Sage

Sage
Japanese name	賢者
Rōmaji name	Kenja
Gender	Male and/or Female
Game	III VI VII IX X Heroes II Of the Stars Walk A Hero's Bond

The Sage is an advanced vocation in the Dragon Quest series.

Proficient with both weapons and magic, they are often the most powerful combatants in their respective games.

Description

Sages are renowned for their mastery of the magical arts, with those in older titles having the ability to cast nearly every spell and those of later titles having the largest MP pool by far. As of the ninth game sages have more restricted spell lists than before but compensate for this by having equally high Magical Might and Magical Mending stats that allow them to alternate between crowd control and healing with ease.

Appearances

Main games

Dragon Quest III

To become a Sage, a character must have reached level 20 (a basic requirement for changing vocation) and met only one of the following:

1. Train in the Gadabout vocation, or
2. Hold a copy of the Words of Wisdom in their personal inventory.

In remake versions, having a personality that favours intelligence growth is recommended as well.

Spells

Dragon Quest III (Remake)
Spell	Level Learnt
Frizz	1
Heal	1
Poof	2
Buff	4
Crack	5
Acceleratle	5
Sizz	7
Dazzle	7
Sap	8
Kabuff	9
Evac	9
Snooze	9
Bang	11
Squelch	11
Zoom	12
Deceleratle	12
Woosh	12
Fizzle	13
Sizzle	14
Midheal	14
Drain Magic	15
Tingle	15
Cock-a-doodle-doo	16
Frizzle	17
Peep	18
Kasap	18
Safe Passage	19
Crackle	20
Blasto	20
Oomph	21
Whack	22
Boom	23
Bounce	24
Zing	24
Tick-tock	25
Kacrack	26
Swoosh	26
Fuddle	27
Thwack	28
Kasizz	29
Sheen	30
Fullheal	30
Kacrackle	32
Insulatle	32
Fade	33
Puff!	34
Multiheal	34
Click	35
Kafrizzle	36
Kaswoosh	36
Morph	37
Kaboom	38
Kazing	38
Hocus Pocus	40
Kamikazee	41

Dragon Quest VI

In order to become a Sage, the party member must first master the Mage and the Priest classes.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	269
Strength	-30%
Agility	+20%
Defence	-20%
Wisdom	+20%
Max HP	-20%
Max MP	+20%

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Warlock	Absorb Magic		Self	Draws MP from spells cast on user	2
2	High Warlock	Insulatle		Party	Protects party members from fire and ice attacks	3
3	Bishop	Bazoom Oomph		One Enemy One ally	Removes an enemy from battle Increases attack power of an ally	8 6
4	High Bishop	Tidal Wave Summon		??? Self	Attacks multiple enemies Summons random monster to assist in battle	0 20
5	Wizard	Multiheal Fissure		Party All enemies	Heals all party members May kill all enemies	7 0
6	High Wizard	Kazing Kacrackle		One ally One group	Revives an ally to full HP Freezes a group of enemies	20 12
7	Arch Wizard	Magic Barrier Kamikazee		Party All enemies	Protects against magic Sacrifices self to hurt enemies	3 1
8	Grand Mage	Kaboom Kathwack		All enemies All enemies	Damages the enemies with a big explosion Tries to kill all enemies	15 15

Dragon Quest VII

In order to become a sage in VII, the party member must first master both the Priest and Mage classes. As a Sage, that particular party member's spells will cost less MP. The higher tier the Sage is, lesser MP is expended for spells.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	250
Strength	-30 Percent
Agility	+5 Percent
Guard	-20 Percent
Intelligence	+20 Percent
Appearance	Null
Max HP	-20 Percent
Max MP	+20 Percent
Mastery Bonus	+20 Bonus to Intelligence

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Student	Thwack	1	One Group	Has a low chance of instantly killing one group of enemies	7
2	Counsel	Insulatle	15	All Allies	Reduces the damage of fire and ice attacks	3
3	Arbiter	Kacrack	38	All Enemies	Causes ~100 in ice damage	12
4	Seer	Magic Barrier	65	All Allies	Reduces the damage of magic attacks to all allies	3
5	Oracle	Multiheal	110	All Allies	Heals ~100HP to all allies	10
6	Wise One	Kazing	150	One Ally	Revives one fallen ally with full HP	15
7	Elder	Summon	200	Self	Summons one of four deities to fight for the party	20
8	Prophet	Kaboom	250	All Enemies	Causes ~140HP in explosion damage	15

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Luminary	Kerplunk Dance	All Allies	Restores all dead party members to life at the cost of the life of the caster but has a chance of failure. It will not work if the caster is the last person alive	0

Dragon Quest IX

The Sage vocation is obtained after completing Quest 115.

Quest #115 - "Sages in the Pages"
Location	Gittingham Palace - Bookshelf in Gittingham Palace - L2 North
Available at	Upon arriving at Gittingham Palace
Requested by	Supreme Sage
Response to	Supreme Sage
Requirement	Kill 5 Great trolls with Frizz.
Reward	Sage class becomes available.
Detail	The Supreme Sage, who sleeps between the pages of a book on the shelves of Glittingham Palace, asked if you'd like to become a sage too. To do so, you have to finish off five great trolls with Frizz.
Hint for solution	Great trolls could be found in the Realm of the Mighty. If you could tension up (Egg On) your mage and use Channel Anger(to increase magic might a lot), that shall do the trick.

Sages have the unique skillset "Enlightenment", and can also use skill points to learn Boomerang, Bow, Wand and Shield skills. Their coup de grâce is "Spelly Breath", which recharges a portion of their MP.

Mages and Priests should look to invest skill points in Enlightenment for the boosts to Magical Might, Magical Mending, Max MP, and the MP Consumption drop. This will boost both the effectiveness of their spells and the ability to cast many spells for longer periods of time without having to return to an inn or use an item.

Enlightenment

Required points	Name	Effects
4	Natural Magical Mending +20	Permanently adds 20 to magical mending
10	Jack's Knack	Change vocations on the field
16	Natural Magical Might +20	Permanently adds 20 to magical might
22	Right as Rain	Rain shower restores HP for a few rounds
32	Natural Magical Mending +40	Permanently adds 40 to magical mending
42	Disruptive Wave	Dispels all status changes on enemies
55	Natural Magical Might +40	Permanently adds 40 to magical might
68	Caster Sugar	Temporarily boosts magical mending and magical might
82	Natural Max MP +60	Permanently adds 60 to max MP
100	MP Consumption -25%	Reduces MP costs by 25%

Spells

Name	Level	MP	Description
Heal	2	2	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Zam	2	4	Strikes a single enemy with the power of darkness.
Squelch	5	2	Cures a single ally of the effects of poison.
Evac	5	3	Exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers.
Bang	8	5	Damages all enemies with a small explosion.
Zammle	8	7	Smites a single enemy with the power of darkness.
Divine Intervention	13	4	Weakens a group of enemies against attack spells.
Midheal	16	4	Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally.
Zing	20	8	Resurrects a fallen ally, but sometimes fails.
Multiheal	24	16	Restores at least 100 HP to all party members.
Boom	27	10	Engulfs all enemies in a large explosion.
Kabuff	30	6	Raises the defence of all party members.
Moreheal	33	8	Restores at least 165 HP to a single ally.
Magic Barrier	38	6	Protects the whole party from attack spells.
Kazam	43	20	Smashes a single enemy with the power of darkness.
Kazing	45	15	Resurrects a fallen ally every time.
Kaboom	48	28	Blasts all enemies with a violent explosion.
Kazammle	61	45	Strikes a single enemy with stygian lightning.
Kaboomle	66	56	Blasts all enemies with an incredibly violent explosion.
Magic Burst	78	All	Unleashes all remaining MP in a fearsome explosion.

Dragon Quest X

The Sage is one of the six advanced vocations available in version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X. They can use Fans, Heavy Wands, Bows, Boomerangs, Fisticuffs, and Shields, each one with their own individual skill trees, with their exclusive skill tree being once again Enlightenment (さとり Satori). Their coup de grâce is likewise Spelly Breath once again. Being a hybrid damage and support vocation, they have access to several dark and light element spells, as well as spells for healing and reviving allies.

Heroes series

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Teresa and Lazarel can become Sages when both their Mage and Priest vocations have reached level 20.

As a Sage, they can wield Wands, Heavy Wands, melee Staves, Bows, and Whips.

Other games

Dragon Quest of the Stars

A Specialist Vocation acquired from a Sage's Scroll (obtained from the Sage's Sanctuary) for a character with a level of at least 50 for both the Mage and the Priest Standard Vocations.

Preferred weapon types:

• Spears
• Daggers
• Wands
• Whips
• Clubs

Vocation Skill

Lv 1	◆Zing Lv 1
	Magic Attack +5 with preferred weapon
Lv 5	🔰Spell Tricks
Lv 10	Spell CT cut 3% with preferred weapon
Lv 20	◆Zing Lv 3
Lv 30	✠Chainspell Lv 1
Lv 40	Magic Attack +10
Lv 50	◆Zing Lv 5
Lv 60	✠Chainspell Lv 3
Lv 70	Magic Healing +10
Lv 80	Max HP +5
Lv 90	✠Chainspell Lv 5

Revocation 1

Lv 10	Max HP +3
Lv 20	Luck +5
Lv 30	◆ Zing Lv 6
Lv 40	Magic Healing +8
Lv 50	Max HP +3
Lv 60	Magic Attack +8
Lv 70	✠ Chainspell Lv 6
Lv 80	Spell CT Cut 1% with preferred weapon
Lv 90	Max HP +3
Lv 99	Luck +5

Revocation 2

Lv 10	Max HP +3
Lv 20	Resilience +2
Lv 30	◆ Zing Lv 7
Lv 40	Resilience +2
Lv 50	Max HP +3
Lv 60	Resilience +2
Lv 70	✠ Chainspell Lv 7
Lv 80	Resilience +2
Lv 90	Max HP +3
Lv 99	Luck +5

Revocation 3

Lv 1	Miracle Revival
Lv 10	Max HP +3
Lv 20	Resilience +2
Lv 30	◆ Zing Lv 8
Lv 40	Magic Attack +5
Lv 50	Max HP +3
Lv 60	Magic Healing +5
Lv 70	✠ Chainspell Lv 8
Lv 80	Resilience +2
Lv 90	Max HP +3
Lv 99	Luck +5

Vocation Bonus

Lv 60	Lock resistance +5%
Lv 70	Magic Attack +5
Lv 80	Magic +7

Dragon Quest Walk

In order to become a Sage, the party member must first reach level 50 on the Mage and Priest.

Preferred weapon types:

• Wands
• Melee Staves
• Whips
• Boomerangs

Dragon Quest Tact

The female Sage appears during the game's True Dragon Quest III event as a recruitable character.

Gallery

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Nintendo Entertainment System

Male sage in Dragon Quest III.

Female sage in Dragon Quest III.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Male sage in Dragon Quest III.

Female sage in Dragon Quest III.

Game Boy Color

Female sage in Dragon Quest III.

Male sage in Dragon Quest III.

Sages in Dragon Quest Walk.

Trivia

• In The Adventure of Dai, Matoriv, despite having the abilities of a Sage, rejected the title, finding it too much formal and dignified for him, coining instead the new title of Grand Sorcerer for himself; his pupil Popp would later also adopt the same title. A Grand Sorcerer is essentially identical to a regular Sage, being able to theoretically perform all kinds of spells, except with a lesser focus on their healing abilities, being instead much more combat-based with their powerful spells.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Sage
German	Weiser
Spanish	Sabio
Italian	Saggio
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown

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