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Funding a Battle Mage?

So I played Maplestory awhile, but i never made a mage. Im confused on how to make a funded mage. I'm making a low luck BaM and wants to know what to buy. Thanks =D

April 8, 2011

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darkanjl

[quote=ChosenOne777]Wow I can't believe this much helpful information without any troll xD. If M. Atk and W. Atk are equal does that mean a 8atk M. Atk wg would equal 8 W. Atk wg?[/quote]

The Basil BaM community is surprisingly more tame than any of the other other classes, and while I don't want to snub any of the other sections, we tend not to troll - BaMing is serious business. Lol.

Anyway, since we're on the same server, feel free to buddy me - I'd be happy to assist and give you advice whenever you have questions.

Regarding your questions, Chthulhusama covered nearly everything with the exception of reciting the "great-for-information-but-give-me-the-gist-of-it" M.ATK formula (which I have on a spreadsheet that I am currently unable to access). The short story is that M.ATK is your most important stat. %INT can out prioritize it, but only in your later, higher base INT levels, and when the %INT increase is significant (IE: 9% or greater).

Edit:

Yes, 8 W.ATK is roughly equal to 8 M.ATK, in terms of formulaic equivalence. (The formula is the same for all classes, with the only difference being the weapon multiplier)

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ChosenOne777

Wow I can't believe this much helpful information without any troll xD. If M. Atk and W. Atk are equal does that mean a 8atk M. Atk wg would equal 8 W. Atk wg?

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SwordGenesis

if you're going low luk... get luk equips. as mentioned above, here are the list of things to get for endgame

1. czak/targa helm
2. htp
3. matt shoes with %int
4. matt gloves with %int
5. overall scrolled for luk
6. good staff (VIP/DDS/Any Estaff (number doesn't matter for BaM since we don't have elemental attacks) for endgame (reverse works too... just a high luk requirement)
7. shield scrolled for matt or luk
8. high matt PUAC or %int cape
9. %int earrings scrolled for matt
10. matt belt with %int
rac mask/glasses with %int

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darkmage315x

my luk is capped at 65 and im proud because I will be able to equip my ele staff 5.

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Cthulhusama

Im not sure the exact ratio of int:Matk but I know it changes based on your total Matk and Int. I've heard that 5 int is about the same as 1 magic attack and I sometimes use that when planning but I don't know how accurate it is. As for how much Matk is good? Well you can make a good guess by looking at scrolls. For a glove you want to either go with a Flamekeeper C0rdon (Lvl 50 8 Matk clean) or a third Tier glove with decent %int. Matk glove scrolls are different from regular GFAs and a lot rarer. Earrings around 10 Matk is nice but not amazingly good if you wanna skimp on them just use 5 100% scrolls available from NPCs and get 5 Matk.

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ChosenOne777

I want to know how much M. Atk = W. Atk

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ChosenOne777

[quote=Cthulhusama]Enough Luk to equip your endgame equips but it's best to get these from things like a Zhelm or HTP that give to all stats so you don't have to sacrifice any int. So after you can equip your equips focus on M. Atk and %int next with M. atk usually being better unless the %int is really good.[/quote]

Okay one more thing for sure. How much M.atk = W.atk, for example a 8 W.atk is pretty good, how much M.atk would be as good as 8 W.atk. and what int% is M.atk ratio? As in how much int% would equal M.atk? That's should be all

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Cthulhusama

Enough Luk to equip your endgame equips but it's best to get these from things like a Zhelm or HTP that give to all stats so you don't have to sacrifice any int. So after you can equip your equips focus on M. Atk and %int next with M. atk usually being better unless the %int is really good.

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ChosenOne777

[quote=Cthulhusama]Well basically all the stuff you would get any other character except for int and M. atk. So things like Czhelm, CHTP, Matk belt, Matk gloves, %int equips, and a godly dmg staff.[/quote]

Okay, the only question I have is when buying item which should I buy: luck, int, or M.atk. Remember I'm going low luck (50luck cap)

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Cthulhusama

Well basically all the stuff you would get any other character except for int and M. atk. So things like Czhelm, CHTP, Matk belt, Matk gloves, %int equips, and a godly dmg staff.

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