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'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing moderate physical damage.
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{{flavour|Fires a directed stream of sharp metal splinters. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.}}
  
The following monsters cast Metal Splinters:
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'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage (reduced by AC thrice). Unlike many other types of breaths, it is not a [[bolt spell]] - it can only hit 1 target.
*[[Iron elemental]] (3d27)
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*[[Iron dragon]] (3d30)
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*[[Serpent of Hell]] ([[Dis]] only, 3d32)
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
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*In very early, pre-''DCSS'' versions of ''Crawl'', this was a player-castable level 8 pure [[Conjurations]] spell (though the name was then '''Throw Splinters'''). Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion. It was replaced in ''Crawl'' 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
In very early, pre-DCSS versions of Crawl, this was a player-castable spell, a L8 [[Conjurations]] spell called '''Throw Splinters'''. Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion. It was replaced in Crawl 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 18 September 2023

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Fires a directed stream of sharp metal splinters. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.

Metal Splinters is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage (reduced by AC thrice). Unlike many other types of breaths, it is not a bolt spell - it can only hit 1 target.

The following enemies cast Metal Splinters:

The following enemies may be able to cast Metal Splinters, depending on their spell set:

History

  • In very early, pre-DCSS versions of Crawl, this was a player-castable level 8 pure Conjurations spell (though the name was then Throw Splinters). Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion. It was replaced in Crawl 2.7 with Lehudib's Crystal Spear.