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* The BBC/Starz series ''The White Queen'' portrays Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort to Edward IV, as a witch with actual supernatural powers. Throughout the series, she is able to call down terrible thunderstorms on her enemies at strategically critical moments, cause her enemies' deaths through magical curses, and otherwise wreck terrible destruction with her magic. When her husband, King Edward, lies dying of a fever, another character, Margaret Beaufort, says that the king will be fine because the queen will just brew some magic potion to heal him. Needless to say, that is not one of Elizabeth's powers, and Edward dies. That being said, Elizabeth (and by extension, her mother and her eldest daughter, also portrayed as witches) has shown to have some non-offensive powers, including divination magic; also, Elizabeth did use her magic to make Edward fall in love with her in the first place, or at least to help the process along. Still, it would appear that the Woodville women in this show are at least partial examples of this trope.

* The BBC/Starz series ''The White Queen'' portrays Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort to Edward IV, as a witch with actual supernatural powers. Throughout the series, she is able to call down terrible thunderstorms on her enemies at strategically critical moments, cause her enemies' deaths through magical curses, and otherwise wreck terrible destruction with her magic. When her husband, King Edward, lies dying of a fever, another character, Margaret Beaufort, says that the king will be fine because the queen will just brew some magic potion to heal him. Needless to say, that is not one of Elizabeth's powers, and Edward dies. That being said, Elizabeth (and her mother and her eldest daughter, also portrayed as witches) are shown to have some non-offensive powers, including divination magic; also, Elizabeth did use her magic to make Edward fall in love with her in the first place, or at least to help the process along. Still, it would appear that the Woodville women in this show are at least partial examples of this trope.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': there are two classes of normal mages. A "Wizard" focuses on attack magic while others protect, whereas a "MagicKnight" fights up front and uses spells. Negi chose the latter, but Yue has chosen the "Wizard" style complete with the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' style BlackMage outfit.

BlackMagicianGirl and LadyOfBlackMagic are subtropes and are often paired up with TheMedic, WhiteMage, or WhiteMagicianGirl as a {{Foil}}. Specifically paired with a WhiteMage it's BlackAndWhiteMagic.

* Ana from ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'' and Paula from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'': They both use offensive spells such as [[PlayingWithFire PK Fire]] and [[AnIcePerson PK Freeze]] (Ana also has [[FrickinLaserBeams PK Beam]]). Kumatora from ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' also fits.

* Attack mages in ''Manga/BlackClover'' mostly uses their magic offensively at a long-range. When Noelle, who had struggled to properly control her incredible magic power, learns Sea Dragon's Roar, Yami notes that she's an incredible attack mage even for her great latent abilities.

* The titular Black Mage Zeref in [[FairyTail]]. He is the originator of most Lost Magic, including his signature Death Magic.

** Throughout the series, masters of the Destruction [[FunctionalMagic school of magic]] are the Black Mages of the setting. The [[ElementalMagic elemental spells]] of the FireIceLightning trio are classed here, as are spells which make opponents weaker to those elements. Depending on the game, generic non-elemental "damage health" spells may also be classed here, as well as poison-based spells.

-->-- '''Black Mage''', ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''

* Lester Deth in ''VideoGame/CharlieMurder'' combines this with SummoningMagic.

* Dark Elf Warlocks in HeroesOfMightAndMagicV specialize in Destructive Magic, and their racial abilities are aimed at enhancing its damage, lowering the enemy's resistance to it, and replenishing mana quickly.

* ''Anime/OnePiece'' gives us Nami, who, through her Clima-Tact, can control weather in such a way that it's similar to her casting elemental spells. While [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] is her specialty, she's also more than able to utilize every element in nature to good effect when she needs to.
* Three of the Kages fight like this during the Fourth Shinobi War. ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Gaara attacks with his sand and uses no taijutsu techniques, Onoki blasts people from afar with his [[FantasticNuke Dust Release attacks]] due to old age and back problems and Mei Terumi unleashes a barrage of water, mist and magma attacks.

* Angela of ''VideoGame/SeikenDensetsu3'', right down to the weapon and personality.

* Trisana Chandler from Creator/TamoraPierce's ''Literature/CircleOfMagic''. This is actually a downside of winning the SuperpowerLottery: Her extremely powerful weather magic (where "weather" also includes ''natural disasters'') would put her in high demand as a war mage, but she'd prefer to be a healer, something which she's simply ''too strong'' for. To paraphrase, "it would be like performing surgery with a mallet."
** All four kids, and some of their students, can put their magic to spectacular offensive use when they need to, though Tris is the most naturally suited to it.

Masters of offensive magic, these mages are all about attacking with spells and doing lots of damage with them. Typically these mages will be users of most if not all types of ElementalPowers (one element is not unheard of, though), with FireIceLightning being particularly common, and may fall under LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. They do not heal (or only have minor healing spells) and typically pack AreaOfEffect spells in their arsenal.

Often overlaps with SquishyWizard and GlassCannon. Contrast TheMedic and WhiteMage.

Masters of offensive magic, these mages are all about attacking with spells and doing lots of damage with them. Typically these mages will be users of most if not all types of ElementalPowers (one element is not unheard of though), with FireIceLightning being particularly common, and may fall under LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. They do not heal (or only have minor healing spells) and typically pack AreaOfEffect spells in their arsenal.

The term comes from jRPGs, particularly the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series, and is in stark contrast with its meaning in European tradition which is "[[EvilSorceror a user of]] [[BlackMagic evil magic]]".

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': there are two classes of normal mages. A "Wizard" focuses on attack magic while others protect, whereas a "MagicKnight" fights up front and uses spells. Negi chose the latter, but Yue has chosen the "Wizard" style complete with the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' style BlackMage outfit.

The term comes from jRPGs, particularly the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series, and is in stark contrast with its meaning in European tradition which is "[[EvilSorceror a user of]] [[BlackMagic evil magic]]".

** There's also the Mad Sorcerer, who wields extremely powerful and destructive black magic.