Skills and wards — the Magic Minute guide

The hero's ten numbers: what each does and what counters it

The hero has 6 skills and 4 wards. A skill gives a move of its own; a ward dampens the opponent’s move. They work in fights with other mages; against a guardian only power matters.

Skills

Skill	What it does	Countered by
Power	Damage of every hit	—
Health	Your life pool in a fight	—
Agility	Chance to dodge a hit	Accuracy
Defense	Chance to block a hit	Pierce
Fury	Chance to hit twice as hard	Composure
Reflex	Chance to strike back	Vigilance

Wards

Ward	What it does	Counters
Accuracy	Cuts the rival's dodging	Agility
Pierce	Cuts the rival's blocking	Defense
Composure	Cuts the rival's fury	Fury
Vigilance	Cuts the rival's counters	Reflex

The chance of a move

The chance to dodge, block, land a furious blow or strike back is counted the same way: your skill against the opponent’s ward. A ward point weighs as much as 2 skill points.

The higher the skill, the higher the chance, but each next point adds less. The chance never goes above 60%.

Your skill	Opponent's ward: 0	Opponent's ward: 50	Opponent's ward: 100
25	12%	7%	5%
50	20%	12%	9%
100	30%	20%	15%
150	36%	26%	20%
200	40%	30%	24%
300	45%	36%	30%

Blow and life

A plain blow	80, plus 1 for every 10 power points
Life	1000, plus 1 for each health point
A furious blow	×2; for an orc — ×2.5
A counter-blow	a plain blow in reply to the opponent's hit
A block	no damage; a dwarf returns 40% of the blow
A dodge	no damage; an elf always strikes back after a dodge — at 65% strength
A staff spell	×3; cannot be dodged or blocked

Power and the guardian

Against a guardian only power works: the higher it is, the harder each chain hits.

Hero power	Hit on a guardian
20	×1
50	×1.1
100	×1.27
150	×1.43
200	×1.6
260	×1.8
320	×2

Skill points

Every new hero level and every step gives 10 points. You spend them in portions of 5 on the hero tab. Redistributing them is free the first time, then costs 300 sparks.