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Spells are applied to wands then cast in order to produce an effect. Individual spells can be found in chests as well as purchased in some shops, and wands which spawn randomly in the world have a selection of spells on them.
There are many different spells and effects, most either adding a projectile to the current shot, or modifying something about the current shot state.
For non-shuffle wands, the order of spells matters. Spell modifiers will only affect the current shot state in a wand, though some will affect global data like recharge time. Wands with an "Always Cast" spell will cast that spell along with any other spells every time the wand is cast. See the Guide To Wand Mechanics for more information on how spells and modifiers interact with each other. Shuffle wands behave similarly to non shuffle wands, but when a shuffle wand is recharged, edited or swapped to the order of spells is randomized.
For a list of all spells and their statistics, see Spell Information Table. For an explanation of spell tiers, and where specific spells can be found, see Spell Tiers.
For limited use spells, the number of times they can be cast before being depleted. Limited use spells tend to be more powerful than unlimited ones for the stage of the game they are found, and can often be used to great tactical advantage. Depleted spells are restored using the Spell Refreshers found inside each Holy Mountain. Wands will just skip over any depleted spells without spending mana.
Mana Drain
The amount of mana required to cast the spell. If a wand does not have enough mana in reserve to cast a spell it is skipped over, and may be wrapped into subsequently.
Cast Delay
The time the Wand waits after firing a spell (or spells, if multicast) before firing the next one in the queue. Wands have a built-in Cast Delay stat which can be increased or reduced by spells. Reducing delay increases firing rate (up the maximum rate of 60 shots per second). Cast delay is calculated for each multicast set of spells, and is ignored entirely for spells inside Trigger payloads. Usually shown in game.
Recharge Time
Once all the spells in the Wand's queue have been cast, it recharges. The time this takes is the greater of either the cumulative Recharge Time, or the Cast Delay of the last spell (or multicast) fired. All spells on a wand which modify Recharge time contribute to the final value at the end of the spell casting cycle, including those inside Triggers.
Spread
The range of deviation of a spell from the aimed direction, measured in degrees. The lower the total spread, the more accurate the spells will be. Wands have a built-in Spread stat which provides the base value modified by spells.
Damage
The amount of damage dealt by the spell, listed by damage types. If no damage type is given then it is Projectile damage. Some damage types are more effective than others against different enemies.[1]
Radius
The radius of the explosion (if any) caused by a projectile. See Explosive Projectile for why this stat can be important.
Speed
Speed influences both range and flight time for projectiles, and is altered by. The game imposes a limit on maximum speed, and many projectiles will cease to exist if they travel too slowly. Some projectiles if they hit an enemy moving more quickly than when fired.
Lifetime
The maximum duration in which a projectile remains active. This is measured in game "ticks" - roughly equivalent to 1/60th of a second.[2] of a projectile tends to change the range it can cover, and can have some interesting and useful effects.
Timer Lifetime
Some spells come with a Timer (a form of Trigger), the duration of which is set independently to the spell's lifetime. After this fixed duration passes the projectile releases a secondary payload of one or more spells. Not shown in-game.
Recoil
Some spells have a recoil effect, which can be significant enough to send you flying in the other direction. Can be mitigated by spells that reduce recoil, or which to a fixed value. Not shown in-game.
Critical Chance
The chance that a spell will critically strike, dealing 5 times the usual damage (and dealing even further damage if critical chance is above 100%). Crit chance applies to all spells cast together, and if one projectile out of a multicast crits, they all do.
Friendly Fire
Many spells, in their default form, don't hurt you directly. Some spells however have 'friendly fire' enabled - making them able to hit you too. This is often the price paid for a hefty damage boost. Caution is advised, especially when using spells which have Piercing effects. Not shown in-game.
Piercing
Typically a projectile ceases to be when it hits an enemy - doing damage once. Some projectiles have (or can be modified to have) the - they keep on existing and do damage repeatedly to one or more enemies. Projectiles with a Trigger or Timer payload will also release that payload repeatedly (at no extra mana cost). This can be a devastatingly powerful effect.
Damage Types
Most spells and hazards in the game inflicts one or more of several different kinds of damage. The ones who don't are either non-damaging utility spells or transformation types. See also: Damage Types
Imbues a projectile with a curse that makes the target hit by the projectile to waste away
Material Spells
Material spells create Materials when cast, usually various types of liquid. They only do damage if the material itself is damaging, or by suffocation.
Transmutes everything in a short radius into water, including walls, creatures... and you
Multicast Spells
As the name suggests, multicast spells allows multiple spells to be cast simultaneously.
Multiple spells are required for a multicast to be effective. For example, using Triple Spell on a wand with only two other spells after it will result in two spells being cast.
Projectile modifiers placed before a multicast will affect all spells within the multicast for only the price of casting the modifier once, allowing for potentially powerful combinations.
Spells tagged as "Other" usually have very specific or odd behaviors that are not easily classified. They're often involved in, or a reward from, various secrets in the game.
Though mechanically, the 'variances' are separate, distinct spells, one can consider the following properties as 'modifiers' that exist as applied to a select number of spells.
Casts the next spell in the wand from the projectile after a certain time elapses or when it is destroyed (such as upon impact), whichever occurs first.
Casts the next two spells in the wand from the projectile upon impact. Comparable to a (single) trigger followed by Double Spell. Spark Bolt With Double Trigger is the only spell currently in the game with this 'suffix'.
Tips
Wands that have an electrical spell within their queue will become electrified. If the wand is in contact with a conductive material for a few seconds, such as metals or liquids, it will send an electric current through that material, potentially electrocuting the holder.
Long-range spells with a trigger or timer can be used to cast potentially harmful spells (such as the "Touch of [X]" spells, Earthquake, explosions, spells involving hazardous liquids, etc.) at a safe distance away from yourself.
"Formation" and "Multicast" modifiers can be used in combination with spells with a Trigger or Timer modifier, allowing you to cast multiple spells from a single Trigger or Timer spell.
Placing a modifier or multicast spell at the end of a wand's queue will result in the wand casting spells from earlier in the queue with the modifier/multicast applied.
Spells with Trigger or Timer modifiers can be used to bypass the cast delay on spells such as Lightning Bolt, allowing for deadly rapid fire combinations.
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Notes
↑If the damage is more than 9 quintillion, the interface can't show the number
↑Noita typically runs at 60fps, so the conversion rate is 1/60. A spell with a lifetime of 200 frames will last for: 200 / 60 = ~3.33s.
Projectile damage. Some damage types are more effective than others against different enemies.[1]
