Dragon's Dogma 2 Mage Vocation Guide

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The Mage vocation in Dragon's Dogma 2 is a powerful support class, excelling in healing and buffing allies. While its core healing skill, Anodyne, provides a crucial healing aura, the Mage also offers other curative and defensive spells like Argent, Palladium, and Halidom. Beyond support, Mages can utilize damaging and offensive support spells, allowing for flexible party customization to tackle various encounters.

Understanding the Mage's role is key to advancing your tactics in Dragon's Dogma 2. This overview provides a summary of the Mage's strengths and weaknesses:

Pros	Cons
Strong Support vocation	Squishy
Safe backliner	Low damage class
Easy to play	Lots of micromanagement until better Augments and spell upgrade unlock.
Only healing class in the game
Unlocked from the start.

As you progress, you'll unlock Augments that offer passive bonuses, further specializing your Mage. This guide will delve deeper into specific spells, augments, and build strategies.

Mage Builds

Mages primarily function as support, aiding allies with buffs and heals. While a dedicated build guide is available, this section offers a general overview of playstyles.

One playstyle focuses on being a combat healer, utilizing curative, defensive, and healing spells like Halidom (cures debuffs), Palladium (shields allies), and Argent (direct ranged healing).

Another major aspect is offensive support through Enchantment spells, such as Boon or Affinity spells. These apply enchanted weapon effects, significantly boosting party DPS, especially against bosses. Tailoring Enchantments to exploit enemy elemental weaknesses is a key advanced tactic.

Mages are often best paired with a Fighter pawn, whose ability to draw aggro and pin enemies down reduces the risk to the Mage. Fighters can also synergize by blocking with their enchanted weapon.

Mage Spells and Core Skills List

The following table categorizes Mage spells, including their upgraded forms. Higher-rank spells unlock as you level up the Mage vocation. Hover over spells for detailed descriptions.

Core Skills	Enchantments	Support Spells	Offensive Spells
Anodyne	Empyrean	Celerity	Frigor
Levitate	High Empyrean	High Celerity	High Frigor
Focused Bolt	Fire Boon	Halidom	Flagration
Quick Spell	Fire Affinity	High Halidom	High Flagration
	Ice Boon	Palladium	Levin
	Ice Affinity	High Palladium	High Levin
	Lightning Boon	Argent Tonic	Solemnity
	Lightning Affinity
	Spell Hold

Mages are a solid caster vocation, offering strong buffs, heals, and defensive spells that fit any party. Many offensive and core skills transfer to the Sorcerer vocation, but Anodyne is exclusive to Mages. Mages are restricted to specific staves, and gear can also be vocation-specific.