Sage

Sage Seasoned mages capable of wielding tomes and staves alike.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Multiple types of magic; varies throughout games Skill(s) Continue*, Flare*

The Sage (賢者 or けんじゃ, Kenja) class is an advanced magic-wielding class which debuted in Fire Emblem Gaiden as the promoted form of mages, eventually permanently replacing bishops in that role. They generally use several types of magic, almost always oriented toward anima magic and its three subtypes, which vary greatly in different games. Usually they use the same magic types as the mages from which they promote, sometimes with the addition of another magic type, and almost always with the addition of staves.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn split the sage class into three variants, each specializing in one of the three anima magic types: the Fire Sage, Wind Sage and Thunder Sage. In the same game, there are also two character-specific variants, the Light Sage and Dark Sage, exclusive to Micaiah and Pelleas respectively.

Sages can attack from one or two spaces away, and farther away with high-level magic such as Bolting. However, they usually have below-average defense, which makes them quite vulnerable to physical attackers. However, most physical units, besides others with high resistance such as pegasus knights or falcoknights, have low resistance, making them vulnerable to magic. Usually, sages should be positioned directly behind physical units to protect them from attacks, but they should still be close so they can attack on the player's turn.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	32	12	--	8	7	0	6	9	4	--	Black Magic, White Magic *
Seisen no Keifu	35	0	15	12	15	0	3	12	6	--	B, B, B, B, B
Thracia 776	20*/16*	0	7	7	9*/10*	0	4*/3*	--	7	5*/4*	D, D, D, D, C
Fuuin no Tsurugi	20*/19*	--	5*/4*	4*/6*	4*/5*	0	5*/3*	5*/6*	6	7*/5*	E, C
Blazing Sword	20*/19*	--	5*/4*	4*/6*	4*/5*	0	5*/3*	5*/6*	6	7*/4*	C, E
The Sacred Stones	20*/19*	--	5*/4*	4*/6*	4*/5*	0	5*/3*	5*/6*	6	7*/4*	C, D, D
Path of Radiance	20	2	4	4*/3*	6*/7*	0	4*/3*	6*/7*	6	10*/7*	D, D, D, E or Knives*
Shadow Dragon	22	3	4	2	4	0	3	5	6	--	D, E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	?	?	--	?	?	?	?	?	?	--	Black Magic, White Magic *
Seisen no Keifu	80	15	30	27	30	30	18	27	?	--	A, A, A, A, A*
Thracia 776	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	--	?	?	A, A, D, A, A
Fuuin no Tsurugi	60	--	28*/30*	30*/28*	25	30	20	25	15	20	S, S*
Blazing Sword	60	--	28*/30*	30*/28*	26	30	21*/30*	25*/30*	15	20	S, S*
The Sacred Stones	60	--	28*/30*	30*/28*	26	30	21	25	15	20	S, S, S*
Path of Radiance	60	15	30	28	28	40	20	28	?	?	S, S, S, S*
Shadow Dragon	60	20	30	28	25	30	20	25	32	--	A, A

Class change

Gaiden

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Villager	After reaching Level 3, at Mila Shrine.	Mage (M) Mage (F)	After reaching Level 7, at Mila Shrine.	Sage File:Bs fe02 priest magic.png Priest

Fuuin no Tsurugi, Blazing Sword, Path of Radiance, Shadow Dragon, Shin Monshou no Nazo

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Mage	Using a Guiding Ring* or a Master Seal* after reaching Level 10.	Sage

Seisen no Keifu

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File:Bs fe04 levn bard magic.png Bard File:Bs fe04 diadora shaman magic.png Shaman*	Choosing "Promotion" in the home castle after reaching level 20.	File:Bs fe04 levn sage magic.png Sage

Thracia 776

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File:Bs fe05 asvel mage magic.png Mage Bard Sister	Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10.	File:Bs fe05 asvel sage magic.png Sage

The Sacred Stones

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Mage Priest Monk	Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching level 10.	Sage

Playable sages

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Sety	Seisen no Keifu*, Thracia 776
Hawk	Seisen no Keifu*
Brunya	Fuuin no Tsurugi*
Guinevere	Fuuin no Tsurugi*
Pent	Blazing Sword
Saleh	The Sacred Stones
Calill	Path of Radiance
Bastian	Path of Radiance
Wendell	Shadow Dragon, Shin Monshou no Nazo
Gotoh	Shadow Dragon
Katarina	Shin Monshou no Nazo
Levn	Awakening
Playable Sage units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy sages

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Ishtar	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Acht	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Elf	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Oats	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Brunya	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Aion	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Sonia	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Limstella	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Pablo	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Balmer	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Kayachey	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Heddwyn	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Enemy Sage units in the Fire Emblem series.

In other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Sage	A wise man
Spanish	Sabio	An intellectual or guru, or the state of being wise
French	Sage
German	Weiser Weise	Wise
Italian	Saggio	Sage

This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.