Wind drake - Revision history

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */ mention low will

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‎Tips & Tricks: mention low will

Hordes: rw airstrike note again

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rw airstrike note again

Hordes at 17:19, 17 August 2023

2023-08-17T17:19:29Z

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2023-08-17T03:01:06Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Hordes: version bump

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Ge0ff: Add a note about rWind

2020-09-16T18:42:44Z

Add a note about rWind

Spudwalt at 06:49, 14 September 2020

2020-09-14T06:49:50Z

Bwijn: updated to 0.19

2016-11-11T17:18:10Z

updated to 0.19

Krovax at 15:03, 11 November 2016

2016-11-11T15:03:20Z

Bwijn: updated to 0.18, not changed

2016-05-27T14:22:33Z

updated to 0.18, not changed

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 *Wind drakes make [[stairs]] much less reliable, since Wind Blast can knock you back, interrupting the stair. If a wind drake is in view, don't attempt to [[stair dance]], and don't expect stairs to be a reliable way of escape.
 *Repel Missiles will greatly reduce the accuracy of ranged attacks, so it can be difficult for [[Ranged Weapons]] or certain spells to hit.
-**For any character, using a [[wand of flame]] over water can be a decent option. It creates [[steam]], which kills the drake after a few puffs of flame. For [[Fire Magic]] specialists, a [[Fireball]] or so is much more effective.
+**For any character, using a [[wand of flame]] over water can be a decent option. It creates [[steam]], which can kill the drake after a couple puffs of flame. For [[Fire Magic]] specialists, a [[Fireball]] or so is much more effective.
 **Attacks that never miss, such as your own [[Airstrike]], obviously ignore RMsl.
 **[[Yara's Violent Unravelling]] or a [[wand of quicksilver]] (if it hits) will dispel the status, forcing monsters to activate it again.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Wind drakes''' are one of the weaker [[list of dragons#Lesser Dragons|lesser dragons]], but they are still capable of irritating and injuring adventurers. Their [[Air Magic]] can pummel you with [[smite]]-targeted wind damage or push you around the battlefield, and they have a naturally-occurring [[Repel Missiles]] effect at all times. They can be encountered in the [[Shoals]], some of [[The Lair]] endings, and can be summoned by enemies with the [[Summon Drakes]] spell.
+'''Wind drakes''' are one of the weaker [[list of dragons#Lesser Dragons|lesser dragons]], but they are still capable of irritating and injuring adventurers. Their [[Air Magic]] can pummel you with [[smite-targeted]] wind damage or push you around the battlefield, and they have a naturally-occurring [[Repel Missiles]] effect at all times. They can be encountered in the [[Shoals]], some of [[The Lair]] endings, and can be summoned by enemies with the [[Summon Drakes]] spell.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*In an open area, Airstrike is a stronger [[Smiting]]... and Shoals is filled with open areas. (For every empty tile adjacent to you, Airstrike deals more damage, up to 2d23 with 8 empty spaces.)
+*You should treat Airstrike like a stronger [[Smiting]]. It checks [[AC]], but deals ''much'' more damage in an open area. Not great when Shoals is filled with open areas.
-**Surrounding yourself with [[summon]]s will decrease the amount of empty spaces available.
+**Specifically: for every empty tile adjacent to you, Airstrike deals more damage. Surrounding yourself with [[summon]]s, or standing adjacent to a wall, will decrease the amount of empty spaces available.
 *Wind drakes make [[stairs]] much less reliable, since Wind Blast can knock you back, interrupting the stair. If a wind drake is in view, don't attempt to [[stair dance]], and don't expect stairs to be a reliable way of escape.
 *Repel Missiles will greatly reduce the accuracy of ranged attacks, so it can be difficult for [[Ranged Weapons]] or certain spells to hit.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Airstrike is essentially a stronger [[Smiting]]. While Airstrike checks [[AC]], it can deal much more damage in an open area... and Shoals is filled with open areas. (For each empty tile adjacent to you, Airstrike becomes stronger, up to 2d23 with 8 empty tiles.)
+*In an open area, Airstrike is a stronger [[Smiting]]... and Shoals is filled with open areas. (For every empty tile adjacent to you, Airstrike deals more damage, up to 2d23 with 8 empty spaces.)
 **Surrounding yourself with [[summon]]s will decrease the amount of empty spaces available.
 *Wind drakes make [[stairs]] much less reliable, since Wind Blast can knock you back, interrupting the stair. If a wind drake is in view, don't attempt to [[stair dance]], and don't expect stairs to be a reliable way of escape.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Airstrike is essentially a stronger [[Smiting]]. While Airstrike checks [[AC]], it can deal much more damage in an open area... and Shoals is filled with open areas. (For each empty tile adjacent to you, Airstrike becomes stronger, up to 2d23 with 8 empty tiles.)
-**Surrounding yourself with [[summon]]s will decrease amount of empty spaces
+**Surrounding yourself with [[summon]]s will decrease the amount of empty spaces available.
-*Wind drakes make [[stairs]] much less reliable, as Wind Blast can knock you back. If a wind drake is in view, don't attempt to [[stair dance]], and don't expect stairs to be a reliable way of escape.
+*Wind drakes make [[stairs]] much less reliable, since Wind Blast can knock you back, interrupting the stair. If a wind drake is in view, don't attempt to [[stair dance]], and don't expect stairs to be a reliable way of escape.
 *Repel Missiles will greatly reduce the accuracy of ranged attacks, so it can be difficult for [[Ranged Weapons]] or certain spells to hit.
-**For any character, using a [[wand of flame]] over water can be a decent option. It creates [[steam]], which will kill the drake in a few turns after a few puffs of flame. For [[Fire Magic]] specialists, a [[Fireball]] is much more effective.
+**For any character, using a [[wand of flame]] over water can be a decent option. It creates [[steam]], which kills the drake after a few puffs of flame. For [[Fire Magic]] specialists, a [[Fireball]] or so is much more effective.
 **Attacks that never miss, such as your own [[Airstrike]], obviously ignore RMsl.
 **[[Yara's Violent Unravelling]] or a [[wand of quicksilver]] (if it hits) will dispel the status, forcing monsters to activate it again.

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 ''For a list of all lesser dragons, see [[list of dragons#Lesser Dragons|list of dragons]].''
 {{monster info}}
 ==Useful Info==
-'''Wind drakes''' are one of the least deadly [[list of dragons#Lesser Dragons|lesser dragons]], but they are still capable of irritating and injuring adventurers. Their [[Air Magic]] can pummel you with [[smite]]-targeted wind damage or push you around the battlefield, and they have a naturally-occurring [[Repel Missiles]] effect at all times. They can be encountered in the [[Shoals]], some of [[The Lair]] endings, and can be summoned by enemies with the [[Summon Drakes]] spell.
+'''Wind drakes''' are one of the weaker [[list of dragons#Lesser Dragons|lesser dragons]], but they are still capable of irritating and injuring adventurers. Their [[Air Magic]] can pummel you with [[smite]]-targeted wind damage or push you around the battlefield, and they have a naturally-occurring [[Repel Missiles]] effect at all times. They can be encountered in the [[Shoals]], some of [[The Lair]] endings, and can be summoned by enemies with the [[Summon Drakes]] spell.
 {{monster spells}}
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Airstrike deals significantly more damage to [[fly]]ing targets, so consider landing when they show up (assuming you aren't flying over [[deep water]] at the time).
+*Airstrike is essentially a stronger [[Smiting]]. While Airstrike checks [[AC]], it can deal much more damage in an open area... and Shoals is filled with open areas. (For each empty tile adjacent to you, Airstrike becomes stronger, up to 2d23 with 8 empty tiles.)
-*When a wind drake is in a horde of monsters on attack, do not attempt to [[stair dancing|stair dance]] nor rely on stairs as your primary mode of escape; at any time, you can be blasted back by the wind drake.
+**Surrounding yourself with [[summon]]s will decrease amount of empty spaces
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.25]], wind drakes had a permanent [[Deflect Missiles]] effect instead of [[Repel Missiles]].
 *Prior to [[0.19]], they had [[:Category:Wind_resistance|wind resistance]] and were immune to [[Airstrike]] and [[Tornado]].
 *Wind drakes were added in [[0.14]].