Usage
Magery is used to cast any of the 64 spells that make up the mage’s spellbook with the use of a combination of the 8 available reagents and mana. These 64 spells are divided equally into 8 circles with each circle being more powerful, requiring more skill and mana to cast, and requiring more time to cast. Your intelligence while providing a larger mana pool for spellcasting, also increases the damage of offensive spells. Most mages opt to train to a high intelligence.
Reagents
Each spell you cast will require one of 1-4 different types of reagents. The available reagents are: black pearl, nightshade, mandrake root, ginseng, spider’s silk, garlic, sulfurous ash, and blood moss. Any mage would be prudent to travel with a fairly large stock of each of these 8 reagents.
Combat
Many mages will choose to use their skills in combat. Keep in mind that your mana pool is not infinite, so it is recommended to also train in meditation for its bonus to mana regeneration. While spellcasting, if damaged by physical combat, there is a chance your spell cast will be interrupted. For this reason, many mages train in wrestling for its chance to dodge physical attacks.
Training
Training magery is one of the most expensive endeavors in the game, you would be well advised to seek out the training of a NPC prior to starting your path as a mage. Even if you do not plan to have meditation in your final build, it is advisable to train magery first, with meditation as a complement to speed your training. Most mages will pick a spell of lower cost (in available reagents) or ease to cast within their training location and use this spell until gains are no longer available from this circle of spells. After “completion” of a circle of spells simply pick a spell in the next highest circle and train with that until you finish the next circle.
For macroing magery, it is highly advisable to check your macro often, as a your macro will only work for you for each circle, requiring a change of plan for each new circle.
Common macros include:
- Restocking agent
- Casting your spell
- Target if necessary
- Healing damage if applicable
- Meditation
Another tip on macroing your magery would be that most players training magery will also require resisting spells training. Simply picking offensive spells, targeting yourself, and healing the damage would do well to train both spells. Anyone picking this method would be wise in circle 7 to select mana vampire, as it does train resisting spells but does not apply damage. As magery and resisting spells are two of the hardest and most expensive skills to train, anyone selecting them for a build would be advised to train these two spells before all others.
Available spells
Spell | Reagents Required | Mana Required |
---|---|---|
First Circle | ||
reactive armor | garlic, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 4 |
clumsy | bloodmoss, nightshade | 4 |
create food | garlic, ginseng, mandrake root | 4 |
feeblemind | nightshade, ginseng | 4 |
heal | garlic, ginseng, spider’s silk | 4 |
magic arrow | sulfurous ash | 4 |
night sight | spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 4 |
weaken | garlic, nightshade | 4 |
Second Circle | ||
agility | bloodmoss, mandrake root | 6 |
cunning | mandrake root, nightshade | 6 |
cure | garlic, ginseng | 6 |
harm | nightshade, spider’s silk | 6 |
magic trap | garlic, sulfurous ash, spider’s silk | 6 |
magic untrap | bloodmoss, sulfurous ash | 6 |
protection | garlic, ginseng, sulfurous ash | 6 |
strength | mandrake root, nightshade | 6 |
Third Circle | ||
bless | garlic, mandrake root | 9 |
fireball | black pearl | 9 |
magic lock | bloodmoss, garlic, sulfurous ash | 9 |
poison | nightshade | 9 |
telekinesis | garlic, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 9 |
telport | bloodmoss, mandrake root | 9 |
unlock | bloodmoss, sulfurous ash | 9 |
wall of stone | bloodmoss, garlic | 9 |
Fourth Circle | ||
arch cure | garlic, ginseng, mandrake root | 11 |
arch protection | garlic, ginseng, mandrake root, sulfurous ash | 11 |
curse | garlic, nightshade, sulfurous ash | 11 |
fire field | black pearl, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 11 |
greater heal | garlic, ginseng, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 11 |
lightning | madrake root, sulfurous ash | 11 |
mana drain | black pearl, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 11 |
recall | black pearl, bloodmoss, mandrake root | 11 |
Fifth Circle | ||
blade spirits | black pearl, mandrake root, nightshade | 14 |
dispel field | garlic, black pearl, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 14 |
incognito | bloodmoss, garlic, nightshade | 14 |
magic refelction | garlic, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 14 |
mind blast | black pearl, mandrake root, nightshade, sulfurous ash | 14 |
paralyze | garlic, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 14 |
poison field | black pearl, nightshade, spider’s silk | 14 |
summon creature | bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 14 |
Sixth Circle | ||
dispel | garlic, mandrake root, sulfurous ash | 20 |
energy bolt | black pearl, nightshade | 20 |
explosion | bloodmoss, mandrake root | 20 |
invisibility | bloodmoss, nightshade | 20 |
mark | black pearl, bloodmoss, mandrake root | 20 |
mass curse | garlic, mandrake root, nightshade, sulfurous ash | 20 |
paralyze field | black pearl, ginseng, spider’s silk | 20 |
reveal | bloodmoss, sulfurous ash | 20 |
Seventh Circle | ||
chain lightning | black pearl, mandrake root, blood moss, sulfurous ash | 40 |
energy field | black pearl, mandrake root, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 40 |
flamestrike | spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 40 |
gate travel | black pearl, mandrake root, sulfurous ash | 40 |
mana vampire | black pearl, bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 40 |
mass dispel | black pearl, garlic, mandrake root, sulfurous ash | 40 |
meteor swarm | bloodmoss, spider’s silk, mandrake root, sulfurous ash | 40 |
polymorph | bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 40 |
Eighth Circle | ||
earthquake | bloodmoss, ginseng, mandrake root, sulfurous ash | 50 |
energy vortex | black pearl, bloodmoss, mandrake root, nightshade | 50 |
resurrection | bloodmoss, garlic, ginseng | 50 |
summon air elemental | bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 50 |
summon daemon | blood moss, mandrake root, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 50 |
summon earth elemental | bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 50 |
summon fire elemental | bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk, sulfurous ash | 50 |
summon water elemental | bloodmoss, mandrake root, spider’s silk | 50 |