Yara's Violent Unravelling

Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Yara's Violent Unravelling
Level	5
School1	Alchemy
School2	Hexes
Source(s)	Great Wizards, Vol. VII Book of Misfortune
Casting noise	5
Spell noise	15
Power Cap	200
Range	LOS
Flags	Chaotic, No ghost, Target

If cast upon a creature already blessed (or cursed) with magical enchantments, those enchantments will be torn apart, transforming into a spray of destructive mutagenic radiation. The victim and anyone adjacent will be blasted and heavily deformed, weakening them and reducing their armour. Summoned creatures are particularly vulnerable, as the enchantments binding them to this plane will unravel and cause them to be dismissed immediately.

Yara's Violent Unravelling is a level 5 Hexes/Transmutation spell which dispels all cancellable effects on the target and, if any were dispelled, causes a damaging explosion of mutagenic energy around the victim. Summons may also be targeted, and are instantly and violently abjured. It is smite-targeted.

For a full list of cancellable effects, see the potion of cancellation article.

Strategy

• Monsters which summon others or provide buffs are the perfect targets for this spell. Even if they renew the enchantments, they lose time and suffer damage from the mutagenic radiation.
• Hexers can use other enchantments like Slow to make monsters vulnerable to the unravelling effect.
  • There are also some spells in other schools that induce cancellable effects, like Mephitic Cloud or Teleport Other.
• Curare and atropa darts also render monsters vulnerable; they are often a better option for monsters with high willpower.
• Some high-tier wands like charming or paralysis are another option, though having a monster charmed or paralysed is often more beneficial than the damage caused by the spell.
• Unravelling your own summons is a safe, albeit somewhat disappointing, way to deal damage. Creatures that have almost died might as well explode. However, beware of gods who forbid this kind of ally betrayal.
• In a pinch, casting Yara's Violent Unravelling on yourself can work as a poor man's potion of cancellation. However, this makes a lot of noise, inflicts heavy and irresistible damage, and malmutates you, so this is best reserved for true emergencies.

History

• Prior to 0.28, Yara's Violent Unravelling was not smite-targetted and could not affect summons.
• This spell was introduced in 0.18.