Using magic in Hytale: A complete guide on staffs, totems, and grimoires

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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

Raising dead skeletons using the Grimoire (Screenshot via esports.gg.)
Raising dead skeletons using the Grimoire (Screenshot via esports.gg.)

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 in HytaleHealing TotemCraftable 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 in HytaleSlowing TotemCraftable 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 in HytaleFlame Crystal StaffCraftable 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 in HytaleIce Crystal StaffCraftable 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 in HytaleGrimoire: Rekindle Embers50% 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!

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