Soloing a mage is very much like a monk without the backup plans. It’s like a high dps warrior…no tricks besides killing quicker.
For that reason it’s beneficial to pick reliable targets and learn how they spawn and what they do. Surprises are not good for the mage.
As for the other perks of the class I’ll save you the text wall of death
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] . These days I see less bad and good classes and more elements I like in each one.