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Hunter and Fighter | Ranger and Gunner | Force and Techer | Braver and Bouncer
Hero, Phantom, Etoile and Luster | Summoner

With the new release of Phantasy Star online 2 I have noticed a lot of people asking about Mags, particularly how to raise the stats them. So I’ve put together this brief mag levelling guide.

Now there is plenty of guides out there from the JP version, though a lot of them are really outdated and quite a bit has changed since then.

So, let us get down to it.

Overall you want 200 in your attack stat, there are Melee Attack (M-Attk), Ranged Attack (R-Attk), Tech Attack (T-Attk) or Dex, which stat you want will depend on your Main class, and your subclass to a degree.

If your subclass will be Braver, Bouncer or the Phantom class once/if it comes out, see the part of the guide for them.

Melee Classes – Hunter and Fighter (Hu or Fi)

So, these 2 are simple, M-Attk to 200 is what you want. To get this you want to feed your mag Melee weapons, the higher the star the better up to 9★, until Dex is about to be levelled up at this point feed them either Monomates or 4★ Furniture. In general, Furniture is faster as it lowers Dex more than mates will.

Ranged Classes – Ranger and Gunner (Ra or Gu)

These guys want R-Attk to 200. To get this you want to feed your mag Ranged weapons, the higher the star the better up to 9★, until Dex is about to be levelled up at this point feed them either Dimates or 5★ Furniture.

Tech Classes – Force and Techer (Fo or Te)

If you are going Te/Hu melee Wand, build for M-Attk

You may have noticed a theme by now, as for our Tech users we want T-Attk to 200. To get this you want to feed your mag Tech weapons, the higher the star the better up to 9★, until Dex is about to be levelled up at this point feed them either Trimates or 6★ Furniture.

Hybrid Classes – Braver and Bouncer (Br or Bo)

These guys have a special skill called <Class> Mag, this convers every level of Dex into a point of either M-Attk and R-Attk for the Braver, or M-Attk and T-Attk for the Bouncer, this works if it either you main or subclass, and they stack if you are a Bo/Br or Br/Bo! So, while you can build based on your main weapon, I would highly recommend Dex if you plan to have either of these classes as a Main or Subclass.

Levelling Dex is incredibly easy, just feed that mag Discs, Photon art or Techniques, it doesn’t matter which.

The hero classes – Hero, Phantom, Etoile and Luster

Hero, Etoile and Luster have a skill called that converts the total of all your Attack stats and makes them all the same. So, if you have 200 M-Attk it would give 200 R-Attk and 200 T-Attk too, if you had 100 in T-Attk and 100 in M-Attk, all 3 would become 200. Hero cannot be or have a Subclass. The Etoile cannot have a subclass, though it can be a subclass, as your subclass it will have the same effect as your main class.

The Phantom, much like the Br and Bo has a skill that turns each point of Dex into a point of M-Attk, R-Attk and T-Attk. Now unlike the Hero, while it cannot have a subclass, it can be a subclass, and the mag skill stacks with Br/Bo. With the Phantom having access to Techs, it makes it an exceptionally good all-round subclass, especially with it giving a bonus increase to damage based of your Max PP. This has made Dex mags extremely popular in the JP servers too.

Finally, Summoner.

These guys are a little odd in that the Mag stat affects your pet so it will depend on your intended play style. I would personally recommend T-Attk unless you have your subclass as either Bouncer or Phantom, in which case you want Dex.

Aready levelled your mag up and have some of the wrong stat.

Not to worry, you can trade 5 Ex-Cubes for an item that reduces a mag level by one, you choose the stat to reduce too. These are from the Ex-Cube vendor found on the upper floor of the shopping district.

I hope that you’ve found this mag levelling guide useful, if you have any questions or suggestions please let me know in the comments section. If I get enough suggestions I may incorporate them into a future mag levelling guide.

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The best part is all progress made during the closed beta will be carried across to the final game when it launches this spring. For those who are looking to try out one of Japan’s largest online RPGs, head on over to the Xbox Insider Hub and start pre-downloading the lofty 65GB+ ahead of this Friday.

While the title will be coming to both the Xbox One and Windows 10 this spring, the Phantasy Star Online 2 closed beta is exclusive to the Xbox One. So get three other friends together, choose from one of four unique races and six classes and head out on your galactic adventure.

During the beta there will be a number of global events called urgent quests. These will require up to 12 players to band together to take on powerful bosses and receive rare loot.

Friday 7th February Quests

20:00 – 20:30 PST – Cradle of Darkness
22:00 – 22:30 PST – Giant Automata: The Awakening

Saturday 8th February Emergency Quests

07:00 – 07:30 PST – Cradle of Darkness
13:00 – 13:30 PST – Giant Automata: The Awakening
17:00 – 17:30 PST – Cradle of Darkness
20:30 – 21:00 PST – The Raging Obsidian Arm
21:00 – 21:30 PST – Elder of the Unfathomable Abyss

PST is GMT-8 for those outside of North America.

There will be a number of exclusive items for players who log in and complete Emergency Quests during this time. These items will be available once the game launches in Spring – you can find out more information here.

Phantasy Star Online 2 will be available this spring on Xbox One and Windows 10. The game will be a free-to-play online role-playing.

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Everyone who logs in during the Closed Beta will earn a plethora of items, these items can be collected for simply logging in.
First Login – Photon Halo B (accessory) and Beauty Salon Free Pass (consumable).
Daily Reward – 3x Experience Boost +50% (consumable), 3x Rare Drop Boost +50% (consumable), 3x Meseta Boost +50% (consumable).

These items are great for new Arks looking to level up, improve their equipment and earn a little extra cash during the Closed Beta. However, there’s more rewards depending on the number of times you complete the global Urgent Quests.

Complete One Urgent Quest – Photon Halo C (accessory) and Triboost +100% (consumable).
Complete Two Urgent Quests – Photon Halo A (accessory) and Triboost +100% (consumable).
Complete Three Urgent Quests – MAG Dreamcast (evolution device) and Triboost +100% (consumable).
Complete Four Urgent Quests – Coated Edge (weapon camo) and 10x Triboost +100% (consumables).

All special rewards for completing the Urgent Quests will be received once the game officially launches. For those of you unaware the Triboost items will effectively double the amount of experience and mesta – the game’s currency – earned for defeating bosses and enemies, as well as doubling your chance of uncovering rare items.

If you wish to participate in the Emergency Quests you can view the time table here.

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New Genesis is the latest entry in the Phantasy Star Online series, which is also celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year – how time has flown! This is both an update to the existing Phantasy Star Online 2, as well as an entirely new title.

New Genesis will be an ‘open-field’ online role-playing title, allowing players the freedom to roam around the large open environments. As well as new environments, the title is built using a new graphics engine allowing for new effects and lighting. Sega is also going to implement this new graphics tech into the eight-year-old Phantasy Star Online 2. New Genesis will also include an expanded character creation system.

Set around 1,000 years after the events of Phantasy Star Online 2, you’ll face off against new enemies in the form of ‘Dolls’. Little is currently known about these new foes. Although from the short announcement video, they look to be much larger and agile than previous enemies faced.

For current Phantasy Star Online 2 players, you will also be able to carry across your character, much of your equipment, MAGs and Arks Cash. Levels, skills and in-game currency will not carry over. However, you will be able to jump between playing Phantasy Star Online 2 and PSO2: New Genesis whenever you wish.

Although the announcement trailer shows New Genesis coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Windows. Owners of the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 will also be able to jump into the action in 2021.

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