Fire/Poison Mages:
This is a classic choice for many lukless mages. Many players choose to be a lukless fire mage because they want to be able to see the lukless damage boost right away, and no style of mage shows off the extra damage like fire mages. Utilizing the 120 Spell Power Fire Arrow, lukless fire mages are going to produce the largest single number damage until I/L mages get thunder spear, if they choose to go that route. Using fire arrow from 35-70, lukless fire mages are going to get jaw-dropping reactions from their Luk mage counterparts during the second job.
However, during 3rd job, many F/P mages use poison mist as their main skill. Some higher level F/P mages will use speed equipment instead of wands/staffs, because mist is not based on magic attack, neither is the poison effect from poison brace or magic composition. While argument exists that states that Lukless F/P Mages are equal in utilizing the Lukless MA Boost to Lukless I/L Mages, I'm not convinced. Too much of F/P training during the 8x,9x, and even 10x levels is dependent on poison mist, a skill not based upon Magic.
In 4th Job, It looks like there are no Skills based on the Monsters HP like mist or brace. This means that lukless F/P Arch mages will be able to showcase all of the lukless advantages, since the new skills are all solely based on Magic Attack. However, no one is yet sure if anything is going to replace poison mist.
Pros:
-Very Visible Damage Increase as compared to luk mages during the second job.
-Slightly faster Explosion casting than luk mages
-Lukless monetary advantage is important and fire mages are very expensive to play as.
Cons:
-During 3rd Job, Increased Damage is not as evident due to the fact that poison is not based on Magic Attack.
-Unable to use black umbrella without suffering from a loss of casting speed
Grade:
Second Job: A-
Third Job: C+
Forth Job: B
Overall: B
Clerics/Priests:
The ORIGINAL Lukless choice. Before lukless mages were named and brought into the limelight, lukless clerics were around, but under the monicur of "dragon priests". Why dragon priest? No idea.
When lukless was first discovered, clerics seemed like the best suited for the idea, and they are still a solid choice now. Lukless clerics/priests don't have to worry about the slight loss of DEF because they are always healing. While the loss of DEF compared to Luk mages is considered minimal and is covered by the +100 HP from the lama staff, lukless clerics don't have to use any extra potions because they don't use any in the first place. Lukless priests also utilize the extra HP more than other mages because they can use it to go to harder monsters faster, and since they train without MG, they can survive 2-3 hits faster as well. Another very attractive feature about lukless priests is that they can use the black umbrella without suffering the loss of booster. (Because they don't have it in the first place.)
The downside? You don't get much of a damage boost. Most clerics decide that they will skip Holy Arrow for MP Eater, and if you do that, you aren't going to get an attack that utilizes the lukless advantage that much until level 8x when you get Shining Ray. While heal is based on Magic Attack, it's also based off of your level. Being lukless will add more damage to your heal, but it won't be as noticable as with the other mages.
Side note: the first level 70 player in OMS was a lukless cleric.
Based on the information known thus far about 4th Job, It looks like Lukless Bishops will perform quite well. Since Bishops are much more offense oriented than supportive. Lukless Bishops will be able to showcase all of the lukless advantages as a bishop, as all 4th job skills are based solely on Magic Attack.
Pros:
-Increase in HP from lama is very helpful.
-No drawback from slight loss in DEF.
-Able to use black umbrella without compromising Attacking Speed.
-If in bellocan, allows you to substitute black umbrella for lama staff.
Cons:
-Unless you use Holy Arrow a lot, you won't notice ma dramatic damage difference until you have maxed Shining Ray.
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Grade:
Second Job: B+
Third Job: A
Forth Job: A+
Overall: A
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LukLess ... F/P ?? Cleric ??
Originally Posted by BigFuzzyDoor
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