Harm - Revision history

Hordes at 23:28, 3 March 2025

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Hordes at 01:16, 15 March 2024

2024-03-15T01:16:35Z

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2024-03-15T01:12:57Z

‎Strategy

Ge0ff at 14:03, 14 March 2024

2024-03-14T14:03:33Z

Ge0ff at 14:02, 14 March 2024

2024-03-14T14:02:50Z

Ge0ff: +note about conjured things, bump v

2024-03-14T14:01:27Z

+note about conjured things, bump v

Hordes: mention monster's harm (which is obvious, but worth noting) & summons/hexes, wording ajdustment

2023-10-01T22:30:01Z

mention monster's harm (which is obvious, but worth noting) & summons/hexes, wording ajdustment

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-10-01T21:00:59Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-10-01T20:46:51Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 19:34, 1 October 2023

2023-10-01T19:34:16Z

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 ==Strategy==
-Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... but that assumes you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be bad: you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.
+Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... assuming you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be bad: you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.
-It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You may need to start using items at 75% instead of 60% HP. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.
+It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You'll need to use emergency items earlier than you otherwise would. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.
-With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling, i.e., they have trouble with standard monsters, Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
+With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character if weak or middling (has trouble with standard monsters), Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
-Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.
+Harm is arguably strongest for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users relying on these schools should stray away.
 Although Harm doesn't affect your summons' damage, it ''does'' increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.

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 It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You may need to start using items at 75% instead of 60% HP. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.
-With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling, i.e., they have trouble with standard monsters), Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
+With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling, i.e., they have trouble with standard monsters, Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
 Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.

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 ==Strategy==
-Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... but that assumes you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. In these cases, Harm is a pure negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be bad - you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.
+Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take... but that assumes you're dealing damage. When the going gets rough, you'll often want to reposition, use items, try to [[teleport]], or otherwise escape. When doing these actions, Harm is purely a negative. Additionally, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can be bad: you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.
 It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. You may need to start using items at 75% instead of 60% HP. If you mindlessly [[tab]] without taking this into account, you can end up in danger real fast. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.
-With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling - i.e. they have trouble with standard monsters - Harm can be very valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
+With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling, i.e., they have trouble with standard monsters), Harm can be valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
-Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.
+Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] spells do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.
 Although Harm doesn't affect your summons' damage, it ''does'' increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.

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 Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.
-Although Harm doesn't affect the damage of your summons, it ''does'' increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.
+Although Harm doesn't affect your summons' damage, it ''does'' increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.30]], Harm couldn't stack.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], Harm appeared on [[amulets of harm]], which would [[drain]] the wearer upon removal.

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 Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.
-Note that although Harm doesn't affect the damage of your summons, it ''does'' increase the damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.
+Although Harm doesn't affect the damage of your summons, it ''does'' increase damage done by conjured entities. This includes [[ball lightning]]s, [[battlesphere]]s, and [[fulminant prism]]s. Harm has no effect on your [[Dithmenos|shadow mimic]], though.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.30]], Harm couldn't stack.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], Harm appeared on [[amulets of harm]], which would [[drain]] the wearer upon removal.

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 {{flavour|It increases damage dealt and taken.}}
 '''Harm''' is an ego that can appear on [[scarves]] and [[artefact]]s. It amplifies the damage dealt by the player by 30%, but also amplifies the damage received by 20%. This effect applies to all forms of damage, including [[torment]]. The damage is increased after [[AC]] and resistances are applied.  Note that if a monster wears an item of Harm, it gets the benefit.
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 Harm is 'best' for blaster casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit. Also, [[Summoning]]s and [[Hexes]] do not directly benefit from Harm, so users of these schools should stray away.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.30]], Harm couldn't stack.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], Harm appeared on [[amulets of harm]], which would [[drain]] the wearer upon removal.

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 Harm is an extreme double-edged sword. It does let you deal more damage than you take. But that assumes you're dealing damage - there are many cases where you won't be attacking. When repositioning, using items, trying to [[teleport]], etc., Harm is purely a negative. In most dangerous situations, you want to escape, which means not attacking. Also, when fighting multiple enemies, Harm can hurt - you may hit one enemy, but multiple enemies will hit you.
-It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. If you mindlessly [[tab]], and don't realize you should disengage, you'll put yourself in danger at an alarming rate. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.
+It also introduces a ''player''-side risk. Since you'll take more damage, Harm demands you start thinking earlier. If you mindlessly [[tab]], and don't realize when you should disengage, you'll put yourself in danger at an alarming rate. You might kill thousands of monsters, but it only takes one [[shaft|particularly]] [[teleport trap|bad]] situation in order to kill you - or, at least, force item usage.
 With all that being said, the damage boost can not be denied. If your character is weak or middling - i.e. they have trouble with standard monsters - Harm can be very valuable. For example, Harm can let a caster take out [[cane toad]]s before the toad gets into melee. For characters that are already strong, Harm introduces more risks than its worth.
 Harm is 'best' for casters, as it increases damage per [[MP]]. It can also be useful to ranged fighters. It isn't recommended for melee characters: time spent approaching ranged enemies is time getting hit.