Usage

Single Target

Rake Nail (5)
Bloody Arrow (5)
- Both of the above are your main 1st attack skills. Use both for constant DoT.
Relapse Wound (5)
- Lower your targets defense, to allow your Summons to do more damage.

AoE

Blood Storm (5)
- Very good damage whether you have multiple targets or not.
Blood Moon (3)
- Melee AoE.

Control

Shadow Binding (5)
- With Max DNA, this skill can stop a target in its tracks for 20 seconds, useful for keeping it away from you or your illusion, and holding in Blood Storm target area.

Defensive Buffs

Counterattack (5)
- Very useful defensive skill, with Offensive capabilities. Good protection when your Illusion has been killed.
Soul Shield (5)
- Damage reduction is a must especially against Elite or Nightmare creatures.
Invisibility (3)
- Evasion rate boost(%). Only castable on self. Can be moded with DNA.
Blessing of Wind (Instead of Invisibility)
- Evasion rate boost (Stat value). Castable on any friendly. Many prefer this to Invisibility.

Summons

Summon Illusion

Use as your meat shield. Useless in PvP, but in PvE, its a must

Summon Kazara (6)

Good melee attack damage. Use as you tank, or to pull in distant foes.

Summon Lenatore

Ranged attack damage. One of the more troublesome Summons, but has high damage.

Summon Nastech

Magic attack damage. Gets to level 70 when maxed out.

Summon Ennon

Magic attack damage, plus will heal other Summons for a small amount when they drop below 50% health. Gets to level 70 when maxed out.
Supportive Skills

Familiar Lesser Heal (1)
- Actually called Summoned Monster Lesser Heal, this skill allows you to restore a small amount of HP to a target summon. Very small.

Equipment Choices

Attributes and Reinforcement

INT

Get this stat high, as it increase spell damage at 0.3 per point.

MND

Try to increase this to a point where you can get into a big AoE, and still not have your MP deplete totally.

HP For & Against

For - Many people say that casters dont need a lot of health cos they are in the back line. With solo PvE however, this usually isnt the case, so I would suggest to put as many HP reinforcements on as possible.
Against - HP is not nearly as important for this caster because you should have at least 1 Summon leveled to be your personal tank. No, that doesn't mean you wont be hit, just that you aren't nearly as likely to be.

When you get beyond lv46, try to have the Lab CI-ID set for when high damage is the main objective. I also wear a Lab CC-ID set in most circumstances for the extra HP/Regen when solo.

Weapons

Staff

Higher Damage, and higher MND stats. I am aiming to put 3% damage reinforcements on my staff, as at lv65+, this will be fairly impressive melee damage also.

Wand & Magic Shield