Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - Dark Mage Class Guide

Dark Mage Class in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

An advanced class in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. The Dark Mage is a male-only advanced class that uses dark tomes to cast diabolical spells upon opponents. Dark Mages gain access to spells that can either drain an opponent’s HP or stop enemies from attacking multiple times.

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Class Information

Class Icon
Class Overview	The Dark Mage shatters the defenses of their foes by employing dark magic.
Class Type	Advanced Class
Unit Type	Infantry
Skill Proficiency	Tomes
Strong Against	?
Weak Against	?

Class Stat Bonuses

HP	Movement	Strength	Magic	Dexterity
–	–	–	+6	+3
Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm
–	–	–	+5	–

Primary Class Ability

Ability	Level	Type
Miasma △	Lv.1	Class Ability
Ability Description	Grants the unit Miasma △, or increases the spell’s potency if already learned.
Dark Magic Mastery	Lv. 1	Class Ability
Ability Description	Reduces cooldown for dark magic.
Cavalry Buster	Lv. 3	Class Ability
Ability Description	Grants one tier greater advantage against cavalry units. Increases damage to them by 90%.

Equipped Class Ability

Ability	Level	Type
Essence of Darkness	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Causes dark-based combat arts, magic, strong attacks, and class actions to instead produce a more powerful version of that attack.
Poison Strike	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Grants attacks a chance to poison enemies.
Transmute	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Taking hits from enemies equipped with tomes increases all stats by 3 for a period of time.
Dark Mage’s Wisdom	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Grants Dark Mages and Dark Bishops a rare chance to instantly defeat non-commander units with class actions.
Dark Mage’s Ploy	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Extends the time enemies are paralyzed by Dark Mage and Dark Bishop class actions.

Attacks and Combos

Combo	Input
Normal Attack	y→y→y→y
Class Action	x
Strong Attack 1	x (spam)
Strong Attack 2	y→x
Strong Attack 3	y→y→x
Strong Attack 4	y→y→y→x
Strong Attack 5	y→y→y→y→x

Best Character Units for Warlock Class

For Protagonist Characters

Shez (Male)* (Tome)

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*Optional Class Progression.

Endgame Class Routes for Protagonist Characters

• Shez (Male) – Warlock, Dark Bishop

For Black Eagles Characters and Allies

Hubert (Tome)

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*Optional Class Progression.

Endgame Class Routes for Black Eagles

• Hubert – Warlock, Dark Mage

For Blue Lions Characters and Allies

Sylvain* (Tome)

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*Optional Class Progression.

Endgame Class Routes for Blue Lions

• Sylvain – Warlock, Dark Mage

For Golden Deer Characters and Allies

Lorenz* (Tome)

Ignatz* (Tome)

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*Optional Class Progression.

Endgame Class Routes for Golden Deer

• Lorenz – Warlock, Dark Mage
• Ignatz – Warlock, Dark Mage

For Ashen Wolves House Characters

Yuri* (Tome)

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*Optional Class Progression.

Endgame Class Routes for Ashen Wolves

• Yuri – Warlock, Dark Mage

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