History Main / SwordAndSorcerer

** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'', Alphen and Shionne are a return to form. Alphen is a pure frontline swordsman while Shionne stays in the back with a mixture of healing magic, fire spells, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers gunfire]].

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Sword And Sorcerer is what you get when these characters team up in order to offset each others' weaknesses. The combat dynamic usually works one of two ways, determined largely by what type of magic the mage uses:

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
** The [[FlamingSword Flame Swordsman]] and [[DarkIsNotEvil Dark Magician]] are sometimes portrayed this way. So are their masters--[[TheLancer Joey]] is good in a physical scrap while [[TheHero Yugi]], or at least his SuperpoweredEvilSide, wields the shadow magic. This dynamic is reflected in their strategies: Joey uses card effects to power up his monsters or weaken his opponents to win battles while Yugi prefers cards that manipulate the field and graveyard like a true mage.
** During the Battle City arc, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork Yugi and Kaiba]] dueled against [[LightDarknessJuxtaposition Umbra and Lumis]], two of [[BigBad Marik's]] minions whose decks were designed specifically to work together in tag duels. Umbra's deck had the monster cards while Lumis's deck focused on spells and traps.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': [[SiblingTeam Gloria and Grace Tyler]] both play [[AmazonBrigade Amazoness decks]]. Gloria focuses primarily on monsters, while Grace uses spell and traps to be more proactive.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhBondsBeyondTime'': Yugi/Atem plays the sorcerer role while Yusei and Jaden are the sword. Yugi/Atem uses a Spellcaster deck focusing on the [[BlackMage Dark Magician]] archetype while Yusei and Jaden use different Warrior-type decks.

* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': The villainous duo of Jindrax and Toxica. Jindrax is a MonserClown who fights using either a sword or [[KnifeNut daggers]]. Toxica is a LadyOfBlackMagic whose MagicStaff can fire energy blasts or [[MakeMyMonsterGrow revive destroyed Orgs]].

* This is the reason behind the Pactio system in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': A Magister (the mage) is defended by a Ministra (the warrior) who covers for them while they cast, and has a special weapon and can be given {{Status Buff}}s to make them more effective. It's promptly defied by Negi himself when he decides to walk the path of the KungFuWizard (Who fights alongside the Ministra). On occasion, he will still act like this trope in combination with Kotarou such as the fight against Rakan; the most obvious demonstration being Kotarou buying Negi the 43 seconds he needs to prepare his spell.

* ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' has an arrangement with Guts and his post Band Of The Hawk companions. Guts is the main fighter of the group, with Serpico, Isidro and Farnese backing him up, while [[CuteWitch Schierke]] is the mage, whose spells take a while to cast. There's also Puck and Evarella acting as healers when Guts takes on one of the many Apostles of the series.
* ''Manga/FairyTail''

* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''

* ''Franchise/DragonAge''

* [[TheHero Link]] and [[RoyaltySuperPower Zelda]] often have this dynamic in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', at least in those cases cases where Zelda actively helps Link with her magic such as in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'', and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. She most commonly uses her magic to summon the Light Arrows for Link to use against the FinalBoss, but she can also use sealing magic to incapacitate the main villain and other enemies.

* [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] and ComicBook/{{Loki}} have this dynamic when they work together (which given Loki's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor tendency to fluctuate between hero and villain]] isn't always a guarantee). Amora ComicBook/TheEnchantress and Skurge the Executioner also qualify and combine this trope with LadyAndKnight.

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* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', when Ponder Stibbons (Wizard) and Johanna Smith-Rhodes (Assassin) get it together, they are this trope. Ponder finds himself using magic to defend Johanna in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5598298/11/Il-se-passait-au-nuit-du-P%C3%A8re-Porcher Il se passait pas au nuit de Pere Porcher]]''. She uses her weapons skills to defend ''him'' in ''FanFic/SlippingBetweenWorlds'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5952595/1/Why-and-were Whys and Weres]]''.

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* Liath Luachra and Bodhmall, the foster-mothers of the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill, were renowned as being a great warrior and druid, respectively.

* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': The [[ThoseTwoBadGuys villainous duo]] of Jindrax and Toxica. Jindrax is a MonserClown who fights using either a sword or [[KnifeNut daggers]]. Toxica is a LadyOfBlackMagic whose MagicStaff can fire energy blasts or [[MakeMyMonsterGrow revive destroyed Orgs]].

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* [[ComicBook/TheMighty Thor]] and ComicBook/{{Loki}} have this dynamic when they work together (which given Loki's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor tendency to fluctuate between hero and villain]] isn't always a guarantee). Amora ComicBook/TheEnchantress and Skurge the Executioner also qualify and combine this trope with LadyAndKnight.

** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', the first two permanent party members (not counting [[TeamPet the dog]]) are designed this way, with [[{{Adorkable}} Alistair]] having a head start on defensive combat skills and [[LadyOfBlackMagic Morrigan]] having a head start on offensive magic.

** A rare [[GenderInvertedTrope Gender-Inverted]] example from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius the same series]] is [[IllBoy Rhys]] and [[GenkiGirl Mia]]. Unlike Mist, Rhys is too ill to fight on his lonesome and instead uses healing magic or [[LightIsGood Light]] [[LightEmUp Magic]] to defend himself, while Mia is an {{Adorkable}} NiceGirl who's an incredibly useful Swordmaster GlassCannon. They also get along very well and there's a good deal of ShipTease with them, though Mia [[ChasteHeroine doesn't seem to be all aware of Rhys' crush.]]

* In ''VideoGame/RabiRibi'', Erina is the sword (the [[DropTheHammer hammer]], to be more accurate) and her FairyCompanion Ribbon is the sorceror who uses long-range magic. Ribbon isn't exactly a GlassCannon, though, since she can't be hurt directly, only Erina can.

** In particular, the majority of the content in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' can be played solo with an AI companion. If the player's role is DPS or Tank, the companion will almost always be set to Heal; if the player's role is Heal, the companion could be DPS or Tank as the situation warrants. Also worth noting is that the roles are frequently inverted: the "sword" could easily be a [[MagicKnight Jedi or Sith]], while the "sorceror" might be some flavor of combat medic.

* Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane from ''Franchise/TheShadowhunterChronicles'' would theoretically be this combination in a fight because Alec is a shadowhunter and Magnus a warlock. But they rarely go on a mission together.

* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''(and most [=MMORPG=]s, for that matter), pairing a tank with an [=AoE=] tosser is an extremely effective combo. Without purple gear, a protection warrior will take forever to kill six mobs, and a mage will never survive their counterattacks, but together they can easily handle a dozen.

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* ''Manga/OujaNoYuugi'': a strategist (a "mage" in this setting, whose power allow him to influence the course of battle) and a general (a warrior, whose duty is to protect "his" strategist and to lead the army) form a close bond and fight in battles together.

* This is the reason behind the Pactio system in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': A Magister(the mage) is defended by a Ministra(the warrior) who covers for them while they cast, and has a special weapon and can be given {{Status Buff}}s to make them more effective. It's promptly defied by Negi himself when he decides to walk the path of the KungFuWizard(Who fights alongside the Ministra). On occasion, he will still act like this trope in combination with Kotarou such as the fight against Rakan; the most obvious demonstration being Kotarou buying Negi the 43 seconds he needs to prepare his spell.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' has a few examples.