Summon Ice Beast - Revision history

Hordes: /* Useful Info */ try to standardize summon info

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‎Useful Info: try to standardize summon info

Hordes: re-add references section

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re-add references section

Hordes: update

2024-01-15T13:40:09Z

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Patrick2011b: /* History */ +CBA per commit e664984

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‎History: +CBA per commit e664984

Hordes: effect -> useful info

2023-08-06T01:07:11Z

effect -> useful info

Hordes: /* Effect */ remove pipe

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Hordes: /* Effect */

2023-06-17T18:08:05Z

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Hordes at 19:18, 16 June 2023

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Hordes: /* Strategy */ mention rPois, slight rw

2023-06-16T19:01:07Z

‎Strategy: mention rPois, slight rw

Hordes: 36 -> 81 is not a "slightly longer" duration

2023-06-16T18:47:39Z

36 -> 81 is not a "slightly longer" duration

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 ==Useful Info==
-A single [[ice beast]] is summoned. Higher [[spell power]] increases the strength of the ice beast, and may result in longer duration. There is a summon cap of 1 ice beast.
+A single [[ice beast]] is summoned.
-Higher spellpower increases the summon's [[HD]], which increases HP, accuracy, and the strength of the freezing attack. Ice beast HD equals <code>3 + <power> / 13</code>, randomly rounded.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|208}}</ref>
+Higher [[spell power]] increases the ice beast's [[HD]], which increases HP, accuracy, and the strength of the freezing attack. Ice beast HD equals <code>3 + <power> / 13</code>, randomly rounded.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|208}}</ref>
 Duration of the summon is around 27 turns; it does not depend on spellpower.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Monster Version==
-Monster version of the spell creates standard ice beasts without altered hit dice. The summon also has longer duration, around 81 turns.
+The monster version of the spell creates standard ice beasts without altered hit dice. The summon also has longer duration, around 81 turns.
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.31]], this spell was a level 4 Ice/Summoning spell. Also the [[duration class]] depended on power, ranging from 2 (around 18 turns) to 4 (around 36 turns). The formula was <code>2 + (1d<power> - 1) / 4</code> (capped at 4).
+*Prior to [[0.31]], this spell was a level 4 Ice/Summoning spell. Also, the summon's [[duration class]] depended on power, ranging from 2 (around 18 turns) to 4 (around 36 turns). The formula was <code>2 + (1d<power> - 1) / 4</code> (capped at 4).
 *In [[0.30]], Ice Elementalists start with this spell again.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], this spell had a summon cap of three.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], [[Ice Elementalist]]s and [[Summoner]]s started with this spell.
 *Prior to [[0.9]], this spell was level 5.

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Summon Ice Beast''' is a level 4 [[Ice Magic|Ice]]/[[Summonings|Summoning]] spell which summons an [[ice beast]] to attack your foes.
+'''Summon Ice Beast''' is a level 3 [[Ice Magic|Ice]]/[[Summonings|Summoning]] spell which summons an [[ice beast]] to attack your foes.
 [[Ice Elementalist]]s start with this spell in their spell library.
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 A single [[ice beast]] is summoned. Higher [[spell power]] increases the strength of the ice beast, and may result in longer duration. There is a summon cap of 1 ice beast.
-The [[hit dice]] of the summoned ice beast is <code>3 + <power> / 13</code>, randomly rounded.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|208}}</ref> This determines HP, accuracy, and the strength of the freezing attack.
+Higher spellpower increases the summon's [[HD]], which increases HP, accuracy, and the strength of the freezing attack. Ice beast HD equals <code>3 + <power> / 13</code>, randomly rounded.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|208}}</ref>
-[[Duration class]] ranges from 2 (around 18 turns) to 4 (around 36 turns). The formula is <code>2 + (1d<power> - 1) / 4</code> (capped at 4).<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|204}}</ref>
+Duration of the summon is around 27 turns; it does not depend on spellpower.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.31|this spell will be level 3.}}
+*Prior to [[0.31]], this spell was a level 4 Ice/Summoning spell. Also the [[duration class]] depended on power, ranging from 2 (around 18 turns) to 4 (around 36 turns). The formula was <code>2 + (1d<power> - 1) / 4</code> (capped at 4).
 *In [[0.30]], Ice Elementalists start with this spell again.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], this spell had a summon cap of three.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], [[Ice Elementalist]]s and [[Summoner]]s started with this spell.
 *Prior to [[0.9]], this spell was level 5.

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 ==History==
 *In [[0.30]], Ice Elementalists start with this spell again.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], this spell had a summon cap of three.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], [[Ice Elementalist]]s and [[Summoner]]s started with this spell.
-*In [[0.9]], the spell level reduced from 5 to 4.
+*Prior to [[0.9]], this spell was level 5.
 ==References==
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 [[Ice Elementalist]]s start with this spell in their spell library.
-==Effect==
+==Useful Info==
 A single [[ice beast]] is summoned. Higher [[spell power]] increases the strength of the ice beast, and may result in longer duration. There is a summon cap of 1 ice beast.

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 ==Strategy==
-Ice Beasts are effective for the early- and mid- game, with decent stats overall. Their [[cold]] attacks work great in [[the Lair]]. Since many Lair enemies are [[cold-blooded]], ice beasts have a chance to [[slow]] them. Ice beasts do not trigger the bloodzerk [[attack flavour]] from [[skyshark]]s.
+Ice Beasts are effective for the early- and mid- game, with decent stats overall. Their [[cold]] attacks work great in [[the Lair]]; since many Lair enemies are [[cold-blooded]], ice beasts have a chance to [[slow]] them. As bonuses, ice beasts are naturally [[poison resistance|rPois]], and do not trigger the bloodzerk of [[skyshark]]s.
 For Ice Magic users, it's an easily available summon, valuable because it is a summon (MP-efficient, takes hits, blocks line of fire). For Summonings users, it's another summon, allowing them to have more allies out at once.