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Mage is a Basic Vocation in Dragon's Dogma.

DescriptionEdit

Masters of elemental magicks, mages rain down destruction on their enemies while keeping their party alive with restorative abilities.

Primary Weapon:Staff

Primary Offensive stat: Magick

Strengths and RoleEdit

Offensive Magick: Mages possess deadly magickal abilities allowing them to control the battle.

Healing and Curing: In addition to their offensive abilities, Mages possess healing magicks, allowing them to tend to their party’s wounds and cure Debilitations.

Enchanting: Mages can enchant their companions’ weapons, allowing the party to exploit the weaknesses of enemies.

Field Mobility: The skill Levitate can be used for increased mobility when moving around the map. It is useful because you can float up some steep hills to grab the ledge above you, that even the Double Vault skill can't reach. An example of this is the Witchwood entrance near Cassardis, a quick way to get to the Witch's House.

Anti-undead: Mages' healing magick deals damage to Undead creatures.

WeaknessesEdit

Low Physical Defense: The Mage does not fare well against most enemies that come within a close proximity. Most enemies tend to kill Mages within a few strikes as most enemies deal physical damage.

Low Hp/Stamina: The Mage does not gain a lot of Health or Stamina which can make them even more vulnerable as they can easily be tired out and defeated.

Silence: Will not be able to use any spells if silenced.

No Defensive or Evasive Moves: The Mage cannot perform evasive moves or block attacks.

Golems: A golem's discs are immune to magick, so Mages are essentially unable to damage them.

SkillsEdit

Staff SkillsEdit

Skill	Element	Rank	DP	Description
Ingle	Fire	Already Learned	-	Looses a ball of fire that explodes upon contact, engulfing both the target and surrounding foes. Press LS to change to desire aim
Anodyne	Holy	Already Learned	-	Invokes a magickal sigil which recovers the Health of those who enter.
Frazil	Ice	1	200	Creates a concentrated field of cold in front of the user that freezes solid whatever enemies it visits. Press light or heavy attack to conjure a freeze wave.
Levin	Lightning	1	200	Smites the enemy from above with tongues of lightning. Especially effective at driving foes out of hiding. Press LS to desire aim.
Fire Boon	Fire	1	200	Launches a bolt of magick that enchants an ally's weapon with Fire. Press LS to boon yourself.
Ice Boon	Ice	1	200	Launches a bolt of magick that enchants an ally's weapon with Ice. Press LS to boon yourself.
Thunder Boon	Lightning	1	200	Launches a bolt of magick that enchants an ally's weapon with Thunder. Press LS to boon yourself.
High Ingle	Fire	3	700	An advanced form of Ingle that increases the number of projectiles.Press LS for desire aim.
High Frazil	Ice	3	700	An advanced form of Frazil that expands the area of effect. Press heavy/light attack to conjure two freeze waves.
High Levin	Lightning	3	700	An advanced form of Levin that generates more lightning. Press LS for desire aim.
Holy Boon	Holy	3	500	Launches a bolt of magick that enchants an ally's weapon with Holy Light. Press LS to boon yourself.
Dark Boon	Dark	3	500	Launches a bolt of magick that enchants an ally's weapon with Darkness. Press LS to boon yourself.
Halidom	Holy	3	800	Invokes a magickal sigil which clears the following from those who enter: Poison, Torpor, Silence, Burns, and Frostbite.
Blearing	Dark	4	1000	Invokes a magickal sigil around the user that Blinds foes who enter.
Silentium	Dark	4	1000	Invokes a magickal sigil around the user that Silences foes who enter.
Comestion	Fire	5	1400	Generates a towering wall of flame; though only modest in power, it ignites adversaries with ease.
Frigor	Ice	5	1400	Generates a giant chunk of ice that can serve as a stepping stone. Press LS for desire aim.
Brontide	Lightning	5	1400	Wraps the user's body in a whip-like bolt of lightning capable of damaging foes. Attack with lightning with X/Square and Y/Triangle. Press A/X to stop.
Grapnel	Dark	5	1800	Fires a magickal anchor that can bind a foe for a time.
Fire Affinity	Fire	6	1200	An advanced form of Fire Boon that extends and amplifies the enchantment, as well as the recipient's Magick. Press LS to boon yourself.
Ice Affinity	Ice	6	1200	An advanced form of Ice Boon that extends and amplifies the enchantment, as well as the recipient's Magick. Press LS to boon yourself.
Thunder Affinity	Lightning	6	1200	An advanced form of Thunder Boon that extends and amplifies the enchantment, as well as the recipient's Magick. Press LS to boon yourself.
Holy Affinity	Holy	6	1200	An advanced form of Holy Boon that extends and amplifies the enchantment, as well as the recipient's Magick. Press LS to boon yourself.
Dark Affinity	Dark	6	1200	An advanced form of Dark Boon that extends and amplifies the enchantment, as well as the recipient's Magick. Press LS to boon yourself
High Blearing	Dark	6	1400	An advanced form of Blearing whose sigil is larger and persists for a longer period of time.
High Silentium	Dark	6	1400	An advanced form of Silentium whose sigil is larger and persists for a longer period of time.
High Comestion	Fire	7	1800	An advanced form of Comestion that expands the wall of flame.
High Frigor	Ice	7	1800	An advanced form of Frigor that generates 3 chunks of ice. The last one can be used as a stepping stone. Press LS for desire aim.
High Brontide	Lightning	7	1800	An advanced form of Brontide that endures for a longer period of time and drops lightning where it lands.
High Anodyne	Holy	7	2800	An advanced form of Anodyne whose sigil is larger, and persists for a longer period of time, and recovers more Health. Targets will also be healed for a small amount of time after leaving the sigil.
High Halidom	Holy	7	2800	An advanced form of Halidom whose sigil persists for a longer period of time and cures a wider variety of debilitations.
High Grapnel	Dark	8	5000	An advanced form of Grapnel that binds even large foes for a longer period of time.
Spellscreen	Holy	8	5000	Invokes a magickal sigil around the user that enhances attributes. The user may move while the sigil is active.
High Spellscreen	Holy	9	7000	An advanced form of Spellscreen that enhances the user's attributes for a longer duration.

Core SkillsEdit

Skill	Rank	DP	Description
Feather Jump	Already Learned	-	A light jump. More effective when grabbing to platforms or rocks.
Magick Billow	Already Learned	-	Swing your staff downward to stagger the enemy. Follow-up attacks can send the enemy to the ground. (Heavy Attack)
Magick Bolt	Already Learned	-	Launches a magick bolt from your staff. Press repeatedly for additional effect. Can add elemental effect via enchantments. (Light Attack)
Levitate	2	600	An advanced form of Feather Jump that mitigates gravity's pull, enabling a gentle landing even from great heights. (Use Jump Whilst in Mid-Air)
Magick Agent	6	3000	An advanced form of Magick Billow. Conjures spheres of magickal energy around the user to attack encroaching foes.
Focused Bolt	6	3000	An advanced form of Magick Bolt. Focuses the user's active enchantment into a powerful burst that can be fired from the ground or air.

AugmentsEdit

Skill	Rank	DP	Description
Equanimity	2	700	While your health is critical, Magick is increased by 20%.
Intervention	2	700	Reduces cumulative damage when you are debilitated by Archmagicks by 15%.
Apotropaism	4	1800	Increases Magick Defense by 30.
Beatitude	4	1800	Increases the duration of Curative Magick by 50%.
Perpetuation	7	3500	Increases the duration of Enchantments by 30%.
Attunement	9	7000	Increases Magick by 10%.
Inflection	9	7000	Halves the damage taken while preparing a spell.

For information on how augments impact stats and how stacking of multiple augments work, see the Stats page.

GrowthEdit

Initial StatsEdit

Health	Stamina	Attack	Defense	Magick Attack	Magick Defense
410	540	60	60	80	80

Level UpEdit

	HP	Stamina	Attack	Defense	Magick Attack	Magick Defense
Under Lvl 10	22	20	2	3	4	3
Lvl 10+	21	10	2	1	4	4
Lvl 100+	10	10	0	0	2	2

NotesEdit

Spells will Consume Stamina instead of mana/magick seeing as there is no mana or magick bar. Time is also a factor with spells, as the more powerful ones take longer to cast.

TipsEdit

Levitate will not stop falling damage and serves more as an extended jump. However, you can wait to press the jump button the second time when you are closer to the ground. Timed correctly, you will save yourself from even a certain, plummeting death.
Anodyne can be used to heal NPCs.
Grapnel is very useful at trapping groups, and cannot be used by a Sorcerer.
Augments from Sorcerer are very useful for the Mage as well.
It's best to have pawns that can Enchant, as it can be very annoying to do it yourself.
Fire Boon/Fire Affinity good early game. Holy Boon/Holy Affinity good post-dragon.
Boons/Affinities alter basic magic attacks.
Clicking down on the Left Analog will target yourself (with applicable spells) or switch to manual targeting (with applicable spells) and clicking down on the Right Analog will focus your targeting on one target (for offensive spells) and multi-hit spells like High Levin will focus all strikes on that one target, rather than spreading the damage out. (tested on PS3)
Spellscreen specifically enhances Defense, Magick Defense, Stagger Resistance, and Knockdown Resistance.
When Undead are in the field of Anodyne, Halidom, or Spellscreen, Holy damage is dealt to them.
Although Blearing and Silentium do not deal Darkness damage, they are listed as Dark elemental spells. Grapnel does actually deal slight Dark elemental damage.