Dragon’s Dogma 2: Mage guide, Mage Maister location and completion, tips, tricks, and skill list
The Mage is one of the most varied classes in the game, second only to Warfarer. Toward the endgame, it’s not only terrific but necessary.
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•How do you play as a Mage?•Mage Skills and Augments•Mage Maister location•Best Mage character builds•Best Mage team composition
Dragon’s Dogma 2 has arrived, and it’s been a fantastic experience so far. In my 60 hours of playtime I’ve conquered many a Dragon on my way to becoming the true Arisen. While my hours are numerous, it feels as though I’m not even halfway through this saga. However, let us start at the beginning of this tale with theMage.
See, I started the game as aMage, which is what I played for quite a bit in Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. It’s a blast to be able to self-heal without having to rely on pawns to do it for you. The flip side is that you’re now the one responsible for keeping everyone else alive!
Before jumping onMage, check out ourVocation guideto see all your options first.Magemay or may not be for you, so do yourself a favor and look them all over to see which play style suits you best. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter, as you can swap to anotherVocationquickly enough.
What is a Mage and how to play it
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TheMageexcels at being everything it needs to be at a given moment. It’s a flawless supportVocationthat players gain access to from the start. I picked it up to begin my adventures, playing the roles of healer, damage dealer, and enchanter.
TheMagecan be played in different positions depending on party makeup from one quest to the next. The builds can be so different that often, twoMagescan work in a group together. One can main a healer role with a dash of enchanting while the other can dedicate themselves to dealing damage.
While their overall damage potential is outclassed bySorcerer, theMagehas access to one of the fewHoly damageabilities in the game. This proficiency is paramount in multiple fights against dark/shadow enemies, as it deals massive chunks of damage when used. It’s time to glide around as the Grand Master of the battlefield. Meet theMage.
Mage Skills and Augments
The following lists include every Weapon Skill, Core Skill, and Augment that the Mage can purchase throughVocation Guildsin main cities likeVernworthandBattahl. You can unlock more abilities by increasing the rank of your chosenVocation.
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It takes over 27,000Disciplineto reach level 9, the max level for allVocations.
Weapon Skills list
Weapon Skillsare powerful abilities that players can use at the cost ofStamina. ManySkillsare learned by leveling theVocation Rankthey are under, while others are learned viaScrollsgiven byVocation Maisters. All Skills can be swapped in and out freely atVocation Guilds.
Weapon Skills:
Core Skills list
Core Skillsare special traits that augment existing moves or allow a player to perform unique actions. They are generally unique to eachVocation. However, someCore Skillscan be the same betweenVocations, such asFollow-UpAttacksbeing used by all meleeVocations.
Core Skils:
Augments list
Augmentsare special abilities that can be equipped regardless of your currentVocation. Meaning if you earn anAugmentforSorcerer, it can be equipped on theFighter.Augmentsare acquired by spendingDisciplineat aVocation Guild. You are able to equip up to sixAugmentsat any given time. Increase the rank of theVocationto unlock moreAugments.
Where to find the Mage Maister
TheMage Maisteris located just northwest ofMelve. This probably signals something in your brain that says, “Oh, this is going to be easy!” Your brain is wrong. We’ve got some dilemmas to get through.
Once you’ve reached theMaister, you’ll find out it’s a little girl namedTrysha. She’s asking for five different books to be delivered, which are the same books thather father wants in Checkpoint Rest Town. Her quest is called “Spellbound”. Following the link, you’ll find three books required for this venture.
Make forgeries of the first three books, “Let There Be Light,” “Fulminous Shield,” and “Towering Earth.” You’ll want to save the forgeries for “The Sorcerer’s Appraisal” later. Trysha needs the real books, and she requires all five of them to obtain the Mage Maister skill.
The last two books are in the same chest, and they’re not far fromTrysha. Head east to a place called “Waterfall Cave.” It’s here that you’ll make your way through the cave system until you come across a cavernous research library. In the center of the room is a chest that contains “Nation’s Death Knell” and “Howling Blizzard.”
You can grab these and run or fight against what appears to be a lich king! If you came in runningHigh Empyrean, this fight will be easy. Without it, you’ll struggle a bit. The lich is strong against all forms of magick besides holy, which he is severely weak against.Return toTryshaand give her all five books, the real ones, and let her read them for a day or two. I went and stayed at a campsite for a couple of days. Afterward, come back at night, and a fireworks display will greet you.
Trysharuns mad after reading the tomes as her magickal power bursts from her body. Your job is to avoid her spells and expend her mana pool. I rushed the fight by constantly chasing her until I got close enough to grab her. This ended the fight prematurely.
She’ll need rest after this ordeal. Go back to the campsite and wait another two days before returning. When she’s awake, the quest will update. So don’t go peaking beforehand; there’s no point.Approach her to receive theSorcererskillMeteoronand theMageskillCelestial Paean.
Best Mage character builds
As aMage, you’ll spend a lot of time mixing your build up depending on where you’re headed. Like in Bakbattahl, there isn’t a reason to run fire-based spells. Too many enemies are strong against them, while plenty are weak to fire inVernworth. In other areas, it will be more important to dispel poison effects, while in some, you’ll want to bring a shield.
Overall, there are two main builds I suggest players use as a base for early-game and endgame content. These builds will be changed slightly here and there, but they’ll be your must-have in many situations.
Best early-game Mage Weapon Skills
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Flagaration/High Flagarationis going to be your primary damage spell for quite some time. It lacks range, but it spreads through enemies, which means AoE damage on wolf packs from the start of the game. Even in later content,High Flagarationwill stick around.
Levin/High Levinwill be your secondary damage skill. One that you’ll dump rather quickly once you’ve obtained better spells. For now, it does decent knockdown damage for flying enemies early in the game. It also provides stuns on ogres, trolls, and cyclops.
Fire Boon/Fire Affinitywill increase your entire party’s DPS in the forest areas of the game. Everything except some of the lizardfolk are fragile to fire-based attacks.
Empyrean/High Empyreanisn’t essential, and you could take another Boon or Affinity, but Empyrean provides an unbeatable light source during the darkness. Seeing your opponent is half the game, and many of the other early spells aren’t worth the discipline they cost to unlock yet.
Best later game Mage Weapon Skills
For the late game, we’re droppingLevin/High Levinand replacing it withCelestial Paeanas soon as we unlock it. This will provide a staggering buff to your allies as the best support skill in the game—an increase to DPS and a decrease to damage taken, all in one skill. EveryMageshould run this.
Secondly, depending on the situation, we’ll be swapping outFire Boon/AffinityforHigh HalidomorHigh Palladium. If you’re entering a place known for debilitation such as blighted, sleep, silence, and more, you’ll wantHigh Halidom. If it’s not, takeHigh Palladiumto grant shields to your party.
Best Mage Augments
Magehas a healthy amount ofAugmentsthey’ll be taking from everywhere. Four of the six will come fromMageandSorcerer, while the others are easy to get once you’ve unlocked or used theirVocations.
Here are the bestAugmentsforMage:
Best team composition
First, I recommend a proper tank, aFighter. While you can takeWarriors, you’ll spend more time healing them than you would aFighter. The shield makes a difference when it comes to staying alive.
Second, I suggest aThief. Again, you could pickWarrior, but I enjoy having aThiefin the party to help stunlock the enemies.Helm Splitteris no joke for theThief Vocation.
For the last role, my pick has to beSorcerer. They’ll balance any elemental weakness of the party while providing tremendous damage potential. While the Mage can compliment whatever element the Sorcerer might be missing, it’s usually guaranteed they’ll double up on fire damage while carrying a much-needed earth-based ability to rock lizards.
Assess, deploy, reassess. Command the field.
That wraps up our guide onMage. I hope this helps keep you and your party members alive through even the worst fights. Plenty of unknown elements are waiting behind every corner of the world, and theMagecan stop them all!
Make sure to check out some of our other guides for Vocations as well; we’ll update them daily as we encounter more of everything in the world. Until next time, Arisen, slay the Dragon!
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is now available for purchase onXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam after releasing on March 22, 2024.
Dragon’s Dogma 2
An ancient dragon has once again taken flight to bathe the world in terror and flame. Become the Arisen and raise an army of Pawns to save the world from this nefarious dragon in the long-awaited Dragon’s Dogma 2.
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Michael has been gaming since he was five when his mother first bought a Super Nintendo from Blockbuster. Having written for a now-defunct website in the past, he’s joined Windows Central as a contributor to spreading his 30+ years of love for gaming with everyone he can. His favorites include Red Dead Redemption, all the way to the controversial Dark Souls 2.
