Tomes

Tomes are collections of spells, hero skills, units and special province improvements that a empire may research, as well as a passive ability. Tomes come in 5 tiers. Tier I and II tomes grant +5 Casting Points. Tier III and IV tomes grant +10 Casting Points. Tier V tomes grant +15 Casting Points.

Tier I tomes are always available. To unlock a higher tier tome, the empire requires knowing at least two tomes from the previous tier. For tier IV, you'll need 6 Affinity of the corresponding magic, tiers V will require 8 Affinity. You can only have one tiers V tome in a game.

Astral tomes

All Astral tomes grant +2  Astral affinity.

Tome	Tier	Province improvement	Hero skill	Spells
Evocation	I	Channeling Tower	Lightning Weapons	Fulmination Lightning Focus Evoker Lightning Blades Summon Lesser Storm Spirit Lightning Torrent
Warding	I		Bolstering Support	Staves of Warding Summon Phantasm Warrior Mark of Invulnerability Magical Wards Static Shield
Amplification	II	Resonance Fields	Spell Amplification	Amplified Arrows Conjure Amplification Pylon Frenzy Focus Amplify Minds Astral Blood Chain Lightning
Scrying	II		Precognition	Mental Mark Scry Enemy Summon Watcher Guided Projectiles Tower of True Sight
Teleportation	III	Chrono Gate Seed of Astral	Quick Phase	Astral Trade Relay Phasing Enchantment Emergency Teleportation Mass Recall Summon Phase Beast
Summoning	III	Summoning Well Seed of Astral	Wisp Familiar	Conjure Crystal Keeper Summon Astral Serpent Arcane Bond Arcane Restoration Arcane Supercharge
Astral Convergence	IV	Root of Astral	Arcane Surge	Arcane Maelstrom Astral Shattering Explosive Manifestation Astral Attunement Cascading Power
The Astral Mirror	IV	Root of Astral	Magic Deflection	Astral Revelation Summon Astral Reflections Summon Mirror Mimic Mirror Veil Throne of Mirrors
The Arch Mage	V	Heart of Astral	Maximized Magic	Astral Travel Cosmic Overdrive Time Stop Disruption Wave

Chaos tomes

All Chaos tomes grant +2  Chaos affinity.

Tome	Tier	Province improvement	Hero skill	Spells
Pyromancy	I	Ritual Pyre	Searing Weapons	Summon Lesser Magma Spirit Ignite Searing Blades Pyromancer Fiery Arrows Immolate
The Horde	I	Mob Camp	Battle Seeker Training	Fury of the Horde Houndmaster Spawnkin Blaze of the Horde Summon Irregulars
Mayhem	II		Mark of Misfortune	Curse of Misfortune Mark of Misfortune Summon Gremlin Infectious Insanity Sow Confusion
Revelry	II	Carnival of Flesh	Reveler's Triumph	Bloodfury Weapons Revels of Carnage Skald Revels of Blood Reveler's Heart
Devastation	III	Seed of Chaos	Flameburst Weapons	Flameburst Weapons Focus of Devastation Unleash the War Hounds Warbreed Construct Devastator Spheres
Pandemonium	III	Seed of Chaos	Havoc Magic	Incite Revolution Vessels of Chaos Havoc Magic Mass Hysteria Summon Chaos Eater
Chaos Channeling	IV	Root of Chaos	Chaotic Rebuke	Fan the Inferno Golden Horde Scion of Flame Daemonic Focus Gremlin Ambushers
The Daemon Gate	IV	Daemon Gate Root of Chaos	Demonic Anthem	Daemonic Summoning Fight for Power Abyssal Flames Sacrificial Slaughter Demonkin
The Chaos Lord	V	Heart of Chaos	Daemonic Slaughter	Summon Balor Daemonic Onslaught Incite Rebellion Call Forth Avatar of Chaos

Materium tomes

All Materium tomes grant +2  Materium affinity.

Tome	Tier	Province improvement	Hero skill	Spells
Enchantment	I	Runecarver's Camp	Sundering Strikes	Spell-Tempered Shields Summon Copper Golem Awakened Tools Seeker Arrows Sundering Blades
Rock	I	Central Quarry	Obsidian Weaponry	Gargoyle Rock Blast Earthskin Stone Skin Summon Lesser Stone Spirit
Artificing	II	Golem Mine	Golem Assistant	Artisan Armament Construct Bolt Repeaters Iron Golem Artisan Fortifications Siege Magic
Winds	II		Avenging Winds	Abducting Cyclone Dust Storm Favorable Winds Windborne Scouts Summon Wind Rager Zephyr Archer
Terramancy	III	Seed of Materium	Leaden Blows	Crushing Earth Earth Shatter Seismic Shock Summon Stone Spirit Tremor Ritual
Transmutation	III	Seed of Materium	Adaptive Armor	Melt Armor Transmute Resources Transmuter Adaptive Armor Steel Skin
The Crucible	IV	Great Foundry Root of Materium	Meteor Strikes	Fortified Crucible Lava Burst Pyroclastic Eruption Meteor Arrows Meteor Shower
The Golden Realm	IV	Bazaar of Wonders Root of Materium	Gilded Magic	Luxury Markets Gliding Blast Gold Golem Goldtouched Reagent Refinery
The Creator	V	Heart of Materium	Ancient of Earth	Call the Titan of the Earth Tectonic Shatter Create Earthshatter Engines Eternal Earth

Nature tomes

All Nature tomes grant +2  Nature affinity.

Tome	Tier	Province improvement	Hero skill	Spells
Beasts	I	Wildlife Sanctuary	Pack Leader	Mark as Prey Animal Kinship Summon Wild Animal Call of the Wild Wildspeaker
Roots	I	Herbalist	Poison Weapons	Healing Roots Poison Blades Summon Entwined Thrall Vine Prison Poison Arrows
Fertility	II	Bountiful Fields	Revitalize	Animate Flora Restore the Land Temple of Fertility Blossom of Life Summon Nymph
Glades	II	Sacred Meadow	Forest Warden	Create Forest Glade Runner Leafskin Aspect of the Root Summon Entwined Protector
Cycles	III	Seed of Nature	Withering Decay	Diffuse Health Parting Gifts Cycle of Seasons Druid of the Cycle Projectiles of Decay
Vigor	III	Seed of Nature	Animal Handler	Summon Greater Animal Totem of the Wild Empowered Beasts Supergrowth Unleash Beast
Nature's Wrath	IV	Root of Nature	Nature's Avenger	Awaken Instincts Destructive Regrowth Devolve Awaken the Forest Summon Horned God
Paradise	IV	Garden of Bliss Root of Nature	Inspiring Icon	Enchanted Bloom Exhilarating Pollen Nature's Beauty Blessing of Paradise Fortress of Vines Gaia's Chosen
The Goddess of Nature	V	Heart of Nature	Avatar of Nature	Force of Nature Forest Awareness Mass Rejuvenation

Order tomes

All Order tomes grant +2  Order affinity.

Tome	Tier	Province improvement	Hero skill	Spells
Faith	I	Abbey	Mending Touch	Faithful Whispers Chaplain Wrath of the Faithful Staves of Mending Army Heal Convent
Zeal	I	Circle of Zealotry	Condemn	Condemnation Summon Zealot Fanatical Workforce Legion of Zeal Inspiring Chant
The Beacon	II		Champion of the Faithful	Conjure Divine Beacon Blessed Reinforcements Covenant of the Faith Mighty Meek Summon Lightbringer
The Inquisition	II	Tithe Collector	Zeal	Burden of Guilt Inquisitor Mass Condemnation Tribunal Inquisitor's Zeal
Sanctuary	III	Sanctuary Seed of Order	Sanctify	Anointed People Consecrated Domain Healing Spires Keeper's Mark Salvation
Subjugation	III	Seed of Order	Terrifying Aura	Final Ultimatum Subjugation Raid Tyrant Knight Baron's Palace Intimidating Aura
Exaltation	IV	Ruler's Statue Root of Order	Exalted Brilliance	Angelize Ascended Warriors Resurrect Unit Shrine of Smiting Temple of the Exalted
Supremacy	IV	Root of Order	Supreme Magic	Condemn Army Eagle Rider Monument of Supremacy Anthem of Victory Supreme Magic
The God Emperor	V	Heart of Order	Conjure Dome of Protection	Divine Protection Exalted Champion Wrath of the Emperor Mass Revive

Shadow tomes

All Shadow tomes grant +2  Shadow affinity. Half of them also unlock or improve the Soul Harvest ability, which lets the empire gain Souls based on the number of enemies killed in a victorious battle, and animate City Ruins, Skeleton units, and Heroes in the Crypt.

Tome	Tier	Province improvement	Hero skill	Spells	Soul Harvest
Cryomancy	I	School of Cryomancy	Frost Weapons	Ice Coffin Frost Arrows Frost Blades Summon Lesser Snow Spirit White Witch Blizzard	No
Souls	I		Soul Collector	Bone Golem Soulbind Army Soul Fire Soul Overflow Soulbinders	Yes
Necromancy	II	Soulwell	Unholy Leader	Necrotic Magic Raise Zombies Restore Undead Rotting Explosion Necromancer	Yes
The Doomherald	II	Doomdepth Trench	Cruel Weaponry	Cause Despair Prelude of Doom Summon Banshee Cruel Weaponry Joy Siphoners	No
The Cold Dark	III	Frostspire Seed of Shadow	Blinding Magic	Flash Freeze Summon Snow Spirit Veil of Darkness Frostling Transformation Marching Winter	No
The Great Transformation	III	Seed of Shadow	Weakening Aura	Desecrate Structure Domain of Death Necrotic Spires Fetid Legion Wightborn	Yes
Oblivion	IV	Root of Shadow	Mind Crush	Devouring Void Ritual of Somnia Sleep of Oblivion Summon Living Fog Fog of Insanity	No
The Reaper	IV	Root of Shadow	Greater Corpse	Construct Soul Siphons Greater Reanimation Harvest Population Mark for Death Summon Reaper	Yes
The Eternal Lord	V	Heart of Shadow	Eternal One	Raise Undead Army True Death Magic Withering Mist Battlefield Reanimation	No