Detonation Catalyst - Revision history

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 [[Coglin]]s will create two explosions but only one explosion will be animated per attack, and the UI will average the two weapons' base damage together.
-The explosions will create [[steam]] but are not strong enough burn [[tree]]s.
+The explosions will create [[steam]] but are not strong enough to burn [[tree]]s.
 ==Strategy==

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 This spell is essentially an upgrade over the old [[Fire Brand]] spell; it gives your weapon an extremely powerful "brand" (well over double raw base damage) and AOE.
-Compared to [[Sticky Flame]], Detonation Catalyst has AOE, uses your weapon attack speed, and has a longer duration. Sticky Flame is quieter, never misses, and allows you to do other actions once Fire is inflicted. Sticky Flame can deal more if base damage or attack speed are low. Regardless, you could always use both spells together, with Sticky Flame itself providing an accuracy boost.
+Compared to [[Sticky Flame]], Detonation Catalyst has AOE, uses your weapon attack speed, and has a longer duration. Sticky Flame is quieter, never misses, and allows you to do other actions once Fire is inflicted (including Detonation Catalyst, so you can do both together).
 Constantly causing explosions with every strike makes a lot of [[noise]]. Be mindful of attracting attention to yourself.

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 This spell is essentially an upgrade over the old [[Fire Brand]] spell; it gives your weapon an extremely powerful "brand" (well over double raw base damage) and AOE.
-Compared to [[Sticky Flame]], Detonation Catalyst has AOE, uses your weapon attack speed, and has a longer duration. Sticky Flame is quieter, never misses, and allows you to do other actions once Fire is inflicted. In addition, Sticky Flame can deal more if base damage is low. Regardless, you could always use both spells together.
+Compared to [[Sticky Flame]], Detonation Catalyst has AOE, uses your weapon attack speed, and has a longer duration. Sticky Flame is quieter, never misses, and allows you to do other actions once Fire is inflicted. Sticky Flame can deal more if base damage or attack speed are low. Regardless, you could always use both spells together, with Sticky Flame itself providing an accuracy boost.
 Constantly causing explosions with every strike makes a lot of [[noise]]. Be mindful of attracting attention to yourself.

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 ==Strategy==
 Constantly causing explosions with every strike makes a lot of [[noise]]. Be mindful of attracting attention to yourself.
-This spell strongly synergizes with [[Wu Jian]], as Whirlwind and Walljump can trigger explosions on multiple enemies at once, and the god requires no skill investment. [[Manifold Assault]] can also trigger multiple explosions, but requires a hefty XP investment and has a high MP cost.
+===Tips & Tricks===
+*Using this spell around water is an excellent way to make lots of [[steam]] to obscure vision and inflict damage.
-Using this spell around water is an excellent way to make lots of [[steam]] to obscure vision and inflict damage.
+*This spell strongly synergizes with [[Wu Jian]], as Whirlwind and Walljump can trigger explosions on multiple enemies at once, and the god requires no skill investment. [[Manifold Assault]] can also trigger multiple explosions, but requires a hefty XP investment and has a high MP cost.
 ==History==

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 == Useful Info ==
-Causes melee hits to inflict an explosion centered on the melee target, dealing damage to enemies dependent on the weapon's base damage:<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-damage.cc|5372}}</ref>
+Causes melee hits to inflict an explosion centered on the melee target, dealing [[fire]] damage to enemies dependent on the weapon's base damage:<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-damage.cc|5372}}</ref>
 * If holding a weapon: <code>2d([9/5 * base_damage] + [pow/10] - 8)</code>, ignoring brand
 * Unarmed Combat: <code>2d(base_damage + [pow/10] - 8)</code>, counting skill as base damage

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 == Useful Info ==
 Causes melee hits to inflict an explosion centered on the melee target, dealing damage to enemies dependent on the weapon's base damage:<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-damage.cc|5372}}</ref>
-* If holding a weapon: <code>2d([9/5 * base_damage] + [pow/10] - 8</code>, ignoring brand
+* If holding a weapon: <code>2d([9/5 * base_damage] + [pow/10] - 8)</code>, ignoring brand
-* Unarmed Combat: <code>2d(base_damage + [pow/10] - 8</code>, counting skill as base damage
+* Unarmed Combat: <code>2d(base_damage + [pow/10] - 8(</code>, counting skill as base damage
 The spell lasts for 3-5 [[decaAut]], but attacking prevents the duration from decreasing.

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-'''Detonation Catalyst''' is a level 5 [[Fire Magic]] / [[Alchemy]] spell that causes melee hits to spark an [[Ignition]]-style explosion centered on their primary target; these explosions do not harm the user or their allies. The spell's duration is extremely short (30-50 aut), but attacking prevents the duration from decreasing.
+'''Detonation Catalyst''' is a level 5 [[Fire Magic]] / [[Alchemy]] spell that causes melee hits to spark a 3x3 explosion on their target for a short time. These explosions do not hurt the user or their allies.
 Detonation Catalyst does not explode with [[cleaving]] attacks, but [[reaching]] attacks, [[Wu Jian]] martial attacks, [[rampage]], [[Vhi's Electric Charge]], and [[Manifold Assault]] all create explosions.
-The base damage of your weapon greatly affects the effectiveness of the spell. A [[dagger]] can have explosions that deal up to 2d4 damage, but switching to the [[dark maul]] increases the max damage to 2d34. [[Coglin]]s will create two explosions but only animate one explosion per attack, and the UI will average the two weapons' base damage together.
+[[Coglin]]s will create two explosions but only one explosion will be animated per attack, and the UI will average the two weapons' base damage together.
 ==Strategy==
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 While other triggering effects can require random drops and / or expensive skill investment to combine with the spell, the Wu Jian Council's Whirlwind and Wall Jump attacks require very little beyond worshipping the god to get overlapping explosions against groups, readily making up for lower weapon base damage options.
-Using this spell around water is an excellent way to make lots of [[steam]] to obscure vision and inflict damage. Detonation Catalyst isn't strong enough to burn [[tree]]s, however.
+Using this spell around water is an excellent way to make lots of [[steam]] to obscure vision and inflict damage.
 ==History==
 *Detonation Catalyst was added in version [[0.33]].