One of my largest design goals was to make the player feel powerful as a wizard. Magic is inherently awesome, and I wanted to exemplify that fact through the combat's design and feel.

Originally, players would have one basic attack and a spell they picked up in the dungeon, fueled by a mana bar for each cast. However, I found this design too limiting for the player's offensive potential. I changed my approach, increasing the number of available spells from two to four. Additionally, I gave each spell a cooldown, forcing the player to adapt their playstyle when spells were unavailable.

To add to the player's power fantasy, I added a dash mechanic to make combat feel snappy, as well as a dynamic camera and screen shake to sell the impact of more powerful spells.