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Warformed: Stormweaver

Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko

S+97/100
Reidon Ward will become a god — he just doesn't know it yet. Born weak, sickly, and small, afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents, Reidon has fought for every minor advantage life has allowed him. When the most powerful artificial intelligence in human history takes an interest in him, things begin to change. Granted a CAD — a Combat Assistance Device — with awful specs but infinite potential, Reidon finds himself at the bottom of his class at the Galens Institute, one of the top military academies in the Collective. Alongside his best friend Viviana Arada, Reidon must climb the school rankings and push into the combat tournament circuits that have become humanity's greatest entertainment. So begins the rise of a god. So begins the ascent of the Stormweaver.
pf5.0· 2Goodreads4.57· 19.1K
Competent MCHard MagicLitRPGSchoolSci-fiStats+1

Cradle

Will Wight

S+97/100
Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. Lindon is Unsouled — forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan. When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he has ever known and forge his own Path.
pf8.0· 4Goodreads4.48· 61.6K
Competent MCCultivationHard MagicSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

All the Skills

Honour Rae

S+94/100
The most Arthur could hope for was to someday earn a trash-tier spell card. When fate grants him a Master of Skills card instead, he is thrust into a world of opportunity and danger. To survive and grow strong, Arthur must learn skills — all the skills. An epic progression fantasy with strong GameLit elements, featuring a unique card-based magic system.
pf5.0· 2Goodreads4.48· 11K
Competent MCGameLitHard MagicMonster TamingSecondary WorldSkill Collection+1

Paranoid Mage

InadvisablyCompelled

S+91/100
Callum had seen things all his life — monsters and beasts living among people — but he learned very early not to admit such things. It turns out the supernatural is real, but at thirty Callum has no desire to be part of that secret. Not that he has a choice when it turns out he is a mage, albeit one that hasn't cast any spells in all his life. The powers that be insist on requirements, duties, and education. To hell with that. An urban fantasy that goes rather sideways from the normal genre fairly quickly, following Callum as he goes from fugitive to renegade to open conflict with the forces that govern the supernatural world.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.65· 6.2KGoodreads4.32· 3.3K
Anti-heroCompetent MCHard MagicLoner MCOlder MCUrban Fantasy

The Years of Apocalypse

UraniumPhoenix

S+91/100
Mirian Castrella, a student in her final year of a magical academy, unexpectedly finds herself caught in a time loop and haunted by strange dreams of the Elder Gods. Her plan had been to become an artificer to support her struggling family, but when the Akana Praediar army betrays her country in a surprise attack, everything changes. Instead, she finds herself delving into the dark secrets of the world, mastering magic, finding allies, and uncovering a vast conspiracy. Just because the time loop can save her life doesn't mean it can save her from everything. Mirian must navigate a dangerous world changed by the magitech revolution. Her quest to stop the apocalypse she relives again and again will lead her to battle magi and beasts, into the unfathomable underground Labyrinth, across distant lands, and into forgotten ancient ruins. Only by becoming a master arcanist who understands the true nature of the world can she hope to succeed.
pf9.0· 2Royal Road4.78· 3.7K
Hard MagicPost-apocalypticSchoolSecondary WorldTime LoopWeak to Strong

Binding Words

Daniel Schinhofen

S+90/100
Sean was waiting at a bar when a confrontation set in motion a meeting with gods: Odin, Archangel Michael, Lucifer, and Morrigan all vied for his soul. He chose Morrigan, goddess of Fate, Death, and Battle — and found himself placed on a new world, in a new body, with gifts from the Tuatha De Danann. In this world ruled by Summer and Winter Queens, words have power and Agreements are binding. Sean must find his place while navigating Fey politics, forging bonds, and reckoning with the consequences of the choices he makes.
Goodreads4.50· 4.4K
Base BuildingCraftingHard MagicHaremIsekaiLitRPG+4

Aether's Revival

Daniel Schinhofen

S+90/100
Every year the empire's rite of passage identifies those blessed by Aether to become magi, who are then shipped to a dangerous academy where twice-yearly tournaments can cripple or kill students, and powerful clans compete fiercely to recruit talent. Gregory grew up ridiculed and unsupported, but his dream of becoming a mage never wavered. When his age day arrives, he will find out whether that dream survives contact with reality.
Goodreads4.48· 6.1K
Competent MCHard MagicSchoolSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Solo

Vasily Mahanenko

S89/100
He was the greatest chaos mage of his time, spending sixty years defending the world from rift creatures — loyal to the Empire to his bone, until it decided to wipe out the Chaos clan and every last one of its members. Life has a way of surprising you, and he got a second chance to walk the entire path again. Except the rules are different this time around: chaos is now the weakest of the six elements, and its mages are considered bottom-feeders. Time to show this world just how dead wrong it is.
Goodreads4.53· 1K
CultivationHard MagicOlder MCRegressionSchoolWeak to Strong

Zenith of Sorcery

nobody103

S88/100
After years of exile, Marcus is coming back home. A powerful mage with few equals, he lives in a world full of monsters and powerful adepts, many of whom have bad histories with him. But he has not returned to pursue vengeance or start a fight — all Marcus wants is to reconnect with old friends, build himself a house, and maybe train a successor or two. Alas, the world didn't stop just because Marcus went into exile, and not everyone is content to let go of old grievances. Strange things are happening at large, hinting at a looming disaster of unknown nature. Still, where there is a will, there is a way — and if nothing else, Marcus has a lot of magical power to throw at problems.
Royal Road4.76· 2.8KGoodreads4.34· 56
Competent MCHard MagicOlder MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Throne of Time

Cognosticon

S88/100
Time travel is forbidden, but Suria didn't have a choice. When she transfers to Darkmoon University, the greatest magical academy in the world, she accidentally stumbles into a complex conspiracy that has thrown students into a time loop. Someone decided the unparalleled advantages of time travel were worth risking the death sentence — but Suria was never supposed to be there. Her education will be nothing like she expected as she attempts to unravel a conspiracy too layered to possibly solve in a single loop.
Royal Road4.82· 755
Base BuildingGenius MCHard MagicMysterySchoolSecondary World+1

Mage Errant

John Bierce

S87/100
Hugh of Emblin is convinced he is the worst student the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen — he can barely cast spells, and those he does tend to fail explosively. When an unusual mage chooses him as an apprentice anyway, his life begins to change. Across the continent of Anastis, Hugh and his friends are pulled into ever-larger conflicts: deadly labyrinths, desert pirates, traitors on the Skyhold Council, the return of a city banished from the world five centuries ago, and a full-scale war that threatens to consume everything. At the center of it all is the Tongue Eater — an ancient weapon capable of devouring entire languages, whose rediscovery could mean madness and death for the entire continent.
pf8.5· 2Goodreads4.25· 13.3K
Competent MCDungeon CrawlingHard MagicMilitarySchoolSecondary World+1

The Archmage Coefficient

onedayokay

S87/100
Magic was chaos. Now it's chemistry. Through Stoichiomancy, power is measured, quantified, and controlled. Ascension follows a strict ladder, each tier with a fixed number of sanctioned seats. There are no anomalies — until Arielle Blacksoil. Born to a bloodline without magic, Arielle should have been invisible to the system. Instead, an accident reveals the impossible: she's an unsanctioned archmage. If discovered, they'll strip her power or turn her into a weapon. To survive, Arielle enrolls in the Academy and pretends to climb the ranks while hiding magic that eclipses her professors. For the first time in her life she has rivals, teammates — maybe even friends. But hiding overwhelming power isn't easy, and soon she's embroiled in faction conflict, foiling villainous plots, and hunting a mysterious primordial that lurks in the dark.
pf10.0· 1Royal Road4.76· 2.2K
Base BuildingComedyCraftingGenius MCHard MagicLitRPG+3

Ironbound

Andrew Givler

S87/100
In the Iron Empire, only the strongest are given a chance to Ascend. Castor has wanted nothing more than to fuse with a Cor Heart — an otherworldly metal that would let him bind a Symbol and manipulate the elements. When his chance is interrupted by a vicious attack that leaves his home in ruins and his family in peril, Castor is conscripted into the Legions and bound to a Symbol he never wanted. He must now survive the Iron City, enemies in the frozen North, and clandestine traitors within the rusting Empire itself — driven above all by revenge.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.48· 3.8K
Class SystemHard MagicMilitarySecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Return of the Runebound Professor

Actus

S87/100
Lives are a currency, and Noah Vines is rich. After standing around in the afterlife for thousands of years, Noah is all out of patience. When the opportunity to steal a second chance at life arises, he doesn't hesitate. Reincarnated into the body of a dying magic school professor, Noah finds he got more than just a second chance — he got infinite. Every time he dies, his body reforms. With countless variations of runic magic to discover and with death serving as only a painful soul-wound rather than a final end, Noah finally has a chance to wander the lands of the living once more. This time around, he plans to get strong enough to make sure he never has to wait around in the afterlife again.
Goodreads4.48· 3.6K
Competent MCGenius MCHard MagicOlder MCReincarnationSchool+1

Arcane Ascension

Andrew Rowe

S87/100
Five years ago, Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those who reach the top will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess. He never returned. Now it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor on a mission to find his brother. If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement — but that won't be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he's going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
pf8.0· 2Goodreads4.17· 27.8K
Dungeon CrawlingHard MagicSchoolSecondary WorldSkill CollectionTower Climbing

Guild Mage

David Niemitz

S87/100
Liv Brodbeck is too small, too fragile, and—according to everyone—a burden on her mother from the day she was born. A bastard child in a castle kitchen with no prospects. But when she accidentally unleashes a surge of wild magic, she takes her first step on a journey that will lead her from the kitchens of Castle Whitehill, to the cold palaces of the Eld, and beyond—to the graves of gods.
pf7.0· 1Goodreads4.51· 1.1K
Hard MagicSchoolSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Runeblade: A Delving & Skill Merging LitRPG

Bacon Macleod

S86/100
Kaius just wanted to unlock his class — instead, he restarted the apocalypse. After years of training, Kaius has barely acquired the first two of his family's legacy skills: powerful, vanishingly rare abilities whose method of creation is a secret people would kill for. Narrowly surviving a bandit ambush, he gets trapped in the Great Depths — a world-spanning dungeon. To escape, he must slay one of the Guardians defending the exits, a feat no classless fighter has ever survived. If that weren't bad enough, succeeding will reignite a forgotten trial that nearly ended civilization.
Royal Road4.63· 4K
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitHard MagicLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalyptic+3

A Practical Guide to Sorcery

AzaleaEllis

S86/100
In a world where magic is a science, Siobhan is a genius — but even geniuses need schooling. When she stumbles into the theft of a priceless magical book, she thinks her dreams of becoming the world's most powerful sorcerer are destroyed. Then a mysterious spell changes her life forever. Siobhan now inhabits the body of a strange man and has a new identity: Sebastien. With a fresh start, she allies herself with a local gang that is secretly a revolutionary party funding itself through crime. She is bound by vow to repay them in magic and favors. As Sebastien's reputation grows and Siobhan's old enemies still lurk in the shadows, she realizes the secrets of this world run deeper and darker than she imagined. Forced to juggle a double life, she is determined to uncover the truth — and take control of the name they gave her: The Raven Queen.
pf9.0· 1Royal Road4.75· 2.3K
Anti-heroGenius MCHard MagicLGBTQ+Overpowered MCSchool+3

Weapons and Wielders

Andrew Rowe

S86/100
It doesn't take a legendary sword to make a legendary swordsman, but it certainly helps. Keras Selyrian is already well on his way to cutting his name into the annals of legend — he's fought false divinities, thieving sorcerers, and corrupt demigods, and left them defeated in his wake. He's got a sword of unfathomable power, but it's damaged and leaking world-annihilating mana, so he's in the market for a new one. Possibly six. The Six Sacred Swords are Kaldwyn's most famous artifacts, forged as the only means to defeat the god beasts, and no single person has ever managed to collect them all. Not yet, at least. Keras is just getting started. A light-hearted fantasy adventure taking place in the same universe as the Arcane Ascension novels.
Goodreads4.31· 6.8K
ComedyCompetent MCHard MagicSecondary WorldSkill Collection

Return of the Runebound Professor

Actus

S85/100
Lives are a currency, and Noah Vines is rich. Reincarnated into the body of a poisoned magic school professor, Noah is given more than just a second chance at life — every time he dies, his body reforms. With infinite variations of runic magic to discover and with death as a painful soul wound rather than a final end, Noah finally has a chance to wander the lands of the living once again. And this time, he plans to get strong enough to make sure he never has to wait around in the afterlife again.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.59· 4.5K
CozyGameLitHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MC+3