MAGE IS GETTING A BUFF Y'ALL

i tested it on bubble and I couldn't 1hit it with my gear knuckle + md before but it's doable now.

 

So, any consensus on built for mage with this change? What option is good for add?

 

I feel like Baphomela is the consensus best add xtal for finale mage. Finale + any damage modifier like lrd/srd is just better than +matk% especially since finale doesn't scale well with matk.

 

So, reindeer headband for both srd/lrd or regular mage add?

 

I did some lazy testing with Magical Stole and Reindeer Headband on low def mobs and I conclude that Magical Stole as slightly better. Reindeer Headband does 275k-285k while Magical Stole does 285k-300k. I wish I could do it with 100% stability or with bigger sample size but I feel like Magical Stole just do more damage.

 

So, some amount of matk%+ is still useful i guess.

 

why not both? srd/lrd>=matk for tap damage, bless heal, and range modifiers depends on damage outcome right? so srd/lrd will be more effective with some matk% than a pure srd/lrd build (also M.pierce for high mdef enemies and M.CR, depends on your taste).