Talk:Runes

Spells/Abilities and Rune Levels

Runes will get one level while:

• Archangels cast Resurrection
• Genie Masters cast a random spell
• Pit Lords cast Summon Demon
• Magogs/Liches cast a ranged attack(even no target will be hit)
• Ogre Mages cast Bloodlust
• Storm Elementals/Ice Elementals/Energy Elementals/Magma Elementals cast Protect from Air/Water/Fire/Earth
• Faerie Dragons cast random attack spell
• Dreadnoughts/Juggernauts cast heat stroke(even no target will be hit)
• Jotunns/Jotunn Warlords cast teleport

Runes will NOT get one level while:

• Phoenixes cast Rebirth
• Enchanters cast mass spell
• Mechanics/Engineers cast Repair
• Automatons/Sentinel Automatons activate Detonation
• Sandworms eat a corpse (after their ability skill is activated)
• Crimson Couatls cast Meditation

Takeaways:

• The description stating that the attack activates a level is not entirely accurate.
• Not all spell casting actions activate a level.
• Judging from actions that cannot increase a level by one, it's very likely that they don't consume a turn. However, there are exceptions, such as Repair and Devour Corpse.
  • I think Devour is really just a modification of moving (which doesn't give a rune level). Devour can also activate when attacking, so it makes sense not to gain an additional rune level.

Questions:

• Do Marksmen/Grand Elves/Crusaders/Wolf Raiders/Ayssids gain 2 rune levels when they attack?
  • No, they don't.