Mage

The Mage (魔導士 Madōshi) is a combat magical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series. Mages primarily arm themselves with Anima Magic as their weapon of choice, although certain titles see them specialising in specific types of Anima Magic and are further split into Fire Mages, Thunder Mages and Wind Mages.

In Fates, the class is known as Diviner (呪い師 Majinaishi) and is considered to be a Hoshidan class.

Combat
The stats boasted by Mages have few consistencies, but they will almost always have a very high Resistance relative to Defense. This, alongside their strong magic, makes it prudent for them to be effectively utilised in order to block enemy magic users. They must, however, avoid direct combat with physical units due to not being able to sustain too much damage inflicted in such situations. Mages usually promote into Sages, a class that is granted the ability to wield Staves alongside Anima Magic for healing and other utility purposes.

Promotions
The main promotion for Mage is Sage, but although this promotion line is established as early as Gaiden, it is not treated as the golden standard until Binding Blade. In the original Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and its sequel Mystery of the Emblem, Mages promote into Bishops. In Genealogy of the Holy War, they can promote to either Mage Fighter or Mage Knight, depending on either the character or the type of Mage in question.

In Thracia 776 and The Sacred Stones, Mages can promote into either Mage Knights or Sages, depending on the character for the former and player choice for the latter. In Awakening, they can promote into either Sages or Dark Knights.

In Fates, Diviners can promote into Onmyoji (the game's equivalent to the classic Sage class) or Basara.

Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

 * Merric - A Mage who studied under Wendell in Khadein; wields the tome Excalibur
 * Linde - Daughter of Miloah who wields the tome Aura

Gaiden

 * Boey - A member of Celica's army
 * Luthier
 * Mae
 * Dyute
 * Sonia
 * Possible promotion for: Cliff, Grey, Robin, Atlas, Savor, Kamui, Jesi, and Deen.

Note: Dyute and Sonia are Witches as enemies and join as Mages in the game.

Mystery of the Emblem

 * Yubello - Prince of Grust and brother of Yumina
 * Ellerean - Mage of Khadein who studied under Wendell

Genealogy of the Holy War

 * Azel - Noble of Velthomer and the half-brother of Arvis
 * Arthur - Son of Tailto
 * Teeny - Daughter of Tailto

Thracia 776

 * Asvel - Mage from Frest, one of Ced's students, wielder of the tome Grafcalibur
 * Miranda - Princess of Alster

Binding Blade

 * Lugh - One of Nino's son and twin brother of Raigh
 * Lilina - Daughter of Marquess Hector of Ostia
 * Hugh - Son of Canas and grandson of Niime

Rekka no Ken

 * Erk - Mage from Etruria and Pent's student
 * Nino - The adopted daughter of Sonia and Brendan

The Sacred Stones

 * Lute - A mage from Renais
 * Possible promotion for Ewan

Path of Radiance

 * Soren - Member and tactician of the Greil Mercenaries
 * Ilyana
 * Tormod

Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~

 * Katarina - One of the assassins and the boss of Prologue VIII, she joins as Sage in Chapter 16x.

Awakening

 * Miriel - Member of the Shepherds.
 * Ricken - Member of the Shepherds.
 * Laurent - Son of Miriel from the future.
 * (SpotPass) Merric, Linde, Boey, Arthur, Lugh, Nino, Lute, Soren.

Fates

 * Orochi - A Hoshidan Diviner who serves Mikoto
 * Hayato - A Diviner from the Wind Tribe
 * Rhajat - Hayato's daughter

Trivia

 * It is stated, in a support conversation between Erk and Pent in Rekka no Ken, that a Mage can die by using their magic too often. Mages can also transfer their magic power to another Mage in order to help avert this problem. This same issue is also revealed between a support conversation with Ewan and Saleh in The Sacred Stones, where Saleh mentions that "using too much magic can drain both body and soul."
 * Male mages wear a hood but female mages do not.

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