Master the art of magic and rule Orbis as a mage!
Are you tired of using melee weapons like axes, swords, and daggers? Perhaps it’s time for you to put on the robes and learn magic in Hytale!
Although Hytale is still in early access, the game already offers multiple combat options for players to explore, including magical weapons like staffs, totems, and spellbooks. The recent Update 2 specifically introduced the first usable spellbook in the game, the Grimoire, which allows its owner to raise undead skeletons that last for five minutes.
Together with the Grimoire, these are all the other magical equipment in the game so far, as well as some important details that you need to know when using them.
All obtainable magical items in Hytale
Most of the magical-related stuff that Hytale players can find are accessible from the Arcanist’s Bench, a crafting table that can be unlocked upon upgrading the Workbench to Tier 2. Turning the Arcanist Bench into Tier 2 requires 30 Copper Ingots, 20 Iron Ingots, and 20 Linen Scraps.
| Image | Item | How to get | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Healing Totem | Craftable from the Arcanist’s Bench: -50x Essence of Life -20x Thorium Ingot -10x Greater Health Potion | Heals you and your allies within an area. |
 | Slowing Totem | Craftable from the Arcanist’s Bench: -30x Essence of Ice -10x Cobalt Ingot -40x Ice | Slows down the movement of all enemies within an area. |
 | Flame Crystal Staff | Craftable from the Arcanist’s Bench: -1x Ruby -8x Silver Ingot -8x Gold Ingot -20x Essence of Fire | Fires flame projectiles. Consumes Essence of Fire for every usage. |
 | Ice Crystal Staff | Craftable from the Arcanist’s Bench: -1x Sapphire -8x Silver Ingot -10x Azure Log -20x Essence of Ice | Fires ice projectiles. Consumes Essence of Ice for every usage. |
 | Grimoire: Rekindle Embers | 50% chance to drop from a Burnt Skeleton Praetorian. | Converts a pile of skulls into an undead Skeleton that fights for you. Each summoned Skeleton consumes one charge from the Grimoire, and once all charges are used, the spellbook disappears from your inventory. |
Note: Future updates will certainly add more magic items in the game. Some of them can possibly come from enemy drops, so stay tuned!
Frequently Asked Questions
The key to using magic in Hytale as of early access versions is to build the Arcanist’s Bench and craft any of its available staffs and totems. The latest update also allows you to fight like a Necromancer by using a Grimoire.
Yes, and the only way to obtain it is by defeating Burnt Skeleton Praetorians, which have a chance to drop the Grimoire: Rekindle Embers. Since the Grimoire is a consumable item, you can farm multiple copies by continuing to hunt Burnt Skeleton Praetorians roaming the Devastating Lands, also known as the Volcano Biome.
Below are some of the top mods that allow you to use magic in the game:
Magic Tomes by SinlessMIrror
Magical Gear by Aspect_Ascension
Kami’s Magical Items by CouldBeKami
Mythbound Magic by Vies
You can obtain essences by performing specific activities in the game. Essence of Life comes from harvesting crops, Essence of Fire drops from fire-element skeletons in the Devastated Lands, and Essence of Ice is obtained from ice-element skeletons found in the Whisperfrost Frontiers.