How to Play | Arcana76

Four steps into the game

Create an account
Use Create Account to choose your account number and password. Keep your account number: you use it to sign in.
Choose your vocation
Sign in on this site, open My Account and create a character. Choose Ryven, Brannor, Zelior or Belvar. A character's vocation cannot be changed later.
Install with the launcher
Get the Arcana76 Launcher, open it and choose Install. The launcher downloads and checks the game files. Use the same launcher for future updates.
Press Play and sign in
Enter your account number and password, then choose your character. The correct server connection is selected automatically; you do not need a server address, port or client version.

Your first character

You start at level 8 with all four vocation abilities at rank 1.

Level8

Health185

Mana256

Abilities4

Greet quest NPCs with hi, ask for a mission, and answer yes to accept. Say journal to Aldous Wren to read your quest journal in chat. Ask your current quest contact about mission for the next step.

Controls

WASD / arrow keys	Move while chat is inactive. Click a walkable map destination to walk there.
Shift + WASD	Turn without walking.
Enter / Escape	Enter starts typing; Enter sends a message and returns to movement. Escape stops typing and keeps your draft.
Keys 1 to 4	Cast your four abilities. You can also click them on the ability bar.
Shift + key	Zelior: Shift+1 casts Time Bomb on yourself; Shift+3 centers Temporal Field on you; Shift+4 casts Chronoshift on yourself.
Tab / Shift+Tab	Select the next or the previous monster as your target.
Esc or right-click	Cancel an ability that is waiting for you to pick a target.
The "+" on an ability	Spend an Ability Point on that ability.
Monster Tasks panel icon	View your monster hunting progress.

Make your next step count

The Information guide explains Ability Points, Magic Level, runes, Wand Evolution, equipment, housing and your personal depot.

See the Vocations page for each ability's role and base values.