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These are icons used to represent the Spellcaster Type in various video games. They mostly depict a shadowed humanoid wearing either a pointed hat or a cowl, often with a staff. While these are traits often associated with spellcasters in fantasy media in general, there is an interesting resemblance to the appearance of Black Mages in the ''Final Fantasy'' video game franchise, such as in the original ''Final Fantasy'' or in ''Final Fantasy IX''.
  
 
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Revision as of 06:50, 19 January 2024

Spellcaster

Spellcaster

Japanese

ほう使つか

Japanese (ruby)

まほうつかい

Japanese (base text)

魔法使い

Japanese (romanized)

Mahōtsukai

Japanese (translated)

Magician

English

Spellcaster

Lists

Spellcaster (Japanese: ほう使つかMahōtsukai "Magician") is a Type of Monster Cards.

Overview

Spellcasters typically consist of beings that control magic, such as witches, wizards, and mages. The majority of these creatures contain effects and can be very versatile Monsters, used often with support of Spell Cards. Out of all types, Spellcasters are the most present on the current Forbidden and Limited lists.

A high proportion of Spellcaster monsters are either LIGHT or DARK and are the most prolific users of Spell Counters.

Themes

TCG/OCG

Rush Duel

Mixed

Anime/manga-only

Appearance in media

The following characters use Spellcaster monsters across the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

Anime

Icons

These are icons used to represent the Spellcaster Type in various video games. They mostly depict a shadowed humanoid wearing either a pointed hat or a cowl, often with a staff. While these are traits often associated with spellcasters in fantasy media in general, there is an interesting resemblance to the appearance of Black Mages in the Final Fantasy video game franchise, such as in the original Final Fantasy or in Final Fantasy IX.