Sage

Sage
Job Base(s):	Mage
Job Type:	2-2
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Geffen
Number of Skills:	20
Total Skill Points:	116
Total Quest Skills:	2
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +5 +5 +3 +9 +5 +3

Overview

Sages are a PvP-oriented class with the role of caster/anti-Mage. They do not have the offensive abilities of a Wizard, but are a slightly buffed version of Mage with their Free Casting. Sages shine in their defensive abilities, with many builds centered around Land Protector. Dispell is also a popular and sought-after spell which is useful for removing buffs from the enemy. Many of their skills can only realistically be used in PvP, making PvM quite difficult, particularly for VIT/DEX builds that have difficulty solo leveling. Battle sages are a 'for fun' build which can become a powerful leveling build with the recent buffs to Auto Spell and the right gear.

Job Change Guide

See Sage Job Change Guide for detailed information.

Changing into a Sage from a Mage requires the player to complete a number of tasks:

• Item Collection
• Written Test
• Battle Test
• Thesis Composition

After completing these tests, the player will be transformed into a Sage. This takes place in Geffen.

Guides

Check the Magician Guild section of the forums for Sage guides, made by the community for the community.

Equipment

General Equipment Recommendations

Main article: Equipment

The Equipment article lists some general all purpose equipment that is useful through the PVM phase and also for endgame use as well.

Weapons

After considering what requirement skills have (some skills can only be used with certain weapon types), the Weapon Search tool within the iRO Wiki DB site is very helpful. Generally, for physical classes (both melee and ranged), something with high ATK is best. For magic classes, something with high MATK is best.

Book

Encyclopedia [2]

Knife

Fortune Sword

Grimtooth

Combat Knife

Dagger of Counter

VIT/DEX Sages can use Fortune Swords, Grimtooths, or Combat Knives for defensive purposes.

Battlesages can use Dagger of Counter for crits.

Rod

Arc Wand

This easy to get item is the best weapon a Sage has access to until rebirth. It offers the highest mAtk of all non-trans staffs and is only 1-handed so the Sage can also wear a shield with it for damage reduction.

Headgear

Top

Mage Hat

All around useful headgear for mage classes. Gives 2 INT and increases SP by 150.

Bottom

• Cigarette or Pipe
  3% damage from Insect race monsters.

Shield

Don't bother with the Mage-class Card combo (Parasite), just go for a racial card.

• Guard/Memory Book
  Slotted memory book is very useful for caster sages, it has the same function as a guard with an additional +1 INT. Memory Book is also part of the Pocket Watch set.

Accessory

• Clip
  Clips are good for utility cards, for example Creamy, Phen and Vitata. It is almost essential to get these cards, otherwise it will be significantly harder to level. Once the player reaches level 90 alternatively they can be slotted into Gloves/Rosaries for a small boost in stats and to make switching easier.

Class Data

Skills

See Mage Skills for first class skills.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Cast Cancel	Cancel the casting of your skill and regain some of the SP.	5	Active
Deluge	Use a Blue Gemstone to create a 7x7 area of water on the ground.	5	Active
Dispell	Use a Yellow Gemstone to remove all buffs from the target, with several exceptions.	5	Active
Dragonology	Increases INT up to 5, and increases ATK and MATK versus Dragon-race enemies.	5	Passive
Earth Spike	Attack a target for up to 1000% Earth-element damage.	5	Offensive
Flame Launcher	Use a Scarlet Point to endow a party member's weapon with the Fire-element.	5	Supportive
Seismic Weapon	Use a Lime Green Point to endow a party member's weapon with the Earth-element.	5	Supportive
Lightning Loader	Use a Yellow Wish Point to endow a party member's weapon with the Wind-element.	5	Supportive
Frost Weapon	Use a Indigo Point to endow a party member's weapon with the Water-element.	5	Supportive
Free Cast	Allows you to walk and attack while casting spells.	10	Passive
Heaven's Drive	Earth-element AoE attack dealing up to 625% MATK to targets in a 5*5 area.	5	Offensive
Auto Spell	Allows the Sage to choose a skill from a short list and autocast that skill when physically attacking.	10	Active
Abracadabra	Use 2 Yellow Gemstones to invoke a random non-Transcendent skill, or one of a few Hocus Pocus-specific effects.	10	Active
Magic Rod	Absorb a single-target skill that is targeting you, negating its damage and giving you SP.	5	Active
Land Protector	Use a Blue Gemstone and Yellow Gemstone to create an area that cancels ground-targeting spells.	5	Active
Sense	Reveal basic information about the target monster.	1	Active
Spell Breaker	Cancel the skill that the target is currently casting and absorb it as SP.	5	Active
Advanced Book	Adds +3 ATK and +0.5% ASPD per skill level to Book weapons.	5	Passive
Volcano	Use a Blue Gemstone to create a 7x7 area of fire on the ground.	5	Active
Violent Gale	Use a Blue Gemstone to create a 7x7 area of wind on the ground.	5	Active

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest
Create Elemental Converter	Allows the Sage to create Elemental Converters, which can be used for short term endows.	1	Active	None	Create Elemental Converter Quest
Elemental Change	Uses an Elemental Converter to permanently change the element of a monster.	1	Active	40	Elemental Change Quest

Job Bonuses

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9
STR	42	44	46	47	48
AGI	3	6	13	22	33
VIT	4	11	18
INT	1	8	15	24	30	37	38	45	50
DEX	20	25	27	32	39
LUK	17	35	40

ASPD

Equip Attack Speed From Mage Bare Handed 151 +5 Shield -3 +7 Dagger -8 −8 Rod (One Handed) -10 −5 Rod (Two Handed) -10 −5 Book +2 N/A

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration ✔ Awakening ✔ Berserk ✘

External Links

• Himeyasha's Skill Simulator