MAX MCGEE'S PROFILE

There are four classes in Mage Duel. You choose which one you want to play during character creation. Throughout the game, you will be doing battle with mages of the other three classes as well as your own. These NPC mages are built and equipped and level-advanced the same way as Player Characters, so every fight is fair: it will behoove you to familiarize yourself with the abilities and drawbacks of all the classes, not just your own. Likewise, you might find that the class you first choose to play as isn't for you; all four classes will be available in the demo, allowing for significant replay value.

The Evoker:
Your standard "Black Mage", Evokers use destructive magic to channel fire, lightining, and frost through their fingertips and into the bodies of their enemies. They can also drain life force, inflict curses and poison, cast other kinds of other nasty, evil spells. The prototypical Evoker is dressed all in black and emits a palpable aura of death.
Innate Characteristics: 50% Resistance to Fire, Frost, and Shock.
The only playable class damaged by Holy magic.
Class Spells: Note: S stands for 'Single' while G stands for 'Group'.
FlareS, FlareG, BoltS, BoltG, FrostS, FrostG, GustS, GustG, VenomS,
Vampiric Grasp, Osmoses, and Curse (counts as two picks).
Leans new spells at levels: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, and 27.
Strategy Hint: Evokers are the simplest class to play as because of their direct damage spells, and due to their resistance to direct damage, one of the easiest.

The Healer:
Your standard "White Mage", Healers excel at healing wound damage and status effects, restoring life, casting defensive spells, and imbuing beneficial status enhancements, also known as buffs. While lacking in offensive power, Healers do have several specialized offensive spells: Syphon Lifeforce bypasses defense to drain a small amount of Life, Smite Undead deals Holy damage, which is extremely effective on undead and evil creatures and also damages Evokers, and Seal Evil silences an enemy caster, which can end a battle instantly. The prototypical Healer is clad in white, kind to all they meet, and intolerant of any evil or injustice.
Innate Characteristics: Healers multiply all healing received by 150%.
Healers are healed by Holy damage. Healers are slightly resistant to all debuffs and to Poison.
Class Spells: Healing Salve, Blessed Wind, Prinn's Panacea, Calm Mind, Dispel, Revitalize, Flameshield, Frostshield, Shockshield, Arcane Transcendence, Force of Will, Syphon Lifeforce, Smite Undead, and Seal Evil (counts as two picks).
Leans new spells at levels: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30.
Strategy Hint: Healers have very little innate damage dealing capability, and they need to have a way to take down enemies before they run out of mana for defense and healing. This can be an excellent physical attack, a direct damage spell, or a summoned creature, but it has to be something. Healers are perhaps the trickiest class to play as, but they learn skills the fastest.

The Illusionist:
Not your standard mage, the Illusionist is a trickster, capable of inflicting all kinds of mental status effects to keep enemies temporarily befuddled until they're permanently dead. They have the usual category of RPG status effects at their disposal, Sleep, Blind, Confusion, as well as debilitatting debuffs and "Mirror Image" which gives them significant evasion of basic attacks. The prototypical illusionist is a roguish prankster, cloaking himself in a fog of mystery and lies.
Innate Characteristics: Illusionists are resistant to anything done by other Illusionists, namely, Mental damage and Mental Status Effects.
Class Spells: Slumber, Blindfold, Taunt, Befuddle, Weak Will, Feeblemind, Manarape, Mirror Image, Distraction, and one SECRET ULTIMATE SKIL.
Leans new spells at levels: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 25.
Strategy Hint: Illusionists are strong against monsters but generally weak against other spellcasters, especially evokers. Illusionists are one of the trickiest classes to play, due to their focus on "indirect" fighting rather than direct damage or healing. Strategy, finesse, and good, effective spell combos are an absolute must if you want to survive. Requires more strategy than any other class.

The Conjurer:
Conjurers summon powerful magical creatures to fight for them from other dimensions. They are also adept at banishing and binding, two tactics for dealing with enemy monsters. The prototypical Conjurer has a weird, unearthly presence, and is a bit of a space case thanks to too much time spent communing with the spirit world
Innate Characteristics: Conjurers have no special resistances or weaknesses.
Class Spells:
For 1 Spell Pick: Summon Gel Familiar, Summon Pit Imp, Summon Zombie, Summon Skeleton, Bind Enemy, Banish.
For 2 Spell Picks: Summon Fire Elemental, Summon Water Elemental.
For 3 Spell Picks: Summon Demon Scourge
Plus one SECRET, ULTIMATE SKIL.
Leans new spells at levels: 4, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 and 32.
Strategy Hint: Conjurer's summons are extremely powerful, ESPECIALLY at lower levels. After summoning, you can basically guard the whole fight and still win the first few fights, although you'll have more fun if you pick an interesting secondary. Later on in the game, Conjurers have a hard time since their summons don't level up with them, and their secondary skills will become more important when enemy summoners who can banish your creatures start to appear. If you level high enough to get your ultimate skill, you have one the game. While they learn it the latest of all the classes, a Conjurer's ultimate skill is the most powerful skill in the game.
Enemy Conjurers are always a big challenge for mages of any other class, because in fights versus Conjurers, you will always be outnumbered.