A Guide To Ancient Magic
Ancient Magic gives many different types of boosts in Iron Throne. From Buffs to Targets, these elements must be used strategically to enhance your gameplay. In this Guide we will discuss;
- Where can I find and activate Ancient Magic?
- What types of Ancient Magic are there?
- What are the activation requirements?
- The specific boosts for each type of Ancient Magic
Let’s first turn our attention to where to find the Ancient Magic within your account.
Where do I find Ancient Magic?
Ancient Magic can be found in the Lord menu, directly to the left of your Lord Skills. Once you have clicked on this button the Ancient Magic tabs will appear, showing both the types of Ancient Magic and the Materials you have in your possession.
== What types of Ancient Magic are there? ==
There are three different tabs for Ancient Magic. The majority are currently Buffs, but there are also tabs for Target and Other. Each can be enhanced to Level 15 by Enhancing with Magic Stone Materials and Radiant Magic Stones. The higher the Enhancement level the better the benefit, length of effect, and quicker cooldown. At Level 15 you have the option to use a Magic Stone to enhance the effect of the Ancient Magic.
Buffs
There are multiple different types of Buffs. Note that the time periods listed are based on the lowest Tier of the Ancient Magic. As you increase the level, the duration of the boost will increase. The full list of boosts at levels 5,10 and 15 are listed in the next section.
Absolute Defense
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Absolute Defense’s Magic Stone *10
- Nullifies a battle that has occurred in your Castle for 10 minutes at a certain rate.
Quarry Invader
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 20
- Unlock Prerequisite: Quarry Invader’s Magic Stone *10
- Instantly finish gathering as much as the max troop capacity for the next gathering.
Song of Abundance
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 20
- Unlock Prerequisite: Song of Abundance’s Magic Stone *10
- Upkeep won’t be consumed and Production Rate will be increased for 1 hour.
Rear Force Support
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Rear Force Support’s Magic Stone *10
- Has a chance to keep a shield on when participating in a Rally Attack for 30 Min.
Bravery Blade
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 5
- Unlock Prerequisite: Bravery Blade’s Magic Stone *10
- Increases Troop Attack/Defense/HP and gives additional damage to Tier 1 and Tier 2 Enemy Troops for 15 min
Return of Dragon
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Return of Dragon Magic Stone *10
- Recharges the Dragon Deployment Count by 3
Ultimate Scout
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 30
- Unlock Prerequisite: Scout Skill’s Magic Stone *10
- Has a chance to Scout by ignoring the opponent’s Scout Prevention buffs.
Liveratus’ Wisdom
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 20
- Unlock Prerequisite: Liveratus’ Wisdom’s Magic Stone *10
- Greatly increases Research Speed for 10 minutes
Ancient Dragon of Earth
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 30
- Unlock Prerequisite: Ancient Magic Stone of Earth *10
- Greatly increases Infantry stats for 15 min when using Dragon
Ancient Dragon of Sky
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 30
- Unlock Prerequisite: Ancient Magic Stone of Sky*10
- Greatly increases Archer stats for 15 min when using Dragon
Ancient Dragon of Gust
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 30
- Unlock Prerequisite: Ancient Magic Stone of Gust *10
- Greatly increases Cavalry stats for 15 min when using Dragon
Dummy Execution
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 20
- Unlock Prerequisite: Dummy Execution Magic Stone*10
- Executes a Dummy to provide an Execution Buff
Troop Transfer
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Troop Transfer Magic Stone *10
- Reduces the cost of Troop Transfer
Helping Hand
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Helping Hand Magic Stone *10
- Increases available Help counts for 1 minute
Target
There are five different types of Target Ancient Magic.
Mark
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 36
- Unlock Prerequisite: Mark’s Magic Stone *10
- Mark a player to display them on the map for 30min
Gold of Blessing
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 30
- Unlock Prerequisite: God of Blessing’s Magic Stone *10
- Creates a Historic Site at a selected area.
Teleportation Exclusion Zone
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Teleportation Exclusion Zone’s Magic Stone *10
- Creates a Teleportation prohibited area for 30m to prevent enemies from teleporting.
Shield Restriction Area
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Shield Restriction Area Magic Stone *10
- Creates an area where a Peace Shield cannot be used for 15 minutes
Infiltration
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 35
- Unlock Prerequisite: Infiltration Magic Stone *10
- Scouts the selected player’s remaining shield time and Equipment on Defense Heroes.
Misc.
There is only one Miscellaneous type of Ancient Magic at the moment.
A Flag of Invasion
- Growth Prerequisite: Citadel 37
- Unlock Prerequisite: Flag of Invasion’s Magic Stone *10
- Invades another Kingdom at any time for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Unlocking, Activating and Enhancing Ancient Magic
In order to initially unlock a specific Ancient Magic to use you must have specific Magic Stone unlocks. These can be found in Packs, as well as rewards from Alliance War, Blood Moon, Kingdom Events, Invasion Events, and Magic Stone Chests.
Once you have unlocked a type, you can use it at any time (assuming you aren’t in cooldown).
As mentioned earlier, Ancient Magic can be Enhanced up to Level 15. At Level 15 you have the option to use a Magic Stone to enhance the effect of the Ancient Magic. Only Ancient Magic that you have unlocked is available for Enhancing.
Enhancement Benefits
The following are the benefits for Levels Base, 5, 10, 15 and Enhanced Effect for each type of Ancient Magic.
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Resource Production Rate | 100% | 300% | 500% | 700% | 800% |
| Troop Upkeep Reduction | -100% | -100% | -100% | -100% | -100% |
| Duration | 1 Hour | 3 Hours | 5 Hours | 7 Hours | 8:24 Hours |
| Cooldown | 1 Day 12 Hours | 1 Day 4:48 Hours | 19:12 Hours | 12 Hours | 12 Hours |
| Level 1 | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 40% |
| Duration | 10 Min. | 16:40 Min. | 25 Min. | 1 Hour | 36 Min. |
| Cooldown | 3 Days | 2 Day 16:48 Hours | 2 Days 7:12 Hours | 1 Day | 1 Day |
| Level 1 | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Count | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Duration | 10 Min. | 10 Min. | 10 Min. | 10 Min. | 12 Min. |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 1 Hour | 1 Day 16:40 Hours | 1 Days 8:20 Hours | 1 Day | 19:12 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Count | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Duration | 30 Min. | 40 Min. | 50 Min. | 1 Hour | 1:12 Hours |
| Cooldown | 1 Day 12 Hours | 1 Day 4:48 Hours | 19:12 Hours | 12 Hours | 2 Days 9:36 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Troop Attack | 200% | 450% | 675% | 800% | 1,000% |
| Troop Defense | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% | 200% |
| Troop HP | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% | 200% |
| Additional Damage to T1 | 1,000% | 1,800% | 2,500% | 3,000% | 4,000% |
| Additional Damage to T2 | 1,000% | 1,800% | 2,500% | 3,000% | 4,000% |
| Duration | 7:30 Min. | 17:30 Min. | 20 Min. | 30 Min. | 30 Min. |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 1 Hour | 1 Day 4:48 Hours | 19:12 Hours | 12 Hours | 19:12 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Gold | 5,000-10,000 | 10,000-15,000 | 15,000-20,000 | 20,000-25,000 | 20,000-25,000 |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 1 Hour | 1 Day 16:40 Hours | 1 Day 8:20 Hours | 1 Day | 19:12 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 50% | 55% | 60% | 65% | 65% |
| Area of Effect | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Duration | 30 Min. | 40 Min. | 50 Min. | 1 Hour | 1:12 Hours |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 1 Hour | 1 Day 16:40 Hours | 1 Day 8:20 Hours | 1 Day | 19:12 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Enemy Troop Attack Debuff | -200% | -500% | -300% | 0 | 0 |
| Enemy Troop Defense Debuff | -25% | -150% | -50% | 0 | 0 |
| Enemy Troop HP Debuff | -25% | -150% | -50% | 0 | 0 |
| Duration | 1:30 Hours | 2:20 Hours | 3:10 Hours | 4 Hour | 4:48 Hours |
| Cooldown | 12 Days 12 Hours | 10 Days | 7 Days 12 Hours | 5 Days | 5 Days |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 50% | 60% | 70% | 100% | 100% |
| Count | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Duration | 10 Min. | 45 Min. | 1 Hour 40 Min. | 3 Hours | 3:30 Hours |
| Cooldown | 1 Day 12 Hours | 1 Day 7:12 Hours | 1 Day | 12 Hours | 18 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Research Speed | 100% | 400% | 700% | 1400% | 1500% |
| Duration | 10 Min. | 20 Min. | 30 Min. | 1 Hour | 1 Hour |
| Cooldown | 1 Day 12 Hours | 1 Day 7:12 Hours | 1 Day | 6 Hours | 18 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Number of Uses | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 12 Hours | 2 Days 4:48 Hours | 2 Days | 1 Day 6 Hours | 1 Day |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Infantry Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 100% | 200% | 300% | 450% | 500% |
| Infantry Defense (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 25% | 55% | 85% | 130% | 150% |
| Infantry HP (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 25% | 55% | 85% | 130% | 150% |
| Troop Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | N/A | 30% | 60% | 100% | 100% |
| Leveraged Infantry Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | N/A | 15% | 30% | 50% | 75% |
| Duration | 15 Min. | 20 Min. | 25 Min. | 40 Min. | 50 Min. |
| Cooldown | 5 Days | 3 Days 19:12 Hours | 2 Days 19:12 Hours | 1 Day | 1 Day |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Archer Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 100% | 200% | 300% | 450% | 500% |
| Archer Defense (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 25% | 55% | 85% | 130% | 150% |
| Archer HP (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 25% | 55% | 85% | 130% | 150% |
| Troop Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | N/A | 30% | 60% | 100% | 100% |
| Leveraged Archer Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | N/A | 15% | 30% | 50% | 75% |
| Duration | 15 Min. | 20 Min. | 25 Min. | 40 Min. | 50 Min. |
| Cooldown | 5 Days | 3 Days 19:12 Hours | 2 Days 19:12 Hours | 1 Day | 1 Day |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cavalry Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 100% | 200% | 300% | 450% | 500% |
| Cavalry Defense (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 25% | 55% | 85% | 130% | 150% |
| Cavalry HP (Upon Dragon Deployment) | 25% | 55% | 85% | 130% | 150% |
| Troop Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | N/A | 30% | 60% | 100% | 100% |
| Leveraged Cavalry Attack (Upon Dragon Deployment) | N/A | 15% | 30% | 50% | 75% |
| Duration | 15 Min. | 20 Min. | 25 Min. | 40 Min. | 50 Min. |
| Cooldown | 5 Days | 3 Days 19:12 Hours | 2 Days 19:12 Hours | 1 Day | 1 Day |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Area of Effect | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Duration | 30 Min. | 45 Min. | 1 Hour | 1:30 Hours | 1:30 Hours |
| Cooldown | 5 Days | 4 Days | 2 Days 12 Hours | 1 Day 8 Hours | 1 Day |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cooldown | 6 Days | 5 Days 18 Hours | 5 Days 8 Hours | 2 Days 16 Hours | 2 Days 6 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VIP Help | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Duration | 10 Min. | 15 Min. | 25 Min. | 50 Min. | 50 Min. |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 2 Hours | 1 Day 16 Hours | 1 Day 6 Hours | 12 Hours | 10 Hours |
| Base Level | Level 5 | Level 10 | Level 15 | Level 15 Magic Stone Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation Chance | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Troop Transfer Cost Redux | 80% | 82% | 83% | 90% | 90% |
| Duration | 10 Min. | 10 Min. | 10 Min. | 10 Min. | 10 Min. |
| Cooldown | 2 Days 9 Hours | 1 Day 23 Hours | 1 Day 8 Hours | 10 Hours | 6 Hours |
Using Ancient Magic
Once you have unlocked the Ancient Magic you simply activate the one you wish to use. Keep in mind that each one has a cooldown, so once you pop it you will have to wait. For Target Magic types you will need to choose your target area in order for it to apply.
For more on Ancient Magic, check out Princess Kat’s awesome video!
What’s Next
Learn about Crimson Steel Gear, and how it can help boost your Defense in “A Look at the New Crimson Steel Gear“.
Take a deeper look at the boosts in your Castle and how they can help you by watching Princess Kat in “Boosts Within Your Castle“.
Conclusion
Ancient Magic has very specific uses and in some cases significant Cooldown timers. Make sure you use the boosts wisely. For example, don’t pop a Bravery Blade for a normal In-Kingdom Rally if you are going to want to use it that evening in Blood Moon! Do you have any questions or comments about Ancient Magic? Let us know in the comments below.
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