Elex 2: Magic and spellcasting - how to unlock? Elex 2 guide, walkthrough
This page of the Elex 2 guide explains how to unlock playing as a mage and what the requirements are for using the spells available in the game.
Last update: 21 March 2022
This page of the guide to Elex 2 explains how to access magic. You will also learn how to unlock new spells and how to regenerate mana needed to cast them.
How to access magic?
Magic exists in Elex 2, although Jax initially doesn't have access to it. You won't have magic for the first dozen or so hours in the game, so you'll have to rely on melee or ranged combat.
Magic becomes available only if you join the appropriate faction by meeting the quest requirements for joining it. The game will then unlock the type of magic associated with the faction.
The first faction that allows you to use magic are the Berserkers - joining them will unlock access to fire spells.
The second faction are the Albs - joining them will unlock access to ice spells.
You can read about the Berserkers and Albs, as well as about what you need to do to join them on the Faactions page.
After joining a given faction, you will gain access to a new category of skills - you will be able to spend skill points to increase mana, as well as buy and improve spells. Try to save your skill points before joining the Berserkers or Albs. This will allow you to buy a few skills right from the start, without needing to slowly collect new skill points.
The Intelligence attribute is associated with magic - developing it increases the amount of mana. You also need intelligence points to unlock new spells/skills. Remember about it, and if you want to play as a mage, develop intelligence before unlocking access to magic.
Once you've joined the appropriate faction, you need to find a Skill Trainer related to that faction. To do so, take a look around the Fort (Berserkers) or the Depository (Albs). As with other Skill Trainers, you need to have at least 1 free skill point and pay with elexit for the lesson.
Energy for casting spells
Berserkers use mana to cast spells. You can increase the maximum amount of mana by developing the skill related to it.
Berserkers need Mana Potions to replenish their energy - you can find them in the game world, buy them from traders or craft them yourself after getting the right recipe and developing the Chemistry skill, which is the equivalent of alchemy in the game.
Albs use Elex to cast spells. You can increase its maximum amount by developing the related skill.
Elex is also needed to replenish the Albs' energy. You can find Elex ore in the game world, buy it from traders or mine it - the last process is described in more detail on the page Ores - how to mine?.