(IL) Arch Mage

[tough pivot]

He done it in exp gear like a noob

Probably to slow the cracks down so he can use dragon twice haha

[rain nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/tkt-smart-gif-20642718

[austere marsh]

Oh ok, sorry

[austere marsh]

😅

[surreal summit]

Hi guys what’s best trio for ice mage anyone can share thankyou

[sour compass]

Any ilm player here without pump cash

[rain nexus]

I play Il/m yeaaaa

[shrewd shard]

Primary cl,lo,fo
Secondary eq,ts,bliz

[rain nexus]

Keep an eye for this id say

[whole dust]

do you think removing eq,ts,bliz node x2 for decent skill stat% nets you better dps from ADI 150% skill dmg and minimum dmg from v skills? for level 230 and below

[shrewd shard]

My eyes... That arrangement hahaha

[shrewd shard]

You can do that and work on the secondary trio on the side. At the same time you can always go hit mu gong statue to analyze which order would give you better overall damage.

[elfin solstice]

Why CO over SI

[shrewd shard]

Farming set haha

[elfin solstice]

I see

[fading wing]

hello, I need to use my matrix points where first please

and what are the skills to improve as a priority outside of the matrix points?

thanks

[rain nexus]

Op W!!!!

[rain nexus]

You are right, probably my worst layout… hahah my apology for showing this unorganised stuff. But I know how to find all :p

This is my bossingsetup

[rain nexus]

My equips rn… 🙂

[rain nexus]

For now id say on anything, try to make a node lvl 5/10/15/20/25/30 with the matrix points

Just use them all, you can always claim them back and sort other things out

Try level up you nodes aswell with time 🙂

[sour compass]

Eh ilm node

Frozen orb need to max ?

Max chain lightning frozen orc and lightning orb?

Guy u all using how many BA and CD emblem for.ilm?

[sour compass]

Blizzard and elquine don't need to up right

[whole dust]

I have memory of something like ice stack is not shared anymore because back when culvert was team mode the phantom was reducing the ice stack with stolen chain lightning. Ofcoz that was before v skill so things might have changed

[viscid inlet]

i’ve been rlly drawn to ILM, what do you think i would need as a base to make a ILM node farmer?

[sour compass]

Guy who can share ur lving and bossing skill ?

[rain nexus]

Will nexon change that?

[rain nexus]

XD no

[bright wolf]

Go a2s one lot of ppl play one ☺️

[frosty void]

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[whole dust]

[sour compass]

Gabbelz bro can share ur lving and bossing skill

[rain nexus]

Yoyo

This is what i use

Lvling

With this build i try to create sustain + alot of lines to hit 🙂 hope this helps. Focus first on trios than the other skills. If you havent found any trio, you can also use just buffs/ with v3-4 skills instead.

[rain nexus]

❤️ done

[sour compass]

Ok let me check

Ilm is it good for bossing now

Balance in levelling and boss job right

But is it hard to handle in boss

Seem we.need to keep distance when using chain lightning

And frozen orb

And move slow

Need keep tele here and there

[whole dust]

Just play if you like it, by the time you get your answer and build it adequately, another rebalance might hit and change everything

[sour compass]

Hi guy

Ilm just spam TS equ first

Follow by all v skill

Then keep spam CL FO and LO right

When v skill and lightning orb on CD then keep spam chain lightning and frozen orb hir

Hor*

[sour compass]

And did u all summon out the dragon head that skill during bossing lol

Saw some player using lol

[rain nexus]

Yes as iframe

[whole dust]

What’s the crafting/exp node sequence for v skill? V4>3>2>1?

[runic wigeon]

TY
Gained over 2k power by using passive hyper skill reset from Woodland Camping store. 💓

It has been said to include DS4 in your v matrix. Is this Decent Speed Infusion? Thx

[sour compass]

What is Ds4 lol

[viscid inlet]

what would an ILM need to survive sf180?

[whole dust]

Anyone please Enlighten me

[worthy heart]

v2>v4>v3>v1

inmy opinion

only cause v2 and v3 have shorter cooldowns you use more often although v4 is really big dmg

[whole dust]

Tq sir

[tough pivot]

noo ds4 is defence smash 4, special node that you craft for 80 shards but have to extract within 7 days to get 20 shards back

[tough pivot]

i would say v4-v3 v2-v1 which i am doing now

[whole dust]

I’m planning to work on v2 and 3 concurrently first

[whole dust]

[grand laurel]

what is the basis of this tierlist tho

[whole dust]

I think it’s op’s collected source of dps for end game boss and sc

[worthy heart]

the shorter cooldowns in sync with ds4 made us a top tier class

[fading wing]

hi all, in first what is the best skill to use exp node please? thanks

[rain nexus]

You probably want everything to level 20.. so id say all doesnt matter to much

[tough pivot]

v4

[limber violet]

how much IED does maxed V skills have

[undone thicket]

15%

[mortal geyser]

Fafnir wand or jahin??

[rain nexus]

Jaihin 100%

And get it necro

Not inherit

[viscid inlet]

will ILM survive good with all mythics and top and btm?

at sf180

i have a necro project on the side and i want to just use the minimum i need until that hits

[rain nexus]

Yes it does, that will give around 120k ho, on later bosses, you are looking for 200+ with time

[austere marsh]

The skills I need for perfect trios are: Chain Lightning, Frozen Orb, Elquines and Lightning Orb?

[viscid inlet]

would u reccomend zak helm or mythic helmet? i’m trying to get the minimum needed for sf180 while i build gear on the side

[rain nexus]

Mythic, with emblem always over zak

Also without one is better

Its basically mythic vs max legendary

Mythic can scale up to ancient /choas to absolab eventually

Make alot cdd alts to create necro gear.

With chaos youll most likely brick and get stuck. Costs alot when you fail from chaos to absolab

[viscid inlet]

thanks that helps! basically i’m trying to efficiently gear ILM to be able to do sf180 so it can get to 200 while i build the actual long term gear on the side

i plan on doing necro wep and inherit gear for the rest

but i want to just get it geared up to atleast be able to get up to 200 in the meantime

[rain nexus]

Go necro weap > lv 20+ nodes > focus mdc on gear

Gl 🙂

[runic wigeon]

Help with potentials please
Want hp for lotus+ but what should be secondary? Hp 147 atm

Mag dm Mag att? Boss Att? Thx

[tough pivot]

MA / hp% hat outfit shoes cape belt
MD / hp% glove shoulder
CD wep /sw
BA/MD necklace + earing
CD/hp% rings

[marsh badge]

Hey guys quick question on hyper stats, will the distribution still be maxed mag atk, final dmg, exp, party exp and deal additional skill damage for newer ILMs

Still level 206 for context

[tough pivot]

FD - extra line - MDC (whenever you need more) - MD - BA

[tough pivot]

^

u can do exp -pexp but on 2nd page

[marsh badge]

Oh I don’t think I have enough mesos for that 😅

I’m far from max dmg cap so I guess I’ll skip that first for magic dmg?

[wild gale]

Anyone have any feedback for what buffs to equip?

[limber violet]

like food buff?

Magic
Grape Juice (MA 50%) RA Shop
Fried Shrimp (BA 50%) RA Shop
Chestnut (CD 30%) RA Shop
Candy Cane (MDI 30%) RA Shop
Berzerker Bon-Bons ( Boss DEF Increase 30%) Chests
Cold Jellyfish Salad (BA 20% Boss DEF 20%) Tangyoon
Noodle Soup with Mushroom (CR 20% ACC20%) Tangyoon
Escargot (MDI 20% MAG DEF 20%) Tangyoon
Rice Cookie (CRIT RES 10%) Mu Lung

[wild gale]

I meant skill buffs, but that is really good info. I’m running out of spaces on my pets for buffs. Are there better ones to equip and others you want to manually use?

[fluid umbra]

Guys what nodes should i focus on? Heres what i have now

[vocal hamlet]

thunder sphere or frozen orb for hyper skills?

[rain nexus]

❤️ id do frozen orb and not use thunder sphere but depends on your progression

[regal yarrow]

Hi all, new i/l mage here. Which skills are hold down? I know Lightning orb is, are there any others? Also when bossing, how can you tell when your hold down skill is done when you have skill graphics set to translucent?

[devout horizon]

Freezing breath (stun + iframe) is the other hold down

For lightning orb, use your char as the visual cue: when skill is active, your character has its arms up. Once the skill is done, the arms drop down.

[wind stratus]

Guys，can show me AB wheel and Bossing wheel before hyper skill ? Just start playing on this job

[rain nexus]

What can i do to improve with lowest effort xd

[rain nexus]

This was lotus

[whole dust]

mdc from armor upgrade for sure

consistent capping = other stats improvement will only boost adi hyper

ark pendant sf for higher ied would help but not as much at this mdc range imo

[rain nexus]

Ty man ❤️

[austere marsh]

Chain lightning
If you want blizzard but you don’t have to

[visual iron]

Hey guys im new to IL can someone show me trio IL and skill V when just reach 200

[rain nexus]

Lol

[tough pivot]

Make boss def emblem to cd/ba 🤭

[rain nexus]

Will cap so much harder, unbuffed aswell? Xd

[flat snow]

Henyooo, new to the class. Anyone can share their AB pre-200?

[rain nexus]

https://youtu.be/dwvRTeQ9yoI

[whole dust]

https://youtu.be/NsvIgVz6j9s?si=rBGYewr3P8QZETPc

There’s this player that experiments on the best sequence for sc. but it’s in mandarin text so need some effort translating

[stoic flume]

SC PR for myself

[whole dust]

#1

[undone thicket]

I didn't know numbers went this high

[rain nexus]

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨❤️❤️❤️

[round prawn]

what perfect trios for ILM guys?
also can i Just use 3 trios LV 20? (3 Boost trios 60)

[round prawn]

oh got It. ty

[small kite]

Hi wanted to ask. Does ilm ice stack shared when there are 2 ilm in a bossing party?

[bright wolf]

@vernal wadi 🤔

[vernal wadi]

According to nexon, the stacks are shared in bossing mob and will stack faster with 2 ilms in the party. But ppl also experienced in dps drop if gt 2 ilm in same team so need to try it out also. But why u asking for ilm? 🤔

U got new bossing team with 2 ilms?🤔

[small kite]

Yea.. They arguing about this

[stoic flume]

So close but so far

[median turret]

Hi, could someone help me figure out why I keep dying in AF fields or post a picture of their skill wheel for survivability? The above is what I have on mine. I have a lvl 200 ilm alt that can't survive in AF 30, and keeps dying in EOS as well with mythic weapon/legendary outfit. As a result I keep wasting the daily autobattle 😅 . Does ilm require pets perhaps? Thanks for any advice!

*the below I mean haha

[whole dust]

chain lightning + all v skill will do, dont bother with summons

at least get magic guard pet if dying

[stoic flume]

Uour 170 skill id take off

And remove summon skills and add chain lightening

[median turret]

@whole dust @stoic flume thank you! I added a magic guard pet and took off all the summons (snow spirit, bolt barrage, thunder sphere) and the 170 skills so just chain lightning and ice age. Still dying but I think it lasts longer. Is the v skill Jupiter Thunder technically summon skill?

[whole dust]

Nono summon as in thunder sphere and elquines

All the v skills is good

[undone thicket]

I'd unequip Blizzard as well if you're not oneshotting mobs with it

[stoic flume]

Keep bolt barrage and v4 jupiter is not a summon skill

[median turret]

haha how silly of me thanks guys I put the v-skills back on to try! I think maybe I also need to either upgrade outfit to mythic or enhance some nodes.

[dry hazel]

Hi guys, how many iframes does ILM have?

[stoic flume]

2

[dry hazel]

What’s the other iframe aside from freezing breath

[stoic flume]

Ethereal Form

[dry hazel]

Thanks!

[humble lake]

Hi

Anyone know where can check v skill cd time

When all v skill max lv ?

[humble lake]

Guy ilm now can deal good damage in bossing with Necro weapon ?

[shrewd shard]

V1 30s
V2 30s
V3 60s
V4 120s
Ethereal 60s

[worthy heart]

v1-v4 at lv30

[deep field]

Hi, what’s ilm Trinodes ?

[dry hazel]

Which skills do we prioritize for matrix points?

Boss trios, v 1-4?

[worthy heart]

bossing trios
v4 > v3 > v2 > v1
in that order ig

[dry hazel]

Bossing trios first?

Hmm ok I thought vskills would be priority

[worthy heart]

yea since you need lv60 main skills to get out of the summoning room in ark

[dry hazel]

Ok thanks!

[humble socket]

Hi everyone. Can anyone share some farming and bossing preset pls?

And I see some of the tri nodes on above abit confusing cause I can’t find the same nodes

[humble socket]

May I know the second and third tri nodes is what ya? Sorry

Is this okay?

[rain nexus]

Sure man!

[rain nexus]

I use these trio’s:

For bossing and farming

[humble socket]

Wow you have full node page! Amazing bro. I’m struggling to survive af30 😆

Somehow I didn’t manage to find the chain lighting + ice orb trio nodes like your second and third nodes … mmm maybe I haven’t get it yet

[rain nexus]

Keep leveling bro!!! Every nodeslot makes sense and gives alot of power

[humble socket]

Thanks bro!

[humble lake]

Guy ilm late game damage won't lose to single target job.right

Hyper stat learn increase skill damage can boost a lot damage right

And learn final damage ?

[shrewd shard]

Ilm single target pretty weak.. mainly burst keeps us on track..

[humble lake]

Oh

I am thinking to play ilm cause I like lving

His aoe skill pretty

Seem I never pump a lot cannot hunt high end boss also

Slowly get strong ?

Necro weapon for ilm can hunt untill which boss ?

Any idea

[rain nexus]

A legend once told me to use spellsong wand

That day is near🙏

[humble lake]

What is spell song wand lol

Gabbelz bro what's ur lv

[rain nexus]

Im 230 only

[whole dust]

Gz abso

[humble lake]

Lol I keep stuck want to play ilm or WA as main haha

[humble lake]

Anyone can send me ur AB and Bossing skill

And preset

[whole dust]

you look like you don't wanna just play what you enjoy, prolly just refer to echomsm tierlist

[sage kestrel]

is thunder sphere better as fixed or moving?

[shrewd shard]

personally prefer it moving, it'll help with extra lines especially when vs boss like damien, gloom, lotus, etc

[rain nexus]

@shrewd shard iam would you preferably use hyperskill for thunder sphere or frozen orb

[shrewd shard]

i added FD for TS and extra hit count for TS and FD for FO.
FO contributes more damage to boss but having extra target or slight CD wont make much of a diff.

[rain nexus]

Im curious, im seeking for different combinations. I actually gonna try it out 👊👊

[spare hearth]

how terrible is it to only run chain lightning for auto battle?.... my alt keeps dying with the other skills active... would it be just better to go down to a lower SF?

[rain nexus]

Not bad at all bro

Do what works ❤️

Believe

Work on hp

And damage

[worthy heart]

That was the only way I was able to survive any sf maps lol

[spare hearth]

oic thanks i'll keep at it!

[humble lake]

Guy

Ilm become stronger after the patch ?

[wary fog]

Is there an Iframe for this class?

I was trying to solo ark on a friends account but not sure how to dispel crack lol

[shrewd shard]

etheral form or dragon breath stun

[shrewd shard]

feels like my lightning orb so hard to cap now

[nova marsh]

.

[main moon]

any pros here? anyone came from other classes to play this class? Not sure if the class is strong still comparing to other mages

[shrewd shard]

Better than lumi i think

[rain nexus]

I believe aswell yes

[shrewd shard]

so pretty pink

[cerulean lintel]

Hello everyone, any updated guides?

[glossy creek]

Have you had any more luck later on? My i/l is only 193 and am dying in edge of space. I don't want to remove all other skills cause that's why I picked i/l as a main farmer. I removed just thunder orb and I seemed to have made a ton of progress.

[rain nexus]

Make sure you have alot hp, recommended 30k+ also some skills are not helping at all at lower levels. Lightning orb is one of them. Later will become better. Blizzard sometimes to when you dont kill all everything at once

[spare aurora]

What are the nodes combo for ILM

[whole dust]

imo only chain lightning and 170 hyper skill is worth it before level 235 unless you expand v matrix slot early on

[spare aurora]

Thanks sir

9 skills boost?

[rain nexus]

What do you mean with 9 skill boost

2x3 node trio

[shrewd shard]

Abit wasted though to use 6 slot for boost.. primary boost is frozen orb, chain lightning and lightning orb. Can spend 10 slot point to that.

Secondary boost: ts, equi and bliz can leave it at lvl 50 as it contributes very low to overall damage.. 2 slot to switch for ds4 and blink which i believe you switch out the bsp skill and one boost node?

[worthy heart]

yea as ilm you just need 2 node combos of: Chain Lightning/Lightning Orb/Frozen orb

you can do a secondary but i dont think thats necessary

[rain nexus]

Can do, but lv30 v3 skills are nice to have aswell right

Maybe one trio off… i think

Yea clever!

[rain nexus]

Tysmmm!

Will lookup on it! Defo

You are right, alot better

🥰🥰

So like this

[spare aurora]

Thanks guys

[rain nexus]

Swap rope skill for ds4 ofc (culvert)

And for bossing maple world bless for blink and rope for ds4

If im not mistaken

Can swap also for farming: BA buff for exp buff. But i have bishop in party (lv25 node gives base ma)

[spare aurora]

Would it be better to go higher level trio as compared to lower level 5th job skill

[rain nexus]

No clue really

[shrewd shard]

V skill generally contribute most to overall damage. Only LO and CL are in the top from trio

[cyan magnet]

Hey, someone can send me the v matrix and rhe trios what i need to find?

The nodes combine

[rain nexus]

@cyan magnet

[cyan magnet]

Can you send me the picture inside the trios?

[civic tiger]

kinesis

[cerulean lintel]

Hi, could you help me with the hyper stats for the ILM?

[rain nexus]

Farming + bossing💪

[verbal canopy]

Can you tell me which skills are best for bossing and for farming mesos?

• set skills

[whole dust]

Happy changes

[nova marsh]

I’m looking for 2 min line count along with battle analysis results. Please let me know your best number!

[rain nexus]

https://youtu.be/w_FeApb-AZU

[stiff cairn]

comment says blink + tp trick. whats the trick

and breathe on darkness?

[rain nexus]

Either if you have enough iframes, use them one by one and keep killing mobs around u

And if eye is opening. Kill everything around you and blink other side

Followed by 1 tp

[rain nexus]

More important is the timing of v4. Most ilm do miss that ability on gloom (due to bugs)

Watch that aswell

I never miss it anymore, land it when the root strikes the ground. Theres a short frame the v4 doesnt miss in this way

[rain nexus]

https://youtu.be/S0e-zav27Tg?si=TgOfEJRjzFfPMA5q

[red moth]

I have a question, I am a new player and playing IL arch mage now at Level 153, what are my main priorities now? And what eq to refer to? Any guides?

[whole dust]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapleStoryM/s/LqTstLH9ae

[hollow plover]

Hi guys i am level 200 now. I need a skill wheel for both farming and bossing.

[quaint flume]

What’s the damage like on I/l compared to other mages

[fathom crag]

hiiii can anyone show me how they’re arranging all their skills on the skill wheel for bossing (incl. 6th job)!! + presets!!! ~ 🥹

[devout horizon]

I don't min max mechanics so I don't bother with the iframe on blizzard

[upbeat wagon]

Does anyone had the rest of the enhancement skill?

[stiff cairn]

Is it me or does IL feel so much weaker in this patch

[hallow acorn]

Any one got guide on hexa chain lightning? Like the milestone at lvl 10/20/30

[upbeat wagon]

I suppose the vskills are just adding FD.

[upbeat wagon]

I think it is just additional damage only.

[upbeat wagon]

When was ilm ever strong 😅

[hallow acorn]

Ohhh sad. Thought they will give us ied or extra lines at 10/20/30

[fathom adder]

bishop

[brittle oak]

Anyone can share AB and also bossing

Normally u all cast which skill first in bossing

[elfin solstice]

Any end game ILM can help me with solo chaos lucid + culvert please

[stiff cairn]

^

I feel sooo weak after this hexa update.

I got stronger but feels overall weaker than people with lower equips

[elfin solstice]

It’s so hard for ILM to do CLucd

They’ve given us static bursts that make it impossible to hit

So much damage missed

[high oar]

kmsm just removed unstable memory and Ice age in March update.

[elfin solstice]

Huh?

[wheat gazelle]

Hope they beefing our other skills up.. or replacing it with something better

[whole dust]

mobile lightning orb too LFG

[whole dust]

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI2OTU0NTg2OA==&mid=2247520350&idx=1&sn=562b172392a1d23df7119182a2a9eb89&chksm=eadc68bdddabe1ab7376d70adb9450d76a510c18ed0879a0c2ced14417045d887858623e2eee&scene=178&cur_album_id=1328190745190252547&search_click_id=#rd

[dense lotus]

Is this class hard to boss with?

[elfin solstice]

Ooooo you can move during CL

LO**

[elfin solstice]

Kinda

Weak HP and static burst skill = dying a lot or having to miss damage to dodge

[wheat gazelle]

Low hp.. not much iframes.. pretty straightforward kit. Struggles as an aggro tho

Easy to boss.. hard to maximize dps unless boss doesnt move

[high oar]

i think the not much iframe is misleading but some of their iframe comes with condition which means it take some skill to use.

• Blizzard is a 30 sec CD short iframe
• Breath is a proper iframe but its also your stun skill
• Ethereal form, straight forward 10 sec iframe which is on demand
• Hexa skill but its also your burst
• Decent Alchiba for that 1 hit immunity (3 min CD)

HP is purely base on your gears and your pots.

Lightning Orb is ilm mini burst skill 30 sec CD which require you to stand rooted for 5 sec but KMSM march 2026 patch allows you to move when you lightning Orb which i think MSM will get this in the future as well.

Juniper Thunder and bolt barrage are all cast and forget burst, doesnt require you to do much. just fire and forget.

[high oar]

• Easy and straight forward burst with respectable output
• responsive control / good mobility (doesnt have much animation lock on most of their skills minus lightning orb) which applies to most teleport classes
• Decent dpser and a solid midtable class (may not be a good point if you are whaling, input doesnt = to output)
• Good future update coming your way (movement for lightning orb, ice age removal, unstable memory removal.) more consistent damage and moving some of the damage from dpm to dps but a slightly more complicated burst setup trying to fit every skill into ds4 uptime

[whole dust]

V2 still easy miss

[elfin solstice]

How long till we get?

[high oar]

No idea for global service but mechanical change for skills shouldnt take very long.

[elfin solstice]

Seen the echo video

We are lowest rank mage

[whole dust]

Waited for ilm the whole video, only mentioned once with ‘sneaky’

[worthy heart]

lowest rank mage probably yes

but i still enjoy it out of most mage classes

[dreamy matrix]

Sure is the coolest mage class

[elfin solstice]

Am 303 cap now, do we think time to exalt wand from 50-60?

Or keep going on armour

[elfin solstice]

Do we get buff tomorrow by any chance…

[elfin solstice]

Maybe it’s time to RR Evan

I’m getting beat by people with 30m less cap in bosses

[worthy heart]

Same 🙁

[elfin solstice]

So annoying

[whole dust]

How many sia/bs rr when the event comes

[brittle urchin]

a lot

rr to support class

support rr to dps, dps rr to support

[dreamy matrix]

How does this rr system work? Can I rr my iel to another archer job, like pf or bm? It'll probably take a few years to get either of those chars from lv201 to 250, where my iel is now

[celest urchin]

https://youtu.be/cAgUPi4lB44?si=Au-HzhNNSAestfGV

[flint pike]

does our cl just get mogged by lumi

are you serious

[elfin solstice]

Explain please ?