Magic
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. The cost of each spell is based on a multiplier of your land size.
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.
| Spell | Cost Multiplier | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ares' Call | 2.5x | +10% defensive power | |
| Gaia's Watch | 2x | +10% food production | |
| Harmony | 2.5x | +50% population growth rate | Vital during protection |
| Midas Touch | 2.5x | +10% platinum production | Should be always active |
| Mining Strength | 2x | +10% ore production | |
| Fools Gold | 1x | Prevents platinum theft for 10 hours. Can only be cast once every 20 hours. | |
| Surreal Perception | 3x | Reveals the name of dominions performing any ops on you. | |
| Energy Mirror | 4x | Decreases damage dealt by enemy black ops by 15 %, decreases duration of enemy non-war black ops and Nox Miasma by 2 hours | The 15 % decreased damage is multiplicative with sources of damage reduction from e.g. WPA. |
| 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 |
Friendly Spells
All friendly spells cost 4 % Wizard Strength to cast, and can only be cast by Court Mages or Grand Magisters, as well as between Shadow League members in the same realm.
| Spell | Cost Multiplier | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcane Ward | 3x | +10 % WPA on target | Lasts 6 hours, has a 3 hour cooldown. |
| Illumination | 3x | +10 % SPA on target | Lasts 6 hours, has a 3 hour cooldown. |
| Spell Reflect | 2x | Reflects the next Fireball or Lightning Bolt | Lasts 3 hours, has a 3 hour cooldown. |
Offensive Spells
| Spell | Cost Multiplier | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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's RAW wizards per acre. |
| Revelation | 1x | Shows spells currently affecting the target dominion. | |
| Clairvoyance | 1.2x | Reveals the target's realm's Town Crier. | Currently not enabled due to Town Crier. |
| Vision | 0.5x | Reveals the target dominion's techs, if any. | |
| Disclosure | 1x | Reveals the target's hero. | |
| Plague | 3x | Slows population growth rate by 50% (inverse of Harmony). | This is a non-war black op. Lasts 8 hours baseline, increased by 2 hours if at war with the target, and by 4 hours if in a mutual war. |
| Insect Swarm | 3x | Slows food production by 15%. | This is a non-war black op. Lasts 8 hours baseline, increased by 2 hours if at war with the target, and by 4 hours if in a mutual war. |
| Great Flood | 3x | Slows boat production by 25%. | This is a non-war black op. Lasts 8 hours baseline, increased by 2 hours if at war with the target, and by 4 hours if in a mutual war. |
| Earthquake | 3x | Slows ore and gem production by 5%. | This is a non-war black op. Lasts 8 hours baseline, increased by 2 hours if at war with the target, and by 4 hours if in a mutual war. |
| Miasma | 3x | Increases mana drain by 50 % and decreases WPA by 5 % | This is a Nox-only war black op. Lasts 6 hours baseline, increased by 2 hours if at war with the target, and by 4 hours if in a mutual war. |
| Fireball | 3.3x | Kills 2.75% of peasants and destroys food. | This is a war-only black op. |
| 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. |
| Disband Spies | 4.3x | Turns 1.5% of the target's spies into draftees. | This is a 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 now awards wizard mastery when rebuilding a wonder at the same rate as wonder prestige, 25-75 based on damage dealt |
Racial Spells
Each race has access to one racial self spell. All racial spells have a 5x cost multiplier, as well as a duration of 12 hours.
| Spell | Race | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemist's Flame | Firewalker | Increases alchemy production by 15 platinum | |
| Alchemist's Frost | Icekin | +15% platinum production | Not cumulative with Midas Touch |
| Bloodrage | Orc | +10 % offensive power, +10 % offensive casualties | |
| Crusade | Human and Nomad (Legacy) | +10% offensive power | |
| Cull the Weak | Undead | Sacrifice Skeletons and Ghouls to summon Death Knights and Necromancers (2 plus 1 per 1000 acres, hourly), Cancels and cancelled by Midas Touch. | |
| Delve Into Shadow | Dark Elf | Exploring platinum cost reduced by 1% per 100 Wizard Mastery, Failed spells refund 50% of their mana cost | |
| Erosion | Lizardfolk and Merfolk | 20% of captured land automatically re-zoned into water | |
| Favorable Terrain | Nomad | +1% offensive power for every 1% barren land (max +10%) | |
| Feral Hunger | Lycanthrope | Werewolves convert enemy peasants into Werewolves (up to one for every 15 sent on attack) | |
| Frenzy | Halfling | +20 % Spy Power, -10 % Spy losses on failed operations | |
| Gaia's Blessing | Wood Elf | +20 % food production and +10 % lumber production | Not cumulative with Gaia's Watch |
| Howling | Kobold | +10 % offensive power and +10 % defensive power | Not cumulative with Ares' Call |
| Killing Rage | Goblin | +10% offensive power | |
| Miner's Sight | Dwarf and Gnome | +20% ore production | Not cumulative with Mining Strength |
| Nightfall | Nox | +5 % offensive power | |
| Parasitic Hunger | Spirit (Legacy) | +50 % conversion rate | Used to be on Undead as well, before a rework. |
| Regeneration | Troll | Reduces combat losses by 25% | |
| Unholy Ghost | Spirit and Dark Elf (Legacy) | Enemy draftees do not participate in battle | |
| Verdant Bloom | Sylvan | 35% of captured land re-zoned into forest (in addition to initial forest captured) |
WPA
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
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 Guilds, spy resilience, and techs. No spells may be cast if your wizard strength is below 30%.
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
The chance of success is determined through one of three formulas. See Formula page for details.