Casting strength

Casting strength or simply CS is the primary offensive measure involved in the resolution of Warding magic.

A character's CS is calculated depending on a character's training and the type and spell circle of magic being cast. There are also magical spells and items that can enhance a character's CS, such as Spirit Slayer (240), Elemental Targetting (425), Champion's Might (1612), and the magic found in heavy quartz orbs.

Formula

CS = (Level × 3)
+ round(Primary Circle bonus)
+ ceiling(Secondary Circle A bonus)
+ ceiling(Secondary Circle B bonus)
+ round(Stat bonus)

round = standard >= .5 round up, < .5 round down.
ceiling = always round up

Primary Circle Bonus

The Primary Circle is the circle of the spell being cast (round normally). E.g., a sorcerer casting Mana Disruption (702) would use ranks known in the sorcerer spell circle to calculate the primary circle bonus.

• Ranks up to level = 1
• Ranks 1-20 above level = 0.75
• Ranks 21-60 above level = 0.5
• Ranks 61-100 above level = 0.25
• Ranks 101-? above level = 0.125

Secondary Circle Bonus

Secondary circles are any other spell circles the character knows (round up). E.g, A sorcerer casting Mana Disruption (702) would use spell ranks known in the Minor Elemental and Minor Spiritual circles to calculate the secondary spell circle bonuses. If your profession is is limited to two spell circles then there will only be one secondary circle.

• Ranks up to 2/3 level = 0.33333
• Ranks above 2/3 level up to level = 0.1
• Ranks above level = 0.05

Stat Bonus

Stat bonus is the value appearing after the stat when the INFO command is entered.

• Use the Aura stat bonus for the following spell circles:
  • Bard Base
  • Wizard Base
  • Minor Elemental
  • Major Elemental
• Use the Wisdom stat bonus for the following spell circles:
  • Cleric Base
  • Empath Base
  • Ranger Base
  • Paladin Base
  • Minor Spiritual
  • Major Spiritual
• Use the average of Aura and Wisdom stat bonuses (round up) for:
  • Sorcerer Base

Example

'Mentok' is a level 60 Sorcerer. He has 80 Sorcerer Base ranks, 30 Minor Elemental ranks, and 20 Minor Spiritual ranks. His AUR bonus is 30 and his WIS bonus is 25.

• Level x 3 = 180
• 60 Sorcerer Base ranks @ 1.0 + 20 ranks @ 0.75 = 75
• 30 Minor Elemental ranks @ 0.33333 = 10
• 20 Minor Spiritual ranks @ 0.33333 = 7
• (30 AUR bonus + 25 WIS bonus)/2 = 28

180 + 75 + 10 + 7 + 28 = 300

Mentok's Sorcerer circle CS = 300