Video summary
Cantrips are a new side activity introduced in the Spring 2022 update of Wizard101, designed to allow players to gain experience points outside of traditional battles. In this system, one unit of energy spent casting a spell equates directly to one experience point, making the most efficient leveling strategy the use of spells that cost the highest amount of energy. To begin this journey, players must reach level 25 or higher and speak with Abner K. Doodle in any world hub to start the "Cantrips101" quest. The progression continues by interacting with Buttersfield and Wisteria, where players can advance from level one to two by casting spells like Magic Touch on various objects or by crafting and using specific treasure cards such as Healing 1 or Mana 1, depending on which method they prefer for speed and resource availability.
As players advance through the ranks of Cantrip Apprentice, Initiate, Adept, Master, and Grandmaster, the requirements for leveling up become increasingly demanding in terms of experience points needed and the complexity of the spells involved. Reaching level three requires 100 XP, which can be achieved by casting Minor Invisibility twenty times or using alternative spells like Rainmaker if the cooldown on invisibility is too slow. Moving to level four demands 200 XP, often best accomplished by casting Major Invisibility fourteen times or crafting Mana 2 treasure cards ten times, provided the necessary reagents are available. By level five, players need 300 XP and should focus on crafting and casting Sneak treasure cards fifteen times, as crafting radiant spells at this stage is generally discouraged since those resources will be needed for later levels.
The difficulty spikes significantly once a player reaches the ranks of Legend, Champion, and Artisan, where specific high-level treasure cards become the primary method for gaining experience. Level six requires 400 XP and can only be achieved by casting Mana 3 or Healing 3 treasure cards fourteen times each. At level seven, players need 500 XP and should utilize Second Mark Anywhere followed by repeated casts of Second Recall to gain two XP per cast, requiring only seventeen casts total. Reaching level eight demands 600 XP through the crafting and casting of Healing 4 treasure cards fifteen times, while level nine requires 700 XP obtained by casting Fishing Luck 4 or Heal and Mana Fort treasure cards twelve times, both of which are noted as quite difficult to craft.
Currently, there is no known method to reach level ten because rank nine spells have not yet been released in the game; however, once they become available, players will need to spend 800 XP to achieve this final milestone. Additionally, the guide mentions that world teleport spells can be obtained from the final bosses of every First Dark World, such as Lord Nightshade in Wizard City. While it is assumed that an Arcanum spell might also be obtainable from these encounters, the exact drop location remains uncertain at the time of writing. This system offers a structured path for players to engage with magic mechanics creatively, turning resource management and strategic spell selection into a rewarding alternative way to progress their character's power level.
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can trips is a new side activity added
in the spring 2022 update it uses energy
to cast magic outside of the battle for
leveling one energy is equal to one
experience the best way to level is to
cast spells that cost the most energy
you can only get experience for casting
spells the same level as you to start
can trips talk to abner k doodle in the
hub of any world once you are level 25
or higher he has a quest called
cantrips101 this will get you to level
one continue the quest by talking to
buttersfield and wisteria to get to
level 2 you need 50xp you get at least
6xp from the tutorial you will get more
if you teleported to buttersfield once
the tutorial is finished you should cast
magic touch 9 times to get to level 2.
you can cast magic touch on any object
it doesn't have to be a ritual chest the
other option which is quicker is to cast
healing 1 or mana 1 radiant spells this
however means you have to craft these
treasure cards which may not be as easy
as casting magic touch
if you do this option you only need 5
casts of either of these spells to get
to the next level congratulations on
becoming a cantrip apprentice to get to
level 3 you need 100 xp the first option
is to cast minor invisibility it has a
long cooldown doing this you only need
to cast a spell 20 times to level up if
you find that too slow you can cast some
other two energy cantrip spells such as
rainmaker 50 times the quicker option if
you have all of the required reagents is
to craft and cast seven fishing luck one
or heal and mana one treasure cards you
could also craft and cast five healing
two treasure cards this option is only
quicker if you have all the required
reagents if you don't then use the other
options congratulations on becoming
kantrip initiate to get to level 4 you
need 200 xp the first option is casting
major invisibility as with the previous
level this does have a long cooldown but
you only need to cast it 14 times to
level up if this is too slow you could
cast roll dice a hundred times i would
say both would take about the same
amount of time the second option is to
craft and cast mana two treasure cards
ten times i wouldn't recommend this
unless you have all of their reagents
congratulations on becoming a cantrip
adept to get to level 5 you need 300 xp
the best way to level up is crafting
cast sneak treasure cards 15 times i
would not recommend crafting the radiant
spells for this level as they will be
needed later on making it a waste of
reagents congratulations on becoming a
cantrip master to get to level 6 you
need 400 xp
at the time of writing this the only way
to level up is to cast either mana 3 or
healing 3 treasure cards you need to
cast 14 of them to get to the next level
congratulations on becoming a cantrip
grandmaster to get to level 7 you need
500 xp you should cast second mark
anywhere which will give you 2 xp then
repeatedly cast second recall
the mark will stay even if it looks like
it disappears doing this you will only
need to cast this 17 times
congratulations on becoming a cantrip
legend to get to level 8 you need 600 xp
as of writing this the only way to level
up is to craft and cast healing for
treasure cards these are very expensive
and you need to cast 15 of these to
level up
congratulations on becoming a cantrip
champion to get to level 9 you need 700
xp again as of writing this the only way
of leveling this is crafting and casting
either fishing luck 4 or heal and
manafort treasure cards these are both
quite difficult to craft and you need to
cast 12 of them in order to level up
congratulations on becoming a cantrip
artisan at the time of writing this
guide there is no way to get to level 10
as there are no rank 9 spells when there
is you will need 800 xp to get to level
10. you can also get the world teleport
spells from the final boss of every
first dark world for example wizard city
spell fight lord nightshade i would
assume the arcanum spell would be able
to be obtained but i am unsure where it
is dropped