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The Mage (Japanese: 魔導士 Mage) is a basic magic-wielding class introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, and is one of the staple recurring classes of the Fire Emblem series. Mages wield offensive magic to fight, and are primarily associated with the three magic types which comprise nature magic. The Mage has appeared in every game except for Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and Fates, with the former instead dividing the class into the Fire Mage, Wind Mage and Thunder Mage classes, each specializing in the titular magic type; these divided specialist classes also existed in Genealogy of the Holy War alongside the Mage itself. Fates includes a functionally identical class, Diviner.
As an offensive class, the Mage's primary draw is its use of magic, which allows it to attack both at long range and close up. The fact that the majority of physically-oriented units tend toward having lower resistance allows the potency of Mages' magic abilities to be a more effective form of offense against them. This is compounded by their typically high speed, which allows them to double-attack most enemies, and in particular making them notably adept at killing the slow, heavily-armored Knights.
Conversely, Mages almost always possess low HP and defense, making them highly susceptible to being killed or severely damaged in one shot by most physical units. This is further compounded in games which feature the constitution stat or use strength in a similar capacity: Mages tend toward having significantly lower constitution than their melée counterparts, and even lower strength, which can often cause them to struggle when wielding heavier tomes, lowering their usually good attack speed. For their protection, a standard arrangement when using Mages in melée-heavy maps is to position them behind units with better defense, protecting them from most forms of melée harm and allowing them to attack approaching enemies at range.
In most games since Gaiden, Mages are the basic form of the Sage class, becoming the latter through class change. In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem, they instead promote to the Bishop, like the only other base magic class in the games. Other games have presented other promotion options for the Mage: Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776 and The Sacred Stones offer the mounted Mage Knight, Genealogy of the Holy War also had the Mage Fighter for female Mages, and Awakening offers the Dark Knight as an option.
Contents
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weight | Weapon Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 16 | 1 | -- | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -- | -- | Tome: 7 |
| Gaiden | 28/22 | -- | 8/10 | 3/12 | 4/8 | 0 | 5/4 | 8/14 | 4 | -- | -- | Black magic, white magic |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 16 | 1 | -- | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 2/1 | 3/4 | 6 | -- | -- | Tome: 7/10 |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 26 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |  C  C  C
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| Thracia 776 | 18/16 | 0 | 2 | 2/1 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6 | 4/3 | -- | E E D
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| The Binding Blade | 16 | -- | 1 | 2/3 | 3/2 | 0 | 3/2 | 3/4 | 5 | 6/4 | -- |  D
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| Fire Emblem | 16 | -- | 1 | 2/3 | 3/2 | 0 | 3/2 | 3/4 | 5 | 6/3 | -- | D
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| The Sacred Stones | 16 | -- | 1 | 2/3 | 3/2 | 0 | 3/2 | 3/4 | 5 | 5/3 | 9 | D
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| Path of Radiance | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2/1 | 4/5 | 0 | 2/1 | 4/5 | 5 | 9/5 | 9/5 |  E  E  E
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| Shadow Dragon | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |  E
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| New Mystery of the Emblem | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |  E
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| Awakening | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- | 3 | 5 | -- | -- |  E
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| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 28/20 | 8/9 | -- | 3/1 | 4/7 | 0/5 | 5/2 | 8/10 | 4 | -- | -- | 
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- Male Mages in Gaiden and Echoes also have a base experience yield of 80, and a base class strength of 5. Female Mages in both games also have a base experience yield of 100, and a base class strength of 6.
Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | Tome: 20 |
| Gaiden | 52 | 40 | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | Black Magic |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | Tome: 20 |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 5 | -- | C C C
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| Thracia 776 | 80 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | A A A
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| The Binding Blade | 60 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| Fire Emblem | 60 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| The Sacred Stones | 60 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| Path of Radiance | 40 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 99 | A A A
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| Shadow Dragon | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | -- | A
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| New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | -- | A
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| Awakening | 60 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 7 | -- | A
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Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Constitution* | Movement* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | -- | -- |
| Gaiden | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- |
| 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% | -- | -- | -- |
| The Binding Blade | 55% | -- | 55% | 40% | 35% | 20% | 5% | 35% | -- | -- |
| Fire Emblem | 55% | -- | 55% | 40% | 35% | 20% | 5% | 30/40% | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 55% | -- | 55% | 40% | 35% | 20% | 5% | 30/40% | -- | -- |
| Path of Radiance | 60% | 20/15% | 65% | 50% | 50/55% | 20% | 30/25% | 60/65% | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 20% | -10% | 30% | 20% | 15% | 0% | -15% | 10% | -- | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 20% | -10% | 30% | 20% | 15% | 0% | -15% | 10% | -- | -- |
| Awakening | 35% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 5% | 10% | -- | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Player) |
0%/-10% | 5% | -- | 5%/-5% | 0%/5% | 0% | -10%/-5% | 0%/1% | -- | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Enemy) |
120% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Path of Radiance | Shove | Innate; hidden. |
| Awakening |  Magic +2
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Learned at Level 1. |
| Awakening |  Focus
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Learned at Level 10. |
Class change
Shadow Dragon NES
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Bishop Ring after reaching Level 10. |  Bishop |
Gaiden
| Trainee-like class | Method | Base class | Method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Villager |
After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine. -- |
 Mage (M)  Mage (F) |
After reaching Level 12, at any Mila Shrine. After reaching Level 20, at any Mila Shrine. |
 Sage  Priestess |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Bishop Ring after reaching Level 10. |  Bishop |
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching Level 20. |  Mage Fighter or  Mage Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The promoted class in predetermined for the characters; Azel and Arthur get Mage Knight, while Teeny gets Mage Fighter. | ||
Thracia 776
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. |  Sage or  Mage Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The advanced class is preset depending on the individual character. Miranda promotes to Mage Knight, while Asvel promotes to Sage. | ||
The Binding Blade
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Guiding Ring after reaching Level 10. |  Sage |
Fire Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Guiding Ring or an Earth Seal after reaching Level 10. |  Sage |
The Sacred Stones
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. |  Sage or  Mage Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Path of Radiance
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Sage |
Shadow Dragon
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. |  Sage |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Sage |
Awakening
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. |  Dark Knight or  Sage |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Playable Mages
Notable enemy Mages
| Enemy Units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Ellerean | Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem* |
| Katarina | New Mystery of the Emblem* |
| Enemy Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
Awakening
A tome wielder whose magic works well on armored foes.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
A spellcaster who wields potent black magic.
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
| English | Mage | A magician, often used in the context of one who uses magic for combat. |
| Japanese | • 魔導士 • マージ |
• Officially romanized as Mage. Can also be translated as wizard or sorcerer. This kanji name is used in all appearances except Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. Games prior to Genealogy of the Holy War spell the name in hiragana instead, as まどうし. • Mage; this katakana rendering of the English word is used in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. |
| Spanish | Mago | Magician |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Maga | Magician (feminine). Used specifically for female Mages in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia; male Mages use "Mago", as above. |
| French | Mage | Mage |
| German | • Magier • Magierin |
• Magician • Feminine variant of the former, used exclusively for female Mages in Fire Emblem, alongside the male "Magier". |
| Italian | Mago | Magician |
Gallery
Artwork of the Mage from the TCG.
Concept artwork of the Mage from Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic Mage portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Mage portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic Mage portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic Mage portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Mage portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Mage portrait in Awakening.
An enemy Mage in Path of Radiance.
References
See also
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
- Classes
- Base classes
- Classes in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
- Classes in Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Classes in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Classes in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
- Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
- Classes in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- Classes in Fire Emblem (GBA)
- Classes in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Classes in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Classes in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- Classes in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
- Classes in Fire Emblem Awakening
- Classes in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
