Best Early Spells in Wo Long

Discover the best early game spells in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, including Enhance Defense, Repression Crush, Cloud Stance, and Absorb Vitality, to dominate your enemies.

The Wizardry system in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is tied to the Five Phases: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Each Phase offers 14 spells, with some advanced ones requiring mission completion. Spell details include casting level requirement, Morale rank, and Spirit consumption. For instance, Rock Spike (Earth) needs an Earth level of 1, a Morale rank of 0, and costs 340 Spirit. Higher-tier spells may be unusable until your Morale reaches the specified rank during a mission. Wizardry Points are gained upon leveling up, with one point allocated to each Phase, typically occurring every 5 levels. Wizardry Spells can be accessed from any Battle Flag.

The Five Phase Affinity system functions similarly to weakness systems in other RPGs. Each Phase counters another, dealing more damage and temporarily hindering enemy spellcasting when the opposing Phase is used. The system is as follows:

• Wood counters Earth
• Earth counters Water
• Water counters Fire
• Fire counters Metal
• Metal counters Wood

For the early game, the recommended spells are Enhance Defense (Earth), Repression Crush (Metal), Absorb Vitality (Wood), and Cloud Stance (Water).

Enhance Defense

This spell temporarily boosts your defense, allowing you to withstand more hits. It's particularly useful in the early game against challenging enemies and bosses, provided you have sufficient Spirit. It's best used after successfully deflecting one or two attacks. Enhance Defense is located on the right side of the Earth Phase tree.

Repression Crush

Considered one of the best spells in the game, Repression Crush reduces the enemy's Spirit recovery time. Given that breaking an enemy's Spirit is a core mechanic, this spell is invaluable.

Cloud Stance

While not as potent as other spells, Cloud Stance is useful for reducing the Spirit cost of deflecting attacks. This is beneficial against enemies with multi-hit attacks or certain bosses. Cloud Stance can be found on the right side of the Water Phase tree.

Absorb Vitality

Absorb Vitality is effective for the initial missions but its utility diminishes quickly. It provides a health leech effect, restoring some health when you attack enemies. The amount recovered is small, but it can help mitigate chip damage. An alternative use is to cast it on allies, as they cannot regain health unless using a Flag.