Mewgenics Magic Dart Scaling Explained
Magic Dart in Mewgenics does not scale with Strength. Even though it shows a sword icon and counts as both magic and physical, increasing Strength will not raise its damage. Magic Dart scales primarily with Magic damage bonuses, not melee stats.
This confusion happens because the icons can be misleading. Let’s break down how scaling really works.
Why Strength Does Not Increase Magic Dart Damage
Strength only increases melee attacks. That means attacks that explicitly scale off Strength and are classified as melee.
Magic Dart may show a sword icon, but that does not automatically mean it scales with Strength. The sword icon simply indicates it is a physical type attack. Physical attacks can scale off either Strength or Dexterity depending on the skill.
Magic Dart is not a melee attack, so Strength does nothing for it.
What Magic Dart Actually Scales With
Magic Dart scales with:
Magic damage bonuses
Intelligence based magic scaling systems
Certain items that increase magic damage
It does not reliably scale with Strength. It also does not behave like a pure Dexterity ranged attack.
Players have observed that +Magic Damage items increase Magic Dart’s output. That is the most consistent scaling interaction.
Why The Sword Icon Is Confusing
In Mewgenics, icons represent damage type, not always the stat scaling.
Important distinctions:
Sword icon means physical type damage
Arrow icon usually represents ranged scaling with Dexterity
Element icons represent elemental damage interactions
A physical attack can still scale with Dexterity. The Thief basic attack is a good example. It is physical, but it scales with Dexterity.
So the icon does not guarantee which stat modifies the damage.
Does Magic Dart Scale With Dexterity
There is no consistent evidence that Magic Dart scales 1 to 1 with Dexterity. It behaves more like a magic ability that deals physical type damage for interaction purposes.
If you want to increase Magic Dart damage, focus on magic boosting effects rather than melee stats.
How To Test Scaling Yourself
If you want to confirm in your own run:
Increase Strength only and check damage
Increase Magic damage only and check damage
Increase Dexterity and compare changes
You will see Magic damage bonuses affect it far more clearly than Strength.
Final Blurb
Magic Dart in Mewgenics does not scale with Strength even though it shows a sword icon. The sword icon represents damage type, not stat scaling. If you want to increase Magic Dart damage, stack magic damage bonuses instead of melee stats. Understanding this distinction prevents wasted stat investment and makes your Mage builds much stronger.
FAQ
Does Magic Dart scale with Strength?
No. Strength increases melee attacks, and Magic Dart is not treated as a melee scaling ability.
Does the sword icon mean Strength scaling?
No. The sword icon means physical damage type, not necessarily Strength scaling.
What increases Magic Dart damage?
Magic damage bonuses and effects that increase spell damage increase Magic Dart damage.
Does Magic Dart scale with Dexterity?
It does not reliably scale with Dexterity in a clear 1 to 1 way. Magic bonuses are the safer way to boost it.
