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'''Poison Arrow''' is a monster-only spell which damages and [[poison]]s a target. On impact, Poison Arrow does (70% poison, 30% physical) damage. This means that Poison Arrow deals a total of 53% damage to those with [[poison resistance]], and 30% damage to those with poison immunity.
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In addition to the impact damage, creatures damaged by this spell will always be poisoned (unless immune). Unlike most poison effects, resistance does ''not'' reduce the odds, nor does it reduce the amount of poison taken.
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==History==
 
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{{Flavour|This spell hurls a magical arrow coated with the most vile and noxious toxin. No living thing is completely immune to its effects, and even the undead will take damage from the physical component of the spell.}}
 
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*Prior to [[0.25]], Poison Arrow was a level 6 [[Conjurations|Conjuration]]/[[Poison Magic|Poison]] spell available to players.
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'''Poison Arrow''' is a level 6 [[Conjurations]]/[[Poison Magic]] spell which damages and [[poison]]s a target. It is somewhat effective even against enemies with [[poison resistance]]; 30% of its damage is irresistible, and it can always [[poison]] any natural or plant monster. [[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] monsters will only take the partial damage, however.
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*Prior to [[0.18]], Poison Arrow could not poison [[demon]]s.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], Poison Arrow was better at piercing through the player's poison resistance; it dealt 65% against poison resistant players, and 44% against poison immune ones.
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==Strategy==
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*Prior to [[0.6]], 60% of Poison Arrow's damage was irresistible.
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This spell has a much higher variance in damage output than most conjurations, but its average damage to non-resistant creatures is actually on par with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]] when the lingering poison damage is taken into account. It is extraordinarily effective in branches where most or all of the creatures are not poison resistant, somewhat less effective in branches such as the [[Snake Pit]] or [[Swamp]] that are home to poison-resistant creatures, and rather bad in branches that are populated by undead or demons. It can be quite useful against the [[draconian]]s in Zot, since only the [[green draconian|green ones]] are poison resistant.
 
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Prior to [[0.6]], 60% of Poison Arrow's damage was irresistible.
 

Latest revision as of 18:23, 19 June 2023

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Fires a magical arrow coated with the most vile and noxious toxin. Even those resistant to poison will be poisoned by it, and a small portion of its direct damage bypasses poison resistance.

Poison Arrow is a monster-only spell which damages and poisons a target. On impact, Poison Arrow does (70% poison, 30% physical) damage. This means that Poison Arrow deals a total of 53% damage to those with poison resistance, and 30% damage to those with poison immunity.

In addition to the impact damage, creatures damaged by this spell will always be poisoned (unless immune). Unlike most poison effects, resistance does not reduce the odds, nor does it reduce the amount of poison taken.

The following enemies cast Poison Arrow:

The following enemies may be able to cast Poison Arrow, depending on their spell set:

History

Poison arrow.png Poison Arrow
Level 6
School1 Conjuration
School2 Poison
Source(s)
Casting noise 6
Spell noise 6
Spell Details
Damage Formula 4d(3.75+Power/4)
Max Damage 4d54
Max Power 200
Range 7
Targeting Beam
To-hit 5+Power/10
Special Poison, partially ignores resistance
  • Prior to 0.25, Poison Arrow was a level 6 Conjuration/Poison spell available to players.
  • Prior to 0.18, Poison Arrow could not poison demons.
  • Prior to 0.17, Poison Arrow was better at piercing through the player's poison resistance; it dealt 65% against poison resistant players, and 44% against poison immune ones.
  • Prior to 0.6, 60% of Poison Arrow's damage was irresistible.
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