Enchant

Enchant

Ultima VII Part Two
Name:	Enchant Missiles
Incantation:	Ort Ylem
Reagents:	BP, MR
Circle:	3^rd

Ultima VII
Incantation:	Ort Ylem
Reagents:	BP, MR
Circle:	2^nd

Ultima VI
Incantation:	In Ort Ylem
Reagents:	MR, SS, SA
Circle:	7^th

Enchant is a spell that magically fortifies weapons.

Spell Description[edit]

In Ultima VI, this spell would endow a special staff (sold by Nicodemus) with the effects of other spells (such as Fireball or Kill). Thereafter, it would convert projectiles to their magical counterparts. Normal arrows and bolts have limited strength and reliability. Some warriors avoid missile weapons altogether because of these weaknesses. However, casting Enchant on a stack of bolts or arrows turns them into magic bolts or magic arrows. These magical projectiles do much more damage and never miss their target.

History[edit]

In Ultima VI each staff could only hold one spell, but up to ten charges of it. The staff could then be used by anyone to cast the stored spell. Detect Magic could be used to check how many charges are left in a staff.

By Ultima VII Part Two, this spell could be combined with the Create Ammo spell to ensure there was a steady supply of arrows and bolts that could be enchanted, thus solving all and any ammunition problems for the party.

Lore[edit]

“	Empowers special items with magical energy. – from Compendium (Ultima VI)

“	This spell causes up to an entire bundle of arrows or bolts to become enchanted and glow blue. Enchanted missiles will always hit their target and do significantly more damage than normal. – from The Book of Fellowship (Ultima VII)

“	Affecting an entire bundle if present, this spell enchants arrows and bolts so as to enhance their effectiveness. – from Beyond the Serpent Pillars (Ultima VII Part Two)

Trivia[edit]

It actually is possible to enchant a staff in Ultima VI with an 8^th circle spell, without being at that level, thus circumventing the lengthy quest for level 8.
The spell was omitted from the C64-port of Ultima VI.
The scroll in the beta of Ultima VII Part Two for some reason showed a harp.

Gallery[edit]

Enchant scroll found in Ultima VII Part Two
The scroll in the beta

See Also[edit]

Detect Magic
Create Ammo

Ultima VI Spells
1^st Circle	Create Food ☥ Detect Magic ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Dispel Magic ☥ Douse ☥ Harm ☥ Heal ☥ Help ☥ Ignite ☥ Light
2^nd Circle	Infravision ☥ Magic Arrow ☥ Poison ☥ Reappear ☥ Sleep ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Trap ☥ Unlock Magic ☥ Untrap ☥ Vanish
3^rd Circle	Curse ☥ Dispel Field ☥ Fireball ☥ Great Light ☥ Magic Lock ☥ Mass Awaken ☥ Mass Sleep ☥ Peer ☥ Protection ☥ Repel Undead
4^th Circle	Animate ☥ Conjure ☥ Disable ☥ Fire Field ☥ Great Heal ☥ Locate ☥ Mass Dispel ☥ Poison Field ☥ Sleep Field ☥ Wind Change
5^th Circle	Energy Field ☥ Explosion ☥ Insect Swarm ☥ Invisibility ☥ Lightning ☥ Paralyze ☥ Pickpocket ☥ Reveal ☥ Seance ☥ X-Ray
6^th Circle	Charm ☥ Clone ☥ Confuse ☥ Flame Wind ☥ Hail Storm ☥ Mass Protect ☥ Negate Magic ☥ Poison Wind ☥ Replicate ☥ Web
7^th Circle	Chain Bolt ☥ Enchant ☥ Energy Wind ☥ Fear ☥ Gate Travel ☥ Kill ☥ Mass Curse ☥ Mass Invisibility ☥ Wing Strike ☥ Wizard Eye
8^th Circle	Armageddon ☥ Death Wind ☥ Eclipse ☥ Mass Charm ☥ Mass Kill ☥ Resurrect ☥ Slime ☥ Summon ☥ Time Stop ☥ Tremor

Ultima VII Spells
Linear	Awaken ☥ Douse ☥ Fireworks ☥ Glimmer ☥ Help ☥ Ignite ☥ Thunder ☥ Weather
1^st Circle	Awaken All ☥ Create Food ☥ Cure ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Great Douse ☥ Great Ignite ☥ Light ☥ Locate
2^nd Circle	Destroy Trap ☥ Enchant ☥ Fire Blast ☥ Great Light ☥ Mass Cure ☥ Protection ☥ Telekinesis ☥ Wizard Eye
3^rd Circle	Curse ☥ Heal ☥ Paralyze ☥ Peer ☥ Poison ☥ Protect All ☥ Sleep ☥ Swarm
4^th Circle	Conjure ☥ Lightning ☥ Mark ☥ Mass Curse ☥ Recall ☥ Reveal ☥ Seance ☥ Unlock Magic
5^th Circle	Charm ☥ Dance ☥ Dispel Field ☥ Explosion ☥ Fire Field ☥ Great Heal ☥ Invisibility ☥ Mass Sleep
6^th Circle	Cause Fear ☥ Clone ☥ Fire Ring ☥ Flame Strike ☥ Magic Storm ☥ Poison Field ☥ Sleep Field ☥ Tremor
7^th Circle	Create Gold ☥ Death Bolt ☥ Delayed Blast ☥ Energy Field ☥ Energy Mist ☥ Mass Charm ☥ Mass Might ☥ Restoration
8^th Circle	Armageddon ☥ Death Vortex ☥ Invisibility All ☥ Mass Death ☥ Resurrect ☥ Summon ☥ Swordstrike ☥ Time Stop

Ultima VII Part Two Spells
1^st Circle	Create Food ☥ Cure ☥ Detect Trap ☥ Great Douse ☥ Great Ignite ☥ Light ☥ Locate ☥ Telekinesis
2^nd Circle	Awaken ☥ Destroy Trap ☥ False Coin ☥ Cold Blast ☥ Great Light ☥ Heal ☥ Mass Cure ☥ Protection
3^rd Circle	Chill ☥ Columna's Intuition ☥ Curse ☥ Enchant Missiles ☥ Paralyze ☥ Protect All ☥ Sleep ☥ Translation
4^th Circle	Blink ☥ Create Soul Prism ☥ Deter ☥ Flash ☥ Mass Curse ☥ Reveal ☥ Transcribe ☥ Unlock Magic
5^th Circle	Conjure ☥ Dispel Field ☥ Explosion ☥ Great Heal ☥ Invisibility ☥ Mass Sleep ☥ Summon Shade ☥ Surprise
6^th Circle	Betray ☥ Cause Fear ☥ Cold Strike ☥ Create Ammo ☥ Create Automaton ☥ Dispel Illusion ☥ Fire Field ☥ Fire Ring
7^th Circle	Energy Field ☥ Energy Mist ☥ Lightning ☥ Mass Awaken ☥ Mass Might ☥ Poison Mist ☥ Restoration ☥ Vibrate
8^th Circle	Create Ice ☥ Delayed Blast ☥ Fetch ☥ Firesnake ☥ Invoke Snow Serpent ☥ Mind Blast ☥ Serpent Bond ☥ Swordstrike
9^th Circle	Death Vortex ☥ Imbalance ☥ Invisibility All ☥ Mass Death ☥ Spiral Missile ☥ Stop Storm ☥ Summon ☥ Time Stop