In The Sims 4 Realm of Magic game pack you are able to create Spellcasters. Spellcasters need to level up their Spellcaster rank to unlock new spells, potions or interactions. You can also unlock the new Spellcaster Perks, these come quite handy if you want to level up faster, make spells more successful and even make better potions. Learn new spells and potion recipes to become the best Witch or Warlock there is! But keep an eye out on the charge meter, this can result in serious issues like failed spells, potions or curses.
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There are two new aspirations in this pack that can be very useful when leveling your Sim as a Spellcaster:
- Purveyor of Potions
This Sim wants to learn every potion’s recipe and craft each one! - Spellcraft & Sorcery
This Sim craves a deep knowledge of the arcane magical arts.
Some potions have the same result as some of the spells but you can learn them all eventually. Pick the aspiration you’ll like the most.
How to level up your Spellcaster Rank
Leveling your Spellcaster rank will reward your Sim Talent Points. You can use those talent points to unlock perks to make your Sim a better Spellcaster. These are ways to level up your Sim as a Spellcaster:
- Experiment or brew potions in a Cauldron. You can find the Cauldron in build mode.
- Drink potions from your Inventory or directly from the Cauldron.
- Study Magical Tomes that you can buy in the shop at Caster Alley or search for Tomes in bookcases. You’ll only be rewarded once you’ve finished reading it.
- Casting Spells or Practising Spells.
- Winning a Magic Duel from another Spellcaster.
- Ask for Magical Training from a Sage.
- Ask To Teach practical, mischief or untamed Magic from the Sages at the Magic HQ.
- Choose the correct Spellcaster Perks to unlock new ways to level your Rank.
When your Sim is gaining new ranks, their interaction with objects will change. For example, when you reach the rank Adept, your Sim will stir the cauldron by bewitching the spoon.
Everything about Spellcaster Perks
When you level up in your Rank as a Spellcaster, you’ll be rewarded with Talent Points. If you have a Familiar with you when you reach the next rank you’ll be rewarded even more talent points! Don’t worry, After reaching the Master Rank you can level up even more to collect more Talent Points.
List with Spellcaster Perks
If you look at the Spellcaster Perks you’ll see 3 paths your Sim can take to become a master in Prowess, Alchemy and Spellcasting. You can choose 1 path in the beginning but you can unlock them all later on if you like.
Prowess Perks (first column)
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Knowledge Is Magic Sim reads and does computer research at a faster rate. These interactions also provide Magical experience over time. Required Rank: Neophyte |
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Mote Hound Sim can now always see Magical Motes and collect them. Motes can be consumed for experience and minor, random motive boosts. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Charge Control All Spellcaster Charge increases are reduced. Required Rank: Adept |
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Hexproof Sim is now protected from Curses. Required Rank: Master |
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Magical Resonance While in The Magic Realm, the Sim in extremely powerful. They are protected by Death from Overload and can more freely Build Charge and Discharge their Spellcaster Charge levels. Also increased success chance op potion making, drinking and spellcasting. Required Rank: Virtuoso |
Alchemy Perks (second column)
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Blender Arm Potion crafting speed significantly increased. Required Rank: Neophyte |
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Frugal Combination Chance on potion creation that all of the required ingredients will not be used. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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A Little Extra Chemistry Potions crafted by this Sim are surprisingly tasty and have an additional small benefit triggered when the potion is consumed. Required Rank: Adept |
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Mix Master Extra servings will be in the Cauldron each time a potion is successfully created. Required Rank: Master |
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Potent Potables Effects on all potions are increased and/or last significantly longer. Sim can now Hex their Potions to have them always fail. Required Rank: Virtuoso |
Spellcasting Perks (third column)
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Discharge This Sim can now cast Discharge which empties Spellcaster Charge. Required Rank: Neophyte |
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Power Shunt Casting a spell now adds significantly less Spellcaster Charge. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Spectral Reach Sim can now cast long distances (without having to move closer to the target). Also, Sims no longer know who cast the spell on them so they won’t react negatively to you. Required Rank: Adept |
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Master Caster Casting spells no longer fails when the Sim is in a Normal Spellcaster Charge range, Backfires are greatly reduced in Charged and Overcharge states. Required Rank: Master |
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Master Duelist This Sim has significantly increased chances of winning a duel and reaps better rewards from them. Required Rank: Virtuoso |
Open Perks
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Incredible Forager This Sim now receives more items when harvesting magical ingredients in the Magic Realm. Required Rank: Neophyte |
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Experimenter When experimenting and practising, Sim gains experience faster with less failures. Required Rank: Neophyte |
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Insightful Eye Research, experiment, and tome reading speeds are all greatly increased. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Spellcaster Socialite Unlock Magical social interactions with other Spellcasters that will provide some Spellcaster XP. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Practiced Practicality Practical Spells & Potions always succeed when Sim is in a Normal Spellcaster Charge range, Failure is greatly reduced in Charged and Overcharge states. Required Rank: Adept |
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Mischief Master Mischief Spells & Potions always succeed when Sim is in a Normal Spellcaster Charge range, Failure is greatly reduced in Charged and Overcharge states. Required Rank: Adapt |
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Tame the Untamable Untamed Spells & Potions always succeed when Sim is in a Normal Spellcaster Charge range, Failure is greatly reduced in Charged and Overcharge states. Required Rank: Adapt |
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Natural Mentor Increased relationship and skill gains when training or experimenting with other Spellcasters. Required Rank: Master |
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Magical Discounts Sim receives a 50% discount on all purchases from the market stalls in The Magic Realm. Required Rank: Master |
How do you reset perks
You can buy a potion at the potion ingredient shop to reset your Spellcaster perks or you can brew the Potion of Perk Purging when you’ve learned the recipe.
Learning Spells and Potion Recipes
Now it’s time to learn a few spells and if you’d like, some potion recipes. Eventually you can learn all spells and potion recipes. Let’s start with the mechanics.
How does the Spellbook Work
You can open your Spellbook in the Perks Panel. Go to Needs and open up Spellcaster Perks in the lower right corner. Once the Spellcaster Perks opened you can open up your Spellbook in the lower left corner. You can also find your Spellbook when you click on your Sim and choose ‘Magic’.
Finding new Spells and Potions
You can click on bookcases to ‘Search For Tomes’. This will reward you with either new spells to learn, new potion recipes or even collecting familiars. You can also talk to Sages to learn new spells or recipes, or you can practice magic yourself to discover new spells. If you like a challenge you can duel other Sims for knowledge and maybe they will also give you a new spell.
All Spells and Potions for Spellcasters
There are a lot of different spells and potions to find in the game. You can make your life easier with practical spells, make other Sims miserable by casting mischief spells or control the elements with untamed magic.
There are 4 chapters in the Spellbook with spells to collect.
- Practical Magic
A Practical Spellcaster studies all things helpful and useful. Life is much easier with a bit of magic! - Mischief Magic
A Mischief Spellcaster loves nothing more than tormenting others with magical pranks. Why take everything so seriously? - Untamed Magic
An Untamed Spellcaster dedicates themselves to only the most powerful and uncontrollable spells. Magic is a force to be controlled! - Alchemy
A student of the alchemical arts studies potions, elixirs, and tonics of all kinds. Who knows what power can be brewed up by a skilled Spellcaster?
Each spell or potion has its own result. The goals is to collect them all and become a Master Spellcaster!
Practical Magic
A Practical Spellcaster studies all things helpful and useful. Life is much easier with a bit of magic!
How to learn new Practical Spells
If you click your Sim you can ‘Practise Practical Magic’ or if you click the bookcases you can ‘Search for Tomes’. When you become friends with Simeon Silversweater you can ‘Ask to Teach Practical Magic’. The last way you can learn a new spell is to duel other Sims for knowledge.
List with Practical Spells
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Repairio Fix a broken object, or make crafted objects higher quality. Required Rank: Apprentice |
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Scruberoo Make something (or someone) squeaky clean. Required Rank: Apprentice |
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Delicioso Create a tasty meal out of thin air. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Floralorial Keep your plants healthy and bug free. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Transportalate Move instantly to another location, regardless of distance. Required Rank: Adept |
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Copypasto Turn one small object into many. Required Rank: Adept |
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Herbio Create a fully grown plant in even the most fallow of soils. Required Rank: Master |
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Homewardial Return to The Magic Realm. Required Rank: Master |
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Rite of Ascension (Can only be learned from Simeon Silversweater) Bestow the gift of magic to another Sim. Required Rank: Virtuoso |
Mischief Magic
A Mischief Spellcaster loves nothing more than tormenting others with magical pranks. Why take everything so seriously?
How to learn new Mischief Spells
If you click your Sim you can ‘Practise Mischief Magic’ or if you click the bookcases you can ‘Search for Tomes’. When you become friends with L. Faba you can ‘Ask to Teach Mischief Magic’. The last way you can learn a new spell is to duel other Sims for knowledge.
List with Mischief Spells
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Despairio Fill a Sim’s mind with feelings of intense sadness. Required Rank: Apprentice |
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Deliriate Reach into a Sim’s head and scramble their thoughts. Required Rank: Apprentice |
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Furio Convince two Sims to argue and fight with each other. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Infatuate Convince two Sims to get romantic with each other. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Burgliate Acquire something that doesn’t belong to you. If you’re visiting a Sim and you are a bit jealous of their tv, just click on it and use the spell and it’s yours! Required Rank: Adept |
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Morpiate Transform a hapless Sim into an inanimate object. Required Rank: Master |
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Strangeify (Can only be learned from L. Faba) Make a Sim appear repulsive to everyone around them. Required Rank: Virtuoso |
Untamed Magic
An Untamed Spellcaster dedicates themselves to only the most powerful and uncontrollable spells. Magic is a force to be controlled!
How to learn new Untamed Spells
If you click your Sim you can ‘Practise Untamed Magic’ or if you click the bookcases you can ‘Search for Tomes’. When you become friends with Morgyn Ember you can ‘Ask to Teach Untamed Magic’. The last way you can learn a new spell is to duel other Sims for knowledge.
List with Untamed Spells
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Inferniate Instantly incinerate your target with the power of fire. Required Rank: Apprentice |
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Zipzap Harness electrical energy and give something a jolt. Required Rank: Apprentice |
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Necrocall Summon the dead from their final resting place. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Chillio Create a blast of cold air that freezes anyone it touches. Required Rank: Acolyte |
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Minionize Control another Sim’s mind and bend them to your will. Required Rank: Adept |
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Dedeathify Restore a ghost to their original physical form. Required Rank: Master |
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Decursify Free yourself from the effects of a magical curse. Required Rank: Adept |
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Duplicato (Can only be learned from Morgyn Ember) Create a perfect replica of yourself, for a time. Required Rank: Virtuoso |
Alchemy
A student of the alchemical arts studies potions, elixirs, and tonics of all kinds. Who knows what power can be brewed up by a skilled Spellcaster?
Potions need to be brewed in a Cauldron. When you invite other Sim to brew with you, it will speed up the process. Brewing potions can also fail when you are still an apprentice for example. After you’ve successfully created a potion you can leave it in the Cauldron and drink directly from it or you can bottle them up.
How to learn new recipes
‘Experiment’ with the Cauldron or ‘Search for Tomes’ in the bookcases. When you become friends with any Sage you can ‘Ask to Teach a Potion Recipe’. You can ask as many as you want but you’ll need the proper rank to learn new ones. The last way you can learn a new potion is to duel other Sims for knowledge.
List with Potions
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Potion of Good Fortune A potion to find helpful items while doing everyday activities. Required Rank: Apprentice Ingredients: Turquoise and Valerian Root. |
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Potion of Plentiful Needs A potion to fulfill all of a Sim’s needs. Required Rank: Apprentice Ingredients: Apple |
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Potion of Nausea A potion to annoy an enemy and turn their stomach. Required Rank: Apprentice Ingredients: Mandrake and Dirt Frog |
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Potion of the Nimble Mind A potion that will increase the speed your Sims gain skills. Required Rank: Apprentice Ingredients: Parsley and Spotted Dirt Frog |
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Potion of Magical Aura A potion that will display a Sims magical aura. Required Rank: Apprentice Ingredients: Emerald and Goldfish |
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Potion of Alluring Aura A potion that makes those around the drinker more receptive to romantic conversation. Required Rank: Neophyte Ingredients: Spotted Heart Frog, Cherry, and Valerian Root |
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Potion of Emotional Stability A potion to remove unnecessary emotion baggage. Required Rank: Neophyte Ingredients: Obtainium and Potato |
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Potion of Perk Purging A potion that allows a Spellcaster to choose different perks. Required Rank: Acolyte Ingredients: Mandrake and Valerian Root |
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Potion of Forced Friendship A potion that unlocks the power of friendly conversation. Make instant best friends! Required Rank: Acolyte Ingredients: Baconite, Potato, and Salmon |
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Potion of Masterful Insults A potion that unlocks that power of animosity. Required Rank: Adept Ingredients: Fire Opal, Dragon Fruit, and Furium |
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Potion of Rejuvenation A potion to allow a Sim to remain their current age. Required Rank: Adept Ingredients: Valerian Root, Alabaster, and Lemon |
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Potion of Curse Cleansing A potion to remove all curses from a Sim. Required Rank: Adept Ingredients: Apple, Citrine, Angelfish, and Mandrake |
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Potion of Immortality A potion to prevent death from old age. Required Rank: Master Ingredients: Mandrake, Sage, Morcubus, and Diamond. |
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Potion of the Transcendent Charmer A potion to unlock the power of romantic conversation. Required Rank: Master Ingredients: Ruby, Kissing Gourami, and Rose |
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Potion of Prompt Resurrection A Sim that drinks this potion will revive immediately if they die. Required Rank: Master Ingredients: Death Metal, Death Flower, and Zombie Carl. |
How to obtain ingredients for Potions
Ingredients can be found in the Realm of Magic. If you got through the Garden Portal on the left you’ll find different plants but you can also find objects to capture frogs. Another way is to go to Casters Alley, the shop on the right sells potion ingredients. The offerings change every day some make sure you’ll come back the next day for different items. The last option to gather ingredients are to duel other Sims for ingredients.
What is the Spellcaster Charge
The Spellcaster Charge will let you know when your spells are a bit more powerful or when you have to be careful spellcasting. It’s a bit of a push your luck meganic. It can be beneficial for stronger spells or a positive moodlet but if can cause some risks as well.
If the charge is full your Sim can get electrocuted and this will give you an uncomfortable moodlet. If you overcharge again in a short time without a Familiar present, your Sim will die.
- Regular
In this range all magic behaves normal. No additional benefits or dangers. - Charged
Spellcasting is more powerful but success chance is slightly decreased. There’s also the possibility of becoming Cursed! - Overcharged
Magic is even more powerful. Success chance is moderately decreased. Curse chances are increased! It will make your Sim Tense
Die by Overload
Your Sim can die by being overcharged. First your Sim starts out with an uncomfortable moodlet from using too many magic abilities. If you overcharge again you’ll get a tense debuff and after that there is a high chance that your Sim will die by overload.
Reset the Charge meter with Cheats
If you want to empty your Charge meter without having to wait you can use cheats.
- Open up the cheat console with CTRL + Shift + C and make sure you type in testingcheast true first.
- Now Shift + click on your Sim and choose Cheat Need > Make Happy.
This will fill all the needs of your Sim and it empties the Charge meter. We’ve compiled a list with many more The Sims 4 Realm of Magic Cheats.
Getting and Curing Curses
There are a few ways your Sim can get cursed, for example; when a Sim failed to make a potion with the Cauldron or failed a spell or drinking a potion. There are 10 different curses in the game. Your Sim can have 3 different curses at once. You can also prevent getting Curses. There is a perk called Hexproof, this will protect your Sim from getting a curse.
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Curse of Uncontrollable Charge You now draw too much Magical Energy. All gains are increased. |
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Curse of the Duelist Be prepared to get into more duels! It’s going to be a lot harder to win, and rewards won’t be as good. |
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Curse of Infectious Laughter Sometimes you just can’t stop laughing; even in inappropriate situations and often times spread it to others. |
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Curse of the Night Wraith A Spectral Stalker is hunting you. But where are they now?! Good luck trying to sleep. |
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Curse of Unwarranted Hostility For some reason everyone just wants to be mean to you and even start fights with you. |
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Curse of Repulsiveness What a horrifying visage! This will cause terror and disgust in all nearby Sims. Socializing will be much harder. |
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Curse of Uncleansable Stench You are eternally drenched in the smelliest of gym sweat constantly. Showering does nothing! (If you cast the spell Scruberoo on your Sim it won’t have any effect) |
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Curse of Awkward Embraces You’re just really into hugging and touching others now. It’s too hard to resist. Awkward. |
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Curse of Scrambled Spells You’re losing control of your magic. Casting will sometimes have random powerful results. |
How to Cure a Curse
Curses will not go away overtime, you’ll need to cure it. The easiest way is to buy Potion of Curse Cleansing in the Rewards Store for 500 reward points. If you learned the untamed spell: Decursify, you can get rid of your own curse. After you cast the spell you can choose which curse should be lifted. You can also use a potion: Potion of Curse Cleansing to lift it. We’ve also gather cheats to lift curses or add curses.
Pick Your Favorite Wand
If you want your Sim to use wands, you’ll need to buy one first at the Casters Alley or you can win them in a duel with other Sims for artifacts. When you bought the wand you can click on the wand or Sim and choose ‘Always Use Wands’. If you don’t want to use wands you can simply click again and choose ‘Never Use Wands’.
You can own as much wands if you want. Wands all have the same functionality, only their appearance is different so it doesn’t matter which one you’ll pick. You can simply click on the wand and choose to favorite it. Now your Sim will only use this wand.
Choose your Favorite Broom
Your Sim can buy Brooms in the Caster Alley or you can duel other Sims for Artifacts to obtain Brooms. For example; you’ve got your classic brooms, your gnarled brooms, rocket brooms, crystal zoomers and for the more modern witch, a mop. If you own a Broom, you can now fly anywhere you want if the distance is far enough. If you own multiple Brooms and you don’t pick a favorite, the brooms you own will be randomized.
