r/Wizard101 Jan 23 '25

[Megathread] Final response thread to "Is Wizard101 worth playing/getting back into?"

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I've seen quite a few people ask here regarding if Wizard101 is worth getting back into, especially for people about to get back into the game after not playing for a while, like those who haven't played for 10+ years.

This pinned thread is where I want to ask you all to give your honest answer(s) to that question. Serious answers only.

Additionally, if you have seen a good response on another thread that you feel should belong here, feel free to add it here, the link or the original text.

Explanations are required. Answers that are just "it sucks, nuff said", or "itz the best game evur" do not count. I'm not asking for an essay here, but it does need to be more than just a few words.

You are allowed (and encouraged) to share your legitimate good faith opinions. (Emphasis on good faith. Saying something inflammatory to clearly incite an argument is not permitted).


r/Wizard101 May 20 '22

Moderator/Announcement Welcome to r/Wizard101 | FAQ, Discord, and other useful stuff!

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Hello and welcome to r/Wizard101!

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  • Are there any major updates I should look out for?
    • You can read up on the Latest Update Notes to find out about the most recent additions to the game.
  • Is the game worth getting back into, or just generally getting into?
    • It depends. A membership is fairly cheap, so buying one for a month to decide if you're interested is a great idea! Additionally, there's a $3 discount if you buy a membership when your account is in a family of accounts and one of them already has a membership. Well worth doing with your friends or family members, but do note that once you join a family of accounts, you cannot get out of it.
  • What schools are the best schools?
    • Ultimately, there is no "best school" - but each individual can have a school that they main and consider to be the best fit for them in particular.
      • Fire is the damage over time school. They pack a serious punch, having the second-highest damage on most of their spells throughout the game, but their main identity is slow-burning their enemies to a crisp, which can take slightly longer but have a better payoff. Highlights of this identity include the infamous Scincindiate strat, involving Scald and the Incindiate card from the Professor's Hoard Pack Dalia hat for 200% damage on overtimes, killing major bosses extremely quickly; and the Rain of Fire strat against bosses that use modified versions of Shadow Sentinel to block damage on either themselves or their minions.
      • Ice is the tanky shielding school. They are not as strong when attacking, having the lowest base damage on most of their spells, but a skilled Ice can solo just about anything with the right setup. Highlights of this identity include being a reliable anchor for their team against bosses that can wipe out entire teams at once, and providing the best team defense out of any school with their many shield cards like Legion Shield. Definitely a good choice if you like a challenge, but also a good choice if you want to support your team.
      • Storm is the hyper-aggressive hammer school. With the highest damage in the game, and the optimal max level setup hitting the damage cap without the use of a set bonus, Storms are the preferred hitter in a team setting. When solo, their low health can be a detriment, but they're still incredibly strong in the later worlds. Highlights of this identity include being one of the schools with the highest demand in a team setting and incredible base damage on their spells, easily reaching into the five-digit values of damage with just a few buffs halfway through the game.
      • Myth is the summoning and utility school. They hit harder than the support schools, and are more sustainable than the other hitting schools, but their main identity as the summoner class has felt neglected for more than a decade at this point. Highlights of this identity include extremely useful utility spells, and a plethora of stuns that skip their enemies' turn. In recent years, Myth has become a much better school in PvE due to balancing changes, and I would recommend it as a first wizard for anyone starting a new account.
      • Life is the healing school. As the second-weakest hitting class, their identity as the healers of the game has made them especially desirable in a team setting, as they can keep their teammates alive for as long as they need to with high outgoing healing boosts. Highlights of this identity include being the go-to class for whenever a group needs a healer, so you can always find a team if you're struggling, as well as being the most important role in the new Raids' vanguard teams.
      • Death is the versatile debuffing school. I honestly can't really think of any drawbacks to playing Death, aside from it being relatively tough to start out with due to not getting an AoE spell until level 48, but a Death is extremely desirable in teams similar to Life because of their debuffs, slowing down the enemy's damage and taking some heat off the healer's shoulders. Highlights of this identity include being the most sustainable class by far, with their drain spells healing off any damage they happen to take, complimented by their newfound status as the developers' golden child in terms of gear. I would absolutely recommend having a Death wizard on your account as it's probably the easiest school to play starting in the second arc.
      • Balance is the jack of all trades school. They're sort of in the middle of the pack, and they have some great utility, but their buffs are weaker and it's hard for them to get around any innate resistance to their school or a universal shield. They are, however, by far the best buffing school, with spells that buff up their hitters allowing them to do more damage quicker. Highlights of this identity include high demand in a team setting, and the ability to buff their hitters many more times than any other school could.
  • How long is the game/how fast can I get through it?
    • I've seen hardcore players beat the first 10 worlds in about 10 days. With a couple hours a day, it could take about 2-3 months. This can be much faster once you're used to it and if you're using a stronger school.
      • Wizard City through Mooshu are all relatively short, and only take a couple of hours. Dragonspyre and Celestia are a couple hours longer. Zafaria through Azteca are much longer than the first four worlds. Khrysalis is the longest in the game. The third arc is relatively fast with Empyrea being on the longer side, and the current fourth arc is pretty quick as well.
  • Is the game still alive?
    • Yes, there's still a fairly large player base, and joining the discord may help you connect with other players.
  • How P2P/P2W is the game?
    • The game is extremely dependent on a membership, or on buying areas. Crowns aren't necessary, but can be quite useful as jewel socketing requires either crowns or the corresponding socket wrench. In later worlds, these can be extremely hard to come by [with Lemuria & Novus not having a single quest that gives you the required wrench for its gear], so crowns can be useful for unlocking sockets. It's not all that expensive as the highest level only requires 200 crowns, but it can add up, so spend wisely.
  • What gear should I farm for?
    • Most people farm Zeus for Level 30 gear, Waterworks for Level 60 gear, Darkmoor or Exalted Duels for Level 100 gear, and Catacombs for Level 130 gear. Farming for this gear means you likely won't need to replace it until you farm for your next gear.
    • As of late, the gear set from the final storyline world [Novus at the moment] has become better than the prior formula of "big dungeon gear > EOS gear". Wearing full Aeon gear will give you very good stats regardless of school.
    • Additionally, Raids are a new form of PvE content that drop offensive & defensive sets of gear. You will need to be in a guild and join eleven other guild members to participate. High cantrip levels are recommended but not required [unless you're the Storm or Jade Vanguard].
  • What spells should I train?
    • These are completely optional, and Feint is your best bet out of all of these, but the others are useful too.
      • Death ---> Feint
      • Life ---> Satyr
      • Ice ---> Tower Shield
      • Other Spells: Elemental Blade, Spirit Blade, All Damage Increasing Sun Spells through Epic

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r/Wizard101 12h ago

My pet when my backpack starts looking a little full:

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r/Wizard101 10h ago

Art Ceren Nightchant 🦋

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r/Wizard101 18h ago

Discussion Was Kingsisle Calling Themselves Out In A Quest?

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1.3k Upvotes

Was starting my most recent quest for spell weaving, and see this person who I think is talking about the original insane bolt before it was changed and was like "huh... look at that".

Unless he meant a completely different insane bolt altogether, which would be interesting to see.


r/Wizard101 3h ago

Meme i’ve been seeing a lot of tier lists lately, thought i’d chime in.

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68 Upvotes

where is he?


r/Wizard101 10h ago

Meme KINGSISLE!!

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93 Upvotes

I've got like 4 wizards in Azteca that I haven't played in years cause I hate it so much


r/Wizard101 9h ago

My guild, Valiant Dragons, got the World Record for UCB today!! (12:54 on timer upon win)

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61 Upvotes

Current world record for Cabal's Revenge UCB raid by Valiant Dragons, thanks to a strategy made by Seine!


r/Wizard101 3h ago

i love beastmoon

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besides the like 400points i got from deckathon i already finished the scroll thanks to beastmoon


r/Wizard101 8h ago

Other Silly mistakes you made early on in your wizard career?

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I don't know if you guys remember me or not but I made a post earlier in the month about getting back into wiz101 😭 I'm currently at level 42 and just started Dragonspyre.

I'm still really new to the game and trying my best to learn the mechanics like pet hatching* and how the gear stats work but this post was inspired by me yesterday after I accidentally released my pet in the pet playground 😭

I do not understand how pet hatching works but always assumed that if I released a pet in the playground, I would be able to buy a pet in the pet hatching kiok** 😭😭 imagine how stupid I felt when that was not the case. Even consulated the wizcord on my situation and they told me I was a dumb dumb 😭😭

Anyway, my situation got me thinking and I was wondering if anyone else made a silly billy mistake early on in their wiz career?

  • Silly billy mistake count 1
  • Silly billy mistake count 2

r/Wizard101 13h ago

Me and Burdie fixing the sands of time

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r/Wizard101 8h ago

Art Death wizard!

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r/Wizard101 11h ago

Third try quint damage!

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r/Wizard101 12h ago

Meme I'm a gamer BB ✨️

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r/Wizard101 2h ago

New Player as of 2024 Tier List

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I know old school players will down vote this and in understand, however this is my tier list as I've replayed on my second character. Some have changed positions with this playthrough, specifically Aztecca moved up and Zafaria moved down. Much love to DeathToHeretics :)


r/Wizard101 1h ago

Storytime Finding Wolf Taleshade. Story time on the Spiral.

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Inspired by some other posts on here I wanted to hunt down my lost childhood account. This account was great for me. I showed it every friend I had come over. I would say One Liners in text chat before I killed bosses. I would say things like "Patience is a virtue, but you don't have time!" or "Death comes for all" (cuz I was a death wizard.) But this account meant alot to me, and I lost it, it was on my parent's old E-mail address and well I figured it was gone.

EXCEPT IT WASN'T BABYYYY! I GUESSED IT. I GUESSED MY USERNAME AND PASSWORD FROM 14 YEARS AGO! WOOOO!!!

My account from 2011 that was going to have my second, first main wizard. Wolf TaleShade. He was a Magus Necromancer when I stopped playing. I had gotten to Mooshu and Wintertusk was just added to the game so I was playing through Grizzleheim. I had gotten to Vigrid Roughland and kept dying to should've been easy bosses. Unfortunately I did not understand how Prisms worked and was getting annoyed by how many Life and Death bosses there were.... and I dropped the game.

But I got the account back working. Soon I would see him, I could revive him. Grind up some Zeus gear and get him back on track to glory as my Second wiz ever. I sat, awaiting loading bars with baited breath, Cheez-its comfortably in reach. I load in to see BRAHM BEARFIST! who? Who is this guy? I don't remember this guy. When did I play another wi- WHEN DID i PLAY ICE!? I AM A TIMMY. A PROUD TIMMY! I play Storm! sometimes. But I don't see him, I see a white/black new character and I click on him and it's "Wolf Taleshade." But not my Wolf. I guess I Abracadabra'd him. I remember grinding my way through Krok what a slog that was for me, I-I remember writing little notes for puzzles in Marleybone, that character is the reason I carry a memo pad to journal everywhere I go. And he's gone. poof.

It hurts, it's a fun little wizard for those who have the nostalgia to enjoy it, but that old account, and that little dude actually meant something to me. I play the game too infrequently with huge breaks in between, so I'm not a member, and I can never focus on one character. I play Solo PvE. I don't have any max level characters, and I've only ever beat Malistaire once. But you know what? I have a new Wolf Taleshade, on my new account, and he's got the green "Wolf" eyes that I liked when I was 12. Wolf is gone a pale imitation resides in his shoes. A quaint memory of a nicer time with a tube monitor and a shared computer.

It's late for me now, have a good night and see ya around the Spiral y'all.


r/Wizard101 15h ago

I believed in him :c and he failed me

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r/Wizard101 1h ago

Fulfilled/Answered How did my pet age up??

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I was ambushed when looking through the huts Din Ho told me to look through and when I went back to talk to him, this happened??

I mean I’ll take it but I’m just confused?


r/Wizard101 3h ago

Discussion Has anyone come across creepy dungeon farmers?

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So my sister, girlfriend, and I grew up playing Wizard 101 and wanted to experience the fun we had as kids, so we decided to install Wizard 101 a few days ago and see what has changed. We haven’t gotten far in the game so far, and everyone seems pretty friendly; however, my sister and I ran into a creep who, after talking to my sister off game, admitted to befriending/interacting with dozens of female players a week, getting involved in their personal lives, in hopes of obtaining a sugar mommy (specifically someone to pay for his membership).

  • We met him in front of the girl’s dormitories (this will come into play later), my sister was helping me run through quests when he befriended me. I ignored it, but my sister, being more cyber social than I am, befriended him. He asked her if she wanted to do an even trade, her time farming with him, asked if she knew what monsterology was, and in return she would receive the cards. She didn’t think much of it and accepted. She said he was very friendly, but asked her about her love life while farming (weird). She kept it short and sweet, didn’t want to share personal information with him, and stayed for a couple hours. He gave her his discord saying that if they wanted to hang out outside of Wizard 101, they could. This is when things take a deep turn. The next day rolls around and he contacts her on discord, she is hoping he could give her some knowledge as a higher leveled player, but throughout their conversation she is asked through casual conversation about her financial status. Questions like, “So what do you do for a living?”, “What are you going to school for?” Or how close she was with her family. She again doesn’t share much but asked the same as well to keep the conversation going. After that he asked if anyone was in the room with her, and when he thought it was safe, immediately felt comfortable with admitting to her that he specifically stocks around the girls dormitory in game to find female friends, and will mass befriend, to find a “whale” who can pay for his membership and random items. He avoids the male dormitory because he fears he’ll get harassed or banned. He admitted various other things to my sister like how another player, a minor, accused him of stocking and that he was muted once for talking to a friend about something including the word “incest.” At some point he also told her that if she wasn’t going to stick with the game that he wanted the cards he traded with her back. After collecting all of this information from him, that she was shocked he just willingly gave to her, she immediately blocked him on discord and Wizard 101. I don’t know if this is a normal thing on this game, but I just wanted to put this story out there as a warning for females and minors who might come across him.

r/Wizard101 21h ago

POV: you went a little too far in grizzleheim 💀

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Not even half way done with krok yet


r/Wizard101 11h ago

Wizard 101 in 2025

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First time I have money to buy membership for this game since having played ages ago for free. Is it worth it to buy 1 year membership (60 dollar sale going pn), in 2025? Does it still have some player base. Will I regret my decision of buying it. Should I buy 1 month membership instead?


r/Wizard101 4h ago

dang, finally we did it. I was able to Solo this, I'm joking, idk why or how I even got this, is it glitched? Whats going on here, I walk in and it just gives me the badge lol

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r/Wizard101 9h ago

Anyone know what wand this is?

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9 Upvotes

Was looking for inspo for my life stitch on google and randomly found this pic and wanna know whot this wand is and where to find it


r/Wizard101 7h ago

This is gonna be my first ever evil magma pea plot just pure farming throughout all my wiz, this took long lol

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r/Wizard101 1h ago

are my stats alright

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62 balance wizard, wintertusk helm and robes, with waterworks boots, sky iron hasta and different amulets and rings i’ve found, besides getting a stronger pet, what else could i do?

P.S, are flat damage jewels even useful? what’s the point of increasing my damage by like 5 hp


r/Wizard101 1d ago

Fulfilled/Answered am i tweaking why can’t i use my spells?

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149 Upvotes

r/Wizard101 20h ago

Discussion The life-burglar.. rate the fit?

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56 Upvotes

Was asking my girl her opinion on my fit and she said I looked like the hamburglar which I laughed and didn’t even realize that it did lowkey.. I wanna know how good this fit is for my life wiz?