PVE

This is an Early Game guide for Mage PVE

General information is more detailed or only visible on the first page

How it works:
This build is simple, use the highest damage skills and keep the targets at bay, allowing you to damage overtime

NOTE: This build is mainly for bosses, I recommend a seperate build for monsters once you start struggling, good options include Michelle or just spamming slow/defensive skills

Pals & Skills

For Mage you want to make sure the opponents hit you as little as possible, this gets much easier as you unlock more (or get a michelle) but I will go through what I used

Your skills will be split up into Survival and DPS, if you unlock higher rarity options or Event Pals, make the swaps based on this (Feel free to ask for more help)

Alternatives
These are items which can be obtained at any time

Star Array - This is a great DPS skill, if you get this earlier then definitely use it over another DPS skill

Disarm - You can get this in a pack so it is likely you may have it, it’s good for stun and the skill damage helps early on

Angel Deer - You can get this in a pack so it is likely you may have it, it’s good for reducing the damage you are receiving, so if you are being hit often you could use it

Event Pals - There are a few pals that are worth using if you get them

Layouts

I will run through each change to make at each rarity

Blue

Skills
No delays needed yet we just want it to be slow and far from us so we can get more skill cycles

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Pals
Super simple base, if you get Event pals then slot 3 and 5 are the places you could place them

Purple

Skills
Just upgrade for the skill damage

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Pals
Just upgrades

Yellow

Skills
Here you want to delay Shroom Shield for when the boss is hitting you

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Pals
Just upgrades

Orange

Skills
For this you want to delay Take it Slow for when the boss is actually hittng you, it can sync with Shroom Shield

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Pals
Just upgrades

Red

Skills
Delay Disarm to after Take it Slow (or just before you die if thats the case) so that they aren’t interfering with each other

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Pals
Just upgrades

Pink

Skills
You can change out a DPS skill if you’re taking too much damage, if you do then adjust the delay on one

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Pals
The final change. You can also use the Alpine Fox over another pal like Deer/Cat if you have a good amount of Stun

Relic

The relics you use may change depending where you’re at
These are the standard ones

Alternatives - Beasthide Book
If you don’t need extra survivability this works great

Alternatives - Stellar Statue
If using Star Array this may perform better

Alternatives - Chrono Spore
If you survive the whole duration and time out, then this becomes much better!

Awakening

ATK > Skill Crit DMG >> Skill DMG

Star Hero

This is not including UR or Limited/Collab cards!

As close as you can get to this the better!

Main: Void Guide

Support → Holy Defender, Stoneborn Warrior

Talent Tree

Stats (Not inc base):
Skill DMG + Skill Crit DMG + Energy Regen SPD

Demonstrations

Below are step by step up to 8k Feathers

For these examples I have just selected the stats we are interested in to make it clear, you still need the ones inbetween at a minimum. You can click on the images to enlarge

Step 1

0 → 1k Feathers

Start with ATK and then go up to Skill Crit DMG and Skill DMG

Fury

Archery