Defender Mage Build (Min. lv. 140)

I'm not sure what you mean by 1000 aggro, I check up coryn and it's 1200 aggro. And what's not enough when you only take 3 sec to cast? You can immediately go back to defend or break after skill use. It's both flexible and safer to use you know?

 

Ah, its the additional aggro that is 1000, also as i mentioned its to steal aggro, I used to have provoke and its hard to steal aggro once you lose it upon dying or connection problem. It also only targets 1 mob with 200mp cost, even 1 mp buff combo is better than provoke

 

I do agree about 1 mp buff combo goes both higher and more steady than provoke. But provoke itself only as a flexible skill that avoid spending time on combo (like when boss is nuking or stealing first aggro).

 

Mdef is a bit useless, I'd rather use equips that gives magic resistance. Power Wave doesn't work on your Decoy. I don't think +aggro gears are that necessary, as long as your party stays inside your Guardian. I suggest getting Protection and Aegis to lv10 for more resistance. Not sure about Guard and Guard Power.

Just an advice from a nub tanker Oh wait I don't have a tank anymore.