Battle Mage
INT focus · Mage · Resistance
Brawls up close with staff swings while layering auras, summons, and a reliable bind.
Legion effect
Grants flat INT10/20/40/80/100
Link skill
Spirit of Freedom
Grants 12 seconds of invincibility after being revived. Removed upon moving to another map.
Class overview
Battle Mage is an INT mage class part of the Resistance. What's special about Battle Mages is that they have special aura buffs that affect party members as well. There are some useful buffs such as %Boss Damage and Attack Speed boosts. As well, Battle Mages has a dark spirit that follows them around and periodically attacks alongside you
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | 1.2x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | 8 | Stage 4  +2  +2, +1 while toggled, does not break soft cap |
| Weapon Mastery | 95% | Base +25%  +70% |
| INT | +40 & +15%(415%) to assigned AP |  +40  +15% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Magic Attack | +29% +80(140) |  +4%  +15%  +10%  +20  +30 +30  +60 |
| Crit Rate | +60% | Base +5% +15% +20%  +20% |
| Crit Damage | +40% |  +10% +20% +10% |
| Damage | +31%(71%) | +6% +25% +10%  +10% +20% |
| Boss Damage | (+5%) |  +5% |
| Final Damage | +58.6%(79.85%) | +30% × +22% ×  +5% ×  +8% while toggled |
| Ignore DEF | +44% | +30% ×  +20% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs | [200s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles |   (30s cd) | Auras [ /  /  / / ] |
| Summons & placables |  [40s](0.3s cd)  [30s](60s cd)  [10s](25s cd) |
| Buffs with cooldowns |  [20s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [25s](60s cd)  [30s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames | (120s cd)  [3s](60s cd) (360s cd) |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) |  [30s](-10% | 120s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
For Bossing
- Boss Damage +20%
- Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
- Buff Duration +38% OR Magic Attack +21
For Training
- Meso Obtained +20%
- Item Drop Rate +15%
- Damage to Normal Monsters +8%
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
Training
Dark Genesis - Cooldown Cutter, Reinforce and Additional Reinforce- Weakening Aura - Enhance
- Dark Aura - Boss Rush
- Dark Aura - Boss Rush
- Weakening Aura - Enhance
Blue Aura - Dispel Magic
Party Shield - Cooldown Cutter and Enhance- Battle Mage Hyper Skill Passives are flexible, refer to the Class Doc for more info
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Primary Trio
Secondary Trio
Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
4 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
- Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time
Other notable combinations
References & thanks
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