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{{flavour|A sphere of flawless crystal, shaped by countless mantras. When one focuses upon it, the boundaries between 'self' and 'other' sometimes seem to blur.}}
  
 
[[File:Crystal ball of wucad mu.png]] '''''the crystal ball of Wucad Mu'''''
 
[[File:Crystal ball of wucad mu.png]] '''''the crystal ball of Wucad Mu'''''
  
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[[Orb]]
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[[Orb]]<br>
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[[Energy]]<br>
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[[Channel]] x2
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Mindtap (When energy triggers: May recover MP and inflict [[antimagic]] to enemies in sight)
  
 
==Mechanics==
 
==Mechanics==
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An [[orb]] of [[energy]] with double the refund rate, but double the spell failure.  
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This orb functions as a regular orb of [[energy]]. In addition, whenever energy refunds MP on a successful cast, there is a <code>spell level/9</code> chance to recover 1-3 MP per monster in [[LOS]] and inflict antimagic to susceptible creatures in LOS for 2-5 turns.
  
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When successfully casting a spell, you have a 40% chance to have your full MP refunded. When you [[miscast]] a spell, you will always have MP refunded. However, it increases your ''raw'' [[spell failure]] chance by +20%. (For reference, the first stack of [[wizardry]] reduces raw spell failure by x75%.)
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==Desirability==
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The '''crystal ball of Wucad Mu'''<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|art-data.txt|268}}</ref> is useful for magical characters, restoring more MP than a regular orb of energy while briefly crippling magical enemies.
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Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +20%, as its modified by a function. See the [[Spell Success#Final Step|Spell Success]] page for details. Generally, your actual chance for failure will increase by a number less than 20%.
 
  
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==Desirability==
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However, it takes up the shield slot, reducing your defense. In addition, MP recovery is not guaranteed. Regardless, this orb can make the difference between victory and running dry mid-fight. Overall, it is a powerful item balanced by its fair share of drawbacks.
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The '''crystal ball of Wucad Mu'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|268}}</ref> is useful for magical characters. It restores a significant portion of your MP, at the cost of negative wizardry. Since this orb always refunds MP on miscast, it's best thought as "making you waste a few turns here or there" rather than "making you fail more often".
 
  
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However, it takes up the shield slot, reducing your defense. In addition, the mana reduction is not guaranteed, meaning you can run out of MP without the orb activating once. Regardless, being able to cast spells a few more times can make the difference between victory and running dry mid-fight. Overall, it is a powerful item balanced by its fair share of drawbacks.
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Characters who do not plan to cast spells at all have no use for this orb, nor do [[Djinn]], who do not use MP and can't "steal" it.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*Prior to [[0.34]], this item did not take MP from enemies or inflict antimagic, instead acting as a doubled orb of [[energy]].
 
*This item was introduced in [[0.30]], replacing the [[staff of Wucad Mu]]. [[Channeling]] mechanics were also changed in this version.
 
*This item was introduced in [[0.30]], replacing the [[staff of Wucad Mu]]. [[Channeling]] mechanics were also changed in this version.
  

Latest revision as of 23:32, 5 February 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
A sphere of flawless crystal, shaped by countless mantras. When one focuses upon it, the boundaries between 'self' and 'other' sometimes seem to blur.

Crystal ball of wucad mu.png the crystal ball of Wucad Mu

Orb
Energy
Mindtap (When energy triggers: May recover MP and inflict antimagic to enemies in sight)

Mechanics

This orb functions as a regular orb of energy. In addition, whenever energy refunds MP on a successful cast, there is a spell level/9 chance to recover 1-3 MP per monster in LOS and inflict antimagic to susceptible creatures in LOS for 2-5 turns.

Desirability

The crystal ball of Wucad Mu[1] is useful for magical characters, restoring more MP than a regular orb of energy while briefly crippling magical enemies.

However, it takes up the shield slot, reducing your defense. In addition, MP recovery is not guaranteed. Regardless, this orb can make the difference between victory and running dry mid-fight. Overall, it is a powerful item balanced by its fair share of drawbacks.

Characters who do not plan to cast spells at all have no use for this orb, nor do Djinn, who do not use MP and can't "steal" it.

History

  • Prior to 0.34, this item did not take MP from enemies or inflict antimagic, instead acting as a doubled orb of energy.
  • This item was introduced in 0.30, replacing the staff of Wucad Mu. Channeling mechanics were also changed in this version.

References

  1. ↑ art-data.txt:268 (0.32.0)
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