Confusing Touch - Revision history

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2025-05-31T06:17:29Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2025-05-31T06:02:44Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Effect */ clarify what "duration" means

2025-05-31T05:53:26Z

‎Effect: clarify what "duration" means

Hordes: fix duration - always a minimum of 10 turns

2023-11-04T03:03:41Z

fix duration - always a minimum of 10 turns

Hordes: the duration is not decreased more by attacking, also src for duration

2023-11-04T02:40:53Z

the duration is not decreased more by attacking, also src for duration

Hordes: /* Strategy */ more wording stuff

2023-06-26T22:47:06Z

‎Strategy: more wording stuff

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-26T22:42:29Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-26T22:40:43Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */ condense T&T a little

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‎Strategy: condense T&T a little

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-26T22:30:15Z

‎Strategy

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 ===Tips & Tricks===
-*Confusing Touch only triggers on melee attacks. If you need to do damage while the spell is still active, ranged attacks, spells, wands, and [[Invocations]] all still work.
+*Confusing Touch only applies to melee attacks. If you need to do damage while the spell is still active, ranged attacks, spells, wands, and [[Invocations]] all still work.
 *Since you need to stay at melee range, be wary of dangerous threats with decent willpower. Every turn you spend failing to confuse that [[hydra]] is another free turn for it to chew on you.
 *Because Confusing Touch requires an extra turn to recast it between applications and only affects one creature, it is most effective in one-on-one fights. If you're fighting multiple opponents, try to retreat into a corridor so only one of them can reach you at a time.

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 While confusion [[stab]]s aren't nearly as powerful as those from [[Ensorcelled Hibernation]], Confusing Touch has multiple major benefits:
 * Multiple confusion attempts (melee attacks) per cast. This makes Confusing Touch an MP efficient hex.
-* It uses your [[attack delay]] per hex attempt, plus 1 turn to actually cast this spell. For example, a [[dagger]] at mindelay can attempt to confuse every 0.5 turn. If you need to make multiple hex attempts, Confusing Touch is somewhat turn efficient.
+* Each hex attempt takes as long as your [[attack delay]] (not counting the turn used to cast the spell). For reference, a [[dagger]] at mindelay can attempt to confuse every 0.5 turn. If you need to make multiple hex attempts, Confusing Touch is somewhat turn efficient.
-* Confusion lasts longer than sleep. Unlike sleep, confusion allows for multiple stab attempts. And, while monsters can still act when confused, they are effectively disabled. They can't [[spell]]cast and have a hard time hitting you in melee.
+* Confusion lasts longer than sleep. Unlike sleep, confusion allows for multiple stab attempts. And while monsters can still act when confused, they are effectively disabled - they can't use spells/abilities and have a hard time hitting you in melee.
 Overall, Confusing Touch is a fairly efficient hex. It works well, even at lower success rates. At 20% hex success, Confusing Touch may take 3 MP and 4 turns, while Ensorcelled Hibernation would take 10 MP and 5 turns. However, against low/no will opponents, Ensorcelled has an advantage - you don't need a turn to "prepare" it. Also, Confusing Touch forces you to stay at melee range.

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 If you hit, your melee attacks will cause [[confusion]] if you can overcome the target's [[willpower]]. You can see your chance of affecting a particular monster by hovering over it with '''x''' while the spell is active.
-Confusing Touch has a duration of <code>10 + 1d(power)/5</code> turns.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-wpnench.cc|29}}</ref> Casting the spell again will increase the duration. However, successfully bypassing willpower, or attempting to confuse a monster immune to confusion, will immediately end the spell (regardless of remaining duration).
+Confusing Touch applies its effect on the player for a duration of <code>10 + 1d(power)/5</code> turns.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-wpnench.cc|29}}</ref> Casting the spell again will increase the duration. However, successfully bypassing willpower, or attempting to confuse a monster immune to confusion, will immediately end the spell (regardless of remaining duration). <!--Duration on monsters?--->
 ==Strategy==

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 If you hit, your melee attacks will cause [[confusion]] if you can overcome the target's [[willpower]]. You can see your chance of affecting a particular monster by hovering over it with '''x''' while the spell is active.
-Confusing Touch has a duration of <code>2 + 1d(power)/5</code> turns.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-wpnench.cc|29}}</ref> Casting the spell again will increase the duration. However, successfully bypassing willpower, or attempting to confuse a monster immune to confusion, will immediately end the spell (regardless of remaining duration).
+Confusing Touch has a duration of <code>10 + 1d(power)/5</code> turns.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-wpnench.cc|29}}</ref> Casting the spell again will increase the duration. However, successfully bypassing willpower, or attempting to confuse a monster immune to confusion, will immediately end the spell (regardless of remaining duration).
 ==Strategy==

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 If you hit, your melee attacks will cause [[confusion]] if you can overcome the target's [[willpower]]. You can see your chance of affecting a particular monster by hovering over it with '''x''' while the spell is active.
-This spell can be cast multiple times, which increases its duration. Every unsuccessful confusion attempt reduces the remaining duration by a random amount; successfully bypassing willpower, or attempting to confuse a monster immune to confusion, will immediately end the spell regardless of remaining duration.
+Confusing Touch has a duration of <code>2 + 1d(power)/5</code> turns.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-wpnench.cc|29}}</ref> Casting the spell again will increase the duration. However, successfully bypassing willpower, or attempting to confuse a monster immune to confusion, will immediately end the spell (regardless of remaining duration).
 ==Strategy==
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 *Prior to [[0.19]], Confusing Touch was a level 2 spell.
 *Prior to [[0.10]], Confusing Touch had a higher success rate.

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 * Confusion lasts longer than sleep. Unlike sleep, confusion allows for multiple stab attempts. And, while monsters can still act when confused, they are effectively disabled. They can't [[spell]]cast and have a hard time hitting you in melee.
-Overall, Confusing Touch is a fairly efficient hex. At 20% success, Confusing Touch may take 3 MP and 4 turns, while Ensorcelled Hibernation would take 10 MP and 5 turns. But against low/no will opponents, Ensorcelled has an advantage since you don't need a turn to "prepare" it. Another downside of Confusing Touch is that you have to stay in melee range.
+Overall, Confusing Touch is a fairly efficient hex. It works well, even at lower success rates. At 20% hex success, Confusing Touch may take 3 MP and 4 turns, while Ensorcelled Hibernation would take 10 MP and 5 turns. However, against low/no will opponents, Ensorcelled has an advantage - you don't need a turn to "prepare" it. Also, Confusing Touch forces you to stay at melee range.
 [[Short Blades]] naturally combo with Confusing Touch. Short Blades attack quickly, thus applying the spell faster, and they make the most out of stabbing.

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 Overall, Confusing Touch is a fairly efficient hex. It works well, even at low success rates. For example, at 20% failure rate, Confusing Touch may take 3 MP and 4 turns, while Ensorcelled Hibernation would take 10 MP and 5 turns. Against low/no will opponents, Ensorcelled has an advantage since you don't need a turn to "prepare" it. Another downside of Confusing Touch is that you have to stay in melee range.
-[[Short Blades]] combo naturally with Confusing Touch. Short Blades attack quickly, thus applying the spell faster, and they make the most out of stabbing.
+[[Short Blades]] naturally combo with Confusing Touch. Short Blades attack quickly, thus applying the spell faster, and they make the most out of stabbing.
 While both Confusing Touch and [[Mephitic Cloud]] apply the same status condition, they have their differences. Mephitic Cloud checks [[HD]] and [[poison resistance]] instead of willpower, but its clouds can also affect the caster, and it makes considerably more [[noise]]. Confusing Touch, meanwhile, requires only one spell school instead of three (and Hexes is used by many spells convenient for stabber-type characters) and is quiet enough to barely attract attention.