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''This page is about the monster [[spell]]. For the [[brand]], see [[Pain (brand)]]. For the card, see [[Pain card]].''

[[Pain]] is a monster-only [[Necromancy]] spell which fires a beam of [[negative energy]] against a single target. It must overcome its target's [[willpower]] to have an effect but never misses and is unaffected by [[AC]].  All nonliving, undead and demonic monsters are immune, as are players with rN+++ and monsters with rN+.

Monsters cast Pain with an enchantment power of 50, and a minimum spellpower (attack power) of 150, leading to most monsters dealing the same damage. It does damage given by:
{{crawlquote|1d(7 + Power/20)}}

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==History==
{{Spell
|name=Pain
|level=1
|school1={{Necromancy}}
|school2=
|school3=
|sources=<div>
*[[Book of Necromancy]]
*[[Book of Pain]]
</div>
|castingnoise=1
|spellnoise=1
}}{{AttackSpell
|name=Pain
|formula = 1d(4 + Power/5)
|maxdmg = 1d9 [[negative energy]]
|maxsp = 25
|range = 5
|target = Beam
|special =*Ignores [[AC]]<br>*[[Will]] resists<br>*Costs 1 [[HP]] to cast}}
*Prior to [[0.29]], Pain was a level 1 Necromancy spell available to players, being one of the few spells that did self-damage (1 point of negative energy). [[Necromancer]]s started with this spell. Pain's effect was moved into [[Necrotise]].