Excelsior

Noticed that there's no skill helper for new players as to what spells to train magery, so here's what I've used over the years of playing.


Skill Level What to cast Reagent needed
up to 30 Buy from provisioners
(since you should start a character with 0 magery to GM evalualte intelligence much quicker -
up to 45 Fireball Black Pearl
up to 65 Lightning Mandrake Root & Sulfurous Ash
up to 90ish Energy Bolt Black Pearl & Nightshade
up to GM Flamestrike Spider's Silk & Sulphurous Ash
up to 120 Earthquake Blood Moss, Ginseng, Mandrake Root, & Sulphuric Ash

Alternative:Get a 100% Lower Regeant Cost (LRC for short) Suit so you don't waste the regeants.

Thanks for the tutorials Fuzz.
The 100% lrc is a good thing, but might be hard to get as a newbie. However with so many friendly players it's hard to stay unequiped Anyhow, even 50% (some loot or cheaper armor from vendors) helps alot with the "savings".

if training Magery on yourself does Resist go up?

Cause I bought Magery to 32.4 & Resist to 32.9
but Resist hasn't gone up even 0.1

I've always cast clumsy & weaken on myself to get magic resist to go up. Can get it all the way to GM that way.

Dont forget to eat something before you train magic resistance.

Nolian wrote:I've always cast clumsy & weaken on myself to get magic resist to go up. Can get it all the way to GM that way.

thats where mana vampire comes in till 120

Nothing,
Magery is now 63.7 using this guide & Resist is still 32.9 tried eating something, till full & till stuffed.
Does it only work vs some spells or something?

well you need to resist spells according to your skill. at 3x.x i'd try fireball and/or magic arrow

Oh sorry, thats what Im saying I was supposed to be doing them at the same time. Using this guide (fireball first etc) Magery went up but resist hasn't moved, even after eating.

ok, sort of figured it out...I think.

I did Magery all the way to 100 without even 0.1 in Resist (bought to 32.4 Fireball, Lightning, EB etc).

maybe because i chose Necro at start only goes up with Necro Spells, cause after only 1 Spell resist went up.

and what are the effects of Negative karma (eg using Necro Spells).

Seems to be some confusion as to how magic resist works. Ever since the resists were added (fire/ice, etc), magic resist hasn't worked for every spell like before, only status effect spells, like weaken, curse, etc. Therefore, fireball ain't gonna do a thing for you for resist. Mana vampire is your best bet at any time to go straight to 120. Necro spells also tend to factor into that status effect range, so it'll raise it too, blood oath for one.

The only exception I can think of is Volcanic Eruption, the druid spell, that will also raise your magic resist.

as i said in game: use the debuffing spells.

everyithing in necro that you can cast on someone else is debuffing except vengeful spirit & poison trike.