when we first meet Wardance he does not have the full uniform of a mage king infact he still used guns. in his introduction (as a hero) Wardance did not fully trust his powers as he did not fully understand them.
Before Wardance completed his basic training as Captain of M’laah’s temple of prehuman science…he had to face not only his former mentor Dr Ogoon but his Prehuman ancestor Shamballah under the control of Prehuman Kali.
Upon wining the duel Wardance was given the position of his anceastor as king of mages