Ready to get the mage build going now that I've finished a full analysis of spell damage to FP ratios. Here's the highlights for my #EldenRing mage gang.

First up, Carian Slicer, Night Maiden's Mist, and the Oracle Bubbles are your top value spells. I'd suggest always having one In terms of spells I'd aim for:
Early - Carian Slicer, Rock Throw, Glintstone Arc
Mid - Glintstone Icecrag, Loretta's Greatbow, Night Maiden's Mist
Late - Renalla/Ranni's Moon, Comet Azur, Adula's Moonblade, Shard Spiral
PvP Specific - Stars of Ruin (chase), Cannon of Haima (aoe)

So lately there's been a lot of fuss over gaming "forcing diversity" and people getting upset that a character is gay, trans, etc. and I want to take a moment and try to explain this to folks that are having trouble understanding the issue, as a straight white dude myself. As a straight white dude my whole life has been filled with cool white dudes in gaming and comics. Iron Man, He-Man, Spiderman, Cloud, you get the idea. There's literally a million different choices you could pick from and think "oh I want to be like them, I can relate to them".