Tornado - Revision history

Hordes at 20:10, 18 July 2023

2023-07-18T20:10:24Z

Ge0ff: rTornado replaced wind resistance in 0.22-a0-200-gf9081d144a

2023-07-18T19:30:17Z

rTornado replaced wind resistance in 0.22-a0-200-gf9081d144a

Hordes: range 5

2023-07-16T23:19:26Z

range 5

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */ typo

2023-07-16T23:18:24Z

‎Tips & Tricks: typo

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-07-16T23:18:05Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: copy useful info / strategy verbatim from polar vortex

2023-07-16T23:17:48Z

copy useful info / strategy verbatim from polar vortex

Hordes: /* History */ adjust history more

2023-07-16T22:39:08Z

‎History: adjust history more

Hordes: 0.9 history note

2023-07-16T22:37:43Z

0.9 history note

Hordes at 23:33, 17 June 2023

2023-06-17T23:33:41Z

Ge0ff: /* History */

2023-02-21T14:04:10Z

‎History

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 ==Strategy==
-While Tornado has poor damage/turn for a level 9 spell, it has great MP efficiency and irresistible damage. For a single, 9 MP cast, you'll get up to 6 turns of damage. Plus, you can cast other spells while the tornado is running. Great in an open area, especially against crowds.
+While Tornado has worse damage/turn than other level 9 spells, it has great MP efficiency and irresistible damage. For a single, 9 MP cast, you'll get up to 6 turns of damage. Plus, you can cast other spells while the tornado is running. Great in an open area, especially against crowds.
 The downsides (other than damage/turn) mostly stem from the tornado mechanic itself. It is much weaker in a cramped area. For most of the duration, the tornado has a short radius. And, the spell has a lengthy cooldown.

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 Tornado lasts for 6 turns. It immediately ends if you [[blink]] or [[teleport]], or if you enter another floor. After it ends, it has a cooldown of 3.5 - 4.5 turns.
-Creatures with rTornado ([[Sojobo]], [[air elemental]]s) are immune to this spell. Also, those who are currently casting Tornado are immune to hostile Tornados.
+Creatures with rTornado ([[Sojobo]], [[air elemental]]s) are immune to this spell. Also, those who are currently casting Tornado are immune to hostile Tornadoes.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
 *In [[0.27]], Tornado was replaced with [[Polar Vortex]]. Polar Vortex is functionally similar, but is a level 9 [[Ice Magic]] spell which deals 33% more damage and is 40% resistible by cold. rTornado/rVortex was also removed from air elementals and Sojobo.
-*Prior to [[0.20]], rTornado was called wind resistance, and also affected [[Airstrike]].
+*Prior to [[0.22]], rTornado was called wind resistance, and also affected [[Airstrike]].
 *Prior to [[0.17]], Tornado was a circle (range 6) and rotated circularly.
 *Prior to [[0.10]], Tornado was slightly weaker.
-*Prior to [[0.9]], Tornado was stronger damage, didn't rotate monsters around, and didn't have a cooldown, but had a negative [[spell enhancer]].
+*Prior to [[0.9]], Tornado had stronger damage, didn't rotate monsters around, and didn't have a cooldown, but had a negative [[spell enhancer]].
 *Tornado was added in [[0.8]].

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 ===Tips & Tricks===
-*When the radius is 6, the amount of noise is 15. This number is multiplied by the delay of your last action (in [[aut]]s) and divided by 10.
+*When the radius is 5, the amount of noise is 15. This number is multiplied by the delay of your last action (in [[aut]]s) and divided by 10.
 *Any [[tree]]s within Tornado's range have a chance of being destroyed by the spell.
 *Be careful not to use [[Blink]] while the spell is up unless you specifically want to end its effects.
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 *In [[0.27]], Tornado was replaced with [[Polar Vortex]]. Polar Vortex is functionally similar, but is a level 9 [[Ice Magic]] spell which deals 33% more damage and is 40% resistible by cold. rTornado/rVortex was also removed from air elementals and Sojobo.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], rTornado was called wind resistance, and also affected [[Airstrike]].
-*Prior to [[0.17]], Tornado was a circle and rotated circularly.
+*Prior to [[0.17]], Tornado was a circle (range 6) and rotated circularly.
 *Prior to [[0.10]], Tornado was slightly weaker.
 *Prior to [[0.9]], Tornado was stronger damage, didn't rotate monsters around, and didn't have a cooldown, but had a negative [[spell enhancer]].
 *Tornado was added in [[0.8]].

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 As a single school spell, Tornado is easier to train than the likes of [[Fire Storm]]. Regardless, as a level 9 spell, it is a significant XP investment (for a 3 rune game). In a 3 rune game, training for a level 9 spell usually means sacrificing on your defenses. But, for a low-range, damage over time spell that excels in open areas, you'll want good defenses. Tornado can still be worth it, but don't rush for it.
-===Tips & Tricks====
+===Tips & Tricks===
 *When the radius is 6, the amount of noise is 15. This number is multiplied by the delay of your last action (in [[aut]]s) and divided by 10.
 *Any [[tree]]s within Tornado's range have a chance of being destroyed by the spell.

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 The downsides (other than damage/turn) mostly stem from the tornado mechanic itself. It is much weaker in a cramped area. For most of the duration, the tornado has a short radius. And, the spell has a lengthy cooldown.
-As a single school spell, Tornado is easier to train than the likes of [[Fire Storm]]. Regardless, as a level 9 spell, it is a significant XP investment (for a 3 rune game). In a 3 rune game, training for a level 9 spell usually means sacrificing on your defenses. But, for a low-range, damage over time spell that excels in open areas, you'll want good defenses. Polar Vortex can still be worth it, but don't rush for it.
+As a single school spell, Tornado is easier to train than the likes of [[Fire Storm]]. Regardless, as a level 9 spell, it is a significant XP investment (for a 3 rune game). In a 3 rune game, training for a level 9 spell usually means sacrificing on your defenses. But, for a low-range, damage over time spell that excels in open areas, you'll want good defenses. Tornado can still be worth it, but don't rush for it.
 ===Tips & Tricks====

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 {{flavour|Turns the air around the caster into a mighty vortex, doing tremendous damage to everyone caught in it. Those affected will also be swept up into the air and tossed around. Only the eye of the storm is a safe place, and it follows the caster. The spell's effectiveness is greatly diminished in closed areas. After the tornado fades, it cannot be called forth again for a short time.}}
-'''Tornado''' is a level 9 [[Air Magic]] spell which creates a vortex of raging wind around you (maximum radius is 6 squares), dealing catastrophic physical damage to every monster in it. On top of this damage, the caster begins to fly in the eye of the storm, while everything else caught in it ([[monster]]s, [[cloud]]s, [[Orb of Destruction|orbs of destruction]], etc.) is randomly scattered about the area. Creatures take more damage the closer they are to the eye of the storm on any given turn. As you move, the storm goes with you. [[Blinking]], through one of the spells, the scroll, or any other effect, immediately ends the spell.
+'''Tornado''' is a level 9 [[Air Magic]] spell which creates a vortex of raging wind around you.
-As the description says, the spell is most powerful when cast in open spaces, but in a pinch it can be used in corridors for a less deadly, but still formidable, attack.
+==Useful Info==
-Some specific monsters, such as [[air elemental]]s and [[Sojobo]], are immune to the effects of this spell—this is called '''rTornado''' and is indicated in monster descriptions as "It is immune to tornadoes".  Casting Tornado also confers immunity to any other creature's tornado.
+The damage is then adjusted by:
-==Tips & Tricks==
+Tornado's radius is equal to <code>sqrt([[aut]]_passed) * 7/5</code>, max. 5 tiles. Creatures and [[cloud]]s caught inside will rotate in a counterclockwise fashion. The "rotation" is a square shape, and done at a rate of ~1 full rotation per 6 turns.
 *When the radius is 6, the amount of noise is 15. This number is multiplied by the delay of your last action (in [[aut]]s) and divided by 10.
 *Any [[tree]]s within Tornado's range have a chance of being destroyed by the spell.

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 *In [[0.22]], wind resistance, which also affected [[Airstrike]], was replaced by rTornado.
 *In [[0.17]], square [[line of sight]] was introduced; previously, Tornado was circular and rotated on a circle.
-*In [[0.10]], Tornado received a small buff.
+*In [[0.10]], Tornado's damage was slightly improved.
-*The spell was added in [[0.8]].
+*Prior to [[0.9]], Tornado dealt more damage, didn't rotate monsters around, and didn't have a cooldown, but had a negative [[spell enhancer]].