Enshrouded 1.0 Early Mage Build: First Skill Points, Wand, Spells and Armor

For a ranged playstyle from the opening hour of Enshrouded 1.0, this build starts with the Wand (2 Bones) and Staff (3 Bones, 1 String), both hand crafted. Once you have Resin, you can also hand craft Fire Bolt I and Mana Drain I.

Enshrouded hand crafting menu showing the 'Wand - Magic Weapon' recipe card listing Bones — The Wand recipe card at item level 3 lists Bones as its resource.

Quick answer: take Spirit and Mage Apprentice first, then Mana Currents (Counterstrike sits on that route), then an Intelligence node into Iceman and Arsonist, and finish with Eternal Spark and Unity. That is 11 nodes for 13 points.

The Wand’s item card is blunt about what it does: “A magical wand carved out of bones. Lifeless and cold, it shoots magical ice projectiles.” Its damage type is Ice. Staves work differently, and the game spells it out: “Equip a Staff and Spell Charges, then use Mana to cast.”

Enshrouded Staff item card showing 'Staff - Magic Weapon', 'Long Range - Equippable' and Power 7 — The Staff card notes ‘Spellcasting: Equip a Staff and Spell Charges, then use Mana to cast.’

“Early game” refers here to gear available to craft or find through Flame level 3, or item levels 3–12. Values for skills show the rank 1 card figure, followed by the amount gained per rank in brackets.

First skill points for an early mage

Each level-up gives 2 skill points, and Shroud Roots and Elixir Wells give more (see how to get skill points). The 12 Spark nodes around the centre of the skill tree cost 0 points, so every route below starts at a Spark.

The picks come down to simple math. One Intelligence node costs 1 point and reads “Increases Magic damage by 5% per Attribute Point.” Mage Apprentice costs 1 point per rank and adds 5% Wand and Staff damage per rank, so both return 5% per point spent.

Mage Apprentice skill card on the Enshrouded Skills screen — Mage Apprentice on our Skills screen: Wand and Staff damage per level, one skill point per rank.

Iceman adds 10% Ice damage per rank for 2 points per rank, and it applies to every Ice Wand shot and to Ice Bolt.
Arsonist adds 10% Fire damage per rank for 2 points per rank, covering Fire Bolt and Fireball.
Mana Currents provides 5 base Mana Regeneration for every rank.
Unity gives each Wand hit a 10% chance to replenish 2% of your maximum Mana.
Eternal Spark gives Wand hits a 15% chance to recover 1 durability.

Enshrouded character firing a Wand, an ice bolt flying down a stone path — An ice bolt flies from the Wand down a stone path, with ‘Magic attack’ and ‘Heavy Attack’ hints.

The route below reaches 11 nodes at a cost of 13 points. Each node is accessed along the least costly path from a node you already have. Entries labelled “on the way to” are pass-through nodes: additional Intelligence nodes, Spirit, and Counterstrike, which gives an 8% chance to reflect 20% of damage. This plan only uses the first rank of each skill.

Step	Node	Class	Cost	Running total	Why
1	Spirit	Mage	1	1	on the way to Mage Apprentice
2	Mage Apprentice	Mage	1	2	build pick
3	Counterstrike	Mage	1	3	on the way to Mana Currents
4	Mana Currents	Mage	1	4	build pick
5	Intelligence	Mage	1	5	on the way to Iceman
6	Iceman	Mage	2	7	build pick
7	Arsonist	Mage	2	9	build pick
8	Intelligence	Mage	1	10	on the way to Eternal Spark
9	Eternal Spark	Mage	1	11	build pick
10	Intelligence	Mage	1	12	on the way to Unity
11	Unity	Mage	1	13	build pick

More Mage skills to take next

After the first 13 points, these Mage skills build on the same wand-and-staff kit. Life Essences adds maximum Health equal to 3 times your Intelligence per rank, Quick Charge cuts spell Charge Time by 10% per rank, and Wand Specialization (3 points) unlocks the Special Abilities of Wands. Wand Mastery adds 5% Wand damage per rank, Spellslinger 5% Staff damage per rank, and Wizard 2% Critical Strike chance with Wands and Staves per rank. Every Mage node is in every Mage skill and what it does.

The table orders skills by their points-to-reach total, including the destination node and every node along the cheapest path from a Spark.

Skill	Class	Cost	Points to reach	Route from a Spark	What it does
Intelligence	Mage	1 point	1	Spark > Intelligence	Increases your Intelligence attribute by 1. Increases Magic damage by 5% per Attribute Point.
Spirit	Mage	1 point	1	Spark > Spirit	Increases your Spirit attribute by 1.
Eternal Spark	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	2	Spark > Intelligence > Eternal Spark	Dealing damage with Wand projectiles has a 15% chance to restore 1 durability to that weapon. (15% chance per rank)
Mage Apprentice	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	2	Spark > Spirit > Mage Apprentice	Damage with Wands and Staves increased by 5%. (5% damage per rank)
Mana Currents	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	2	Spark > Spirit > Mana Currents	Base Mana Regeneration is increased by 5. (5 Mana Regeneration per rank)
Life Essences	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	4	Spark > Intelligence > Healer > Spirit > Life Essences	Increases your maximum Health by 3 times your Intelligence attribute. (3 times per rank)
Quick Charge	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	4	Spark > Spirit > Mana Currents > Spirit > Quick Charge	Charge Time of spells is reduced by -10%. (-10% Charge Time per rank)
Unity	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	4	Spark > Intelligence > Eternal Spark > Intelligence > Unity	Damaging enemies with Wands has a 10% chance to restore 2% of your maximum Mana. (10% chance and 2% of maximum Mana per rank)
Arsonist	Mage	2 points per rank, 3 ranks	5	Spark > Spirit > Mage Apprentice > Intelligence > Arsonist	All Fire damage is increased by 10%. (10% damage per rank)
Iceman	Mage	2 points per rank, 3 ranks	5	Spark > Spirit > Mage Apprentice > Intelligence > Iceman	All Ice damage is increased by 10%. (10% damage per rank)
Spellslinger	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	7	Spark > Spirit > Mana Currents > Spirit > Quick Charge > Spirit > Intelligence > Spellslinger	Staff damage is increased by 5%. (5% damage per rank)
Wand Specialization	Mage	3 points	7	Spark > Intelligence > Eternal Spark > Intelligence > Unity > Wand Specialization	Unlocks Special Abilities of Wands.
Wand Mastery	Mage	1 point per rank, 3 ranks	8	Spark > Intelligence > Eternal Spark > Intelligence > Unity > Wand Specialization > Wand Mastery	Wand damage is increased by 5%. (5% damage per rank)
Wizard	Mage	2 points per rank, 3 ranks	8	Spark > Spirit > Mage Apprentice > Intelligence > Arsonist > Intelligence > Wizard	Critical Strike chance with Wands and Staves is increased by 2%. (2% Critical Strike chance per rank)

Early wands, staves and wards

Hand craft the Wand and Staff. Once you have Shroud Wood, the Spiritual Cane staff is made at the Alchemist; the Spectral Ward is made there once you have Bonemeal, and the Ghostly Ward from Flame level 3. Enhancing either ward unlocks Wand Mastery, Unity, Eternal Spark and Arcane Deflection ranks. Every later wand and staff is in the wands and staves list.

Spiritual Cane staff recipe card at the Alchemist in Enshrouded — The Spiritual Cane recipe card at the Alchemist.

Item	Type	Item level	Damage type	Skill ranks when enhanced	Card stats	Made at	Unlock	Recipe
Wand	Wand	3	Ice	None	Overcharge +10%; Mana Regeneration +2	Hand crafting	From the start	2 Bones
Staff	Staff	3	–	None	None	Hand crafting	From the start	3 Bones, 1 String
Spiritual Cane	Staff	5	–	None	None	Alchemist	Once you have Shroud Wood	3 Shroud Wood, 4 Bonemeal, 2 Resin
Spectral Ward	Ward	5	–	Arcane Deflection +1, Eternal Spark +1, Snake Eater +1, Unity +1, Wand Mastery +1	Mana Regeneration +2; Poison Resistance +5%	Alchemist	Once you have Bonemeal	4 Metal Sheets, 6 Bonemeal, 1 Aerated Banshee Gel
Ghostly Ward	Ward	10	–	Arcane Deflection +1, Eternal Spark +1, Fire Resistance skill +1, Unity +1, Wand Mastery +1	Mana Regeneration +3; Fire Resistance +5%	Alchemist	From Flame level 3	4 Amber, 2 Copper Bars, 1 Giant Critter Scales

Wand store art from Enshrouded — Wand. Image: Keen Games

Mage spells up to Flame level 3

Spells come from two places. Fire Bolt and Mana Drain are hand crafted in tiers I to III, with tier II from Flame level 2 and tier III from Flame level 3. Fireball I, Ice Bolt I, Heal Cascade I, Entangle I and a few level 12 spells are made at the Alchemist. Every tier of every spell is in how to get every spell.

Flame Level Up 2 with the Recipe Unlocked notice in Enshrouded — Reaching Flame level 2 unlocked Mana Drain II and Fire Bolt II for us.

Hand crafted spells

Enshrouded Mana Drain I item card with +7 Mana per second and 0.5s Charge Time — The Mana Drain I card describes it as a ‘Channel Spell’ held to channel over time.

With the Staff drawn, the hint row reads ‘Cast spell’ and ‘Charge’; a single left click does not cast, but holding the left mouse button casts Fire Bolt I. Equip Mana Drain I from the backpack (right-click, Equip) and hold the button to channel it, leeching Mana from enemies without damaging them.

Enshrouded character on a stone path channeling Mana Drain I with a Staff toward an empty field — Holding the left mouse button with the Staff drawn channels Mana Drain I.

Spell	Item level	Mana cost or Mana leeched	Makes	Recipe	Unlock
Fire Bolt I	3	21	20	2 Resin	from the start, once you have Resin
Fire Bolt II	5	29	20	4 Resin	Flame level 2
Fire Bolt III	12	50	20	4 Resin, 3 Amber	Flame level 3
Mana Drain I	3	Leeches 7 Mana per second	1	5 Bones	from the start, once you have Resin
Mana Drain II	5	Leeches 10 Mana per second	1	2 Salt, 2 Midnight Lily	Flame level 2
Mana Drain III	12	Leeches 13 Mana per second	1	4 Gloomberry, 2 Bug Dust	Flame level 3

Fire Bolt I store art from Enshrouded — Fire Bolt I. Image: Keen Games

Alchemist spells

An Alchemist recipe appears once you own its key material, and some also need a Mortar at the station. The full station list is in all Alchemist recipes.

Fireball I spell charges recipe card at the Alchemist in Enshrouded — Fireball I spell charges at the Alchemist, made from Resin, Tar and Bonemeal.

Spell	Type	Item level	Mana cost	Charge time	Makes	Recipe	Station upgrade needed	Recipe appears
Fireball I	Spell charges	10	53	2.5 seconds	20	10 Resin, 1 Tar, 2 Bonemeal	None	Own Tar (or own a Fireball I)
Pillar Of Flames I	Spell charges	12	54	1.2 seconds	20	5 Charcoal, 5 Amber, 10 Resin	Mortar	Own Charcoal (or own a Pillar Of Flames I)
Ice Bolt I	Spell charges	5	47	1 second	20	5 Shroud Liquid, 2 Water	None	Own Shroud Liquid (or own an Ice Bolt I)
Ice Bolt II	Spell charges	12	59	1 second	20	2 Glow Dust, 3 Corrupted Boar Tusk, 2 Water	None	Own Glow Dust (or own an Ice Bolt II)
Chain Lightning I	Spell charges	12	65	1.2 seconds	20	4 Bonemeal, 1 Copper Bars, 20 Flintstone, 4 Resin	Mortar	Own Copper Bars
Shock Wisp I	Spell charges	12	50	2.5 seconds	50	1 Bug Dust, 1 Glow Dust, 2 Brittle Shroud Petals	None	Own Bug Dust
Heal Cascade I	Channel	5	8	1 second	20	2 Aureolin Flower, 5 Bonemeal, 1 Aerated Banshee Gel	None	Own Bonemeal (or own a Heal Cascade I)
Chain Heal I	Spell charges	12	38	1 second	20	4 Bonemeal, 5 Chamomile, 1 Glow Dust	Mortar	Own Chamomile
Entangle I	Spell charges	5	13	0.5 seconds	50	5 Critter Parts, 2 Bones	None	Own Critter Parts

Fire Bolt and Fireball deal Fire damage, so Arsonist ranks raise both. Ice Bolt deals Ice damage and benefits from Iceman, the same node that boosts every Wand shot.

Enshrouded character casting 'Fire Bolt I' from a Staff, a fire bolt leaving the staff head — A fire bolt leaves the Staff head, with the HUD spell label reading ‘Fire Bolt I’.

Early Mage armor sets

Enshrouded Character screen with Alchemist Apprentice set, Physical Armor 24 and Magical Armor 36 — The full Alchemist Apprentice set of hat, chest, gloves, trousers and boots worn together.

Four sets fit the early game. The Alchemist Apprentice set (level 5) comes through the Alchemist. The Mage and Healer sets (level 10) are made at the Alchemist from Flame level 3 (more in the craftable armor sets by Flame level). The Wizard set (level 10) comes from chests and has no recipe (the other chest-only families are in the loot armor sets list).

Alchemist Apprentice Chest recipe card at the Alchemist in Enshrouded — The Alchemist Apprentice Chest recipe card at the Alchemist.

Several gear pieces directly support a wand mage. Wand Damage +6% comes on the Wizard Gloves, which unlock Wand Mastery +2 once enhanced. The Mage Boots and Alchemist Apprentice Boots can both unlock Iceman +1, while the Mage Gloves and Alchemist Apprentice Gloves can unlock Arsonist +1.

Enshrouded Alchemist Apprentice Hat card with Physical Armor 5, Magical Armor 7 and 'Upgrade at: Alchemist' — The Uncommon Alchemist Apprentice Hat adds +8% Magical Critical Strike Chance at item level 5/7.

Set	Piece	Slot	Item level	Skill ranks when enhanced	Card stats	Where it comes from	Recipe
Alchemist Apprentice	Alchemist Apprentice Hat	Head	5	Mage Apprentice +1, Thunder +1	Magical Critical Strike Chance +8%	Alchemist (Through the Alchemist)	2 Bonemeal, 2 Torn Cloth, 1 String, 1 Metal Scraps, 2 Aerated Banshee Gel
Alchemist Apprentice	Alchemist Apprentice Chest	Chest	5	Dark Arts +1, Wizard +1	Mana +24	Alchemist (Through the Alchemist)	5 Torn Cloth, 5 String, 7 Bonemeal, 2 Metal Scraps, 25 Active Mycelium
Alchemist Apprentice	Alchemist Apprentice Gloves	Hands	5	Arsonist +1, Quick Charge +1	Magic Damage +2%	Alchemist (Through the Alchemist)	2 Torn Cloth, 4 String, 2 Bonemeal, 1 Metal Scraps, 2 Aerated Banshee Gel
Alchemist Apprentice	Alchemist Apprentice Trousers	Legs	5	Bloodletting +1, Terror +1	Mana +9	Alchemist (Through the Alchemist)	4 Bonemeal, 2 String, 2 Torn Cloth, 5 Shroud Liquid
Alchemist Apprentice	Alchemist Apprentice Boots	Feet	5	Iceman +1, Necromancer +1	Mana Regeneration +4	Alchemist (Through the Alchemist)	3 Torn Cloth, 6 String, 2 Resin, 15 Mycelium
Mage	Mage Hat	Head	10	Mage Apprentice +1, Thunder +1	Magical Critical Strike Chance +9%	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	4 Torn Cloth, 5 Shroud Mushroom, 2 Linen, 1 Goo
Mage	Mage Chest	Chest	10	Dark Arts +1, Wizard +1	Mana +48	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	4 Indigo Plant, 2 Copper Bars, 1 Glow Dust, 6 Amber, 3 Giant Critter Scales
Mage	Mage Gloves	Hands	10	Arsonist +1, Quick Charge +1	Magic Damage +3%	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	2 Indigo Plant, 1 Goo, 2 Linen, 2 Shroud Sack
Mage	Mage Trousers	Legs	10	Bloodletting +1, Terror +1	Mana +18	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	1 Bug Dust, 1 Glow Dust, 2 Copper Bars, 4 Charcoal, 2 Corrupted Boar Tusk
Mage	Mage Boots	Feet	10	Iceman +1, Necromancer +1	Mana Regeneration +8	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	1 Bug Dust, 2 Resin, 1 Reptile Leather, 2 Brittle Shroud Petals
Healer	Healer Headwrap	Head	10	Shroud Mitigation +2	Revive Duration -0.5 s	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	5 Shroud Mushroom, 1 Glow Dust, 2 Linen, 2 Bones
Healer	Healer Tunic	Chest	10	Shared Misery +1, Water Aura +1	Healing +48%	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	4 Indigo Plant, 6 Amber, 4 Copper Bars, 3 Giant Critter Scales, 1 Goo
Healer	Healer Gloves	Hands	10	Healer +1, Quick Charge +1	Healing +12%	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	1 Glow Dust, 2 Linen, 2 Indigo Plant, 2 Shroud Sack
Healer	Healer Pants	Legs	10	Healing Revive +2	Revive Heal Percentage +7%	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	4 Charcoal, 4 Torn Cloth, 1 Bug Dust, 1 Copper Bars, 2 Corrupted Boar Tusk
Healer	Healer Boots	Feet	10	Healer +1, Righteous Fire +1	Mana Regeneration +8	Alchemist (From Flame level 3)	1 Reptile Leather, 2 Dried Fur, 1 Resin, 2 Brittle Shroud Petals
Wizard	Wizard Hat	Head	10	Mage Apprentice +1, Radiant Aura +1	Critical Strike Damage +19%	Chests	–
Wizard	Wizard Chest	Chest	10	Life Essences +1, Wizard +1	Wand Damage +3%	Chests	–
Wizard	Wizard Gloves	Hands	10	Wand Mastery +2	Wand Damage +6%	Chests	–
Wizard	Wizard Pants	Legs	10	Eternal Spark +1, Unity +1	Mana Regeneration +8	Chests	–
Wizard	Wizard Boots	Feet	10	Frost +1, Ice Resistance skill +1	Health Regeneration +6	Chests	–

Wizard Gloves store art from Enshrouded — Wizard Gloves. Image: Keen Games

Where the build goes next

Past Flame level 3, the fire Wizard build covers later gear, Eternal Fireball and a full point budget, and the summoner necromancer build takes the Mage tree toward skull and Hollow summons.