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id: arcanelens:magic_lens
type: item
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# Magic Lens

![](@arcanelens:magic_lens)

The central item of the mod. A Magic Lens holds up to 5 spell slots at once, casts and cycles between them with keybinds, and carries its own mana pool that recharges from a linked Lens Pedestal.

## Mechanics

- Cast the currently selected spell, or cycle to the next one, with the mod's dedicated keybinds (`Cast Spell` / `Cycle Spell`).
- Every spell costs mana to cast and has its own cooldown.
- A lens's mana capacity grows by merging lenses together at a [Lens Combiner](@arcanelens:lens_combiner), up to a 5x merge tier.
- Spells are assigned to a lens's configurable slots using a [Diamond Engraver](@arcanelens:diamond_engraver) at an [Inscription Workbench](@arcanelens:inscription_workbench).
- Beyond its 5 configurable slots, a lens can accumulate additional **locked** copies of spells it already knows — locked and configurable copies of the same spell stack for a stronger, cheaper cast (see Spell Scaling below).

> [!TIP]
> Casting extra copies of the same spell (locked or configurable) increases that spell's effect by 25% and cuts its mana cost by 10% per extra copy, up to 3 stacked copies.

## Obtaining

Crafted directly, then charged with mana at a [Lens Pedestal](@arcanelens:lens_pedestal) linked to a [Soul Pedestal](@arcanelens:soul_pedestal).

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