Fire Storm
 Fire Storm
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| Level | 9 |
| School1 | Conjuration |
| School2 | Fire |
| Source(s) | Book of Annihilations |
| Casting noise | 9 |
| Spell noise | 25 |
| Power Cap | 200 |
| Range | 5 |
| Flags | Area, Needs tracer, Target |
| Calls forth a mighty storm of roaring flame directly onto the target, dealing damage in a large area and leaving behind short-lived fire vortices. A portion of its damage bypasses fire resistance.
“Some have said there is no subtlety to destruction. You know what? They're |
| Spell Details | |
|---|---|
| Damage Formula | 8d(0.625+Power/8) |
| Max Damage | 8d26 |
| Max Power | 200 |
| Range | 5 |
| Targeting | Smite |
| To-hit | |
| Special | 50% resistible clouds of fire, fire vortices |
Fire Storm is a level 9 Fire Magic/Conjurations spell that deals 50% resistible fire damage centered on a visible, open square (occupied or not) in a 5-tile range. It creates a fiery explosion of 3-4 tile radius (including the center tile), fills it with flame clouds, and summons a handful of fire vortices. Higher spellpower increases damage, and the chance of a 4-tile explosion.
The vortices Fire Storm creates are weak and confused friendly monsters that wander around, meleeing enemies for a bit of additional damage. They have low HP and die after scoring a single hit, but can serve as a distraction and even get in the way of projectiles or spells. They will be hostile if you worship Okawaru or have Sacrificed Love.
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[hide]Strategy
Fire Storm is one of the strongest spells in the game, smite-targeted, and only 50% resistible. Even monsters immune to fire, such as orbs of fire, can be destroyed in a few casts. However, as a level 9 dual-school spell, it's very difficult to learn in a 3-rune game. Both Ashenzari and Vehumet can expedite the process, but even with these gods, Fire Storm is a hefty investment.
This spell has minor downsides:
- It causes a real ruckus, akin to shouting at the targeted location. You could get swarmed when you really don't want to.
- It has a random radius, which makes it difficult to target adjacent monsters without hitting yourself. Even with rF+++, a player takes around 8d8 damage, and that's before power boosts. Blink, Dispersal, or Disjunction can create a distance from enemies.
Keep some single-target damage spells in your repertoire for monsters that don't deserve 9 MP worth of fiery death.
Tips & Tricks
- Fire Storm can be used to attack targets from outside LOS. Under normal circumstances, this requires a 4-tile radius explosion.
- You can consistently attack outside LOS with Vehumet's range increase, a scarf of shadows, or the innate LOS radius of Kobolds. You can also attack monsters around corners, no matter the character.
