What do 55+ mages do in groups?

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A good 55+ mage does 80-120 sustained dps (pet + nukes) in groups on top of DS.

And ... as needed makes rods to keep the group rolling, summons useful clickies/items as needed, coths when needed, offtanks adds with pet when/if needed.

My mage is the toon on p99 that surprised me the most while running a parser. Anyone can parse pets but only the caster can parse nukes. Mages put down a lot of hurt in groups.

Send in your pet immediately and then blow stuff up. I like to keep 50% mana in reserve for strategic burns. While medding the pet still puts out 50-70 (or more with higher level pets) sustained dps.