Mage (7th Dragon)

“	Scholars who manipulate the worldly forces of nature. Using a ceremonial gem and the appropriate incantation, their specialty interrupts nature to produce supernatural disturbances.	”
— Game description.

Mage (メイジ) is a reoccuring class in the 7th Dragon series.

Overview[]

Mages are high elemental damage-dealers. They can use 4 types of magic: Fire, Ice, Lightning and Mana. All types of magic have single strike and full party elemental attacks. All elemental magics (excluding Mana) also have veils, which automatically retaliates with a magical attack when being hit upon. They also have Space magic, which grants useful field skills such as Portal Jump (ポータルジャンプ) and Exit (イグジット), as well as Pharmaceuticals (薬学) and Discerning Judgement (鑑定学). The Mages main weakness is their low DEF and high MANA usage, so they will need extra protection and some form of MANA recovery.

Fire has a big disadvantage compared to other elemental magics. Many bosses have resistance to fire and not many mobs are weak against fire, which can be seen as a double-edged sword. Thanks to that its full party attack is very reliable.
Many dragons are weak against Ice, making it the desirable dragon-hunting element, but in hindsight, many mobs are resistant to Ice.
Out of the three elements, Lightning is the safest and most well-rounded element. Many dragons and mobs are weak against lightning.
Out of all magical types, Mana is the safest and most reliable pick, as it ignores both resistance and weakness. In favor for its neutrality it trades off a small amount of power, however, and lacks veil skills. To compensate, Mana magic also offers Healing Mana (ヒーリングマナ) and the powerful Mage's Concentrate (メイジズコンセント). It is also the easiest way to obtain the Space magic's EX spell, End of the World (ジエンドオブワールド), which has a chance of inflicting Skill Seal.

Strategy[]

When you have all the skills you need, max INT bonus, as it boosts the power of spells. It is recommended to have a Healer or a Princess to mitigate the Mage's high MANA usage.

The Single Elemental and Mana Mage picks one elemental and Mana magic. This Mage have a veil, Mage's Concentrate and single target elemental/Mana attack. Party-wide elemental spells are for mobs, but if they are resistant to the element of choice you can also use Heaven's Press (ヘヴンズプレス). Against bosses and dragons the general rotation is Mage's Concentrate → single target elemental spell. If the enemy is resistant to that element use Mana Bullet (マナバレット). The elemental EX spell is optional.

The Pure Mana Mage uses only Mana magic: Heaven's Press for random encounter and Mage's Concentrate → Mana Bullet for bosses and dragons. Healing Mana can be picked up, but 3 MANA is not significant and therefore not necessary. When you have all the skills and INT bonus, go for Planet Mastery (ポータルジャンプ) skills, Pharmaceuticals or Discerning Judgement. Late game, End of the World should be available, but keep in mind that Heaven's Press and Mana Bullet will be required at Lv. 5 and cost 7 MANA.

The Tri Elemental Mage uses all elemental skills: Fire, Ice and Lightning. This Mage is one of the most SP intense Mages. The advantage this Mage has over others is that they can exploit weaknesses. The powerful Mage's Concentrate won't be obtained until late game (unless you prioritize it) but that is not a big problem if the foe has elemental weakness.

The Abjuration Mage is abnormal. The Mage sits on the front row and cast a veil on themselves and then they cast a maxed Craft Shield (シールドクラフト) and continue recast it each turn. Placing a Mage at the front row is a fast ticket to die, so you might want a Knight with Defense Shift, a Fighter with the EX skill Maxing Call or a Princess with Solid Rhyme. Also, you must have a Healer with Craft Mana or a Princess with Song of the Moonlight because recasting Craft Shield every turn is very MANA intensive. This Mage is also SP expensive.

Skills[]

Universal[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
POW Bonus (POWボーナス)	-	2	10	-
Raises physical attack and defense.
SPD Bonus (SPDボーナス)	-	1	10	-
Raises agility and evasion.
INT Bonus (INTボーナス)	-	1	10	-
Raises magic attack and magic defense.

Fire Magic[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
Flame Mastery (フレイムマスタリー)	-	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	-
Increases the damage and activation speed of fire spells. Required for higher-level fire spells.
Flame (フレイム)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Flame Mastery Lv. 1
Fire damage to a single enemy. The spell starts at 300 at Lv. 1 with a 150% damage multiplier, and increases to 400 with a 200% damage multiplier at Lv. 5.
Volcano (ヴォルケイノ)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Flame Mastery Lv. 3 Flame Lv. 3
Fire damage to all enemies. The attack power of this spells is 240 with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1. At Lv. 5, these spell's attack power is 320 with a 200% damage multiplier.
Flame Veil (フレイムヴェイル)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Flame Mastery Lv. 3
Places a Flame Veil on an ally, which automatically counterattacks enemies who attack that ally with Fire damage. Just as powerful as single target elemental spell, this has 300 attack power with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1, rising to 400 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier at Lv. 5. Veil status last for 10 turns. The veil activates when the affected takes a physical melee attack. It will activate as many times as you're attacked. It will not fire off on things like Breath or other magic, or projectile attacks like 30mm Cannon. The Veil's counter attack has high accuracy. This spell is not affected by EX, but affected by Princess' Angelica Cage.
The Creation of Purgatory (煉獄の創造)	0 (EX)	3	1	Flame Mastery Lv. 5 Flame 5 Volcano Lv. 5
Extreme Fire damage to all enemies. EX Elemental spell that has 360 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier.

Ice Magic[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
Freeze Mastery (フリーズマスタリー)	-	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	-
Increases the damage and activation speed of ice spells. Required for higher-level ice spells.
Freeze (フリーズ)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Freeze Mastery Lv. 1
Ice damage to a single enemy. The spell starts at 300 at Lv. 1 with a 150% damage multiplier, and increases to 400 with a 200% damage multiplier at Lv. 5.
Blizzard (ブリザード)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Freeze Mastery Lv. 3 Freeze Lv. 3
Ice damage to all enemies. The attack power of this spells is 240 with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1. At Lv. 5, these spell's attack power is 320 with a 200% damage multiplier.
Freeze Veil (フリーズヴェイル)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Freeze Mastery Lv. 3
Places a Freeze Veil on an ally, which automatically counterattacks enemies who attack that ally with Ice damage. Just as powerful as single target elemental spell, this has 300 attack power with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1, rising to 400 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier at Lv. 5. Veil status last for 10 turns. The veil activates when the affected takes a physical melee attack. It will activate as many times as you're attacked. It will not fire off on things like Breath or other magic, or projectile attacks like 30mm Cannon. The Veil's counter attack has high accuracy. This spell is not affected by EX, but affected by Princess' Angelica Cage.
The Creation of Absolute Zero (絶零の創造)	0 (EX)	3	1	Freeze Mastery Lv. 5 Freeze Lv. 5 Blizzard Lv. 5
Extreme Ice damage to all enemies. EX Elemental spell that has 360 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier.

Lightning Magic[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
Shock Mastery (ショックマスタリー)	-	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	-
Increases the damage and activation speed of lightning spells. Required for higher-level lightning spells.
Shock (ショック)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Shock Mastery Lv. 1
Lightning damage to a single enemy. The spell starts at 300 at Lv. 1 with a 150% damage multiplier, and increases to 400 with a 200% damage multiplier at Lv. 5.
Bolt Storm (ボルトストーム)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Shock Mastery Lv. 3 Shock Lv. 3
Lightning damage to all enemies. The attack power of this spells is 240 with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1. At Lv. 5, these spell's attack power is 320 with a 200% damage multiplier.
Shock Veil (ショックヴェイル)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Shock Mastery Lv. 3
Places a Shock Veil on an ally, which automatically counterattacks enemies who attack that ally with Lightning damage. Just as powerful as single target elemental spell, this has 300 attack power with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1, rising to 400 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier at Lv. 5. Veil status last for 10 turns. The veil activates when the affected takes a physical melee attack. It will activate as many times as you're attacked. It will not fire off on things like Breath or other magic, or projectile attacks like 30mm Cannon. The Veil's counter attack has high accuracy. This spell is not affected by EX, but affected by Princess' Angelica Cage.
The Creation of a Divine Roar (神鳴の創造)	0 (EX)	3	1	Shock Mastery Lv. 5 Shock Lv. 5 Bolt Storm Lv. 5
Extreme Lightning damage to all enemies. EX Elemental spell that has 360 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier.

Mana Magic[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
Mana Mastery (マナマスタリー)	-	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	-
Increases the damage and activation speed of mana spells. Required for higher-level mana spells.
Mana Bullet (ショック)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Mana Mastery Lv. 1
Non-elemental damage to a single enemy. Mana Bullet has an attack power of 270 with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1. At Lv. 5, its attack power is 360 with a 200% damage multiplier.
Heaven's Press (ヘヴンズプレス)	3 (Lv. 1) 4 (Lv. 2) 5 (Lv. 3) 6 (Lv. 4) 7 (Lv. 5)	1 (Lv. 1~4) 2 (Lv. 5)	5	Mana Mastery Lv. 3 Mana Bullet Lv. 3
Non-elemental damage to all enemies. 220 attack power with a 150% damage multiplier at Lv. 1. At Lv. 5, Heaven's Press has 320 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier.
Healing Mana (ヒーリングマナ)	0	3	1	Mana Mastery Lv. 4
Heals the Mage's own Mana by a small amount. Recovers 3 MN on its own, 6 with EX. This can't be used out of battle.
Mage's Concentration (メイジズコンセント)	8	5	1	Mana Mastery Lv. 5
Increases the power of the spell you cast next turn. Whatever spell used next turn, its damage will be multiplied by 2.5. A Mage's Concentrate with an EX Spell will not actually do much more damage with a Princess' Angelica Cage attached.

Space Magic[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
Planet Mastery (プラネットマスタリー)	-	1 (Lv. 1~5)	5	-
Increases the activation speed of space spells. Required for higher-level space spells.
Portal Jump (ポータルジャンプ)	8 (Lv. 1) 7 (Lv. 2) 6 (Lv. 3) 5 (Lv. 4) 2 (Lv. 5)	2 (Lv. 1) 1 (Lv. 2~5)	5	Planet Mastery Lv. 1
Teleports party to the last portal used. At Lv. 1, it uses 8 MN, and each level it will take 1 MN less until Lv. 5, when it takes 2 MN.
Exit (イグジット)	8 (Lv. 1) 7 (Lv. 2) 6 (Lv. 3) 5 (Lv. 4) 2 (Lv. 5)	2 (Lv. 1) 1 (Lv. 2~5)	5	Planet Mastery Lv. 3
Teleports party to the exit of the dungeon you're currently in. At Lv. 1, it uses 8 MN, and each level it will take 1 MN less until Lv. 5, when it takes 2 MN.
Shield Craft (シールドクラフト)	4 (Lv. 1~2) 5 (Lv. 3~4) 6 (Lv. 5~6) 7 (Lv. 7~8) 8 (Lv. 9~10)	1 (Lv. 1-7) 2 (Lv. 8~10)	10	Planet Mastery Lv. 4
Nullifies up to a certain amount of damage the Mage takes. LF shielding starts at 30 (Lv. 1), and rises to 100 at Lv. 10. Damage in excess of what the shield can take will go to the Mage. Casting it again while it is still up will reset the damage it can take.
The End of World (ジエンドオブワールド)	0 (EX)	3	1	Planet Mastery Lv. 5 Mana Bullet Lv. 5 Heaven's Press Lv. 5
Extreme non-elemental damage to all enemies, with a chance to inflict Skill Seal. Has 325 attack power with a 200% damage multiplier.

Other[]

Name	MN Cost	SP Cost	Max Level	Prerequisites
Pharmaceuticals (薬学)	-	1 (Lv. 1~5)	5	INT Bonus Lv. 3
Improves the effect of recovery items. Lv. 1 starts at +50%, and rises at +10% per level until Lv. 5, where the total effectiveness jumps up to +100%. Only during battle, and only for items the Mage uses themself, the effectiveness of items used will be increased. Examples: Heal Aeros will heal 100 LF at Lv. 5, and a bottle of Mana Water will recover 30 MN.
Discerning Judgment (鑑定学)	-	1 (Lv. 1~5)	5	INT Bonus Lv. 5
Increases drop acquisition rate. +5% at Lv. 1, +5% per level, maxing at +25%. Some meat drops require you to not use magic or to use a certain type of elemental damage.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

In order from left to right in-game, the default names are Sharuru, Glast, Ikurakun and Vanessa.
The Mage Glast (named Julius) appears as a main character in the 7th Dragon manga.

Etymology[]

A mage or magician, also known as an enchanter, sorcerer, warlock, witch, or wizard, is someone who uses or practices magic derived from supernatural, occult, or arcane sources. As a character class, they are considered to be spellcasters who wield powerful spells, but are often physically weak as a trade-off.

Classes
7th Dragon		《Fighter》《Rogue》《Samurai》《Knight》《Mage》《Healer》《Princess》
7th Dragon 2020 & 7th Dragon 2020-II	2020 & 2020-II	《Samurai》《Destroyer》《Trickster》《Psychic》《Hacker》
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