Sage

The Sages are known as souped-up mages. They may not have the Wizards' magic power, but they guarantee the target's elimination. How? They have free casting, which lets them move or attack while casting a spell, an elemental endow, a skill that dispels the enemy's blessings, and lots of bolt damage. General class reference guide. ReClassic applies its own rebalance to several skills, so some builds and skills may differ from classic Ragnarok.

Becoming a Sage

Requirements: be a Mage, have at least job level 40, and have spent all your skill points. The Sage quest is a school: the Schweicherbil Magic Academy, in Yuno. You enroll, take a written test, a practical exam, attend a lecture with a randomly assigned professor, and hand in a thesis to the dean. Note: the dean, Kayron, also offers to turn you into a Sage right away for 100,000z, no test. But you lose the rewards: the 100,000z bonus and the Platinum Skills.

Step	Image	What to do
1		The Academy is in Yuno. Talk to the dean, Kayron (yuno_in02,38,61), to apply.
2		Enrollment. Talk to Metheus Sylphe (yuno_in03,154,35). Pay 70,000z or hand over Old Magic Book + Necklace of Wisdom. If you have neither the zeny nor the items, he gives you an item set to collect (table below).
3		Written test. Talk to Professor Claytos Verdo (yuno_in03,105,177): 20 questions × 5 points. You need 80 points (you can miss up to 4). Answer key below.
4		Practical exam. Talk to Professor Hermes Tris (yuno_in03,169,180). He sends you to the arena (`job_sage`). Details below.
5		Lecture. Hermes randomly picks 1 of 3 professors for you to study with. Each one has their own material and their own lecture (below).
6		When you finish the lecture, the professor hands you the thesis ( Book [3]). Bring it to the dean, Kayron, and he turns you into a Sage.

Step 2: enrollment item sets

Only applies if you don't pay the 70,000z or hand over the Grimoire + Necklace. He randomly picks one of these:

Set	Items
1	Bird Feather ×50 Fluff ×50 Iron Ore ×25
2	Clover ×50 Feather ×50 Squid Ink ×25
3	Bird Feather ×50 Fluff ×50 Clover ×50 Feather ×50

Step 3: written test answer key (Claytos Verdo)

20 questions, 5 points each. You need 80 points (you can miss up to 4). There are 3 fixed tests that get randomly assigned: you get one whole block from below. Careful: if you take too long to answer, the test is cancelled.

Test A

#	Question	Answer
1	Item that the gift merchant in Prontera does not sell.	Bouquet
2	City where you cannot buy a Stiletto.	Prontera
3	City closest to Turtle Island.	Alberta
4	Monster with a different race from the others.	Aster
5	Monster with a different element from the others.	Metaller
6	Monster with a different size from the others.	Raydric
7	Monster that does not drop Alcohol.	Poison Spore
8	NPC that is not part of the Knight quest.	Thomas Servantes
9	NPC that is not a citizen of Prontera.	Pina
10	Kafra girl who wears glasses.	Leilah
11	SP spent on level 7 Thunderstorm.	59
12	Energy Coat with 50% SP: damage reduction and SP consumption.	Damage -18% SP2%
13	Element that does not have a Mage 'Bolt' type skill.	Earth
14	Level 7 Double Attack (Thief): chance and power.	35% / 140%
15	Skill not related to Magnus Exorcismus.	Divine Protection
16	Defense and bonus of the Bunny Band.	2 / LUK +2
17	Class that does not equip Padded Armor.	Archer
18	Item that cures everything and fully restores HP and SP.	Yggdrasil Berry
19	Who currently rules Rune-Midgarts.	Tristram III
20	God of the Crusaders.	Odin

Test B

#	Question	Answer
1	Gem that the jewel merchant in Morroc does not sell.	Garnet
2	City where you can't buy Monster's Feed from an NPC.	Al De Baran
3	City closest to the Labyrinth.	Prontera
4	Monster with a different race.	Penomena
5	Monster with a different element.	Giearth
6	Monster with a different size.	Argos
7	Monster that does not drop Yggdrasil Leaf.	Marduk
8	NPC that is not part of the Priest quest.	Sir Windsor
9	NPC that is not a citizen of Morroc.	Antonio
10	Kafra girl with blue hair.	Pavianne
11	Skill not related to Fire Wall.	lvl 4 Napalm Beat
12	SP recovered with level 6 SP Recovery (without INT).	18
13	Mage's INT bonus at job level 33.	4
14	Level 5 Improve Concentration: SP and duration.	45 / 80 sec
15	Skill not related to Maximize Power.	Skin Tempering
16	Defense and bonus of the Cute Ribbon.	1 / SP +20
17	Class that does not equip Saint Robe.	Thief
18	Abnormal status that Green Potion does not cure.	Curse
19	Ancient kingdom that disappeared near Geffen.	Geffenia
20	Tree that became the root of the world.	Yggdrasil

Test C

#	Question	Answer
1	Item that the Magic Tools merchant in Geffen does not sell.	Cape
2	City where you can't buy a Blade from an NPC.	Al De Baran
3	City closest to Glast Heim.	Geffen
4	Monster with a different race.	Marin
5	Monster with a different element.	Smokie
6	Monster with a different size.	Drake
7	Monster that does not drop Phracon.	Peco Peco Egg
8	NPC that is not part of the Blacksmith quest.	Barcadi
9	NPC that is not a citizen of Al De Baran.	GOD-POING
10	Youngest Kafra girl on the team.	Curly Sue
11	Level 6 Safety Wall: SP and number of blocks.	SP 40, 7 times
12	Magic attack of level 6 Napalm Beat.	*MATK 1.3**
13	Catalyst for Mage's Solution No. 4.	1carat Diamond
14	Level 6 Bash: attack power and SP.	280% / 15
15	Skill not related to Claymore Trap.	Remove Trap
16	Defense and bonus of the Wedding Veil.	0 / MDEF +5
17	Class that does not equip Manteau.	Acolyte
18	Item that is not an ingredient of Blue Dyestuffs.	Karvodailnirol
19	Material Odin used to create the world.	Ymir's heart
20	Metal that brings fortune and fame.	Emperium

Step 4: the practical exam (arena)

Professor Hermes takes you to the `job_sage` arena. There are 3 stages:

Stage	Monsters	Time
1	16 monsters: Chonchon ×8 (called "Grade F") + Fabre ×8 (called "Grade D")	3 minutes
2	24 Lunatics, each named after a school subject (Physics, History, Geography, Biology...)	3 minutes
3	Gatekeeper: 1 Whisper called "Academic Probability"	1 minute

If you run out of time at any stage, you're sent back to Yuno and have to start over. There's no cost to try again.

Step 5: the lectures (randomly assigned professor)

Hermes randomly picks one of the 3 professors. Each one has a different lecture and different materials:

Professor Saphien Layless: History (Classroom)

`yuno_in03,62,176`. Bring 1 Yggdrasil item (

Yggdrasil Berry,

Yggdrasil Seed, or

Yggdrasil Leaf). Note: this is the only professor with a real test, any mistake fails you and you have to redo the lecture. The correct answers:

Line	Correct answer
The ocean around the continent is coiled by...	A giant serpent, Yormungandr.
The continent consists of three places like...	Utgard, where titans live,
(continued)	Midgard, where humans live,
(continued)	Asgard, where the gods live.
Yggdrasil is...	A giant ash tree.
Yggdrasil's 3 roots reach...	Asgard, Jotunnheim, Niflheim.
Whoever has a Yggdrasil Seed...	can restore half of their total HP and SP.

Professor Lucius Celsus: Biology (Monster Museum)

`yuno_in03,32,102`. He asks for ×5 of each from a set of 3 items from aquatic/insect monsters (randomly chosen, e.g. Tentacle, Single Cell, Fish Tail). Lecture answers:

Question	Correct answer
What do these monsters have in common?	They have the water property. or They are fish.
Which spell works best against fish?	Lightning Bolt. or Thunderstorm.

Professor Aebecee George: Somatology (Laboratory)

`yuno_in03,244,31`. He's the most demanding in terms of materials, but the lecture has no wrong answer: every option in the "thesis dialogue" is accepted. He asks for, in stages:

Stone ×30 → he gives back Crystal Blue, Green Live, and Wind of Verdure
Crystal Arrow ×50, Stone Arrow ×50, Wind Arrow ×50
1 Holy Water

Thesis material (all 3 professors ask for)

To write the thesis, every professor requires these 5 items:

Bird Feather ×1

Animal Skin ×1

Trunk ×1

Squid Ink ×1

Empty Bottle ×1

Rewards

Reward	Detail
Job change	Sage
100,000z	Only once per account
Platinum Skills	Granted automatically by Kayron

Leveling Spots

Location	Difficulty	Notes
Geographers / Argiopes	Easy to Medium	Get your first skill points leveling up on this map. Target the Geographers with Firebolt. Keep your distance so you don't get hit. Stay away from Punk, Harpy, and Deviling. Use Firewall against the Argiopes and finish with Firebolt.
Ayothaya	Easy	If you're taking it easy and don't want to spend on potions, you can start in Ayothaya for a relaxed job EXP grind.
Byalan	Easy to Medium	Once you have your offensive skills, you can hunt in Byalan and move down to the deeper levels as you grow stronger.
Grand Orcs	Medium	At an intermediate level, you can start hunting Grand Orcs. Grand Orcs are weak against the water element.
Pyramids / Clock Tower	Medium to Hard	Minorous are weak against the ice element. Watch out for their Hammerfall skill. You can also hunt Alarms if you're well equipped.
Magma Dungeon	Medium to Hard	Use fire armor (Pasana Card). Use an ice weapon for maximum damage.
Glast Heim	Medium to Hard	Once you're reaching a high level, you can go to GH. This map offers lots of leveling spots for different classes. As a Sage, make sure you kill enemies fast enough, since the monsters here deal high damage, can mob you, and spawn quickly.
Turtle Dungeon	Medium to Hard	Another famous spot for high levels is the Turtle Dungeon. Monster density here is high, so you don't need to worry about running out of monsters to kill. Make sure you can kill the mobs faster than they spawn. Head to the next floors for more EXP and monsters.
Sphinx	Medium to Hard	Anubis is your main target here. The EXP you get from a single Anubis is 28,000 base EXP and 22,000 job EXP. That EXP is incredibly high, so don't waste it. Wear armor with Bathory/Evil Druid to nullify the dark-element Soul Strike. You can also enter the central portal if you want to hunt Pasanas.