Mage build?

[Hawk Tuah]

Whats a good way to divy up stats for a mage? I know Focus and vitaloty are important obviously, but one guide i was looking up(http://segmentnext.com/2012/09/24/torchlight-2-embermage-builds-guide-inferno-frost-and-storm/2/) put about 150 points into dexterity. Is this wrong or is there a reason behind this?

Also what are sum good spells to take?

[LordBackHand]

Dex is very good to have. Blazing pillar, Thunder locus and Hailstorm are amazing AOE attacks. Death's Bounty is great if you want to save gold on potions, cause if used right it will replen your health after applying and killing the enemy. Hope this helps starts you off :)

[LordBackHand]

I also put 3 points into focus, 1 on vit, and 1 on dex for each lvl up.

[peetski]

You should follow the guides and focus on the best of each element or 2 elements.
That Dex build is odd, tryting to get high dodge and critical chance I guess but most mages should try to avoid needing dodge, that is why they have AOE and wave attacks. Most other guides say get Dex so you have 10% dodge. A couple points in Temporal Rift can save you once in a while. My favorite now is Frost Wave, it mows down minions nicely.