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* Special attacks in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' automatically recharge after using, although the more powerful ones take longer to recharge.

* In the first ''{{VideoGame/Persona|1}}'', and ''VideoGame/Persona2'', walking around restores magic points.

* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'': Mana continuously replenishes at a rate proportionate to the amount of territory the Keeper controls, with rare and valuable Mana Vault tiles providing a huge boost. Player-owned {{Booby Trap}}s and spells take a set amount of mana per second out of the regeneration rate and/or have a fixed activation cost.

* ''VideoGame/FableI'': The Hero's mana regenerates over time, though the base rate is slow enough to be of minimal use in combat. He can load up a {{Stat Stick|s}} with Mana Augmentations to accelerate it hugely, however.

** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow''

* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', the eponymous Stormlight, stored within gemstones, is the fuel for the Surgebinding powers of the Knights Radiant. Every few days, a hightstorm comes through, and among its other effects it saturates every gemstone it passes over with Light.

* The ink bottles in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' refill themselves gradually.
* In ''VideoGame/VagrantStory'', magic and health restore a point every few seconds.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'':
** The series has "psynergy points" restored by walking around the world.
** Becomes a plot point during the Mercury Lighthouse where Mia recovers PP in every round of combat, long before PP-restoring gear is available. It's because she's attuned to Mercury (the water element) while the Mars-aligned Saturos is weakened. Other characters are similarly restored during the other three lighthouses, though opposite-aligned characters aren't powerful enough to be limited like Saturos was.
* ''VideoGame/RemnantsOfIsolation'': 2 {{Mana}} is restored for every round of combat.
* ''VideoGame/ScienceGirls'': 1 point of SP, the energy for all a character's actions other than fleeing and defending, is restored for every round of combat.
* The VideoGame/{{Dishonored}} series has a small portion of regenerating mana, just enough to use one of your transport power like blink or far reach once, right up until [[VideoGame/DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider Death of the outsider]] where all your mana regenerates.
* VideoGame/DragonAgeII: Mage Hawkes mana replenishes slowly over time, unlike the fighter and rogue counterpart, stamina, which is refilled by killing and stabbing respectively.
* ''VideoGame/TheWolfAndTheWaves'': Your Curse meter will refill over time, but it's so slow you're better off dealing damage or eating a blue mushroom to fill it.

* Special attacks in ''{{Videogame/Xenoblade}}'' automatically recharge after using, although the more powerful ones take longer to recharge.

* 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 ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'', and ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', each spell would recharge itself after being cast.

** In ''[[VideoGame/WarcraftOrcsAndHumans Warcraft I]]'' through ''III'', all casters and (in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'') virtually all heroes regenerated mana. For heroes, this depended on their Intelligence stat. You could gain a man regeneration rate so high you could never run out, but were still limited by ability cooldowns.
*** '''Warcraft III''''s Archmage's are so good at magic they literally exude mana via their Brilliance Aura, which boosts their and nearby units' mana regeneration.

* ''VideoGame/TheWolfAndTheWaves'': Your Curse meter will refill over time, but its so slow you're better off dealing damage or eating a blue mushroom to fill it.

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

* In the first ''{{VideoGame/Persona}}'', and ''VideoGame/Persona2'', walking around restores magic points.

* VideoGame/DragonAgeII: Mage Hawkes mana replenishes slowly over time, unlike the fighter and rogue counterpart, stamina which is refilled by killing and stabbing respectively.

* The VideoGame/Dishonored series has a small portion of regenerating mana, just enough to use one of your transport power like blink or far reach once, right up until [[VideoGame/DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider Death of the outsider]] where all your mana regenerates.

The VideoGame/Dishonored series has a small portion of regenerating mana, just enough to use one of your transport power like blink or far reach once, right up untill [[VideoGame/DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider Death of the outsider]] where all your mana regenerates.

** ''VideoGame/SymphonyOfTheNight''

* In the first ''{{VideoGame/Persona}}'', and ''{{VideoGame/Persona2}}'', walking around restores magic points.

** ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' have similar mechanics. In the latter, [[CombatMedic Egon Stetmann]] regenerates mana ''very'' quickly out of combat but not during combat.

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

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'''Literature'''

'''Tabletop Games'''

'''Video Games'''

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' adds it to the series, with Magicka restoring slowly over time. The previous means of restoration, like potions and absorption effects, remain for urgent regeneration.

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* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'': Mana continuously replenishes at a rate proportionate to the amount of territory the Keeper controls, with rare and valuable Mana Vault tiles providing a huge boost. Player-owned {{Booby Trap}}s and spells take a set amount of mana per second out of the regeneration rate and/or have a one-time cost to activate.