Arcana skill

The Arcana skill (formerly known as Magical Devices) represents the character's academic knowledge of the concepts of magic. While some applications of this knowledge still requires Attunement (for example, memorizing a spell scroll), the skill itself is purely knowledge based and does not presume any magical talent on the character's part. As such, most NMUs can freely learn and teach it. While the NMU uses of Arcana will be slowly opened to Barbarians in the coming months, please note that as an expression of your guild disadvantage, you may face penalties for being versed in Arcana.

Knowledge of Arcana allows the user to manipulate items imbued with magical energy, such as cambrinth, runestones, constellation jewelry, and wands. Other devices may be found in the Magical Items category.¹

Training

• 0-~40 ranks - TAPping a carved sandalwood fan works well at low ranks.
• 0-50 ranks - Runestones can be focused repeatedly to high experience per action gain.
• 50+ ranks - Cambrinth is the main Arcana trainer after 50 ranks. For best practices see the Cambrinth page.
• INVOKEing a spell scroll provides a large amount of Arcana experience.
• STUDYing a spell scroll provides an extremely large amount of Arcana experience.

Skill Feats

Rank	Feat
80	Able to focus mana into runestones, increasing their effectiveness.
100	100% efficiency charging cambrinth.
110	Able to successfully focus on a cambrinth orb.
120	Able to charge cambrinth one-handed.
150	Able to utilize wands and rods.
150	100% charging cambrinth and having it "fully absorb" (11 streams).
~160	Able to START charging cambrinth worn, still requires one hand free. Can work if you try multiple times. This started working for me, sporadically at 163.65 ranks. Focusing is also sporadic. Currently using a 32 mana tailband. It's unclear if a lesser holding item will be easier. (Syllanthis - Empath).
180	Able to charge cambrinth worn, still requires one hand free.
200	Able to focus mana into rods and wands, increasing their effectiveness.

Guild Specific Uses

Cleric

• Reduces interaction time with Osrel Meraud orb.
  • Allows the Cleric to place more spells into the OM orb.

Moon Mage

• Requirement for Moon Mage Enchanting.
• Astoshe's Eclipse, also known as "inviso rings" can be recharged by Moon Mages once they reach 300 ranks of MD.
• Advanced manipulation of Moonblade and Shape Moonblade.

Warrior Mage

• Used to shape Magnetic Ballista to reduce magnetic area-effect.
• Used to direct Ball Lightning.
• Used to shape Fire Rain to avoid damaging others.