Editing Fire Emblem (section)

=== Dark Mage/Shaman>Dark Sage/Druid ===
Users of dark magic, usually not necessarily evil.  Don't have a "classic" promotion; the class was only made playable in later installments and its upgrades have not been consistently named, or even shared consistent themes and mechanics. Some modern games, like ''Path of Radiance'', even lack dark magic mechanics or spellbooks altogether; others allow only certain classes that can also use "normal" magic to use them. Dark magic is generally heavier, slower, and more powerful than "normal" magic; the Elibe titles used this to link it together with Light and "Anima" magic into a second triangle roughly analogous to the axe, sword, spear triangle. Some dark tomes have extra effects attached to them, like allowing the caster to regain some of their damage dealt as health or penetrating enemy defenses to inflict flat damage. 

Some titles feature a stronger version of the promoted class that is exclusive to endgame bosses who are equipped with personal, unbreakable tomes. Their stats may highlight mastery over staves and other types of magic, but those won't be used when you face them.

In Cipher this class focuses on destruction of the enemy hand or deck and getting bonuses from it.