Utility

Utility is a skill tree in Ars Magica 2, found in the Occulus, along with Defense and Offense, the other active skill trees, and Talents, which is a passive skill tree. It is used for, as the name implies, more utility-based spells, such as the ability to dig with magic, see in various conditions, gain certain buffs, affect certain items, and even perform tasks more quickly, such as farming.

The tree includes the following, from top (easier to get) to bottom (harder to get).

Shapes: Touch, Binding, Chain, Channel and Contingency: Death.

Components: Place Block, Dig, Wizard's Autumn, Harvest Plants, Night Vision, Light, Plow, True Sight, Disarm, Plant, Grow, Charm, Invisibility, Rift, Create Water, Random Teleport, Attract, Telekinesis, Drought, Blink, Banish Rain, Water Breathing, Transplace, Mark, Recall, Divine Intervention, and Ender Intervention.

Modifiers: Target non-solid blocks, Mining Power, Feather Touch, Lunar, Range and Radius.

Silver Spells: Daylight, Moonrise, and Prosperity.

Some of the more useful items in here are the Shapes of Touch and Chain, the components of Harvest Plants, Wizard's Autumn, Night Vision, Telekinesis, Mark and Transplace, and the modifiers of Mining Power, Range, and Radius, although all of these Shapes, Components, and Modifiers can be used to great effect, when used correctly.

Name	Description	Unlock Color	Type
Touch	Executes a spell's function at touch range	Blue	Shape
Binding		Blue	Shape
Chain	Spell effect jumps from target to another one nearby	Red	Shape
Channel		Green	Shape
Contingency: Death	Activates a spell bound to it when the target with the contingency active dies	Red	Shape
Place Block	Places a block at the target block	Blue	Component
Dig	Mines the target block	Blue	Component
Wizard's Autumn	Destroys leaves	Blue	Component
Harvest Plants	Harvests crops, without destroying them	Green	Component
Night Vision	grants the user night vision for a duration	Blue	Component
Light	places a magelight at the target point	Blue	Component
Plow	Will apply the effect of using a hoe on dirt where it hits	Blue	Component
True Sight	Allows the user the ability to see illusion blocks	Blue	Component
Disarm	Disarms the target (causes the target to drop the item being held)	Blue	Component
Plant	Plants crops automatically from the user's inventory	Blue	Component
Grow	Creates plants that normally only spawn naturally, a bit like using bone meal on grass but can also spawn the flowers from this mod and works on sand and water (you need target non-solid blocks to hit water)	Red	Component
Charm	Gives a chance to charm the target if it's an AI (artificial intelligence)	Blue	Component
Invisibility	Makes target invisible	Green	Component
Rift	Creates a chest-like block in which you can store items	Green	Component
Create Water	Creates a water source block at the target block.	Green	Component
Random Teleport	Teleports the target to a random point close by	Blue	Component
Attract		Green	Component
Drought	Removes water source blocks and water parts. Will also dry blocks (such as dirt into sand)	Green	Component
Blink	Teleports target	Green	Component
Banish Rain	Stop rain and thunder/snowstorms	Green	Component
Telekinesis		Green	Component
Water Breathing	Grants the user water breathing for a period	Blue	Component
Transplace		Blue	Component
Mark	Places a mark point for recall at the target block	Green	Component
Recall	Teleports the target to the marked point	Green	Component
Divine Intervention		Red	Component
Ender Intervention		Red	Component
Target non-solid blocks	Allows spells to work on non solid blocks like tall grass.	Blue	Modifier
Mining Power	Increases the mining power of the dig component	Green	Modifier
Feather Touch	Applies Silk Touch I to the spell book when that spell is selected (Intended for use with the Dig spell component)	Blue	Modifier
Radius	Increases the range of the spell if it is AOE	Red	Modifier
Lunar	Increases the strength/duration of the spell the closer it is to a full moon (at night)	Red	Modifier
Solar	the strength/duration of the spell the closer it is to midday.	Red	Modifier
Range	Increases the range of the spell	Red	Modifier