# Crescendo not scaling with magic **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 13, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582 "2016-03-13T11:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarvelKit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/marvelkit/32/7072_2.png) [@MarvelKit](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MarvelKit)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/1 "2016-03-13T11:00:29Z")
**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened?** Hero is equipped with Crescendo and has 10 magic. It deals 7 true damage to all enemies, and gains 2 magic. After the first use the magic is 12 as it should be. However, Crescendo only deals 8 true damage this round. I used it again after which the magic is correctly stated as 14, but the card now only deals 9 true damage. **What are the steps to make it happen again?** I should probably also mention that this is in the Arena. **Do you have any screenshots or video you want to share with us so we can see the problem? Attach them to your post!** ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/0/04db515e1d2c04573995396382dc10927df46aa4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JasonAshcroft](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jasonashcroft/32/1974_2.png) [@JasonAshcroft](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/JasonAshcroft)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/2 "2016-03-13T11:22:32Z")
This has already been discussed and works as intended, cause Crescendo dealsl 2+magic/2 dmg. So an increase of 2 magic only increases dmg by 1. Sadly this isnt explained in the tooltip for the weapon and [understandably] causes some irritation. EDIT: typo ---
**Author:** ![MarvelKit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/marvelkit/32/7072_2.png) [@MarvelKit](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MarvelKit)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/3 "2016-03-13T13:32:26Z")
Confusing indeed. Thanks for clearing that up. ---
**Author:** ![Tacet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tacet/32/35_2.png) [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/4 "2016-03-13T13:53:41Z")
> [@JasonAshcroft](#): > > Crescendo dealsl 2+magic/2 dmg It does 2 + (magic/2) Order of operations. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![JasonAshcroft](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jasonashcroft/32/1974_2.png) [@JasonAshcroft](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/JasonAshcroft)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/5 "2016-03-13T14:21:36Z")
Well that’s exactly the same thing I said. > [@Wikipedia](#): > > Order of operations > > ``` > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > > In mathematics and computer programming, the order of operations (or operator precedence) is a collection of rules that define which procedures to perform first in order to evaluate a given mathematical expression. > > ``` > > For example, in mathematics and most computer languages, multiplication precedes addition.[1] Thus, in the expression 2 + 3 × 4, the answer is 14 (not 20). Brackets, ( and ), { and }, or [and] — > which have their own rules — can indicate an alternate order or > reinforce the default order to avoid confusion, thus the preceding > expression could be changed to (2 + 3) × 4 to produce 20, or 2 + (3 × 4) > to produce 14 (the default if there are no brackets). > Since the introduction of modern algebraic notation, multiplication has taken precedence over addition. tl;dr: No need for brackets here. Same result. ---
**Author:** ![kzintiwife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kzintiwife/32/2350_2.png) [@kzintiwife](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kzintiwife)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/6 "2016-03-13T17:45:52Z")
according to facebook… people dont know that. 😛 i know cause i keep correcting family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![collectorofgems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/collectorofgems/32/38138_2.png) [@collectorofgems](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/collectorofgems)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/7 "2016-03-13T19:12:26Z")
BEDMAS - Brackets - Exponents - Division or Multiplication - Addition or Subtraction. ---
**Author:** ![kzintiwife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kzintiwife/32/2350_2.png) [@kzintiwife](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kzintiwife)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/crescendo-not-scaling-with-magic/4582/8 "2016-03-13T19:18:05Z")
im not disagreeing with you… and many people even understand the words… they dont understand how to USE it especially with addition and multiplication.