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The Dark Mage (Japanese: ダークマージ Dark Mage) is a magic-wielding class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. Throughout its appearances in the Fire Emblem series, it can be roughly divided into two incarnations; both share in common the ability to wield dark magic and similar tomes.
Its first incarnation is as an advanced class in Mystery of the Emblem, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. In these three games, the Dark Mage is primarily enemy-only, near-exclusively the domain of sinister enemy factions—Gharnef and his heretic bishop followers in Mystery of the Emblem, and the Loptr Church in the latter two. Between these three games it is playable exactly once, as the promoted class of Salem in Thracia 776. In addition to dark magic, in these games it can also wield staves and, in Thracia 776, the three types of anima magic.
The second version of the class is as a basic class, appearing in this capacity in Shadow Dragon and all subsequent games, acting as the successor of the role previously filled by the Shaman. Compared to their Mage counterparts, Dark Mages are slower, bulkier and more defensively oriented, though still possessing formidable offensive magical power; this difference is more pronounced in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, where the absence of distinct dark magic gives them little clear distinction from Mages. In Awakening, however, dark magic returns as a subcategory of tomes which are exclusive to the use of Dark Mages and Sorcerers.
In Mystery of the Emblem and Genealogy of the Holy War, the Dark Mage is enemy only and thus is not associated with class changes in either direction, although in the latter it does have a stronger cousin class, the Dark Bishop, also enemy-exclusive. In Thracia 776, the Dark Mage is an advanced class, as the promoted form of the Lopt Mage. From Shadow Dragon onwards, Dark Mages promote to Sorcerer; in addition, Awakening and Fates give them an alternative promotion option, the Dark Knight, which loses the ability to wield dark tomes in exchange for mobility and swords.
In Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, no standard playable character joins as a Dark Mage, and the player's sole access to the class is through reclassing compatible units. Additionally, replacement units may initially be Dark Mages when they join.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Mystery of the Emblem | 26 | 5 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -- | Tome/Staff: 6 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -- | B B |
Thracia 776 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -- | 5 | 6 | E E E C C |
Shadow Dragon | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | E |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | E |
Awakening | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -- | E |
Fates | 16 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -- | E |
Three Houses | 25 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | Tome/Staff: 20 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 5 | -- | B B* |
Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | A A A A A |
Shadow Dragon | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | -- | A |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | -- | A |
Awakening | 60 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 7 | -- | A |
Fates | 35 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | ?? | -- | B |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Mystery of the Emblem | 40% | 20% | -- | 30% | 10% | 0% | 20% | 40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 10% | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Thracia 776 | 30% | 3% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Shadow Dragon | 20/40% | -15/0% | 20/30% | 20/30% | 20/30% | 0% | -15/20% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 20/40% | -15/0% | 20/30% | 20/30% | 20/30% | 0% | -15/20% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Awakening | 50/80% | 5/0% | 15/25% | 15/20% | 15/20% | 0/20% | 10/25% | 10/25% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Fates | 0% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 5% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class modifiers
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Movement |
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Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Awakening | Hex | Learned at Level 1. |
Awakening | Anathema | Learned at Level 10. |
Fates Three Houses |
Heartseeker | • Fates: Learned from Level 1 and up. • Three Houses: Innate. |
Fates | Malefic Aura | Learned from Level 10 and up. |
Three Houses | Miasma Δ | Innate. |
Class change
Mystery of the Emblem
Base class |
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Dark Mage |
Genealogy of the Holy War
Base class |
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Dark Mage |
Thracia 776
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe05 salem lopt mage magic.png Lopt Mage |
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. | Dark Mage |
Shadow Dragon
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe11 playable dark mage magic.png Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe11 playable sorcerer magic.png Sorcerer |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe11 playable dark mage magic.png Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe11 playable sorcerer magic.png Sorcerer |
Awakening
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Sorcerer or Dark Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. |
Fates
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Sorcerer or Dark Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. |
Three Houses
Base class | Certification requirements | Intermediate class |
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Any class | Level 10 Dark Seal C |
Dark Mage |
This class is only available for male units. |
Warriors
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 15. | Sorcerer |
Playable Dark Mages
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Tharja | Awakening, Warriors |
Henry | Awakening |
Deirdre | Awakening |
Salem | Awakening |
Micaiah | Awakening (DLC version only) |
Odin | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Nyx | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Ophelia | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Playable Dark Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Dark Mages
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Gharnef | Mystery of the Emblem (Book 2 only) |
Sandima | Genealogy of the Holy War |
Chalard | Awakening |
Zola | Fates: Birthright and Revelation |
Hubert | Three Houses |
Enemy Dark Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Flavor text
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Dark Mage |
-- |
Spanish |
Mago oscuro |
Dark mage |
French |
Mage noir |
Black mage |
German |
Dunkelmagier |
Dark mage |
Italian |
• Mago nero |
• Black mage. Used in every game except Fire Emblem: Three Houses. |
Korean |
다크 메이지 |
Dark mage |
Simplified Chinese |
暗术师 |
Dark arts user |
Traditional Chinese |
暗術師 |
Dark arts user |
Gallery
Artwork of the Dark Mage from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Concept artwork of a Dark mage from The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Awakening.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Fates.
Hubert, as a Dark Mage, as he appears in battle Three Houses.
References
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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