Endgame int Mage halp

[Cavoc]

My current build is full int
Skills:9 buffs/9 ms/9 frost/9 fire/9 drain/9 lighting/9 heal/1 ice & rev

Is it neccesary to ms first to all classes? Any tips on fighting bears/pallies would be much appreciated (skill orders)

[Sheugokin]

Pallies are somewhat easy. You gotta drain fire and heal at the right time. If they are charging at you, you gotta heal and shield when it is definitely necessary. Don't waste mana obviously. So if they drain and fire then kite, you dont have to put up mana shield just yet. Drain fire heal will get you enough health to get through that round of fire. After that, keep in mind of your buffs if you continue to kite. If not, MS and nuke with ice light, (get close) icestorm and fire. Repeat or kite if no mana.
Bears can be hard because of beckon. Beckon and stomp will drain all mana. IDK about bears, sawy.

[Gragorak]

Having heal 8-9 is like shooting your own leg.

Average heal (full int lvl 75mage with fiery wand set):

Rank 7: 266.5
Rank 8: 265.5
Rank 9: 264.5

Put those two extra points into ice storm.

[Stevenmc]

For Bears use the 76 staff for your damage build. I have yet to find anything that works well against bears, all they do is dodge. So nuke and hope for the best. GL