Arcana

For the guild tournament item, see Category:Guardian Guild Tournament Items.

For the script of this content, see Script - Arcana.

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Different combinations of energy, Arcana! New Arcana Talents emerge with the combined elements of two Grandmaster Talents! Experience new fury and flourish with new skills, exerting more power and support for your party members. Increase your Arcana Level and manage your Arcana Link to reach higher than ever before!

Details

Arcana are special sigils wrought with the power of a mystical flame by those who have achieved mastery of certain other talents. In order to learn the Arcana Talent manifested by the sigil, your character must achieve a certain level of growth, as well as obtain the Grandmaster titles for its component Talents.

Arcana is a system closely tied to Talents. It is meant to take multidisciplinary talents, also known as Hidden Talents, to one step higher.

Acquiring Arcana

The Arcana Association Room.

The Arcana system is unlocked in two steps:

• Reach Cumulative Level 10,000 to receive the Guide Quest, [Guide] The Grandmaster’s Path.
  • You can receive the Arcana Guide Quest, [Guide] One Step Higher after progressing in the quest.
• You must complete the Arcana guide quests [Guide] One Step Higher and the quest that follows it, [Guide] Lighting the Arcana’s Flame.
  • This will unlock the Arcana Association Room in Rath Royal Castle's second floor.
• Reach Cumulative Level 20,000 to speak to Laoire of the Arcana Talent Association about Promising Arcana Candidates to start the chosen Arcana's questline and acquire the corresponding Arcana.

Prerequisite Quests

[Guide] One Step Higher

How to Get Quest	Reach Cumulative Level 10,000 and obtain 1 Grandmaster talent
Briefing	I have a mind to start a new business venture, and I want to hear your opinions on it. I insist you come see me when you have some free time... if that sounds good to you. -Eirawen
Objectives	Talk to Eirawen in Rath Royal Castle Put up the first poster on Dunbarton's west fence Put up the second poster on the side of Dunbarton's Weapon Shop Put up the third poster on the Dunbarton School Sign Talk to Eirawen in the Royal Castle Talk to Laoire in the Castle Garden Talk to Laoire in Rath Royal Castle
Rewards	50,000 Experience Points
Additional Information	Introduces the player to Arcana.

[Guide] Lighting the Arcana's Flame

How to Get Quest	Complete [Guide] One Step Higher
Briefing	We've finished cleaning the room on the 2nd floor of the castle that Her Majesty granted us the use of. Come have a look and tell me what you think. -Laoire
Objectives	Talk to Laoire in the Arcana Association Room Talk to Eirawen in Rath Royal Castle Talk to Belita at the Calida Exploration Camp Mine 5 Flint near Raspa Volcano The flints MUST be mined for the quest to count. Refer to the Weather in Zardine. You may use the Chapter 6 Generation 20: The Gate of Sanctuary's Shadow Mission The Budding Queen for its Thunder weather to mine Flint in the area just north of the "-pa" in "Raspa" on the minimap. You may make use of The Saga: Iria Iria: Episode 7 - Heroic Path: The Choice's Shadow Mission during certain special winter events to have a quick access to the flints You must enter the mission at least one in-game hour before 6:00 PM for rain to occur. During the Red Dragon Raid, the dragon's Rain of Thunder skill briefly causes rain. You can use the Battle Alchemy skill Rain Casting while standing next to a Flint boulder. Deliver 5 Flint to Belita Talk to Aeira at the Dunbarton Book Store Transcribe the contents of the book on the sheet of paper Simply recopy the lines shown on the prompt. "Proper Fortification of Crests" "Scorching Crests contain energy" "Scorching Crests reinforce Arcana" "The best crests fit their intended use" Talk to Laoire in the Arcana Association Room There is a chance Laoire can get stuck while walking towards the Enkindling Lectern, softlocking the Shadow Mission. If this happens, exit and talk to Laoire again to retry. Use the Small Arcana Flame
Rewards	50,000 Experience Points Access to the Arcana system and the Arcana Association Room in Rath Royal Castle

Arcana

For the quests relative to these Arcana, see Category:Arcana Quests.

Arcana	Cumulative Level Required	Required Talents	Related Hybrid Talent Title
Elemental Knight	20,000	Warrior & Mage	Spellsword
Harmonic Saint	20,000	Cleric & Bard	Choirmaster
Alchemic Sharpshooter	20,000	Archery & Battle Alchemy	Bombardier
Dark Diviner	20,000	Chain Slash & Magic	Black Magician

Unreleased Arcana

This article includes content that is unreleased in North America. This content may or may not come in the future. This article is likely based on overseas version(s) of Mabinogi.

Arcana	Cumulative Level Required	Required Talents	Related Hybrid Talent Title
Sacred Guard	20,000	Holy Arts & Warrior	-
Blast Lancer	20,000	Lance & Dual Gun	-

Arcana Level

The Arcana Enkindling Lectern. Players can manage and switch Arcana through it.

• Each time a character's Level rises, their EXP also increases for the currently active Arcana Talent.
  • Each Level adds 15 EXP to the Arcana Talent.
    • Exploration Levels do not count.
• When the Experience Bar is filled, your Arcana Level will increase.
• You can change your currently active Arcana Talent by spending 100 AP.
• The maximum Arcana Level for a single Arcana is 50.

EXP Required per Arcana Level
Level	Total EXP Required	Level Ups Required (Total)	Levels Ups Required (Individual)

1	-	-	-
2	600	40	40
3	1206	81	41
4	1818	122	41
5	2463	165	43
6	3060	204	39
7	3690	246	42
8	4326	289	43
9	4968	332	57
10	5040	336	4
11	6276	419	83
12	6949	464	45
13	7635	509	45
14	8334	556	47
15	9046	604	48
16	9772	652	48
17	10512	701	49
18	11266	752	51
19	12035	803	51
20	12819	855	52
21	13626	909	54
22	14457	964	55
23	15312	1021	57
24	16192	1080	59
25	17098	1140	80
26	18031	1203	63
27	18991	1267	64
28	19979	1332	65
29	20996	1400	68
30	22043	1470	70
31	23131	1543	73
32	24262	1618	75
33	25438	1696	78
34	26661	1778	82
35	27932	1863	85
36	29253	1951	88
37	30626	2042	91
38	32053	2137	95
39	33537	2236	99
40	35080	2339	103
41	36700	2447	108
42	38401	2561	114
43	40187	2680	119
44	42062	2805	125
45	44030	2936	131
46	46096	3074	138
47	48265	3218	144
48	50542	3370	152
49	52932	3529	159
50	55441	3697	168

Arcana Bonuses

For information on individual Arcana, see Category:Arcana Talents.

The user interface for managing and unlocking Arcana links.

The appearance of the Arcana crest when reaching Link level 5.

• Raising Arcana Levels will grant bonuses based on each Arcana's Levels and the Total number of Arcana Levels.
  • Specific Arcana do not need to be active to benefit from these bonuses, although only the active Arcana will receive EXP.
• Raising Arcana Levels will grant access to various Skills related to the Arcana.
  • Specific Arcana do need to be active to access these skills.
• Raising Arcana Links will grant bonuses based on the current active Arcana.
  • Specific Arcana do need to be active to benefit from these bonuses.

Individual Arcana Level Bonuses

Arcana Level 50 Stat Bonus
Level	HP	MP	SP	Str	Int	Dex	Will	Luck
Elemental Knight
50	300	140	60	170	38	30	30	20
Harmonic Saint
50	70	315	70	-	175	49	28	28
Alchemic Sharpshooter
50	25	25	50	-	-	100	-	-
Dark Diviner
50	25	150	25	-	100	-	-	-

Total Arcana Level Bonus

• The Total Arcana Level Bonus is currently capped at LVL 150.
  • While a Total of 200 is possible for some Races, benefits will only be distributed up to the cap.

• For every 10 total Arcana Levels between LVL 10 and LVL 100:
  • Increases Maximum Stat Cap for HP/MP/SP by 100.
  • Increases Maximum Stat Cap for STR/INT/DEX/WILL/LUCK by 40.
• For every 50 total Arcana Levels:
  • Increases Critical Hit Rate Limit by 2%.
• For every 100 total Arcana Levels:
  • Increases Balance Limit by 1%.

• For every 10 total Arcana Levels between 110 and 150:
  • Increases Maximum Stat Cap for HP/MP/SP by 50.
  • Increases Maximum Stat Cap for STR/INT/DEX/WILL/LUCK by 20.

Individual Arcana Link Bonuses

• Raising the Arcana Link will grant various exclusive Stat bonuses.
  • The Arcana must be active to benefit from these bonuses.
• To manage Arcana, visit the flame podium in the center of the Arcana Association Room.
  • You may switch Arcana Talents for a cost of 100 AP from the Talent Window.
• Arcana Links can be upgraded in stages based on your Arcana Level by using AP and special items: Scorching Crests and Ice-Scorched Crests.

Link Stage	Minimum Arcana Level Required	Required AP	Required Scorching Crests	Required Scorching Crests Cumulative	Required Ice-Scorched Crests	Required Ice-Scorched Crests Cumulative
1	Level 10	60	50	50	-	-
2	Level 20	130	75	125	-	-
3	Level 30	210	125	250	-	-
4	Level 40	300	200	450	-	-
5	Level 50	400	300	750	-	-
Sub-Total		1,100	-	750	-	0
6	Level 50	120	100	850	10	10
7		260	150	1,000	15	25
8		420	250	1,250	25	50
9		600	400	1,650	40	90
10		800	600	2,250	60	150
Total		3,300	-	2,250	-	150

Trivia

• Arcana comes from the Latin words arcānus (meaning hidden or secret) and arca (meaning storage chest).
• The Arcana 2x EXP Potion reuses the star design seen on the link window and promotional banner.

Gallery

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  Arcana Update Banner.

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  Laoire's first draft of the Elemental Knight crest.

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  Laoire setting the transcribed book on crests on fire.

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  Cowenna's attempt at drawing the Elemental Knight crest.