Oh, and on turn 5 you probably will have one at a maximum. And you'd have to sacrifice either research or expansion to get it.
I actually meant how many of the 500 gold mages would be around at turn 40, would the answer be 5, 15 or 25 I really need to tune up my communication skills
Oh. Well, in that case probably 30+, unless they've been used very aggressively. I guess your question was clear enough, just my interpretation was off.