Arcana

Combat skill

Arcana is the spellcasting combat skill. Spells are cast from spellbooks and consume runes per cast.

Alpha guide. Arcana is designed and scheduled after the first melee combat slice (see the roadmap). Spell tables will be added when it enters Alpha.

Designed mechanics

Spells are organised into spellbooks; the standard book is available first, with further books planned as unlocks. The standard book's designed combat line is a ladder of elemental strikes, bolts, blasts, and surges, alongside curses, teleports, and non-combat utility spells (including alchemy).

Every cast consumes runes, crafted by Warding at the isles' altars. Combat casting earns XP on the standard 4-per-damage rule.

All skills use the same experience curve. Level 100 is skill mastery (955,336 XP); level 999 is legendary mastery (253,245,203 XP). See the experience table for the full curve.

Related skills: Warding · Attack · all skill guides