This guide has some nice info about all the skills.
http://forums.warppo...use-mage-guide/Mages once maxed can choose between alot of different skills. Normally people start off as either a Fire or Ice mage. The Wind aoes in the middle are good for both paths.
This would mean either mana bolt or ice bolt as first attack skill. Windstorm and Tornado can be gotten when you have spend more points into the ap passive.
Dont forget to lvl your spirit boost buff. It gives you a higher mp max and adds damage to your attacks. Once you have maxed either fire or ice on the offensive tree save all points up to 100.
At 100 continue on the path you choose, the tree has a obvious fire and ice side, the 2 middle ones are electric and wind. People tend to choose Fire+wind for fire mages and Ice+electric for ice mages.
Once maxed you can get both Ice and Fire paths completly, including wind and electric. Choosing one side does have benefits however, you have alot of points to get for example bonfire, the heals in the common and supportive trees, purify, souldoubt, aural pierce etc.
A variety of builds are possible but its best to stick to one path while you lvl as the skills you get are max strentgh. Fire has fast cooldowns and some stuns + a burn and a high lvl aoe, ice/electric has status effects and good damage, some stuns and a low lvl aoe.
Edited by Logi, 22 April 2011 - 11:46 PM.