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Mage Dragon

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Mage Dragon

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A Mage Dragon in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem.

Unit type(s)

Dragon

Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

None

The mage dragons (Japanese: 魔竜 magic dragon), collectively known as the Basilisk,[1] 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.[2]

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 Altar in Dolhr, and were bewitched into serving Gharnef in opposition to Marth in the War of Heroes. [3]

Nohr

Mage dragons are mentioned in the Malig Knight's Japanese flavor text.[4] The English version translated it as "evil dragons".

Elyos

Zephia is a member of the mage dragon tribe,[2] and Veyle's mother was a mage dragon.[5]

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.[2]

Class data

The Mage Dragon exists as a separate class from the Manakete in Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, New Mystery of the Emblem, as well as 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

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem 40 6 -- 0 0 0 15 20 6 -- Breath: 7
Shadow Dragon 18 0 7 2 0 0 12 11 6 -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 18 0 7 2 0 0 12 11 6 -- --
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

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- Breath: 20
Shadow Dragon 60 30 30 30 24 30 30 30 32 -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 60 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 8 -- --
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

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
Mystery of the Emblem 50 -- -- -- -- -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem 50% 10% -- 10% 10% 0% 10% 10% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 60% 50% 25% 80% 60% 0% 50% 20% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class change

All appearances

Special class
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Mage Dragon

Notable Mage Dragons

Enemy Units
Name Game
Morzas Mystery of the Emblem Book 1
Xemcel Mystery of the Emblem Book 1
Mage Dragon (Mystery of the Emblem) Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Enemy Mage Dragon units in the Fire Emblem series.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Mage Dragon

Often hyphenated as mage-dragon in Shadow Dragon.

Japanese

魔竜

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.

Spanish

Dragón magia

Magic dragon. Abbreviated to Drg. magia in gameplay for space reasons.

French

Dragon mage

Mage dragon. Abbreviated to Drg. mage in gameplay for space reasons.

German

Magie-Drache

Magic dragon. Abbreviated to Mg.-Drache in gameplay for space reasons.

Italian

Drago magico

Magic dragon

Gallery

References

  1. "Kee hee hee… So, Marth! You've come crawling back to your homeland… just to die! I am Lord Medeus's most formidable servant… Morzas of Basilisk!" — Morzas, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "I am a Mage Dragon. My kind are capable of making magical objects..." — Zephia, Fire Emblem Engage
  3. "Prince Marth, in this altar lurks many savage barbarians and mage dragons long gone mad. They have fallen under Gharnef's spell and will attack you given the chance." — Gotoh, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
  4. "暗夜の兵種。魔竜を従える魔竜騎士。斧と魔道で、敵軍を蹂躙する。 (Nohrian class. Mage dragon knights who tame mage dragons. Tramples the enemy army with axes and magic.)" — Japanese Malig Knight flavor text, Fire Emblem Fates
  5. "The youngest of Sombron's children, her mom was a kind mage dragon." — Veyle's ally notebook description, Fire Emblem Engage
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Advanced classes BishopDracoknightGeneralHeroHorsemanPaladinSniper
Dragon classes Divine DragonEarth DragonFire DragonIce DragonMage DragonShadow DragonWyvern
Other classes BallisticianBarbarianBerserkerBrigandDancerDark MageEmperorFighterFreelancerKnightLordManaketePirateSoldierThief
Unused classes Dark KnightGuardianSea Dragon
Classes in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Base classes ArcherBarbarianCavalierClericCurateDark MageFighterHunterKnightMageMercenaryMyrmidonPegasus KnightPirate
Advanced classes BerserkerBishopDracoknightGeneralHeroHorsemanPaladinSniperSorcererSwordmasterWarrior
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Other classes BallisticianDancerEmperorFreelancerLordManaketeSoldierThief