Arcjolt

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Arcjolt
Level	5
School1	Air
School2	Conjuration
Source(s)	Book of Lightning Maxwell's Memoranda
Casting noise	5
Spell noise	10
Power Cap	200
Flags	Dir or target, Not self

Sends a wave of electricity through everything adjacent or near-adjacent to the caster. The electricity continues to arc through everything in a connected chain, though the caster themself is unaffected. The damage dealt bypasses half of defenders' armour.

Spell Details
Damage Formula	1d(10+power/2)
Max Damage	1d110
Max Power	200
Range	LOS
Targeting	Special
To-hit	Never misses
Special	Ignores 1/2 AC

Arcjolt is a level 5 Air Magic/Conjurations spell which hits every creature that is contiguous to the caster.

Useful Info

Hits all monsters (friendly or not) adjacent to you or another target, up to LOS. This spell deals full damage, regardless of how far a target is or how many targets are hit. As a spell dealing BEAM_ELEC damage, it also ignores half of any target's AC.

Arcjolt can be conducted through allies protected from friendly fire (such as the Hepliaklqana ancestor or plants under Fedhas). The spell does no damage to them, but Arcjolt will hit monsters next to them.

Strategy

Arcjolt can hit huge packs of packed enemies. Remember that you're in melee range; don't get too greedy with your arcs.

History

• In 0.31, Arcjolt will be able to chain to all monsters within 2 tiles of the caster/another target, but will be no longer able to chain through allies protected from friendly fire.
• Arcjolt was added in 0.30.
• During its initial implementation, Arcjolt would conduct through metal walls with infinite range. In levels with metal walls, you could use Arcjolt to hit things from the other side of the floor.