Dragon Age The Veilguard All Mage Skills

The Mage class is one of the three classes in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. This class is for players who prefer dealing high burst damage while also fighting enemies from a distance. It offers a variety of skills for players to test out while also featuring three unique specializations, such as the Spellblade, Death Caller, and Evoker. Additionally, the class also comes with a set of 7 skill sections offering a variety of skills for you to choose from. Below you can find a breakdown of all skills for each section as well as their effects.

Mage Core Skills
Mage Sustain Skills
Mage Burst Skills
Mage Control Skills
Mage Antivan Crow Skills
Mage Shadow Dragon Skills
Mage Mourn Watch Skills

Mage Core Skills

Skill Name	Description
Charging Spirit	Staff Energy generates passively when you are not in combat.
Destructive Light	Summon a concentrated beam of primal elemental energy. Deals damage each second to all enemies caught in the beam while applying Burning.
Arcane Shot	Conjure fiery arcane bolts that rip into your enemies. Launch up to 5 projectiles toward your target and any enemy unlucky enough to be nearby.
Fade Strike	Use your speed to unleash a powerful attack with any weapon after using Fade Step. Also unlocks an additional follow-up attack while sprinting by pressing Light or Heavy attack.
Mind Blast	While Defending, consume 50 mana to unleash a shockwave 6 meters in all directions. Deals damage based on your equipped staff.
Quick Recovery	Mana regeneration restarts 25% faster when paused by spending Mana or taking damage.
Mortal Concentration	Sustaining your Ranged attack gradually increases its damage output the longer it is active, to a maximum of 3 seconds.
Downfall	Jump attacks guarantee Critical hits if the target is Knocked Down.

Mage Sustain Skills

Skill Name	Description
Battlecry	Maximum Burning stacks: +1
Bigger Blast	Arcane Bomb Damage: +15%
Bombastic	Blast Abilities now deal 25% more Detonation damage. Arcane Shot now Detonates Sundered enemies.
Decaying Resolve	Duration Abilities deal 25% more damage to enemies with Low Health.
Demolisher	Maximum Arcane Bomb stacks: +1
Deadly Providence	Defeating an enemy using a Duration Ability grants Precision.
Desolate Malady	Affliction damage: +10%
Inner Focus	Successful Light attacks generate an additional 25% Mana. This value is doubled against enemies suffering from an Affliction.
Flames of Inspiration	Defeating a Burning enemy grants Rally Party.
Meteor	Call down an elemental meteor that crushes and burns enemies in its way. Deals damage in an area around your target and applies Burning.
Providence	Advantage duration: +20%
Prolong	Affliction duration: +20%
Resistant Blasts	Defeating an enemy with a Blast Ability grants Resistant.
Tear Down	Hitting an enemy with a Duration Ability permanently reduces their Defense by 5.
Return Fire	Use a Light or Heavy attack after a Perfect Defense to perform a counterattack.
Veil Blasts	Apply 15% of your current Mana as bonus damage for Blast Abilities.
Wall of Fire	Summon a flaming barrier, burning enemies foolish enough to cross it. Enemies incur damage and Burning each second they remain inside the wall.
Velocity	Stagger from weapon attacks: +20%
Wrath	Critical Damage: +10%
Wildfire	Fire damage: +10%

Mage Burst Skills

Skill Name	Description
Catalyst	Defeating an enemy with a Projectile Ability grants Rally Party.
Amperage	Electric damage: +10%
Chain Lightning	Charge the air and fire a bolt of lightning that splits to hit multiple targets in a chain reaction. The bolt bounces up to 3 times, dealing damage to each enemy hit and rendering them Shocked.
Conductor	Strike Abilities deal 10% more damage to an enemy for each stack of Shocked.
Concentration	Charged attack damage: +10%
Energy Burst	Abilities that deal Fire or Electric damage increase the other type’s damage by 15% for 10 seconds.
Fade Conduit	Maximum Mana: +50
Enervation	Damage vs Barrier: 20%
Killer Instinct	Stagger from Abilities: +20%
Perfect Cast	Releasing a Charged attack the moment it reaches the maximum charge level increases its damage by 50%.
Nexus Shock	Hitting enemies with at least 3 stacks of Shocked causes a chain of Electric damage that strikes up to 2 additional enemies within range.
Precision Strikes	Strike abilities land a Critical hit against enemies who are Knocked Down.
Shock Mastery	Maximum Shocked stacks: +1
Reclamation	Mana restored after defeating an enemy: +8
Shocking Strikes	Using Strike Abilities applies Shocked to nearby enemies.
Swift Infusion	Staff Energy: Empowers Staff attacks with bonus damage and applies an Affliction when full.
Spell Slinger	Projectile Abilities deal 25% bonus damage to targets at least 20 meters away.
Tempest	Weave a powerful thunderstorm around you. Lightning strikes a random enemy within 8 meters of the casting zone every 2 seconds. Deals Electric damage to all enemies caught by the blast, rendering them Shocked.
Vile Projectiles	Projectile Abilities now deal Critical damage to enemies suffering from Necrosis.
Traumatize	Takedown damage: +15%
Wrath	Critical Damage: +10%

Mage Control Skills

Skill Name	Description
Block Mastery	Block Mana cost: -30%
Breathing Room	The radius of Area Ability effect is increased by 50%.
Absorb	Whenever you Defend against an attack, Staff Energy is charged by 25%.
Clarity in Suffering	Whenever you take damage, you regenerate 5 Mana.
Ethereal	Control Abilities grant Deflect after you deal a Critical hit.
Bulwark	Physical Resistance: +10%
Frost Nova	Freeze your enemies to the bone if they get too close. A wide area around you is Frozen.
Frostbite	Damage vs. Frozen: +15%
Fade Reflex	Timing your Dodge just before the enemy’s attack lands slows down time for a short duration. You can move and attack normally.
Ice Blast	Hurl shards of ice, impaling enemies caught in the way. Deals damage in a tight radius around your target, leaving behind shards that render enemies Chilled when touched.
Ice Storm	Cold damage: +10%
Greater Authority	Control Ability cooldown is 20 seconds faster. Ice Blast now has a cooldown of 40 seconds instead of costing Mana.
Meditation	Mana regeneration rate: +15%
Necessary Steps	Primer duration: +20%
Improved Health	Health: +100
Shattering Control	Control Abilities deal 75% more damage vs. Armor.
Traumatize	Takedown damage: +15%
Providence	Advantage duration: +20%
Zone of Infusion	For every enemy hit with an Area Ability, you generate 10% Staff Energy.
Zone of Destruction	Hitting 3 or more enemies with an Area Ability grants Enhanced Damage.

Mage Antivan Crow Skills

Skill Name	Description
Breacher	Blast Abilities deal 50% more damage vs Barrier and Armor.
Bulwark	Physical Resistance: +10%
Baleful Blast	Blast Abilities deal Critical hits to enemies with Low Health.
Deterioration	Penetration: +15%
Elemental Executioner	Final attacks are Critical against enemies with Low Health.
Debilitating Shocks	Takes 15% less damage from enemies who are Shocked.
Finale	Final attack damage: +10%
Imbued Reaction	Perfect Defense grants Shocking Weapons. Shocking Weapons deals 25% more damage.
Essence Eater	Performing a Takedown grants 250 health and 20 Ultimate.
Pressure Point	Landing a Critical hit with Strike Abilities grants Quickened.
Shellbreaker	Damage vs. Armor: +20%
Medium Armor Mastery	While wearing a Medium Vitaar/Helmet and Armor: Critical damage +20% Final damage +20% Charged attack damage +20% Agile attack damage +20%
Staggering Charge	Stagger from Charged attacks: +20%
Staggering Strikes	Strike Abilities deal 50% more Stagger.
Spirit Blade	You can now use your Heavy attack at the end of a Light Attack Chain to conjure a blade and project it a short distance. The blade consumes an Arcane Bomb. Requires Orb and Dagger.
Underestimated	Light attack damage vs. health: +10%
Storm Surge	Leap backward, stirring up a storm of elemental energy in your wake. Deals damage to all nearby enemies.

Mage Shadow Dragon Skills

Skill Name	Description
Defy The Elements	Fire Resistance: 10% Cold Resistance: 10%
Dark Squall	Harness elemental chaos, projecting a burst of entropic energy to knock your targets back.
Bolt Volley	Following a Light attack, tap Light attack again as the Bolt is shot from your Staff to spawn an additional Bolt with the same properties.
Elemental Catalyst	Abilities gain +15% bonus damage based on the damage type of your Staff and Orb weapons.
Early Frost	Maximum Chilled stacks: +1
Desolate Malady	Affliction damage: +10%
Keen Insight	Control Abilities deal an additional 150% damage in a 6 meter radius when activated. The damage type matches the Ability type.
Imbued Takedown	Performing a Takedown grants Shocking Weapons. Shocking Weapons now deal 25% more Stagger.
Frost Shield	Enemies who inflict damage on you are Chilled.
Meditation	Mana regeneration rate: +15%
Mana Infusion	Performing a Takedown grants 50 Mana and 33% Staff Energy.
Light Armor Mastery	While wearing a Light Helm and Armor: Staff Energy charge rate +20% Staff Energy attack range +2
Salt in the Wound	For all active Afflictions for enemies hit by Control Abilities, receive 1 additional stack.
Prism of Resistance	You gain 10% Resistance to the damage type of each mapped Ability.
Multiplicity	Projectile Abilities launch an additional projectile. The damage type charges based on your equipped Staff.
Underestimated	Light attack damage vs. health: +10%
Supercharged	Projectile Abilities deal 75% more damage vs Barrier.
Shellbreaker	Damage vs Armor: +20%

Mage Mourn Watch Skills

Skill Name	Description
Channeled Thoughts	Focus your mind to generate up to 50 Mana per second on command.
Breathing Room	The radius of Area Ability effect is increased by 50%.
Arcane Defiance	Electric Resistance: +10% Necrotic Resistance: +10%
Corrupted Ground	Weave the threads of life and death, corrupting an area of the battlefield. Enemies caught inside succumb to its deadly aura. Deals minor damage and applies Necrosis each second enemies are exposed to the corruption.
Concentration	Ranged attack damage: +15%
Collateral Damage	Hitting multiple enemies with a single Area Ability deals 10% more damage for each enemy hit.
Degrade	Deal 5% bonus damage for each unique Primer and Affliction on your target.
Deathfrost	Abilities that deal Necrotic or Cold damages increase the other type’s damage by 15% for 6 seconds.
Death's Blessing	Necrotic damage: +10%
Even the Odds	Each active Advantage increases your damage dealt by 10%.
Enervation	Damage vs. Barrier: +20%
Eclectic Armorer	While wearing different classifications of Helm and Armor: Mana regeneration +20% Ranged attack Mana cost -20% Weakpoint damage +15%
Insidious Rot	Maximum Necrosis Stack: +1
Imbued Duration	Executing a Detonation on an enemy grants Shocking Weapons. The duration of Shocking Weapons is extended by 50%.
Further Torment	Deals 20% more bonus Stagger to enemies with an Affliction.
Zone of Concentration	After triggering a Duration Ability, wait 5 seconds to regain 25 bonus Mana.
Time Management	Effects of Duration Abilities are increased by 50%.
Necessary Steps	Primer duration: +20%

This covers all of the Mage Class skills in Dragon Age: The Veilguard!