Introduction | Rituals Eador: MotBW Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Rituals are powerful spells that are cast on the world map, with resources as payment. Some reinforce the overall performance of the kingdom, others damage the enemy, and some even bend the rules of the game. All, however, are tools very useful in helping you widen the reach of your rule, so make sure to acquire at least some of them, even if magic repels you.

There are two ways of acquiring rituals. You can do it by placing particular buildings in the Magic Quarter of the capital, or through random encounters and loot gained from battles. In practice, the first option is much more comfortable because it allows you to pick spells in accordance with your needs. It's even better if you have a Wizard as you hero - you get access to spells from your chosen school of magic (to which the ritual is assigned). If the hero is non-magical, that's ok too - all heroes can use basic magic.

Similar to spells, rituals affect your karma, so make sure your choices don't anger the gods (sometimes a single decision can have disastrous results). Below you will find charts with all essential information pertaining to rituals.

Ritual	Level	School of Magic	Karma
Enchanted Coffer	I	Wizardry	Negative
Chalice of Life	I	Sacred	Neutral
Extravaganza	I	Sorcery	Neutral
Walking Dead	I	Necromancy	Negative
Fair Wind	I	Elemental	Neutral
Dark Ritual	I	Chaos	Negative
Creation	II	Wizardry	Neutral
Heavenly Light	II	Sacred	Positive
Illusionary Battle	II	Sorcery	Neutral
Deadly Horror	II	Necromancy	Negative
Gifts of Earth	II	Elemental	Neutral
Chaos spawn	II	Chaos	Negative
Magic Barrier	III	Wizardry	Neutral
Heavenly Guards	III	Sacred	Positive
Mass Insanity	III	Sorcery	Neutral
Undead Uprising	III	Necromancy	Negative
Blizzard	III	Elemental	Negative
Rain of Brimstone	III	Chaos	Negative
Tower of Lightning	IV	Wizardry	Neutral
Gifts of Heaven	IV	Sacred	Neutral
Astral Gates	IV	Sorcery	Neutral
Pestilence	IV	Necromancy	Negative
Conflagration	IV	Elemental	Negative
Demon invasion	IV	Chaos	Negative

You can perform only one ritual per round as each of them requires a specified break between the next use. The waiting time, though, can be lowered by constructing certain buildings in the city - such as Enchanted Grove, Stonehenge or Oracle (found in Forest Quarter.) Unfortunately, they're quite expensive, so you'd do better if you refrained from buying them early on.

To help you enjoy the game and facilitate managing your kingdom, have a look at the next pages, which outline all rituals in detail.