Lost Ark: Mage Class Guide (Best Weapons, Skills, & Items)
Lost Ark features five classes including the Mage class, which is a spell-based class that utilizes different types of casting attacks against enemies. Mages are excellent at controlling the battlefield with lethal AoE and crowd control spells. Lost Ark players focused on doing damage to entire crowds of enemies with widely dispersed AoE spells or aiding teammates with healing spells are best suited to playing Mages. The Mage class is further broken down into two advanced subclasses starting at level 10.
Once players hit level 10, they will have a choice between two subclasses for the Mage: Sorceress and Bard. The Sorceress subclass is focused on dealing damage to large groups of enemies simultaneously with elementals and magical creatures. The Bard subclass is focused on supporting teammates with spells or doing damage themselves with musical ferocity. Players looking for a fantastical ranged class opposite melee-based classes like Warriors will be happy playing either the Bard or the Sorceress subclasses.
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The Mage subclasses in Lost Ark vary in several key ways. While both Mage subclasses use ranged weapons that casts various spells, there are significant differences between the two subclasses. Bards are the best healing class in Lost Ark, with the ability to switch between healing actions and ranged attack options; however, bards are primarily focused on doling out heals and buffs to allies, as their attacks are not powerful. Sorceresses are one of the best ranged DPS classes in Lost Ark, with massive AoE attacks that devastate packed groups of foes. Each of these subclasses has specific weapons, skills, and engravings for players to utilize
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