Changes: Guide To Infinite Lifetime Spells

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Welcome. This guide will cover some of the mechanics of creating an infinite lifetime spell, caveats, and a detailed list of the minimum necessary modifiers for creating infinite lifetime spells out of any given projectile spell.

Infinite lifetime spells are often referred to in the Noita community as infiniwisps or more simply just wisps, among other terms. They are often paired with modifiers like Boomerang and Homing to allow them to target enemies automatically, and follow the player autonomously. Modifiers like Drilling Shot and Piercing Shot are also often desirable, so the projectile remains alive even after attacking enemies.

Successfully creating an infinite-lifetime spell for the first time in a session will trigger the game message The gods are very impressed with you

Mechanics

On paper, the mechanics of how infinite lifetime spells work is quite simple. Internally, Noita handles projectile lifetimes in terms of the number of frames a projectile lasts. Typically Noita runs at about 60fps, so a projectile with a typical lifetime of 1 second is defined internally as lasting for 60 frames. If a projectile has a lifetime in frames of exactly -1, then it is treated as having infinite lifetime. Reducing the lifetime further instead treats the lifetime similarly to a projectile with a 0-frame lifetime; it will exist for a single frame and then expire.

This is sometimes complicated by the fact that certain spells don't have a fixed lifetime value, but vary slightly. This can mean even with perfect preparation, only a small percentage of casts will result in an infinite lifetime projectile.

Limitations

Some spells or modifiers have maximum lifetime restrictions, notably the field-based spells like Circle of Thunder, Circle of Stillness, and so on. These will cause the spell to terminate forcibly after a specific timeframe, regardless of the projectile's own lifetime modifiers. Some examples of modifiers that impose maximum durations include Matter Eater, Copy Trail, and any of the Larpa modifiers.

Lifetime Modifiers

The below table lists all the modifiers known to affect projectile lifetimes, and the value in frames they modify the lifetime by. Very often, several modifiers combined will be needed in order to achieve a -1 lifetime value.

Lifetime Up			Lifetime Down
Modifier		Lifetime	Modifier		Lifetime
	Increase Duration	+75		Reduce Lifetime	-42
	Ping-Pong Path	+25		Reduce Lifetime	-42
	Orbiting Arc	+25		Chain Spell	-30
	Spiral Arc^[1]	+50		Chain Spell	-30
	Phasing Arc	+80

When using the divide by Spells to multiply lifetime modifiers, it's important to note that they will cast the following modifier their set number of times, and then the following modifier will be cast as well. For example, a Divide By 2 applied to a Reduce Lifetime will have the effect of 3 Reduce Lifetime modifiers.

Guide by Nymphspyre and Chrawnus

Infini-Wisp Chart — Chart infographic
- by Chrawnus and Nymphspyre

How To Make Infini-Wisps In Noita! - Nymphspyre (2020-06-21)

Parasite Wisps! - Nymphspyre (2020-10-01)

Divide to Infinite! Making Infini-Wisps Easy! - Nymphspyre (2021-01-21)

Cheat Sheet

The following table details the spells that can achieve infinite lifetime, along with the minimum necessary modifiers, and their chance of achieving infinite lifetime on any given cast.

For projectiles with variable lifetimes, the base lifetime is shown alongside the minimum and maximum lifetimes. The chance of creating an infinite spell is directly correlated to how widely varied the projectile's lifetime can be.

Spell	Lifetime (min)	Lifetime (max)	Lifetime				/	Chance
Summon Fly Swarm	650	850	750	16				0.5%
Summon Firebug Swarm	750	950	850	18				0.5%
Summon Wasp Swarm	1000	1200	1100	24				0.5%
Summon Friendly Fly	1700	1900	1800	41				0.5%
Pollen	650	850	750	16				0.5%
Ball Lightning	10	50	30			1		2.44%
Giant Spitter Bolt	22	47	35			1		5%
Large Spitter Bolt	18	42	30			1		5%
Spitter Bolt	18	32	25			1		6.66%
Concentrated Light	23	37	30			1		6.66%
Magic Bolt	23	37	30			1		6.66%
Burst of Air	33	47	40	1				6.66%
Homebringer Teleport Bolt	33	47	40	1				6.66%
Spark Bolt	33	47	40	1				6.66%
Swapper	33	47	40	1				6.66%
Teleport Bolt	33	47	40	1				6.66%
Energy Orb	43	57	50	1		1	1	6.66%
Fireworks!	23	37	30	3	1	1	2	6.66%
Firebomb	63	77	70	1		1		6.66%
Summon Missile	93	107	100	1		2		6.66%
Healing Bolt	53	67	60			2		6.66%
Pinpoint of Light	83	97	90	2				6.66%
Bubble Spark	93	107	100	1		2		6.66%
Prickly Spore Pod	93	107	100	1		2		6.66%
Black Hole	113	127	120	2		1		6.66%
Triplicate Bolt	113	127	120	2		1		6.66%
Return	233	247	240	5		1		6.66%
/ / Magic Missile	353	367	360	7		2		6.66%
Nuke	353	367	360	7		2		6.66%
/ / Firebolt	493	507	500	12				6.66%
Giga Black Hole	493	507	500	12				6.66%
Infestation	593	607	600	13		2		6.66%
Arrow	743	757	750	17		1		6.66%
Bouncing Burst	743	757	750	17		1		6.66%
Energy Sphere	743	757	750	17		1		6.66%
Disc Projectile	743	757	750	17		1		6.66%
Giga Disc Projectile	293	307	300	7				6.66%
Summon Omega Sawblade	493	507	500	12				6.66%
Dropper Bolt	493	507	500	12				6.66%
Glittering Field			600	13	1	6	2	100%
Mist of Spirits			100	3			1	100%
Blood Mist			500	13	1	1		100%
Toxic Mist			500	13	1	1		100%
Slime Mist			500	13	1	1		100%
Path of Dark Flame			100	3			1	100%
Spiral Shot			100	3			1	100%
Thunder Charge			100	3			1	100%
Cursed Sphere			120	3	1	4	2	100%
Holy Bomb			170	3	1	4		100%
Bomb			180	3	1	6	2	100%
Meteor			200	3	1	5		100%
Earthquake			30	3	1	1	2	100%
Intense Concentrated Light			32	4	3	3		100%
Dynamite			50	3	1			100%
Glitter Bomb			50	3	1			100%
Giga Death Cross			50	3	1			100%
Death Cross			68	2	1	2		100%
Fireball			60	3	1	2	2	100%
Summon Rock Spirit			60	3	1	2	2	100%
Tentacle			60	3	1	2	2	100%
Flamethrower			80	3	1	1		100%
Delayed Spellcast			100	3			1	100%
Luminous Drill			2	4	3	2		100%
Freezing Gaze			25	3	1		1	100%
Small Teleport Bolt			8	2	1			100%
Warp Cast			5	3	2	1		100%
/ Magic Guard			5	3	2	1		100%
Long-Distance Cast			4			1	1	100%
/ / Barrier			3	2	2	4	2	100%
Kantele / Huilu Note Spells			2	4	3	2		100%
Explosion of Brimstone			0	3	1		2	100%
Explosion of Spirits			0	3	1		2	100%
Explosion of Poison			0	3	1		2	100%
Explosion of Thunder			0	2	2	4	2	100%
Magical Explosion			0	3	1		2	100%
Explosion			0	3	1		2	100%
Chainsaw			1	1	1	2	1	100%
Chunk of Soil			1	1	1	2	1	100%
Digging Bolt			2	4	3	2		100%
Digging Blast			2	4	3	2		100%
Bomb Cart			420	13	1		2	100%
All-Seeing Eye			1000	23		2	1	100%
Glowing Lance			300	8	1	3	2	100%
Summon Platform			300	8	1	3	2	100%
Summon Wall			300	8	1	3	2	100%
Acid Ball			330	8	1	4	2	100%
Slimeball			330	8	1	4	2	100%

Notes

↑ Spiral arc is equivalent to any 2 Ping-Pong Path or Orbiting Arc, but is generally not preferred as an option due to how strongly it affects a projectile's path, often making it difficult to be a reliable infinite projectile.

[1] Spiral arc is equivalent to any 2 Ping-Pong Path or Orbiting Arc, but is generally not preferred as an option due to how strongly it affects a projectile's path, often making it difficult to be a reliable infinite projectile.

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