Enshrouded 1.0 Wizard Build (Mage Guide & Skill Tree)

✔ Updated 2026-10-17Verified against Enshrouded 1.0 (hotfix 1.0.0.2). Skill costs and effects come from the 1.0 game data (build 1267041).

Overview

The Wizard is Enshrouded's pure spellcaster. Staves cast spell charges, or Eternal spells that never run out, and the Wizard region holds the elemental damage nodes: Arsonist for fire, Iceman for ice and Thunder for shock. Each adds up to 30% damage of its element. You pick the element that matches the spells you carry.

1.0 is the biggest mage update so far. Keen Games added nine new spell types, including Blizzard, Ball Lightning, Pillar of Flames, Entangle and Mana Drain, and made every spell available as an upgradeable Eternal version. A level 50 Wizard can now carry a full kit of Eternal spells and stop worrying about charges.

How to play the Wizard

• Pick one element and put points into its damage node first: Arsonist with Eternal Fireball and Pillar of Flames, or Iceman with Blizzard and Ice Bolt.
• Use area spells (Pillar of Flames, Blizzard, Ball Lightning) on groups and single-target bolts on elites.
• Quick Charge cuts spell charge time by up to 30%, which matters more after 1.0 because big spells now take longer to cast.
• Keep a wand for mana-free chip damage between casts.

Core skills

These are the skills the build depends on. Values are the in-game numbers at max level.

Skill order: level 1 to 50

Each stage builds on the one before it, and every skill is connected to the tree. The point totals are exact. "Points available" assumes you have collected the Shroud Roots (1 point) and Elixir Wells (3 points) in the biomes you have finished at that level, on top of the 2 points you get per level.

The level 50 plan spends 176 of 212 points. That leaves 36 flexible points for quality-of-life skills such as Double Jump, Dessert Stomach or the gathering nodes, or for a second weapon style. Attribute nodes give a flat +1 each.

Best gear & weapons

Item facts below come from the wiki pages updated for 1.0. Set bonuses for the new level 45 sets are not documented yet, so check them in game before you commit materials.

Weapons

Armor & off-hand

Spells to carry

Food & buffs

You start with 3 food slots and can only have one food of each type active. The Survivor skill Dessert Stomach adds a 4th slot. Mana and Magic damage foods. Candied Ginger is a short boost of mana regeneration for boss fights.

These values come from the wiki's food tables, which were last edited before 1.0 and may have been rebalanced. New 1.0 foods such as Grandleaf Cabbage Rolls, Prickle Pearl Tart, Exotic Fruit Salad, Pearlbloom Nectar don't have documented buff values yet.

Pros & cons

FAQ

What is the best element for a Wizard in 1.0?

There is no single best element. Arsonist, Iceman and Thunder each give up to +30% damage of their element. Fire suits Fireball and Pillar of Flames, ice adds slows (Blizzard, Ice Bolt), and shock fills Stun Bars (Ball Lightning).

Do I still need spell charges at level 50?

Not if you craft Eternal spells. In 1.0 every spell has an Eternal version that costs mana instead of charges, and Eternal spells can be upgraded like weapons.

Is Mage the same as Wizard in Enshrouded?

The game calls the magic skill tree branches Wizard, Battlemage, Healer and Trickster. Most players searching for a 'mage build' want this staff Wizard or the wand Battlemage.

Sources

• Keen Games – 1.0 release changelog (Steam, Oct 14 2026)
• Keen Games – “1.0 Combat: changes and additions” (Steam, Sep 23 2026)
• Enshrouded 1.0 skill tree export, game build 1267041 (rossicler/enshrouded-skill-tree, GPL-3.0)
• Enshrouded Wiki (wiki.gg, CC BY-SA 4.0) – item, spell and food pages

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