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Advancements

Advancements in Hexalia track your progress through the mystical arts, from gathering basic components to performing powerful rituals. This page details every available advancement in the mod.

Main Categories

Hexalia

The beginning of your journey.

  • Hexalia
    • Obtain a Hex Focus.

Gathering & Tools

Essential tools and components for any aspiring witch.

  • Salt of the Craft

    • Obtain Salt, the basis of all rituals.
  • Crush Course

    • Obtain a Mortar & Pestle to crush herbs.
  • Bark & Dagger

    • Obtain an Athame to collect Resin or Lotus Blossoms.

Rituals & Magic

Master the art of ritual magic and elemental manipulation.

  • Ritual Etiquette

    • Set the table... for the spirits.
    • Craft a Ritual Table to begin performing Nature's Rituals.
  • Starry, Starry Might

    • Perform a Celestial Infusion to obtain a Celestial Crystal.
    • Obtain a Celestial Crystal.
  • Elemental, My Dear

    • Obtain all of the Elemental Nodes.
    • Collect fire, water, earth, and air nodes.
  • Crafty Mutations

    • Obtain a Mutavis and rewrite nature's rules.
  • Crop Circles

    • Obtain a Morphora and watch the land rearrange itself.

Brewing & Alchemy

Create potent brews and throwable concoctions.

  • Cauldron Calamity

    • Craft a Small Cauldron and stir up some trouble.
  • First Sip's the Deepest

    • Obtain a Rustic Bottle to start brewing.
  • Bag of Tricks

    • Craft a throwable Foul Sac. Kaboom, but make it floral.
  • Espresso Patronum

    • Drink every Hexalia Brew — magic beans not included.

Idols & Purification

Channel power through idols and cleanse corrupted items.

  • Thread Lightly

    • Weave together your first Silk Idol.
  • Exorcise in Style

    • Use a Purity Idol to remove curses from enchanted items.
  • Weather or Not

    • Use a Rainfall, Clarity, and Tempest Idol. Forecast: spooky.

Equipment & Challenges

Magical gear and completionist goals.

  • Sea What You Did There

    • Obtain the Kelpweave Blade — kelp your enemies!
  • Pendant Pending

    • Obtain the Sage Pendant and profit in XP.
  • Leaf It to Me

    • Collect every Herb out there.
  • Crop Top

    • Harvest the full lineup of Crops.

Progression Tips

  1. Start Simple: Begin with Salt of the Craft and Crush Course to get basic components
  2. Setup Workspace: Create your Ritual Table and Small Cauldron early
  3. Gather Everything: Collect herbs and nodes as you explore
  4. Experiment: Try different idol combinations and brew recipes
  5. Complete Sets: Work toward collection-based advancements for end-game goals

Notes

  • Advancements are organized in a logical progression from basic gathering to complex rituals
  • Some advancements require multiple steps or rare components
  • The "Espresso Patronum" advancement is particularly challenging, requiring you to brew every possible combination
  • Weather-related idols can be used in sequence for the "Weather or Not" advancement