Unless you really like their aesthetic for whatever reason, Dark Elf is objectively the worst Mage race. Hide is worthless on a class that will have a pet up 99% of the time. And Mages can summon a Coldstone (which you can stick in the otherwise useless ammo slot) to have Ultravision. There's basically no upside whatsoever on a practical level. Of course, race is pretty irrelevant on a practical level for all Mages (besides Gnome wallvision for Eye of Zomm/CoTH cheesing, which you can mimic with a shrink pot if you really need it). Fashionquest/aesthetics should ultimately win out, though.
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