The best builds for Mages in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. See how to build and play the Mage class, the best Mage builds and skills you can use, and their specializations here!

Mage Guides
Best Builds	Skill Tree & Priority	All Equipment
Spellblade Builds	Death Caller Builds	Evoker Builds

Best Mage Builds

Mage Build for Each Specialization

List of Mage Builds
Death Caller	Spellblade	Evoker

The best build for Mage would be either the Spellblade build for melee combat enjoyers, or the Death Caller build for the typical Mage playstyle. The Mage build mostly focuses on elemental attacks and casting spells with mana so try to position yourself safely during combat.

Check out our Tier List for the best specializations you can use for the Mage class!

Best Classes and Specialization Tier List

Best Mage Skills

Your skill priority really depends on what Specialization you want, but we've listed down the best skills for each Mage skill tree you can build on as you progress. The best Mage skills you can get are the following:

• Core: Fade Strike, Downfall, Quick Recovery
• Sustain: Wall of Fire, Meteor, Demolisher, Bombastic, Inner Focus, Velocity
• Antivan Crows: Medium Armor Mastery, Staggering Charge, Storm Surge, Spirit Blade
• Burst: Chain Lightning, Perfect Cast, Killer Instinct, Elemental Catalyst, Tempest, Swift Infusion, Reclamation, Energy Burst
• Shadow Dragon: Light Armor Mastery, Dark Squall, Bolt Volley, Multiplicity, Keen Insight, Early Frost
• Control: Frost Nova, Ice Blast, Fade Reflex, Charging Spirit, Breathing Room, Meditation, Absorb, Deathfrost
• Mourn Watch: Corrupted Ground, Eclectic Armorer, Imbued Duration, Channeled Thoughts, Insidious Rot, Breathing Room

Best Faction: Shadow Dragons

The best faction of origin for the Mage is the Shadow Dragons. If you're from Shadow Dragons, your class resource (in this case, Mana) regenerates faster. This is great for all specializations of the Mage!

Shadow Dragons Faction Bonuses Guide

Mage Builds and Specializations

Like the other classes, Mages can choose one of three Specializations, but only one Specialization can be activated at a time. Fortunately, you can refund your skill points and respec any point in the game!

• Spellblade (Magic-imbued Daggers)
• Death Caller (Necrotic Element and Lifesteal)
• Evoker (Crowd Control with Cold)

Spellblade Specialization Guide

Spellblades is a specialization of the Mage class that focuses on wielding a magic-imbued dagger. They have a more unconventional playstyle than the typical mage, opting to be closer to enemies than casting spells from behind.

Their main weapon is the Mageknives and Spellblades, paired with an Elemental Orb that gives the blades their power. They can also use Staves like a usual mage, but very rarely.

Spellblade Mage Build and Best Skills

Death Caller Specialization Guide

Death Callers are your typical dark magic Mages, opting to use spells that augment the life force of enemies and the user itself. They often deal Necrotic damage and a little bit of Cold on the side for crowd control.

Their main weapon is the Staves, usually imbued with Necrotic element. They are also experts on stealing the HP of enemies so you would not worry about topping off your health much!

Death Caller Mage Build and Best Skills

Evoker Specialization Guide

Evokers are your standard mage that uses spells and attacks from a distance. They specialize on crowd control, opting to employ direct and AoE magic that stops enemies in their tracks.

Their main weapon is Staves, usually already imbued with a specific element. Considering Staves are ranged weapons, Evokers also like attacking from range.

Evoker Mage Build and Best Skills

How to Play Mage Class

Experts of Elemental Damage

Mages are known experts of Elemental Damage, wielding the power of Fire, Electricity, Necrosis, and Cold to deal damage. All their attacks are of a certain element, so knowing the enemies' weaknesses is a huge advantage.

Thankfully, you can check out their weaknesses while in Tactical Mode, so use the element that can deal the most damage!

Expend Mana to Use Spells

The main resource that Mages expend to use skills is called Mana. Mana typically regenerates over time while in and out of battle, as well as when attacking enemies with Light attacks.

How to Refill Mana

Can Go Full Melee with Spellblades

Mages are not only delegated to attacking from behind with spells and incantations, but they can also wield blades imbued with magic. If you like dishing out damage from melee range, consider using the Spellblade specialization!

Spellblade Mage Build and Best Skills

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Related Guides

All Classes, Specializations, and Best Builds

List of Class and Specialization Builds

Warrior Class
Champion	Slayer	Reaper
Mage Class
Death Caller	Spellblade	Evoker
Rogue Class
Duelist	Veil Ranger	Saboteur