Tier Spells

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This page shows a list of Tier Magic spells appearing from YGGDRASIL and the New World throughout the Overlord series. With the exception of Super-Tier Magic, the order of tier spells are ranked from 1st to 10th Tier.

## Overview

There were more than 6000 spells available in YGGDRASIL to obtain and unlock from leveling. It ranged from 1st Tier to 10th Tier, as well as Super-Tier Magic. These spells were divided among various types and schools.

In the world of YGGDRASIL, it was said there was no need to actually speak or make incantations when casting spells, but one’s colleagues would not know what was going on if nothing was said. Therefore, magic casters announced their spell with names as a sign of courtesy between them.

One could normally only learn three spells per level. For instance, a normal level 100 player would only be able to use up to 300 spells by far if no cash items or racial skills like Ainz's Dark Wisdom are involved.

However, in the New World, there are spells that would normally take eight years for inhabitants to master as it takes a while for people to level up due to their slow character growth. That is if one doesn't possess a talent in cutting half the amount of time.

On the other hand, it requires supposedly seven job classes in a regular magical class for the magic caster to rise above the next tier level.

Behind the origin of Tier Magic, the majority of its spells in the New World dates back to a certain city during the era of the Eight Greed Kings. At some point in time, other sorts of spells are actually created from the basis of old ones that already existed which later help pave the way for the continuous development of new spells in various regions. Unlike YGGDRASIL, new tier spells are considered unique as they were developed and made over the course of given time by natives like Evileye.

Additionally, particular tier spells that involved the use of resurrection magic would require various objects ranging from gold coins, jewels or other valuables as part of its cost.

Meanwhile, various tier spells like [Fireball] can be used and casted simultaneously as a form of group tactic in wars and battles. However, no historical records are known to have been written about it. For instance, multiple people using a 1st-tier spell like [Magic Arrow] altogether was unheard of nor does it ever existed or introduced as a tactic. This was because to learn even the beginner’s level of the first tier of spells required a certain amount of potential, never mind the amount of time that had to be invested to educate a magic caster. Given the same amount of time and resources, it was more beneficial to train a hundred archers than a single magic caster for combat.

Normally speaking, spell damage could not be evaded, guarded, or reduced by physical armor. Purely energy-based spell attacks like those of [Fireball] should be effective against enemies with pieces of amour or study exoskeletons. The same could also be said with other monsters with magic or elemental resistances.

There are different types of spells that were not only affected by ability scores, passive skills, special skills, and equipment abilities, but were also affected by resistances gained through levels, penalties, and so on. For example, the instant-death spells specialized by necromancers like Ainz. If they were cast on an opponent of similar level, it would be hard for those spells to have any effects at all if they were not enhanced through any means.

## Trivia

* In the Web Novel, regarding YGGDRASIL, it was said that 3000 spells cannot be changed or made with the use of creator tools.
* Spells of the same tier rank can be more powerful when cast by a stronger magic caster than a weaker caster.
* 0th tier spells seem to be apparently native to the New World while it being non-existent in YGGDRASIL.
* In the New World, there is the Nameless Book of Spells which records spells from old to new ones created into the grimoire.
* Cardinals from the Slane Theocracy refer to Super-Tier Magic as the 11th tier even though it is not one by YGGDRASIL standard.
* Metamagic is known to be used by different users in the Overlord series for enhancing their tier spells.
* There are some spells like Fireball that can enchant items like the Stiletto weapon to be used later or through the Wand. This would even include the Magic Scrolls or Sealing Crystals too for that matter.
* In the New World, Humanoids' highest tier usage has been confirmed to be up to the 6th Tier. On the other hand, Demi-Humans' highest confirmed tier access is up to the 5th Tier. Meanwhile, Heteromorphs such as undead have managed to reach up to the 8th tier although that is hidden from public knowledge.
* In YGGDRASIL, certain spells and skills that deal damage are affected by karma values.
* Copper seems to hinder low-level scrying spells, hence some nobles coat their office with plates of copper.
* Specific magic casters used Dimensional Lock or Dark Vision as a spell while particular races like angels used them as a skill. In other words, both the spell and skill's effect works one or the same way as one another's counterpart. Despite the similarity they happen to share between the two, there are certain restrictions for accessing each one of them.

## References

1. ↑ *Overlord Volume 01 Chapter 1: The End the Beginning*
2. ↑ *Overlord Volume 02 Chapter 2: Journey*
3. ↑ *Overlord Volume 02 Chapter 1: The Two Adventurers*
4. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 86: Various Countries Part 4*
5. ↑ *Overlord Volume 06 Chapter 9: Jaldabaoth*
6. ↑ *Overlord Volume 13 Epilogue*
7. ↑ *Overlord Volume 14 Chapter 2: The Beginning of the End*
8. ↑ *Overlord Volume 14 Chapter 4: Well-Prepared Traps*
9. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 58: Invaders Part 6*
10. ↑ *Overlord Bonus Volume Chapter 2: The Two Set Off*
11. ↑ *Overlord Bonus Volume Chapter 4: The Beyonders*
12. ↑ *Overlord Bonus Volume Chapter 3: Five-Year Preparations*
13. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 22: First Request Part 4*
14. ↑ *Overlord Bonus Volume Chapter 1: Encounter In The Lost Country*
15. ↑ *[1]*
16. ↑ *Overlord First Half Chapter 5: Magic*
17. ↑ *Overlord Volume 03 Chapter 5: PvN*
18. ↑ *Syosetsu Blog Post: July 30th 2014*
19. ↑ *Overlord Volume 05 Chapter 2: Blue Roses*
20. ↑ *Overlord Volume 10 Intermission*
21. ↑ *Overlord Volume 04 Chapter 5: The Freezing God*
22. ↑ *Overlord Volume 10 Chapter 3: The Baharuth Empire*
23. ↑ *Overlord Blu-ray 06 Special: Prologue (2nd Half)*
24. ↑ *Overlord Volume 09 Chapter 2: Preparations for the Battle*