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| − | An [[orb]] of [[energy]] with double the refund rate, but double the spell failure | + | An [[orb]] of [[energy]] with double the refund rate, but double the spell failure. |
| − | + | 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%. | |
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| + | Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10%, as there is a stepdown applied. Generally, your actual chance for success will lower by less than 10%. For more details, see the [[Spell Success#Step down|Spell Success]] page. (For reference, the first level of [[wizardry]] reduces it by 25%.) | ||
[[Djinn]] do not use MP and do not benefit from this item. | [[Djinn]] do not use MP and do not benefit from this item. | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 5 May 2023
| A perfect sphere of crystal, overflowing with magical energies. It often returns the magic spent to cast spells, but lowers their success rate. It always returns the magic spent on miscasts. |
the crystal ball of Wucad Mu
Channel x2
Contents
Mechanics
An orb of energy with double the refund rate, but double the spell failure.
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%.
Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10%, as there is a stepdown applied. Generally, your actual chance for success will lower by less than 10%. For more details, see the Spell Success page. (For reference, the first level of wizardry reduces it by 25%.)
Djinn do not use MP and do not benefit from this item.
Desirability
The crystal ball of Wucad Mu[1] 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".
However, it takes up the shield slot. In addition, the mana reduction is not guaranteed, meaning you can run out of MP without a single proc from this orb. Regardless, the ability to cast your most powerful spells even a few more times can and will make a difference between victory and running dry mid-fight. Overall, it is a powerful item balanced by its fair share of drawbacks.
History
- This item was introduced in 0.30, replacing the staff of Wucad Mu. Channeling mechanics were also changed in this version.
References
- ↑ art-data.txt:268 (0.30.0)
