Concept for a Magic Melee DPS

[Archwizard]

People who say Red Mage is/should be a melee-centric and/or sword magic job is totally out of touch about what Red Mage is anyway. That's literally what Mystic Knight is.

It's funny in that regard. They seem to think of it in terms of a trinity between White Magic, Black Magic and Melee.

White Magic and Melee is Paladin. Black Magic and Melee is Ninja or Dark Knight. White Magic and Black Magic is Sage (but never Scholar, interestingly). "Therefore Red Mage must be all three."

Nowhere in that list does Spellblade/Mystic Knight/Rune Fencer ever come up. The same people who name Sage the true intersection of White and Black Magic -- a job that has only appeared in two main entries -- consider Spellblade an afterthought.

It boggles the mind.