Rift Mage Leveling Spec

Many newbie Rift players often take the Mage for granted thinking it cannot be anything other than a support character in group settings and only suitable as secondary or tertiary options in raid or invasion scenarios.
This cannot be farther from the truth.
If you have seen a top-level Mage render your group incompetent almost single-handedly, then you know that a Mage has enough potential and power to be truly an elite character.
If you are looking to go down that path but don't know how to, check this Rift Mage leveling spec recommendations and see if you can develop your very own ruthless Mage.
The bread-and-butter of all Mage-based characters is magic and the wide range of options from elemental to natural energy sources make the Mage a formidable opponent and a reliable character for leveling.
All Rift Mage leveling spec utilizes the Charge Combat System which gives the Mage Charge up to 100 points and usable in a variety of abilities.
The best part however for any Rift Mage leveling spec is that Mage builds come as close to limitless mana as any character can ever become.
For this to properly work in any Rift Mage leveling spec, players should prioritize Intelligence, Wisdom, Endurance in that order to continuing building mana reserves without compromising mana regeneration abilities.
This suggested Rift Mage leveling spec relies on the proven abilities of three Mage souls, the Chloromancer, Elemental and Warlock.
The Chloromancer provides self-healing abilities integral to dragged-out battles which is the essence of the Mage calling.
Offensive skills are taken from the Elemental tree with complementary Warlock skills which come in handy in end-game scenarios.
The first thing that you will notice is that this Rift Mage leveling spec dispenses with defense in favor of healing.
The logic is simply really; you can never expect a Mage to deflect or absorb attacks on the Planes of Telara so instead of trying and failing, this Rift Mage leveling spec maximizes its strengths and swiftly kills the enemy then restoring its own health with a barrage of healing spells.
In lower levels, start by putting 5 points on Accelerated Growth for healing purposes, then slowly build your Elemental offensive arsenal by putting 5 points on Biting Cold, Elemental Link, Tempest, Weathered and 1 point on Greater Elemental Affinity.
At Level 26, your Rift Mage leveling spec should resemble Elemental (21) - Chloromancer (11) - Warlock (2).
From here, complete your spec by working your Warlock tree allocating 3 points for Improved Life Leech and full points each for Neddra's Influence, Potency and Dark Power.
At Level 50, your Rift Mage leveling spec should be Elemental (32) - Warlock (23) - Chloromancer (11).
Your leveling style is very simple: utilize your pet as a tank and fight around it with the offense of the Warlock tree.
TO give your pet a better chance at survival, keep your Lifegiving Veil and buff your pet with Synthesis.
This combination allows the pet to heal every time the Mage deals damage.
If you can maintain this strategy without much effort, then always go for DoT spells to save time and maximize on damage even as you stand from a distance and watch your enemies slowly succumb to the magic.
This Rift Mage leveling spec is just one of the many that can be built from the Mage soul tree but this is already a good example of how nasty a well-developed Mage can be.
The next time you see a Mage on the Planes in PvP setting, watch out because you might just have met your doom.