Flame Wizard Build

My first attempt at a skill build so yeah... No fancy formatting either...

Edit1:Edited 2nd job

 1st Job

Improving Max MP Increase(max) -> Flame Sprite(1) -> Magic Claw(max) -> Flame Sprite(max) -> Magic Guard(max) -> Magic Armor(1)

 2nd Job

Teleport(1) -> Fire Pillar(max) -> Spell Booster(11) -> Teleport(max) -> Spell Booster(max) -> Meditation(max) -> Elemental Reset(max) -> Slow(max) -> Fire Arrow(1)

 3rd Job

Fire Curtain(max) -> Fire Strike(max) -> Element Amplification(10) -> Saved Points(for Ifrit)(20) -> Ifrit(max) -> Element Amplification(max) -> Saved Points(for Meteor Shower) -> Meteor Shower(max) -> Seal(max) -> Elemental Resistance(11)

 3rd Job (Alternative)

Fire Strike(max) -> Element Amplification(max) -> Fire Curtain(max) -> Saved Points(for Ifrit)(10) -> Ifrit(max) -> Saved Points(for Meteor Shower) -> Meteor Shower(max) -> Seal(max) -> Elemental Resistance(11)

I think I'd leave Fire Arrow at 1 in favor of maxing Booster and Medi. Magic Claw is enough for 2nd job and Fire Strike seems to replace it completely (unless it's significantly slower than Arrow for some reason). Booster and Medi aren't hugely important but Medi's useless at 10 (might as well max Booster and use Wizard Elixirs) and I'd rather have longer buff timers than a skill I'd rarely ever use.

I don't see why seal matters at all once you get meteo.

You don't have that many points for second job... you get 121 SP in total, right? O_o

I would do second job like this: pillar -> 11 booster -> teleport -> meditate -> 20 booster -> reset -> magic armor -> slow

I think that fire arrow should be dropped because fire pillar and fire strike are ridiculously overpowered.

You don't have that many points for second job... you get 121 SP in total, right? O_o

Each skill takes 20 SP. Seven skills. 140 SP to max all of them. Drop shitty Fire Arrow. 120 SP required. 1 SP Left over. Learn Fire Arrow for lulz.

i was wondering if it would be better to skip Ele amp in the long run for flame wizards ? i was thinking of not getting ele amp for mine once it comes out cause of it doubleing the mp and only giving additional 35% ?

I'm editing in dropping fire arrow now... done.

I don't see why seal matters at all once you get meteo.

also it matters because there's nothing else to put points in.

I don't see why seal matters at all once you get meteo.

Flame Wizards have no other means of preventing monsters from attacking them. Getting hit = lots of MP wasted. If you're not 1-2hkoing Seal can be pretty helpful.

Why go Fire Curtain first in 3rd Job? You have Fire Strike, freaking 140 base damage with the speed and range of Fire Demon. Add the fact that you already have Spell Booster in 2nd Job and Amp only has 20 levels, so you'll have max Fire Strike, Booster and Amp at level 86!

The only reason F/P Mages hardly go Explosion first is the cast speed and the fact you'll only reach your prime somewhere around lvl 93. Both issues get fixed here. Oh, you also have 70 INT more. Add in a Fire Wand and you'll beat 'poison mist' training anytime.

I think the Fire Curtain build will be bandwagonned, since lots of players with little experience with F/P Mages will only see 'zomg MIST overpowered lulz'. Fire Strike first, no Curtain at all, I dare you!

When Cygnus comes out, we'll have the Accuracy based status, so you wouldn't be able to early Mist Train very effectively anymore. However, if you could, you should at least have 1 Fire Strike to kill 1HP mobs. Its range is pineappleing huge.

Why go Fire Curtain first in 3rd Job? You have Fire Strike, freaking 140 base damage with the speed and range of Fire Demon. Add the fact that you already have Spell Booster in 2nd Job and Amp only has 20 levels, so you'll have max Fire Strike, Booster and Amp at level 86!

The only reason F/P Mages hardly go Explosion first is the cast speed and the fact you'll only reach your prime somewhere around lvl 93. Both issues get fixed here. Oh, you also have 70 INT more. Add in a Fire Wand and you'll beat 'poison mist' training anytime.

I think the Fire Curtain build will be bandwagonned, since lots of players with little experience with F/P Mages will only see 'zomg MIST overpowered lulz'. Fire Strike first, no Curtain at all, I dare you!

Fire Curtain + Blue Kents = epic Exp. Seen some pretty crazy training vids of FMs there.

i was wondering if it would be better to skip Ele amp in the long run for flame wizards ? i was thinking of not getting ele amp for mine once it comes out cause of it doubleing the mp and only giving additional 35% ?

It's 30%. AND YES, IT IS WORTH IT. 100%. With a fire wand, that goes up to 162% damage. If you don't get amp, you're missing out on a ton of damage.

Why go Fire Curtain first in 3rd Job? You have Fire Strike, freaking 140 base damage with the speed and range of Fire Demon. Add the fact that you already have Spell Booster in 2nd Job and Amp only has 20 levels, so you'll have max Fire Strike, Booster and Amp at level 86!

The only reason F/P Mages hardly go Explosion first is the cast speed and the fact you'll only reach your prime somewhere around lvl 93. Both issues get fixed here. Oh, you also have 70 INT more. Add in a Fire Wand and you'll beat 'poison mist' training anytime.

I think the Fire Curtain build will be bandwagonned, since lots of players with little experience with F/P Mages will only see 'zomg MIST overpowered lulz'. Fire Strike first, no Curtain at all, I dare you!

I'll put that down as an alternative build.

When Cygnus comes out, we'll have the Accuracy based status, so you wouldn't be able to early Mist Train very effectively anymore. However, if you could, you should at least have 1 Fire Strike to kill 1HP mobs. Its range is pineappleing huge.

Don (Knewbo) went to Blue Kents right out of 3rd job advancement.
He went Curtain first build.
Fking 1 level in 1 hour.
I envy him.

When Cygnus comes out, we'll have the Accuracy based status, so you wouldn't be able to early Mist Train very effectively anymore. However, if you could, you should at least have 1 Fire Strike to kill 1HP mobs. Its range is pineappleing huge.

Cygnus mages need accuracy? also fire pillar could just as easily kill 1 hp mobs. but exactly how big is fire strikes range? 200? 300? 600?

do you need skill books for this version of "meteor shower"?

No, you get the levels by doing quests.

Cygnus mages need accuracy? also fire pillar could just as easily kill 1 hp mobs. but exactly how big is fire strikes range? 200? 300? 600?

Using Fire Pillar means you have to walk into mobs. The only reason should be to hit things too high or low for Strike. It's much safer to use Strike, and you won't have to go all the way to the edges of platforms and maps to hit everything you want. Plus, I'm pretty sure it's a faster attack.

i was wondering if it would be better to skip Ele amp in the long run for flame wizards ? i was thinking of not getting ele amp for mine once it comes out cause of it doubleing the mp and only giving additional 35% ?

Your meteo will be VERY weak to train the remaining 10 levels to 120.

I analyzed all flame wizard skills but in the end i decided to go for windbreaker.

If you save your points and add 30 SP in Meteo at level 110, you can probably 2hko Jr. Newties.