paying attention and constantly watching your back, you have
a very good chance at coming out on top.
Mixed reviews also mean that Sorcerers haven't been on NCsoft's radar as a
class to neither nerf nor boost -- which, as Spiritmaster players would tell
you (and L2 vets will tell you) is a positive thing.
Current State of Spiritmasters
The story of Spiritmasters is a bitter one, from their CBT2
glory to their CBT3 demise.
It's hard to imagine that in CBT2, Spiritmasters were regarded as the most
powerful class in Aion - fast to level, great in PvP. The summons always had
terrible AI but their high damage and utility made up for the lacks.
Unfortunately, the nerf hammer came down hard, and in CBT3 they were reduced to
becoming the least played class in the game. Worst part was, the summons still
had the IQ of 'Starcraft dragoons' (whatever that means.. I'm like the only
Korean to have never played SC).
It's hard to say what open beta will look like for Spiritmasters. Although
NCsoft's lead developer has said that there will be changes, balancing for
summoning classes is notoriously tricky and it's likely that NCsoft will tread
carefully as to not repeat their mistake in CBT2. As possibly the most complex
class in Aion, however, there will always be players that are up for the
challenge that this class presents in Aion.
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