Vanguard Sorcerer Class Guide OverviewRacesWeapon/Armor TypeDamage SpellsBuffsDebuffsConjurationsCounterspellsKnown Spells & AbilitiesClass News/InformationClass Specific Websites/Forums I. OverviewThe Sorcerer is Vanguard's heavy damage dealing caster. The Sorcerer has little to offer the group in the way of utility spells and buffs.Damage and counterspells are the sorcerer's role, and he does it with efficiency.II. RacesTen Ton Hammer Thestra Race Guide DwarfThestranHigh ElfQaliathariGnomeDark ElfKurashasaMordebiGoblinKojaniIII. Weapon Type/ArmorSorcerers are limited to light armor and can use daggers and two-handed staffs. IV. Damage spellsA Sorcerer's nukes come in 3 elements: arcane, fire and ice.Arcane spells are sustained nukes--ones the sorcerer can cast repeatedly to maintain a good temp of damage. Most arcane spells provide feedback, an effect that generally returns 20% of the original cost of the spell back to the sorcerer over a few seconds.Fire spells are blast nukes--ones the sorcerer can cast to cause big damage in a short time. Fire spells also cause a burning damage over time (DoT) effect to remain on the target for a few seconds. The DoT effect will break roots, stuns, and mesmerization.Ice spells typically do small damage and impair the movement of the target.V. BuffsThe Sorcerer gets a handful of buffs, most of them self-only. These include:
- Mantles--buffs that protect the target(s) from arcane, fire & ice, or all energy types at once
- Barriers--buffs that either raise the armor class (AC) or energy regeneration rate of the sorcerer
- Amplifications--buffs that change the damage, cast time, or energy cost of the next spell the sorcerer casts
- Wards--buffs that protect the target(s) from spell damage
- Invisibility--buffs that make the target invisible for a short duration
VI. DebuffsDebuffs for a Sorcerer consist of the movement impairment wrought by the ice spells, a short-term root that also has a chance to blind the target, and the ability to remove on eof the target's buffs. At this time, it is unclear if multiple castings will remove more than one buff.VII. ConjurationsThe Sorcerer has a small collection of spells that allows her to conjure magical items for her use only. The sorcerer can conjure rings that add to INT and WIS and provide other special abilities. She can also summon an Energy Shard that can be used in combat to regain a massive amount of energy. The recast on Energy Shard is long.VIII. CounterspellsLike other arcane casters, a Sorcerer has a chance to identify a spell being used by an enemy and counterspell it. The counterspell could either completely nullify the spell or change the enemy spell into something beneficial to his group. For example, a Sorcerer's counterspell may turn a damage spell into energy or health for himself or his group.IX. Known Spells and Abilities XI. Class News & InformationTopicsAdditional InformationXII. Class Specific Websites and ForumsVanguard Casters Realm