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| style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; width:20%; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Intelligence.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Intelligence_(INT)|INT]]

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | ~~Increases magic attack, raises MP, and improves magic defense~~. ~~For Mages this is the main damage stat that scales~~ the power of all spells.

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | The core damage stat for Mages. Raises MATK, MP, and MDEF, cleanly scaling the power and efficiency of nearly all spells.

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| style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Dexterity.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Dexterity_(DEX)|DEX]]

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | ~~Increases Block with shields, but more importantly provides~~ cast time ~~reduction~~ (CTR) ~~to shorten cast times~~ for a smoother rotations.

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Essential for casting responsiveness. Reduces cast time (CTR) for smoother rotations; also contributes to Block when using shields.

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| style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Vitality.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Vitality_(VIT)|VIT]]

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases HP and physical defense~~. It adds survivability as they have~~ the ~~least amount of~~ health ~~in the game~~.

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | The backbone of Mage survivability. Increases HP and physical defense, offsetting the class’s naturally low health pool.

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| style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px;" | [[File:Agility.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Agility_(AGI)|AGI]]

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | ~~Agility reduces the~~ cast delay ~~for using multiple spells in quick succession. It shortens the delay after casting~~ so multiple spells can be ~~chained~~ more quickly.

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | Key to faster spell chaining. Reduces post-cast delay so multiple spells can be linked more quickly; ASPD/FLEE gains are incidental for casters.

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! colspan="2" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg,#7a6fb0,#5a4e7c); color:white; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" |

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| style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Strength.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Strength_(STR)|STR]]

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases ~~attack with~~ melee ~~weapons~~. Mage ~~spells do not have any scaling for physical~~ damage.

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases melee ATK for physical hits. Not relevant to Mage damage, which is spell-based.

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| style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px;" | [[File:Luck.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Luck_(LUK)|LUK]]

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | ~~Increases~~ critical chance and critical damage. Mage spells cannot ~~critically strike~~, ~~and does not increase~~ spell damage.

| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | Raises critical chance and critical damage in general. Mage spells cannot crit, so LUK doesn’t boost spell damage.

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 | style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; width:20%; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Intelligence.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Intelligence_(INT)|INT]]
-| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases magic attack, raises MP, and improves magic defense.<br />For Mages this is the main damage stat that scales the power of all spells.
+| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | The core damage stat for Mages.<br />Raises MATK, MP, and MDEF, cleanly scaling the power and efficiency of nearly all spells.
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 | style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Dexterity.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Dexterity_(DEX)|DEX]]
-| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases Block with shields, but more importantly provides cast time reduction (CTR) to shorten cast times for a smoother rotations.
+| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Essential for casting responsiveness.<br />Reduces cast time (CTR) for smoother rotations; also contributes to Block when using shields.
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 | style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Vitality.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Vitality_(VIT)|VIT]]
-| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases HP and physical defense. It adds survivability as they have the least amount of health in the game.
+| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | The backbone of Mage survivability.<br />Increases HP and physical defense, offsetting the class’s naturally low health pool.
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 | style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px;" | [[File:Agility.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Agility_(AGI)|AGI]]
-| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | Agility reduces the cast delay for using multiple spells in quick succession. It shortens the delay after casting so multiple spells can be chained more quickly.
+| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | Key to faster spell chaining.<br />Reduces post-cast delay so multiple spells can be linked more quickly; ASPD/FLEE gains are incidental for casters.
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 ! colspan="2" style="background:linear-gradient(180deg,#7a6fb0,#5a4e7c); color:white; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" |
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 | style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;" | [[File:Strength.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Strength_(STR)|STR]]
-| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases attack with melee weapons. Mage spells do not have any scaling for physical damage.
+| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left;" | Increases melee ATK for physical hits.<br />Not relevant to Mage damage, which is spell-based.
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 | style="background:#e6e3f0; font-weight:bold; padding:6px;" | [[File:Luck.png|25px]] [[Attributes#Luck_(LUK)|LUK]]
-| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | Increases critical chance and critical damage. Mage spells cannot critically strike, and does not increase spell damage.
+| style="background:#ffffff; padding:6px; text-align:left;" | Raises critical chance and critical damage in general.<br />Mage spells cannot crit, so LUK doesn’t boost spell damage.
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