Battle mage

Battle mages are magic-users found in the Wilderness Mage Arena. They appear in the arena itself, and their primary function is to battle the player, thus allowing the player to cast their chosen god spell 100 times on any of the mages in order to be able to use the god staves outside of the Arena.

Battle mages come in three types; Saradominist mages, who carry Saradomin staves and have an appearance similar to the Seers in Seers' Village, Zamorakian mages, who appear pale and cloaked, bearing similarities to Highwaymen, and Guthixian mages, who are gnomes and look akin to Gnome mages who ride the backs of Tortoises in the Battlefield.

The maximum hit of the mages is quite high for their level, and the Protect from Magic prayer is recommended when battling them. Their aggressiveness depends on the type of god cape a player wears;


 * Wearing the Zamorak god cape will make the Zamorak battle mages non-aggressive. Guthix and Saradomin Mages remain aggressive.


 * Wearing the Guthix god cape will make the Guthix battle mages non-aggressive. Zamorak and Saradomin mages remain aggressive.


 * And finally, wearing the Saradomin god cape will make the Saradomin battle mages non-aggressive. Zamorak and Guthix mages remain aggressive.

Additionally, wielding a Void Knight mace whilst wearing a non-Guthix cape such as the Saradomin cape or Zamorak cape will cause only one Battle mage to be aggressive towards players at any one time.

Trivia

 * When a certain type of battle mage is non-aggressive, they root for you. Despite being non-aggressive they can still be attacked.
 * The mage holding the Zamorak staff appears similar to a dark wizard and a highwayman mixed together.