A magician (abbreviated as mage) is a hero with a longer range, ability-based area of effect damage, and crowd control that they may utilize to strike from a distance. Mages primarily focus on magic skills that deals magic damage, usually burst damage, and as a consequence, they spend a lot of gold on equipment that allows them to do more damage and have shorter skill cooldowns.
Though mages typically focus on killing prime targets in combat, they can also use their innate crowd control and utility to manipulate opponents, protecting their team from them or setting them up for a takedown, and in the right circumstances, can damage and control multiple enemies at the same time. Regardless of their might, mages are fundamentally frail and succumb fast to direct attacks.
Mages are classified into three types: pure, primary, and secondary.
Pure mages[]
Because they have no other role, these heroes are full mages.
Primary mages[]
These heroes are mainly mages who can also be used for a different purpose.
Secondary mages[]
Because they are used in a different way than a mage's main purpose, these heroes are half-mages.
Trivia[]
General[]
Selena is the only mage that can shift and change her attack style early on in the game.- The only mage heroes having more than three active abilities in a single form are Zhask, Lunox, and Pharsa.
- Prior to her makeover, Pharsa only had three active abilities. Since then, the Curse of Crow has been included as the first ability, and the Wings by Wings has been replaced as a special skill from the first ability.
- During the creation of Luo Yi's abilities, she had four abilities; however, she was modified into a three-skill hero in a later patch.
- Prior to her makeover,
- Pharsa was temporarily banned from Brawl games due to her Feathered Air Strike, which provided an unfair advantage to her team (ultimate ability). For that specific game style alone, her ultimate ability's CD has been increased from 8 to 30 seconds.
- The only heroes that employ the concept of Yin-yang are Kagura and Luo Yi.
- The only heroes who employ the concept of light and dark are Lunox and Luo Yi.
- Because of the introduction of Magic Damage specialty in Patch 1.4.94, Gusion, Karina, Guinevere, and Silvanna become abstracted from the mage role.
- Vexana is the only mage capable summoning a puppet in the form of the targeted enemy.
- (After Vexana's Revamp back in S25, her Ultimate has now been adjusted to Eternal Guard. Refer to Patch Notes 1.6.78 (Advanced Server) for more information.)
Skins[]
- Seven of the mages have season exclusive skins: Nana, Bane, Vexana, Pharsa, Eudora, Cyclops, and Gord.
- The only mage that received the SNK Collaboration skin of KoF is Aurora.
- Cyclops is the only mage who has received the Star Wars collaboration skin, which is only available for purchase and authorization in the following countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei, Laos, East Timor, and Japan.
- There are five mages with zodiac skins: Aurora - Aquarius, Selena - Gemini [Shadow], Zhask - Cancer, Odette - Virgo, and Lunox - Libra.
- Seven of the mages are members of a skin group: Cyclops - S.A.B.E.R, Enforcer, Harley - V.E.N.O.M., Octopus, Harith - Lightborn, Inspirer, Valir - Dragon Tamer, Draconic Flame, Vale - HERO, Blizzard Storm, Esmeralda - Blazing Bounties, Blazing Shadow and HERO, The Foreseer, Selena - S.T.U.N..
Bugs[]
- Despite Guinevere's role as a fighter, Orange Buff and War Axe refer to her as a mage in battle for unknown reasons, whether it's unintentional or intentional.
