Ways to Choose 2nd Job for Magicians in Maple Story
There are three different jobs available to you, and they vary greatly from one another. It is very important that you choose the right one, because once you make the choice there is no going back.
Fire Mages have the most powerful second job skills. As a Fire Mage you will have to stay in El Nath and Icy areas mostly until you reach higher levels. You'll have some periods where leveling is very slow, but then once your spells get stronger leveling will be an ease.
Killing Jr. Grupins at around level 38 will get you lots of maple story mesos and the occasional wand scroll. Once your fire is strong enough you can start killing Jr. Pepes and eventually Jr. Yetis. Then you can move on to the bigger monsters such as Grupins, zombies, yetis etc.
If you like snow and winter maps, and you have the patience necessary to stay with one kind of monster for several levels then Fire Mage might be the right maple story character for you. Another thing to remember is that the third job spells for fire mages are awesome. You'll be able to have Explosion and Poison mist, which are amazing spells. The only disadvantage is that the road up to level 70 is hard and demands lots of patience.
You can also go with Ice/Lightning. As an Ice/Lightning Mage you'll be given fascinating spells from the very start, and very fast leveling. The one thing you should consider in this aspect is how much money you have, or else you can easily get bored.
Ice/Lightning magicians are generally not wealthy characters. Thunder spear as a mass attack gives you very fast leveling, and can be used on many monsters such as Jr. Grupins, Star Pixies, and Lorangs. However, the MP cost of this attack is enormous, and if you choose to become a Maple Story Ice/Lightning magician you have to sacrifice clothing and scrolling unless you have a back up character to supply with Mesos. You should at least have a few millions in the bank if you choose to go this route.
Ice/Lightning magicians can also choose to focus on ice strike, but I would not recommend it. You will easily get bored and although you can make money this way, it's just not worth it.
For maplers with mesos going with Ice/Lightning is the best choice as far as leveling and excitement is concerned.
The last job is Clerics. Clerics in MapleStory are known to be money makers, and fast levelers. They build up big buddy lists because of their ability to heal and bless, and are able to enter into parties with ease.
Clerics have several downsides to them however. First of all the monsters you train on are limited, and you do not have a wide range of areas to go to. Second of all, you do not have powerful spells and have to bear with the humiliation of doing half the damage of characters ten levels behind you. Thirdly clerics can easily get very boring.
If you have patience, want maplestory mesos and quick but boring leveling choosing to become a cleric is the way to go.
I hope this helps you choose which Maple Story Magician you want to become.