Magic Schools

Our shard has several schools of magic, each with its own skill, its own “spellbook,” and its own fuel. They all share the basic flow you learn in Spellcasting — invoke the ability, then target — but they differ in what they cost. This page is a one-stop overview: what each school does, what it needs, and how you cast it. Follow the skill links for the full spell lists and details. School-specific numbers below are unverified here; the linked skill pages carry the detail.

Magery — reagents + mana (the core school)

• What it does: the broadest school — healing, buffs, offense, fields, travel (Recall/Gate), summons. 64 spells across 8 circles.
• What it needs: a spellbook with the spell, enough Magery skill for the circle, mana, and the spell’s reagents in your pack (consumed per cast).
• How you cast it: open the spellbook and click the spell (or macro / words of power), then target. Offensive damage scales with Evaluating Intelligence.
• Full reference: Spellcasting and the spellbook overview.

Necromancy — reagents + mana

• What it does: dark magic — curses, fear, debilitation, corpse and undead effects, shapeshifting (e.g. wraith/lich forms), and life-draining attacks.
• What it needs: a necromancer spellbook, enough Necromancy skill, mana, and Necromancy reagents (a distinct set from Magery reagents — e.g. bat wings, grave dust, daemon blood, nox crystal, pig iron). Reagents are consumed per cast.
• How you cast it: like Magery — invoke the spell from the necro book (or a macro), then target. Spirit Speak boosts Necromancy: it strengthens several necro effects and powers life-draining, so necromancers commonly train Spirit Speak alongside Necromancy.

Chivalry — tithed gold, no reagents

• What it does: holy “paladin” magic — healing, cleansing, smiting the undead, removing curses, and self-buffs.
• What it needs: the Chivalry skill, mana, and a reserve of tithed gold instead of reagents. You tithe gold at a shrine to build up a tithing pool, and Chivalry abilities spend from that pool. No reagents are required.
• How you cast it: open the Book of Chivalry and invoke the ability (or macro), then target. Effectiveness tends to be strongest against undead/evil. Replenish tithing by visiting a shrine when the pool runs low.

Bushido — no reagents, weapon + stance

• What it does: the samurai discipline — defensive and offensive combat abilities (parry-and-counter, honorable strikes, evasion, momentum/whirlwind effects).
• What it needs: the Bushido skill and usually a weapon; abilities cost mana but use no reagents.
• How you cast it: invoke the ability from the Book of Bushido (or a macro) before or during melee; many are stances/buffs that change how your next swings behave rather than spells you target. Works hand-in-hand with melee and Parrying.

Ninjitsu — no reagents, forms + stealth

• What it does: the ninja arts — stealth attacks, animal forms (transformations), mirror-image decoys, smoke-bomb vanishing, and surprise strikes.
• What it needs: the Ninjitsu skill; abilities cost mana and use no reagents (animal forms may require an item like a ninja belt for some shapes — unverified).
• How you cast it: invoke the ability from the Book of Ninjitsu (or a macro). Pairs with Hiding/Stealth for stealth openers.

Spellweaving — arcane focus

• What it does: Arcanist magic — area buffs/heals, summons (arcane creatures), word-of- power effects whose strength grows when cast by a group (“Arcane Circle”).
• What it needs: the Spellweaving skill, mana, and an arcane focus item (charged at an Arcane Circle) that empowers and is required by many weaves. No traditional reagents.
• How you cast it: invoke the weave from the Spellweaving spellbook (or a macro), then target. Casting within an Arcane Circle alongside other weavers strengthens the effects.

Mysticism — reagents + Focus/Imbuing

• What it does: elemental and spirit magic — healing, debuffs, summons (e.g. rising colossus, elementals), and damage spells.
• What it needs: a mysticism spellbook, the Mysticism skill, mana, and reagents (it uses its own reagent set). Its secondary skill is Focus (or Imbuing) — that secondary raises spell power, so mystics train it alongside Mysticism.
• How you cast it: invoke the spell from the mysticism book (or a macro), then target — the same invoke-and-target flow as Magery.

Choosing and mixing schools

You can combine schools within your 700-point skill budget (see Using & training skills). Common pairings: Magery + Eval Int + Meditation for a pure mage; Necromancy + Spirit Speak for a necro; a melee template with Chivalry or Bushido for support abilities. Whatever the school, the operating loop is the same — carry its fuel, invoke the ability, target — so once you’ve learned Spellcasting and Meditation & mana, every school will feel familiar.