Erudite with all points in STR. This gives you 85 STR and 122 INT starting out which is very solid. As others have said, race means less to a Mage than any other class. You get an Ultravision ammo slot item. Hide is of limited value since you will almost always have a pet up. You don't really benefit from stacking tons of INT and mana the way a Wizard does, nor do you need to stack HP like a Necro, or balance multiple stats like an Enchanter. You just send in the pet and collect the loot.
It may seem strange to stack STR on an INT caster, but it's the right call in this case. As an example, my Mage has 155 STR and 194 INT wearing modest tunnel-bought gear and farms like a pro. Running around with thousands of plat like it's nothing? Now that's playing a Mage properly.
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