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Well like I said it depends on the type of mage you want. Let's break it down:

Elemental Mages: Already discussed why you don't want these, but if you apply some creativity to the subject you might surprise yourself on what you can come up with.

Shamans: Summon creatures, construct animals, gain power from totem spirits, shit like that.

Psychic mages: Scrying, telepathy, mild precognition (think Jedi, not seers)

Arcane warriors: Basically anything that enhances the user's physical strenght and skills.

There's others, but those are four ideas I thought I might spit out.