First tier

Mage

Mage occupies a similar role to the Archer, but shoulders more risk while gunning for a higher reward. The Mage has access to a suite of high damage Bolts of varying elements, allowing them to capitalize on enemy weaknesses where other classes are forced to deal Neutral damage, coupled with a host of AoE skills that can inflict various status effects to multiple enemies simultaneously. This gives them unparalleled control over the battlefield, all while dealing huge amounts of damage.

This control is absolutely necessary for Mages, though, as their small HP pool and weak defensive options cause them to quickly fold under any sort of pressure. Encounters against multiple, ranged, or particularly fast enemies quickly put them on the backfoot, as their long cast times steal much of the mobility away that Archers enjoy.

Mages rely on three key status effects: Burn, Chill, and Sleep.

Burn follows the same pattern as Bleeding and Poison. It deals a steady stream of damage based on the user's Int, scaling up with their Base Level. This gives Mages the ability of putting out strong, consistent damage even when stopping to throw Bolts isn't an option.

Chill follows in the same vein as Slow. It reduces the victim's movement speed, though not quite as drastically as Slow does.

Sleep carries on the traditions of Stun. It totally incapacitates an enemy for a brief duration, rendering them unable to act and reducing their Flee to zero, at least until they take another hit.