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'''Magic''' will let your wizards cast a variety of spells, giving temporary bonuses, information or damaging your enemies.
'''Magic''' will let your wizards cast a variety of spells, giving temporary bonuses, information or damaging your enemies.


All spells cost [[mana]], which is produced by [[Buildings|towers]]. The cost of each spell is based on a multiplier of your [[land size]].
All spells cost [[mana]], which is produced by [[Buildings|Towers]] and [[Buildings|Wizard Guilds]]. The cost of each spell is based on a multiplier of your [[land size]].
== Self Spells ==
== Self Spells ==


Self-spells last for 12 hours and can't be cast on other dominions. You can recast these once there are less than 12 hours remaining on the duration.
Self-spells can't be cast on other dominions. They can normally be refreshed when their remaining duration is below the full duration of the new cast, subject to any cooldown. Amplify Magic cannot be recast while active.


{| class="wikitable"
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! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Effect !! Notes
! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Duration !! Effect !! Notes
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| Gaia's Watch || 2x || 12 hours || +10% food production. ||
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| Ares' Call || 2.5x || 12 hours || +10% defensive power. ||
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| Midas Touch || 2.5x || 12 hours || +10% platinum production. || Cancels Cull the Weak
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| Mining Strength || 2x || 12 hours || +10% ore production. ||
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| Harmony || 2.5x || 12 hours || +50% population growth. ||
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| Fool's Gold || 1x || 10 hours || Prevents platinum theft. || 20 hour cooldown; Cannot be cast during protection
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| Surreal Perception || 3x || 12 hours || Reveals the name of dominions performing ops on you. ||
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| Energy Mirror || 4x || 12 hours || Reduces enemy spell damage by 15% and enemy spell duration by 1 hour. ||
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| Amplify Magic || 0.5x || 6 hours || Your next non-cooldown self spell costs +100% mana and lasts +50% longer. || Cannot be cast during protection; Removed when a qualifying spell is cast
|}
 
=== Surreal Perception ===
 
Each Op comes with its own notification in the Recent News. For information ops, these notifications are as follows:
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Op !! Text
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| Clear Sight || A magical presence was detected within our advisor's quarters.  Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
|-
| Disclosure || A magical presence was detected within our hero's quarters. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
|-
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| Ares' Call || 2.5x || +10% defensive power ||  
| Revelation || A magical presence was detected within our towers. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
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| Vision || A magical presence was detected within our schools. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
|-
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| Gaia's Watch || 2x|| +10% food production ||  
| Barracks Spy || A hostile presence was detected within our barracks. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
|-
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| Harmony || 2.5x || +50% [[Population#Growth_Rate|population growth rate]] || Vital during [[Protection|protection]]
| Castle Spy || A hostile presence was detected within our castle. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
|-
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| Midas Touch || 2.5x || +10% platinum production || Should be always active
| Land Spy || A hostile presence was detected amongst our lands. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
|-
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| Mining Strength || 2x || +10% ore production ||
| Survey Dominion || A hostile presence was detected amongst our buildings. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
|}
 
== Friendly Spells ==
 
All friendly spells cost 3% Wizard Strength to cast, and can only be cast by [[Monarchy#Court|Court Mages or Grand Magisters]], as well as between [[Guard|Chaos League]] members in the same realm.
 
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| Fools Gold || 1x || Prevents platinum [[theft]] for 10 hours. Can only be cast once every 20 hours. ||
! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Duration !! Effect !! Notes
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| Surreal Perception || 3x || Reveals the name of dominions performing any ops on you. ||
| Spell Reflect || 2x || 3 hours || Reflects the next war or black-op spell. || 3 hour cooldown; Target will know who tried to cast the reflected spell
|-
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| Energy Mirror || 4x || All successful spells cast at your Dominion have a 30% chance of being reflected back to the caster. ||
| Arcane Ward || 1.5x || 6 hours || +5% chance for hostile spells against the target to fail. || 3 hour cooldown
|-
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| Amplify Magic || 0.5x || Increases the mana cost of your next non-cooldown self spell by 200% and increases its duration by 150% (18 hours). || Lasts 6 hours, removed when a qualifying spell is cast, and cannot be used during protection
| Illumination || 1.5x || 6 hours || +5% chance for hostile spy operations against the target to fail. || 3 hour cooldown
|}
|}


== Offensive Spells ==
== Offensive Info Spells ==


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! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Effect !! Notes
! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Effect !! Notes
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| Clear Sight || 0.5x || Gives you an overview of the target dominion in the form of their Status screen. || As of Round 27, Clear Sight will display an [[Icekin|Icekin's]] wizards per acre.
| Clear Sight || 0.5x || Shows the target dominion's status/advisor screen. ||  
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| Vision || 0.5x || Shows the target dominion's researched techs. ||
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| Revelation || 1x || Shows spells currently affecting the target dominion. ||  
| Revelation || 1x || Shows spells currently affecting the target dominion. ||  
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| Clairvoyance || 1.2x || Reveals the target's realm's Town Crier. || Currently not enabled due to [[Global town crier|Town Crier]].
| Disclosure || 0.5x || Shows the target dominion's hero. ||  
|}
 
== Offensive Duration Spells ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Duration !! Effect !! Notes
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| Vision || 0.5x || Reveals the target dominion's techs and heroes, if any. ||
| Plague || 3x || 8 hours || -50% population growth. || Non-war black op; war can extend duration
|-
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| Plague || 3x || Slows population growth rate by 50% (inverse of Harmony). || This is a non-war black op.
| Insect Swarm || 3x || 8 hours || -15% food production. || Non-war black op; war can extend duration
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| Insect Swarm || 3x || Slows food production by 15%. || This is a non-war black op.
| Great Flood || 3x || 8 hours || -25% boat production. || Non-war black op; war can extend duration
|-
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| Great Flood || 3x || Slows boat production by 25%. || This is a non-war black op.
| Earthquake || 3x || 8 hours || -5% gem production and -5% ore production. || Non-war black op; war can extend duration
|}
 
== Offensive Damage Spells==
{| class="wikitable"
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| Earthquake || 3x || Slows ore and gem production by 5%. || This is a non-war black op.
! Spell !! Cost Multiplier !! Effect !! Notes
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| Fireball || 3.3x || Kills 2.75% of peasants and destroys food. || This is a war-only black op.
| Disband Spies || 3.5x || Turns 2% of the target's spies into draftees. || War-only black op
|-
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| Lightning Bolt || 3.5x || Damages [[castle]] by destroying 0.40% of resources invested in keep, forges, and walls. || This is a war-only black op.
| Fireball || 3x || Deals base damage equal to 5% of the maximum vulnerable peasant pool, capped by the peasants currently above the protected floor; also destroys food and contributes to Burning. || War-only black op
|-
|-
| Disband Spies || 4.3x || Turns 1.5% of the target's spies into draftees. || This is a war-only black op.
| Lightning Bolt || 3.25x || Damages Science, Keep, Forges, and Walls by 0.2% each and contributes to Lightning Storm. || War-only black op
|-
|-
| Cyclone || 2x || Damages Wonders || Damage formula (1.5 * min(Wizards, Acres)) but capped at 0.75% of max wonder HP (can not fail this operation)
| Cyclone || 2x || Deals wonder damage. || Wonder spell
|}
|}
=== Vulnerability and Damage Scaling ===
As of Round 40, Fireball and Lightning Bolt now utilize the following effects:
* Burning: status effect (spell). Increases Fireball damage by 100 %, applies Rejuvenation upon expiration. Grants immunity to Lightning Storm. Lasts for 20 hours, plus one hour per four full days after day 4, up to 10 extra hours, before other duration modifiers. Extended by 12 hours in mutual war and when declaring war.
* Lightning Storm: status effect (spell). Increases Lightning Bolt damage by 50 %, applies Rejuvenation upon expiration. Grants immunity to Burning. Lasts for 20 hours, plus one hour per four full days after day 4, up to 10 extra hours, before other duration modifiers. Extended by 12 hours in mutual war and when declaring war.
* Rejuvenation: status effect (spell) with 48 hour duration, increases population growth by 200%, reduces spell damage by 75%, immune to Burning and Lightning Storm, cancelled if target's realm declares war.
Burning or Lightning Storm will trigger once 20 Fireballs or Lightning Bolts respectively are cast on a target within a single tick, or up to 30 of the same spell within 24 ticks, while War is active. The time within the tick does not matter: a spell at 10:01 server is counted the same as a spell at 10:57 server.
Fireball protects a floor based on '''maximum''' peasant population. Spires reduce the initially vulnerable half of maximum peasants. Wizards then protect 5 peasants each, with 15 extra protected peasants for up to 6 wizard equivalents per Wizard Guild. Archmages count as two wizard equivalents. Damage is capped by the number of current peasants above the protected floor.
Lightning Bolt can destroy Science, Keep, Forges, and Walls only while their current combined total exceeds the protected baseline: 80% of total historic investment excluding current Spires and Harbor. Wizard Guilds and Spires reduce Lightning Bolt damage, rather than lowering this investment floor. Wizard Guilds contribute up to 50% damage reduction, and total spell damage reduction is capped at 80%.
For example, with a maximum peasant population of 20,000, 500 wizard equivalents, no Wizard Guilds, and a 10% Spires bonus, the protected floor is <code>20000 * (1 - 0.5 * 0.9) + 500 * 5 = 13500</code>. At full population, 6,500 peasants are vulnerable.
Total peasant protection cannot exceed 80% of maximum peasants, so at least 20% of maximum peasants remains vulnerable. This protection limit is separate from the 80% cap on spell damage reduction.
Energy Mirror does not reduce vulnerability, but does reduce damage. This effectively means it takes more spells for the casters to drop someone to their minimum amount of peasants or investments. Rejuvenation, the Wizard Academy Wonder, and the Weather Manipulation tech (Lightning Bolt only) also only reduce damage. This effect can stack up to 80 % reduced damage.
Disband Spies does not use the vulnerability mechanics and always does the same base amount (2 % of target's spies) of damage, adjusted by damage reduction. (I.e. Energy Mirror, Rejuvenation, etc.)


== Racial Spells ==
== Racial Spells ==


Each race has access to one racial spell. All racial spells have a 5x cost multiplier, as well as a duration of 12 hours.
Some races have access to one or more racial self-spells.


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! Spell !! Race !! Cost Multiplier !! Duration !! Effect !! Notes
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| Crusade || [[Human]] || 5x || 12 hours || +10% offensive power. ||
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! Spell !! Race !! Effect !! Notes
| Favorable Terrain || [[Nomad]] || 5x || 12 hours || +1% offensive power for every 1% barren land, maximum +10%. ||
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| Alchemist's Flame || [[Firewalker]] || Increases alchemy production by 15 platinum ||
| Miner's Sight || [[Dwarf]], [[Gnome]] || 5x || 12 hours || +20% ore production and prevents ore-production damage. ||  
|-
|-
| Alchemist's Frost || [[Icekin]] || +15% platinum production || Not cumulative with Midas Touch
| Killing Rage || [[Goblin]] || 5x || 12 hours || +10% offensive power. ||  
|-
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| Ascendance || [[Dark Elf]] || 8% of surviving Swordsmen return from battle as Spellblades ||  
| Alchemist Flame || [[Firewalker]] || 5x || 12 hours || +12 platinum production per Alchemy and +25 Forges points per Alchemy each hour. ||  
|-
|-
| Bloodrage || [[Orc]] || +10 % offensive power, +10 % offensive casualties ||
| Erosion || [[Lizardfolk]], [[Merfolk]] || 2.5x || 12 hours || 25% of captured land is automatically rezoned into water. ||  
|-
|-
| Crusade || [[Human]] and [[Nomad (Legacy)]] || +10% offensive power||
| Arcane Infusion || [[Icekin]] || 5x || 12 hours || Allows training Archmages directly from draftees at a base cost of 1,400 platinum each. ||  
|-
|-
| Erosion || [[Lizardfolk]] and [[Merfolk]] || 20% of captured land automatically re-zoned into water ||
| Bloodrage || [[Orc]] || 5x || 12 hours || +10% offensive power and +10% offensive casualties. ||  
|-
|-
| Favorable Terrain || [[Nomad]] || +1% offensive power for every 1% barren land (max +10%)||
| Unholy Ghost || [[Spirit]] || 5x || 12 hours || Enemy draftees do not participate in battle. ||  
|-
|-
| Feral Hunger || [[Lycanthrope]] || Werewolves convert enemy peasants into Werewolves (up to one for every 15 sent on attack) ||
| Finders Keepers || [[Halfling]] || 2.5x || 12 hours || +10% theft gains, +10% theft chance, and theft costs 1% less strength. ||  
|-
|-
| Frenzy || [[Halfling]] || Reduces combat losses by 35% ||
| Howling || [[Kobold]] || 5x || 12 hours || +10% offensive power and +10% defensive power. ||  
|-
|-
| Gaia's Blessing || [[Wood Elf]] || +20 % food production and +10 % lumber production || Not cumulative with Gaia's Watch
| Verdant Bloom || [[Sylvan]] || 5x || 12 hours || 35% of captured land is automatically rezoned into forest. ||  
|-
|-
| Howling || [[Kobold]] || +10 % offensive power and +10 % defensive power || Not cumulative with Ares' Call
| Regeneration || [[Troll]] || 5x || 12 hours || -25% combat casualties. ||  
|-
|-
| Killing Rage || [[Goblin]] || +10% offensive power ||
| Feral Hunger || [[Lycanthrope]] || 5x || 12 hours || Werewolves convert enemy peasants into Werewolves, up to 1 per 16 sent. ||  
|-
|-
| Miner's Sight || [[Dwarf]] and [[Gnome]] || +20% ore production || Not cumulative with Mining Strength
| Spellwright's Calling || [[Dark Elf]] || 5x || 12 hours || Wizard Guilds produce Spellblades and +5 raw mana per hour. || Cannot be cast during protection
|-
|-
| Nightfall || [[Nox]] || +5 % offensive power ||
| Gaia's Light || [[Wood Elf]] || 2.5x || 12 hours || +30% wizard power and -10% spy power; cancels Gaia's Shadow. ||  
|-
|-
| Parasitic Hunger || [[Undead]] and [[Spirit (Legacy)]] || +50 % conversion rate ||
| Gaia's Shadow || [[Wood Elf]] || 2.5x || 12 hours || +30% spy power and -10% wizard power; cancels Gaia's Light. ||  
|-
|-
| Regeneration || [[Troll]] || Reduces combat losses by 25% ||
| Death and Decay || [[Undead]] || 5x || 6 hours || Doubles food and lumber decay and converts 0.5% peasants into Skeletons each hour. || 24 hour cooldown; Cannot be cast during protection
|-
|-
| Unholy Ghost || [[Spirit]] and [[Dark Elf (Legacy)]] || Enemy draftees do not participate in battle ||
| Feast of Blood || [[Vampire]] || 5x || 12 hours || Increases unit conversions by 25% and applies Satiated Thirst after attacking: -10% offensive power for 48 hours. Neither effect applies against targets below 75% of your size. ||  
|-
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| Verdant Bloom || [[Sylvan]] || 35% of captured land re-zoned into forest (in addition to initial forest captured) ||
| Infernal Command || [[Demon]] || 5x || 12 hours || Infernal Imps receive -0.5 offense and Archdemons need no boats. ||  
|}
|}


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Wizard strength starts at 100% and decreases with every spell cast (including self-spells). Information ops decrease your wizard strength by 2% while self spells and offensive spells decrease your strength by 5%.
Wizard strength starts at 100% and decreases with every spell cast (including self-spells). Information ops decrease your wizard strength by 2% while self spells and offensive spells decrease your strength by 5%.
Wizard strength refreshes by 4% every hour but this can be increased with [[Buildings|Guilds]], [[Resilience|spy resilience]], and [[Teching|techs]]. No spells may be cast if your wizard strength is below 30%.
Wizard strength recovers by 4 percentage points per hour, plus racial and tech bonuses and up to 2 points from Wizard Mastery at 1,000 mastery. While strength is below 30%, each 100 [[Resilience]] adds another recovery point. No spells may be cast below 30% wizard strength.
 
== Damage Scaling ==
 
Lightning Bolt, Disband Spies, and Assassinate Wizards damage scales linearly based on day of the round. The spell does 100% of the base damage on Day 25. Damage is increased by 2.5% each day prior (max of 137.5% at Day 10 or before) and decreased by 2.5% each day after (min 62.5% at Day 40 or after).


== Formula ==
== Formula ==


The chance of success is determined through one of three formulas. See [[Ops#Formula|Formula]] page for details.
The chance of success is determined through one of two formulas. See [[Ops#Formula|Formula]] page for details.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 00:12, 18 October 2026

Magic will let your wizards cast a variety of spells, giving temporary bonuses, information or damaging your enemies.

All spells cost mana, which is produced by Towers and Wizard Guilds. The cost of each spell is based on a multiplier of your land size.

Self Spells[edit]

Self-spells can't be cast on other dominions. They can normally be refreshed when their remaining duration is below the full duration of the new cast, subject to any cooldown. Amplify Magic cannot be recast while active.

Spell Cost Multiplier Duration Effect Notes
Gaia's Watch 2x 12 hours +10% food production.
Ares' Call 2.5x 12 hours +10% defensive power.
Midas Touch 2.5x 12 hours +10% platinum production. Cancels Cull the Weak
Mining Strength 2x 12 hours +10% ore production.
Harmony 2.5x 12 hours +50% population growth.
Fool's Gold 1x 10 hours Prevents platinum theft. 20 hour cooldown; Cannot be cast during protection
Surreal Perception 3x 12 hours Reveals the name of dominions performing ops on you.
Energy Mirror 4x 12 hours Reduces enemy spell damage by 15% and enemy spell duration by 1 hour.
Amplify Magic 0.5x 6 hours Your next non-cooldown self spell costs +100% mana and lasts +50% longer. Cannot be cast during protection; Removed when a qualifying spell is cast

Surreal Perception[edit]

Each Op comes with its own notification in the Recent News. For information ops, these notifications are as follows:

Op Text
Clear Sight A magical presence was detected within our advisor's quarters. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
Disclosure A magical presence was detected within our hero's quarters. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
Revelation A magical presence was detected within our towers. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
Vision A magical presence was detected within our schools. Our wizards have determined that DOMINION (#X) was responsible!
Barracks Spy A hostile presence was detected within our barracks. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
Castle Spy A hostile presence was detected within our castle. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
Land Spy A hostile presence was detected amongst our lands. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!
Survey Dominion A hostile presence was detected amongst our buildings. Our wizards have determined that spies from DOMINION (#X) were responsible!

Friendly Spells[edit]

All friendly spells cost 3% Wizard Strength to cast, and can only be cast by Court Mages or Grand Magisters, as well as between Chaos League members in the same realm.

Spell Cost Multiplier Duration Effect Notes
Spell Reflect 2x 3 hours Reflects the next war or black-op spell. 3 hour cooldown; Target will know who tried to cast the reflected spell
Arcane Ward 1.5x 6 hours +5% chance for hostile spells against the target to fail. 3 hour cooldown
Illumination 1.5x 6 hours +5% chance for hostile spy operations against the target to fail. 3 hour cooldown

Offensive Info Spells[edit]

Spell Cost Multiplier Effect Notes
Clear Sight 0.5x Shows the target dominion's status/advisor screen.
Vision 0.5x Shows the target dominion's researched techs.
Revelation 1x Shows spells currently affecting the target dominion.
Disclosure 0.5x Shows the target dominion's hero.

Offensive Duration Spells[edit]

Spell Cost Multiplier Duration Effect Notes
Plague 3x 8 hours -50% population growth. Non-war black op; war can extend duration
Insect Swarm 3x 8 hours -15% food production. Non-war black op; war can extend duration
Great Flood 3x 8 hours -25% boat production. Non-war black op; war can extend duration
Earthquake 3x 8 hours -5% gem production and -5% ore production. Non-war black op; war can extend duration

Offensive Damage Spells[edit]

Spell Cost Multiplier Effect Notes
Disband Spies 3.5x Turns 2% of the target's spies into draftees. War-only black op
Fireball 3x Deals base damage equal to 5% of the maximum vulnerable peasant pool, capped by the peasants currently above the protected floor; also destroys food and contributes to Burning. War-only black op
Lightning Bolt 3.25x Damages Science, Keep, Forges, and Walls by 0.2% each and contributes to Lightning Storm. War-only black op
Cyclone 2x Deals wonder damage. Wonder spell

Vulnerability and Damage Scaling[edit]

As of Round 40, Fireball and Lightning Bolt now utilize the following effects:

  • Burning: status effect (spell). Increases Fireball damage by 100 %, applies Rejuvenation upon expiration. Grants immunity to Lightning Storm. Lasts for 20 hours, plus one hour per four full days after day 4, up to 10 extra hours, before other duration modifiers. Extended by 12 hours in mutual war and when declaring war.
  • Lightning Storm: status effect (spell). Increases Lightning Bolt damage by 50 %, applies Rejuvenation upon expiration. Grants immunity to Burning. Lasts for 20 hours, plus one hour per four full days after day 4, up to 10 extra hours, before other duration modifiers. Extended by 12 hours in mutual war and when declaring war.
  • Rejuvenation: status effect (spell) with 48 hour duration, increases population growth by 200%, reduces spell damage by 75%, immune to Burning and Lightning Storm, cancelled if target's realm declares war.

Burning or Lightning Storm will trigger once 20 Fireballs or Lightning Bolts respectively are cast on a target within a single tick, or up to 30 of the same spell within 24 ticks, while War is active. The time within the tick does not matter: a spell at 10:01 server is counted the same as a spell at 10:57 server.

Fireball protects a floor based on maximum peasant population. Spires reduce the initially vulnerable half of maximum peasants. Wizards then protect 5 peasants each, with 15 extra protected peasants for up to 6 wizard equivalents per Wizard Guild. Archmages count as two wizard equivalents. Damage is capped by the number of current peasants above the protected floor.

Lightning Bolt can destroy Science, Keep, Forges, and Walls only while their current combined total exceeds the protected baseline: 80% of total historic investment excluding current Spires and Harbor. Wizard Guilds and Spires reduce Lightning Bolt damage, rather than lowering this investment floor. Wizard Guilds contribute up to 50% damage reduction, and total spell damage reduction is capped at 80%.

For example, with a maximum peasant population of 20,000, 500 wizard equivalents, no Wizard Guilds, and a 10% Spires bonus, the protected floor is 20000 * (1 - 0.5 * 0.9) + 500 * 5 = 13500. At full population, 6,500 peasants are vulnerable.

Total peasant protection cannot exceed 80% of maximum peasants, so at least 20% of maximum peasants remains vulnerable. This protection limit is separate from the 80% cap on spell damage reduction.

Energy Mirror does not reduce vulnerability, but does reduce damage. This effectively means it takes more spells for the casters to drop someone to their minimum amount of peasants or investments. Rejuvenation, the Wizard Academy Wonder, and the Weather Manipulation tech (Lightning Bolt only) also only reduce damage. This effect can stack up to 80 % reduced damage.

Disband Spies does not use the vulnerability mechanics and always does the same base amount (2 % of target's spies) of damage, adjusted by damage reduction. (I.e. Energy Mirror, Rejuvenation, etc.)

Racial Spells[edit]

Some races have access to one or more racial self-spells.

Spell Race Cost Multiplier Duration Effect Notes
Crusade Human 5x 12 hours +10% offensive power.
Favorable Terrain Nomad 5x 12 hours +1% offensive power for every 1% barren land, maximum +10%.
Miner's Sight Dwarf, Gnome 5x 12 hours +20% ore production and prevents ore-production damage.
Killing Rage Goblin 5x 12 hours +10% offensive power.
Alchemist Flame Firewalker 5x 12 hours +12 platinum production per Alchemy and +25 Forges points per Alchemy each hour.
Erosion Lizardfolk, Merfolk 2.5x 12 hours 25% of captured land is automatically rezoned into water.
Arcane Infusion Icekin 5x 12 hours Allows training Archmages directly from draftees at a base cost of 1,400 platinum each.
Bloodrage Orc 5x 12 hours +10% offensive power and +10% offensive casualties.
Unholy Ghost Spirit 5x 12 hours Enemy draftees do not participate in battle.
Finders Keepers Halfling 2.5x 12 hours +10% theft gains, +10% theft chance, and theft costs 1% less strength.
Howling Kobold 5x 12 hours +10% offensive power and +10% defensive power.
Verdant Bloom Sylvan 5x 12 hours 35% of captured land is automatically rezoned into forest.
Regeneration Troll 5x 12 hours -25% combat casualties.
Feral Hunger Lycanthrope 5x 12 hours Werewolves convert enemy peasants into Werewolves, up to 1 per 16 sent.
Spellwright's Calling Dark Elf 5x 12 hours Wizard Guilds produce Spellblades and +5 raw mana per hour. Cannot be cast during protection
Gaia's Light Wood Elf 2.5x 12 hours +30% wizard power and -10% spy power; cancels Gaia's Shadow.
Gaia's Shadow Wood Elf 2.5x 12 hours +30% spy power and -10% wizard power; cancels Gaia's Light.
Death and Decay Undead 5x 6 hours Doubles food and lumber decay and converts 0.5% peasants into Skeletons each hour. 24 hour cooldown; Cannot be cast during protection
Feast of Blood Vampire 5x 12 hours Increases unit conversions by 25% and applies Satiated Thirst after attacking: -10% offensive power for 48 hours. Neither effect applies against targets below 75% of your size.
Infernal Command Demon 5x 12 hours Infernal Imps receive -0.5 offense and Archdemons need no boats.

WPA[edit]

The wizard ratio or Wizards Per Acre (WPA) is an important factor in the success of offensive spells. If your WPA is higher than that of your target, you are more likely to successfully cast spells on them. Each archmage counts as 2 wizards.

WPA = ((Wizards + (2 * Archmages))*(1 + [Wizard Power Bonus])) / Land

Wizard races (Sylvan and Dark Elf) naturally have higher wizard ratios because their defensive elite units count as partial wizards.

Because their elite offensive units rely on a high WPA, Icekin attackers must have a very high WPA.

For other races, a WPA of 0.3 to 0.6 is normally sufficient for info-ops, but results will vary depending on targets.

Wizard Strength[edit]

Wizard strength starts at 100% and decreases with every spell cast (including self-spells). Information ops decrease your wizard strength by 2% while self spells and offensive spells decrease your strength by 5%. Wizard strength recovers by 4 percentage points per hour, plus racial and tech bonuses and up to 2 points from Wizard Mastery at 1,000 mastery. While strength is below 30%, each 100 Resilience adds another recovery point. No spells may be cast below 30% wizard strength.

Formula[edit]

The chance of success is determined through one of two formulas. See Formula page for details.

See Also[edit]

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