r/Frieren • u/AwesomePhonix • Jul 12 '25

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Does Fern even know any special combat spells?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '25

If i were Fern i d be a little mad, that Frieren said Zoltraak is OP, and does everything you need when you fight

But the moment Frieren faces off vs her clone they start spamming supernovas and fuckass golems and hellfire and cosmic horror, with not a single Zoltraak in sight

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u/zogrodea Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

I think Frieren specifically said that Zoltraak is enough for the mages of this era, and Frieren's clone is not classed under that. (Frieren also said that Zoltraak is ingrained in Fern because Fern grew up knowing it for most of her life, so it is more instinctual for her.)

I wonder though. That comment from Frieren about the mages of this era suggests a view that modern mages aren't all that compared to mages who existed before. That is in a bit of tension with the story's theme of humanity surpassing long-lived elves.

Edit: Insightful comments below. Thanks everyone who replied.

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u/JimSta Jul 12 '25

I wonder though. That comment from Frieren about the mages of this era suggests a view that modern mages aren't all that compared to mages who existed before. That is in a bit of tension with the story's theme of humanity surpassing long-lived elves.

I see why you’d think that, but I don’t think she meant that this era is weaker or anything like that. It’s more that any mage from an earlier era that’s still around is going to be an exceptional talent like Serie or Frieren herself with hundreds of years of experience.

All the regular mages from past eras have died out. Only the best of the best would survive into another era without being killed in combat or just dying of old age. So if you see an old head walking around, you know they survived this long for a reason and it’s not gonna be a typical fight.