Mages wreak havoc across the battlefield with their arsenal of skills that can dispatch enemies in different ways. In this guide, discover the top Mage weapon combinations and the most effective Mage builds.

Best Mage Build and Weapon Combo

Best Mage Build
Wand / Staff

Wand / Staff Build

The vast array of magic skills this build possesses provides a variety of ways to deal with enemies. The flexibility of this weapon combination allows for a lot of creativity in how to approach battles.

This build can be configured for Curses to slowly drain enemy Health via DoTs and Burn Stacks. Damage mitigation and healing skills are available if the party lacks survivability.

This weapon combination can also be built for crowd control for faster clear times.

Best Staff / Wand Build (PvE)

Alternative Mage Builds and Weapon Combos

Alternative Mage Builds
Spear / Staff	Longbow / Staff
Staff / Crossbow	Dagger / Staff

Spear / Staff

The Spear / Staff combination is an unexpected, yet highly synergistic weapon combination that can deal massive single-target damage. This build makes use of the Burning status effect to enhance the skills of the Staff, increasing Heavy Attack Chance and boosting damage.

Be sure to unlock the skill specializations of the Spear for you to have a second source of Burning. This is a strong DOT effect that synergizes with Staff builds.

Best Eradicator Staff / Spear PvE Build

Longbow / Staff

With the unique ability of each weapon to synergistically reduce the cooldown of both, this build is able to deal significant damage with a barrage of hard hitting spells.

Thanks to the Longbow, this allows the staff to remain stationary and increase the magic damage dealt by sacrificing mobility.

Best Longbow / Staff Build (PvE)

Staff / Crossbow

Dealing massive amounts of AoE damage is the focus of this build, and it has it in spades. Thanks to Mother Nature's Protest, the weapon combination can consistently apply Fire damage to both weapon skills.

Mortal Mark and Selfless Diffusion allow this build to stay relevant against single targets, boosting damage dealt while reducing skill cooldowns. Lower cooldowns simplify the whole business of managing burn stacks, making it easier to reapply.

Best Staff / Crossbow Build (PvE)

Dagger / Staff

Fire and Lightning is the core of this build and the source of its high damage. Creating Burning Stacks followed by Judgement Lightning allows for a quick burst of damage with the ability to go for consecutive uses. With plenty of mobility and stealth options, post-melee disengagement would be no problem.

Staff and Dagger offers a lot of options for dealing damage, and builds can be quite distinctive. It can be tuned for AoE or multiple consecutive hits to finish with a Brutal Incision.

Best Dagger / Staff Build (PvE)

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Weapon Builds

Spear	Crossbows	Daggers	Greatsword
Longbow	Staff	Sword and Shield	Wand

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PvE Builds
Sword and Shield / Longbow	Staff / Greatsword
Greatsword / Crossbow	Dagger / Greatsword
Dagger / Staff	Longbow / Dagger
Greatsword / Sword and Shield	Sword and Shield / Crossbow
Sword and Shield / Wand	Dagger / Sword and Shield
Longbow / Wand	Wand / Staff
Wand / Greatsword	Longbow / Staff
Wand / Crossbow	Staff / Sword and Shield
Longbow / Crossbow	Greatsword / Longbow
Staff / Crossbow	Dagger / Crossbow
Dagger / Wand	Longbow / Spear
Wand / Spear	Staff / Spear
Greatsword / Spear	Dagger / Spear
Crossbow / Spear	Sword and Shield / Spear
PvP Builds
Greatsword / Sword and Shield	Wand / Staff
Sword and Shield / Dagger	Dagger / Crossbow
Longbow / Crossbow	Wand / Dagger
Longbow / Wand	Longbow / Staff
Longbow / Dagger	Wand / Sword and Shield
Longbow / Greatsword	Dagger / Staff
Spear / Dagger	Spear / Sword and Shield
Spear / Greatsword	Spear / Staff
Wand / Greatsword	Longbow / Spear
Spear / Crossbow	Wand / Spear

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