Wizard101 - Combat

Combat

Combat is a battle between your wizard and an opponent which might be an enemy in PvE or another player in PvP. You have to use spells from your deck to defeat them. PvE combatants are assigned a rank from 1 to 13. After you defeat them you receive experience and any combination of the following: Equipment/Gear (Hats, Robes, Wands, etc.), Treasure Cards, Pet Snacks, Plant Seeds (for Gardening only), Pets or Reagents (Used for Crafting). These items can be dropped in combat from bosses or even regular 'mob monsters' wandering about the various streets in the 11 worlds. Clothes, jewelry, and other equipment can also be helped to boost attacks and shield against attacks, and can also be bought with crowns or gold.

The combat system is turn-based. The player chooses a card from a deck they have assembled from the cards they have and casts it, damaging the opposing player or enemy and costing them health points, providing a buff to incoming or outgoing healing/damage, healing themselves or friends, or completing another function, usually in the form of buffs to oneself or de-buffs on the opposing player/enemy. The strength of the card is dependent on the number of magic pips it costs; these pips accumulate over the course of combat every turn.