Water

Identity: Absorb, Slow, Balanced

Water is an offensive and defensive school of magic that can Absorb enemy spells in a torrent of water. Spells from this school can extinguish fire, capture stone and light, and effectively disable spells from all other schools of magic. When water spells hit their target directly, they will inflict damage and Slow making it a versatile school of magic.

Earth

Identity: Big Damage, Burst, Range, Slow cast times

Earth is a school that favors raw power in its spell roster. Its spells have high damage, long cast times, and high burst potential. Earth spells are generally very effective at long range, and mages that favor this school must master positioning and timing to maximize their damage output.

Air

Identity: AoE Damage, Knockback, Evasion, Move speed

Air spells have great AoE and Knockback potential, pushing enemies far away from their caster. Buffs from the school of air focus on increasing evasion, which gives a chance to avoid damage. Air buffs can also increase ally move speed. While air spells are not as powerful as other schools in damage output, they are a versatile school that can be used to control the flow of combat.

Ice

Identity: Snare, Pierce, Defensive

Ice mages gain mastery of crowd control through Snare, which locks enemies in place for a short duration. Coupled with ice's ability to Pierce through enemies, they are dangerous and tricky mages to deal with. Ice spells by nature are more defensive, making this school of magic a great choice for reckless mages. Snared enemies make diving into PvE combat far less risky, and make PvP encounters more predictable.

Holy

Identity: Healing, Teamwork, Protective

Holy magic is unique in its ability to heal and bolster defenses through fortification buffs. Holy spells that target allies will provide valuable healing, but can also deal damage when hitting enemies by searing them with holy energy. Holy mages are essential for any team's long term success. While damage is lacking in this school, the value of teamwork and protection is unmatched. Holy magic is often sprinkled into other mages' grimoires to ensure some sustain.

Occult

Identity: Debuff, Lifesteal, Balanced

Spells of the Occult, are the opposite of holy magic. They focus on debuffing enemies, making them more vulnerable to damage or deal less damage. Occult mages can use lifesteal on their spells to sustain damage, making them balanced specialists that tend to grow more difficult to deal with as the battle drags on. As masters in battles of attrition, Occult mages are the kings of slow, steady, dreadful damage.

Poison

Identity: DoT, Consistent Damage, Slow Projectiles

Poison mages focus on damage over time effects, which dispatch enemies over time. Poison spells are generally more powerful than other schools in damage output, but have a shorter range and projectile speed than most other schools. With great AoE and Single target damage, Poison mages are deadly foes to be near.

Lightning

Identity: Bounce, AoE Damage, channeled, Critical Damage

Lightning spells can bounce from target to target, making them effective AoE tools. The school of lightning has many channeled spells, which cast for long durations dealing high damage but locking the caster into decisions. Lightning spells also have a chance to deal critical damage, which deals increased damage to enemies on a random basis.

Light

Identity: High Speed Damage, Critical chance, Multiple Projectiles

The school of light magic is unrivaled in casting speed and projectile speed. Where individual projectiles may not deal much damage, Light magic makes up for this by firing many projectiles at once. With the chance to deal critical damage relatively high for the school of light, Light mages are a high DPS force to be reckoned with.

Dark

Identity: Homing, Absorb, Slow Cast Times, Balanced

Dark mages are the opposite of light mages. They work with slow cast times, and slow projectiles. However, the school of darkness is not to be underestimated. With the ability to absorb enemy spells using gravitational force for defense, coupled with high damage projectiles, they are balanced casters that can deal with a variety of threats. Their deadly art of homing spells make their projectiles able to track and follow enemies leaving no room for escape.

Time

Identity: ???

Time magic is a mystery to most, and the rarest form of magic. Little is known about this school of magic, since the ability to control time is considered a godlike ability. Time mages defend the secrets of their school fiercely, and are not to be trifled with.