Anime Expeditions Dark Mage (Judar) Kit Guide
Dark Mage cycles Ice and Lightning every eight hits. Lock Lightning, park the arc, and let it tick 25% per second. Villain Banner rates included.
Current for Update 1.0 (Warriors Saga).
Dark Mage is the index name. Judar is the inspiration nickname. Mythic. Hydro + Magical. Placement limit 2. Limited. Evolves into Dark Mage (Sovereign).
He is still the best dedicated DPS on the tier list. Prodigy is the Update 1.0 secret carry. Keep both.
How you get it
Villain Banner:
- 0.25% chance
- Pity: 400 summons = 20,000 Villain Coins
If the banner is gone when you read this, do not farm a dead banner.
Kit
After 8 regular attacks, Magic Cycle swaps the next mode:
| Mode | Shape | Extra on swap |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Magic | Circle AoE, size 12 | Gains Freeze on attack. Each regular hit adds 1 Frostbite (cap 20). At 20, the next hit on a Frozen enemy shatters: unfreeze + 10% extra damage in 5 range |
| Lightning Magic | Cone AoE, size 55 | Summons an Arc of Lightning on the path inside range. Enemies touching it take 25% of this unit’s current damage every 1 second |
Freeze: 2s hard CC, 5s cooldown.
Evolve mats: Magical Amulet ×1, Sprite (Red) ×20, Sprite (Yellow) ×20, Sprite (Rainbow) ×1, Gold ×10,000. Place cost at upgrade 0: ¥1,500.
The lightning tick is 25% per second, not 50%.
Lightning lock
This is the way you play him:
- Let the unit cycle into Lightning.
- Set attack priority to None so it stops throwing regulars and does not cycle back to Ice.
- Leave the path arc ticking.
A Forbidden Teacher buff roughly doubles the tick you see on the path. Place damage starts near 2k. A full upgrade sits near 63k on the board, with about 12k on the damage stat. A Forbidden Teacher + Shadow domain team can push the screenshot into the 200k–250k DPS range. Treat those as team-buffed peaks, not a solo meter.
Unbound is the trait. It reads as a large damage increase on this unit.
Where he does not carry
Lightning orbs do not chew the 50-hit Bioinsect shield on Prodigy’s Trial. Leave him on the bench for that fight. Everywhere else, lock Lightning and leave him on.