Spell Upgrade System

The Spell Upgrade System is a core new feature introduced in EverQuest Legends. This was introduced in Beta but adjustments and improvements are still being added (as of 7/31/2026).

All spells can be upgraded from a starting tier of 0, to a max tier of 10. You do this with motes though Spell Upgrading. The system is similar to item upgrades, but there is no option other than motes for upgrading spells.

Motes of Potential Experience Rules

UPDATE: This is based on how items work, needs updated for spells or confirmed that it's the same.

• Motes add a fixed amount of exp to a spell
• Motes cannot add exp to an item above a certain tier

Mote Name	Mote Max Tier	Exp per Mote
Mote of Infinitesimal Potential	0	1
Mote of Minor Potential	1	1
Mote of Lesser Potential	2	2
Mote of Potential	3	4
Mote of Major Potential	4	5
Mote of Greater Potential	5	6
Mote of Superior Potential	6	7
Mote of Grand Potential	7	8
Mote of Ascendant Potential	8	9
Mote of Infinite Potential	9	10

Tiers

UPDATE: This is based on how items work, needs updated for spells or confirmed that it's the same.

Each Tier requires an increasing amount of exp to reach. This table lays out each tier's requirement.

Tier	Total XP Required	Exp to Next Level	Cumulative Bonus	Bonus Per Exp
0	0	1	+0%	+10%
1	1	2	+10%	+5%
2	3	4	+20%	+2.5%
3	7	8	+30%	+1.25%
4	15	16	+40%	+0.625%
5	31	32	+50%	+0.313%
6	63	64	+60%	+0.156%
7	127	128	+70%	+0.078%
8	255	256	+80%	+0.039%
9	511	512	+90%	+0.020%
10	1023	-	+100%	-

Obtaining Motes

Motes have a chance to drop from any monster killed. The higher the difficulty of the zone will increase the minimum level of the mote that will drop. Killing mobs of a higher level (yellow or red) will also increase the chance of motes dropping. Additionally, the player's level will affect the level of the motes that drop - at level 15, the highest that will drop in a Difficulty 4 is a Tier 3 mote.

Player Level	Mote level
1	1
10	2
15	3
20	4
25	5
30	6
35	7
40	8
45	9
50	10

• Note: Tiers 1-3 need confirmation on level drop.