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Spellcasting is heavily influenced by a hero's [[Hero Basics#Attributes|Spellpower]] & [[Hero Basics#Attributes|Knowledge]] attributes. Spellpower determines how long a buff or debuff spell will last on a creature, and how much damage their spells will do to enemy creatures. Knowledge determines the maximum amount of mana a hero has, and thus how many spells they can cast during combat & globally before having to replenish their supply. | Spellcasting is heavily influenced by a hero's [[Hero Basics#Attributes|Spellpower]] & [[Hero Basics#Attributes|Knowledge]] attributes. Spellpower determines how long a buff or debuff spell will last on a creature, and how much damage their spells will do to enemy creatures. Knowledge determines the maximum amount of mana a hero has, and thus how many spells they can cast during combat & globally before having to replenish their supply. | ||
Spells are also divided up into 4 schools of magic: [[Arcane Magic]], [[Daylight Magic]], [[Nightshade Magic]], & [[Primal Magic]]. While there is some overlap between them, schools of magic generally focus on specific types of gameplay: | |||
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<li>Arcane Magic focuses on battlefield control and indirectly interfering with enemy troops.</li> | |||
<li>Daylight Magic spells generally enhance your units to be stronger and perform better in combat.</li> | |||
<li>Nightshade Magic centers on curses and debuffs.</li> | |||
<li>Primal Magic specializes in dealing direct damage to enemy units and creating physical obstructions on the battlefield..</li> | |||
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Beyond the four schools of magic, there is a fifth grouping of spells known as Neutral Magic. These spells are used on the Global Map and generally focus on movement and utility, enabling you to teleport to | |||
===Mage Guilds, Spell Tiers, & Spell Levels=== | |||
The usual way a hero learns new spells is by visiting a Mage Guild. Mage Guilds are special buildings inside of a city that allow you to unlock new spells for your heroes to use. Mage guilds & spells are divided up into 5 tiers of increasing complexity & power. While any hero can learn spells of the first two tiers, tier 3 spells and higher will require the hero to learn specific [[Skills]] in order to be able to use those spells. | |||
also have tiers from 1-5 (or 1-4 in the case of the Schism & Temple factions) that correspond to the tier of spell that is unlocked when it is built. When a new tier of Mage Guild is built, 4 random spells from that tier are unlocked and any hero that visits the city with the required | |||
By default, any hero can learn any spell that is tier | |||
