Where Do You Get New Spells in Wizard101? A Comprehensive Guide
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The magical world of Wizard101 is vast and filled with exciting adventures, but at the core of any wizard’s power are their spells. So, where exactly do you acquire these essential tools of magic? The answer is multi-faceted, with several avenues for expanding your spell repertoire. Primarily, you’ll gain spells through your chosen school, but also through quests, training points, crafting, and even through pet talents. Let’s dive deep into each method, ensuring every aspiring wizard knows how to build a formidable collection of spells.
Learning Spells from Your Primary School
Core School Spells
When you first create your wizard, you select a primary school of magic – Fire, Ice, Storm, Myth, Life, Death, or Balance. The beautiful part about choosing this school is that you automatically learn all the spells it offers. These spells are learned through training at your Professor in your school’s tower or through specific quests. This starts with a foundational set of spells, and you will continue to gain new spells of your school every few levels.
Level-Based Progression
The game provides a structured approach to gaining new spells from your primary school. You receive new spells at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20. This means that at every 4th level until level 20, your character gets some new abilities, making sure you always feel progression as you explore the world. This system ensures you have a well-rounded arsenal as you progress through the early game.
Training Points Beyond Level 20
After level 20, instead of school-specific spells every four levels, you’ll receive one training point every five levels. Training points allow you to learn spells from other schools at the various trainers around Wizard City and beyond. This gives you a chance to diversify your approach and add unique abilities to your arsenal beyond your school’s core offerings.
Training Points and Secondary Schools
How to Use Training Points
Training points are an essential part of building a versatile wizard. These points are earned through leveling up after level 20 and through certain quests throughout the Spiral. These allow you to learn spells from trainers of other schools. You can visit any school trainer and check their offerings, choosing from spells they have available.
Strategically Choosing Secondary Spells
When deciding where to spend your training points, it is important to consider your playstyle and the spells that will complement your primary school. Do you want to enhance your healing with life spells? Or do you wish to learn powerful attack spells from other damage-dealing schools? The choice is yours, and each option can profoundly affect your gameplay. It is important to keep in mind that your secondary school spells will require pips of their associated school.
Spell Upgrades and Spellements
Understanding Spellements
Spellements are a relatively newer addition to the game and are required to upgrade existing spells. These components are collected through battles, from Packs, and can also be found in the Wizard City Underground.
The Spellwrighting Process
Once you have the required Spellements and are of the correct level, you can go to the Spellwright. He can be found in your spellbook. You’ll see a new tab in your spellbook appear when you have at least one upgrade available for a spell you own and the required Spellements to accomplish the upgrade. This is a great way to make your already potent spells even stronger!
Crafting Spells
Recipe Vendors and Locations
Some of the most potent spells in the game are craftable. These require you to be a proficient crafter. You can find recipe vendors in specific locations, like Grady in The Wyrd, Avalon, who sells recipes for “Loremaster-type” spells, and another recipe vendor after completing the Shirataki Temple dungeon in Mooshu. You must achieve Legendary crafter status before accessing these crafting recipes.
Gathering Reagents and Crafting
To craft spells, you need to gather specific reagents, which can be found through exploration, gardening, and from defeating enemies. Once you have the necessary materials, you can use your Crafting Station in your dorm or castle and craft spells by following the recipes. Crafting is a rewarding endeavor that allows wizards to acquire unique and powerful spells.
Wizard Level Spells and Finding Spell Scrolls
Gaining Level-Based Spells
Every time you gain a wizard level, you get to add two wizard spells of your choice to your spellbook for free. These spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. This is another great way to acquire new spells during the course of the game.
Finding Spells in the World
During your adventures in the Spiral, you might find spells written in books or scrolls. If you have the required spell slots available for the spells you find and can afford the gold cost, you can learn them by adding them to your spellbook. This adds an element of exploration and luck to building your spell repertoire.
Pet Spells
Pet Talents and Spells
Pet talents are a critical part of pet training in Wizard101. Only certain pet talents allow your pet to cast spells. If you want your pet to assist you in battles with spells, you will need to train your pet to obtain the proper talent. You can increase these chances by hatching new pets and developing their talents.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How do I access my spellbook in Wizard101?
You can open your spellbook screen by pressing the ‘P’ key. This will bring up your spellbook where you can see all your spells, manage your deck, and access spellwrighting.
2. How do I add spells to my deck?
To add spells to your battle deck, open your spellbook and click on the golden button with cards on it in the top right of the screen. From here, click on the spell you want to include and it will appear in your battle deck. You can see how many copies of each card you can add to your deck from the red circles next to them.
3. Can I learn spells from every school?
Yes, you can learn spells from other schools by using training points, but you’ll be restricted to the spells available from trainers at your level.
4. What are cantrips, and do they count as spells?
Cantrips are spells that can be cast at will without using a spell slot. They are fixed in the caster’s mind through repeated practice and do count as spells. Cantrips are always available to you.
5. What is the best school for a solo player?
The best schools for soloing are often considered to be Fire, Ice, Life, and Death. Each offers a unique blend of damage, survivability, or healing that makes them well-suited for tackling challenges independently.
6. What is the best school for support in a group?
Schools like Life, Ice, Balance, and Death are considered the best for supporting others. They offer various utilities such as healing, shields, and buffs which support the entire team.
7. How many spells does a level 1 wizard have?
A level 1 wizard starts with six 1st-level spells of their choice from their chosen school, along with three cantrips.
8. Can I craft spells at any point in the game?
You can only craft spells after completing quests that give you your crafting station and having reached a specific crafting level to make the recipe, in addition to having the recipe itself. You must also complete specific quests to obtain some crafting vendors.
9. Where do I get my first crafting station?
You can get your first crafting station by completing quests for Eudora Tangletree in Wizard City Olde Town.
10. Can I change my primary school in Wizard101?
No, your primary school is permanent, so choose carefully during character creation. You can augment your powers by selecting secondary spells, but you will never be able to change your primary school.
11. How do I get more training points?
You can gain training points through leveling up after level 20 and completing specific quests. These are important for expanding the school choices your wizard has.
12. What is the longest spell in Wizard101?
The longest spell animation in Wizard101 is Call of Khrulhu, which takes a full minute and twenty seconds to complete.
13. How can I find spell decks?
You can buy spell decks at the Bazaar after you reach level 10, or you can find them as drops while questing in Krokotopia, Marleybone, and Mooshu.
14. What are the best ways to use my wizard’s spells?
The best way to use your spells depends on your school and what kind of character you’re trying to make. Experiment with different spells, keep practicing, and pay attention to your school’s strengths and weaknesses. It’s a good idea to look up guides for your specific school if you need help.
15. Do pets really matter in Wizard101?
Yes, pets are incredibly important in Wizard101. They can provide you with damage boosts, critical chance, resistance, and various other handy talents and spells, including those you may not have access to with your primary and secondary schools.