I know this is a term Riot has thrown around a little bit, but the only mages that I can really come up with that go along with their definition of it - Short ranged, slightly tanky - is Ryze and Vladimir. Kinda like the bruiser of mages, but I honestly can't think of any others that seem to fit in that category. Anyone else?
Karthus Vladimir Ryze Swain Rumble Cassiopeia Aurelion Sol Gangplank (hybrid Skirmisher) Malzahar
According to Riot.
and 
fit the Battlemage archetype pretty well, I think. For both of them you really need to be right up next to people to maximize your effectiveness, and they benefit from building tanky. Hell, I sometimes like to get 
on just for sitting around DoT-ticking people.
It's just a box they put all the short range APs into; it's largely a meaningless term and has basically no reflection on game mechanics.
Mordekaiser?
Thanks all!
Annie can be considered one if you build her tankily
