Dark Wizard (Final Fantasy)

The Dark Wizard, also known as the MAGE, is an enemy in Final Fantasy. Appearing in the Cavern of Ice and the Chaos Shrine, they are powerful spellcasters capable of casting several high-level Black Magic spells, and may appear alongside their White Magic counterpart, the Dark Fighter.
==Stats==
== Battle ==
The Dark Wizard uses powerful black magic spells capable of hitting the entire party and/or inflicting instant death. It is particularly dangerous in the NES release, where Death is always the first spell it casts at a time when the party does not have access to protection from Instant Death. However, the Wizard is also frail and will quickly go down to any attack.
==Formations==
;Pixel remaster
Number	Enemies 	Can flee?	Musical theme	Location 	Rate/1000
 	Dark Wizard x4 	 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B2	Fixed
 	Dark Wizard x3 	 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B2	55
 	Dark Wizard x3 	 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B3	55
 	Dark Wizard x2 	 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B2	55
 	Dark Wizard x1 	 	Battle 	Dummied 	
 	Dark Fighter x1, Dark Wizard x3	 	Battle 	Chaos Shrine 3F 	110
 	Dark Fighter x1, Dark Wizard x3	 	Battle 	Chaos Shrine B5 	70
 	Dark Wizard x2, Dark Fighter x1	 	Battle 	Chaos Shrine 3F 	110
 	Dark Wizard x2, Dark Fighter x1	 	Battle 	Chaos Shrine B5 	70
 	Dark Wizard x4 	 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B3	50
;Other releases
Number	Enemies 	Maximum	Can flee?	Ambush%	Musical theme	Location 	Rate/64
 	Dark Wizard x1-4 	9 small	 	75 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B2	Fixed, 6
 	Dark Wizard x1-4 	9 small	 	75 	Battle 	Cavern of Ice B3	12
 	Dark Wizard x2-3, Dark Fighter x1	9 small	 	75 	Battle 	Chaos Shrine 3F 	9
 	Dark Wizard x2-3, Dark Fighter x1	9 small	 	75 	Battle 	Chaos Shrine B5 	1
==AI script==
;Pixel remaster
Action 	Probability
Attack 	20.65%
Slow 	15%
Firaga 	10%
Thundaga	10%
Stun 	5%
Flee 	5%
Scourge 	3%
Death 	2%
;WonderSwan Color to 20th Anniversary
Action	Probability 	Cycle 	
Attack	68% 	 	
Magic 	32% 	Firaga → Scourge → Thundaga → Slowra → Firaga → Stun → Thundaga → Death ↻	
Flee 	Morale check	Morale check 	Morale check
;Famicom to NES
Action	Probability 	Cycle 	
Attack	50% 	 	
Magic 	50% 	Death → Thundaga → Firaga → Scourge → Slowra → Firaga → Stun → Thundaga ↻	
Flee 	Morale check	Morale check 	Morale check
;Morale check
# Fear	Morale	Max level 50 	Max level 50 	Max level 50 	Max level 99 	Max level 99 	Max level 99
# Fear	Morale	Min flee level	100% flee level	% at max level	Min flee level	100% flee level	% at max level
0 	200 	— 	— 	0% 	— 	— 	0%
1 	160 	41 	— 	39.22% 	81 	— 	37.25%
2 	120 	21 	46 	100% 	41 	91 	100%
3 	80 	1 	26 	100% 	1 	51 	100%
4 	40 	1 	6 	100% 	1 	11 	100%
5 	0 	1 	1 	100% 	1 	1 	100%
==Etymology==
== Related enemies ==
* Astos
* Dark Fighter
* Devil Wizard
==Annotations==
De:Dunkelmagier
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy