Shadow Control  

I'm a lvl50 void eld.
50(+15) void (max dam)
14(+7) light (ae-mezz, nearsight)
rest mana (little pbae against stealther)
I have to say that all of the three spec lines can be very powerfull in rvr.
Void: Kill enemy casters with 1 max 2 bolts
Mana: 9sec Stun enemy, run into him, 9sec=3 bombs=every char is dead
Light: Although there is ni lvl50 light eld on logres, I am sure that if you like this char and play it well it can also be as powerfull.

Each one in its own way of course...

all you people that say void is better then light for rvr you are dead wrong. i have a lvl 50 void eld on bedevere and a lvl 45 light eld. void is great dont get me long i love to be able to 1 bolt 2 bolt cloth wearers and stealths but for tanks i get nothing u can only cast 2 spells and the dd is slow as hell plus bolts get blocked ALL the time if one of your bolts get blocked your screwed plus bolts do nothing if their alrdy aggro on somebody so that basically puts away everybody in an actual rvr battle heres the spec my void eld has over 1 mill rps his specs are 46 void/28 light my light is full light spec and my void eld has 832k rps and my light eld is at 300k rps. i LOVE my light eld. i can dish out an ezy 400-475 dd a cast on even con TANKS!! i have taken 2 on 1 before i came across a even conn troll and another even conn kobold i imediatly ae mezz ran back and nuked the troll in 3 reg and 1 quickcast and it killed over then i turned and nuked the kobold ezy he attempted to get a spell out but was dead before he had a chance to put his 2 cents in light is amazing for killing all classes in rvr void is good for killing cloth wearers/stealth and for sniping and defending keeps because of thei ranged aoes. overall if you are looking to dominate all classes in rvr and be loved in your rvr group go light eld i cannot stress that enough.

Well here is my two cents worth. I think it does not make a difference much at all. Each magic focus has its points and if played correctly can be effective. Some may be more generally accepted, but all of them can work. The point is the actualy person playing the character has to be smart and study his spells so he knows the effects, distances, etc. It does not matter "HOW" much you have specialized in a focus if you use it incorrectly. Hmmmm guess that's way casters are suppose to be smart.

i have a level 15 chanter but im thinking of making a ed can you ppl plz give me some pointers thank you

There is something to be said for specing light, thus shadow, to the mez spells. Say if you are grouping sans Bard, or worse your Bard gets whacked and there are still 2 mobs to be dealt with. I say an eld is not complete without some backup plan. Damage is great but one must account for contingencies.

ok i am a lvl 10 eldrich and thinkin of putting light light and more light nothin else....now from reading all your posts u say i should put some in void and mana? anyway will it be a good idea put all in light and just mez nuke nuke?

For those people up above who said that AOE are useless besides in rvr, you are dead wrong. If you get into groups and you have 4 tanks, 2 healers, and 2 eldritch with AOE capability, you don't need crowd control. You put a tank on each, let the healers do their thing, and then after tanks have established aggro you start cutting loose. AOE spells don't do quite as much as DD's so they don't aggro so easy, and you can hit 4 mobs at a time easy. When I hunt with my guildies, we commonly pull 4 mobs(this is a 40's group). I can either 1) Nuke one mob with a DD for about 300. or 2) Nuke 4 Mobs for 225 to 250 each. Hmmm Should I do 1k damage and not be aggrod, or do 300 and get possible aggro? Easy choice. This isn't EQ. Don't try to turn it into it.

Ichor/43rd Eldritch/Guinevere

I'm a level 31 Eld. (About to make 32) and what I decided to do was to spread my points out a bit. Basically, when I started, I pumped a lot into Void (which has GREAT range & does good damage), but I found that 1) The Casting time bites 2) the time BETWEEN the casts (15 sec.) is insane. After talking to a few other elds, I came up with this strategy which allows me to take on blues EASY, Yellows NORMALLY, and Oranges on occasion. It also rounds me out nicely, since I can do a lot of things decently, and help in groups and solo, plus RvR.

I have 20 in Void, 20 in Light and 13 in Mana

When I'm soloing, I start with Void Spells because of the good damage and awesome range. I back up, as far away to get the maximum distance between me and my kill--that way in case I miss or they resist, there is room for me to book if the need comes up. I usually start with either Void Fissure or Null Bolt. They both have roughly the same damage (109 & 104) and they have great range. Then I follow up with either a Sun Streak or a Major Ethereal Explosion---I'm usually able to get of 2 of these. That's a total of 5 spells so far.

At this point, 1 of 2 things has happened---Usually. It's either dead, or just about to drop dead. If it's not dead, then I can quick cast a Paralyzation spell (a la Prismatic Shimmer) and hit it 1 or if need be 2 more times w/ either Sun Streak again, or w/ Ethereal Explosion. Hell, sometimes I just poke it w/ my stick and it drops dead.

Now if the bugger is still coming on, I go back to paralyzing it and beating feet till I'm a safe distance away. Either way, I’m alive and kicking and it's probably at least 1/2 dead.

As for being in a group---well that depends on the group your with. Some groups want you to debuff or paralyze and others just want you to blast, blast, blast! The same can be applied to RvR. You can either debuff or you can blast. The long range on Void spells mean you can make it dangerous for the enemy to come close, or you can debuff the hell out of him to help the tanks out. Light spells work great for close DD.

Either way, as one of the other post stated, it’s hard to go wrong if you know what to do in different situations. If you just play it cool and use your spells in the right way, your going to be a welcome addition to any group, and you should do well soloing (at least up till around 30+ level).


Thanks for listening to my 2-bits.

Here's what I'm going to do...
38 Light Magic (for high damage nukes)
38 Void Magic (for high damage bolts/ranged AE)
5 Mana Magic
0 points left over

The Mana AE is good, but for RvR, you'll most likely die before you can do it (or after you pull off one or two).

Most of the time, I plan on mezzing my enemies, then taking them out one by one with bolts/nukes (with the help of a group of course).

im a lvl 7 eld, but it seems to me that light specilisation, when at high spec. lvl, will deal 3 to 5 blasts for high dmg, alot more than a single bolt of void, even maxed. im going for light, any objectors can kiss my ***

atm im only a lvl 27 eld.. i solo 90% of the time b/c im so used to my necro solo god of EQ...im specializing in Light magic specifically for the debuffs..all your base classes light/void/mana already give you great spells...
For RvR Aoe sounds sweet .. get into a pack of bad guys and aoe ?? right?? umm no... i duno bought you but nm if im lvl 15 or 27 .. theres always someone higher to take you in 1 hit or 3 .. so dont think you will get close enough to AoE less you wanna get smipped by a ranger hehe...

void is great cus it does have that long distance cast ability although the recast time of 18sec+ is crazy so you see the bad guy hobble off why you got him to 1/4 health in RvR...

i chose light cus some of the higher lvl spell have almost the same distance as your void spells .. and the cast time seems to be shorter.. i can get 4-5 casts off of a light spell before the enemy gets near .. then quickcast for another spell .. usually the mobs dead before he reaches me....light spells hit for bought 150+ for blue/yellow cons at my lvl and bought 110 for red/purples...

the point is no ONE line of spells will help you .. you need them all .. soloing grouping etc

btw HEY MYTHIC .. you know when you fix that balancing issue id sure love feign death..i know im a mage but damnit code it in there...

What's the difference between PARALYZE and MEZMERIZE?

Planning my Eldrich (not having spent 5 seconds in the game, yet -- *grin*), it seems to me that by the time I got to 50, I'd want mana specialization just enough to get the healing nerf (6 levels of it, 21 points ... perhaps just the thing to do with levels 10 and 11), shadow at about level 26 (is there really a major difference between a 21 second mez and a 26 second mez?), and the rest in Void (which should be pretty dang high, but I know it won't be maxed).

Nothing like having a long-term plan, eh? heh heh

I would advise specializing full in something (unless you do mana, then you might wanna put SOME points into something like void.) I agree totally wish Zedd's little table thingy. It really hasta suit your playstyle. Light or Void i say.