Books Like The Archmage Coefficient (OP Archmage/ Mage Academy/ LITRPG/ Hidden Genius)
Loved The Archmage Coefficient (OP Archmage/ Mage Academy/ LITRPG/ Hidden Genius)? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with The Archmage Coefficient (OP Archmage/ Mage Academy/ LITRPG/ Hidden Genius) so you can pick by what you actually want next.
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by cocopiA corporate lawyer trapped in a magical courtroom must defend a villainess using modern legal tactics against a justice system that runs on truth magic.
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by HankthemooseA disgraced mage with an illegal soul-eating familiar claws his way up from sewer maintenance into a world of deadly political intrigue.
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by CluelessRRA reincarnated spy posing as a noble student must uncover a demonic plot before the magical academy he's infiltrating collapses from within.
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by J.M. Clarke (U Juggernaut)Alex Roth fights the gods’ curse that cripples his magic—by weaponizing the very limitations meant to break him.
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by AzaleaEllisA brilliant fugitive sorceress must master scientific magic while juggling dual identities—one as a male university student, the other as the notorious Raven Queen.
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by MikasaneMai just wants to survive school, not the eldritch invasion—until an Anathema attack forces her into a magical contract she never wanted.
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by C.PeinhopfA cursed saint-vampire awakens a divine power that could either save the world or drown it in blood.
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by ThePuddingEllen's dungeon mishap spawns a clone every time she dies, forcing her to build a city of unruly selves while evading a vindictive dungeon core.
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by MaradinaA trinket merchant bargains with a forgotten god for cursed relics, gaining power to hunt his enemies—if the artifacts don’t destroy him first.
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by HonourRaeArthur wields the legendary **Master of Skills** card in a cutthroat world where magic is power—but every unlocked ability paints a target on his back.
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by M.S. DavidsonTess’s null-class lets her hack dungeon code and befriend a lonely AI, but fixing the city’s heart risks waking something best left buried.
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by blugailA boy mistaken for a girl infiltrates an all-girls cosplay camp, teaming up with a dramatic teen detective to unravel supernatural conspiracies—and his own identity.
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