Sandblast - Revision history

Hordes at 18:33, 17 November 2025

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Hordes at 21:40, 15 March 2025

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Hordes: /* Strategy */

2025-03-15T21:39:33Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 21:39, 15 March 2025

2025-03-15T21:39:02Z

Hordes: grammar

2023-05-05T10:02:16Z

grammar

Hordes: 0.30 - monster sandblast sped up

2023-05-05T09:38:53Z

0.30 - monster sandblast sped up

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-01-22T17:30:27Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 20:56, 18 September 2022

2022-09-18T20:56:07Z

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2022-09-01T23:42:49Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 18:09, 26 August 2022

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 [[Earth Elementalist]]s begin with this spell memorized.
 ==Monster Version==
 While no monsters cast Sandblast normally, [[player ghost]]s with Sandblast may appear. Monsters will always cast Sandblast in 1 turn rather than 1.5.
 ==History==

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   |tohit = 13+Power/10
   |special = AC applied thrice<br>Takes 1.5 [[turn]] to cast}}
-[[Sandblast]] is a level 1 [[Earth Magic]] spell which fires shrapnel with a range of 4, though it takes 1.5 [[turn]]s to fire. Sandblast maxes out at 2d20 damage, which is impressive for a level 1 spell. However, damage reduction from enemy AC is applied thrice instead of once, and the slow firing means that enemies will often get more attacks in. [[Miscast]]ing this spell will take 1.0 turns of time, not 1.5 turn.
+[[Sandblast]] is a level 1 [[Earth Magic]] spell which fires shrapnel with a range of 4, though it takes 1.5 [[turn]]s to fire. Sandblast maxes out at 2d20 damage, which is impressive for a level 1 spell. However, damage reduction from enemy AC is applied thrice instead of once, and the slow firing means that enemies will often get more attacks in. [[Miscast]]ing this spell will take 1.0 turn of time (not 1.5 turns).
 [[Earth Elementalist]]s begin with this spell memorized.

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 ==Strategy==
-Sandblast is noticeably more MP-efficient than [[Stone Arrow]], dealing the same or greater damage against low-AC foes. At lower levels, spending only 1/3rd the MP is worth the 50% slower speed, and most enemies do not have high AC. Later on, though, as you gain more maximum MP, Stone Arrow become useful for its higher damage/turn and normal effectiveness against AC.
+Sandblast is noticeably more MP-efficient than [[Stone Arrow]], dealing the same or greater damage against low-AC foes. At lower levels, spending only 1/3rd the MP is worth the 50% slower speed and penalty against AC. Later on, though, as you gain more maximum MP, Stone Arrow becomes useful for its higher damage/turn and normal effectiveness against AC.
 ==History==

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   |tohit = 13+Power/10
   |special = AC applied thrice<br>Takes 1.5 [[turn]] to cast}}
-[[Sandblast]] is a level 1 [[Earth Magic]] spell which fires shrapnel with a range of 4, though it takes 1.5 [[turn]]s to fire. Sandblast maxes out at 2d20 damage, which is impressive for a level 1 spell. However, damage reduction from enemy AC is applied thrice instead of once, and the slow firing means that enemies will often get more attacks in. [[Miscast]]ing this spell will still take a normal turn.
+[[Sandblast]] is a level 1 [[Earth Magic]] spell which fires shrapnel with a range of 4, though it takes 1.5 [[turn]]s to fire. Sandblast maxes out at 2d20 damage, which is impressive for a level 1 spell. However, damage reduction from enemy AC is applied thrice instead of once, and the slow firing means that enemies will often get more attacks in. [[Miscast]]ing this spell will take 1.0 turns of time, not 1.5 turn.
 [[Earth Elementalist]]s begin with this spell memorized.
 ==Monster Version==
-While no monsters cast Sandblast normally, [[player ghost]]s with Sandblast may appear. Monsters will cast Sandblast in 1 turn rather than 2.
+While no monsters cast Sandblast normally, [[player ghost]]s with Sandblast may appear. Monsters will always cast Sandblast in 1 turn rather than 1.5.
 ==Strategy==
-Sandblast is noticeably more MP-efficent than [[Stone Arrow]], dealing the same and even more damage against low-AC foes. At lower levels, spending 66% less MP is worth the 50% slower speed. But as you gain maximum MP, Stone Arrow's damage/turn becomes more noticeable than Sandblast's damage/MP, and the former is not heavily reduced by AC.
+Sandblast is noticeably more MP-efficient than [[Stone Arrow]], dealing the same or greater damage against low-AC foes. At lower levels, spending only 1/3rd the MP is worth the 50% slower speed, and most enemies do not have high AC. Later on, though, as you gain more maximum MP, Stone Arrow become useful for its higher damage/turn and normal effectiveness against AC.
 ==History==

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 ==Monster Version==
-While no monsters cast Sandblast normally, [[player ghost]]s with Sandblast may appear. Ghosts will cast Sandblast in 1 turn rather than 2.
+While no monsters cast Sandblast normally, [[player ghost]]s with Sandblast may appear. Monsters will cast Sandblast in 1 turn rather than 2.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.30]], monsters would cast Sandblast in 2 turns.
+*Prior to [[0.30]], monsters would take 2 turns to cast Sandblast.
 *Prior to [[0.29]], Sandblast was a range-3 spell that took only 1 turn to fire, but consumed a [[stone]] per use.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], Sandblast could be used without stones, with reduced damage. To use the stronger version, the stone had to be wielded. Ogres and trolls could also use large rocks, for even bigger damage.
 *Prior to [[0.9]], AC was only applied twice instead of thrice, making the spell a little more viable against armoured targets.
 *Prior to [[0.8]], Sandblast had a range of 1, but using stones changed it to range 2. Using large rocks did not increase damage.