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Enshroudedlets you pick the fighting style that works for you. Want to focus on becoming an expert archer? Go for it! If you want to become a powerful mage though, you’ve come to the right place. Wizards and mages have a firm grasp on their Mana and can cast powerful spells.
Rather than just whipping out a staff and attacking, you will first need to obtain staff charges. In this guide, we are going to go over how you can obtain and use staff charges. These are a one-time use item, so once a spell is cast, you will need to get more charges.
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How To Get A Staff
Prior to casting spells, you will need a staff. Shortly into the game, you will acquire the recipe for thelevel-one ranged staff.This will require justone bone and two resin.At this point, you will probably not have any charges available, but that’s okay; we will go over how to get staff charges later.
When youunlock the Alchemist,you will gain access to theSpiritual Canerecipe, which requires the following materials.
What Are Staff Charges?
Staff charges are yourspells. Each spell has a different charge that will bedepleted after using it.For example, if you have ten Ice Bolt charges, using your staff to do an attack will leave you with nine.
If you are carrying more than one staff charge, you canright-click to equip the charge of your choice.With the charge equipped, your staff will use the associated spell. While casting, you can alsoscroll to choose between charge options.
How To Get More Staff Charges
Fortunately, staff charges are pretty simple to obtain. You cancraft them at the Alchemist NPC,with the Ice Bolt being unlocked right after placing him in your base. This is an ice magic spell that deals 26 damage and requires the following materials.
As you obtain more resources in the world, you will unlock more spell options. For example, above is the staff charge for Fireball II. Thisunlocks once you find Amber for the first time,and deals a whopping 85 damage.
Looting Staff Charges
Staff Charges can also belooted from around Embervale.For example,Heal Channelcan be found within chests and crates. We found a lot of Heal Channels in thesouthwest portion of the map.As the name suggests, these are staff charges that provide healing, making itgreat to have on hand if you are traveling with others.
Mana And Spells
To use your spell charges and cast spells, you will need Mana. This is your magical power, and can be seen in theupper left-hand corner of your screen (in the blue bar).By going to your Character menu and clicking on “All Attributes…”, you will be able to see theexact amount of Mana that you have.
Every staff charge requires a certain amount of Mana to be used. For example,Ice Bolt requires 26 while Heal Channel only costs seven Mana.
Are your spells taking too long to cast? We suggest putting some skill points intoQuick Charge.This is a node between the Wizard and Trickster branches thatreduces your staff charge-up time by 50 percent.
How To Increase Mana
Mana can be increased in a few different ways. The best way topermanently increase your Mana is to invest in Spirit-boosting nodes on the skill tree.On the Wizard branch of the tree, you can see the first node that increases your Spirit by one; this equates to 20 Mana.
Clothing and armor can also affect the amount of Mana that you have. While exploring, you can loot rings that boost Mana, as well as craft armor sets that provide additional Mana. For example, theAlchemist Apprentice Chest piece will boost your Mana by 24.
Other pieces, such as the Mage Chest (in the Mage set) willboost your Mana by 48.Not every piece boosts your Mana; if you are looking to maximize your Mana reserves, you can mix and match between different sets.
Lastly, you can useMana potions to regain any lost Mana.This is not permanent, but it’s helpful if you are low on Mana and need to quickly cast a spell. These potions are purple in appearance and willdisappear once you consume them.
