Sage

Class Data
Class line	Priest ⇢ Cleric ⇢ Bishop ⇢ Sage
Description	Lead your party out of a pinch with your battle wits and healing wisdom.
Style		Specialty
Prerequisites	CP ×2,500 Pilgrim Distinction ×20 Superior ClergyRewards Crystal ×50
Level BonusesLevel bonuses are earned with levels 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20.	Lvl 1 Healing +8%   Total: Healing +24% Debuff resistance +6% Lvl 5 Debuff resistance +3% Lvl 10  Healing +8% Lvl 15 Debuff resistance +3% Lvl 20 Healing +8%
Master Bonuses	Healing +2% and Debuff resistance +1%
Class Weapon	Hallowed Pilgrimage
Support Skills
Ray of Hope	5% boost to healing, 20% boost to healing cap and 100% boost to Revive's restore amountAlso affects summons such as Europa and AutoreviveRecovers once from a knockout while in effect on MC . Reduces Revive's cooldown by 2 turns. Gain Enchanted: SalvationATK is boosted Duration: 1 turns upon using Panacea III.
Timeless Teachings	Immunity to Skill SealedCan't use skills .
Recommended Extended Mastery Perks
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Recommended Subskills
Extended Mastery Skills:   VeilAll allies gain VeilImmune to debuffs. Lasts until it resists at least 1 debuff. , nullifying the next debuff received : Powerful defense against debuffs on a short cooldown.   Dispel DelugeRemove 1 buff from all enemies. : Against particular enemies. Subskills:   Miserable MistInflict 25% ATK DownATK is lowered Strength: 25% Base Accuracy: 80% Duration: 180 seconds Dual-sided and 25% DEF DownDEF is lowered Strength: 25% Base Accuracy: 80% Duration: 180 seconds Dual-sided on all enemies. : Massive increase to effective damage and survivability in solo play.   ClarityRemove 1 debuff from all parties. : Raid-wide debuff clear for assisting others or as a backup to Veil.   Double Trouble IIIGain 100% TA UpTriple attack rate is boosted Strength: 100% Duration: 1 turns . Spear: All parties gain 10% DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Strength: 10% Duration: 3 turns Without other buffs and 5% TA UpTriple attack rate is boosted Strength: 5% Duration: 3 turns Without other buffs . Axe: Inflict DA DownDouble attack rate is lowered and TA DownTriple attack rate is lowered on one enemy. : (with Spear main-hand) Raid-wide DA/TA and one guaranteed TA for charge bar acceleration.   SubstituteGain SubstituteReceives foe attack in place of an ally (Excludes all-foe all-ally attacks) Duration: 1 turns . : Can combine with Nirvana/ Hallowed Pilgrimage's AutoreviveRecovers once from a knockout while in effect to negate certain enemy charge attacks.   Just the CureRestore 25% HP to all allies (Healing cap: 1500 HP). /   Bard SongAll allies gain RefreshHP is restored on every turn Strength: Non-Harp 3% maximum HP (Healing cap: 150 HP)/Harp 5% maximum HP (Healing cap: 300 HP) . : Additional healing.

Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Effect	C/DCooldown in Turns	DurDuration in Turns or Seconds	SubSubskill usable on other classes	LVLClass level required	Notes
	Panacea III	Restore HP to all parties, capped at 3600 HPDue to 20% boost to healing cap, base equals 3000 HP (1500 HP for other parties) total.	5T	-	No	1	Affects all players. Healing cap increased to 4200 HP (1750 HP for other parties) with Nirvana/ Hallowed Pilgrimage.

Extended Mastery Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Effect	C/DCooldown	DurDuration	EMPCost in EMP	Notes
	Blessing II	Deal 350%-500% Light damage to all enemies and inflict Holy SpikeHP is lowered on every turn Strength: 5000 DMG per turn. .	7T	-	10
	Dispel Deluge	Remove 1 buff from all enemies.	5T	-	25
	Peace of Mind	Remove 1 debuff from all allies. All allies gain 500-damage ShieldNext ATK received will be ineffective for a fixed amount .	5T	3T	15

Assessment

For most players, Sage will be the ideal first Row IV due to its versatility: Panacea and Veil (or Dispel, where relevant) are very powerful in almost every battle and for almost every team, allowing the remaining subskills to be tailored for individual situations.

• Veil lasts until consumed and can block multiple debuffs at a time, effectively negating the debuff component of many battles.
• Dispel Deluge is simply an all-enemy version of Bishop's  
  DispelRemoves one buff from a foe
  and an alternative to Veil for the mandatory Extended Mastery Skill.
• Peace of Mind is usually worse than  
  ClarityRemove 1 debuff from all parties.
  due to its longer cooldown and it not being raid-wide, but has niche value as an Extended Mastery alternative to Veil, or in battles where multiple debuff removal skills are desired.

In practice, Veil,

Skill SealedCan't use skills

immunity, and potentially even

AutoreviveRecovers once from a knockout while in effect

(via Nirvana/ Hallowed Pilgrimage) make Sage an excellent raid support, capable of reliably offering Panacea, Clarity, Dispel, or other skills as needed. Even for players with under-developed grids, Sage (along with Holy Saber and Spartan) is one of the best classes with which to legitimately contribute to difficult high-level raids. As Panacea can keep teams alive almost indefinitely with damage cut from characters and summons, Sage is no less resilient in solo content, and even its offensive capabilities are respectable due to the Ray of Hope passive, guaranteed triple-attacks from Double Trouble, and the flexibility to safely dip into Enmity or maintain Stamina via Panacea.

Sage's one weakness is that it doesn't strictly offer anything that cannot be replicated by other characters or summons in solo play. Therefore, players whose characters already bring Veil, Dispel, and powerful healing may wish to prioritize more offensive classes such as Chaos Ruler or Elysian.