In the world of Dragon Soul Traveler, mages have a distinct style compared to other classes' phantoms, with their skills being ever-changing. However, among the many mages, there are significant differences in combat performance and survivability. In the overview of the mage rankings in Dragon Soul Traveler, you can see the strength of these heroes. Next, please follow my lead as we delve deeper into which mages are useful.
Firstly, there is the Archangel Gabriel, a crit-based long-range mage who is undoubtedly the main damage dealer in the Sanctuary team. Without her, the Sanctuary team would be like losing its core. It's not recommended for players to attempt forming a Sanctuary team without Gabriel. Gabriel herself comes with extremely high crit attributes, and each attack carries immense burst power. She regains health after every crit, giving her strong sustainability on the battlefield. When under the Sanctuary team's blessing buff, her abilities not only increase her crit rate but also ignore a large amount of the enemy's magic defense. For Gabriel, pairing with equipment that boosts crit damage can push her damage output to very high levels. Her ultimate skill deals area-of-effect magic damage, and during its release, she becomes untargetable. Combined with her unique passive, it further increases her ultimate damage, making her damage output in battles extremely explosive. When paired with Athena, Athena's taunt skill creates an excellent environment for her, allowing Gabriel to truly enter a god-slaying state within the enemy ranks.

Poseidon, the Sea God, is another highly distinctive mage. At low star levels, he serves as a perfect PVE utility character, but when he reaches high star levels, he can unleash a powerful wind that causes all enemies to become stunned and move slowly, while also applying elemental debuffs, giving our team the first strike advantage. At just 5 stars, he unlocks the incredible "Fridge" skill, which, when a teammate is near death, grants immunity to all damage and heals them. When he reaches even higher star levels, this skill's usage count increases to twice, meaning the team effectively gains two more lives. Poseidon's skills mostly deal area damage, with very high damage numbers. As his phantom level increases, he can end battles in mere seconds. Additionally, in the early stages, when paired with the female protagonist's fire skill, they can trigger a wide-area evaporation effect, significantly reducing the enemy's hit rate. He also has a special skill that increases the enemy's ultimate cost, which, although seemingly subtle, greatly impacts the enemy.

Melina, the Flame Witch, comes with a significant damage boost, increasing damage by 70% upon her first ultimate cast. Her damage output is fierce, capable of instantly igniting fear in the enemy. In terms of team composition, she is highly flexible. For element teams, she can efficiently apply burn buffs, working closely with other elemental phantoms to easily trigger elemental reactions. In the Sanctuary team, she can provide morale buffs, helping the team quickly reach the blessing state. For new and low-spending players, she can also fit into the Sanctuary team, but it's important to note that Melina is quite fragile and lacks self-protection in battle, which players need to be particularly mindful of when developing and using her.

The Demigod Lich Gullveig is a mysterious functional mage. Unlike mages known for their powerful output, her damage is relatively limited. More often, she is used to counter enemy healers, with the sole purpose of preventing their healing. If, in battle, players are frustrated by the enemy healer's relentless healing, Gullveig can effectively restrict the enemy healer's ability. However, for Gullveig's development, it's suggested that players invest some resources, but not too much, as her strength lies in her unique healing restriction, not in her damage output. This advantage allows her to fit into any team composition.

This concludes the overview of the mage rankings in Dragon Soul Traveler. If you're looking to add some effective mages to your team, I hope this introduction helps you explore and find the right mages for your needs.