Creature class

Spellcaster is a broad term for any being that is either trained or has the innate ability to use magic in some form. This article is an incomplete list of the various specific disciplines that can all be classed as spellcasting.

Clerics

Clerics power their spells with their faith.

Druids

Masters of the land, Druids are in direct contact with the power of the land around them.

Enchantresses

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Yavimaya Enchantress: art by Terese Nielsen

Exclusively female, an Enchantress is a specialized form of druid who taps into the power of the land to create long-lasting spells.

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers are incredibly powerful, nearly immortal beings. They are the most powerful of spellcasters.

Shamans

A Shaman is a spellcaster whose magic is centered in emotion, ritual, and lore.

Kumano, Master Yamabushi: art by Adam Rex

Yamabushi

Warrior shamans of Kamigawa, Yamabushi magic has the ability to defeat the kami.

Notable Yamabushi

• Ryusaki Kumano

Wizards

Wizards, or Mages, are spellcasters whose magic requires long study of books and tomes to master.

Biomancers

Genetic biologists affiliated with the Simic Combine, Biomancers are responsible for the mutants of Ravnica in their attempts to improve the life forms of that plane.

Chronarchs

Chronarchs are mages who specialize in the manipulation of time. These specialized mages are employed by the Izzet League.

Cryomancers

Cryomancers are mages specialized in manipulating cold and ice. They were particularly prominent during the Ice Age, with the most notable cryomancers being those of Rimewind Keep.

Notable Cryomancers

• Heidar

Dementia Casters

Dementia Summoner: Odyssey Style Guide excerpt

Dementia Casters (also called Dementia Summoners) are members of the Cabal. These mages have have the unique ability to summon horrors from their personal "dementia space", a place populated with the caster's greatest fears and all beings he or she has killed.

Notable Dementia Casters

• Braids
• Chainer
• Skellum

Elementalists

Elementalists are wizards focusing on the art of controlling elementals.

Embermages

Embermages are wizards that have learned to harness the power of fire and comprise the majority of the Emberwilde Order. They owe their allegiance to the plane of Wildfire, a world ruled by djinn and efreets. Wildfire and the Embermages were instrumental in defending Suq’Ata against Kaervek during the Mirage Wars.

Enchanters

Also called Auramancers, Enchanters are wizards who create long-lasting spells.

Notable Enchanters

• Zur, the Enchanter

Illusionists

Illusionists specialise in deception, using their magical abilities to create false images to confuse opponents and trick them into dangerous situations. The greatest illusionists have the ability to bring their images to life, blurring the line between illusion and reality.

Notable Illusionists

• Ixidor

Lawmages

Lawmages are a specialized mage under the employ of the Azorius Senate and Orzhov Syndicate. They draw upon the binding power of the Guildpact to restrain criminals and then serve as lawyers once those criminals are taken to court. Azorius lawmages are typically the prosecution, while Orzhov lawmages are the defense.

Notable Lawmages

• Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• Grand Arbiter Azor I
• Teysa Karlov

Necromancers

Necromancers are mages specializing in death magic, including the creation of undead. On Ravnica, the Golgari Swarm is known for utilizing necromancers while House Dimir is suspected of doing so by those who suspect it exists.

Notable Necromancers

• Dralnu
• Jarad
• Lim-Dûl
• Svogthir

Taskmages

Also known as Spellshapers, Taskmages are mercenary spellcasters. They do not have the devotion to studying magic that other spellcasters have, instead mastering a few useful, often simple spells that they then sell to make a living. For example, a taskmage skilled at levitation spells might find work in a bar throwing out trouble-makers, or one skilled at making fire spells might join the spellcasting corps of an army. They are typically looked down upon by more scholarly wizards but are nonetheless amongst the most diverse, commonplace and approachable types of mage.

Notable Taskmages/Spellshapers

• Jaya Ballard
• Alexi, Zephyr Mage
• Greel, Mind Raker
• Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• Latulla, Keldon Overseer
• Mageta the Lion