For Frost Nova 1, it's around 214 SP points for one cast.
As for SP consumption, it's all the mage's preference.
Yosei's chains, for example, emphasize speed and SP consumption - she is able to cast spell after spell with no delay, at a lower SP cost, especially her Magic Missile and her Fire Bolt 1. She has max cooldown on both of these, I believe. I don't know if she uses the higher spells, such as Fire Ball, due to the cast time and long cooldown. An example of her chain might be:
IB1 -> MM1 -> FB1 -> MM1 -> LB -> MM1 -> FB1 -> M. Blast, etc, where she repeats low SP spells to good effect.
My personal chains are slower and similar, but do a lot more damage per cast. Sure, I use Magic Missile 1 and all that - but I use all the higher level spells too. My points are into power: full power on Magic Blast and full power on Fire Ball. However, I know that some skills for mages still are not released. Therefore I'm saving points, which is why I only have 15 out of my allotted 35 points used. An example of mine is:
I. Blast -> MM1 -> FB1 -> MM1 -> LB -> MM1 -> FB1 -> MM1 -> M. Blast -> MM1 -> FB1 -> MM1 -> M. Blast, and repeat. Lightning Blast, Inferno, and Frost Nova may be used if it's a difficult mob and doesn't die after all that.
Keep in mind that it's not necessary to sacrifice low SP consumption for high damage - but to get the highest possible damage per cast you will need to pay a little more in terms of stones. In the end, I suppose, you may be safe in investing in SP consumption, but when you want to switch, you might end up buying Skill Reset Scrolls.
Last edited by Triumph; 03-29-2008 at 04:17 AM..
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