Scout / Mage

Scout / Mage-- The Magic Tricks Scout

Main Way of Playing

The Scout / Mage has a ranged DPS role that gives the Scout magical burst potential as opposed to its typical physical prowess. Aesthetically, it fits the role of a wilderness ranger that uses magic to overcome sudden setbacks. Key attributes include Dexterity, Stamina, and Intellect; more specifically, Physical Attack helps amplify important abilities.

Key skills include Shot, Wind Arrows, and Combo Shot.

Equipment Available

Weapon Types

(1H) Dagger	1H Sword	1H Axe	1H Hammer	2H Sword	2H Axe	2H Hammer	(1H) Wand	(2H) Staff	(R) Bow	(R) Crossbow	(R) Thrown

Armor Types

Cloth	Leather	Chain	Plate	Shield	Talisman

Scout general skills

Icon	Skill Name	Level	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Skill Effect	Upgrade
	Bow Training	1					Can equip bows and crossbows.
	Shot	1	1 piece of ammunition	Instant	2	180	Fires one shot at the target causing 40.0% ranged weapon DPS.	+2.4% per level
	Vampire Arrows	4	20 focus	Instant	10 seconds	180	Inflicts 55.0% ranged weapon DPS and additionally consumes the target's 16.0 HP every 2 seconds for 10.0 seconds.	+3.3% and +8.0 per level
	Joint Blow	8	15 focus	Instant		100	Causes 16.4 points of physical damage and Slows the target by 40% for 4.0 seconds. (For players this effect lasts for 2.0 seconds.)	+3.28 and +0.12 (+0.06) per level
	Blood Arrow	12		Instant	2 minutes		For 30.0 seconds, every second your HP are reduced by 3% and ranged damage is increased by 5.0%. (Right click the Buff icon to stop effect.)	+0.9% per level
	Throat Attack	16	15 focus	Instant	12 seconds	100	Causes 16.4 physical damage and interrupts the target's spell casting. (The interrupted spell will enter a cooldown phase. If the interrupted spell has no cooldown, all spells will enter a cooldown time of 3 seconds.)	+3.28 per level
	Wrist Attack	20	35 focus	Instant	30 seconds	50	Damage dealt by the target is decreased by 30.0% for 5.0 seconds.
	Swiftness	24					Permanently increases Dexterity by (current dexterity + 11.0) x 1.0% +11.0.	+0.99 and +0.09% per level
	Speed Shooting Mastery	28					The speed of bows and crossbows is increased by 11.0%. The maximum level of this skill is 50.	+0.55% per level

Scout class-specific skills

Icon	Skill Name	Level	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Skill Effect	Upgrade
	Arrow of Essence	1		Instant	5 minutes		Increases ranged weapon damage by 40.0% and increases attack speed by 40.0% for 15.0 seconds.
	Autoshot	1	1 piece of ammunition	Instant	2 seconds	180	Fires a shot at the target inflicting ranged weapon Damage. (Afterwards Autoshot mode will be active.)
	Wind Arrows	2	15 focus	Instant		225	Quick shot at the target, causing 35% ranged weapon DPS.	+2.8% per level
	Ranged Weapon Mastery	6					Bow and crossbow accuracy is increased by 8.0%, and ranged damage is increased by 8.0%. The maximum level of this skill is 50.	+0.64% and +0.64% per level
	Frost Arrow	10	20 focus	Instant			For 600.0 seconds, all Wind Arrow shots will have a chance of adding Frost, slowing down target for 6 seconds. Frost Slowdown slows by 40.0%.
	Mana Drain Shot	12		Instant	30 seconds	180	Inflict 60% ranged weapon DPS, reduces target's Magical Damage by 1.0% for 10.0 seconds.	+3,6% and +0.19% per level
	Lasso	14	35 focus	1 second		150	Throw a lasso, rooting the enemy for 10.0 seconds. This effect will disappear if the target is further attacked. (For players this effect lasts for 3.0 seconds if not further attacked.) (Only one target at a time can be kept under control.) The maximum level of this skill is 50.	+0.4 (+0.14) per level
	Piercing Arrow	18	2 pieces of ammunition	Instant	4 seconds	220	Fires a piercing arrow at the target and all enemies in a straight line behind the target for 70.0% ranged weapon DPS + 20.0 damage.	+4.2% and +3.0 per level
	Eagle Eyes	20					Your chance to deal critical damage is permanently increased by 25.0.	+3.825 per level
	Cripple Joint	20					Adds a 55% chance to your Joint Blow to Root the target for 5 seconds.
	Snipe	22	1 piece of ammunition	3 seconds	15 seconds	240	For Snipe, your range is increased by 60 and deals 250.0% ranged weapon DPS plus 100.0 damage. (Will be interrupted as soon as damage is taken.)	+15% and +10.0 per level
	Detection	26	9 focus	Instant			While the skill lasts the caster can detect nearby hidden enemies. (This skill costs 5 focus points every three seconds. Status disappears once focus reaches 0.)
	Combo Shot	30	3 pieces of ammunition	Instant	8 seconds	180	Fires triple shots at the target causing 45.0% ranged weapon DPS. (Will be interrupted as soon as damage is taken.)	+2.7% per level
	Neck Strike	34	30 focus	Instant	30 seconds	50	Target is Stunned for 6.0 seconds. (For players this effect lasts for 3.0 seconds.)
	Reflected Shot	36	1 piece of ammunition	Instant	10 seconds	180	Causes 75.0% ranged weapon DPS. Shot will deflect 2 times to other targets within range. Damage decreases by half each time.	+4.5% per level
	Concentration	38		Instant	5 minutes		For 10.0 seconds, focus regeneration speed is increased by 50.0%.	+0.5 seconds per level
	Target Area	40		Instant			While the effect lasts, your accuracy is increased by 10.0% and the critical hit rate is increased by 30.0. (This skill costs 3.0 focus points per second. Effect disappears once focus reaches 0.)	+11.7 per level

Mage General

Icon	Skill Name	Level	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Skill Effect	Upgrade
	Fireball	4	30 MP	Instant	6 seconds	225	Casts a fireball, causing 70.0 + 0.30 x INT Fire Damage.	+28.0 per level
	Lightning	8	20 MP	Instant	20 seconds	150	A lightning strike inflicts 35.8 + 0.10 x INT Wind Damage, rooting the target for 3.0 seconds. (For players this effect lasts for 3.0 seconds.)	+6.95 and +0.12 (+0.09) per level
	Wisdom	12					Increases Intelligence by (current Intelligence + 11.0) x 1.0% + 11.0.	+0.99 and +0.9% per level
	Intensification	16	10 MP	Instant	2 minutes		For 20.0 seconds, Magical Damage is increased by 100.0.	+45.0 per level
	Silence	20	50 MP	Instant	24 seconds	150	Silences the target for 4.0 seconds. (For players this effect lasts for 2.0 seconds.) The maximum level of this skill is 50.	+0.12 (+0.06) per level
	Fire Ward	24	120 MP	Instant			Increase the party's Fire resistance by 10.0 points for 10 minutes.	+2.0 per level

Scout / Mage

Icon	Skill Name	Level	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Skill Effect	Upgrade
	Purifying Arrow	15	150 MP	Instant	10.0 seconds	150	Removes curses and harmful effects from target.
	Blazing Energy	20	30 MP	Instant			When activated, power of your Fire based spells increases by 2.0% and area damage increases by 3.0%. The effect lasts 900.0 seconds. If you use Shot during the effect time, there is a chance to cast Fireball automatically. Cannot stack with Frost Arrow.	+0.36 and +.5 per level
	Ignite	25	30 MP + 5% MP	Instant		150	Causes (40%, based on the DPS of the ranged weapon, + 0,30 x intelligence) Fire Damage to all targets within range.	+2,4% and +0.1 per level
	Gone with the Wind	30	30 MP	Instant	120.0 seconds		Wind magic makes the caster invisible for 6.0 seconds, clearing aggro and ending combat.
	Cursed Arrow	35	30 MP	2.0 seconds	15.0 seconds		Puts a poisonous curse on your arrow to inflict 23.5 damage on the target. Healing effects on the target is reduced by 5.0% for 15 seconds. The maximum level of this skill is 50.	+4.33 and +0.9% per level
	Prairie Fire	40					Increases damage of Ignite and may also Root your opponent.
	Wilderness Campaign	45					If successfully hits the target by Combo Shot, the Physical Attack Power of party members nearby is instantly increased by (current Physical Attack Power + 50) x 1% + 50, and increased Magical Attack Power by (current Magical Attack Power + 50) x 1% + 50 for 10.0 seconds. (Effect is cancelled if damage is taken) (Can be used only once every 30 seconds.)	+5 and +0.09% per level of Combo Shot
	Aggro Transfer	50	35 focus	Instant	120 seconds	200	Need to use Shot while Aggro Transfer is in effect to trigger Secret Hatred, lasting for 5.0 seconds. While Secret Hatred is in effect, you can transfer your aggro to a party member through the power of the wind. If Aggro Transfer is in effect for 20 seconds, this party member can recover 3 points of mana. (This buff cannot be cast on yourself.)	+0.9 per upgrade
	Cross-Domain Discipline	60					Allows you to equip a staff. When you do and you hit a target with your Wind Arrows, there is a chance that it will carry (40 + 0.1 * INT) Wind damage.	+2.4 per level
	Wind Return	70					Earns you a Wind Return effect after your Gone with the Wind effect wears off. Increases Physical Attack Power by 1% and Magical Attack Power by 1%. Also recovers 20 HP every two seconds. Lasts 6 seconds.

Tips and Tactics

• S/M is just pure dps fun. Ignite is the most OP AoE/CC in the game in imho. STE farms go pretty fast when you can ignite for 600-700k hits using a modified t-storm macro, that aoe spam kills pretty much any group. Ignite is a physical dps skill, so stacking patk + pdmg buffs helps a lot. So using food & pots, it's easy to get in > 1 mil ignites on bosses. I generally stat using dex/patk, int/patk, dex/int because Ignite also adds like 10% of your intelligence per hit. It's not a lot, but that's like an additional 1.4k w/ 14k int. Here I use cibel set + the lvl 85 set for double pdmg buffs, T8 statted 2-h staff & +23 T12 xbow. Most of the boss fights, with a k/w, Ignite burn is nasty at the beginning & then just cycle through pew pew skills :)
• Switching to a Mage / Scout gives the player a magical DPS role for a different feel of play.

Notes

[https://forum.runesofmagic.gameforge.com/forum/thread/899-best-secondary-class-for-scout/?postID=23027#post23027