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“Betrayed 8th-class mage Ian time-travels 30 years to train and exact revenge on Emperor Ragnar.”
The Return of the 8th Class Mage
8클래스 마법사의 회귀
7.42
4,016 rank · 22,174 readers · 93 favorites
Time Travel
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Betrayed 8th-class mage Ian time-travels 30 years to train and exact revenge on Emperor Ragnar.
As a powerful 8th class mage, Ian Paige took countless innocent lives under the orders of Emperor Ragnar, a close friend and ruler of the Greenriver Empire. Yet despite their closeness, Ragnar views Ian as a threat and subsequently poisons him. Using time magic, Ian saves himself and returns 30 years to the past. Now a young boy, Ian joins an elite order of mages to hone his abilities once again. This time, he'll get revenge on the emperor who betrayed him and reclaim glory as an 8th class mage! (Source: Tapas Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 4
σ 1.83
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
The polarity gap
3.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.29
Running avg · Dec 2022 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This is a regression revenge manhwa. What I like is the structure of the work and how simple it is. No crazy power scaling, no ridiculous side story. It is relatively short and give you the...”
- 8 “A classic regression story with a “happy” ending, and the main character actually ends up in a relationship. However, the antagonist turns out to be a good guy who is a victim of the MC’s plot...”
- 7 “Finally, an actually wholesome regression manhwa that doesn't drag on forever? Yes, it actually exists. This manhwa had an ending that wasn't completely rushed or stagnated either. The whole story...”
Verbosity
Short · 14%
Medium · 57%
Long · 29%
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 81 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 48m approx
- Published Jul 2021 – Dec 2022
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M63562 catalog