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What is the primary weapon of choice for the Mage in the Fire Emblem Series?

In the Fire Emblem series, the Mage primarily wields magical weapons and spells. These weapons, such as the Levin Sword and Flame Lance, utilize the character's Magic stat. Spells, equipped under specific inputs, can carry elemental properties and inflict status effects on units.

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What are the different specializations of Mages in the Fire Emblem Series?

Mages in the Fire Emblem series are a combat magical class, majorly using Anima magic. They can further specialize into Fire Mages, Thunder Mages, and Wind Mages. In some games, Mages can be promoted to Mage Knights or Sages. Specific characters, like Soren and Ilyana from 'Path of Radiance', specialize in Wind and Thunder Magic respectively. 'Radiant Dawn' again categorizes Mages into three types, each with a unique magic specialization.

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What class does the Mage promote into in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light?

In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the Mage character class advances into the Bishop class. This progression also applies to the direct sequel, Mystery of the Emblem. The typical Mage to Sage class promotion is absent in these instances.

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In Gaiden, what is the role of the Mage?

In Gaiden, the Mage is a combatant specializing in Anima magic. As units level up, they learn new magic, which drains their hit points when cast. Magic is categorized into Black and White, with the Mage potentially specializing in specific Anima Magic types like Fire, Thunder, and Wind.

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What are the signs that you might be a Mage in the Fire Emblem Series?

In the Fire Emblem Series, you might be a Mage if you arm yourself with Anima magic, specializing in Fire, Thunder, or Wind magic. Mages typically have high Resistance compared to Defense, and their potent magic is effective in combat. Certain games introduce class skills like Magic +2Focus, Future Sight, and Fire. In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Mages are the sole reason-based Intermediate class, and all units can become Mages after mastering the Monk class.

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History in the Series[]

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

In Gaiden and its remake, 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 the Priestess class, 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.

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the Mage appears as the only reason-based Intermediate class, as Dark Mage is now an Advanced class. All units can promote to Mage once they have mastered the Monk class.

Overview[]

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 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-Game[]

Base Stats[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
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	-	-		-
FE16	25	4	10	7	6	8	3	5	4	-	-	C	0
FE17	18	1	7	6	6	2	1	7	4	4	-	B	-
FEW	58	1	10	6	7	9	2	8	5	-	-	E	-

Maximum Stats[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
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	-
FE17	43	26	40	28	30	24	20	40	6	11	-	B	-

Growth Rates[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
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%	-	-	-	-	-
FE16	5/10%	-5%	10%	5/0%	0%	0%	-5/-10%	5/35%	-	-	-	+2 +1	5%
FE17	0%	0%	25%	5%	0%	5%	0%	25%	-	0%	-	-	-
FEW3H	10%	0%	15%	5%	0%	0%	0%	10%	-	-	-	-	5%

Class Modifiers[]

Class Skills[]

	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.
FEW3H	Fire Bow Buster Lv 2 Lifeforce Mag +2 Fire Thunder Wind Bolganone Thoron Cutting Gale Sagittae Mire Β Swarm Ζ Reason Mage's Ploy Mage's Wisdom	Class ability. Class ability. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for Ferdinand, Linhardt, Rodrigue and Flayn. 1-star Class Mastery for Bernadetta, Mercedes and Byleth. 1-star Class Mastery for Shamir. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for Shez and Hubert. 1-star Class Mastery for Lysithea and Hapi. 2-star Class Mastery for all units. 3-star Class Mastery for certain units. 3-star Class Mastery for certain units.

Promotions[]

	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
FE17	Mage	Use Master Seal on Level 10+ Mage with Staff Proficiency. Use Master Seal on Level 10+ Mage with Sword, Lance, or Axe Proficiency.	Sage Mage Knight
FEW	Mage	Use a Master Seal on Linde.	Sage
FEW3H	Monk	Use an Intermediate Seal on a unit that has mastered the Monk class.	Mage
FEW3H	Mage	Use an Advanced Seal on a unit that has mastered the Mage class.	Warlock Dark Mage (male-only)

Notable Mages[]

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

• 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 Valentia[]

• 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 Emblem[]

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

Genealogy of the Holy War[]

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

Thracia 776[]

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

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

• 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 (TearRing). Wielder of ☆Brenthunder.
• Rishel - The son of Naris and Rose. Wielder of ☆Sunflame.

The Binding Blade[]

• 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 Blade[]

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

The Sacred Stones[]

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

Path of Radiance[]

• 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 Emblem[]

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

Awakening[]

• 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.

Fates[]

• 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 Houses[]

• Hanneman - Teacher at the Officers Academy and former noble. Intelligent but obsessed with Crests.
• Acheron - Noble of the Leicester Alliance. Nicknamed "Weathervane" for his tendency to switch alliances at any opportunity, even against the Alliance.
• Duke Gerth - Noble and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Adrestian Empire.

Engage[]

• Clanne - 33rd Steward of the Dragon from Lythos alongside his twin sister Framme and distantly related to Vander. Studious and devoted to the Alear the Divine Dragon.
• Citrinne - Noble of the Kingdom of Brodia and a cousin of its princes Diamant and Alcryst, the latter of whom she serves. Wealthy, owns a lot of land, and loves spoiling friends with gifts.

Vestaria Saga I[]

• 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.

Vestaria Saga: The Holy Sword of Silvanister[]

• Phoebe - Count Lorec's younger daughter. She despises her father's new wife.
• Ezriel - Aslanne's younger brother. He tends to annoy the people around him.

Trivia[]

• 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.

Gallery[]

Concept artwork of the Mage class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Concept artwork of the Mage class from Path of Radiance.

Concept artwork of the unused Mage class from Path of Radiance.

Concept artwork of the male variant of the Mage class from Awakening.

Concept artwork of the female variant of the Mage class from Awakening.

Concept art of a male Diviner form Fates

Concept art of a female Diviner from Fates

Concept artwork of the male variant of the Mage class from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

A Level 1 generic Mage, as he appears in the second series of the TCG.

A Level 10 generic Mage, as he appears in the fifth series of the TCG.

Generic CG portrait of the Mage class from the GBA titles.

Generic CG portrait of the Mage class from the DS titles.

Generic portrait of the Mage class from Awakening.

Generic portrait of the Diviner class from Fates.

Generic portrait of the male Mage class from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Generic portrait of the female Mage class from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Generic portrait of a Male Mage from Three Houses.

Battle model of the male Mage class from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Battle model of the female Mage class from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Battle model of the male Mage class from Gaiden.

Battle model of the female Mage class from Gaiden.

Battle model of Arthur, a Mage from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Battle model of Maruju, a male (Wind-type) Mage from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Battle model of Rishel, a male (Fire-type) Mage from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Battle model of Meriah, a female Mage from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Battle animation of Hugh, a Mage from The Binding Blade.

Soren's unique Mage model from Path of Radiance.

Battle model of Tormod, a male Mage from Path of Radiance.

Battle model of Ilyana, a female Mage from Path of Radiance.

Battle model of Ricken, a male Mage from Awakening.

Battle model of Miriel, a female Mage from Awakening.

Battle model of Orochi, a female Diviner from Fates.

A generic male Mage in Echoes.

A generic female Mage in Echoes.

Battle model of a generic enemy male Mage from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Marianne as a Mage in Three Houses.

Battle model of Linhardt as a male mage in Fire Emblem Three Houses

Battle model of Edelgard as a female mage from Fire Emblem Three Houses

Map sprite of the Mage class from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Gaiden.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from Gaiden

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Thracia 776.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from Thracia 776.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of the enemy only Mage class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from the GBA titles.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from GBA titles.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Shadow Dragon.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Shin Monsho no Nazo.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from Shin Monsho no Nazo.

Map sprite of the male Mage class from Awakening.

Map sprite of the female Mage class from Awakening.

Map sprite of the male Diviner class from Fates.