Elemancy, or the crafting of magic in Final Fantasy XV, is an essential mechanic that is often poorly explained in the game. This guide will break down everything you need to know about absorbing elements, crafting spells, using catalysts, and maximizing your magic efficiency. By the end, you’ll be fully adept at creating powerful spells that best suit your playstyle.

Absorbing Elements

To craft spells, you first need elemental energy. You can absorb Fire, Ice, and Lightning elements from deposits found at:

• Campsites (all have elemental deposits nearby)
• Story locations
• Random areas throughout the world

To absorb elements, simply walk up to a deposit and press X. These deposits regenerate over time, so you can return later to collect more.

Increasing Elemental Absorption

You can upgrade your absorption capacity through the Ascension Grid (Magic Tab), allowing you to gather more energy per deposit. This upgrade is incredibly useful since deposits have a cooldown before they can be harvested again.

Magic Flasks – The Bottles for Your Spells

Spells in FFXV require Magic Flasks to be stored and used. The number of available flasks determines how many spells you can carry at a time. These flasks are:

• Earned through main story progression
• Rewarded from side quests
• Available in New Game Plus for additional slots

You start with two or three flasks, but you can obtain more as you progress.

Crafting Spells

Once you have absorbed elements, go to the Elemancy menu to start crafting.

1. Select a Magic Flask
2. Choose an element (Fire, Ice, or Lightning)
3. Increase potency by adding more of the same element
4. Combine multiple elements to create a multi-effect spell

Potency and Spell Tiers

The potency of your spell determines its strength and effectiveness. Higher potency leads to stronger spells and larger area-of-effect (AoE).

• Base Spells (Potency 1-99): Fire, Blizzard, Thunder
• Tier 2 Spells (Potency 100-199): Fira, Blizzara, Thundara
• Tier 3 Spells (Potency 200+): Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga

Your potency is affected by your Ascension Grid upgrades, such as Extra Powercraft, which increases spell power when crafting.

Balancing Elements for Custom Spells

• If 50% or more of a spell is Fire, the spell remains Fire-based.
• If exactly 50% is split between two different elements, the spell becomes Unicast (random element each cast).
• If one element dominates, the spell will retain that element type.

Example:

• 99 Fire, 49 Ice, 50 Lightning → Fire spell
• 99 Fire, 99 Ice, 99 Lightning → Unicast spell (random Fire, Ice, or Lightning per cast)

Using Catalysts to Add Effects

Catalysts are items that can be added during crafting to modify spells. They provide effects like:

• Healing (Healcast – heals HP when cast)
• Multi-Casts (Dualcast, Tricast, Quintcast – cast multiple times per use)
• Status Effects (Venomcast, Stopcast, Cursecast)
• Death Effect (Killcast – chance to instantly kill enemies)
• Bonus Experience (Expericast – grants EXP when cast)
• Free Casts (Freecast – does not consume a charge when cast)

Maximizing Catalyst Usage

The more catalysts you add, the stronger the effect. Some catalysts also increase the number of casts per flask, making them highly efficient.

For example:

• 99 Potions in Healcast → 7 casts per spell
• 99 High Potions in Healcast → 10 casts per spell (more effective healing and more casts!)

Advanced Spell Crafting Strategies

1. High Damage Setup: Use high-tier elements and the Powercraft skill from the Ascension Grid.
2. Efficiency Setup: Combine weaker elements with Tricast or Quintcast for multiple uses.
3. Experience Farming: Use Expericast with a high potency spell to gain extra EXP per cast.
4. Survivability Focus: Create a Healcast spell with high potency for both attack and healing.

Breaking the Damage Cap – Maxi Cast

The Maxi Cast catalyst allows spells to break the 99,999 damage limit. If combined with powerful elemental spells and buffs, this can lead to massive damage output, especially on vulnerable enemies.

Final Thoughts: Mastering Elemancy

Elemancy is one of the most flexible and powerful mechanics in Final Fantasy XV. With proper element management, potency control, and catalyst usage, you can craft spells that suit any combat scenario.

Experiment with different combinations and find the spells that work best for your playstyle. Whether you focus on raw damage, survivability, or farming efficiency, mastering elemancy will make you a far more formidable force in battle.

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I hope this guide helped you understand Elemancy better! If you have any questions or want more advanced tips, feel free to leave a comment below. Happy spellcrafting!