Wild Spells Slot Review
Not many slots let you build your own bonus round before it starts, and Wild Spells is one of them. Behind the twilight mountains and the three sorceresses on the reels, the real craft here is that free spins come as a choice: fewer spins with more wilds, or more spins with fewer. It’s a gentler game than its magic theme suggests, and the choice at the heart of it is what makes it worth a closer look.
It’s a 5×4 grid with 25 paylines, running at 96.4% RTP, with bets from 0.25 to 250 per spin. Pragmatic Play made this one, and it sits in their catalogue alongside Spell Master and Spellbinding Mystery, two other magic-themed outings. For spellcraft without the brutal variance of something like Madame Destiny Megaways, this is the gentler end of that shelf.
Base Game & Features
Wins pay left to right across the 25 fixed paylines, and only the highest combination on each line counts. Stakes run from 0.25 to 250 per spin, a wide enough spread for most bankrolls. All wins are multiplied by the bet per line, and the paytable works in multiples of the total bet.
Three sorceresses head the paytable: an orange-haired woman at the top, a blue-haired woman beneath her, and a green-haired woman third. The middle tier belongs to the spellbook, the green potion and the candle, all paying identically, with the card royals below them.
One detail sets the sorceresses apart from everything else on the grid: they pay from two of a kind, while every other symbol needs three. A pair of witches won’t cover the spin, but it softens the landing on near-misses, and with four rows to fill on each of the five reels, those two-symbol combinations come into play more than you might expect.
- Orange-haired Woman: pays 0.12x for two, 1.2x for three, 4x for four, and 8x for five
- Blue-haired Woman: two of a kind pays 0.12x, rising through 0.8x and 2.4x to 5x at the top
- Green-haired Woman: from 0.12x for a pair up to 4x for five
- Book, Green Potion, Candle: these three share values of 0.4x, 1.2x and 2.4x for three, four and five
- A, K: worth 0.2x, 0.6x and 1.6x across the top three counts
- Q, J, 10, 9: the lowest tier, at 0.2x, 0.4x and 1.2x
The wild is a purple cat, and it substitutes for every symbol except the scatter. That’s its whole job, and it does it without ceremony. The scatter is the crystal ball, and three or more of those anywhere on the reels open the free spins round.
Low volatility shapes how the base game behaves. Wins come in smaller sizes and land often enough to keep the balance moving. The jackpot feature also runs through the base game, so there’s a second thing to watch for on every spin: the witch symbols stacking up from the right side of the grid.
Controls are standard for the studio’s format. The spin speed cycles between normal, quick and turbo, autoplay runs with a counter showing spins remaining, and the bet menu handles coins-per-line and coin value separately. The credit and bet labels can be toggled between coins and cash view, and the space and enter keys start and stop a spin. Nothing here will surprise anyone who has played a Pragmatic Play title before.
Two smaller settings round out the menu. The autoplay options include a skip setting that jumps past feature introduction and end screens after a short pause, which saves time in longer sessions. The settings menu also holds separate toggles for ambient music and sound effects, so the audio can be dialed down in stages rather than all at once.
Wild Spells Free Spins and Jackpots
Three or more crystal ball scatters trigger the free spins round, and the game immediately asks you to choose. It’s the most interesting decision in Wild Spells, because the three options trade spin count against wild coverage, and there’s no obviously correct answer.
- Twenty spins, with one symbol turned wild on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Ten spins, where two symbols turn wild across those same four reels
- Five spins, the shortest round, with three symbols wild
More symbols turning wild means more substitution on every spin, so the five-spin option is the high-coverage gamble and the twenty-spin option spreads the risk across a longer round. Special reels are in play during the feature, so the symbol mix isn’t the same as the base game’s.
The round can retrigger. The crystal ball landing on reels 1, 3 and 5 awards the same number of spins and the same option you chose at the start, and there’s no limit on how many times that can happen. A round that keeps hitting that pattern can run a long way past its original length.
Winnings from the round are added to any payline wins already banked from the triggering spin, so nothing is lost by the transition into the feature. The choice you make at the start is fixed for the whole round as well as for any retriggers, so it’s worth a moment of thought before committing.
The Jackpot Feature
The jackpot feature works off full stacks of the witch symbols, counted from right to left on adjacent reels. The more stacks you land, the higher the prize.
- Five full stacks win the GRAND jackpot
- Four full stacks win the MAJOR
- Three full stacks win the MINOR
Each step up that ladder pays a good deal more than the one below it, and the values scale with the size of the bet. Because the count runs from the right, a stack landing on reel 5 is worth watching even when nothing else connects around it. One restriction matters: the jackpot feature isn’t available during free spins. The two features run on separate tracks, so a free spins session can’t ladder its way into the GRAND.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
This is a game you settle into rather than chase, and the reason to pick it is the one decision it actually hands you: shaping your own free spins round before it begins. The twilight sorcery on screen gives the session a mood that outlasts the small wins.
The free spins choice is its best idea. Weighing coverage against spin count is a real decision with real consequences, and the unlimited retrigger means a good round can keep growing. The flaw is that the jackpots sit behind a wall of full stacks that free spins can’t touch, so the game’s most ambitious prize stays locked away during its best feature. The ceiling is modest everywhere else too.
It suits players who want a calm session, frequent small returns and a say in how their bonus plays out. Anyone hunting life-changing maximums will find the magic here runs thin. But for a slow evening at the sorceress’s window, it holds up well.
Wild Spells FAQs
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What is the RTP of Wild Spells?
The RTP is 96.4%, which sits just above the typical mark for online slots. -
Is Wild Spells high volatility?
No, it’s a low volatility game. Wins tend to be smaller and land more frequently, which suits longer sessions on a modest bankroll. -
How do you trigger free spins in Wild Spells?
Hit three or more crystal ball scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. You then choose one of three options, trading the number of spins against how many symbols turn wild on reels 2 to 5. -
Can free spins be retriggered in Wild Spells?
Yes. The crystal ball landing on reels 1, 3 and 5 during the round awards the same number of spins and the same option you originally chose, with no limit on retriggers. -
How does the jackpot feature work in Wild Spells?
Full stacks of the witch symbols pay from right to left on adjacent reels. Five stacks win the GRAND, four win the MAJOR, and three win the MINOR, with each prize scaling to the size of your bet. The feature doesn’t run during free spins. -
Which symbols in Wild Spells pay for two of a kind?
Only the three sorceresses pay from two of a kind. Every other symbol, including the wild-substituted combinations, needs at least three to award anything. -
What is the maximum win on Wild Spells?
The maximum win is 1,450x the bet. -
Who makes Wild Spells, and when was it released?
Wild Spells is a Pragmatic Play title, and its release date is 28 September 2017.
