The Spring Scroll of Fortune

Posted on March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 by Kyle Sword

It’s been a thrilling Winter here in the Spiral. Updates to the Spiral Showcase, Beastmoon Hunt, and Deckathalon have brought more Wizards to these exciting events. Many Scrolls throughout the Spiral were completed, and paintings hung. So, as we transition into Spring, lets look at the awesome rewards we can earn for ourselves this season!

The cosmetics!

Thankfully, this Scroll of Fortune has decided to continue one of my favorite parts of the Winter Scroll, the cosmetics! A new hat and wand are available, as well as an awesome new teleport effect and a unique new emote. So, lets take a look!

This season there is an unbelievably charming new emote. Instead of summoning a snowball to pelt your enemies, you create a beautiful flower using your hands and a little bit of magic!

The teleport effect is also very seasonal. A ray of sunshine leads to tall blades of grass that surround you, before exploding in a burst of leaves and flower petals.

The first wearable unlock is the Wild Hair, which I will be using as my new Life Wizard stitch! It’s unique and I love the way the tree roots form horns.

The Sprig of Spring is a cute and lively wand. A variety of flowers grow from a vine covered stem, and could be used on a variety of stitches. I’ll be using it for my energy gear. It seems so appropriate for gardening!

Event Items!

This season we’re definitely going to receive our fair share of event based rewards! These will provide an edge in your Beastmoon Hunts and School Deckathalons. A humongous total of 975 Lunari is available in the Scroll!

Packs filled with runes, various moonstone based rewards, over a dozen Beastmoon Idols, as well as copious amount of Lunari will all aid you on your way through the upcoming events.

Reagents, Spellements and elixirs!

Once again, the Scroll spoils us with a litany of rare reagents. These will undoubtedly make your life easier, as Shining Scales can be hard to fish for and Participation Trophies do force you into PvP! The clay variants in particular may come in very handy for anyone who still needs to farm Sinbad.

However what may be the most helpful is the grand total of 35 Daybreaker or Nightbringer Spellements!

The elixirs are an impressive reward, they’re quite literally member benefits on demand! This Scroll comes with various helpful elixirs, including Double Pet and Gardening rewards!

A fun and unique reward features, the Random Elixir reward makes a return this season. We wish you the best of luck !

The Best of the rest!

As always, there are some really sweet rewards that don’t fit into a category. These rewards are super useful and will be graciously accepted by all of us that unlock them.

This season we are given a lot of gold. Like, a lot. A maximum reward of 20,000 is a fantastic mid tier prize.

A massive total of 45,000 is really appreciated by anyone. I mean, who doesn’t like free gold?

There’s also a single mount early on in this Scroll. An adorable Warthog with a comedic, over-sized head will give you the speed you need this season!

A great 40% boost and a 7 day period will allow you to travel in style for a full week!

The Spring Globe is an awesome housing decoration, that can allows you to bring the spring theme of the Scroll to any of your houses. The Spring fish tank is also a nice novelty reward that is becoming a seasonal collectible.

We also get treated to a free few packs, like a Druid’s Hoard pack. Hopefully, you get exactly what you want! There is also a Fairy Friend Pet Jewel, which gives your ancient pet may-cast fairy!

And of course, never forget the best item on the entire Scroll! An awesome collectible that I will strive towards achieving! This of course, is the Spring Scroll of Fortune painting!

So, go out there over the next few months and enjoy Spring! You haven’t got long before these rewards are gone forever! Make sure to let us know your favorite parts of the scroll below!

Sailing with Sinbad

Posted on September 12, 2019November 18, 2019 by Sarai Willowbreeze

Join me as we set sail in Wizard101’s newest gauntlet, Sinbad and the Iron Sultan. And guess what…..It’s Craftable!

Visit Lloyd Fallingwater in the shopping district to purchase the recipe under the furniture tab. He also has 2 new recipes for the reagents needed to craft this magnificent Gauntlet.

Recipe price for Gauntlet: 10,000 gold

Recipe price for Transmute Magnificent Clay: 2,000 gold

Recipe price for Transmute Marvelous Clay: 2,000 gold

Crafting the gauntlet requires Red Magical Clay, another new reagent that I have yet to locate as a drop within the Spiral.

You will find the Marvelous and Magical Clay reagents that are required for crafting, in the new Sinbad Hoard Pack!

The new gauntlet is also available for purchase on the Wizard 101 website. A $39.00 bundle with the Gauntlet and 7500 Crowns!

Sinbad Hoard Pack

The gear that’s available in the new Hoard pack is the “Fleet Kapudan’s Attire”, the “Sky Captains Attire”, and the “Grand Admirals Attire” The wand is the “Boarding Hook”. The new mount is a very cool and unusual looking 2-headed bird. Last, but definitely not least, is the Gryphon pet, which is a simply adorable puppy like creature.

Credit for the screenshot of the Kapudans Boarding Hook goes to Destiny Thunderstaff

In addition to the new gear, you will find a lot of great new housing items in the packs. These items are also dropped in the gauntlet.

There is also a new summon treasure card that comes in this pack. It’s Sinbad himself! I cannot wait to use this and see what kind of spells he has available.

The Gauntlet

Together, we’ll travel to the Isle of Metallos upon the ship Chimera. Sinbad and his 1st mate Lemmi accompany us as we forge our way through through the depths of the dungeon.

Upon entering you find yourself at the Port of Ferros, speaking with Sinbad and his 1st mate, Lemmi. They ask your assistance in finding and getting rid of an Evil Magician who goes by the name Hari Houssen. He has possession of a magical jewel that grants amazing transmutation powers, called the Iommi stone. The Sultan has offered a handsome reward to anyone who can free the citizens of the Isle of Metallos from him and his minions.

The Isle of Metallos is a lava filled cave full of destruction. Craggy ledges, broken bridges, and many tunnels lend an overwhelming sense of doom throughout the entire dungeon. Keep your eyes open, as there is a secret hidden boss within the gauntlet.

Your first mob battle will be against a metal version of the Minotaur, a Metaltaur! They are Ice School mobs, with 4,835 health. Watch out, they are truly a “beast” to beat!

The second battle finds you up against a mob of metallic versions of Cyclops, named Chromeclops. They are Myth School with 5,565 health, and you battle 3 of them. They hit hard at over 4,500 damage, so be well protected. Made of chrome, they have a single focus, so attack on their blind side!

After defeating the cyclops, you travel on to a room where you find a metallic version of the Skeletal Pirate, aptly named Steeleton. They are Death School and have a health of 4,780. Personally, I found them easier than the Chromeclops. I really “rattled their bones”.

After that battle, following the path that the Steeletons sent you on, you finally reach the summit. It’s there that you come face to face with Hari. When you enter, you will find him in the middle of a transmutation spell to turn his dragon into gold. As he changes into the Iron Sultan, you must stop him and retrieve the Ione Stone! *Note to KI, LOVE the guitar shred!”

For the final battle of this gauntlet you will be up against the Iron Sultan, his Golden Dragon and a Skeeleton. The Iron Sultan is Storm School, with 13,875 health. The Golden Dragon is Sun School with a health of 5,875. The Steeleton is Death, as before with the same health of 4,780.

Make sure you have a good strong team here, the Sulton is strong with attack spells hitting well over 6,000!

Now that you have defeated the Iron Sultan and retrieved the Iommi Stone, you will be rewarded with this awesome statue to commemorate your grand adventure. Make sure you pick it up. Well done! As an added surprise this statue will give you a daily reward, so check it every day.

I hope this article helps you on your way to crafting the new Gauntlet, and will also help you get through it. If you find items that I have not listed, comment below and I’ll add it in and give you credit for your discovery!

Thanks for reading!

Superstacking Medium Plants

Posted on May 31, 2019October 27, 2019 by Sarai Willowbreeze

Gardening is such an amazing way of getting Mega Snacks, TC’s, reagents and of course GOLD! Making the most of your gardens space is very important. Here is an easy way to have a 64 medium plant garden, and it’s basically error free. When completed, it will be 4 plants high, 4 plants wide, and 4 plants deep.

Start with the Basics

The best way to get started is to have a castle that is considered a plant like. Currently, the castles that all plants like are:

Botanical Gardens – The Botanical Gardens are available with the Evergreen Bundle Gift Card (Sometimes available during special events, in the Crowns shop for 12,500 Crowns)

Red Barn Farm – This castle is available from the crowns shop for 12,500 Crowns or 125,000 Gold

Everafter Village – This castle is available in the Fantastic Fairytale Bundle. It can be found at Gamestop online and in stores for $39.00

You’ve bought your castle, so now it’s time to get the supplies you’ll need to get your stacked garden, “off the ground”…..pun intended! These are the items I use, most of which can be found at the Bazaar.

Items for Stacking

12 Crates:
The preferred ones are:
*Crate of jellybeans
*Crate of hot dogs
*Crate of pudding
*Crate of pies
*Crate of ice cream
You can find crates at the Bazaar, usually costing between 300 gold and 1100 gold. They are also available in the crown shop for 500 crowns or 2500 gold.

Dragonspyre Standard:
This can be bought from the Bazaar for 1600 gold.

Flat Wooden Platform:
You will find this item in the Crowns Shop for 350 Crowns, or 1750 gold

Stairs Castle Block:
Occasionally, stairs can be found at Bazaar for 75-125 gold
They are also available to craft from Lloyd FallingWater in the Shopping District. The recipe costs 2000 Gold for a narrow one or 10,000 gold for a wide one.

Tatami Mat:
The Tatami Mat is sold by Zhi Lan, Mooshu Housing Shop. The vendor price is 350 gold.

Helpful Extras

Last, but not least, a little bit of research has to be done so you will know what your plants will like. In this example, I’ll be planting Trumpet Vines. Try to get as many of the likes as you can. The following items are the likes for Trumpet Vines.

Your plants likes may differ from this list.

Deadly Helephant Ears
Decorative Gong
Helephant Ears
Gong of the Oni
King Parsley
Pixie
Tropical Garden Gnome
Ultra Helephant Ears,

After collecting all your needed items, it’s time to get started! This video will take you through every step to creating your own 64 medium plant garden. I hope this helps you maximize your rewards from gardening!

These steps should get you on your way to maximizing your gardening space. I’d love to hear what medium size plants you decided to use and the likes you added to speed up your harvest! Let me know in the comments.

Keep your eyes open for the next article where I will show you how to easily get 50+ large plants in one compact area.

Happy Gardening!

Crafting101 – Death Spells

Posted on May 25, 2019July 4, 2019 by Ravynlea

Welcome to the Death edition of my crafting series. I’ll walk you through the basics of crafting the Death spells in Wizard101. These are the spells dropped by Loremaster! Unfortunately, Headless Horseman will be omitted from this list. Maybe someday it’ll be a spell we can craft!

Deer Knight and Lord of Night’s Recipe Location

Deer Knight Recipe

Deer Knight is a hit-all Death spell that requires 5 pips. It has a base damage of 300 + another 270 over three rounds! This spell is a must for any Death Wizard. It has uses for both PvE and PvP players. The Deer Knight recipe can be bought for 60,000 gold from Grady in Avalon.

You will need the following Treasure Cards and Reagents to craft Deer Knight.
6 – Deer Knight Treasure Cards
100 – Perfect Onyx
200 – Ghost Fire
100 – Blood Moss
100 – Bone
50 – Spring
50 – Sunstone
12 – Amber

Lord of Night Recipe

Lord Of Night is another 5-pip Death damage spell. This spell gives 50% of the damage back to the caster in health! It also gives the enemy a 25% Infection as a trap. You can buy the Lord of Night recipe from Grady for 60,000 gold.

You will need the following Treasure Cards and Reagents to craft Lord of Night.
6 – Lord Of Night Treasure Cards
100 – Perfect Onyx
200 – Ghost Fire
50 – Nightshade
25 – Turquoise
50 – Scrap Iron
25 – Sunstone
12 – Amber

Where to Get the Reagents

Perfect Onyx: You can buy Perfect Onyx for 100 gold a piece in the Celestia Base Camp from the vendor Archytas.

Ghost Fire: You can buy Ghost Fire for 100 gold a piece in the Atheneum. Zolton Nightstone in Dragonspyre is the reagent vendor I prefer.

Blood Moss: I find that the easiest way to get Blood Moss is by transmuting the reagent. You can buy the transmute Blood Moss recipe from Avery Templeton in the Celestia Base Camp for 400 gold. It requires 15 Red Mandrake to transmute one Blood Moss.

Bone: You can get Bone from Elik Silverfist in the Bazaar.

Spring: I find that the best place to get Spring is in Marleybone. It can be harvested with Scrap Iron as a rare drop.

Sunstone: You can buy Sunstone from Diego The Duelmaster in Unicorn Way for 200 Arena Tickets. You can also buy the transmute Sunstone recipe from Avery Templeton in the Celestia Base Camp. If you are lucky, you might even find Sunstone in the Bazaar.

Amber: Amber is by far the most difficult item to get on this list. One of the most popular places to get Amber is by farming Gladiator Dimachaerus in Mount Olympus in Aquila.

Nightshade: In my opinion, the easiest way to get Nightshade is to buy it from Diego The Duelmaster for 175 Arena Tickets. You can find Diego in Unicorn Way. You can also buy the transmute recipe from Avery Templeton in the Celestia Base Camp for 200 gold.

Turquoise: You can buy Turquoise from Elik Silverfist in the Bazaar in Olde Town.

Deer Knight and Lord Of Night Treasure Cards: The best place to get both of these treasure cards is from Elik Silverfist from the Bazaar in Olde Town.

Thanks for crafting your Death spells with Ravenwood Academy! What was the hardest reagent for you to find? Which was the easiest? Let us know in the comments below.

Tunes101: Guide to Music Players

Posted on May 23, 2019October 27, 2019 by Sarai Willowbreeze

Tired of the silence in your castle? Well, lets do something about that. There are so many amazing Music Players available, there’s no reason to sit in silence. Come along with me, check out the players and get your groove on!

Rose Piper-Music Player Recipe Vendor

Rose can be found in all of the Telegraph Boxes, during the 5 Boxes Event. She has recipes for the most amazing players at great prices! I told her all about y’all and she is looking forward to helping you find the perfect player for your castle.

Pyramid Player

Crafter Level: Apprentice Crafter
Recipe Price: 1000 gold
Ingredients:
1 Sonic Spring
1 Krokotopia Main Theme Music Scroll
5 Sapphire
10 Stone Blocks
*Available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon
*Available as a drop from Grimsnes BurntBlack. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Grimsnes can be found in the Wizard City Telegraph Box.

Olde Town Turn Table

Crafter Level-Apprentice Crafter
Recipe Price: 1,000 gold
Ingredients:
1 Sonic Spring
1 Wizard101 Theme Music Scroll
5 Sapphire
15 Simple Vials
*Available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon
*Available as a drop from Grimsnes BurntBlack. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Grimsnes can be found in the Wizard City Telegraph Box.

Ravenscar Turntable

Crafter Level-Apprentice Crafter
Recipe Price: 1,000 gold
Ingredients:
1 Sonic Spring
1 Grizzleheim Main Theme Music Scroll
5 Onyx
25 Mist Wood
*Available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon
*Available as a drop from Grimsnes BurntBlack. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Grimsnes can be found in the Wizard City Telegraph Box.

Pigswick Player

Crafter Level: Initiate Crafter
Recipe Price: 1000 gold
Ingredients: 1 Sonic Spring, 1 Wysteria Main Theme Music Scroll, 5 Peridot, 25 Cat Tails
*Available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon
*Available as a drop from Custos Decimus. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Custos can be found in the Zafaria Telegraph Box.

Marleybonaphone

Crafter Level: Initiate Crafter
Recipe Price: 1,000 gold
Ingredients: 1 Sonic Spring, 1 Marleybone Main Theme Music Scroll, 5 Onyx, 10 Stone Blocks
*Available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon
*Available as a drop from Emil SoftPaw. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Emil can be found in the Marleybone Telegraph Box.

Jade Palace Music Player

Crafter Level-Adept Crafter
Recipe Price: 1,000 gold
Ingredients: 1 Sonic Spring, 1 MooShu Main Theme Music Scroll, 5 Jade, 25 Mist Wood
*Available as a drop from Ostrame.
During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Ostrame can be found in the Mooshu Telegraph Box.

Dragons Roost Player

Crafter Level: Master Artisan
Recipe Price: 1000 gold
Ingredients: 1 Sonic Spring, 1 Dragonspyre Main Theme Music Scroll, 5 Amethyst, 25 Cat Tails
*Available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon
*Available as a drop from Sylvia Spitfire. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Sylvia can be found in the Avalon Telegraph Box.

Deep Sea Music Maker

Crafter Level-Grandmaster Artisan
Recipe Price: 1,000 gold
Ingredients: 1 Sonic Spring, 1 Celestia Main Theme Music Scroll, 5 Amethyst, 15 Pristine Vials
*Available as a drop from Custos Decimus. During the Five B.O.X.E.S. Event, Custos can be found in the Zafaria Telegraph Box.

Music Players from other Vendors

Music player

Sold by: Aubert Quickhammer/Wizard City
Price: 1,000 Gold
*Also available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon

Polarian Music Player

Crown Shop- Witch’s Hoard Pack (399 crowns)

PVP Combat Music Player

Sold by: Roland Silverheart/Unicorn Way
Price: 200 Arena Tickets
*Also available from fishing chests at the Pyramid of the Lost Horizon

Baddle Music Player

Crafter Level: Initiate Crafter
Sold by: Balthazar Dragonthorn/Dragonspyre
Recipe Price: 5,000 gold
Ingredients: 10 Baddle of the Bands Trophies

Bubbler Music Player

Sold by: Crown Shop
Price: 2,000 Crowns

Tower Music Box

Sold by: Crown Shop
Vendor Price: 2,000 Crowns

Recipe available from Torald Wayfinder/Grizzleheim
Crafter Level: Master Artisan
Recipe Cost: 32,440 Gold
Ingredients:
2 Life Trap TC
50 Perfect Amethyst
8 Diamonds
8 Golden Pearls
5 Sandstone
50 Bronze Gear
1 Solar Decoration
2 Stone Wall Segment

That’s it! Now you know the who, what and where of all the music players available in the Spiral…..so far. Gonna close this up now, so why don’t you mosey on down, find you a player, buy some scrolls and get your groove on!

Ice Guide to 100% Critical

Posted on May 20, 2019July 6, 2019 by Ravenwood Academy

You probably thought it was impossible to get 100% critical plus high damage with the Ice school, huh? Well, you’re wrong!

With Ice, this is the most difficult school to get 100% critical, even more so with balancing high damage with it. Ice doesn’t have the privilege of having high critical items compared to the other schools. For example, Jack Hallow’s wand sets all have 195 critical while the ice version is much lower. From my calculations, this Ice setup should give you 845 critical and 123% damage.

Benefits of the Ice School

The Ice school is a very powerful school in Wizard101. They have the highest amount of health and resist in the game. You’d think the Life school would take the trophy in that department. Ice is very flexible in the sense that they can defend, they can attack and they can assist their allies with shields in a battle. Usually, when I see an Ice character in PVP, I get scared since they can hit very hard with their spells yet defend themselves well.

Problems with this build

Well, Ice shouldn’t be a school that runs this build since their health decreases by a bit along with some other stats since the robe we’ll be using decreases health. We’re only using it because it increases damage by a lot. A substitute would be to use the Frosty Light Brigade Armor instead even though it will decrease the damage. At least you’ll still critical every Ice spell. I figured this school would be at a higher disadvantage than the others since KingsIsle built the Ice school to be a more defence-driven school which explains their resist and insane health. Personally, for this build, I’d replace some of the critical talents on the pet with more damage and replace the amulet with Morganthe’s Gem of the Grand Prophecy (gives 2 extra ice blades) but you can play around with it.

What you’ll need:

Robe: Glorious Avenger’s Armor

Hat: Icy Paradox Conical

Boots: Icy Paradox Boots

Wand: Polarian Explorer’s Pickaxe

Pet: Double damage quad critical pet

Athame: Shadow Spider’s Sting (with two (2) +18 critical Sapphire jewels)

Ring: Icy Paradox Ring (With one (1) +18 critical Sapphire jewel)

Amulet: Amulet of Neverwhere

Mount: Ice Ghulture

Deck: Icy Paradox Deck

Total Damage: 123%

Total Critical: 845 (100%)

Gear Setup

Gear Setup Note: You can alternatively use Morganthe’s Amulet (Gem of the Grand Prophecy) which gives 2 extra Ice Blade cards. It will just decrease the critical by 5 which still would register as 100%.

Gear Calculations

I hope you enjoyed my guide on how to unleash the critical potential of Ice school. Let it turn your snowstorms into Blizzards, and let us know what you think in the comments below!

Check out the rest of our Gear Guides, we have a guide for every school at Ravenwood Academy!

Exclusive Pets

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by Ravynlea

With the introduction of Deckathalon, we now have access to a variety of new pets. You will receive a class pet for placing above 25 on the leader-board. So if it’s an Ice event, you would get an “Ice Class Pet.” For positions 26-2500 you will receive the universal “Ravenwood Class Pet.” When you look at the pet, you’ll see a very large number of tags. You’ll notice the new “Exclusive Pet” tag.

The First Test

So, what does this tag mean? My first test was to try hatching by myself, with my own pets. Everything seemed normal. I sometimes received another class pet and other times I received the other parent. Then I tested hatching with another player, and I received this notification. Based on this notification, I assumed that you can’t receive an exclusive pet by hatching. However, when we hatched together, we both received a Ravenwood Class pet back. As a result, this alert’s meaning was still unclear.

The Second Test

For my final test, I found one of the few lucky people who got top 25 on the leaderboards and received an ice class pet. The person was kind enough to allow me to hatch with them. As expected we both received the same notification from before. However, this time neither of us received the other pet, after many hatches.

My conclusion is that exclusive pets can only be received from hatches if the pet is in that player’s pet tome. You’ll need to earn the pet first to hatch an exclusive pet.

MY THOUGHTS

In this section I’ll be covering my own personal thoughts on this feature. If you’re looking for how the feature works, you can find it above.

This feature has some pros and cons. Some good aspects include the pet remaining an accomplishment. Anyone walking around with a school class pet will have accomplished something great. However, one major drawback is that these pets will be ultra-rare. Only 25 players will receive the pet during any given event. On top of this, you can’t pick which school’s pet you want to receive.

During particular weeks I imagine the competition will be incredibly fierce, particularly Life. The cards given by the Life pet are very desirable. While this isn’t a bad thing, this type of competition is very unhealthy. The only measure that contributes to the leaderboards is how much time you’ve invested. Rewarding these pets based off the community progress bar might be better.

There should still be a reward for ranking high on the leader-board. It should be less impactful, like a cosmetic item. Other options include badges based on leaderboard placement. It could change based on your position, like the PvP badges. People can still be acknowledged for their achievements, but in a fairer way. This would avoid encouraging players to grind for a pet they need.

I’m interested to hear how everyone else feels about these new exclusive pets. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Castle Magic Triggers III

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by Ravynlea

Introduction

This will be the final part of the Castle Magic triggers guides. In this guide we will cover the remaining Castle Magic triggers. These triggers are the most difficult to understand. If you don’t know what Castle Magic triggers are, read through the first two guides first. Each section will name the trigger, what it does, how to use it, and why I assigned it to this difficulty. Then, I will finish by giving an example of how I like to use the trigger.

Advanced Triggers

These are the complicated Castle Magic triggers. Unlike immediate triggers, their purpose will generally be specific. They do not have a purpose for every creation. The few items in this category have many interactions within one trigger. Their interactions are are not the easiest to understand.

Magic Brazier

The Magic Brazier is like the magic lever from the beginner guide. The brazier has many states and casts a spell when it enters each one. But, unlike the lever, the magic brazier has 4 states: off, fire, storm and ice. To change the brazier’s state a player must use the item by interacting with it. This is an advanced trigger, as it requires managing many states that each cast their own spells. The best uses I have seen for this trigger involve creating puzzles. When used with another trigger, you can create a brazier combination to open a door.

Magic Item Detector

The Magic Item Detector is likely the simplest of the advanced triggers. The player selects a size to detect in as well as a specific item for the trigger to detect. Then, the trigger will cast a spell whenever the selected item enters or leaves. This advanced trigger has both a settings menu and can move via castle magic. The only way this trigger works is if you are already using castle magic elsewhere. The best uses I have seen for this trigger involve setting a continuous path for an object to follow. One object can move towards a detector and create a chain effect. This is useful for wanting something to happen in a loop.

Magic Orb Catchers

Magic Orb Catchers need to be in the same house as a magic orb to function. They both come in three varieties: Fire, Ice and Storm. To use them, you need to both place the orb catcher and the corresponding magic orb somewhere in the same house. When a player walks over the orb, they will pick it up. As soon as that player walks near the same school’s orb catcher, the orb will disappear and the spell will trigger. One use for these triggers is requiring a player to have a key before accessing another area. If a magic orb catcher opens a door, the player would need the corresponding orb to open said door.

Magic Computer

The most infamous of the Castle Magic items. This item requires the deepest understanding to make use of. But, once you grasp the uses for this item, it opens up many new Castle Magic creations. The Magic Computer stores two signals, known as “Signal 1” and “Signal 2″. Then, based on what combination of these signals the magic computer is storing, will cast a spell. To add or remove either of these signals, you need to cast the “Add” or “Remove” signal spells on the Magic Computer. The Magic Computer has 6 different outputs, which I will explain in detail.

When Signal 1 AND 2 – This is the simplest of the magic computer expressions. When the Magic Computer has both signals, it will cast the AND spell. If it only has Signal 1 or Signal 2, it will not cast the spell, it must have both signals.
When Signal 1 OR 2 – This expression requires only one of the signals to activate. It can be either Signal 1, Signal 2 or both. As long as the computer has at least one signal, the OR spell will activate.
When Signal 1 XOR 2 – Like the OR expression, except it only allows one signal or the other. If the computer has both signals, the XOR spell will not cast.
When NOT Signal 1 – This spell will cast as long as the Magic Computer does not have Signal 1. It can have no signals or Signal 2, but as soon as the Magic Computer gets Signal 1, it will not cast.
When NOT Signal 2 – This function will always be active as long as the Magic Computer does not have Signal 2. It can have no signals or Signal 1, but as soon as the Magic Computer gets Signal 2, it will not cast.
When NOT Signal 1 AND 2 – This spell will always cast as long as the Magic Computer does not have both signals. It is a complete opposite of “When Signal 1 AND 2”, if that spell is casting, this one is not.

As a concluding note on Magic Computers, they will only cast their spells when they update with a new signal. For instance, “When NOT Signal 1 AND 2” is active without touching the computer. But, it will not cast the spell until you alter either of the signals.

Conclusion

This concludes my guides on the Castle Magic triggers themselves. As always, feel free to ask if you have any questions on how to operate or use these triggers or about Castle Magic. I’d love to hear how you use your Castle Magic triggers! Otherwise stay tuned for more Castle Magic content and let me know what type of guides you would like to see in the comments below.

Balance 100% Critical Guide

Posted on May 14, 2019July 6, 2019 by Ravenwood Academy

Ah the school of Balance! Arguably one of the hardest schools to beat in PVP. In addition, they can also achieve max critical and high damage. With this setup you can get around 130% damage and 839 critical.

Benefits of the Balance School

The Balance school is really amazing. They’re one of the most feared schools in PVP. Loremaster, Mana Burn and Supernova can all be deadly spells when used correctly. I usually always lose to Balance in PVP, so I hate going up against them.

Their wide variety of spells can prove to be very useful in certain situations. Yet, one disadvantage they have that isn’t shared with the other schools is a prism card. This forces them to fight Balance bosses without the option of a hit conversion spell. This can be very annoying in PVE. You’re forced to ask for help, which is not always possible since some dungeons are solo.

disadvantages of this build

Of course when you boost certain stats, you run the risk of decreasing the others. In this case, pierce and power pip chance and resist might be reduced. You don’t really see many Balances running around with 100% critical these days. This is solely because they don’t really like sacrificing other valuable stats. However, it’s always nice to critical every hit you use.

For this build I would use the Morganthe’s Shadow of Amber amulet because of the extra blades. You can swap it out for the Darkmoor alternative if you’d like. It would increase your critical by 5 and increase your pierce a little.

Personally, I would adjust the pet slightly to allow for more damage. This would decrease your critical, but it would still be high enough to achieve regular critical hits. That’s the beauty about customizing your load out to your own specifications. You can adjust the damage and critical to suit you, as long as you don’t decrease one of them too much.

Another disadvantage is that the Balance school doesn’t have the 3% damage Ghulture mount. Unlike the other Ghulture mounts, it caps it at 2% which is unfortunate. This is because the Balance Ghulture gives universal damage, not school specific damage.

What You’ll Need

Robe: Virtuous Light Brigade Armor

Hat: Balanced Paradox Conical

Boots: Balanced Paradox Boots

Wand: Jack Hallows Guitar

Pet: Quad damage, double critical pet.

Athame: Athame of the Chosen one (with two (2) +18 critical Citrine jewels)

Ring: Balanced Paradox Ring (With one (1) +18 critical Citrine jewel)

Amulet: Travelling Dead’s Charm

Mount: Balance Ghulture

Deck: Balanced Paradox Deck

Total Damage: 129% (Rounded to 130%)

Total Critical: 839 (100%)

Gear Setup

Calculations

We hope you find this guide helpful in your journey as a Balance Wizard. What is your favorite way to use your Balance 100% critical set? Let us know in the comments below!

Check out the rest of our Gear Guides, we have a guide for every school at Ravenwood Academy!

Vendors101: Krokotopia and Marleybone

Posted on May 7, 2019May 23, 2019 by Sarai Willowbreeze

Welcome to the 2nd “Quit Stalking the Bazaar”. Today we will be shopping in the worlds of Krokotopia and Marleybone! From the sandy dunes of the desert to the elegance of Victorian life, I’ve scoured the shops for you!

Krokotopia Housing Vendors

Ea’rik

Ea’rik is the Furniture Shop keeper in Krokotopia. He is in the Krokosphinx. You’ll see him to the left when you get off the boat. He has a fabulous collection of housing items for sale. Even scaffolding which housing experts use for glitching can be found here.

Here’s a sample of what you will find

Scaffolding
Crafting Stations
Checkers and Gameboard
Hopscotch Mat
Many Fabulous Wallpapers and Flooring

Digby Hammershell

Good ole Digby is the Real Estate Agent for Krokotopia. You’ll find him inside the building next to Ea’rik. He’s a wonderful feller with 2 great castles for sale.

Castles available:

Oasis Camp-10,000 gold
Desert Villa-20,000 gold

Charley

Charley is the gardening expert in Krokotopia. You’ll find him on the left side of the Pyramid of the Sun. He sells spells and seeds and pots with Krokotopia designs!

Krokotopia Recipe Vendors

Wul’yahm

Wul’yahm is the Crafting Trainer in Krokotopia. You’ll find him on the 2nd island to the left of the Pyramid of the Sun. The Reagent Vendor is right behind him, so you can get your recipe and reagents at the same place!

Here’s a sample of the recipes he has for sale:

Tapestry to School of Balance
Tapestry to The Oasis
Glowing Fancy Lampost
Solar Decoration
Many Tablets and Obelisks

Kamal Sarhan

Around level 60 you will come back to Krokotopia for the House of Scales. The quest will lead you to Aleema who grants access to Zigazag. Kamal Sarhan the recipe vendor is in the central area of Upper Zigazag.

Recipes: Tapestry to House of Scales
Price: 5,000 gold

Pembaa

At level 25 a side quest for a lost beagle will lead you to Kembaalung Village. Pembaa is the recipe vendor in Kembaalung Village Krokotopia. He becomes available after completing The Attaché Case quest.

Recipes: Tapestry to Kembaalung
Price: 5,000 gold

Marleybone Housing Vendors

Neville Cobblestone

Neville Cobblestone is the Furniture Shop keeper in Marleybone. He is located in Regent’s Square inside the Real Estate & Fine Furnishings shop. Look to the right side of Market Square. He’s quite a pleasant person with some wonderful items!

Here’s a sample of what you can find:

Small Starry Tent
Amazing selection of Wallpapers and Floors
Grand Piano
Campfire with Kettle
Chess Pieces (to go with the game-board bought in Krokotopia)
Board-game

Tortimer T. Shellington

Tortimer is the “Go-to” guy for the best housing in Marleybone! Always ready to take you on a tour of his available castles. You can find him sharing a shop with Neville. They are best friends, you know!

Castles Available:

Metropolitan Manor-12,000 gold
Royal Estate-30,000 gold

Babbage Basset

Babbage Basset is a Castle Magic vendor. You can find him in Regent’s Square near the entrance to the Royal Museum. Babbage sells Castle Magic items and spells. He is renowned for introducing Wizards to the basics of Castle Magic.

Marleybone Recipe Vendors

Felicia Worthington

Felicia Worthington is the crafting trainer in Marleybone. She is outside Digmoore Station. This sweet, crafty lady sells recipes for the most delightful housing items. She might even offer you a spot of tea!

Here’s a sample of the recipes she sells:

Blue Wall Tapestry
Pavilion
Carved Bookshelf
Male and Female Mannequins
Weapon Rack

Captain Dartmouth

Captain Dartmouth is a recipe vendor inside Barkingham Palace on the left side. He becomes available after completing the Rooftop instance.

Recipe: Barkingham Palace Tapestry
Price: 5,000 gold

This completes our shopping trip through Krokotopia and Marleybone. So many vendors! So much to see! What was your favorite find? Tell us in the comments below. Join us next time for our excursion through the vendors of Mooshu and Dragonspyre!