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{{spell
|name=Poison Arrow
|level=6
|school1={{Conjurations}}
|school2={{Poison Magic}}
|school3=
|castingnoise=6
|spellnoise=6
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*[[Book of Annihilations]]
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{{Flavour|Fires a magical arrow coated with the most vile and noxious toxin. Even those resistant to poison will be poisoned by it, and a small portion of its direct damage bypasses poison resistance.}}

{{AttackSpell
|name=Poison Arrow
|formula = 4d(3.75+Power/4)
|maxdmg = 4d54
|maxsp = 200
|range = 7
|target = Beam
|tohit = 5+Power/10
|special = [[Poison]], partially ignores resistance
|hit_type = normal
|hit_adder = 5
|hit_num = 1
|hit_denom = 10
|dam_calculator = calcdice
|dam_numdice = 4
|dam_adder = 15
|dam_num = 1
|dam_denom = 1}}

'''Poison Arrow''' is a level 6 [[Conjurations|Conjuration]]/[[Poison Magic|Poison]] spell which damages and [[poison]]s a target. It is somewhat effective even against enemies with [[poison resistance]]; 30% of its damage is irresistible, and it can always [[poison]] any natural or plant monster. [[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] monsters will only take the partial damage, however.

==Strategy==
This spell has a much higher variance in damage output than most conjurations, but its average damage to non-resistant creatures is actually on par with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] when the lingering poison damage is taken into account. It is extraordinarily effective in branches where most or all of the creatures are not poison resistant, somewhat less effective in branches such as the [[Snake Pit]] or [[Swamp]] that are home to poison-resistant creatures, and rather bad in branches that are populated by undead or demons. It can be quite useful against the [[draconian]]s in Zot, since only the [[green draconian|green ones]] are poison resistant.

==History==
*In [[0.25]], Poison Arrow will be removed from the list of spells available to players.
*Prior to [[0.6]], 60% of Poison Arrow's damage was irresistible.

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