Archmagi (ego) - Revision history

Hordes at 09:07, 19 August 2025

2025-08-19T09:07:58Z

Hordes: update

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Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-08-02T20:51:55Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: shorten strategy a bit

2023-06-24T01:30:59Z

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Hordes: version bump and cleanup

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Oneirical at 15:26, 12 August 2022

2022-08-12T15:26:30Z

LunaeLumen: Update to 0.27

2021-09-29T05:49:31Z

Update to 0.27

Bwijn: -typo

2021-07-27T14:16:25Z

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Ge0ff: Bump version

2019-12-18T18:22:19Z

Bump version

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 {{flavour|It increases the power of its wearer's magical spells.}}
-The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as a [[spell enhancer]] for all forms of magic, increasing your [[spell power]] by up to 50%. It does not make spells any easier to cast.
+The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as a [[spell enhancer]] for all forms of magic, increasing your [[spell power]] by up to 50%. (Specifically, it increases it by 50% before a [[Spell_Power#Step_down|step down]]; see the [[spell power]] article for more details.) It does not make spells any easier to cast.
 ===Sources===
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 ==Strategy==
-This ego is useful to help maximize spellpower. It serves no purpose on spells which have reached the power cap. Also note that spellpower is gained with diminishing returns. If you're already at high spellpower, you'll receive a smaller percent boost from Archmagi.
+This ego is useful to help maximize spellpower. It serves no purpose on spells which have reached the power cap. Also note that spellpower is gained with diminishing returns, so if you're already at high spellpower, you'll receive a smaller percent boost from Archmagi.
 Useful for [[Hexes]], due to how [[willpower]] checks work. Also good for damaging spells, since it lets you kill enemies faster, making you safer and saving MP.

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 {{flavour|It increases the power of its wearer's magical spells.}}
-The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as an enhancer for all spells, increasing your [[spell power]] by up to 50%. It does not make spells any easier to cast.
+The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as a [[spell enhancer]] for all forms of magic, increasing your [[spell power]] by up to 50%. It does not make spells any easier to cast.
 ===Sources===
 The archmagi ego can be found on:
-*Robes, including the unrandart [[Robe of Folly]]
+*[[Randart]] robes
 *the [[orange crystal plate armour]]
 *the [[ring of the Mage]]
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.27]], this ego couldn't be found on randart robes.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], this ego was found on the [[Majin-Bo]].

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 This ego is useful to help maximize spellpower. It serves no purpose on spells which have reached the power cap. Also note that spellpower is gained with diminishing returns. If you're already at high spellpower, you'll receive a smaller percent boost from Archmagi.
-The spell enhancing effects of Archmagi are particularly useful for [[Hexes]]. While Conjurers and other direct damage spells may deal a little more damage per hit, this ego can turn a failed hex into a successful one.
+Useful for [[Hexes]], due to how [[willpower]] checks work. Also good for damaging spells, since it lets you kill enemies faster, making you safer and saving MP.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|It increases the power of its wearer's magical spells.}}
-The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as an enhancer for all spells, increasing your [[spell power]]. It does not make spells any easier to cast.
+The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as an enhancer for all spells, increasing your [[spell power]] by up to 50%. It does not make spells any easier to cast.
 ===Sources===
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 ==Strategy==
-This ego is useful to help maximize spellpower, although it serves no purpose on spells where you have already reached your spellpower cap. Additionally, spellpower is calculated on a diminishing-returns basis; hence, if you already have very high spellpower, Archmagi will grant less than it would on top of a lower spellpower.
+This ego is useful to help maximize spellpower. It serves no purpose on spells which have reached the power cap. Also note that spellpower is gained with diminishing returns. If you're already at high spellpower, you'll receive a smaller percent boost from Archmagi.
-The spell enhancing effects of Archmagi are particularly useful for binary schools of magic, such as [[Hexes]]. Conjurers and other direct damage dealers might simply deal a little more damage per hit, but for [[Enchanter]]s, this ego can make the difference between the spell succeeding or failing entirely.
+The spell enhancing effects of Archmagi are particularly useful for [[Hexes]]. While Conjurers and other direct damage spells may deal a little more damage per hit, this ego can turn a failed hex into a successful one.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|It increases the power of its wearer's magical spells.}}
 The '''Archmagi''' [[ego]] acts as an enhancer for all spells, increasing your [[spell power]]. It does not make spells any easier to cast.
-It can appear naturally on [[robe]]s, including [[randart]] robes, and is also found on a few rare [[unrandart]]s.
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 ==Strategy==
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 The spell enhancing effects of Archmagi are particularly useful for binary schools of magic, such as [[Hexes]]. Conjurers and other direct damage dealers might simply deal a little more damage per hit, but for [[Enchanter]]s, this ego can make the difference between the spell succeeding or failing entirely.
 ==History==

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.27]], theis ego couldn't be found on randart robes.
+*Prior to [[0.27]], this ego couldn't be found on randart robes.
 *In ancient versions of ''Crawl'', before [[0.8]], this ego reduced spell failure rates in addition to increasing spell power, but it also reduced XP gain to 1/4 of normal, providing a serious threat of undertraining to most characters.
 [[Category:Egos]]
 [[Category:Crystal Ball Articles]]

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