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| + | #REDIRECT [[Deflect Missiles]] |
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| − | '''Deflect Missiles''' is a level 6 [[Air Magic|Air]]/[[Charms]] spell which strongly protects the caster from ranged attacks.
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| − | ==Effect==
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| − | Once cast Deflecting Missiles (DMsl) status is gained. This status will not time out, instead on each successful deflection there is one in 2 + power / 8 chance of losing the status. The status can also be lost by magic-dispelling effects (like [[potion of cancellation]] or [[Quicksilver Bolt]]) or forgetting the spell.
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| − | While active Deflect Missiles reduces the [[to-hit]] of ranged attacks against the caster to a random value between:
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| − | *vs single-target beams: 0% - 50% of its normal value
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| − | *vs penetrating bolts: 0% - 66% of its normal value
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| − | This spell only helps you to [[ev]]ade ranged attacks; it has no effect on your ability to [[SH|block]] them.
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| − | Deflect Missiles is a more advanced version of [[Repel Missiles]] and it's effect overrides Repel Missiles' effect.
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| − | ==Strategy==
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| − | This spell gives a very good amount of protection, but there are still a few ranged attacks than can ignore it, among them such nasty things as [[Hellfire]], [[Torment]], and [[Fireball]], as well as all [[Hexes]]. Even so, it can be very useful in places like the last level of [[the Shoals]] ([[merfolk javelineer]]s), the last level of the [[Elven Halls]] ([[deep elf master archer]]s), or [[Zot]] ([[electric golem]]s, [[ancient lich]]es).
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| − | Despite its power, this spell's usefulness is very character-dependent. In general, it doesn't do much that [[Repel Missiles]] and a good [[EV]] ''or'' [[AC]] won't do. Usually, the characters who will find this the most useful are the purest of casters: it is possible for a DEFE to conquer [[the Realm of Zot]] with 8 AC and 16 EV if they make very judicious use of this and other utility spells.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | Prior to [[0.14]], Deflecting Missiles status expired based on a timer.
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