Lost Ark: Mage Class Explained

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The popular MMORPG Lost Ark, launched in 2019, has an extensive array of gameplay options and playstyles available to prospective players. When deciding which aspect of gameplay that fans will want to focus, they will have a choice of five different base classes, each one with drastically varying purposes and skill sets.

Because of this, players will want to have a fair understanding of what these different classes have to offer when creating their character and ultimately choosing what to specialize in. Of these five base classes, the Mage class is perhaps one of the more unique and purposeful options available within Lost Ark.

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The Mage class, as one might expect, is entirely built upon the ability to use magic so that players can gain an advantage in combat. The Mage class uses their spells at long range, meaning the class has a high potential damage output as well as ranged versatility, at the cost of the physicality and vitality that other classes in the Steam record-breaking Lost Ark possess.

That's not to say the Mage is restricted in its spell-centric gameplay. The Mage class is unique in that in can choose to use its magic in a support manner, applying spells to provide crucial buffs and healing auras for teammates during battle. This essentially characterizes the crossroad of gameplay approaches that the Mage offers. Once players reach Level 10 with the Mage, they will have the choice of evolving the class into one of two specialties: the Bard and the Sorceress, one prioritizing a support role, and the other a damage-heavy 'glass cannon' archetype.

One of the two advanced mage classes is the Bard. The Bard is perhaps the most effective support-type class in the game. The Bard