companion

[Mimi]

Hello. What is the best companion for a mage?

 

[Elicart]

Grissenda due to her tankiness she can take lots of hits
Tank Hirge is a good companion too with her heal wounds skill

 

[Mimi]

I am trying now with Grissenda, so far so good. But Hirge is ruining me with the number of potions she needs to replenish her healing skill. On another subject, my mage has a 5 in INT and I was able to save the Varannari folks from the slavers in the Inori desert, got me 5 points so I can have beatmaster skill now which comes in handy.

 

[Incubus]

Hello. What is the best companion for a mage?

I like using Grissenda but If we put it into mathematics Hirgo does have a lot more hp points with her healing ability so she can tank you even more than Grissenda could be useful tougher enemies

 

[Neponde]

Grissenda

Grissenda is your most well rounded companion (and my personal favorite). Sturdy, dependable, simple. You can recruit her by gallantly charging a ghost to retrieve a family heirloom. You can build her as a Shield-Maiden, and bravely cower behind her wall of steel (she doesn't mind). Lower DPS, very high armor and health. This is a fantastic option for ranged builds, or melee builds with very high DPS that are more fragile. You can also build her to wield Two-handed Weapons. This will greatly improve her DPS [Damage per second] at the expense of durability. A great choice if you are playing a build that can take some hits too. Many find Grissenda the simplist companion to use, as you don't need to worry about mana.



Hirge

Hirge is a healing tank. Lowest in DPS, but she can be well-nigh indestructible. You can recruit her by braving a deathtrap dungeon to retrieve an important holy relic. She can be a fantastic focused Healer. The AI for her Heal Wounds spell is very good, and she will do her best to keep you and herself alive as long as she has mana. You can also turn her into an Immortal Tank, investing into Intervention, and as long as you have mana potions on hand, she will survive. It is *not* recommended you put any points into Arbenos' might. Her AI is very poor with it, and she burns mana very quickly. Sadly, you will be unable to convince her that a goblin is not a worthy enough foe to burn might on. Many find Hirge is the easiest companion to use as a beginner.

Either would probably work well. 2h griss would help your summons take down enemies quicker if you are going summoner mage, and hirge would probably be tankier and sturdier if you are going pure elemental damage.

On the slower side, Hirge would also heal summons if you are going summoner, and shield griss would be very strong and stable beside a summon, but both of these would suffer from lower dps.