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|name=Summon Ice Beast
 
|level=4
 
|school1={{Ice Magic}}
 
|school2={{Summonings}}
 
|school3=
 
|sources=<div>
 
*[[Book of Callings]]
 
*[[Book of Frost]]
 
*[[Book of Beasts]]
 
</div>
 
|castingnoise=3
 
|spellnoise=0
 
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{{Flavour|This spell calls forth a beast of ice to serve the caster.<br>You can sustain at most three creatures summoned by this spell.}}
 
  
[[Summon Ice Beast]] is a level 4 [[Ice Magic]]/[[Summonings]] spell which summons an [[ice beast]] to attack your foes. Ice Beasts are effective for the early and mid game because they deal decent cold damage and have a long duration. They can traverse [[deep water]] easily (ice floats, no?), thus they're great in watery environments like the [[Shoals]] or the [[Swamp]].
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[[Summon Ice Beast]] is a level 4 [[Ice Magic|Ice]]/[[Summonings|Summoning]] spell which summons an [[ice beast]] to attack your foes.
  
The following monsters can cast this spell:
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==Effect==
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Single ice beast is summoned. Higher [[spell power]] increases the strength of the ice beast, and may result in longer duration.
  
{{monsterlink|Fannar}}
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The [[HD]] of the summoned ice beast is ''3 + <power> / 13'', randomly rounded.<ref>{{source ref|0.19.0|spl-summoning.cc|257}}</ref>
{{monsterlink|Ice statue}}
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{{monsterlink|Deep elf mage}}(sometimes)
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[[Summonings#Duration|Duration class]] ranges from 2 (around 18 turns) to 4 (around 36 turns). The formula is ''2 + (1d<power> - 1) / 4'' (capped at 4).<ref>{{source ref|0.19.0|spl-summoning.cc|253}}</ref>
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==Strategy==
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Ice Beasts are effective for the early and mid game because they deal decent cold damage and have a long duration. They can traverse [[deep water]] easily, thus they're great in watery environments like the [[Shoals]] or the [[Swamp]].
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==Monster Version==
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Monster version of the spell creates standard ice beasts without altered HD. The summon also has slightly longer duration of around 81 turns.
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==History==
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In [[0.9]], the spell level reduced from 5 to 4.
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==References==
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Revision as of 12:30, 24 November 2016

Version 0.19: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Summon ice beast.png Summon Ice Beast
Level 3
School1 Ice
School2 Summoning
Source(s) Book of Beasts
Book of the Tundra
Casting noise 3
Spell noise 0
Power Cap 100
Calls forth a beast of ice to serve the caster. The strength of the beast depends on spell power.

Summon Ice Beast is a level 4 Ice/Summoning spell which summons an ice beast to attack your foes.

Effect

Single ice beast is summoned. Higher spell power increases the strength of the ice beast, and may result in longer duration.

The HD of the summoned ice beast is 3 + <power> / 13, randomly rounded.[1]

Duration class ranges from 2 (around 18 turns) to 4 (around 36 turns). The formula is 2 + (1d<power> - 1) / 4 (capped at 4).[2]

Strategy

Ice Beasts are effective for the early and mid game because they deal decent cold damage and have a long duration. They can traverse deep water easily, thus they're great in watery environments like the Shoals or the Swamp.

Monster Version

Monster version of the spell creates standard ice beasts without altered HD. The summon also has slightly longer duration of around 81 turns.

The following enemies cast Summon Ice Beast:

History

In 0.9, the spell level reduced from 5 to 4.

References