Arcanist

The Arcanist class is one of six classes in Telos Realms.

Class Restrictions
Weapon	Armour	Abilities
Sceptre	Magical	Orbs & Jewels

The Arcanist has area clearing capabilities through the use of its orb and sceptre, and its jewels focus on single target damage.

UT Progression Guide

Items are numbered in order of progression. The higher a number, the later relative stage in the game you would farm for those items. Those with a [†] are considered "swapouts", which are meant to only be used when needed and not as your main ability.

Sceptres

For early game, the Sceptre of Thorns is an easy to obtain sceptre that has comparable DPS to T9 and T10 sceptres. [1]
The Corvus Sceptre is a strong sceptre to continue with, being the next step when farming centre. This has a higher cooldown but also a higher amount of damage compared to tiered sceptres. [2]
Ideally, your next sceptre would be the Sceptre of Gloom, for high single target damage in bosses. [3]
The Endoskeleton Sceptre is strong when it comes to clearing, but generally it isn't the greatest against bosses. [3†]
Onyx Sceptre is currently the best DPS sceptre in the game, with high damage and piercing. However, it trades off range to have such valuable traits. [4]

Orbs

Your first orbs, the orbs of Enlightment and Torment are good for clearing, as they have wide range and good damage. However, they fall short in burst damage. [1]
The Orb of Conflict is very good for damage, but risky in a robe class with little defense. [2]
The Slow Touch Orb has great buff capabilities that are necessary for an Arcanist to survive easily in later game. [2†]
Herald's Essence is the highest damaging ability in the game, but it is difficult to hit consistently. [3]

Jewels

Frozen Jewel is the first jewel you should go for, as it provides high DPS and scales with your sceptre thanks to added stats it provides. [1]
The Jewel of the Nile has straight DPS and is direct upgrade. [2]
Souls of the Cult is an incredibly useful ability, as it automatically fires at the nearest enemy and has great single target DPS. [3]

Hoods

Exoskeleton Hood provides vitality and attack, making it a great all around hood for Arcanist. [1]
Hood of the Cultist is focused more on survivability, giving evasion and attack. Evasion can be less reliable, so generally this hood is not recommended for builds other than evasion. [2†]
Helmet of the Twilight Mage is currently the best hood in the game, providing a significant amount of attack and crit chance. It also provides speed, which is essential to robe classes as they are usually slow. [3]

Robes

Lizardskin Spellcoat is a great robe to use for survivability purposes, granting enough speed to better dodge shots. [1†]
Omnipotent Robe can be strong when paired with its counterpart, but it is geared towards crit and evasion builds. [1]
Robe of Chronos is incredibly strong, granting the most attack out of any armour piece. However, it lacks defense, making it a weaker choice for survivability. [2]

Leggings

Omnipotent Leggings are stronger when paired with its counterpart, and is great if you don't have the Leggings of Chronos. [1]
Leggings of Chronos provide high attack stats and a decent amount of survivability, making it the best all around choice for leggings. [2]

Boots

Flora Boots are a good set of starter boots, as they cover the survivability that a mage class lacks in the beginning. [1]
Crystal Boots are strong because they provide the speed that a mage lacks. They also give a good amount of attack. [2]
Soulless Shoes provide good survivability stats, making them essential as a swapout during dance phases. [3†]
Onyx Boots do not provide any defense, but make up for it by providing high speed and damage stats, with some health. [4]