Gotta have Tash memorized for sure.
If you plan to charm while in group (and ya should! It's mega beats DPS), keep your Charm memmed. To keep myself from getting splatted on a charm break, I cast a Color Stun, then the Level 4 mez. The L4 mez takes the least amount of mana, lasts long enough to complete the charm recovery routine, and doesn't last so long that your minion stays out of the fight too long. After the mez sticks, I re-Tash and (during the post-L50 game) ask a Magician or Shaman to cast Malo on the mob.
Keep your best mesmerize memmed. The L49 mez, Dazzle, lasts a bout three times longer than your L54 mez, so ya know.
I keep a faster-casting Root spell in memory.
I try to keep a swing-slot available so I can switch out buffs quickly. At lower levels when Haste doesn't last long but is very mana-intensive, it's easier to keep up with hasting several party members if you can stagger each party member's Haste duration rather than dumping 3 Hastes onto 3 melees at the same time. I usually give it about a 2 or 3 minute lead for each person.
At Level 51, you get Theft of Thought, our mana drain. When life is spitting in your face, Theft of Thought will be your clean handkerchief! Until then, you might keep a second Color Stun memorized.
So! Here's my in-group mem list: Tash, Theft of Thought, Charm, L4 Mez, Swing Slot (alternatively a second Color Stun), Current Level Mez, Root, and Color Stun.
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