Spells

You can use magic to your advantage in battle - either by causing damage to your enemies or by protecting yourself. There are two general types of spells: offensive and defensive (one of each type can be equipped at the same time).

Spells can be bought from Dusty Nebula - when you buy a spell you instantly learn it. You can then equip and use it. New spells will become available as you level up. Upgraded versions of some spells can also be purchased, replacing the older version.

Spells don't have Magic skill requirements, so you can use even highest level spells with no points invested in Magic.

Note: spells can be assigned to hotkeys - makes changing them easier.

## Offensive spells

Generally used to damage your foes, but some are useful for other things (e.g. destroying walls). Can be equipped in "Weapons" section in the inventory. You can also assign two offensive spells to use at any time - one to [T] key, and one to [G] key. Those two spells can be used at any time, even simultaneously (by pressing both [T] and [G]), however you cannot fire a regular weapon and a spell at the same time.

Spells with "area damage" can damage you if you stand too close!

## Defensive spells

Used for protection in battle (though some of them can be used to deal damage as well). You can equip one defensive spell at a time, in "Equipment" section in inventory. To use it, press [C]. Four defensive spells can also be bound to [F1]-[F4] keys for quick access.

Based on your Magic skill level, defensive spells can receive up to +200% effectiveness.

Note: defensive spells are affected by offensive spell magic consumption, such as the Battle mage perk and the Alicorn Amulet. They will not display the reduction, but the cost is reduced regardless.

## Special

Those spells are cast differently than the two main types. Can be very useful in moving around.

### Telekinesis and Self-levitation

Ability to lift objects and creatures with magic. To move objects press "Q" or right mouse button (by default) on them. To use Self-levitation hold space while mid-air and use WASD keys to move.

*Main article: Telekinesis (skill)*

### Teleportation

Very useful for getting to hard to reach places (e.g. behind bars or windows) and moving quickly.

To cast hold "Q" key (by default). A square will appear under cursor, showing the arrival place. If it's red you can't teleport there - either there's an object in a way or you haven't seen this place before (infra-vision potion doesn't count). If it's green you have to wait for it to charge (a green glow will appear inside the square when it's ready). When you release the "Q" key, you will teleport, using 80% of your magic.

To learn teleportation, you must first reach level 12 and magic skill level 4, then take the Teleportation Perk.

## Improving spell effectiveness

Effectiveness of spells can be increased in many ways.

* Invest in Magic skill - every skill point increases offensive spell damage by 5% improves defensive spells by 10%, and each skill level decreases cooldown time
* Take magic-enhancing perks, e.g. Battle mage
* Use magic armor and amulets, e.g. Moon armor and Adept's amulet
* Craft and use Elemental potions - each one permanently increases spell damage by 5%. Maximum of 5 potions can be used
* Wizardry Potions only last for 2 minutes, but they increase spell damage by 20% and decrease magic consumption by 25%. Also, they speed up magic recovery by 25%, making them useful for casting a lot of spells in a short amount of time.
* Find and use Potions of spirit - each one permanently increases available magic points by 20. Maximum of 30 potions can be used, for a total of 1000 magic points

## Bugs

* Assigning offensive spells to both [T] and [G] can cause inconsistencies between what PipBuck displays and what spells are actually equipped. E.g. it's possible to have a spell assigned to [T], but actually [G] fires it, or vice versa.
* Offensive spells assigned to [G] sometimes have double attacks per second. One known way to do reproduce this bug is to press [T] and then [G] on a spell in PipBuck.