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The Mage (previously known as the Wizard) is a class that citizens of Habitica can select when they reach level 10.
Mages gain experience and mana points (MP) faster than other classes, and also have good rates of earning gold and drops. Mages can cast skills on tasks to deal additional damage to bosses or preserve their own streaks. Mage skills can also affect the player's party by buffing Intelligence or restoring other party members' MP. They are powerful allies to have for dealing damage and recharging skills during boss battles.
Benefits[edit | edit source]
- Mages can level up faster than other classes, since their primary stat is Intelligence. Leveling up restores HP and provides stat points.
- The Chilling Frost skill provides the unique ability to "freeze" streaks. This may be valuable to players who value long streaks and feel that it's okay to allow an occasional lapse without losing their progress. It is also the only skill in all of the class system that is not based on a stat
- The Burst of Flames skill deals damage to bosses as well as giving experience.
- Mages can also increase the party's Intelligence, increasing their rate of experience gain, or restore their companions' mana points (MP). This can motivate party members to be more aggressive in completing their own tasks, or it can allow any of the other classes to use extra skills in an emergency.
Skills[edit | edit source]
Mage skills and their descriptions, as shown on Habitica's iOS app.
- Consult the Skills and Buff pages for more information on how skills and buffs work.
- All skills' effects are based on the caster's stats at the time of casting, not on the attributes of other party members.
- Some skills are also affected by the value of the task they are cast on.
- Some skills adjust the value of the task they are cast on. They have no ongoing effect on the task.
- Skills never mark a task as complete. You do not have to complete a task before or after casting a skill on it. You can cast a skill on a complete or incomplete task.
- All skills that buff the party also buff the caster, unless stated otherwise.
- Buffs are applied immediately and persist until each party member's next Cron.
- Skills do not affect quests, unless stated otherwise.
- Consult the "Skills and Buffs" section in the Data Display Tool to learn more about the precise effect each skill will have when you cast it.
The four skills mages have are
Chilling Frost | |
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Icon | ![]() |
MP Cost | 40 MP |
Unlock Level | 14 |
Target | Player |
Description | With one cast, ice freezes all your streaks so they won't reset to zero tomorrow! |
Maximize Effects | Use many Dailies and rack up high streaks on each. |
Critical Hit? | Does not occur. |
Notes | Provides a buff that prevents the streaks on all the player's uncompleted Dailies from being set to zero at the next Cron. Uncompleted Dailies will still cause damage to the player and to party members if they and the player are on a boss quest together. Stacking multiple buffs grants no additional effect. |
Calculation | None |
Examples | None |
Changes | None |
Equipment[edit | edit source]

Example of the type of message shown when equipping a mage weapon while wearing an off-hand weapon or shield.
Mage weapons are the only class-specific two-handed items in the game. They use both the weapon slot and the shield/off-hand slot. Equipping a Mage weapon will automatically unequip your shield or off-hand weapon, meaning that you cannot use an item in the off-hand slot if you are using a Mage weapon. Conversely, if you equip a weapon or shield in your off-hand slot, it unequips the Mage weapon. You will see a message: "(Mage Weapon Name) takes two hands."
Gathering all the Mage Basic Gear gives players the Ultimate Gear - Mage achievement. It costs 1210 gold to buy the whole set of basic Mage gear.
The tables below show the pieces of equipment that can be purchased through the Rewards column by players who do not already own them.
Name |
Appearance |
Cost (Gold) |
Effect | Description | Notes |
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0 | Confers no benefit. | Practice staff. | Starting gear. | ||
Wooden Staff | 30 | Increases INT by 3.
Increases PER by 1. |
Basic implement of carven wood. | Requires Apprentice Staff. | |
Jeweled Staff | 50 | Increases INT by 6.
Increases PER by 2. |
Focuses power through a precious stone. | Requires Wooden Staff. | |
Iron Staff | 80 | Increases INT by 9.
Increases PER by 3. |
Plated in metal to channel heat, cold, and lightning. | Requires Jeweled Staff. | |
Brass Staff | 120 | Increases INT by 12.
Increases PER by 5. |
As powerful as it is heavy. | Requires Iron Staff. | |
Archmage Staff | 160 | Increases INT by 15.
Increases PER by 7. |
Assists in weaving the most complex of spells. | Requires Brass Staff. | |
Golden Staff | 200 | Increases INT by 18.
Increases PER by 10. |
Fashioned of orichalcum, the alchemic gold, mighty and rare. | Requires Archmage Staff. |
Name |
Appearance |
Cost (Gold) |
Effect | Description | Notes |
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30 | Increases INT by 2. | Hedge mage's outfit. | |||
Wizard Robe | 45 | Increases INT by 4. | Clothes for a wandering wonder-worker. | Requires Magician Robe. | |
Robe of Mysteries | 65 | Increases INT by 6. | Denotes initiation into elite secrets. | Requires Wizard Robe. | |
Archmage Robe | 90 | Increases INT by 9. | Spirits and elementals bow before it. | Requires Robe of Mysteries. | |
Royal Magus Robe | 120 | Increases INT by 12. | Symbol of the power behind the throne. | Requires Archmage Robe. |
Name |
Appearance |
Cost (Gold) |
Effect | Description | Notes |
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15 | Increases PER by 2. | Simple, comfortable, and fashionable. | |||
Cornuthaum | 25 | Increases PER by 3. | Traditional headgear of the itinerant mage. | Requires Magician Hat. | |
Astrologer Hat | 40 | Increases PER by 5. | Adorned with the rings of Saturn. | Requires Cornuthaum. | |
Archmage Hat | 60 | Increases PER by 7. | Focuses the mind for intensive spellcasting. | Requires Astrologer Hat. | |
Royal Magus Hat | 80 | Increases PER by 10. | Shows authority over fortune, weather, and lesser mages. | Requires Archmage Hat. |
Grand Gala Equipment[edit | edit source]
This table shows the special Mage gear from all Grand Galas. These equipment sets are available for purchase in the Seasonal Shop, which opens during each Grand Gala. At that time, newly released equipment sets can be purchased with gold, and equipment sets from previous Grand Galas can be purchased with gems. The items sold in the Seasonal Shop are only available when the sale is going on.
Year/Grand Gala/Item Set | Weapon | Armor | Head | Off-Hand | Accessory |
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2020-2021 Winter Wonderland Winter Moon Mage |
![]() Magical Moon Phaser |
![]() Flowing Moonlight Robes |
![]() Moonlight Shadow Hood |
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2020 Fall Festival Third-Eye Mage |
![]() Three Visions |
![]() Aloft Upon Enlightenment |
![]() Awakened Clarity |
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2020 Summer Splash Oarfish Mage |
![]() Mighty Oar |
![]() Oarfish Armor |
![]() Oarfish Crest |
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2020 Spring Fling Puddle Mage |
![]() Raindrops |
![]() Whirlpuddle Gown |
![]() Drip Top Cap |
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2019-2020 Winter Wonderland Carol of the Mage |
![]() Rippling Sound Waves |
![]() Curvy Coat |
![]() Bell Crown |
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2019 Fall Festival Cyclops Mage |
![]() One-Eyed Staff |
![]() Smock of Polyphemus |
![]() Cyclops Mask |
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2019 Summer Splash Water Lily Mage |
![]() Brilliant Bloom |
![]() Floral Frock |
![]() Lily Pad Hat |
![]() Drops of Pure Water |
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2019 Spring Fling Amber Mage |
![]() Amber Staff |
![]() Amber Robes |
![]() Amber Helm |
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2018-2019 Winter Wonderland Pyrotechnic Mage |
![]() Fiery Dragon Staff |
![]() Robes of Burning Inspiration |
![]() Flaming Fireworks |
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2018 Fall Festival Candymancer Mage |
![]() Staff of Sweetness |
![]() Candymancer's Robes |
![]() Candymancer's Hat |
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2018 Summer Splash Lionfish Mage |
![]() Lionfish Fin Rays |
![]() Lionfish Scale Hauberk |
![]() Lionfish Crest |
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2018 Spring Fling Tulip Mage |
![]() Tulip Stave |
![]() Tulip Robe |
![]() Tulip Helm |
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2017-2018 Winter Wonderland Confetti Mage |
![]() Holiday Confetti |
![]() Sparkly Tuxedo |
![]() Sparkly Top Hat |
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2017 Fall Festival Masquerade Mage |
![]() Spooky Staff |
![]() Masquerade Robes |
![]() Masquerade Helm |
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2017 Summer Splash Whirlpool Mage |
![]() Whirlpool Whips |
![]() Whirlpool Robes |
![]() Whirlpool Hat |
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2017 Spring Fling Canine Conjuror |
![]() Magic Fetching Stick |
![]() Canine Conjuror Robes |
![]() Canine Conjuror Hat |
![]() Teal Dog Ears | |
2016-2017 Winter Wonderland Winter Wolf Mage |
![]() Winter Wolf Crystal Staff |
![]() Wolfish Armor |
![]() Winter Wolf Helm |
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2016 Fall Festival Wicked Sorcerer |
![]() Ominous Orb |
![]() Cloak of Wickedness |
![]() Hood of Wickedness |
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2016 Summer Splash Dolphin Mage |
![]() Seafoam Staff |
![]() Dolphin Tail |
![]() Blowspout Hat |
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2016 Spring Fling Grand Malkin |
![]() Staff of Bells |
![]() Grand Malkin Robes |
![]() Grand Malkin Hat |
![]() Yellow Cat Ears | |
2015-2016 Winter Wonderland Sorcerous Snowboarder |
![]() Sorcerous Snowboard |
![]() Snowboarder Parka |
![]() Snowboarder Hood |
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2015 Fall Festival Stitch Witch |
![]() Enchanted Thread |
![]() Stitched Robes |
![]() Stitched Hat |
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2015 Summer Splash Ship Soothsayer |
![]() Soothsayer Staff |
![]() Soothsayer Robes |
![]() Soothsayer Scarf |
![]() Golden Buckle | |
2015 Spring Fling Magician's Bunny |
![]() Magician's Wand |
![]() Magician's Bunny Suit |
![]() Stage Mage Hat |
![]() Blue Bunny Ears | |
2014-2015 Winter Wonderland Mage of the North |
![]() Winter-lit Staff |
![]() Boreal Robe |
![]() Aurora Hat |
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2014 Fall Festival Witchy Wizard |
![]() Magic Broom |
![]() Witchy Wizard Robes |
![]() Pointy Hat |
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2014 Summer Splash Emerald Mermage |
![]() Kelp Catcher |
![]() Emerald Tail |
![]() Kelp-Wrapped Hat |
![]() Shining Capelet | |
2014 Spring Fling Magic Mouse |
![]() Swiss Cheese Staff |
![]() Rodentia Robes |
![]() Swiss Cheese Hat |
![]() Blue Mouse Ears | |
2013-2014 Winter Wonderland Candy Cane |
![]() Candy Cane Staff |
![]() Candy Cane Robe |
![]() Candy Cane Hat |
Player Classes |
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Warrior ♦ Mage ♦ Healer ♦ Rogue ♦ Class System |