Spellbooks and Loot

Spellbooks & Loot

Spellbooks are the primary way to discover new spells. Find them in loot chests, as mob drops, from villager trades, and more.

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Spellbook Types

Regular Spellbooks

Regular spellbooks directly unlock a specific spell when right-clicked.

Property	Value
Material	Knowledge Book
NBT Tag	spellbook_type = regular
Behavior	Right-click to permanently discover the spell

Each spell has a custom-themed spellbook with unique name and lore:

Spell	Spellbook Name
Fireball	Scroll of the Apollo I
Fire Blast	Scroll of Apollo II
Fire Wall	Scroll of Apollo III
Earth Throw	Earth Tome I
Earth Spike	Earth Tome II
Water Sphere	Aquatic Codex I
Water Pulse	Aquatic Codex II
Air Burst	Zephyr Pages I
Air Blades	Zephyr Pages II
Dark Tendrils	Grimoire of Shadows Chapter 1
Stealth	A Beginners Guide to Assassination
Lesser Heal	Tome of Mending I
Heal	Tome of Mending II
Barrier	Warding Compendium I
Tremor	Seismic Manuscript
Geyser	Tidal Scrolls I
Wind Vortex	Cyclone Manuscripts
Swift	Boots of Windwalking
Disguise	The Shadow's Mirror
Detect	Arcane Sight Guide
Light Buff	Radiant Blessings I
Earthen Wall	Fortress Codex
Flaming Volley	Pyro.arrow Arts
Summon Zombies	Necromancer's Call
Whirlpool	Maelstrom Pages
Wind Barrier	Gale Wards
Buff	Luminous Grace I
Debuff	Cursed Whispers I
Meteor Shower	Codex of Falling Stars
Tsunami	Tidal Scroll of the Deep
Fissure	Terra Fissure Tome
Tornado	Scroll of the Endless Gyre
Radiance	Gospel of the Dawn
Shadow Realm	Necronomicon of the Void

Note: Magic Missile is not obtainable via spellbook -- it is automatically discovered for all new players.

Random Spellbooks

Random spellbooks contain multiple possible spells. When right-clicked, one spell is selected via weighted random, and the item transforms into a regular spellbook of that spell.

Property	Value
Material	Enchanted Book
NBT Tag	spellbook_type = random
Behavior	Right-click to transform into a random regular spellbook

The lore lists all possible spells sorted by circle level, color-coded by element.

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How Discovery Works

1. Obtain a spellbook from loot, trades, or mob drops
2. Right-click the spellbook while holding it
3. For random spellbooks: A 2-second transformation animation plays (swirling portal particles), then a regular spellbook appears in your inventory
4. For regular spellbooks: A 3-second discovery animation plays (enchantment particles spiraling upward), then the spell is permanently unlocked
5. View your discovered spells via /spells -- undiscovered spells show as "???"

Requirements

Some spellbooks have requirements shown in their lore:

• Minimum Circle Level -- You must have advanced to the required circle before using the spellbook
• Other requirements may include completed research or minimum arcane knowledge

Bonus Effects

Some spellbooks grant permanent stat bonuses on discovery, shown as "Effects:" in the spellbook lore.

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Loot Sources

Chest Loot

Category	Where to Find	Spellbook Types
Common	Village chests, shipwrecks, buried treasure, igloo	Circle 1, Circle 1-2
Dungeon	Simple dungeons, abandoned mineshafts	Circle 1-2, Circle 1-3, Circle 2-4
Nether	Nether fortress bridges, bastions	Fire element, Circle 2-4, Circle 4-6
End	End city treasure	Circle 2-4, Circle 4-6, Circle 6-9, Air element

Structure Loot

Structure	Spellbook Types
Desert Pyramid	Fire element, Circle 2-4
Ocean Ruins	Water element, Circle 1-3
Stronghold	Circle 2-4, Circle 4-6, Dark element
Woodland Mansion	Dark element, Circle 2-4

Mob Drops

Mob	Spellbook Types	Drop Chance
Zombie	Circle 1	~5%
Stray	Circle 1	~5%
Skeleton	Circle 1-2, Circle 1-3	~5%
Witch	Circle 1-3, Circle 2-4, Dark element	~26%
Piglin	Fire element, Circle 2-3	~9%
Hoglin	Circle 2-3	~10%
Phantom	Air element, Circle 1-2	~9%
Guardian	Water element, Circle 2-3	~13%
Evoker	Circle 2-4, Circle 4-6, Dark element	~50%
Vindicator	Dark element, Circle 2-3	~29%
Ravager	Earth element, Circle 3-4	~46%
Wither Skeleton	Circle 2-4, Dark element	~18%
Elder Guardian	Water element, Circle 4-6	Higher rate
Ender Dragon	Air element, Circle 4-6, Circle 7-9	Higher rate
Wither	Dark element, Circle 4-6, Circle 7-9	Higher rate

Specific drops (always drop a regular spellbook, not random):

Mob	Guaranteed Spellbook
Blaze	Fire Blast
Drowned	Water Pulse
Enderman	Blink

Fishing

Random spellbooks from fishing can contain:

• Circle 1-6 spells
• Water, Air, or Light element spells

Piglin Bartering

Piglins can barter random spellbooks containing:

• Fire element spells
• Circle 3-6 spells

Villager Trades

Librarian villagers can offer spellbook trades:

Tier	Circle Range	Cost	Trades per Villager
Tier 1	Circle 1	4-7 emeralds + 1 Magic Stone	1-2
Tier 2	Circle 1-2	8-13 emeralds + 1-2 Magic Stones	1-2
Tier 3	Circle 2-3	14-21 emeralds + 2-3 Magic Stones	1-2
Tier 4	Circle 3-4	22-31 emeralds + 3-5 Magic Stones	1-2
Tier 5	Circle 4-5	32-47 emeralds + 5-8 Magic Stones	1-2

Not all librarians get spellbook trades -- approximately 40% get 1 trade, 20% get 2 trades, and 40% get none.

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Circle Weights (Rarity)

When a random spellbook is generated, the circle level of each possible spell is determined by weighted random selection:

Circle	Weight	Relative Rarity
1	10,000	Most common
2	5,000	Common
3	2,500	Uncommon
4	1,250	Rare
5	750	Very rare
6	375	Epic
7	150	Legendary
8	75	Mythic
9	30	Ultra rare

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Configuration

Spellbook loot behavior can be configured:

• config.yml -- Circle weights control rarity of each circle in random spellbooks
• loot.yml -- loot_multiplier scales all loot weights globally (default: 1.0)

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Admin Commands

Command	Description
/alkatraz discoverspell <spell> [player]	Instantly discover a spell (bypasses requirements)
/alkatraz undiscoverspell <spell> [player]	Remove a discovered spell
/alkatraz give spellbook_<spell> [player]	Give a specific spellbook item
/alkatraz give random_spellbook [player]	Give a random spellbook