Absolute Zero - Revision history

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2025-02-22T23:50:41Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-14T06:50:52Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: present tense

2023-04-25T19:03:42Z

present tense

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2022-09-19T22:34:47Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: category

2021-08-05T09:31:14Z

Hordes: tense; again idk if i'm going too quick on obsoleting, .27 is offical in a few days anyway

2021-07-28T21:27:28Z

tense; again idk if i'm going too quick on obsoleting, .27 is offical in a few days anyway

Spudwalt at 23:13, 16 July 2021

2021-07-16T23:13:20Z

Ge0ff: typos

2021-07-14T11:15:48Z

typos

Hordes: "Strategy", air quotes emphasized (might be a bit snarky here)

2021-07-12T03:44:45Z

"Strategy", air quotes emphasized (might be a bit snarky here)

Hordes: rip abs zero

2021-07-11T18:48:46Z

rip abs zero

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 What strategy? Be it an [[orb of fire]], [[the Royal Jelly]], or even the mightiest lords of [[Pandemonium]] or [[Hell]], Absolute Zero will infallibly kill the closest creature in a single shot. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] often requires multiple shots to bring down such dangerous foes — Absolute Zero does it in fewer turns, uses less MP, and only has one spell school (so debatably requires less skill investment).
-Sarcasm aside, there are a few caveats. As a level 9 spell, Absolute Zero is often impractical to cast in a 3-rune game unless you worship [[Vehumet]] or wear a [[ring of wizardry]]. And unlike the other level 9 spells, Absolute Zero is less effective when used in any situation involving multiple monsters, and many of the most dangerous creatures in the game are made so by coming with allies or being able to [[summon]] reinforcements (or both). You may have to engage in some decidedly odd positioning or continually flee and return to fights in order to ensure that your intended target is the one that dies.
+Sarcasm aside, there are a few caveats. As a level 9 spell, Absolute Zero is often impractical to cast in a 3-rune game unless you have some form of spell boost (e.g. worshipping [[Vehumet]] or wearing a [[ring of wizardry]]). And unlike the other level 9 spells, Absolute Zero is less effective when used in any situation involving multiple monsters, and many of the most dangerous creatures in the game are made so by coming with allies or being able to [[summon]] reinforcements (or both). You may have to engage in some decidedly odd positioning or continually flee and return to fights in order to ensure that your intended target is the one that dies.
 Even with all these downsides, Absolute Zero remains an ''absolutely'' devastating one-hit kill machine in the late and extended game.

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 ==Strategy==
-What strategy? Be it an [[orb of fire]], [[the Royal Jelly]], or even the mightiest lords of [[Pandemonium]] or [[Hell]], Absolute Zero will infallibly kill the closest creature in a single shot. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] often requires multiple shots to bring down such dangerous foes — Absolute Zero does it in fewer turns (meaning it uses less MP), and only uses one school, so debatably requires less skill investment.
+What strategy? Be it an [[orb of fire]], [[the Royal Jelly]], or even the mightiest lords of [[Pandemonium]] or [[Hell]], Absolute Zero will infallibly kill the closest creature in a single shot. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] often requires multiple shots to bring down such dangerous foes — Absolute Zero does it in fewer turns, uses less MP, and only has one spell school (so debatably requires less skill investment).
 Sarcasm aside, there are a few caveats. As a level 9 spell, Absolute Zero is often impractical to cast in a 3-rune game unless you worship [[Vehumet]] or wear a [[ring of wizardry]]. And unlike the other level 9 spells, Absolute Zero is less effective when used in any situation involving multiple monsters, and many of the most dangerous creatures in the game are made so by coming with allies or being able to [[summon]] reinforcements (or both). You may have to engage in some decidedly odd positioning or continually flee and return to fights in order to ensure that your intended target is the one that dies.

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 {{Flavour|Entirely removes the heat from the enemy nearest the caster, instantly freezing it into a block of solid ice. The spell is unnaturally loud, but becomes quieter as the caster's power increases.}}
-'''Absolute Zero''' was a Level 9 [[Ice Magic]] spell that instantly kills the closest enemy in range regardless of its current health, resistances, or defenses. If two or more creatures are equally close, the target is chosen at random from among them. Creatures slain with Absolute Zero become [[blocks of ice]].
+'''Absolute Zero''' is a Level 9 [[Ice Magic]] spell that instantly kills the closest enemy in range regardless of its current health, resistances, or defenses. If two or more creatures are equally close, the target is chosen at random from among them. Creatures slain with Absolute Zero become [[blocks of ice]].
 Absolute Zero makes an extremely loud [[noise]], but becomes quieter with higher spell power.

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 ==Strategy==
-What strategy? Be it an [[orb of fire]], [[the Royal Jelly]], or even the mightiest lords of [[Pandemonium]] or [[Hell]], Absolute Zero will infallibly kill the closest creature in a single shot. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] often requires multiple shots to bring down such dangerous foes — Absolute Zero does it in fewer turns (meaning it uses less MP) and debatably requires less skill investment.
+What strategy? Be it an [[orb of fire]], [[the Royal Jelly]], or even the mightiest lords of [[Pandemonium]] or [[Hell]], Absolute Zero will infallibly kill the closest creature in a single shot. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] often requires multiple shots to bring down such dangerous foes — Absolute Zero does it in fewer turns (meaning it uses less MP), and only uses one school, so debatably requires less skill investment.
-Sarcasm aside, there are a few caveats. As a Level 9 spell, Absolute Zero is often impractical to cast in a 3-rune game unless you worship [[Vehumet]] or wear a [[ring of wizardry]]. And unlike the other Level 9 spells, Absolute Zero is less effective when used in any situation involving multiple monsters, and many of the most dangerous creatures in the game are made so by coming with allies or being able to [[summon]] reinforcements (or both). You may have to engage in some decidedly odd positioning or continually flee and return to fights in order to ensure that your intended target is the one that dies.
+Sarcasm aside, there are a few caveats. As a level 9 spell, Absolute Zero is often impractical to cast in a 3-rune game unless you worship [[Vehumet]] or wear a [[ring of wizardry]]. And unlike the other level 9 spells, Absolute Zero is less effective when used in any situation involving multiple monsters, and many of the most dangerous creatures in the game are made so by coming with allies or being able to [[summon]] reinforcements (or both). You may have to engage in some decidedly odd positioning or continually flee and return to fights in order to ensure that your intended target is the one that dies.
 Even with all these downsides, Absolute Zero remains an ''absolutely'' devastating one-hit kill machine in the late and extended game.

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	*This spell was replaced by [[Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling]] in [[0.27]].		*This spell was replaced by [[Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling]] in [[0.27]].
	*Absolute Zero was added in [[0.25]], replacing [[Glaciate]].		*Absolute Zero was added in [[0.25]], replacing [[Glaciate]].
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 {{Flavour|Entirely removes the heat from the enemy nearest the caster, instantly freezing it into a block of solid ice. The spell is unnaturally loud, but becomes quieter as the caster's power increases.}}
-'''Absolute Zero''' is a Level 9 [[Ice Magic]] spell that instantly kills the closest enemy in range regardless of its current health, resistances, or defenses. If two or more creatures are equally close, the target is chosen at random from among them. Creatures slain with Absolute Zero become [[blocks of ice]].
+'''Absolute Zero''' was a Level 9 [[Ice Magic]] spell that instantly kills the closest enemy in range regardless of its current health, resistances, or defenses. If two or more creatures are equally close, the target is chosen at random from among them. Creatures slain with Absolute Zero become [[blocks of ice]].
 Absolute Zero makes an extremely loud [[noise]], but becomes quieter with higher spell power.
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 ==History==
-*This spell will be replaced by [[Polar Vortex]] and [[Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling]] in [[0.27]].
+*This spell was replaced by [[Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling]] in [[0.27]].
 *Absolute Zero was added in [[0.25]], replacing [[Glaciate]].
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 ==Strategy==
-What strategy? Whenever it be an [[orb of fire]], [[The Royal Jelly]], or even [[Pandemonium lord]]s like [[Antaeus]], your target will irresistably die in one hit. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] can take multiple casts to bring a single foe down - Absolute Zero does it in less turns, with less MP, and (debatably) less investment.
+What strategy? Whenever it be an [[orb of fire]], [[The Royal Jelly]], or even [[Pandemonium lord]]s or [[Hell]] bosses like [[Antaeus]], your target will irresistibly die in one hit. Even [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] can take multiple casts to bring a single foe down - Absolute Zero does it in less turns, with less MP, and (debatably) less investment.
-Sarcasm aside, there are a few caviats. The spell is difficult to use against monsters who summon or just flat out packs. It may require good  posisitioning or constantly resetting a fight in order to get your intended target blasted by cold. It can't deal with huge crowds like [[Fire Storm]] or [[Tornado]] can. Therefore, [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]] complements Absolute Zero quite nicely: it is pure Ice and hits everything in LOS. And as a Level 9 spell, it often still is impractical to cast in a 3 rune game unless you worship [[Vehumet]] or wear a [[ring of wizardry]]. Even with all these negatives, Absolute Zero still remains a ''absolutely'' devastating one-hit kill machine from [[Zot]] onwards.
+Sarcasm aside, there are a few caveats. The spell is difficult to use against monsters who summon or just flat out packs. It may require good  positioning or constantly resetting a fight in order to get your intended target blasted by cold. It can't deal with huge crowds like [[Fire Storm]] or [[Tornado]] can. Therefore, [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]] complements Absolute Zero quite nicely: it is pure Ice and hits everything in LOS. And as a Level 9 spell, it often still is impractical to cast in a 3 rune game unless you worship [[Vehumet]] or wear a [[ring of wizardry]]. Even with all these negatives, Absolute Zero still remains a ''absolutely'' devastating one-hit kill machine from [[Zot]] onwards.
 ==History==
 *This spell will be replaced by [[Polar Vortex]] and [[Maxwell's Capacitive Coupling]] in [[trunk|0.27]].
-*Absolute Zero was added in [[0.25]]. replacing [[Glaciate]].
+*Absolute Zero was added in [[0.25]], replacing [[Glaciate]].

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 *The new spell ''Absolute Zero'' replaced [[Glaciate]] in [[0.25]].