Mage Profession

*The information in this article is up-to-date as of version Early Access v0.9.0.*

**The Mage Profession** is part of the profession system added in  Point Release 7. It is designed to take you through the various stages of using the different Mage skills from being brand new to the skills to becoming a grandmaster

# Skills Required

In order to progress through the Mage profession you will require the following skills:

* Manifestation
* Channeling
* Magic Affinity
* Evocation

# The Quest Line

There are 5 stages to the profession line Introduction, apprentice, Journeyman, Master and Grandmaster. Although if you already have a minimum of 30 skill in required skills you can skip the introduction quest.

## Learn Magic (Introduction)

The following quest can be skipped if you already have at least 30 points in the required skills.

1. Activate the profession via the professions UI.
2. Speak to an NPC Mage trainer in Valus, Eldeir Village or Oasis.
3. obtain a spell book which can be purchased from NPC Scribe shops for
4. Head back to a NPC Mage trainer
5. Obtain 10 Lemon Grass these can be purchased from NPC alchemists or herbalists
6. Return to a NPC Mage Trainer
7. Cast Mana Missile and target a Training Dummy
8. Return to a NPC Mage Trainer

### Rewards

Once you have completed the quest you will be rewarded with up to 30 the required Mage Profession Skills & 100 of each of the following Reagents: Lemon Grass, Mushroom, Moss and Ginseng.

## You're A Wizard(Apprentice)

You must have a minimum of 30 points in the required skills to start this quest.

1. Activate the profession via the professions UI.
2. Speak to an NPC Mage trainer in Valus, Eldeir Village or Oasis.
3. Enter one of the following sewers Valus Sewers, Eldeir Sewers, Helm Sewers or Pyros' Landing Sewers
4. Hunt 20 Lurker, Giant Rat, Giant Bat or Sewer Rat
5. Return to a NPC Mage Trainer
6. Accept a Mission from the mission dispatcher in any of the main towns and complete it.
7. Return to a NPC Mage Trainer

### Reward

You will be rewarded with a Training Staff

## Day of the Dead (Journeyman)

You must have a minimum of 50 skill points in the required skills to start this mission.

1. Activate the profession via the professions UI.
2. Speak to an NPC Mage trainer in Valus, Eldeir Village or Oasis.
3. Travel to a Graveyard located close to one of the following towns: Eldeir Village, Pyros' Landing, Valus or Helm.
4. Hunt a mix of 20 Skeleton, Zombie or Skeleton Warrior.
5. Return to speak to a NPC Mage Trainer
6. Hunt a Lich in one of the following areas: Valus Cemetery, Lich Ruins, Abandoned Shrine or Haunted Ruins.
7. Return and speak to a NPC Mage Trainer (receive the Tome: Journeyman Mage)
8. Take the Tome to Grandmaster Magica in Valus Mage tower

### Reward

Bestowed with the rank of journeyman mage you are now able to use the Journeyman Mage Prestige Abilities.

## Beneath Contempt (Master)

You must have a minimum of 80 skill points in the required skills to start this mission.

1. Activate the profession via the professions UI.
2. Speak to an NPC Mage trainer in Valus, Eldeir Village or Oasis.
3. Travel to Halls of Contempt and locate Vesper Wolf who is waiting outside.
4. Speak to Vesper Wolf outside Halls of Contempt.
5. Enter level 1 of Halls of Contempt
6. Hunt 15 Orks
7. Head to level 2 of Halls of Contempt
8. Hunt 15 Stone Harpy
9. Hunt 5 Ogres
10. Head back to Vesper Wolf and talk to him.
11. Return to a NPC Mage Trainer
12. Obtain a Tome: Master Mage book by killing Lord Barkas at the Black Forest Awakening or trade/purchase the book from another player.
13. Bring the tome to Grandmaster Magica in Valus Mage Tower.

### Reward

Bestowed with the rank of Master and can access the master mage Prestige Abilities

## The Catacombs (Grandmaster)

You must have a minimum of 100 skill points in the required skills to start this mission. You will also require Skull of Contempt, Skull of Corruption and Skull of Ruin to enter Catacombs.

1. Begin the quest via the Professions UI.
2. Speak to an NPC Mage trainer in Valus, Eldeir Village or Oasis.
3. Travel to Catacombs via Lich Ruins in Southern Hills. You will need Skull of Contempt, Skull of Corruption and Skull of Ruin to enter Catacombs.
4. Locate and speak to Ali-Larus located in the catacombs hub.
5. Hunt and kill a Greater Void Shadow
6. Speak to Per=Thuas in the Catacombs Cathedral in the hub.
7. Hunt and skill The Cerberus
8. Hunt and kill Death
9. Return to Per-Thuas in the Cathedral located in the catacombs hub.
10. Obtain a Tome: Grandmaster Mage book from completing an awakening in the Barren Lands or purchase/trade one with another player
11. Take the tome to Grandmaster Magica in Valus Mages Tower

### Rewards

Bestowed with the level of Grandmaster and granted access to the Grandmaster Mage Prestige Abilities