All Spells; How and When You Get Them

A list of the in-game spells, the level of magic you can learn them (and in which class), as well as their mana cost and effect.

[Pts in Class] - [Spell Name] ([Mana cost]) [Spell Text]

Red Magic

1 - Breeze (1) Moves air around the caster’s current square creating a gentle breeze
5 - Push (5) Shove a target one square in the direction chosen by the caster
10 - Energize (3) Shakes and warms a target, counteracting some spell effects
15 - Spark (3) A spark strikes the target, which may catch fire if it’s something likely to burn
20 - Slash (10) A sharp blow to a soft target causes 5-10 points of damage. Inefficient against hard targets, like stone.
25 - Blast (20) An explosive force causes damage to the target and sprays shrapnel (5-10 damage to stone, 12-16 damage otherwise)
30 - Crush (15) Force pushes in around the target from all sides, causing 14-33 damage. Damage increases with Red magic skill
40 - Flames (25) A burst of fire damages everything in the area. (8-12 damage to flesh, 1-5 damage to stone)
50 - Freeze (25) Draws energy out of target. Causes 3-6 damage, blocks movement, and may interrupt spells
60 - Lightning (20) A blast of energy strikes the nearest large target in a chosen direction. Does 5-16 damage
80 - Force Push (25) Shove a target multiple squares away, doing up to 9 damage
100 - Shockwave (40) A wave of energy pushes back all targets in adjacent squares, causing 5-16 damage

Blue Magic

1 - Light (1) A gentle glow inproves visibility in a location adjacent to the caster
5 - Silence (2) A single target is rendered noiseless for the next 9 turns
10 - Truesight (2) Allows the caster to see through illusions in the current location
15 - Farsight (1) Allows the caster to view a nearby known location
20 - Darkness (5) Completely removes visibility in the caster’s location
25 - Teleport Other (15) Allows the caster to relocate an object or entity to a nearby known location
30 - Teleport Self (20) Allows the caster to relocate emself to a nearby known location
40 - Disruption (25) Interrupts the casting of a spell, causing it to fizzle
50 - Disperse (20) Sacrifices some of the caster’s magic, causing a target to lose magic similarly
60 - Reflect (15) Interrupts a spell being cast to reflect it onto its caster
80 - Cloak (25) Caster alters eir visual projections, becoming difficult to see for 8 turns
100 - Shield (30) While effect lasts, caster cannot be affected by other spells

Green Magic

1 - Diagnosis (1) Determines the current state of health of a living target, and locates ailments and injuries
5 - Track Scent (1) Allows the caster to track the most recent creature to pass through an area
10 - Heal (5) Cures minor injuries and ailments on one living target, restoring up to 10 HP
15 - Boost Strength (10) Focuses the caster’s life energy to temporarily increase physical strength and health. Bonus health will be lost when the spell ends
20 - Sicken (10) Affects a living target with illness and pain, dealing 6-10 damage
25 - Slow (15) Causes the target’s body to become sluggish, slowing their movement temporarily (8 turns)
30 - Blind (10) Target is unable to see for 3 turns, unless healed
40 - Stagger (30) Target is overwhelmed with dizziness, interrupting a current action
50 - Entangle (20) Cause roots and vines to grow over a targeted area
60 - Drain Life (25) Damages a living target to heal the caster. Drains 10-15 HP
80 - Thick Hide (20) For the next 6 turns, all damage done to caster is reduced by 20%
100 - Regenerate (30) For the next 6 turns, target automatically heals 7-9 damage every turn

White Magic

1 - Spirit Sense (1) Detects nearby sentients, including ghosts and creatures of the Otherworld
5 - Empathy (3) Reveals the emotional state of a target
10 - Communication (5) Allows the caster to communicate understandably with a willing target
15 - Awareness (10) Expands the caster’s mind to visualise nearby locations, marking them known
20 - Spirit Echoes (5) Can reveal impressions left on a target by strong emotions in the past
25 - Tap the Flow (1) Draw energy from the Otherworld to recharge mana supply
30 - Distraction (15) Causes a target to be temporarily confused, forgetting to act in the following moment
40 - Fear (20) Causes a target to feel terror and wish to leave the caster’s presence for the next four turns
50 - Call (15) Cause creatures in the surrounding physical area to be drawn to the casting location for at least 3 turns
60 - Foresight (10) The caster knows what everyone else is about to do for the next 5 turns
80 - Find Spirits (30) The caster becomes aware of sentient creatures in the current dungeon level for the next 3 turns
100 - Ward (10) For the next 10 turns, other sentient creatures will not enter or exit the target square

Black Magic

1 - Inspection (1) Detects weak points and hidden details within one object
5 - Inscription (1) Write or remove words from a target object
10 - Trigger (5) Sets off simple delayed effects or traps within the caster’s current location. Can be dangerous!
15 - Detect Charm (3) Detect objects which have been enchanted in the caster’s current location
20 - Open (10) Unlocks and opens doors or other objects that are designed to open and close
25 - Seal (10) Fixes objects in place or fuses them shut. Repairs 2-6 damage
30 - Shape Stone (20) Rearrange a small amount of stone into a new configuration
40 - Fracture (15) Damages the integrity of objects, possibly shattering them
50 - Enchant Object (5*) Infuses an object with a basic undercurrent of magic. Cost varies by how much mana you wish to bind into the object
60 - Dispel Object (25) Removes and enchantment from target object
80 - Diamond (15) For the next 10 turns, target object resists all damage and alteration
100 - Dig (25) Remove stone in the desired direction. Mana depends on target: 10 for a wall, 25 for solid rock

Combination Magic! (Dual-coloured spells)

I've sorted these by the class the spell is taught in. Once you have the stats, you have to take the correct class to actually learn the spell! I'm not sure if dual-spells are taught in both classes with different stat requirements - it's a possibility. But these are the ones that I found that worked, with the lowest requirements I could find.
EDIT: Seems the requirements for the off-colours have been reduced a little. Thanks to Kateye for the updated numbers on mixed-school spells!

Red Class -
Red 45, Blue 20 - Telepyre (30) Causes flames to erupt in a nearby known location
Red 50, White 50 - Mindstorm (35) Target is incapacitated with pain and terror for the next 4 turns

Blue Class -
Blue 35, White 35 - Ground Spell (15) Interrupts target’s casting to redirect their spell to the ground or floor
Blue 65, Red 20 - Burn Magic (20) Transmutes the target’s magical energy into heat, causing up to 15-20 damage
Blue 65, White 30 - Drain Magic (1) Steal a small amount of magical energy from another spellcaster
Blue 70, White 30 - Anti-Magic Field (30) Prevent new spells from being cast in a square for the next 3 turns

Green Class -
Green 20, Red 10 -Long Jump (15) Allows the caster to leap over one square and land on the far side
Green 25, Black 30 - Poison (15) Alter substances within a living body, causing ongoing damage and pain. Does 30 total points of damage, spread out over 6-10 turns
Green 25, White 35 - Sleep (25) Causes a living target to fall asleep for 4 turns, unless disturbed
Green 35, Blue 35 - Scramble Senses (15) Target becomes confused and acts randomly for the next 5 turns
Green 55, Black 35 - Sticky Feet (20) Glues the target’s feet (and shoes) to the ground, preventing movement for 5 turns

White Class -
White 20, Blue 15 - Farspeak (7) Communicate with a willing subject in a nearby known location
White 30, Green 15 - Sacrifice (1) Caster expends life energy in order to gain magical energy. Costs 2 HP per MP regained; max MP gain 10.
White 50, Blue 50 - Mindwall (10) You are protected against mental attacks for 5 turns
White 85, Red 25 - Seeker Sting (15) Creates a missile that seeks out the nearest sentient creature other than the caster and does 3-5 damage

Black Class -
Black 15, Blue 20 - Televoke (10) Triggers simple delayed effects and traps in a known location
Black 35, Blue 10 - Transfer Charm (15) Move an enchantment from one object to another
Black 55, Red 10 - Force Wall (20) Creates a forcefield that blocks an exit
Black 55, Red 50 - Fire Trap (35) Target exit will explode in flames when walked through
Black 55, White 40 - Wrong Way (10) Next attempt to use this exit will instead move in a randomly-chosen direction
Black 65, White 50 - Drain Charm (1) Steal power from an enchanted object, removing its effect and regaining some mana

Final Notes

I think I managed to find all the spells, but I’m never sure with MD and its secrets! I don’t believe Smart affects anything, but I could be wrong. If you notice any of my numbers are off, let me know and I’ll fix it up, likewise if there’s anything I missed.
**Edit - fixed mana costs of spells to reflect price when not wearing an appropriate-coloured charm
**Additional edit - if you're having trouble getting a particular spell, assume my numbers are slightly off. I did my best to narrow it down but sometimes I have picked up a spell and rounded down too far (I am not a diligent note-taker, and have the attention span of a gnat.) So, consider these more of a guideline that a hard-and-fast how-to, and if you can't get a particular spell, assume I have done a silly and that you'll need to bump your numbers a smidge higher.

As you can tell, I love the magic of the game, and exploring its various possibilities. With that in mind, please join me in the comments for some magic discussion, if you’d like!
My starter topic - what’s your go-to method of getting past that purple glow in the moth dungeon? I feel like there’s gotta be more that I’m missing. The obvious one is televoke, to set it off from a distance, or use seeker sting to the same end. But on runs with only one colour of magic, I’ll admit, I’ve brute-forced it more often than not. On all-red runs, it’s a wipe unless I build up enough health to tank the glow and the moths. Blue runs are easy, since silence evades the moth problem. Green runs are hit-or-miss, depending on health-mana ratio, getting through the cloud alive with enough mana to either entangle or blind the moths. White runs involving tanking the glow and then Tap The Flow-ing to get enough mana to distract or fear the moths. And black runs I feel like I’m missing an obvious tactic with stone shape, but I can’t figure out the mana/health balance to get past the glow and then wall in the moths.
I’m super interested to see how other people deal with this particularly interesting dungeon beyond the simple “have 5 blue magic before then” tactic!
Also, how do people find themselves getting across the lava with different colours in the ghost-wolf dungeon with the different colours!
Less specifically – what’s your favourite must-have spell? And what spells have you never found any use for?

[robinphilp17]

Cast stone shape. Make a sphere, cast push on it and it triggers the purple glow. Then you can pass safely.

[BlueTressym]

Seconding the thank you!

[ForgetfulRiver]

Oooh, thankee. I've fixed up the numbers on that spell :D I'll also add a note that the numbers are my closest guess, because I'm usually wearing a coloured amulet and making largish gains in class, which could also be muddying my numbers.
Thanks @HanakoGames for chipping in and helping out my humble lil guide. Makes me feel the love as a customer to see a dev care <3

[Hanako Games]

In my notes Burn Magic is 65 Blue 20 Red and those notes haven't been changed since before the game launched. I can't be sure (because my memory is swiss cheese sometimes) but I don't remember changing any thresholds in updates.

I think there may simply be confusion sometimes because it's not explicitly clear when a new spell triggers, especially if you're in the wrong class at the time.

[ForgetfulRiver]

I think I do recall on my last replay a few months ago noticing that some of the numbers/spells were changed with an update, alas. But I am glad that someone's still getting use out of it! Thank you for the comment :D

[BlueTressym]

I've never managed to get Burn Magic despite having the listed numbers, so I'm not sure what's happening there. :/

That said, thank you so much for this guide; it's been incredibly useful :)

[BeinDraug]

With the purple glow i found by accident that you can win by just waiting, the dwarf will free its self. Also you can stone shape the wall the the left of the glow to create a passage but then you have to dig several times to get back meaning it take s about 90 mana

[ForgetfulRiver]

Nice! Thanks for those. I'll pop em into the edit :D

[Kateye]

So I'm data-mining for the actual values (Note: U is blue):
Sleep: W35, G25
Sticky Feet: G55, B35
Scramble Senses: U35,G35
Far Speak: U20,W15
Anti-Magic Field: U70, W30
Seeker Sting: R25, W85
Mind Storm: R50, W50
Drain Magic: B65, W30
Transfer Charm: U35, B35
Force Wall: B55, R10

Everything else looks correct.

[ForgetfulRiver]

Huh. Seems like that's not the only one. My first guess would be that the requirements on combo spells have been changed, because a quick run-through gave me all the blue-white spells before I'd even gotten to 40 white. Looks like I might have a big edit incoming with the new numbers.