Affinities

Affinities are specialized areas of magic in Ars Magica 2(AM2) that the players may align themselves to. Currently there are 10 different type of Affinities, each with their own unique buff and debuff - Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Nature, Ice, Lightning, Life, Arcane, and Ender. Every AM2 spells, depending on its components, is aligned to one or more Affinities and successfully casting it will cause the caster to gain depth and shift into the spell's aligned Affinities. Using Affinity Tomes will also cause the caster to shift into its specified Affinity.

The caster's depth in a Affinities is measured by percentage and are displayed as small icon located at the bottom right of the screen (The icon may be moved around in the amucfg window, accessible by entering the command /amuicfg). As the caster's percentage in a specific Affinities increases, the caster will start to gain access to its special buff(s) and debuff(s) which can be view via Occulus.

When the caster's depth in a Affinity reaches 100%, that Affinity will then become locked. An locked Affinity will cause the depth made in the other Affinities to revert to 0% and stall any future progression. Using a NONE Affinity Tome will unlock the locked Affinities and revert its depth to 0%.