Spectral (brand)
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| When it strikes, its spirit leap out and fights alongside the wielder. |
The spectral brand causes a spectral copy of your weapon to be created on hit. The copy will follow you and attack each time you do, but lacks enchantment or any other brands. Half of any damage dealt to the spectral weapon will additionally be dealt to you, regardless of your defences and resistances. Spectral weapons have one level of resistance to fire, cold, electricity and poison.
While limited to clubs and staves normally, scrolls of brand weapon have a chance to give the spectral brand to any melee weapon, while artefacts may have spectral to begin with.
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History
- Prior to 0.27, this brand was boosted by Evocations. It was also limited to clubs, staves, and two-handed artefacts, though could still be applied anywhere with a scroll of brand weapon.
- This brand was introduced in 0.26, replacing the spell Spectral Weapon.
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| Melee weapons | Antimagic • Chaos • Distortion • Draining • Electrocution • Flaming • Freezing • Heavy • Holy wrath • Pain • Protection • Reaching • Spectral • Speed • Vampiric • Venom Disruption • Dragon slaying • Reaping • Silver |
| Launchers | Antimagic • Draining • Electrocution • Flaming • Freezing • Heavy • Penetration • Speed |
| Throwing weapons | Atropa • Curare • Datura • Dispersal • Poisoned • Silver |
