In Souls-like games, magic holds a special place. Gameplay as a wizard differs significantly from ordinary characters with melee weapons. In Lords of the Fallen (2023), there are quite a few spells and buffs. In this guide, you'll learn about the best spells in each of the schools, as well as how and where to level up your magical skills.

Magic in LotF (2023)

There are three schools of magic in the game: Inferno (magic of the chaos god Adyr), Radiant (magic of the divine god Orius), and Umbral (magic of the shadowy world of the goddess of death). It's best to choose one school based not only on gameplay preferences but also on the character's characteristics.

Inferno Magic

This type of magic is primarily focused on obtaining various buffs. Inferno spells deal fire damage and provide benefits based on this stat. There are a total of 20 Inferno school spells in the game:

• Adyr's Authority - a small spell that allows you to summon the power of Adyr and deal damage to nearby enemies;

• Adyr's Endurance - a spell that lets you summon the power of Adyr and increase endurance;

• Adyr's Hardiness - increases defense and resistance to effects;

• Adyr's Rage - increases physical damage dealt;

• Adyr's Vengeance - allows you to curse enemies, causing them to explode upon death;

• Cataclysm - summons a storm of meteors from the sky;

• Conflagration - shoots a stream of fire from the hand;

• Flame Funnel - surrounds the character with a funnel of fire;

• Infernal Decree - summons a hail of infernal blades from the sky;

• Infernal Eruption - shoots a stream of lava from the hand and leaves fiery puddles;

• Infernal Guardian - summons an infernal guardian that attacks enemies from a distance and applies a burning effect;

• Infernal Hounds - summons infernal hounds of Rhogar;

• Infernal Orb - shoots a fireball;

• Infernal Slash - summons two infernal axes and deals explosive damage;

• Infernal Weapon - coats the weapon with fire;

• Lava Burst - shoots a fireball;

• Magma Surge - summons a magma surge from the ground;

• Pyroclastic Stone - summons a bouncing firestone that explodes upon hitting the surface;

• Seismic Slam - summons a fiery hammer that strikes the ground and causes an explosion;

• Severing Blades - sends forward two fiery blades.

Radiant Magic

This school of magic deals holy damage and provides buffs based on this stat. There are 20 Radiant spells in the game:

• Aura of Tenacity - grants the character an aura that reduces incoming damage;

• Barbed Aura - grants an aura that deals damage to enemies attacking you;

• Blessed Reflections - summons the phantom of Pieta, which attacks enemies;

• Briar Storm - summons several radiant thorns;

• Cleaning Spring - a stream of radiant light that removes debuffs;

• Consecrate - places a sacred mark on the ground, causing damage to enemies that step on it;

• Divine Arms - summons radiant swords that deal damage to enemies;

• Healing Radiance - restores health;

• Healing Sigil - creates a sign on the ground that heals the character and allies;

• Lacerating Weapon - covers the weapon in blood and deals damage with a bleeding effect;

• Luncent Beam - creates a beam of light that deals damage;

• Orius Judgement - summons a divine lightning bolt from the sky;

• Piercing Light - creates charged and piercing beams of light;

• Radiant Flare - creates a burst of light that damages enemies;

• Radiant Guardian - summons a guardian that attacks enemies from a distance using Radiant magic;

• Radiant Orb - creates a radiant orb that damages enemies and heals allies;

• Radiant Slash - swings the weapon and sends out a slash;

• Radiant Weapon - imbues the weapon with Radiant damage;

• Sanctify - creates a sacred mark on the ground that heals allies and removes negative effects;

• Invigorating Aura - grants an aura that heals you and nearby allies.

Umbral Magic

Deals damage and provides protection against both fire and holy damage simultaneously. In the game, this school is represented by 19 spells:

• Barrage of Echoes - sends forward several shadowy orbs that explode on contact;

• Blood Harvest - summons a shadowy scythe that deals damage to enemies;

• Diminishing Missile - summons a homing projectile that reduces the defense and attack of enemies it passes through;

• Flesh Tide - summons a stream of undead bodies from the sky;

• Graveyard Fog - summons a fog in which enemies take damage;

• Grieving Gaze - summons a shadowy entity that launches ice shards at enemies;

• Latimer's Javelin - throws an exploding javelin;

• Lingering Despair - summons several stationary orbs that explode on contact with an enemy;

• Martyrdom - summons a giant nail from the ground that damages nearby enemies;

• Misery Missile - summons a homing projectile that explodes on contact with an enemy, damaging nearby mobs;

• Painful Echo - hurls a ball of shadow magic that jumps from enemy to enemy;

• Pestilent Blade - summons a poisoned shadowy blade;

• Poison Weapon - imbues your weapon with a poison effect;

• Putrefaction - summons a cloud in which enemies take damage;

• Umbral Agony - summons an exploding projectile of shadow energy;

• Umbral Guardian - summons a guardian that attacks enemies from a distance;

• Umbral Orb - summons a ball of shadow energy;

• Umbral Slash - swings the weapon and sends forth a wave of shadow damage;

• Umbral Weapon - imbues your weapon with shadow damage.

Locations of Spell Merchants

Spells, like any equipment item, can be dropped by defeated mobs and bosses or found in chests. But another way to acquire a new spell is to buy it from a merchant.

In the Skyrest Bridge location, near the boss arena, there is a merchant who sells Inferno spells. However, you need to unlock it first. You can learn how to do this in this guide.

You can purchase a spell from Domarose The Marked, located in the Pilgrim's Perch location. She sells one Inferno spell.

Some of the Radiant spells can be purchased from Exacter Dunmire in the Skyrest Bridge location. In the same location, you can also purchase Umbral spells from Molhu. There is another merchant on the bridge who will sell a couple of spells - Stomund, Captain of the Fidelis.