Runic magic/All spells

The tables on this page list all the runic magic spells (both documented and undocumented) that can be cast in the games Ultima Underworld and Ultima Underworld II.

Notes

• Runic spells can be easier to remember if one knows the runestone meanings.
• For a list of the undocumented spells and their locations, see: Runic magic/Undocumented spells

Discrepancies

There are several discrepancies in the spells between UW1 and UW2:

• Some spells are in one game and not the other.
• Some spells are in both games but in different circles.
• Some spells are in both games but are cast with different rune combinations.
• Some rune combinations cast different spells in different games.
• Some spells are in both games but function differently in either game.
• Spell descriptions may differ between the two games's manuals.
• The two games's manuals have slightly different categories and different critera for categorizing a spell.

In the following tables:

• The Games column tells which game(s) a particular spell is in, and whether it is documented (known) or discovered (found).
• Spells in different circles are listed in both circles, the Games column refers to the other circle if the spell is not in that circle for that game.
• Spell descriptions come from whichever manual better decribes them. If the documented descriptions are inaccurate or ambigious, a user provided description is given. Undocumented spells have user provided descriptions.
• Spells that are different between games are noted in the description column.
• Spells are categorized similar to the UW2 system:
  • Duration: A spell that stays active for a certain period of time. For those spells the icon in the spell shelf is shown as well for easy identification.
  • Missile: A spell that launches a missle that will be fired from an aiming cursor.
  • Targeted: A spell that needs the user to select a target by touch, either out in the 3d world or in the inventory. The target must be within arm's reach unless a telekinesis spell is active.
  • Instantaneous: A spell that has an immediate effect, no duration, and no user targeting needed.
  • Permanent: A spell that creates an effect that lasts until changed by something else.

Spells of the First Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Bounce	Uus Des Por	Duration	Allows the caster to rebound into a jump at the end of a fall		found
	Create Food	In Mani Ylem	Instantaneous	Creates a piece of fresh food	known	known
	Detect Trap	Wis Jux	Targeted	This spell informs the caster of any non-magical traps on an object		known
	Leap	Uus Por	Duration	This spell increases the height and distance of its caster’s jumping ability	found	2nd Circle
	Light	In Lor	Duration	Provides illumination greater than that of a torch but less than a lantern	known	known
	Locate	Bet Wis Ex	Instantaneous	Reveals the mage's location on the map		found
	Luck	Bet Ort In	Duration	In combat, this spell improves the odds in the caster’s favor		known
	Magic Arrow	Ort Jux	Missile	This spell fires a magic arrow at an opponent. Can also be used to toggle switches.	known	known
	Resist Blows	Bet In Sanct	Duration	Temporarily grants the caster the same protection as wearing head-to-toe armour	known	known
	Stealth	Sanct Hur	Duration	Briefly prevents you from making any noise, making it less likely that creatures will notice you	known

Spells of the Second Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Curse	An Sanct	Duration	(unverified) decreases defense skills of opponents in combat	found
	Cause Fear	Quas Corp	Instantaneous Targeted	This spell can cause an opponent to lose heart and flee UW1: Auto-targeted, UW2: User targeted	known	known
	Deadly Seeker	Ort Wis Jux	Missile	This spell releases a projectile that tracks down and strikes an opponent		known
	Detect Monster	Wis Mani	Instantaneous	Informs the caster as to the presence of nearby creatures	known
	Dispel Hunger	Quas Mani Ylem	Instantaneous	Causes the caster to feel "well fed"		found
	Jump Leap	Uus Por	Duration	Increases height and distance of jumps. Called "jump" in manual and "leap" in game.	1st Circle	known
	Lesser Heal	In Bet Mani	Instantaneous	Heals the caster's minor wounds	known	known
	Rune of Flame	In Flam Jux	Permanent, until disturbed	Creates an enchantment on a fixed location which will burst into flames should anything disturb it		known
	Rune of Warding	In Jux	Permanent, until disturbed	Creates an enchantment on a fixed location which will report to the caster should anything disturb it	known
	Slow Fall	Rel Des Por	Duration	Allows the caster to fall slowly and to avoid injury when jumping from great heights	known	known
	Valor	Quas An Corp	Duration	Improves a casters abilities in combat (20% weapon proficiency increase)		found

Spells of the Third Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Bleeding	Jux Mani	Targeted	Causes a targeted enemy to lose blood, causing it injury		known
	Conceal	Bet Sanct Lor	Duration	Obscures the caster to others	known
	Cure Poison	An Nox	Instantaneous	Removes any toxins in the caster's blood	5th Circle	known
	Dispel Rune	An Jux Ort	Targeted	Removes a magical rune such as a Rune of Flame or a Rune of Stasis		known
	Lightning	Ort Grav	Missile	Hurls a bolt of arcane electrical energy at a foe	known	known
	Night Vision	Quas Lor	Duration	Allows the caster to see without the benefit of a light source, distance equivalent to lantern	known	known
	Repel Undead	An Kal Corp	Instantaneous	Causes undead to flee in terror, unless being cornered		found
	Speed	Rel Tym Por	Duration	Decreases the speed of others thereby making the caster relatively faster	known	known
	Strengthen Door	Sact Jux	Permanent	Spikes a door	known
	Thick Skin	In Sanct	Duration	Thickens the caster's skin to protect from blows.	found	4th Circle
	Water Walk	Ylem Por	Duration	Allows the caster to walk on water	4th Circle	known

Spells of the Fourth Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Flameproof Resist Fire	Sanct Flam	Duration	This spell briefly grants a partial resistance to damage from flame. Called "Resist Fire" in UW1 manual, "Flameproof" everywhere else	known	known
	Frost	In An Flam	Instantaneous	Throws multiple iceballs at the foes surrounding the caster		found
	Heal	In Mani	Instantaneous	This spell heals the caster of even grievous wounds	known	known
	Levitate	Hur Por	Duration	Briefly allows you to rise vertically into the air	known	5th Circle
	Missile Protection	Grav Sanct Por	Duration	This spell renders the caster invulnerable to most missiles, and offers protection from others	5th Circle	known
	Poison	Nox Mani	Instantaneous	Poisons all nearby creatures, hostile or not.	known
	Poison Weapon	Nox Jux Ylem	Duration	This spell envenoms the caster’s weapons		known
	Remove Trap	An Jux	Targeted	This spell negates a non-magical trap	known	known
	Study Monster	Wis Mani	Targeted	This spell gives the caster knowledge about a creature		known
	Thick Skin	In Sanct	Duration	Thickens the caster's skin to protect from blows.	3rd Circle	found
	Water Walk	Ylem Por	Duration	Allows the caster to walk on water	found	3rd Circle

Spells of the Fifth Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Cure Poison	An Nox	Instantaneous	Removes any toxins in the caster's blood	known	3rd Circle
	Fireball	Por Flam	Missile	Hurls a flaming missile at a targeted creature	known	known
	Levitate	Uus Hur Por	Duration	Allows the caster to move upward and downward in a fixed spot	3rd Circle	known
	Mending	Rel Sanct Ylem	Targeted	Repairs damaged equipment. Restores others, such as refilling a lantern		found
	Missile Protection	Grav Sanct Por	Duration	Renders the caster invulnerable to missile weapons	known	4th Circle
	Name Enchantment	Ort Wis Ylem	Targeted	This spell reveals the true nature of the object on which the spell is cast	known	known
	Open	Ex Ylem	Targeted	This spell unlocks a locked door or chest	known	known
	Rune of Stasis	In Tym Jux	Permanent, until disturbed	Creates a floating rune. Any foe touching it is immobilized		found
	Smite Undead	An Corp Mani	Instantaneous Targeted	Delivers a crushing blow to a single undead being UW1: Auto-targets nearest, UW2: User targeted	found	known
	Telekinesis	Ort Por Ylem	Duration	Allows the caster to manipulate or pick up a single item at a distance	6th Circle	known

Spells of the Sixth Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Charm	Quas Rel Wis	Targeted	Renders a hostile enemy friendly		known
	Daylight	Vas In Lor	Duration	This spell provides bright illumination for extended periods of time	known	known
	Gate Travel	Vas Rel Por	Instantaneous Targeted	UW1: Allows you to travel instantly to a moonstone UW2: When cast on one moonstone, this spell takes the caster instantaneously to another moonstone	known	known
	Greater Heal	Vas In Mani	Instantaneous	Restores the caster to full health	known	known
	Invisibility	Vas Sanct Lor	Duration	Renders the caster invisible	7th Circle	known
	Map Area	Wis Ex	Instantaneous	Maps the area surrounding the mage. The scope of the mapping in proportion to the mage's experience		found
	Paralyze	An Ex Por	Instantaneous Targeted	Prevents a targeted creature from moving UW1: Auto-Targeted, UW2: User targeted	known	known
	Sheet Lightning	Vas Ort Grav	Instantaneous	Summons an electrical storm to sweep the area	found	known
	Telekinesis	Ort Por Ylem	Duration	Allows the caster to manipulate or pick up items at a distance	known	5th Circle

Spells of the Seventh Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Ally	In Mani Rel	Permanent	Causes the targeted creature to attack the last enemy it saw the caster attack	known
	Enchant Item	Vas Ort Ylem	Permanent	Can enchant weapons and armor. Also improves an already existing enchantment. If it fails, the item is destroyed.		found
	Fly	Vas Hur Por	Duration	Allows the caster to fly	known	8th Circle
	Invisibility	Vas Sanct Lor	Duration	Renders the caster invisible	known	6th Circle
	Magic Satellite	Ort Por Grav	Permanent, until it attacks	Creates a magic satellite near the caster which attacks nearby foes		known
	Confusion Mass Confusion	Vas An Wis	Instantaneous	Causes all foes to become befuddled Called "Confusion" in UW1, "Mass Confusion" in UW2	known	known
	Portal	Vas Ex Ylem	Instantaneous	Transports the caster seven feet forward		known
	Reveal	Ort An Quas	Instantaneous	Reveals hidden objects and concealed doors	known	known
	Shockwave	Jux Hur	Instantaneous	Creates a wave of destruction around the caster		known
	Summon Daemon	Kal An Mani	Instantaneous	Summons a hostile daemon which immediately attacks the caster		found
	Summon Monster	Kal Mani	Instantaneous	Summons a random critter in front of the caster, usually in a mellow state	found
	Tremor	Vas Por Ylem	Instantaneous	Creates a vast upheaval, causing the ground to quake and rocks to fall	8th Circle	found

Spells of the Eighth Circle

	Spell	Words of Power	Type	Description	Games
					UW1	UW2
	Armageddon	Vas Kal Corp	Permanent	Ends all life everywhere, trapping the caster in a dead and desolate world	found	found
	Flame Wind	Flam Hur	Instantaneous	This spell unleashes a storm of fireballs in front of the caster	known	known
	Fly	Vas Hur Por	Duration	This spell allows the caster to fly through air for a time, and then glide gently to the ground	7th Circle	known
	Freeze Time	An Tym	Duration	This spell stops the flow of time for all save the caster	known	known
	Iron Flesh	In Vas Sanct	Duration	This spell greatly increases resistance to damage	known	known
	Restoration	Vas Mani	Instantaneous	This spell restores the caster to full health, wakefulness and satiation		known
	Roaming Sight	Ort Por Wis	Duration	This spell allows the caster to move his or her point of view at will, regardless of physical constraints	known	known
	Smite Foe	Vas Jux Mani	Instantaneous	Heavily damages the targeted foe. Only works on living creatures, not magical constructs or the undead.		found
	Tremor	Vas Por Ylem	Instantaneous	Creates a vast upheaval, causing the ground to quake and rocks to fall	known	7th Circle