Bone Mage

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## Statistics

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 300

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100

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1.00x

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0.85x

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1.00x

## Weapons

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One-handed

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None

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None

## Additional Statistics

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Ranged Unit

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Enemy

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Early Access 0.1.0

## Characteristics

The Bone Mage is a moderately fragile but moderately powerful unit armed with the magical Bone Mage Staff. They will use it to raise bone spikes from the ground at the enemy units from a close range. They will also use it beat and whack enemy units in close-quarters. With moderately low health and slightly slow movement speed, they are a somewhat expensive unit.

In combat, the Bone Mage raises their voodoo bone spikes at a very fast speed and have slightly long reload time. The chain of spikey osseous will burst through the ground and deals moderately high damage, sending fragile units who were caught in the attack into the air. Unlike most ranged units, the Bone Mage can defend themselves when approached in close-quarters. Their melee attack deals very low damage and has an extremely long cooldown period. In addition, it can also only be performed after the bone spell has been casted. Beware, the Bone Mage's magic can cause immense friendly fire, and can even kill themselves if they cast their spells too close.

## Appearance

The Bone Mage is a Wobbler of average size wielding a Bone Mage Staff. Alike their staff, they too wear the deer skull, braced with a strap and two brown leaves dangling from each side. Clothing-wise, the Bone Mage wears a primitive hide cape that extends to their thigh and a brown loincloth crudely tied with a rope. The loincloth is ornamented with a skull tied through its orbit with the rope at the center and two bones tied with thick strings on each side. They also wear a necklace made out of three bones tied to a strap with twines along with a pair of bracelets made out of bones bound to two straps.

## Unit Voice

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 Death Vocals

## Usage

The Bone Mage, due to its large spike attack, is great at countering other strong units, as well as destroying siege units, and keeping them at bay. The Bone Mage is also great at breaking up enemy formations.

Once enemies get close enough to the Bone Mage, it will start using its melee attack, but cannot use its ranged attack while doing this. If placed poorly, it can also damage your own units.

The Bone Mage is great against lots of weaker units like the Clubber and Protector grouped in one area. It is also great against enemies with shields because they cannot block the spikes which come from below. However, it can be killed easily by most ranged units, and has a hefty cost of 300.

## Encounters

The Bone Mage tend to appear mid to late levels of the Tribal Faction, often at the backlines of their army. They will send your clumped melee units into the atmosphere if you are not careful.

**Campaigns**
The Introduction

* Sticks and Bones

The Adventure

* Tree Tribe
* All the Bones
* Sneaky Tribe
* Final Destination Bonemage
* Mountain Tribe

The Challenge

* Something Sneaky

Dynasty

* Close Range Army
* Area of Effect

Renaissance

* Renaissance vs Tribal 1
* Renaissance vs Tribal 3

Pirate

* A Small Tribe
* Another Small Tribe

Spooky

* Sun
* Turtle

Wild West

* Small Tribe

Legacy

* Ambushed by Mages

## Changelog

Early Access 0.1.0

* Released

Early Access 0.4.0

* Improved the Bone Mage's spell at close range

## Trivia

* Its icon seems to be the figurehead on its staff.
* It should not be confused with the Legacy faction's Wizard.
* The skull on the Bone Mage's Staff can blink and has its own eye variation. This is similar to the Chieftain's shoulder pads and helmet.
* Be very careful when using Bone Mages against Snake Archers, as the Snake will cause the spell to hit the Bone Mage itself.
* It is voiced by Landfall's CEO Wilhelm Nylund.
* Before the name was revealed many people assumed that it was called the Chieftain or the Shaman. Some still call it by those names.
* This attack is similar to, but weaker than, the Dark Peasant attack in Open Alpha.
* TABS lore states that the Bone Mage lived 10x the lifespan of the average Wobbler.
	+ It also states that the spikes that it summons comes from a dimension known as the abyss.

## Gallery

A group of Bone Mages defeating a King with their spikes.2 tribes from long long long LONG ways away.The perfect duo...Bet your shield can't block THIS!Preparing for the ritual....Back to the shire you go, little kids!!!Throwing the Hay(balers)YOU MUST DIE FOR SUCH WITCHCRAFT!!BET YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING!!I wish I could make higher spikes...Bone Mages... ASSEMBLE!Pop goes the bone mage.Bone mages somehow got to this island?Next time drink some milk...Bone Squad aka the Boney BoisOUCH!! Right up main street!Oh, great...Bone Mage IconTotally Accurate Battle Simulator- Stone Age TrailerOOGA BOOGA.The Mage's attack; notice the spikes are pointing in different directions and are curved, unlike the Open Alpha Dark Peasant's straight and aimed attack on a single unit.All by himself... :'(