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Spell Research
Intelligence or Wisdom, whichever is higher governs your chance to gain skill increases.
It should be noted that if you wish to forgo having to train up your skill manually, you can go to any GM trainer and pay to have this trained up to a trivial number.
The higher your level when you use a GM Trainer to train research at 0 skill the more free points you will receive. Versus training it at level 16 and only receiving 16 free points.
FAQ
How do I get started with research at all?
If your character belongs to a researching class (MAG WIZ NEC ENC) you will at first need to buy the specific tome for your class (see below). This Tome acts like a container. All you need to do is put the spell ingredients in there, hit combine and you have a new spell (or failure).
What do I combine ingredients in to create the spell?
Wizards use a Lexicon, Mages use Elemental Grimoire, Enchanters use Tome of Endless Enchantments, and Necromancers use Book of Dark Bindings.
Where can I find all these runes, words, and pages?
It's all random. You must attack critters level 10+ and on occasion they will be carrying your research item. Higher level creatures drop items for higher level spells. There generally is not a SPECIFIC creature to hunt for a SPECIFIC item. Research items can sometimes also be found on vendors if players have sold them, often in or near the areas where they drop. There has been some talk of specific areas dropping more of one type of research component than others, but this has yet to be shown beyond anecdote.
Is the quill and parchment needed to create a spell?
No! It must NOT be included or the creation will fail. These items are used with the Concordance of Research (practice research)
Can I research any spell at any level?
With limited success - failure rates depend on your Research Spells ability relative to the trivial level (in INT) for the recipe. I would suggest just sticking to your own level or below.
Who uses which ingredients?
Wizards use Runes, Necros use Words, Enchanters use pages from various grimoires, writs or tomes. Mages use a combination of Words and other special items.
Can Casters Research Spells for Other Classes?
Classes cannot research other class spells. If you try to use a research tome from another class (for example, an Enchanter using an Elemental Grimoire), the game will tell you "Your class may not use this tome." when you click Combine.
What is the skill cap?
Research is a level restricted skill. As such, your max skill is: (Level - 15) x 5. When you train Research at level 16, it starts your skill at Skill 16, far above the maximum possible by this formula. As such you cannot increase your skill any higher until level 19. The maximum skill is 200. (Edit: Not necessarily true. My level 16 wizard on 21st of June, 2018 has the research skill at 5 after training it at the trainer. Which is correctly reflected from the formula. 16-15=1 x5 = 5.)
UPDATE p99 blue: My Level 39 Enchanter has a research level of 0. I spent one point on research at the trainer and it took my research to a skill level of 39 (Confirmed: 08/11/2022)
- A wise man once said: "Spend your skill points in Research. What else would you use them for?" IMPORTANT BIT OF INFO { Currently Blue server and eventually Green/Teal server ~ Food for thought ~ Many can and do choose a different route when it comes to spending their training points once Scars of Velious has been released. You by no means have to but it makes all the hard work getting trade skills up for the Coldain Shawl / Ring quests a bit quicker. Weigh your options is all I suggest, both can be done the old-fashioned way..choice is yours! }
Level | Max Research Skill | Typical Spell Trivial | Character Level to Trivialize Typical Spell Combines |
---|---|---|---|
16 | 16 | 22 | 20 |
20 | 25 | 41 | 24 |
24 | 45 | 62 | 28 |
29 | 70 | 90 | 33 |
34 | 95 | 122 | 40 |
39 | 120 | 142 | 44 |
44 | 145 | 162 | 48 |
49 | 170 | 182 | 52 |
55 | 200 | N/A | N/A |
Why are some Magician Pet recipes missing?
Magician research was actually broken on release of EQ. Magicians were supposed to research all of their pets after level 16 or 20 (I'm unsure if the vendor in OoT had these spells on release), but several of the recipes didn't work. Since Magicians required research chains for all of their pets (researching a pet required you to re-research all prior pets to use the spells in the current research), the broken recipes meant they couldn't get any of their pets after those levels. Several months after release, when this was discovered (and likely in conjunction with the realization that chain research created very large disparities between magicians and the other researching classes), the solution was to put some of the pet spells from each level - including those with the broken recipes - on merchants instead of correcting the broken research. Thus there are pets that can only be obtained through purchasing them from a vendor and cannot be researched. These include the level 34 Earth & Water, level 39 Air & Fire Pets.
Spell Recipes
For an editable google spreadsheet that you can enter your personal quantities of research components, please see this Google doc spreadsheet, and save it to your google drive. Instructions are listed on the front sheet.
Enchanter Spell Recipes
All components listed are "pages." Spells require 2 parts, either 2 pages or 2 half-pages. The pages marked (Faded) must be combined by themselves in your tome to become numbered pages. Caution: faded pages may have a higher trivial the spell itself! For example, Feedback is trivial 95, but the faded Velishoul's page is trivial 122.
Enchanter Words "Shopping List"
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 23 (Left) (16 Levitate)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 23 (Right) (16 Levitate)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 24 (Left) (16 Disempower)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 24 (Right) (16 Disempower)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 26 (Left) (16 Mesmerization)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 26 (Right) (16 Mesmerization)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 30 (Left) (20 Berserker Strength)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 30 (Right) (20 Berserker Strength)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 312 (Left) (20 Color Shift)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 312 (Right) (20 Color Shift)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 375 (Left) (20 Endure Magic)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 375 (Right) (20 Endure Magic)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 390 (Left) (24 Strip Enchantment)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 390 (Right) (24 Strip Enchantment)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 8 (24 Tepid Deeds)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 9 (24 Tepid Deeds)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 16 (Faded) (24 Invigor)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 17 (24 Invigor)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 43 (Faded) (29 Ultravision)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 44 (29 Ultravision)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 67 (Faded) (29 Nullify Magic)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 68 (29 Nullify Magic)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 75 (Faded) (29 Enstill)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 76 (29 Enstill)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 108 (Faded) (29 Feedback)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 109 (29 Feedback)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 60 (Left) (34 Insipid Weakness)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 60 (Right) (34 Insipid Weakness)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 64 (Left) (Faded) (34 Radiant Visage)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 64 (Right) (34 Radiant Visage)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 90 (Left) (34 Mana Sieve)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 90 (Right) (Faded) (34 Mana Sieve)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 153 (Left) (Faded) (39 Resist Magic)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 153 (Right) (39 Resist Magic)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 174 (Left) (39 Gravity Flux)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 174 (Right) (39 Gravity Flux)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 282 (Left) (39 Immobilize)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 282 (Right) (Faded) (39 Immobilize)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 288 (Left) (39 Mind Wipe)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 288 (Right) (Faded) (39 Mind Wipe)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 35 (44 Pillage Enchantment)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 36 (44 Pillage Enchantment)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 115 (44 Color Skew)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 116 (44 Color Skew)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 300 (44 Shiftless Deeds)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 301 (44 Shiftless Deeds)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 351 (44 Extinguish Fatigue)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 352 (44 Extinguish Fatigue)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 378 (49 Allure)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 379 (49 Allure)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 400 (49 Paralyzing Earth)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 401 (49 Paralyzing Earth)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 415 (49 Blanket of Forgetfulness)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 416 (49 Blanket of Forgetfulness)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 449 (49 Reoccurring Amnesia)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 450 (49 Reoccurring Amnesia)
Magician Spell Recipes
Components listed can be words, other spells, drops or vendor items. Spells can require 2 or 3 items.
Magician Words "Shopping List"
- Words of the Element (16 Summon Heatstone)
- Words of Tyranny (16 Pet)
- Words of Dominion (20 Pet)
- Words of Transcendence (24 Cornucopia/Everfount)
- Words of Dimension (24 Pet)
- Words of Sight (29 Summon Coldstone)
- Words of Coercion (29 Pet)
- Words of Detention (34 Nullify Magic)
- Words of Duress (34 Pet)
- Words of Collection (Azia) (39 Dagger of Symbols/Summon Ring of Flight)
- Words of Convocation (39 Pet)
- Words of Incarceration (44 Pet)
- Words of Bondage (49 Pet)
Necromancer Spell Recipes
All components listed are "Words". Spells can require 1, 2, or 3 Words. Bold spells are research-only.
Note* Research or Keeper Rott's Pages quest available for Level 24 Intensify Death spell.
Wizard Spell Recipes
All Components listed are "Runes". Spells can require 2 or 3 Runes.
Note* also drops from Lady Vox
Cross-Referenced Ingredient List
These are the pages, runes, words, and other components needed for researching level 1-49 spells, with a list of what can be made from each. It is intended to as a guide for researchers who want a quick reference for what items they should save, and for both researchers and non-researchers who want to know the value of the research items they find. This list includes some ingredients that are also available from vendors as well as items that are drops only.
Enchanter Pages
The pages marked (Faded) drop as items without numbers and must be combined by themselves in your tome to become pages with legible numbers. Recovering faded pages can fail.
Page / Spells It Makes
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 35 - Pillage Enchantment (44) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 36 - Pillage Enchantment (44) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 115 - Color Skew (44) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 116 - Color Skew (44) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 300 - Shiftless Deeds (44) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 301 - Shiftless Deeds (44) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 351 - Extinguish Fatigue (44)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 352 - Extinguish Fatigue (44)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 378 - Allure (49) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 379 - Allure (49) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 400 - Paralyzing Earth (49)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 401 - Paralyzing Earth (49)
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 415 - Blanket of Forgetfulness (49) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 416 - Blanket of Forgetfulness (49) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 449 - Reoccurring Amnesia (49) research only
- Nilitim's Grimoire Pg. 450 - Reoccurring Amnesia (49) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 60 (Left) - Insipid Weakness (34) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 60 (Right) - Insipid Weakness (34) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 64 (Left) (Faded) - Radiant Visage (34) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 64 (Right) - Radiant Visage (34) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 90 (Left) - Mana Sieve (34) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 90 (Right) (Faded) - Mana Sieve (34) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 153 (Left) (Faded) - Resist Magic (39)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 153 (Right) - Resist Magic (39)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 174 (Left) - Gravity Flux (39) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 174 (Right) - Gravity Flux (39) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 282 (Left) - Immobilize (39)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 282 (Right) (Faded) - Immobilize (39)
- Salil's Writ Pg. 288 (Left) - Mind Wipe (39) research only
- Salil's Writ Pg. 288 (Right) (Faded) - Mind Wipe (39) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 23 (Left) - Levitate (16)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 23 (Right) - Levitate (16)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 24 (Left) - Disempower (16)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 24 (Right) - Disempower (16)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 26 (Left) - Mesmerization (16) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 26 (Right) - Mesmerization (16) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 30 (Left) - Berserker Strength (20) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 30 (Right) - Berserker Strength (20) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 312 (Left) - Color Shift (20) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 312 (Right) - Color Shift (20) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 375 (Left) - Endure Magic (20)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 375 (Right) - Endure Magic (20)
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 390 (Left) - Strip Enchantment (24) research only
- Part of Tasarin's Grimoire Pg. 390 (Right) - Strip Enchantment (24) research only
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 8 - Tepid Deeds (24) research only
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 9 - Tepid Deeds (24) research only
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 16 (Faded) - Invigor (24)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 17 - Invigor (24)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 43 - Ultravision (29)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 44 - Ultravision (29)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 67 - Nullify Magic (29)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 68 - Nullify Magic (29)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 75 - Enstill (29)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 76 - Enstill (29)
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 108 (Faded) - Feedback (29) research only
- Velishoul's Tome Pg. 109 - Feedback (29) research only
Magician Items and Words
Drop / Spells It Makes
- Aviak Feather - Minor Summoning: Air (16)
- Blood of Velious - Nullify Magic (34)
- Bloodstone - Summon Heatstone (16)
- Breath of Ro - Conjuration: Fire (44), Greater Conjuration: Fire (49) research only
- Breath of Solusek - Greater Summoning: Fire (29), Minor Conjuration: Fire (34) research only
- Essence of Rathe - Conjuration: Earth (44) research only
- Eye of Serilis - Summon Coldstone (29)
- Flame of Vox - Greater Summoning: Water (29), Lesser Conjuration: Water (39) research only
- Glove of Rallos Zek - Summoning: Earth (24), Greater Summoning: Earth (29) research only, Lesser Conjuration: Earth (39) research only
- Ice of Velious - Lesser Summoning: Water (20), Summoning: Water (24) research only
- Jade Shard - Lesser Summoning: Fire (20), Summoning: Fire (24) research only
- Pearl Shard - Lesser Summoning: Air (20), Summoning: Air (24) research only
- Scent of Marr - Greater Summoning: Air (29), Minor Conjuration: Air (34) research only, Conjuration: Air (44) research only
- Shark Skin - Minor Summoning: Water (16)
- Star Rose Quartz - Summon Ring of Flight (39)
- Tears of Prexus - Conjuration: Water (44) research only, Greater Conjuration: Water (49) research only
- Topaz - Lesser Summoning: Earth (20)
- Wing of Xegony, Greater Conjuration: Air (49) research only
- Words of Bondage - Greater Conjuration: Air (49) research only, Greater Conjuration: Fire (49) research only, Greater Conjuration: Water (49) research only
- Words of Coercion - Greater Summoning: Air (29), Greater Summoning: Earth (29) research only, Greater Summoning: Fire (29), Greater Summoning: Water (29) research only
- Words of Collection (Azia) - Dagger of Symbols (39), Summon Ring of Flight (39)
- Words of Convocation - Lesser Conjuration: Earth (39) research only, Lesser Conjuration: Water (39) research only
- Words of Detention - Nullify Magic (34)
- Words of Dimension - Summoning: Air (24) research only, Summoning: Earth (24), Summoning: Fire (24) research only, Summoning: Water (24) research only
- Words of Dominion - Lesser Summoning: Earth (20), Lesser Summoning: Fire (20), Lesser Summoning: Water (20)
- Words of Duress - Minor Conjuration: Air (34) research only, Minor Conjuration: Fire (34) research only
- Words of the Element - Summon Heatstone (16)
- Words of Incarceration - Conjuration: Air (44) research only, Conjuration: Earth (44) research only, Conjuration: Fire (44), Conjuration: Water (44) research only
- Words of Sight - Summon Coldstone (29)
- Words of Transcendence - Cornucopia (24) research only, Everfount (24) research only
- Words of Tyranny - Minor Summoning: Air (16), Minor Summoning: Earth (16), Minor Summoning: Fire (16), Minor Summoning: Water (16)
Necromancer Words
Word / Spells It Makes / Used for a research only spell?
- Words of Abatement - Surge of Enfeeblement (34) research only
- Words of Absorption - Harmshield (20) research only, Intensify Death (24) research only
- Words of Acquisition (Azia) - Renew Bones (29) research only
- Words of Acquisition (Beza) - Invoke Death (49) research only
- Words of Allure - Haunting Corpse (24) research only
- Words of Anthology - Identify (20)
- Words of Bidding - Malignant Dead (39) research only (classic)
- Words of Burnishing - Dead Man Floating (44) research only
- Words of Cazic-Thule - Word of Shadow (20), Breath of the Dead (24), Surge of Enfeeblement (34) research only, Word of Souls (39)
- Words of Cloudburst - Breath of the Dead (24)
- Words of Collection (Beza) - Malignant Dead (39) research only (classic)
- Words of Collection (Caza) - Cackling Bones (44)
- Words of Crippling Force - Paralyzing Earth (49)
- Words of Dark Paths - Invoke Shadow (34) research only
- Words of Derivation - Banshee Aura (16)
- Words of Descrying - Nullify Magic (39)
- Words of Detachment - Haunting Corpse (24) research only
- Words of Discernment - Shadow Sight (24)
- Words of Dissemination - Vampiric Curse (29)
- Words of Dissolution - Shadow Vortex (20), Nullify Magic (39)
- Words of Duration - Invoke Fear (34)
- Words of Efficacy - Surge of Enfeeblement (34) research only
- Words of Endurance - Call of Bones (34) research only
- Words of Enlightenment - Identify (20)
- Words of Eradication - Banshee Aura (16)
- Words of Eventide - Shadow Sight (24)
- Words of Grappling - Bond of Death (49) research only
- Words of Haunting - Summon Dead (29), Invoke Shadow (34) research only
- Words of Imitation - Feign Death (16), Shadow Vortex (20)
- Words of Materials - Hungry Earth (16) research only
- Words of Mistbreath - Breath of the Dead (24)
- Words of Motion - Call of Bones (34) research only
- Words of Neglect - Call of Bones (34) research only
- Words of Obligation - Cackling Bones (44)
- Words of Odus - Bond of Death (49) research only
- Words of Parasitism - Vampiric Curse (29)
- Words of Possession - Voice Graft (16), Haunting Corpse (24) research only, Summon Dead (29), Vampiric Curse (29)
- Words of Projection - Word of Souls (39)
- Words of Purification - Renew Bones (29) research only
- Words of Quivering - Invoke Fear (34)
- Words of Radiance - Word of Shadow (20)
- Words of Recluse - Intensify Death (24) research only
- Words of Refuge - Harmshield (20) research only
- Words of Requisition - Invoke Death (49) research only
- Words of Resolution - Feign Death (16)
- Words of Resolve - Invoke Fear (34)
- Words of Reviviscence - Restless Bones (16)
- Words of Rupturing - Summon Dead (29)
- Words of Seizure - Nullify Magic (39)
- Words of Spirit - Hungry Earth (16) research only
- Words of the Ethereal - Lich (49) research only
- Words of the Extinct - Animate Dead (20)
- Words of the Incorporeal - Renew Bones (29) research only
- Words of the Psyche - Dead Man Floating (44) research only
- Words of the Quickening - Animate Dead (20)
- Words of the Sentient (Azia) - Restless Bones (16)
- Words of the Sentient (Beza) - Intensify Death (24) research only
- Words of the Spectre - Word of Souls (39)
- Words of the Spoken - Voice Graft (16) research only
- Words of the Suffering - Invoke Shadow (34) research only, Malignant Dead (39) research only (classic)
Wizard Runes
Rune / Spells It Makes
- Rune of Al'Kabor - Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor (20) research only, Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor (29) research only, Force Spiral of Al'Kabor (39) research only
- Rune of Ap'Sagor - Wrath of Al'Kabor (49) research only
- Rune of Arrest - Nullify Magic (34)
- Rune of Attraction - Levitate (24)
- Rune of Attraction - Gravity Flux (44) research only
- Rune of Banding - Circle of Force (34) research only
- Rune of Conception - Thunderclap (34) research only, Common Portal (39)
- Rune of Concussion - Circle of Force (34) research only, Lava Storm (34) research only, Wrath of Al'Kabor (49) research only
- Rune of Consumption - Nullify Magic (34)
- Rune of Contortion - Thunderclap (34) research only
- Rune of Crippling - Paralyzing Earth (49)
- Rune of Disassociation - Cast Force (24) research only
- Rune of Dismemberment - Tox Portal (29)
- Rune of Embrace - Common Portal (39)
- Rune of Expulsion - Levitate (24)
- Rune of Falhalem - Identify (16)
- Rune of Frost - Ice Comet (49) research or vox
- Rune of Fulguration - Project Lightning (16) research only, Energy Storm (29), research only
- Rune of Howling - Thunderclap (34) research only
- Rune of Impetus - Supernova (49) research only
- Rune of Infraction - Force Spiral of Al'Kabor (39) research only
- Rune of Karana - Lightning Storm (24) research only, Energy Storm (29) research only
- Rune of Nagafen - Pillar of Fire (16), research only
- Rune of Neglect - Enstill (20)
- Rune of Oppression - Enstill (20)
- Rune of Paralysis - Immobilize (39)
- Rune of Periphery - Project Lightning (16) research only
- Rune of Petrification - Immobilize (39)
- Rune of Presence - Cast Force (24) research only
- Rune of Proximity - Pillar of Fire (16) research only
- Rune of Rallos Zek - Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor (29) research only
- Rune of Rathe - Gravity Flux (44) research only , Paralyzing Earth (49)
- Rune of Regeneration - Tox Portal (29)
- Rune of Solusek Ro - Lava Storm (34) research only
- Rune of Sorcery - Nullify Magic (34)
- Rune of Substance - Identify (16)
- Rune of the Astral - Ice Comet (49) research or vox, Supernova (49) research only
- Rune of the Catalyst - Circle of Force (34) research only
- Rune of the Combine - Tox Portal (29), Common Portal (39)
- Rune of the Cyclone - Lava Storm (34) research only
- Rune of the Helix - Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor (29) research only, Force Spiral of Al'Kabor (39) research only
- Rune of the Inverse - Gravity Flux (44) research only
- Rune of Trauma - Column of Lightning (24) research only
- Rune of Tyranny - Immobilize (39)
- Rune of Velious - Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor (20) research only
- Rune of Xegony - Column of Lightning (24) research only, Lightning Storm (24) research only, Energy Storm (29) research only
Practice Runes
At some point, spending money on you trainer to level up your research skill starts to get quite expensive. Components for actual spell combines can also be pricey, as well as fairly rare. There is, however, another way to level up your Spell Research skill... Practice Runes.
For this you will need a Concordance of Research, which you can acquire by turning in a Greater Lightstone in either the Research Aid quest or the Evil Research quest, depending on your alignment.
The idea is that you will use the Concordance of Research to create partial runes (the Azia and Beza combines below) which you will then combine into a Completed Practice Rune in your class-specific research container. The partial runes created cannot fail, but also do not increase your research skill. It is only the final combine for the completed rune that can increase your research skill, but can also fail. The following table will tell you what you need to combine in the Concordance of Research in order to create the partial runes and the trivial level of the completed runes. Note that for each of the partial rune combines, you will also need to include a non-stackable Quill (returned on success) and a stackable Piece of Parchment.
It is substantially cheaper at lower levels to simply have your class trainer train you in Research than to perform these combines.
Vendor Components Worth Keeping
Many players chose to sell all research items to vendors. The following items are worth trading with players or retrieving from vendors.
-Credit to Old_PVP of the forums for this list [1]
Enchanter Pages
Book | Left Page | Right Page | Level | Spell |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tasarin's Grimoire | 26 | 26 | 16 | Mesmerization |
Tasarin's Grimoire | 30 | 30 | 20 | Berserker Strength |
Tasarin's Grimoire | 312 | 312 | 20 | Color Shift |
Tasarin's Grimoire | 390 | 390 | 24 | Strip Enchantment |
Velishoul's Tome | 8 | 9 | 24 | Tepid Deeds |
Velishoul's Tome | 108 | 109 | 29 | Feedback |
Salil's Writ | 60 | 60 | 34 | Insipid Weakness |
Salil's Writ | 64 | 64 | 34 | Radiant Visage |
Salil's Writ | 90 | 90 | 34 | Mana Sieve |
Salil's Writ | 174 | 174 | 39 | Gravity Flux |
Salil's Writ | 288 | 288 | 39 | Mind Wipe |
Nilitim's Grimoire | 35 | 36 | 44 | Pillage Enchantment |
Nilitim's Grimoire | 115 | 116 | 44 | Color Skew |
Nilitim's Grimoire | 300 | 301 | 44 | Shiftless Deeds |
Nilitim's Grimoire | 378 | 379 | 49 | Allure |
Nilitim's Grimoire | 415 | 416 | 49 | Blanket of Forgetfulness |
Nilitim's Grimoire | 449 | 450 | 49 | Reoccurring Amnesia |
Nilitim's Grimoire pages 400-401 can be used for skill ups.
Magician Specific Components
Component | Level | Spell |
---|---|---|
Pearl Shard | 24 | Summoning:Air |
Jade Shard | 24 | Summoning:Fire |
Ice of Velious | 24 | Summoning:Water |
Glove of Rallos Zek | 29 | Greater Summoning:Earth |
Flame of Vox | 29 | Greater Summoning:Water |
Glove of Rallos Zek | 39 | Lesser Conjuration:Earth |
Flame of Vox | 39 | Lesser Conjuration:Water |
Essence of Rathe | 44 | Conjuration:Earth |
Tears of Prexus | 44 | Conjuration:Water |
Wing of Xegony | 49 | Greater Conjuration:Air |
Breath of Ro | 49 | Greater Conjuration:Fire |
Tears of Prexus | 49 | Greater Conjuration:Water |
Magician and Necromancer Words
Words | Level | Spell | Class |
---|---|---|---|
Transcendence | 24 | Cornucopia | Mag |
Transcendence | 24 | Everfount | Mag |
Dimension | 24 | Summoning:Air | Mag |
Dimension | 24 | Summoning:Fire | Mag |
Dimension | 24 | Summoning:Water | Mag |
Coercion | 29 | Greater Summoning:Earth | Mag |
Coercion | 29 | Greater Summoning:Water | Mag |
Duress | 34 | Minor Conjuration:Air | Mag |
Duress | 34 | Minor Conjuration:Fire | Mag |
Convocation | 39 | Lesser Conjuration:Earth | Mag |
Convocation | 39 | Lesser Conjuration:Water | Mag |
Incarceration | 44 | Conjuration:Air | Mag |
Incarceration | 44 | Conjuration:Earth | Mag |
Incarceration | 44 | Conjuration:Water | Mag |
Bondage | 49 | Greater Conjuration:Air | Mag |
Bondage | 49 | Greater Conjuration:Fire | Mag |
Bondage | 49 | Greater Conjuration:Water | Mag |
Possession | 16 | Voice Graft | Nec |
Spoken | 16 | Voice Graft | Nec |
Materials | 16 | Hungry Earth | Nec |
Spirit | 16 | Hungry Earth | Nec |
Refuge | 20 | Harmshield | Nec |
Absorption | 20 | Harmshield | Nec |
Sentient (Beza) | 20 | Intensify Death | Nec |
Recluse | 20 | Intensify Death | Nec |
Absorption | 20 | Intensify Death | Nec |
Possession | 24 | Haunting Corpse | Nec |
Detachment | 24 | Haunting Corpse | Nec |
Allure | 24 | Haunting Corpse | Nec |
Purification | 29 | Renew Bones | Nec |
Incorporeal | 29 | Renew Bones | Nec |
Acquisition (Azia) | 29 | Renew Bones | Nec |
Motion | 34 | Call of Bones | Nec |
Neglect | 34 | Call of Bones | Nec |
Endurance | 34 | Call of Bones | Nec |
Abatement | 34 | Surge of Enfeeblement | Nec |
Cazic-Thule | 34 | Surge of Enfeeblement | Nec |
Efficacy | 34 | Surge of Enfeeblement | Nec |
Dark Paths | 34 | Invoke Shadow | Nec |
Haunting | 34 | Invoke Shadow | Nec |
Suffering | 34 | Invoke Shadow | Nec |
Psyche | 44 | Dead Man Floating | Nec |
Burnishing | 44 | Dead Man Floating | Nec |
Requisition | 49 | Invoke Death | Nec |
Acquisition (Beza) | 49 | Invoke Death | Nec |
Ethereal | 49 | Lich | Nec |
Grappling | 49 | Bond of Death | Nec |
Odus | 49 | Bond of Death | Nec |
Also Words of Crippling Force for Necro Skill Ups.
Wizard Runes
Runes Checklist
Component | Level | Spell |
---|---|---|
Nagafen | 16 | Pillar of Fire |
Proximity | 16 | Pillar of Fire |
Fulguration | 16 | Project Lightning |
Periphery | 16 | Project Lightning |
Al'Kabor | 20 | Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Velious | 20 | Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Disassociation | 24 | Cast Force |
Presence | 24 | Cast Force |
Trauma | 24 | Column of Lightning |
Xegony | 24 | Column of Lightning |
Karana | 24 | Lightning Storm |
Xegony | 24 | Lightning Storm |
Fulguration | 29 | Energy Storm |
Karana | 29 | Energy Storm |
Xegony | 29 | Energy Storm |
Al'Kabor | 29 | Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Helix | 29 | Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Rallos Zek | 29 | Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Banding | 34 | Circle of Force |
Catalyst | 34 | Circle of Force |
Concussion | 34 | Circle of Force |
Concussion | 34 | Lava Storm |
Cyclone | 34 | Lava Storm |
Solusek Ro | 34 | Lava Storm |
Conception | 34 | Thunderclap |
Contortion | 34 | Thunderclap |
Howling | 34 | Thunderclap |
Al'Kabor | 39 | Force Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Helix | 39 | Force Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Infraction | 39 | Force Spiral of Al'Kabor |
Attraction (2) | 44 | Gravity Flux |
Inverse | 44 | Gravity Flux |
Rathe | 44 | Gravity Flux |
Astral | 49 | Ice Comet |
Frost | 49 | Ice Comet |
Astral | 49 | Supernova |
Impetus | 49 | Supernova |
Ap'Sagor | 49 | Wrath of Al'Kabor |
Concussion | 49 | Wrath of Al'Kabor |
Runes Checklist
Lvl 16 spells
- Proximity - Pillar of Fire Good Quad
- Nagafen - Pillar of Fire Good Quad
- Learned?
- Fulguration - Project Lightning PBAoE
- Periphery - Project Lightning PBAoE
- Learned?
Lvl 20 spells
- Rune of Al'Kabor - Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Rune of Velious - Fire Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Learned?
Lvl 24 spells
- Disassociation - Cast Force PBAoE
- Presence - Cast Force PBAoE
- Learned?
- Trauma - Column of Lightning Good Quad
- Xegony - Column of Lightning Good Quad
- Learned?
- Karana - Lightning Storm Wave
- Xegony - Lightning Storm Wave
- Learned?
Lvl 29 spells
- Fulguration - Energy Storm Wave
- Karana - Energy Storm Wave
- Xegony - Energy Storm Wave
- Learned?
- Al'Kabor - Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Helix - Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Rallos Zek - Shock Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Learned?
Lvl 34 spells
- Banding - Circle of Force Good Quad
- Catalyst - Circle of Force Good Quad
- Concussion - Circle of Force Good Quad
- Learned?
- Concussion - Lava Storm Wave
- Cyclone - Lava Storm Wave
- Solusek Ro - Lava Storm Wave
- Learned?
- Conception - Thunderclap PBAoE
- Contortion - Thunderclap PBAoE
- Howling - Thunderclap PBAoE
- Learned?
Lvl 39 spells
- Al'Kabor - Force Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Helix - Force Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Infraction - Force Spiral of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Learned?
- Attraction - Gravity Flux BAD QUAD
- Inverse - Gravity Flux BAD QUAD
- Rathe - Gravity Flux BAD QUAD
- Learned?
Lvl 49 spells
- Ap'Sagor - Wrath of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Concussion - Wrath of Al'Kabor BAD QUAD
- Learned?
- Crippling - Paralyzing Earth Root
- Rathe - Paralyzing Earth Root
- Learned?
Other Tradeskill
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Cultural Tradeskills