Specialized Mage Armor

1. Basic Information and Statistics
2. Strategy and Comments
3. Bonuses
4. Penalties
5. Shield-Specific DX Penalties
6. Fun Facts

Basic Information and Statistics

• Mithril Chain Mail [28] (MCM)
• Cloak of the Istari [6] (CoI)
• Displacement Boots [0] (DB)
• Alatar's Gloves [0] (AG)
• Helm of Clearsight [-5] (HoC)
• Amulet of Invisibility [0] (+10) (AoI)

Alternatively you can use:

• Cornuthaum [0] (Corn)
• Amulet of AC [0] (AoAC)
• Noldorin Spellcasters [0] (NS)

Note: A Kite Shield [13] has a relatively low DD penalty for a nice amount of AC which could be used if you're looking for more defense.

Strategy and Comments

This is the Advanced Mage Armor set. This set allows for a base AC of [39]. A single Mage could use a Cornuthaum instead of a HoC in order to cast Antimagic Field (AMF) or Dispel Magic (DM) more effectively. The NS is effective against AMF wielding opponents.

Also, 2007 CB T-shirt can be used for an extra AC point.

Bonuses

• Bonus 1% to Direct Damage Spells for each '+' added to the Cloak of the Istari.
• Bonus 1% to Direct Damage Spells for each '+' added to the Alatar's Gloves.
• Displacement Boots reduce enemy Plus To-Hit (PTH) effect increase for each added '+'.
• With Cornuthaum: Bonus 2% to Enchant Offense Spells (EO) and Enchant Defense Spells (ED) for each '+'.
• Amulet of Invisibility acts as a pair of DB + [20] that stacks with the Displacement Boots. The wearer is also last minion to be attacked by a physical attack. Seeker weapons ignore the 'Invisibility' granted.
• Helm of Clearsight grants an additional attack in the first round of ranged combat.
• -1% to opponent AMF for each '+' added to the Noldorin Spellcasters.

Penalties

• Negative 2% to DX and Skills.
• Negative 10 to Unarmed Combat (UC) used by the wearer with either piece of headgear.
• DB give no protection against Direct Damage Spells.
• With Cornuthaum: Negative 10% to DX and Skills is added.
• DD damage ignores the 'Invisibility' granted by the AoI.
• With Helm of Clearsight: Negative 2% to Direct Damage Spells, negative 1.5% to Enchant Offense Spells, negative 1.33% to Enchant Defense Spells .

Shield-Specific DX Penalties

This set does not utilize a shield.

Fun Facts

This set has many bonuses and virtually no penalties to a Mage. While this set is generally very expensive, it is among the best set for a Mage.

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