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# Mage
Mage is an elite of an army. Nothing can resist the power of magic.
| Preferred target | Attack type | Housing space | Movement speed | Delay between attacks | Forge level required |
|---|
| Any | Ground and air | 4 | 16 | 1.5 sec | 7 |
| Level | Damage per sec | Hitpoints | Cost (Food) | Research cost (Food) | Research time | University level required |
|---|
| 1 | 75 | 75 | 1 500 | | | |
| 2 | 105 | 90 | 2 000 | 150 000 | 1 day | 3 |
| 3 | 135 | 108 | 2 500 | 450 000 | 2 days | 4 |
| 4 | 188 | 130 | 3 000 | 1 350 000 | 3 days | 5 |
| 5 | 255 | 156 | 3 500 | 2 500 000 | 5 days | 6 |