Affinities

Arcane Compendium Entry

"Affinity represents a bond to a certain type of magic."

Latest version of the Affinities page in the Occulus.

You start with no affinity. Your affinity is represented as a small chart on the HUD, and can be viewed in more detail at an Occulus (craftable Block). Your affinity will shift based on what spells you cast, meaning as you cast certain types of spells more often, you will get better at them. Casting spells of a differing affinity will shift you toward that affinity. Once you reach 100% in an affinity, you become locked to that affinity and will need to read an opposing affinity tome to unlock your affinity, at which point normal progression will resume. Unlocking a full affinity will drop you down to 80% depth. Each spell component has an affinity. Components of the same affinity as you will cost less mana and depending on your affinity depth, may not even cost reagents. Components of opposing affinity: however, will cost more mana and again, depending on your affinity depth, may cost additional reagents. Affinities offer specific bonuses and disadvantages, described on the affinity-specific pages."

Casting an ability of a specific affinity will raise it slightly with use. If using an ability not of the correct affinity, it will decrease all other affinities slightly. (E.g. Casting a heal spell will raise Life Affinity, but casting any other spell not associated with Life will decrease said affinity.) Note: Spell Components are a WIP(Work In Progress). Only the Utility tree's spell components remain to be tested for Affinities.

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Affinity Symbols

Affinity	Symbol
Arcane
Earth
Ender
Fire
Ice
Life
Lightning
Nature
Water
Air

Affinities Consequences

Affinity	Advantage	Disadvantage	Opposite
Earth	Stone Skin - Damage reduction at 25% depth(amount based on depth). Max reduction 10% at 100% affinity.	Solid Bones - Sink faster. Can't fall as far without Damage.	Air
Water	Expanded lungs - Slower breath loss. Fluidity - Not pushed by water. Enderman-Repellant - Attacking endermen are damaged.	Fire Weakness - Damaged when exposed to fire. Does not occur below 75% Health.	Fire
Air	Agile - Jump boost and Feather Fall (1 block) start at 50% depth, upgrades to 2 blocks at 75% and 3 Blocks at 100%.	Light as a Feather - Rain and Storms Move and slow you, Sneak or Gravity Well to Negate movement. This disadvantage is removed once at 100% depth	Earth
Fire	Resistant to Fire - Damage Reduction in Fire/Lava based on depth 60% at 100% depth. Fire Punch - Punching enemies light them on fire 100% depth.	Weakness to Water - Take damage when touching water at 50% depth. Does not occur below 75% Health.	Water
Nature	Harvester - more seeds and saplings Thorns-aura - gain Thorns enchantment at all times starts at 50% depth. Increases at 75%, and 100% Photosynthesis - Slowly regenerate hunger in direct sunlight 100% depth. Rooted - Climb certain surfaces like a spider 100% depth	Photosynthesis - lose hunger at night or dark areas 100% depth Rooted - Move slower due to roots	Arcane
Ice	Frozen Footsteps (Water) - Freeze water when sneaking at 50% depth Frozen Footsteps (Lava) - Turn lava to obsidian when sneaking at 100% depth	Cold Blooded - move slower unless on ice or water	Lightning
Lightning	Lightning Reflexes - Speed Increase 1-30% based on depth. Step up 1 block ledges at 50% depth Thunderpunch- You punch things and they get struck by lightning.	Fulmination - at 20-89% depth and above, you have a small chance to supercharge creepers nearby. At 20-44 you also have a very small chance to ignite nearby TNT..at 50%+ depth Short circuit-you "short out" when in water or rain, causing rapid mana loss (but no damage is done to you).	Ice
Life	Fast Healing - Regeneration based on Depth (even without hunger)	Pacifist - Nausea after a kill at 60% depth	Ender
Arcane	Clear Caster - chance that a spell cost 0 mana at 100% depth Magic Focus - Spells cost 5% less mana to cast	Magic Weakness - Magical damage does more to you.	Nature
Ender	Resistant to Poison - No Poison damage at 50% depth Darkvision - Gain permanent night vision in dark areas at 75% depth	Weakness to Water - Max health reduced 100% depth Weakness to Sunlight - Max health reduced	Life

Spells by Affinity:

Affinity	Spell components
Earth	Dig, Physical Damage, Knockback, Gravity Well, Place block
Water	Drown, Knockback, Watery Grave, Swift Swim, Mana shield
Air	Flight, Levitate, Leap, Knockback, Fling, Slowfall
Fire	Fire Damage, Ignition, Forge, Fury
Nature	Entangle, Wizard's Autumn, Grow, Plant, Regeneration
Ice	Ice Damage, Freeze, Slow
Lightning	Lightning Damage, Storm, Haste, Fury
Life	Heal, Regeneration, Life Tap, Life Drain, Summon
Arcane	Shield, Magic Damage, Mana Drain, Chrono Anchor, Reflect, Telekinesis, Recall
Ender	Lifetap, Blind, Astral Distortion, Gravity Well, Summon
None	Void, Accelerate, Repel, Dispel, Disarm

Spells by Multi Affinities:

**Offensive Tree**
spell	Affinites
Magic Damage	Ender, Arcane
Knock back	Water, Earth, Air
Silence	Water, Ender
Fury	Fire, Lightning
Storm	Lightning, Nature

**Defensive Tree**
Spell	Affinites
Regeneration	Nature, Life
Life Tap	Life, Ender
Summon	Life, Ender
Gravity Well	Earth, Ender
Mana Link	Arcane, Lightning, Ender
Mana Shield	Water, Earth, Life