В процессе Melee mage

[Depression]

What is currently the strongest way to play a mage using magic sword / magic staff as main damage source?

Im asking for hard nightmare difficulty (the new one, where you get 3lp per level).

I was thinking about necromancer with demonology, but have no idea if there is enough learning points to get circles, demons and also to spend for % handling.

Then there is also an idea of water mage. Constant usage of ice waves and cutting stunned oponents seems funny. Also - is using water mage spells that are decreasing enemy magic resistance makes my magic sword deal them MORE damage? Ofc in case of this mage i also dont know how i deal with low amount of learning points.

 

[Alex.B]

I recommend old SnC — easy start, free circles and strength if you want to use shields. The strongest way would be a combination with shamanism, you can check my vids here Видео - ИмбоГибрид для извращуг: ТМ-Шаман-Ловкач-Щитовик-Магомеч против боссов..

Any guild beside fire mage has some cool stuff for melee mage. These 3 would be the strongest, imho: Guru (free mana, weed), Water mage (ice block and decrease mdef —yes, it works with melee weapons). Dark mage (control and inviz).

 

[Depression]

I recommend old SnC - easy start, free circles and strength if you want to use shields. The strongest way would be a combination with shamanism, you can check my vids here .

Any guild beside fire mage has some cool stuff for melee mage. These 3 would be the strongest, imho: Guru (free mana, weed), Water mage (ice block and decrease mdef —yes, it works with melee weapons). Dark mage (control and inviz).

Im playing only hard nightmare without SnC. With SnC i would never ask that question, because that kind of game is insanely simple and you get enough of everything to do any meme build