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Mage Dragon
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The mage dragons (Japanese: {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|魔竜|Maryū}} magic dragon), collectively known as the Basilisk,Expansion depth limit exceeded are one of the dragon tribes of Archanea. This breed of dragon is associated with magical power and is highly resilient against human magic attacks. Certain manaketes can access the form of mage dragons through the use of magestones.
In Elyos, the mage dragons are one of the dragon tribes, and they are capable of creating magical objects.Expansion depth limit exceeded
History
Archanea
Millennia before the foundation of the Kingdom of Archanea, the dragons were the dominant race of the land, presiding over an enlightened and advanced civilization covering the entire continent. The mage dragons of the Basilisk tribe were part of this civilization. This changed one thousand years before Archanea's formation, as the dragons began to show signs of deterioration. When the divine dragon elders recommended that dragons seal their power into dragonstones and take a human form to ensure their survival, several mage dragons complied and took the form of manaketes. Those who either failed to comply or refused thus degenerated into aggressive wild beasts as predicted.Wild mage dragons are only known to have inhabited the Dragon's Table in Dolhr, and were bewitched into serving Gharnef in opposition to Marth in the War of Heroes. Expansion depth limit exceeded
Nohr
Mage dragons are mentioned in the Malig Knight's Japanese flavor text.Expansion depth limit exceeded The English version translated it as "evil dragons".
Elyos
Zephia is a member of the mage dragon tribe,Expansion depth limit exceeded and Veyle's mother was a mage dragon.Expansion depth limit exceeded {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}
Characteristics
Physical appearance
Mage dragons look similar to ice dragons with their sleek and serpent-like build, though they are not as muscular as ice dragons. Their spine is lined with barbs and they completely lack wings. Their hide is colored a pale purple.
Powers
In Archanea, mage dragons have both an affinity for and an immense resistance to magical powers, and attack by exhaling arcane breath which acts as magic when it strikes its foe.
In Elyos, mage dragons can create magical objects.Expansion depth limit exceeded
Class data
The Mage Dragon exists as a separate class from the Manakete in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Mystery of the Emblem}} and its remake, {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|New Mystery of the Emblem}}, as well as {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|The Binding Blade}}, and is near-exclusive to enemies. They originally used the Fire Breath weapon in Mystery of the Emblem, but the remakes changed them to instead use Mage Breath. In the Archanea games, certain playable Manaketes (Tiki only in the former, all Manaketes in the latter) can temporarily become Mage Dragons in battle through the use of a Magestone. However, in Mystery of the Emblem, the Magestone is used from the items menu to transform Manaketes into Mage Dragons both on the field and in battle for five turns, giving them access to Fire Breath.
Mage Dragons are, unsurprisingly, effectively the dragon counterpart to Mages and Curates. They are the only dragon class whose attacks are counted as magical damage and they accordingly have by far the highest magic stat of any dragon class. In Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem, all Mage Dragons are completely immune to magical damage from enemies, including the attacks of rival Mage Dragons or Magestone users. While they do not have this trait in Mystery of the Emblem, they still have very high resistance, which they also have in other games.
In Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, the Mage Dragon class is classified as a special class, and accordingly has a higher level cap of 30.
Base stats
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- The stats for Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem are used to calculate the stats of a Manakete using a Magestone in combat.
Max stats
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- The stats for Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem are used to calculate the stats of a Manakete using a Magestone in combat.
Miscellaneous stats
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Class growth rates
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Class change
All appearances
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Notable Mage Dragons
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Etymology and other languages
{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|eng-name=Mage Dragon |eng-mean=Often hyphenated as mage-dragon in Shadow Dragon. |jpn-name={{Expansion depth limit exceeded|魔竜|Maryū}} |jpn-mean=Romanized as MAGICDRAGON in internal files in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem. Identical to the name of the Demon Dragon in Elibe. |span-name=Dragón magia |span-mean=Magic dragon. Abbreviated to {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|es|Drg. magia}} in gameplay for space reasons. |fren-name=Dragon mage |fren-mean=Mage dragon. Abbreviated to {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|fr|Drg. mage}} in gameplay for space reasons. |ger-name=Magie-Drache |ger-mean=Magic dragon. Abbreviated to {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|de|Mg.-Drache}} in gameplay for space reasons. |ital-name=Drago magico |ital-mean=Magic dragon }}
Gallery
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