Mage

The Mage is the class which specializes in offensive magic --Description in Dragon Quest VII.

The Mage (Wizard in earlier localizations) is a recurring class in the Dragon Quest series.

As a class, the Mage specializes in casting destructive and debilitating spells, but performs poorly at melee combat. They can also use certain field spells to help the party in its adventures. The caster is given powerful magical abilities when leveled fully, including Puff! and Kaboom. The Mage can also caste 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 Magi have high Wisdom, they are physically frail and cannot equip heavy weapons such as swords, axes, spears, or heavy armor.

Dragon Quest III

Starting equipment

• Cypress stick (NES Version only)
• Clothes

Spells

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

Dragon Quest VI

Mage is one of the basic classes available. It is one of the prerequisites for the Sage vocation (along with Priest), and for the Armamentalist vocation (along with Warrior).

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	180
Strength	-40%
Agility	-5%
Defence	-40%
Wisdom	+20%
Max HP	-40%
Max MP	+10%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Novice	Frizzle	1	One enemy	Burns a single enemy with a large fireball.	4
		Snooze		One group	Puts a group of enemies to sleep.	3
2	Apprentice	Sizz	13	One group	Singes a group of enemies with a blazing fire.	4
		Dazzle		One group	Envelops a group of enemies in illusions.	5
3	Magician	Sizzle	28	One group	Burns a group of enemies enemies with a blazing wall of fire.	6
		Zoom		Self	Teleports to a previously visited town	1
4	Enchanter	Fuddle	43	One group	Sends a group of enemies into a state of confusion.	5
		Kasap		Self	Reduces the defence of a group of enemies.	4
5	Conjurer	Boom	75	All enemies	Engulfs all enemies in a large explosion.	8
		Evac		Self	Escapes to world map	8
6	Sorcerer	Crackle	105	Enemy group	Rips into a group of enemies with sharp icicles.	5
		Drain Magic		One enemy	Steals MP from a single enemy.	0
7	Wizard	Kasnooze	145	Enemy group	Puts a group of enemies into a deep sleep.	5
8	Archmage	Kasizzle	180	One group	Scorches a group of enemies with blazing hellfire.	10
		Bounce		Self	Forms a protective barrier that reflects all spells.	4

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	170
Strength	-40 Percent
Agility	-5 Percent
Guard	-40 Percent
Intelligence	+20 Percent
Appearance	+10 Percent
Max HP	-40 Percent
Max MP	+10 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Sizz	1	One Group	Does ~20HP in flame damage	4
2	Novice	Snooze	13	One Group	May cause sleep in one group of enemies	3
3	Dabbler	Zoom	28	Field	Returns the party to the last town visited	1
4	Magician	Evac	43	Field	Allows the party to escape dungeons and caves	8
4	Magician	Sap	43	One Enemy	Cuts one enemy's defense in half	3
5	Sorcerer	Frizzle	70	One Enemy	Causes ~80HP in fire damage	4
6	Wizard	Boom	105	All Enemies	Causes ~60HP in explosion damage	8
6	Wizard	Dazzle	105	One Group	May cause fog in one group of enemies	3
7	Warlock	Sizzle	135	One Group	Causes ~40HP in flame damage	6
8	Archmage	Crackle	170	One Group	Causes ~50HP in ice damage	5

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Bard	Curse Song	One Group	Lowers the defense of one group of enemies	0
Dancer	Take Magic	Self	Absorbs the MP from one magic spell	0
Fighter	Fire Air	All Enemies	Does ~10HP in fire damage	0
Jester	Panic All	One Group	May cause confusion in one group of enemies	5
Mariner	Lightning	All Enemies	Causes ~40 HP in Electric Damage	0
Shepherd	Sleep All	One Group	Has a better chance of causing sleep in one group of enemies	5
Thief	Rob Magic	One Enemy	Steals ~25MP from one enemy	0

Usefulness

The Mage's spells are useful after the events in Dharma but when combined with the mastered Cleric class, the character can become a Sage and learn much more devastating spells and a Summoner 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-Grace is "0 Zone," which reduces their MP cost to zero for a few turns.

Spellcraft

Required points	Name	Effects
8	Wizard Ward	Creates a barrier that protects the caster from magic
18	Natural Magical Might +20	Permanently adds 20 to magical might
26	Spooky Aura	Reduces an enemy's resistance to magic
38	Natural Max MP +10	Permanently adds 10 to Max MP
46	Focus Pocus	Restores some MP on next turn
54	Critical Spell Rate Up	Spells are more likely to go haywire or get a serious boost (the magic equivalent of a critical hit)
68	Channel Anger	Temporarily improves magical might
78	Natural Magical Might +60	Permanently adds 60 to magical might
88	Natural Max MP +20	Permanently adds 20 to Max MP
100	Natural Magical Might +100	Permanently adds 100 to magical might

Spells

Name	Level	MP	Description
Frizz	1	2	Singes a single enemy with a small fireball.
Acceleratle	4	4	Raises the agility of all party members.
Crack	6	3	Pierces a single enemy with razor-sharp icicles.
Sap	7	4	Reduces the defence of a single enemy.
Evac	8	3	Exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers.
Bang	11	5	Damages all enemies with a small explosion.
Safe Passage	13	2	Travel with impunity across harmful terrain.
Crackle	16	8	Rips into a group of enemies with sharp icicles.
Fuddle	19	5	Sends a group of enemies into confusion.
Bounce	21	4	Forms a protective barrier that reflects all enemy spells.
Kasap	25	8	Reduces the defence of a group of enemies.
Boom	28	10	Engulfs all enemies in a large explosion.
Frizzle	30	6	Burns a single enemy with a large fireball.
Oomph	33	8	Increases the attack of a single party member.
Kacrack	40	24	Lacerates all enemies with a raw volley of rasping ice.
Blunt	42	8	Decreases the attack of a single enemy.
Kaboom	47	28	Blasts all enemies with a violent explosion.
Kafrizz	53	18	Incinerates a single enemy with an enormous fireball.
Kafrizzle	64	45	Cremates a single enemy with an enormous fireball.
Kacrackle	68	50	Tears into all enemies with giant shards of ice.

Notable Mages

• Selectable class in Dragon Quest III and Dragon Quest IX
• Princess of Moonbrooke
• Borya
• Jessica Albert
• Maya and the Princess of Gotha also have abilities from the Wizard class set.
• Ashlynn learns several mage abilities naturally

Gallery

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  Dragon Quest III

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  Female Mage, Dragon Quest III official artwork.