Enchanter

Enchanter is one of the classes that can be selected in Elder Tale and is one of the three Mage classes. It has only one variation, the Taoshi.

Overview
Among the twelve classes, the Enchanter has the highest MP stat. However, its offensive damage in terms of both specialized spells and melee is extremely low, making it inherently a support class. Its defensive stamina is also very low, making it an unsuitable class for solo play and the least popular class in Elder Tale. Some players say that the class is one that exists in concept but that they've never actually encountered an Enchanter in the game. Finding a high-level Enchanter such as Shiroe is even more rare, so experienced Enchanters have at least heard the names of other Enchanters like themselves.

Enchanters are usually able to stay in combat for long periods of time because their spells consume MP at a slow rate, and they generally support other party members, rather than engaging directly in combat themselves.

Enchanters are an extremely versatile class that boasts a rich repertoire of spells at their full disposal. These range from buffs that raise the combat prowess of party members to spells that add status effects to enemies. Still, due to the Enchanter's extremely low offensive and defensive capabilities, it is nearly impossible for an Enchanter to finish a fight alone.


 * Enchanters' spells can make allies' attacks more accurate or boost their ability to dodge incoming attacks.
 * Although Enchanters' spells generally do not do much damage, they can alter the behavior of enemies by confusing them or inhibiting their attacks.  Used strategically, this ability can alter the outcome of a battle.
 * Enchanters and other classes like them are normally in the back of a party and can also operate as observers and strategists. Shiroe is well-renowned as the master strategist for the Debauchery Tea Party, and later on for the Round Table Alliance and Log Horizon. Since these types are normally not burdened with front-line duty, they are seen as the organizers and directors.

Sample Builds
A few builds that are commonly seen among Enchanters.

Enhancer
Enchanters of this build focus on supporting allies through buffs and enemy weakening.

Shiroe primarily uses this kind of build when he's not in a raid.

Crowd Controller
As the name suggests, this build revolves around controlling enemy groups with spells that disable enemies.

There are a few subcategories within this build type; Freezers use Astral Hypno as their primary spell to put enemies around them to sleep, as if they're "freezing" the battlefield. Nureha uses this build.

Mana Controller
Usually a build for Raid parties, those of this build focus on MP restoration and MP management, taking advantage of spells like Mana Channeling and Mana Transformer to ensure that those who need MP will have a handy supply available. This is a relatively tricky build to utilize as it requires the player to have a firm grasp on party members' behavior and MP usage.

Shiroe excels at using this build in raids, making him a valuable asset in a party; notably, Isaac wanted to recruit him after the Tea Party's disbandment for this reason.

Sprinkler
The Sprinkler build revolves around using Pulse Bullet and Cast On Beat to fire over 30 Pulse Bullets a minute, creating an offensive-type build. Even Elder Tale's developers were surprised by this build, but few people take this build seriously due to the specific equipment needed for this build to work.

Nureha is shown using the Sprinkler build's attack style briefly during her fight against Soujiro Seta in the Log Horizon: West Wind Brigade manga, but she does not normally use this build.

Evil Eye
Also known as the Gazer Style, this build specializes in inflicting debuffs and then using Gazing Eye to amplify damage against debuffed enemies.

Known Skills
Enchanters are a full support class (with a handful of exceptions) that can manipulate MP, debuff enemies, and buff allies.

For general information about how skills work in Elder Tale, see the Skills page.