You can approach combat in Hytale through more than close-range weapons. The game supports magic-focused play through items like staffs, totems, and spellbooks, giving you alternative ways to fight and control encounters.
Even in early access, Hytale continues to expand its magic systems. Update 2 added the Grimoire, a spellbook that lets you summon undead skeletons for a limited time, and it joins the current lineup of magical gear you can find, craft, and use as a mage.
All obtainable magical items in Hytale
You access most magic-focused gear through the Arcanist’s Bench, a specialized station tied to progression. You unlock it by upgrading your standard Workbench to Tier 2 using 30 Copper Ingots, 20 Iron Ingots, and 20 Linen Scraps. This bench handles nearly all current magical crafting.
Magic items fall into three functional groups: totems, staffs, and grimoires. Each category fills a specific role and relies on crafted resources or rare enemy drops rather than character skills.
| Item | Acquisition | Practical Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Healing Totem | Crafted at the Arcanist’s Bench using Essence of Life, Thorium Ingots, and Greater Health Potions | Restores health to you and nearby allies within its radius |
| Slowing Totem | Crafted at the Arcanist’s Bench with Essence of Ice, Cobalt Ingots, and Ice | Reduces enemy movement speed inside the affected area |
| Flame Crystal Staff | Crafted at the Arcanist’s Bench using a Ruby, Silver Ingots, Gold Ingots, and Essence of Fire | Launches fire-based projectiles and consumes fire essence per cast |
| Ice Crystal Staff | Crafted at the Arcanist’s Bench with a Sapphire, Silver Ingots, Azure Logs, and Essence of Ice | Fires ice projectiles and expends ice essence with each attack |
| Grimoire: Rekindle Embers | Dropped by Burnt Skeleton Praetorians at a fixed chance | Animates skeleton allies by consuming limited charges from the book |
You use totems for area control and group support, making them valuable during prolonged encounters. Staffs give you ranged elemental damage and rely on essence management rather than durability.
Grimoires function differently. Each one holds a set number of uses, and once depleted, the item disappears from your inventory.
You can expect the magic item pool to expand over time. New additions will likely arrive through future updates and additional enemy loot sources.
