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Mage Knight
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The Mage Knight (Japanese: マージナイト Mageknight) is an advanced mounted class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is one of the first classes in the Fire Emblem series to wield both physical weapons and magic in combination: in its case, it can wield swords and all three types of anima magic in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. In its third appearance in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, however, the Mage Knight is a pure magical class, wielding anima and staves. After a 19-year absence, the Mage Knight makes a return in Fire Emblem Engage, functioning similarly to their portrayal in the Jugdral duology, with lance and axe-wielding variations introduced alongside the returning sword variation. The Mage Knight is a class change option for Mages in all of its appearances; it is also an option for Troubadours in The Sacred Stones.
As expected of a mixed-weaponry class, the Jugdral and Engage incarnations of the Mage Knight is unique in its balanced stats; while not possessing the same sheer strength in both types as a pure-physical or pure-magical unit, it is competent in both fields. It also possesses unusually high defense for a magical unit. As a mounted class, in Thracia 776 they are capable of dismounting and are forced to do so for indoor terrain, and unlike most dismounted units will not lose access to any of their weapons. The version of the Mage Knight in The Sacred Stones fits into a more standard magical unit mold.
In Awakening, a class similar to the Jugdral version of the Mage Knight was introduced, known as the Dark Knight.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -- |  B  B B  B
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| Thracia 776 (mounted) |
20/18 | 3 | 3/4 | 5/4 | 4/5 | 0 | 4/3 | -- | 8 | 6/4 |  E  D D  D
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| Thracia 776 (dismounted) |
20/18 | 2 | 3/4 | 4/3 | 3/4 | 0 | 3/2 | -- | 5 | 6/4 | E D D D
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| The Sacred Stones | 20/19 | -- | 4/3 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 0 | 5/3 | 5/6 | 7 | 8/6 |  C  D
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| Engage | 21 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 |  B  A / B A / B A
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Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 9 | -- | B B B B
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| Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | A A A A
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| The Sacred Stones | 60 | -- | 24/25 | 26/24 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 25/28 | 15 | 25 | S S*
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| Engage | 47 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 20 | 12 | A A / A A / A A
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Miscellaneous data
| Game | Tier | Movement type | Weakness | Experience | CRP | Gold | Vision | Weight mod. | Capacity | Size | Unit type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 (Male) |
-- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 (Female) |
-- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Engage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 20% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 | 50% | 20% | 3% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 15% | -- | -- | 15% | 0% | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 45% | -- | 40% | 30% | 40% | 30/40% | 10% | 40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Engage | 5% | 5% | 25% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 25% | -- | 0% | -- | -- |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 The Sacred Stones |
Canto | Innate; hidden and unnamed. |
| Engage |  Chaos Style
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Learned at level 5. |
Class change
Genealogy of the Holy War
The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units that change into the Mage Knight class have the following class change option:
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Choosing the option "Class change" in the home castle after reaching level 20. |  Mage Knight or  Mage Fighter |
| Promotion choice criteria: Preset depending on the individual character; Azelle and Arthur promote to Mage Knight, while Tine promotes to Mage Fighter. | ||
Thracia 776
The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units that change into the Mage Knight class have the following class change option:
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a  Knight Proof after reaching level 10.
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 Sage or  Mage Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: Preset depending on the individual character; Miranda promotes to Mage Knight, while Asbel promotes to Sage. | ||
The Sacred Stones
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage and  Troubadour |
Using a  Guiding Ring or  Master Seal after reaching level 10, then selecting "Mage Knight".
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 Mage Knight |
Engage
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Mage |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10 and having  proficiencies.Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10 and having , , or proficiencies.
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 Sage or  Mage Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Playable Mage Knights
| Playable units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Olwen | Thracia 776 |
| Ilios | Thracia 776 |
| Selena | The Sacred Stones (Creature Campaign only) |
| Playable Mage Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy Mage Knights
| Enemy units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Ovo | Genealogy of the Holy War (second generation) |
| Musar | Genealogy of the Holy War (second generation) |
| Kempf | Thracia 776 |
| Reinhardt | Thracia 776 |
| Mueller | Thracia 776 |
| Selena | The Sacred Stones |
| Enemy Mage Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| The Sacred Stones (class roll) |
Mounted mage-knights who wield anima
magic. Can also use sacred staves. |
馬にまたがり 戦場を駆け抜ける 魔道騎士
『理（ことわり）』の力と聖なる杖をあやつる |
| The Sacred Stones (help) |
Knights trained in both anima and
staves. Equip: Anima, staves. |
理魔法と杖を使う 魔道騎士
装備『理・杖』 |
| Engage | Magic knights who cast spells from
horseback, but can also take part in melee combat. |
馬上から魔法を放つ魔法騎士。
武器を携え、白兵戦でも活躍する。 |
Trivia
- In The Sacred Stones's entry on the Nintendo website in 2005, it was erroneously claimed that the Mage Knight was capable of using both "weapons and magic" as it can in other games.[1]
- In the Japanese version of The Sacred Stones, Tarvos, Maelduin, and Mage Knight do not take bonus damage from cavalry-effective weapons. This was changed in the international versions.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Mage Knight |
-- |
| Japanese |
• マージナイト |
• Officially romanized as Mageknight in The Sacred Stones. |
| Spanish |
Jinete mago |
Mage rider |
| French |
Chevalier mage |
Mage knight |
| German |
• Warlock |
• A male magic practitioner or conjurer, traditionally the equivalent male term for "witch".[2] Used in The Sacred Stones. |
| Italian |
Mago cavaliere |
Mage knight; abbreviated as Mago caval. in The Sacred Stones. |
| Korean |
메이지 나이트 |
Mage knight |
| Simplified Chinese |
魔法师骑士 |
Mage knight |
| Traditional Chinese |
魔法師騎士 |
Mage knight |
Gallery
Official artwork
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Artwork of a Mage Knight from the Trading Card Game.
Portraits
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The generic Mage Knight portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War. -
The generic Mage Knight portrait in Thracia 776. -
The generic Mage Knight portrait in The Sacred Stones.
Screenshots
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Screenshot of Alear as a female Mage Knight in Engage.
References
See also
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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| Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | ||||||
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| Classes in Fire Emblem Engage | ||||||
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