archmages
Most powerful wizards
Archmages is the plural of archmage, a fantasy term for a wizard of supreme power and rank.
The prefix arch- signals preeminence, as in archbishop or archenemy.
Archmages typically appear in fantasy novels, role-playing games, and video games as masters of magical arts who command other spellcasters: The council of archmages convened to address the threat.
Performing magical incantations
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- incantationsRitual words for magic
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
transmutation · evocation · necromancy · divination · summoning · warding · hexes · curses
Penetrating mental acuity
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
insight · profundity · sapience · omniscience · lore · secrets · prophecy · revelation
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guideLeader or instruction book
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- towerTall slender edifice
- conclavePrivate, secretive assembly
order · circle · academy · apprentice · protégé · succession · legacy · decree
Body of traditional tales
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- scrollsRolled written records
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
temples · oracles · prophecies · legends · chronicles · ancient texts · primordial · timeless
Wielder of arcane power
- enchanterOne who uses magic
- conjurerPerformer of magic tricks
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
- thaumaturgePerformer of miracles
necromancer · illusionist · diviner · elementalist · summoner · evoker · adept · battlemage
spellcasting
Performing magical incantations
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- incantationsRitual words for magic
rituals · transmutation · evocation · necromancy · divination · summoning · warding · hexes · curses · charms
sagacity
Penetrating mental acuity
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
discernment · insight · profundity · sapience · omniscience · lore · secrets · prophecy · revelation · understanding
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
conclave · order · circle · academy · apprentice · protégé · succession · legacy · decree · covenant
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- scrollsRolled written records
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
ruins · temples · oracles · prophecies · legends · chronicles · ancient texts · primordial · timeless · immortality
sorcerer
Wielder of arcane power
thaumaturge · necromancer · illusionist · diviner · elementalist · summoner · evoker · adept · battlemage · spellweaver