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Spell Effects

161 spell and status effect sprites organized by element — fire, ice, water, lightning, wind, earth, holy, shadow, poison and arcane — with beams, bursts, slashes, shields, projectiles and traps for each. Transparent 200×200 pixel art.

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Free for personal & commercial use · No attribution required · Full license

Spell Effects

About this collection

Spell Effects gives every element the same set of shapes: a beam, a burst, a spiral, a slash, a shield, a projectile, a rain and a trap. That symmetry makes it easy to build a full elemental spell list where each school looks distinct but consistent. Fire, ice, water, lightning, wind, earth, holy, shadow, poison and arcane are all covered, plus a misc folder with buffs, debuffs and hit sparks. Sprites are 200×200 transparent PNGs that layer cleanly over characters and tiles. Free for commercial use, no attribution required.

How to use these Spell Effects sprites

The Spell Effects collection collects 161 effect sprites in one consistent style. It's split into misc, arcane, shadow and fire, so you can pull just the part you need. nature beam and nature burst are in there. Every file is a transparent PNG, free for commercial use with no attribution.

Engine tips

Layer effects above the scene on their own sorting layer and use additive blending so glows read against dark backgrounds. Drive them as short non-looping animations tied to the triggering event, and pool the objects if they fire often — spawning a fresh node per hit costs more than the art does.

Ideal for

  • Combat feedback
  • Spell systems
  • Hit and death effects
  • Fantasy RPGs

161 assets

holy trap
holy trap
lightning aura
lightning aura
lightning beam
lightning beam
lightning bolt
lightning bolt
lightning burst
lightning burst
lightning projectile
lightning projectile
lightning rain
lightning rain
lightning shield
lightning shield
lightning slash
lightning slash
lightning trap
lightning trap
poison aura
poison aura
poison beam
poison beam
poison burst
poison burst
poison cloud
poison cloud
poison nova
poison nova
poison projectile
poison projectile
poison rain
poison rain
poison shield
poison shield
poison slash
poison slash
poison spiral
poison spiral
poison trap
poison trap
water aura
water aura
water beam
water beam
water burst
water burst
water nova
water nova
water projectile
water projectile
water rain
water rain
water shield
water shield
water slash
water slash
water spiral
water spiral
water splash
water splash
water trap
water trap
wind aura
wind aura
wind beam
wind beam
wind burst
wind burst
wind nova
wind nova
wind projectile
wind projectile
wind shield
wind shield
wind slash
wind slash
wind spiral
wind spiral
wind trap
wind trap

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Frequently asked questions

Can I use these Spell Effects pixel art sprites in a commercial game?

Yes. All 161 assets in the Spell Effects collection are free for personal and commercial projects, including games you sell on Steam, itch.io, or app stores. No attribution required.

What format are the Spell Effects assets?

Every sprite is a transparent PNG, ready to import into Unity, Godot, GameMaker, RPG Maker, Phaser, or any other game engine.

Do I need an account to download Spell Effects sprites?

No. Free assets can be downloaded instantly without signing up — no watermarks and no download limits.

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