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MudvilleIntellect is a combination of raw intelligence, creativity, reasoning and basic awareness. Intellect is useful for all classes in respect to their Perception, which is a skill that helps notice hidden and concealed items (and people!). A character with a low Intellect may not notice things very often, such as people sneaking around, robbing them, etc. Intellect is a main component in many skills, and is useful to a thief, but it is vital to a mage! Mages use Intellect as the main stat for their spells. A Mage with low Intellect will be at a severe disadvantage with spells when compared to a mage with higher Intellect. Druids use both Intellect and Wisdom for their spells, so they need to have good levels in both stats. Warrior-types can usually get along without much Intellect, and historically many have done so -- but Intellect is also a component of Critical Hits, so a canny fighter will do heavy blows more often than a dull-witted opponent.