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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2'' not only does this for the magic meter, but for ''arrows'', which is hard to justify unless Link has a magic quiver that replicates them over time.

* In the [[{{VideoGame/Persona}} first]] [[{{VideoGame/Persona2}} two]] ''Persona'' games, walking around restored magic points.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'', and KingdomHearts3D each spell would recharge itself after being cast.

* In some ''{{Castlevania}}'' games, magic would restore over time. Some games would have an equippable item that sped up the restoration.
** In additional to the classic "hearts as mana" system, the ''{{Castlevania}}'' games ''Dawn of Sorrow'', ''Portrait of Ruin'', ''Order of Ecclesia'', and ''Harmony of Despair'' feature mana that slowly regenerates on its own (though you can speed it up with food, equipment, or in the case of Soma, equipping a certain soul).

* ''VideoGame/LegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2'' not only does this for the magic meter, but for ''arrows'', which is hard to justify unless Link has a magic quiver that replicates them over time.

* ''LegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2'' not only does this for the magic meter, but for ''arrows'', which is hard to justify unless Link has a magic quiver that replicates them over time.

* The Mana Meter in some of the ''ElderScrolls'' games gradually restores itself.
** Since ''Oblivion'', to be precise -- ''Morrowind'' had brought in regenerating ''fatigue''[[hottip:*:Stamina, but oddly named]], ''Oblivion'' brought in this trope, and ''Skyrim'' brought in RegeneratingHealth.

* ''{{Diablo}} 2''.

* ''CallOfCthulhu''. Characters have a number of magic points equal to their POW score. Casting CthulhuMythos spells uses up the character's magic points. A character regains 1 magic point each (24/POW) hours.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'', each spell would recharge itself after being cast.

* ''[[TalesOfMajEyal Tales of Maj'Eyal]]'' has a number of different resources. Stamina and psi points always regenerate on their own, albeit slowly. Mana points, however, only regenerate naturally for certain classes; otherwise, you need to get [[RandomlyDrops lucky with equipment drops]] or rely on the LevelUpFillUp. The other resources don't regenerate; you have to fulfill their particular esoteric requirements to get more of them.

* The ''GoldenSun'' series has "psynergy points" restored by walking around the world.

* ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'' had "mana stones": stationary glowing pillars that quickly restored your mana if you stood nearby. Particularly when playing as wizard, controlling large conglomerations of mana stones was essential to winning long battles.

* ''VideoGame/Ys'': Some of the games have the MagicMeter refill in various ways. In some games, it refills automatically. In others, it refills when attacking enemies normally.

* {{Diablo}} 2

* In the MythAdventures series Magic is done using LeyLine energy. A skilled magician can build up & store the energy like a human(oid) battery and let it out later, so even if there are no ley lines around he can still do magic. But then he's depleted and has to go to an area with ley lines in order to recharge. It's a learned skill, but once you learn it it happens in the background so it's as good as automatic.

* In EvilIslands, since for some reason the magic meter is shared with the stamina, you can recharge magic by resting (simply standing still without atacking).

* {{Trickster Online}}: Has under the Magic Skill Tree the skill "Aura of Mana" which increases MP Recovery rate for the whole party up to 3.6 times the normal mana regeneration. It requires activation and being between a radius from the caster (however the skill isn't that popular with power gamers and the fact that Skill Points are hard to farm).

* In additional to the classic "hearts as mana" system, the ''{{Castlevania}}'' games ''Dawn of Sorrow'', ''Portrait of Ruin'', ''Order of Ecclesia'', and ''Harmony of Despair'' feature mana that slowly regenerates on its own (though you can speed it up with food, equipment, or in the case of Soma, equipping a certain soul).

* The Mana Meter in some of the ''ElderScrolls'' games gradually restores itself.

This is when {{Mana}}, or a similar special power, recharges itself over time, whether it's magic points (or tech points, or psychic points, etc.) being restored or spell and special attack uses being restored.

* ''VideoGame/Elvira II: Jaws of Cerberus''. Power points replenish themselves automatically over time, though very slowly.

* In additional to the classic "hearts as mana" system in ''{{Castlevania}} Harmony of Despair'', mana also regenerates slowly on its own (though you can speed it up with food, equipment, or in the case of Soma, the Treant soul).

* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', all caster classes, and a couple of physical ones, consistently regenerate their mana. The rate of regeneration is lower in battle than out and can be increased with the Spirit stat. Getting mana regeneration as high as possible is critical for healers above all else.

* In at least the first ''{{VideoGame/Persona}}'', in at least the PSP remake, walking around restored magic points.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', walking around restores magic points. So it encourages running in circles in fights, even when it doesn't give any dodging bonuses.

In RealmOfTheMadGod MP slowly refills over time. The wisdom stat increases the rate of recovery.