The first time you jump into Wizard West, you'll feel like one of those background character kids in the first Harry Potter movie: absolutely clueless. But with our help, you'll be casting Avada Kedavra and all other funky spells in no time! Scroll down for our definitive Wizard West beginner's guide.
Your main goal in Wizard West is to make money as fast as possible and get all the best spells, equipment and wands the game has to offer. You earn money by killing enemies (NPCs and players) and selling trinkets and artifacts you collect from chests and steal from banks.
To find enemies and things to steal, first, teleport using Apparo (spell available by default; equip in your Inventory on the left) or fly using your broom (F) to one of the red/beige exclamation marks or orange $ symbols on the map (automatically opens with Apparo or you can click Map on the left).
Red exclamation marks represent PvE encounters that don't get you a bounty and are perfectly safe to do. They require you to kill a bunch of hostile NPCs, and after you kill them all, a chest will spawn, which you can loot and get a reward (trinket, equipment, etc.)
Beige exclamation marks and orange $ symbols represent encounters where you earn a bounty and become targetable by all other players. They require you to either kill NPCs and collect a chest (same as red marks) or steal stuff. They also have much better rewards because of the extra risk. To start one of these, you first need to enter their area, which is marked by a red barrier.
Finally, to sell the trinkets you acquired, you need to visit one of the vendor places, which are marked by green $ signs on the map. If you have a bounty, it's best you sell trinkets as soon as possible because you'll lose them if you die.
To equip and unequip spells and equipment, click on the Inventory button on the left. You can have at most 4 Spells, 3 Utility Spells, and 2 Wild Magics equipped. Brooms, wands, and equipment (hat, body, cape) all have designated slots. If an equipment piece gives bonus stats, that'll be displayed after you click on it in your inventory.
To get new spells, click on Spells on the left. Here, you'll have several tiers of spell trees, each containing unique spells and equipment. Tier I spell trees are unlocked by default, and to unlock the next tiers, you need to accumulate 10 upgrade levels in the previous tier. The equipment you get from the trees is mostly cosmetic and doesn't provide extra stats.
Most spells you'll unlock in Wizard West, especially the ones in Tier I and II, are useless. So, it's important you spend your money wisely, and if you do, your progression will be much smoother. Here is the exact order of spell tree upgrades you should take for each tier (check out our Wizard West spells tier list for a more in-depth guide on the best spells):
After you've unlocked all of these, your goal is to get the best Tier IV spells, and if you want to, you can get all the stuff that you haven't unlocked in the previous tiers. Considering how much money you'll need for the Tier IV spells, getting all the previous ones first might not be a bad idea. It gives you more stuff to play with.
To get new wands, you'll need to roll on the Wands Lootbox gacha, which you can access by clicking Wands on the left. Each pull costs 100 Scrolls, which you get for killing enemies and completing activities.
On the other hand, to get equipment and brooms, you'll need to open in-game chests (rewards for completing activities) or rob banks and steal the artifacts from them. The chance to get a broom/equipment piece is fairly low, though illegal activities have a higher chance of dropping them.
In Wizard West, you get a bounty for doing malicious activities, such as PvP, PvE encounters marked on the map with beige exclamation marks, and robbing banks marked with orange $ symbols. To clear your bounty, do one of the following:
Mining is arguably the most unimportant mechanic in Wizard West right now. To do it, you'll need the Level 1 Excavator spell Vocare Pickaxe. Once you equip the spell and activate it, you'll equip a pickaxe. Then, find the ore veins located around the map and hit them with M1s to extract the ore. Ore veins usually spawn inside caves and close to buildings.
Well, that does it for our ultimate Wizard West beginner's guide. If you follow the tips we outlined, you'll be a fully fledged shadow wizard in no time! Also, for more guides for this and other similar experiences, bookmark the Roblox section here on PGG.
