[maka]

If that really is true you are either very lucky somehow, or the skill gain is somehow different for each character. I used all my money I had collected to get ready to macro and bought regs for 700 magic arrow casts. After using all 700 casts up I gained 1.2. I also healed after every cast and more and gained somewhere around the same amount, cant say for sure on that one as I didnt check it before I started.

Sorry that was for 55.5 magery to 56.7. My healing is at 61 now I believe.

It's not different from char to char, but luck does definitely play a role. I got my .1 magery at 99.9 after about 30 casts, other people have spent 500. I think that the calculated number that it is "supposed" to take at that level is 150. The ups and downs will eventually even out though, and you will end up spending the expected "train time".