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.

History in the SeriesEdit

In its original inception in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the Mage class promotes into the Bishop class.

In Gaiden, Mages act as one of the promoted forms of the Villager class and can further promote into the Sage class. The Mage's promotion into the Sage class is not treated as the golden standard until several titles later in the series. The Sage class is initially exclusive to male Mages as female Mages promote into Priestess, which gains access to swords in addition to offensive and healing magic.

In Mystery of the Emblem, the Mage class is reverted to promoting into the Bishop class yet again.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, the Mage (マージ Māji) class is split into a number of different variants: The classic Mage, alongside the Fire, Thunder and Wind Mages. The Mage class, depending on the character in question, promotes into a variety of different classes; Azelle and Arthur promote into Mage Knights, while Tine promotes into a Mage Fighter.

In Thracia 776, Mages again promote into different classes depending on the character in question; Asbel promotes into a Sage, while Miranda promotes into a Mage Knight.

The advent of The Binding Blade sees the Sage class being instituted as the staple promoted form of the Mage class, although variations deviating from this rule do exist.

In The Sacred Stones, the Mage class is further given the option to promote into Mage Knights alongside Sages.

In Path of Radiance, the Mage class, although not clearly split into three distinct types like in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, does, depending on the character, exhibit signs of specialising in specific types of magic. Soren, for one, specialises in Wind Magic, while Ilyana specialises in Thunder Magic. Mages promote into Sages in this title.

In Radiant Dawn, Mages are again split into three different types, each one specialising in specific branches of Anima magic. Fire, Thunder and Wind Mages are again reintroduced to the series, promoting into Fire, Thunder and Wind Sages respectively.

The Mage class merged back to a singular entity yet again in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, promoting into the Sage class when the necessary requirements are met.

In Awakening, the Mage class is further given the option to promote into Dark Knights, a class mirroring the Mage Knight class from earlier titles.

In Fates, the class is known as the Diviner (呪い師 Majinaishi lit. Conjuror) class and is a Hoshidan class. Diviners can either promote into Onmyoji (the game's equivalent to the classic Sage class) or Basara. Its Nohrian counterpart is the Dark Mage.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, the class returns as the base class of Linde. The class acts as infantry here. There is also an enemy-only version that acts as a clone of the Tactician Class. The Hoshidan Diviner version also reappears as an enemy.

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the Mage is part of the Intermediate level class curriculum that any unit with at least a C rank in Reason can promote into starting at level 10. Their class skill is Fire, which allows them to use Fire, and doubles its usage if that unit already has Fire, and their class mastery skill is Fiendish Blow, which increases magic damage by 6 when your unit initiates an attack. The alternative option, exclusive to males, is the Dark Mage.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Mage is split into two classes. The Vestal Mage, which wields Anima and Light Magic and the Sphirian Mage, which wields Anima and Dark Magic.

OverviewEdit

CombatEdit

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 utilized 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.

In-GameEdit

Base StatsEdit

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv
FE1	16	1	-	1	5	0	3	0	6	-	-	Tome 7
FE2	28/22	8/10	-	3/12	4/8	0	5/4	8/14	4	-	-	Black
FE3	16	1	-	1/2	3	0	2/1	3/4	6	-	-	Tome 7/10
FE4	26	0	7	6	6	0	7	1	5	-	-	C C C
FE5	18/16	0	2	2/1	3/4	0	0	-	6	4/3	-	E E E
TS (Rishel)	18	0	3	5	4	0	2	-	4	-	-	3
TS (Maruju/Alicia)	18	0	3	5	4	0	2	-	4	-	-	3
TS (Meriah)	18	0	3	5	4	0	2	-	4	-	-	3
FE6	16	-	1	2/3	3/2	0	3/2	3/4	5	6/4	-	D
FE7	16	-	1	2/3	3/2	0	3/2	3/4	5	6/3	-	D
FE8	16	-	1	2/3	3/2	0	3/2	3/4	5	6/3	-	D
FE9	16	0	3	2/1	4/5	0	2/1	4/5	5	9/5	9/5	E E E
FE11	16	0	3	1	3	0	2	3	6	-	-	E
FE12	16	0	3	1	3	0	2	3	6	-	-	E
FE13	16	0	4	3	4	0	2	3	5	-	-	E
FE14	15	0	4	5	6	1	1	3	5	-	-	E
FE15	28/20	8/9	-	3/1	4/7	0	5/6	8/10	4	-	-
FEW	58	1	10	6	7	9	2	8	5	-	-	E

Maximum StatsEdit

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv
FE1	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	Tome 20
FE2	52	40	-	40	40	40	40	40	4	-	-	Black
FE3	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	Tome 20
FE4	80	15	22	21	21	30	16	20	5	-	-	C C C
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A A A
TS (Rishel)	60	15	19	20	19	30	17	-	12	-	-	18
TS (Maruju/Alicia)	60	15	19	20	19	30	17	-	12	-	-	18
TS (Meriah)	60	15	19	20	19	30	17	-	12	-	-	18
FE6	60	-	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE7	60	-	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE8	60	-	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE9	40	10	20	20	20	40	10	20	5	9/5	9/5	A A A
FE11	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	5	-	-	A
FE12	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	5	-	-	A
FE13	60	20	28	27	26	30	21	25	5	-	-	A
FE14	35	17	22	20	23	19	16	20	5	-	-	B

Growth RatesEdit

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv
FE2	150%	50%	-	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-
FE4	100%	10%	30%	30%	30%	0%	10%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE5	30%	3%	20%	10%	10%	10%	5%	-	0%	5%	-	-
FE6	55%	-	55%	40%	35%	20%	5%	35%	-	-	-	-
FE7	55%	-	55%	40%	35%	20%	5%	30/40%	-	-	-	-
FE8	55%	-	55%	40%	35%	20%	5%	30/40%	-	-	-	-
FE9	60%	20/15%	65%	50%	50/55%	20%	30/25%	60/65%	-	-	-	-
FE11	20%	-10%	30%	20%	15%	0%	-15%	20%	-	-	-	-
FE12	20%	-10%	30%	20%	15%	0%	-15%	20%	-	-	-	-
FE13	35%	0%	20%	20%	20%	0%	5%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE14	0%	5%	15%	10%	15%	5%	0%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE15	120%	50%	-	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-

Class SkillsEdit

	Skill	Requirements
FE13	Magic +2 Focus	Learnt at Level 1. Learnt at Level 10.
FE14	Magic +2 Future Sight	Learnt at Level 1 and above. Learnt at Level 10 and above.
FE16	Fire Fiendish Blow	Base Ability of Mage. Mastery Ability of Mage.

PromotionsEdit

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE1	Mage	Use a Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.	Bishop
FE2	Villager	Visit a shrine after reaching Level 3.	Mage
FE2	Mage	Visit a shrine after reaching Level 12.	Sage (Males)
FE2	Mage	Visit a shrine after reaching Level 20.	Priestess (Females)
FE3	Mage	Use a Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.	Bishop
FE4	Mage	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Mage Knight (Azelle and Arthur) Mage Fighter (Tine)
FE5 (Asbel)	Mage	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE5 (Miranda)	Mage	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Mage.	Mage Knight
TS	Mage	Use a Saint Proof on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE6	Mage	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE7	Mage	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE8	Pupil	Automatically at the start of next map after reaching Level 10.	Mage
FE8	Mage	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage Mage Knight
FE9	Mage	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE11	Mage	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE12	Mage	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage
FE13	Mage	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Mage.	Sage Dark Knight
FE14	Diviner	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Diviner.	Onmyoji Basara
FE15	Mage	Visit a shrine with a male Mage after reaching Level 12.	Sage
FE15	Mage	Visit a shrine with a female mage after reaching Level 14.	Priestess
FE16	Any class	Use an Intermediate Seal on a Level 10+ unit and pass the Mage Certification Exam.	Mage
FEW	Mage	Use a Master Seal on Linde.	Sage

Notable MagesEdit

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of LightEdit

• Merric - A noble and Marth's childhood friend who studied under Wendell in Khadein and wields the tome Excalibur.
• Linde - Daughter of Pontifex Miloah who inherited the tome Aura and wants to avenge her father's death.

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaEdit

• Boey - A mage from Novis who is the son of a fisherman and a friend of Celica.
• Luthier - Brother of Delthea; joins the Deliverance in order to rescue his sister.
• Mae - A mage from Novis and friend of Celica who is always cheerful and energetic, but has a tendency to get carried away.
• Delthea - A naturally talented mage who hates training and hard work, and is hypnotized by Tatarrah to guard the floodgates between Zofia and Rigel.
• Sonya - A cool and attractive mage hired by Grieth, who vowed vengeance upon her father.
• Possible promotion for: Kliff, Gray, Tobin, Faye, Atlas, Saber, Kamui, Jesse and Deen.

Note: Delthea and Sonya are originally Witches as enemies and join as Mages in the game.

Mystery of the EmblemEdit

• Jubelo - Prince of Grust and twin brother of Yuliya.
• Arlen - Mage of Khadein who studied under Wendell.

Genealogy of the Holy WarEdit

• Azelle - Noble of Velthomer and the half-brother of Arvis.
• Arthur - Son of Tailtiu.
• Tine - Daughter of Tailtiu.

Thracia 776Edit

• Asbel - Mage from Frest, one of Ced's students. Wielder of the tome Grafcalibur.
• Miranda - Princess of Alster.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes SagaEdit

• Maruju - The son of Alfred and Sylpheeze. Wielder of ☆Wundergust.
• Meriah - The younger sister of Rishel. Wielder of ☆Starlight.
• Alicia - A mage from Leda raised by Alfred. Wielder of ☆Brenthunder.
• Rishel - The son of Naris and Rose. Wielder of ☆Sunflame.

The Binding BladeEdit

• Lugh - A boy from an orphanage and Raigh's twin brother who's cheerful and tender-hearted.
• Lilina - A Ostian noble with a natural gift for magic and Roy's friend since childhood.
• Hugh - Son of Canas and grandson of Niime.

The Blazing BladeEdit

• Erk - Mage from Etruria and Pent's student.
• Nino - A kindhearted member of the Black Fang who longed to help her mother.

The Sacred StonesEdit

• Lute - A confident young mage of Renais with an unusual temperament.
• Possible promotion for Ewan.

Path of RadianceEdit

• Soren - A coolheaded realistic officer in the Greil Mercenaries who has opened up to Ike.
• Ilyana - A citizen of Daein with a voracious appetite.
• Tormod - Leader of the Laguz Emancipation Army.

New Mystery of the EmblemEdit

• Katarina - A reserved and dependant trainee tactician who harbors a dark secret.

AwakeningEdit

• Miriel - An eloquent and methodical Shepherds scholar who is known for her passion for research and expanding her knowledge.
• Ricken - A young member of the Shepherds who dislikes being treated as a child and has an affinity for small animals.
• Laurent - Son of Miriel from the future. As equally eloquent, and methodical as his mother, but with a desire to understand the mechanical aspects of things.
• (SpotPass) Merric, Linde, Boey, Arthur, Lugh, Nino, Lute and Soren.

FatesEdit

• Orochi - A old-fashioned speaking girl from a long line of Hoshidan diviners with a playful personality and a love of fortune-telling. She is one of Mikoto's retainers.
• Hayato - A member of Wind Tribe and adopted son of its leader, Fuga. Despite his young age, he is a prodigy who tries his best to mask his childish tendencies.
• Rhajat - Hayato's daughter who tends toward the obsessive and has a horrifying temper.

Three HousesEdit

• Hanneman - Teacher at the Officers Academy and former noble. Intelligent but obsessed with Crests.
• Acheron - Noble of the Leicester Alliance. Troublemaker and utterly coward.

Vestaria Saga IEdit

• Theodel - Son of the Duke of Frall and Zade's dearest childhood friend.
• Accorte - Roland's Daughter, a Sphirian noble and student at the magic academy.

TriviaEdit

• In a support conversation between Erk and Pent in The Blazing Blade, it is revealed that a Mage can die by employing 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 are designed with hoods, while female Mages are not.

GalleryEdit