Magicka/Gameplay

Magicka is an action/adventure game set in a Norse mythology-oriented fantasy world. You and up to three other players take on the roles of wizards of a sacred order with the ultimate goal of stopping the evil dark sorcerer that has thrown the world into turmoil as his evil creations besiege the forces of good. Eight different elements can be used in any combination to cast different spells. In contrast to other games there is no skill tree or fixed character class (apart from everyone being a wizard).

Features:
 * Single player and up to four players.
 * Co-op available in all game modes.
 * Innovative spellcasting system.
 * Vanquish your foes with a wide array of spells and Magicks.
 * Fight your way through the 15 different levels of the campaign.
 * Test your magical abilities in one of our many challenges.

Book-Spells
Where to find spells and how to use them.

Useful Element Combinations
The strongest combo of them all is Q S D spammage, simply hammer all buttons+ mouse button to unleash a spray that can kill fafnir before his first attack. Doesnt hurt mobs carrying shields though.

The strongest combo vs tougher shielded mobs is QRQRESA and apply to weapon. The largest mobs (aside from bosses) can take 2 hits from this one, and all other mobs aside from some spellcasters die on 1. It's very effective to charge up your weapon and carry the spell with you.

The Thunderbolt elements (Water + Fire + Lighting + Arcane + Lightning) make a powerful beam or AOE; adding a shield makes powerful bombs. Charge up your sword as well.

Spamming rock+fire or water+cold or arcane+rock is a good way to take care of weak groups of monsters.

Shield + Rock + Rock + Rock + Rock is useful to give you time to recover. Use as an area of effect for an encircling wall (more rock makes the wall stronger). Use on self to turn into a rock for a bit (very high defense—you can even withstand a direct lightning hit like this. Be sure to cast this multiple times to keep renewing your rock. You can prepare your next spell in safety like this).

Water + Cold makes Ice.

Water + Fire makes Steam.

Use Ice + Ice + Lightning + Arcane + Shield for a defensive AOE.

Rock makes useful area-effect projectiles. Pair it with a few Arcanes (and charge it for a second or so to make sure you don’t damage yourself). Use cold rocks to freeze water, or iced rocks for spiky projectiles or walls.

Staffs
To use staff active abilities, middle middle click (“self cast”) with no elements active.

Bosses

 * Chapter 2, Giant Snake: Kill it with lightning or earth walls.
 * Chapter 3 onwards: Kill with thunderbolt beam or thunderbolts.
 * Chapter 5 onwards: Cast Time Warp first to let you thunderbolt faster.
 * Chapter 9: kill undead with life mines (Life + Shield)
 * Chapter 10: spam life mines: hold shift, W + E + right click once per second.

Moose locations

 * 1) Chapter 1, at beginning of path North outside castle.
 * 2) Chapter 2, just inside Fornskogur Forest (north of Halldor)
 * 3) Chapter 2, screen after killing Goblin Shaman (on the right)
 * 4) Chapter 3, down slightly and to the right of the Thunderbolt book location
 * 5) Chapter 4, just above crashed airship, before entering town
 * 6) Chapter 5, just before first wizard battle, just south of smashed cart in snowy-earth field (just before the icy-river battle)
 * 7) Chapter 6, after big statue (on far left, just below checkpoint)
 * 8) Chapter 8, third area of mines (just after killing goblin shaman, at the top left)
 * 9) Chapter 9, in Vampire Castle, above foyer fireplace
 * 10) Chapter 10, far right of spawning area, behind a rock formation

Other Useful Hints
Cast Shield on yourself. Healing when shielded recharges the shield, not your health. The shield also allows you to stay dry in wet areas (rain, rivers) which makes casting spells involving lightning much easier.

Grab the Staff of Life (looks like a plant) from next to the "Rat" woman in Chapter 2 -- its healing aura is very helpful.

Beams can be steered faster by holding the mouse cursor close to your character.

Putting up a strong rock wall all around you can prevent you from getting swarmed, and allows you to heal and choose a target. Firing the thunderbolt beam breaks the rock only in one place and then kills the target.