113 Fun Facts About Wizard101

What is the name of the fictional universe of floating worlds that Wizard101 is set in?

The Spiral is the ring of floating worlds, including Wizard City, Krokotopia and MooShu, that wizards travel between through Spiral Doors rather than by ship.

Which school of magic can a new wizard NOT choose at character creation?

Sun, Moon, Star and Shadow are learned later with training points; the seven starter schools are Fire, Ice, Storm, Myth, Life, Death and Balance.

Who is the headmaster of Ravenwood who summons the player to Wizard City?

Merle Ambrose is the headmaster of Ravenwood and a founder of Wizard City; the Avalon storyline revisits his youth on that Arthurian world.

What kind of animal is Gamma, the headmaster's constant companion?

Gamma is Merle Ambrose's talking owl; he sits on a perch in the headmaster's office in the Commons and guides new wizards through the opening tutorial.

Malistaire Drake, the game's first great villain, was formerly the professor of which school?

Malistaire Drake was Ravenwood's Death professor; after his wife died he abandoned the post, and the Death school building vanished from the Ravenwood ring, leaving only a gap beside the other schools.

In Wizard101, what is the name of Malistaire's late wife, whose death drives the whole first story arc?

Sylvia had been Ravenwood's Life professor, and Malistaire, the former Death professor, is driven mad by her death; Moolinda Wu was brought from MooShu to replace her.

What is the name of the ancient book Malistaire hunts for on a desert world in the first arc?

The Krokonomicon is an ancient Krokotopian book of Krok magic; Malistaire wants its secrets of life and death, and Alhazred of the Order of the Fang sends you to keep it from him.

What is the premium currency used to permanently unlock areas in Wizard101?

Free-to-play players buy zones once with Crowns, while a Membership unlocks every world for as long as it lasts.

In a duel, what do wizards accumulate each round in order to cast spells?

There is also a chance each round of receiving a power pip, which is worth two ordinary pips for spells of your own school.

What is the maximum number of players or enemies on each side of a Wizard101 duel?

Duels are two teams of up to four; the two teams take turns and the side left standing wins the (randomly distributed) rewards.

Which school specialises in summoning minions to help in battle?

Myth is the minion school: Myth wizards learn summon spells such as the Troll Minion and Cyclops Minion to fight beside them, and their attacks are themed on mythical monsters.

Which school is described as the most defensive, in exchange for low damage output?

Ice is the tank school: Ice wizards get the highest base health and resistance of the seven schools but the lowest damage, while Storm is the mirror image with top damage and the least health.

On which world does the player finally defeat Malistaire at the end of the first story arc?

He was trying to wake the Dragon Titan and force it to revive Sylvia; after the duel his ghost is reunited with her.

In which world does canine detective Sherlock Bones help the Wizard find the stolen book?

Marleybone is the Victorian-London world of dog detectives; Sherlock Bones works from Baker Street, and its landmarks include Big Ben, Newgate Prison and Digmoore Station.

Which master thief does Malistaire free from Newgate to steal the Order of the Fang's book?

After his defeat he was locked in the Glass House, and he claims he could walk out of the front door any time he chose.

Which cursed Oni is the last one the Wizard defeats in MooShu?

The Jade Oni, fought in the Jade Palace, is the last of MooShu's four cursed Onis; defeating it heals Emperor Yoshihito, whom Malistaire struck down.

Who is the Umbra Queen, the main antagonist of the game's second story arc?

Morganthe, the Umbra Queen, is a former Ravenwood student of Ambrose who came from Avalon, where she is the sister of Sir Malory; she is the antagonist of the entire second story arc.

Which world is destroyed by the comet Xibalba despite the Wizard's efforts in the second arc?

Azteca, home of the dinosaur Aztecosaurs, is the one world the Wizard fails to save; Morganthe guides the comet Xibalba into it and the world is destroyed at the end of that quest line.

What legendary weapon does Ambrose send the Wizard to Avalon to retrieve as a counter to the Umbra Queen?

The Sword of Kings is Avalon's Excalibur-like blade; Ambrose sends you to Avalon to prove yourself to the Lady of the Lake and claim it as a weapon against Morganthe.

The mysterious Old Cob met in Khrysalis is later revealed to be which primal being?

Old Cob is Grandfather Spider, the primal being behind Shadow magic and Grandmother Raven's opposite; he reveals himself once Morganthe has fallen and drives the third story arc.

Which world of storm-wrapped floating islands did Grandmother Raven make to seal Spider's heart?

Empyrea is a ring of floating islands inside a giant storm cell; it holds the Chaos Heart, Grandfather Spider's heart, and its second part closes the third story arc.

What name does the fourth arc's entity called 'the Nothing' take on?

The Nothing names itself Dasein in Lemuria; its sacrifice creates a brand-new world, Novus, whose shards then appear across the Spiral.

Which NPC runs the library in the Wizard City Commons?

Harold Argleston is the librarian of the Wizard City Library, which stands in the Commons near Ambrose's office; new wizards visit him during the early Commons quests.

Which body rules the fifth arc's world of gargoyles and vampires?

Gargoyles, vampires and were-creatures dominate its perpetual night while humans survive as scattered Outsiders.

Which hobby consumes reagents rather than energy?

Crafting consumes reagents such as Mist Wood and Cat Tail at a crafting station, while gardening, fishing and pet training all spend energy, which refills over time.

In what year did Wizard101 launch?

Wizard101 went live on 2 September 2008 after an open beta that August, three years after KingsIsle Entertainment was founded in 2005.

Which sister MMORPG did KingsIsle release in 2012, set in the same universe?

Pirate101, released in October 2012, is set in the same Spiral; its hero is a pirate orphan racing the clockwork Armada to El Dorado, and Zeke appears in both games.

Which pop star was revealed as the 'mystery composer' behind seven tracks for the Wintertusk expansion?

Nick Jonas was unmasked in 2011 as Wintertusk's mystery composer, writing seven tracks for the Grizzleheim expansion; the game's regular composer is Nelson Everhart.

Which singer had a Celestia questline in 2010 that rewarded players with her statue and portrait?

Selena Gomez had a 2010 quest in Celestia promoting her single 'Round and Round'; it rewarded a statue and portrait of her and was later removed from the game.

Wizard101 was re-released on which PC storefront in September 2018 for its tenth anniversary?

Wizard101 arrived on Steam in September 2018 for its tenth anniversary, alongside an update that revamped Wizard City's graphics and the character models.

When did Wizard101 first arrive on PlayStation and Xbox consoles?

The launch overwhelmed KingsIsle's servers; a Nintendo Switch version followed on 13 January 2026.

Under the game's chat rules, players under what age are limited to 'menu chat' by default?

Players under 13 are limited to menu chat by default; those 13 and over get filtered text chat, and verified adults over 18 can unlock open chat.

Roughly how many Wizard101 accounts had been created by November 2014, according to KingsIsle?

KingsIsle reported 50 million Wizard101 accounts in November 2014; the count had grown from 2 million in April 2009 to 30 million by mid-2013.

Which company partnered with KingsIsle to run the European version of Wizard101 from 2011 until 2022?

Gameforge published the European Wizard101 from 2011; in 2022 the European servers passed to KingsIsle and its sister company gamigo with player progress and Crowns balances preserved.

Who founded KingsIsle Entertainment in January 2005?

He bankrolled the studio with money from selling his telecoms software company Inet Technologies for $325 million.

In which Texas city did KingsIsle Entertainment consolidate its headquarters after Austin?

The company began in Plano and grew in Austin's Domain complex before consolidating in Round Rock, north of Austin.

Which Malta-based holding company acquired KingsIsle in January 2021?

Media and Games Invest, the Malta-based parent of gamigo, bought KingsIsle in January 2021 for $126 million up front plus an earn-out of up to $84 million; the mobile games were spun off as Wimo Games.

Which id Software co-founder served as creative director on Wizard101's original development?

He had also co-founded Ion Storm; J. Todd Coleman headed development until leaving in January 2013.

What is Bartleby, the being at the heart of Ravenwood?

Bartleby is the Grandfather Tree, a giant tree at the heart of Ravenwood; the Spiral Chamber with its world doors lies inside his trunk, and Malistaire stole his Eye of History.

Which professor teaches Ice at Ravenwood, and was the first instructor Ambrose ever hired?

She is half-fairy, was born in the candy world of Karamelle, and rescued Ambrose from a cage set by the Brothers Bonbon.

Which cow from MooShu became Ravenwood's Life professor after the previous one died?

She belongs to the House of Wu, the royal gardeners who tend Emperor Yoshihito's Garden of Eternal Brightness.

Where is Ravenwood's School of Death located after Malistaire tore it from the campus?

The Death school sits in Nightside, reached through the waterfall behind Rainbow Bridge in the Commons; Dworgyn kept teaching there after Malistaire's departure.

The School of Balance is unusual among Ravenwood's schools because it is based on which other world?

Balance comes from Krokotopia: its founder Alhazred is a Krok whose classroom sits under the Krokosphinx, and his student Arthur Wethersfield teaches Balance basics in Ravenwood.

Ravenwood's Duelmaster, Diego, is what kind of creature?

Diego the Duelmaster is a unicorn from Valencia, full name Diego Santiago Quariquez Ramirez III; he teaches new wizards to duel in Ravenwood's Arena.

What is the Wysteria school of magic whose dueling tournament the Wizard enters at level 25?

Pigswick Academy is Wysteria's rival school of magic; its teachers cannot actually perform magic, and the Spiral Cup tournament was nearly derailed when Lord Bramble stole the Cup.

Which Ravenwood professor is a frog?

Halston Balestrom, Ravenwood's Storm professor, is a tinkering frog who teaches from a classroom on the Ravenwood ring; the other three are human teachers.

The Immortal Games, a three-stage contest against Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, take place on which world?

Aquila, the Greco-Roman world of eagles, hosts the Immortal Games: Zeus on Mount Olympus, Poseidon in Atlantea and finally Hades in Tartarus.

On which world was Malistaire's ghost finally laid to rest in a second duel with the Wizard?

Darkmoor is where Malistaire, resurrected by Morganthe as 'Malistaire the Undying', is finally laid to rest at the end of the Castle Darkmoor dungeon added in 2014.

Which school of magic specialises in damage-over-time effects?

Fire is the damage-over-time school: spells such as Fire Elf and Link burn for three rounds, while Storm trades that for burst damage and a small health pool.

Which Wizard City street is overrun by Gobblers?

Colossus Boulevard is the Wizard City street overrun by Gobblers led by Prince Gobblestone; it is a premium zone bought separately or unlocked with a Membership.

Which school specialises in healing spells and high-accuracy damage?

Life is the healing school, with spells such as Fairy and Satyr, and its attacks have the highest base accuracy of the seven schools; Death instead steals health from enemies.

Which school specialises in buffing all allies and debuffing all enemies?

Its spells reach every combatant on the field at once.

In Wizard101, along with health and mana, which base statistic rises automatically when a wizard levels up?

Energy goes up with each level alongside health and mana, and it is the stat spent on pets, fishing and gardening.

In which Wizard City area is the Bazaar?

The Bazaar, run by Elik Silverfist, stands in Olde Town; it buys and resells players' unwanted gear and reagents, making it the Spiral's second-hand market.

What is the name of Malistaire's brother, Ravenwood's Myth professor?

Cyrus Drake is Malistaire's twin brother and Ravenwood's Myth professor, teaching from the Myth school on the Ravenwood ring; he is famously strict with new students.

What are the single-use spell cards kept in a side deck called?

Treasure Cards are single-use spell cards kept in a side deck; they can be bought from shops, crafted or dropped by enemies, and they vanish after being cast.

Ambrose expelled the future Umbra Queen for experimenting with which type of magic?

She shares an ominous prophecy on Celestia.

What artifact does the Umbra Queen reclaim on Zafaria?

She announces her plan to rewrite the Spiral in her image.

What is the name of the Umbra Queen's adopted home world, site of her Shadow Palace?

Local resistance groups help the Wizard storm it.

What order does Old Cob give his 'children' after Morganthe's fall?

He had used the Wizard to eliminate a rival.

Which chaotic schemer does the Wizard foil on Polaris?

Rasputin, a scheming bear and one of Spider's disguised sons, is the villain the Wizard foils on the Russian-styled world of Polaris, released in 2015.

Mellori, the Wizard's arc-three ally, is the adopted daughter of whom?

Mellori was raised by the witch Baba Yaga; she travels with the Wizard through the third arc and is revealed in Empyrea to be Grandmother Raven's biological daughter.

What are the secret agents of Spider embedded throughout the Spiral called?

The Cabal is the secret society of Spider's agents scattered across the Spiral; its members pull strings behind the troubles on Polaris, Mirage and Empyrea.

Which of Spider's sons turns against him and allies with the Wizard in Empyrea?

Together with Mellori they defeat the Aethyr Titan.

What insane being is spawned by Spider and Raven's hatred at the heart of the Spiral?

The Wizard convinces the two primal beings to forgive each other and go into exile.

In what form does the Nothing first communicate through combat in Karamelle?

After its defeat the Nothing assumes the guise of the Old One.

What device did the Old One use to build Lemuria from fragments of other worlds?

It was locked away in the Arcanum.

Where was the Old One's world-building device locked away, and later destroyed?

Dasein merges with the device to stop its activation.

Which of these is NOT one of the four civilisations that discovered shards of Novus?

Marleybone was the fourth.

What is the name of the Manticore's vision of paradise that the Wizard defeats?

The Cabal wanted to use Dasein to restore the First World.

On which Wizard City street does the Wizard defeat Alicane Swiftarrow?

Firecat Alley is the Wizard City street where Fire Elves led by Alicane Swiftarrow cause trouble; the boss fight against him is one of the street's final quests.

What is the forbidden academy at the heart of Darkmoor's curse called?

Its founder Balaur manipulated the Great Houses from the shadows.

Which boss awaits at the end of Krokotopia's Tomb of Storms?

Krokopatra is the final boss of Krokotopia, fought in the Temple of Storms at the end of the Tomb of Storms; Krokenkahmen rules the Pyramid of the Sun and Krokhotep the Krokosphinx.

Which Broken Branch member vanishes after an attack on the Wizard's sanctum, drawing them to Darkmoor?

She escapes with a seed of Sybil's Dreamwalking Spell Tree.

Which of these Wizard City streets is free to all players?

Triton Avenue is free to every player, like Unicorn Way, the Commons, Ravenwood, Shopping District and Olde Town; Firecat Alley, Cyclops Lane and Colossus Boulevard must be unlocked.

Subscribers can enter ranked contests of what kind, besides PvP?

Ranked Pet Derby races, run from the Pet Pavilion, are open to subscribers alongside ranked PvP; members can also post on the message boards and carry more items.

How does a filtered word appear to other players once sent?

A filtered word is sent as three dots in place of the text; while typing, such words are highlighted in red so the sender knows they will be blocked.

Filtered words that verified 18+ players are allowed to see are marked in what colour?

Yellow-marked words are filtered for most players but visible to those with Open Chat, which needs an 18+ account verified with a credit card on file.

Which company partnered with KingsIsle to bring the game to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong?

Taomee, the Chinese children's entertainment company, partnered with KingsIsle to publish Wizard101 in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong; the Taiwan version launched in April 2012.

What are the floating orbs that restore health or mana called?

Wisps are the floating orbs scattered around the Spiral: blue wisps restore mana and red wisps restore health when a wizard walks into them.

Which school teaches the attack spell Kraken?

Kraken is a Storm school attack spell; Storm's spells are themed on sea creatures and lightning, such as Storm Shark, Kraken and Triton.

What is the name of Krokotopia's central hub area?

The Oasis is Krokotopia's central hub, the first area reached from its Spiral Door; the Pyramid of the Sun, the Krokosphinx and the Tomb of Storms all branch off it.

What decides a new wizard's school unless the player overrides it?

New wizards take a short personality quiz from Merle Ambrose that recommends one of the seven schools, though the player can skip it and pick any school directly.

Where did the game rank among free-to-play titles on the US PlayStation Store in October 2025?

The launch response far exceeded KingsIsle's expectations, causing server queues.

What is the highest title a wizard can earn in ranked PvP?

Warlord is the highest title in ranked PvP, reached above Commander as a wizard's rating climbs from the starting Private rank.

What average score does the game hold on GameRankings?

A GameShark reviewer praised the ambiance but criticised the restrictive chat.

How many players had the game reached by June 2010, according to KingsIsle?

It hit 20 million by July 2011.

How many mainline worlds make up the first story arc?

Five worlds make up the first arc: Wizard City, Krokotopia, Marleybone, MooShu and Dragonspyre, with side worlds like Grizzleheim and Wysteria outside the main line.

Which NPC teaches the Gardening hobby in Wizard City?

Farley is the gardening trainer in Wizard City's Golem Court; he teaches the first gardening spells and sells seeds, while Eudora Tangletree handles crafting in Olde Town.

J. Todd Coleman sold which studio to Ubisoft before joining KingsIsle?

Wolfpack Studios, maker of Shadowbane, was co-founded by J. Todd Coleman and sold to Ubisoft in 2004; Coleman then joined KingsIsle as an early employee and led Wizard101's creation.

KingsIsle's 2010 iOS game WizardBlox was based on which in-game mini-game?

WizardBlox, KingsIsle's free iOS puzzle game from February 2010, was a stand-alone version of Sorcery Stones, the tile-matching mini-game played in Wizard101's Fairegrounds.

Which 2012 KingsIsle tower-defence game starred Wizard101 pets?

Grub Guardian, KingsIsle's 2012 tower-defence game, has Wizard101 pets defend food from waves of enemies and earn experience for the main game; EverClicker and Animal Cove were later KingsIsle mobile titles.

How many Austin employees did KingsIsle lay off in May 2016?

It cited cancelled mobile games and a shift in strategy.

What is the service that puts one item's look onto another item's stats called?

Stitching, done by Eloise Merryweather in the Commons for Crowns, transfers one item's appearance onto another item's stats, so wizards can wear the look they like.

What is it called when a spell fails its accuracy roll and does not cast?

A fizzle is a spell that fails its accuracy check; the wizard keeps the pips but loses the turn, and Storm spells fizzle most often with a base accuracy of 70 percent.

What do wooden, stone and gold Skeleton Keys unlock?

Skeleton Keys, in wooden, stone and gold grades, open locked doors to optional boss fights inside many dungeons; the keys drop from enemies and are used up when a door is opened.

What is the storage every wizard on one account can reach called?

The Shared Bank, opened from any bank or a wizard's house, holds items that every character on the same account can withdraw, which is how gear and reagents move between wizards.

What are the parallel copies of every game area called?

Realms are the parallel copies of every area, each named after a character such as Ambrose or Wu; wizards switch realms to find friends or escape crowds.

What free living space does every new wizard start with?

Every new wizard starts with a free dorm room in Ravenwood, a single decoratable room that serves as home until a castle or cottage is bought.

Which world follows Celestia in the second story arc?

Zafaria, the savannah world of zebras, lions and elephants, is the second world of the second arc, after Celestia and before Avalon; its final dungeon is Mirror Lake.

Which equipment slot adds zero-pip attack spells to a wizard's deck?

A wand adds zero-pip attack spells, known as wand hits, to the deck, which are handy for breaking shields; athames, amulets and rings add stats but no wand hits.

Which Astral school's spells polymorph the caster into another creature?

Moon is the Astral school of polymorph spells, which turn the caster into a creature such as a Gobbler or Ninja Pig for several rounds; Sun enchants cards and Star casts auras.

Which currency is earned from PvP matches and Pet Derby races?

Arena Tickets are earned from PvP matches and Pet Derby races and spent at the Arena and Pet Pavilion vendors on pets, gear and pet snacks.

What are the allies hired with Crowns during a duel called?

Henchmen are allies bought with Crowns in the middle of a duel; a hired henchman fills an empty spot on your side and fights with spells of its school and level.

Whom do global spells such as Wyldfire and Balefrost affect?

Global spells such as Wyldfire and Balefrost change the whole duel circle, boosting that school's damage for every wizard and enemy alike until another global replaces them.

Which spell returns all of a wizard's used cards to the deck mid-duel?

Reshuffle is a trainable utility spell that returns every used card to the deck in the middle of a duel, the standard answer to running out of cards in a long fight.

In the fourth arc, what swallows the Old One during the peace summit in Karamelle?

The other Cabal members blame the Wizard for the appearances, which are really the work of the Nothing.

What are the spells granted by equipped gear called?

Item cards are spells granted by equipped gear; they sit at the front of the deck, come back after every duel, and are often stronger versions of trainable spells.

What is the website-level login that controls Wizard101's parental settings for a whole family of players called?

The Master Account manages parental controls through the game's website, and a setting changed there applies to every connected account, including restrictions on chat.

What is the final age a pet can reach?

Pets age from Baby through Teen, Adult, Ancient, Epic and Mega to Ultra, the final stage, gaining levels by playing mini-games at the Pet Pavilion.

Besides two housing items, what free item came with the September 2018 tenth-anniversary update?

One housing item required a short quest in which established characters thanked the game's supporters.

Which stat lets an attack ignore part of the target's resistance?

Armor Piercing, shown as a percentage on gear, lets an attack ignore that much of the target's resistance; Critical instead gives a chance to deal bonus damage.

Which former Midway Games executive was KingsIsle's president when it broke cover in April 2008?

The company then had 100 employees across Plano and Austin after three years of 'lock down secrecy'.