Spell Research

See TheJackCat's site for information on Historical Spell Research. [1]

The Secret (well not really...) to Getting Components

Components are available in special Tier 8 chests found in Society Strongholds and the Mana Forge bunkers found in the capital cities. Certain chests are rigged so they have an extremely high chance to spawn components instead of armor, weapons, or anything else. This doesn't mean that Tier 8 chests can't spawn items other than components but they do so at a far lower rate than other chests. In fact many times you will find chests that only have components in them. When a chest has only components there is a simple and classic AC trick to determine what you are getting. Just look at the burden of the chest. The base burden is 5000 for society chests (9000 for Mana Forge chests) so everything above 5000 with the contents of the chest. Knowing these numbers can help you maximize your pulls from the chests. To use the BU to assess each chest you must know the BU of the different components:

Quill: 4 BU
Ink: 30 BU
Glyph: 25 BU

So lets say you have a chest with 109 burden. So think about it for a second and you'll find that the chest contains 3 Glyphs (75 BU), 1 Ink (30 BU), and 1 quill (4 BU) = 109 BU. Now you have to ask yourself do you need glyphs or do you need inks and quills? If you need glyphs this chests would be a pretty solid bet but if you need quills then maybe not. There is also the point of maximizing the amount of components you get. Some chests will spawn with only 3 components so you might want to look for a chest with 4 or 5 instead. However, if 4 out of 5 of the items are inks and you need quills that chest really won't help you.

This method only helps you figure out what type of component you will get (quill, ink, or glyph). It will not help you beat the random generator which may give you 3 monster appraisal glyphs. However, if you choose chest pulls with lots of glyphs your odds of getting a good glyph will be drastically increased. This method is also really hard to use on the society chest because there is only one of them as opposed to the nine mana forge chests you can check. The mana forge chests kind of let you shop around for the BU you want. Also this method is useless on a chest that happens to spawn a weapon or armor piece.

Burden Quills Inks Glyphs 150 0 5 0 145 0 4 1 140 0 3 2 135 0 2 3 130 0 1 4 125 0 0 5 124 1 4 0 120 0 4 0 119 1 3 1 115 0 3 1 114 1 2 2 110 0 2 2

Burden Quills Inks Glyphs 109 1 1 3 105 0 1 3 104 1 0 4 100 0 0 4 98 2 3 0 94 1 3 0 93 2 2 1 90 0 3 0 89 1 2 1 88 2 1 2 85 0 2 1 84 1 1 2

Burden Quills Inks Glyphs 83 2 0 3 80 0 1 2 79 1 0 3 75 0 0 3 72 3 2 0 68 2 2 0 67 3 1 1 64 1 2 0 63 2 1 1 62 3 0 2 59 1 1 1 58 2 0 2

Burden Quills Inks Glyphs 54 1 0 2 46 4 1 0 42 3 1 0 41 4 0 1 38 2 1 0 37 3 0 1 33 2 0 1 20 5 0 0 16 4 0 0 12 3 0 0

Level VIII Scroll Creation

During the Ancient Powers event, a new crafting system for level VIII spell scroll creation was introduced. Some of these spells were previously available on a small number of quest items, however many are brand new. The components (quills, inks, and glyphs) can only be obtained in the new highest tier treasure profiles which currently on appears in special chests and never drops on creatures as loot. Quills may be combined with the Mana Scarabs (which are also the casting scarab for level 8 spells and can be purchased from certain vendors) in order to craft infused quills. Infused quills may be crafted with inks to create a combination of the two. This combination may then be crafted with a glyph to create a level 8 scroll. All components involved in making a scroll (quill, mana scarab, ink, and glyph) are consumed in the process of successfully making a scroll.

All components may also be traded or sold to a vendor, and the scrolls may likewise be traded or sold to a vendor. If crafting something you expected to work fails, very likely the spell simply does not exist for level 8. You will not lose components upon failed crafting, and there is no skill associated with level 8 spell crafting, so feel free to experiment safely with the various components and see what you may accomplish!

Steps in creating a level VIII Scroll:

1. Add the quill to the mana scarab.

   + =

   The mana scarab infuses the quill with its magical power.

2. Add the infused quill to the ink.

   + =

   You dip the quill into the magical ink, further empowering it.

3. Add the enchanted quill to the glyph.

   + =

   You trace the rune with your enchanted quill and the pattern of the spell forms before you as a scroll.

This produces a tradable scroll which you can then learn as normal. Level 8 spells last for 90 minutes, or up to three hours with Augmentations.

Scroll Components

Quills

• Introspection - Beneficial Self
• Benevolence - Beneficial Other
• Infliction - War/Debuff (Other)
• Extraction - Drain (Other)

Inks

• Formation - Self (can only be used with Introspection Quills)
• Conveyance - Other (can only be used with Benevolence, Infliction and Extraction Quills)
• Objectification - Item Spells
• Nullification - Nullify (can be used with Introspection or Benevolence Quills)

War Spells (Can only be used with Infliction Quills):

• Direction - Bolt
• Parabolic - Arc
• Partition - Blast
• Separation - Volly
• Alacritous - Streak

Casting Difficulty

When first introduced level VIII spells had a difficulty to cast of 455. In Risks and Rewards the difficulty was lowered to 400, meaning that 400 buffed magic skill will cast successfully 50% of the time. Here are some examples of casting success for a range of buffed values:

Spell cast chance of success
400 - 50% 405 - 54% 410 - 57% 415 - 61% 420 - 65% 425 - 68%		430 - 71% 435 - 74% 440 - 77% 445 - 79% 450 - 82% 455 - 84%		460 - 86% 465 - 88% 470 - 89% 475 - 90% 480 - 92% 485 - 93%

Known Formulas

Currently it is impossible to craft Creature Other Buffs, Life Other Buffs, Imperil, Self Debuffs, Defender, and Blood Drinker (Link). Life vulns were added during Seeds of Corruption.

INFUSED QUILL + INK + GLYPH = SCROLL

 Introspection + Formation  + (Skill)     = Creature Skill Buff
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Skill)     = Creature Skill Debuff
 
 Introspection + Formation  + (Attribute) = Creature Attribute Buff
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Attribute) = Creature Attribute Debuff
 
 Introspection + Formation  + (Element)   = Life Protection
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Element)   = Life Vuln
 Introspection + Formation  + Armor glyph = BUGGED - Oct 2
 
 Introspection + Formation  + (Health)    = Heal Self
 Benevolence   + Conveyance + (Health)    = Heal Other
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Health)    = Harm Other
 Extraction    + Conveyance + (Health)    = Drain Health (Drains 60% of target's Health)
 
 Introspection + Formation  + (Stamina)   = Revitalize Self
 Benevolence   + Conveyance + (Stamina)   = Revitalize Other
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Stamina)   = Enfeeble Other (Drains 50-100 Stamina)
 Extraction    + Conveyance + (Stamina)   = Drain Stamina (Drains 60% of target's Stamina)
 
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Mana)      = Mana Drain Other (Drains 48-90pts of Mana)
 Extraction    + Conveyance + (Mana)      = Drain Mana Other (Drains 60% of target's Mana)
 
 Introspection + Formation  + (Health/Stam/Mana Regeneration Glyph) = Health/Stam/Mana Regeneration increased 145%
 Infliction    + Conveyance + (Health/Stam/Mana Regeneration Glyph) = Health/Stam/Mana Regeneration reduced 75%
   
 Benevolence + Objectification + (Armor)   = Impenetrability (+240 AL)
 Infliction  + Objectification + (Armor)   = Brittlemail (-300 AL)
 Benevolence + Objectification + (Element) = Item Bane
 Infliction  + Objectification + (Element) = Item Lure (Opposite of Bane)
 Benevolence + Objectification + Mana Conv = Hermetic Link (80% bonus)
 Infliction  + Objectification + Mana Conv = Hermetic Void (80% penalty)
 Benevolence + Objectification + Quickness = Swift Killer
 Infliction  + Objectification + Quickness = Leaden Weapon
 Benevolence + Objectification + Coord     = Heartseeker
 Infliction  + Objectification + Coord     = ??
 Benevolence + Objectification + Lockpick  = Strength Lock
 Infliction  + Objectification + Lockpick  = Weaken Lock
 
 Infliction + Alacritous + (Element) = War Streak
 Infliction + Direction  + (Element) = War Bolt
 Infliction + Parabolic  + (Element) = War Arc
 Infliction + Partition  + (Element) = War Blast
 Infliction + Separation + (Element) = War Volley
 
 Introspection + Nullification + Life Enchantment Glyph     = Nullify Life Magic Self
 Benevolence   + Nullification + Life Enchantment Glyph     = Nullify Life Magic Other
 Introspection + Nullification + Creature Enchantment Glyph = Nullify Creature Magic Self
 Benevolence   + Nullification + Creature Enchantment Glyph = Nullify Creature Magic Other
 Introspection + Nullification + Item Enchantment Glyph     = Nullify Item Magic

Known Failures

INK FAILURES:

 Infliction [Cannot add] Formation
 
 Introspection [Cannot add] Alacritous
 Introspection [Cannot add] Conveyance
 Introspection [Cannot add] Direction
 Introspection [Cannot add] Objectification
 Introspection [Cannot add] Parabolic
 Introspection [Cannot add] Partition
 Introspection [Cannot add] Separation
 
 Benevolence [Cannot add] Alacritous
 Benevolence [Cannot add] Direction
 Benevolence [Cannot add] Formation
 Benevolence [Cannot add] Parabolic
 Benevolence [Cannot add] Partition
 Benevolence [Cannot add] Separation

 Extraction [Cannot add] Alacritous
 Extraction [Cannot add] Direction
 Extraction [Cannot add] Formation
 Extraction [Cannot add] Nullification
 Extraction [Cannot add] Objectification
 Extraction [Cannot add] Parabolic
 Extraction [Cannot add] Partition
 Extraction [Cannot add] Separation
 
GLYPH FAILURES:

 Infliction + Alacritous [Cannot add] (Attribute) or (Health/Stam/Mana)
 Infliction + Conveyance [Cannot add] (Element)
 Infliction + Conveyance [Cannot add] (Salvaging)
 Infliction + Direction [Cannot add] (Attribute) or (Health/Stam/Mana)
 Infliction + Partition [Cannot add] (Attribute) or (Health/Stam/Mana)
 Infliction + Separation [Cannot add] (Attribute) or (Health/Stam/Mana)
 Infliction + Separation [Cannot add] Glyph of Armor
 Infliction + Separation [Cannot add] (Skill)
 
 Introspection + Formation [Cannot add] Glyph of Armor
 Introspection + Formation [Cannot add] Glyph of Mana
 Introspection + Nullification [Cannot add] (Non-magic school skill)
 Introspection + Nullification [Cannot add] (Mana)
 Introspection + Nullification [Cannot add] (Element)
 Introspection + Nullification [Cannot add] Glyph of Armor
 
 Benevolence + Conveyance [Cannot add] (skill)
 Benevolence + Conveyance [Cannot add] (Element)
 Benevolence + Conveyance [Cannot add] Glyph of Armor
 Benevolence + Conveyance [Cannot add] Glyph of Mana
 Benevolence + Conveyance [Cannot add] Glyph of Health/Stam/Mana Regeneration
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] (Non-magic school skill)
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] (Tinker Skill)
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] (Regeneration)
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] Glyph of Item Enchantment or War Magic
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] Health
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] (Element)
 Benevolence + Nullification [Cannot add]] Glyph of Armor
 Benevolence + Objectification [Cannot add] (Tinker Skill)
 Benevolence + Objectification [Cannot add] (Weapon Skill)
 Benevolence + Objectification [Cannot add] (Regeneration)
 Benevolence + Objectification [Cannot add] War Magic
 Benevolence + Objectification [Cannot add] Health

Spell Components

	Mana Scarab		Quill of Benevolence		Quill of Extraction		Quill of Infliction		Quill of Introspection
	Alacritous Ink		Ink of Conveyance		Ink of Direction		Ink of Formation		Ink of Nullification
	Ink of Objectification		Ink of Partition		Ink of Separation		Parabolic Ink
	Glyph of Alchemy		Glyph of Arcane Lore		Glyph of Armor		Glyph of Armor Tinkering		Glyph of Axe
	Glyph of Bludgeoning		Glyph of Bow		Glyph of Cooking		Glyph of Coordination		Glyph of Corrosion
	Glyph of Creature Enchantment		Glyph of Crossbow		Glyph of Dagger		Glyph of Deception		Glyph of Endurance
	Glyph of Flame		Glyph of Fletching		Glyph of Focus		Glyph of Frost		Glyph of Healing
	Glyph of Health		Glyph of Item Enchantment		Glyph of Item Tinkering		Glyph of Jump		Glyph of Leadership
	Glyph of Life Magic		Glyph of Lightning		Glyph of Lockpick		Glyph of Loyalty		Glyph of Magic Defense
	Glyph of Mace		Glyph of Mana		Glyph of Mana Regeneration		Glyph of Mana Conversion		Glyph of Melee Defense
	Glyph of Missile Defense		Glyph of Monster Appraisal		Glyph of Person Appraisal		Glyph of Piercing		Glyph of Quickness
	Glyph of Regeneration		Glyph of Run		Glyph of Salvaging		Glyph of Self		Glyph of Slashing
	Glyph of Spear		Glyph of Staff		Glyph of Stamina		Glyph of Stamina Regeneration		Glyph of Strength
	Glyph of Sword		Glyph of Unarmed Combat		Glyph of War Magic		Glyph of Weapon Tinkering

Scroll List

Creature

See VIII Creature Scrolls for the complete list of scrolls with their component formulas.

Item

See VIII Item Scrolls for the complete list of scrolls with their component formulas.

Life

See VIII Life Scrolls for the complete list of scrolls with their component formulas.

War

See VIII War Scrolls for the complete list of scrolls with their component formulas.