Mage

Japanese name	魔法使い まほうつかい
Rōmaji name	Mahou Tsukai
Gender	Male and/or Female
Game	Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds Dragon Quest Champions Dragon Quest Island

The Mage is the class which specializes in offensive magicDragon Quest VII

Mage is a vocational class in the Dragon Quest series.

Mages specialise in casting destructive spells, but performs poorly at close combat. They can also use certain field spells to help the party in its adventures. The Mage is given powerful magical abilities when leveled fully, including Puff! and Kaboom. The Mage also has the Hocus Pocus spell introduced in Dragon Quest II, which has a large menu of possible random effects: some very good, some very bad. Though Mages have high Intelligence, they are physically frail and cannot equip heavy weapons such as swords, axes, spears, or heavy armour. It is best to keep them in the back lines.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest III

Level	Spells
1	Frizz
4	Buff
5	Crack
7	Sizz
9	Evac
9	Kabuff
11	Bang
12	Zoom
12	Deceleratle
14	Sizzle
15	Drain Magic
17	Frizzle
18	Peep
19	Safe Passage
20	Crackle
21	Oomph
23	Boom
24	Bounce
25	Tick-Tock
26	Kacrackle
27	Fuddle
29	Kasizzle
30	Sheen
32/34	Kercrack
33	Fade
34	Puff!
35	Click
36	Kafrizzle
37	Morph
38	Kaboom
40	Hocus Pocus

Dragon Quest VI

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Strength	-40%
Agility	-5%
Defence	-40%
Wisdom	+20%
Max. HP	-40%
Max. MP	+10%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	Novice	Frizzle Snooze	1
2	Apprentice	Sizz Dazzle	13
3	Magician	Sizzle Zoom	28
4	Enchanter	Fuddle Kasap	43
5	Conjurer	Boom Evac	75
6	Sorcerer	Crackle Drain Magic	105
7	Wizard	Kasnooze	145
8	Archmage	Kasizzle Bounce	180

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Strength	-40%
Agility	-5%
Guard	-40%
Intelligence	+20%
Appearance	+10%
Max. HP	-40%
Max. MP	+10%

PS1 Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	Beginner	Sizz	1
2	Novice	Snooze	13
3	Dabbler	Zoom	28
4	Magician	Evac/Sap	43
5	Sorcerer	Frizzle	70
6	Wizard	Boom/Dazzle	105
7	Warlock	Sizzle	135
8	Archmage	Crackle	170

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed
1	Hobbyist	Sizz	1
2	Apprentice	Snooze	5
3	Magician	Absorb Magic, Zoom	10
4	Enchanter	Sap, Evac	18
5	Conjeror	Frizzle	28
6	Sorcerer	Boom, Dazzle	40
7	Wizard	Sizzle	55
8	Archmage	Crackle	80

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learn
Troubadour	Cursed Verse
Dancer	Absorb Magic
Martial Artist	Fire Breath
Jester	Fuddle
Sailor	Lightning
Shepherd	Kasnooze
Thief	Drain Magic

Usefulness

The Mage's spells are useful after the events in Alltrades Abbey, but when combined with the mastered Priest class, the character can become a Sage and learn much more devastating spells and a Druid afterwards.

Dragon Quest IX

The Mage class is available at the start of the game and has the unique skillset "Spellcraft". Mages can also use skill points to learn Knife, Wand, Whip, and Shield skills. Their coup de grâce is "0 Zone," which reduces their MP cost to zero for a few turns.

Spellcraft

Points	Name
8	Wizard Ward
18	Natural Magical Might +20
26	Spooky Aura
38	Natural Max MP +10
46	Focus Pocus
54	Critical Spell Rate Up
68	Channel Anger
78	Natural Magical Might +60
88	Natural Max MP +20
100	Natural Magical Might +100

Spells

Level	Spells
1	Frizz
4	Acceleratle
6	Crack
7	Sap
8	Evac
11	Bang
13	Safe Passage
16	Crackle
19	Fuddle
21	Bounce
25	Kasap
28	Boom
30	Frizzle
33	Oomph
40	Kacrack
42	Blunt
47	Kaboom
53	Kafrizz
64	Kafrizzle
68	Kacrackle

Dragon Quest X

The Mage is one of the six starting vocations available in version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X. They can use Knives, Whips, Heavy Wands, Fisticuffs and Shields. each one with their own individual skill trees, with their exclusive skill tree being once again Spellcraft (まほう). Their coup de grâce is likewise 0 Zone (ミラクルゾーン) once again. Their high Magical Might stats and myriad of damaging spells make them highly specialized for dealing area of effect damage.

Heroes series

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Teresa and Lazarel can become Mages from the start; once they have reached level 20 they become able to become Sages if also the Priest vocation has reached level 20.

As a Mages, they can equip Wands, Heavy Wands, and Whips.

Other games

Dragon Quest of the Stars

A Standard Vocation which needs to be of at least level 50 to access the Sage and Armamentalist Specialist Vocations.

Preferred weapon types:

• Daggers
• Wands
• Whips

Vocation Skill

Lv 1	✸️Sizz Lv 3
	Magic Attack +10 with preferred weapon
Lv 5	Spell CT cut 3% with preferred weapon
Lv 10	✸️Sizz Lv 5
Lv 15	Magic Attack +10
Lv 20	✸️Sizz Lv. 5 upgrades to ✸️Sizzle Lv. 1
Lv 25	Magic Attack +10 with preferred weapon
Lv 30	✠Channel Anger Lv 3
Lv 35	Magic Attack +10
Lv 40	✸️Sizzle Lv 3
Lv 45	Magic Attack +10 with preferred weapon
Lv 50	✠Channel Anger Lv 5
Lv 55	Spell CT cut 3% with preferred weapon
Lv 60	✸️Sizzle Lv 5

Vocation Bonus

For associated Specialist Vocations

Lv 50	🔰Mage's Essence
Lv 60	Max HP +10
Lv 70	Chainspell Tricks (Low) (Sage) / Magic Flurry Tricks (Low) (Armamentalist) with preferred weapon
Lv 80	Magic Attack +10 with preferred weapon
Lv 90	Chainspell Tricks (Sage) / Magic Flurry Tricks (Armamentalist) with preferred weapon
Lv 99	Luck +5

Dragon Quest Walk

Mage is one of the base vocations, available from the start.

Preferred weapon types:

• Knives
• Wands
• Whips

Dragon Quest Champions

Preferred weapon types:

• Knives
• Whips
• Heavy wands

Notable Wizards

• Selectable class in Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest IX
• Borya
• Jessica Albert and Maya also have abilities from the Wizard class set.
• Veronica's skillset matches a Wizard's.

Notable Mages

• Bianca Whitaker
• Nera Briscoletti
• Ashlynn
• Maribel begins with some Mage spells learnt
• Jessica Albert, being a descendant of one of the Seven Sages, is a naturally gifted spell-caster.
• Erinn
• Veronica, spiritual reincarnation of the sage Serenica, has a born talent for offensive magic.
• Morcant, the erstwhile companion of the first Luminary Erdwin, was one of, if not the most powerful, mage in history.

Gallery

Female Mage in Dragon Quest III.

Male Mage in Dragon Quest III.

Mages in Dragon Quest Walk.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Mage
German	Zauberer
Spanish	Mago
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Mago
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown