Table of attack spells and beams by maximum range
Version 0.5.2: This article is likely not up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Ranges for explosions are for the most distant affected square rather than the target point.
As of 0.5.2.
See also List of attack spells and beams by maximum damage.
Only unsurpassed spells
| Range | Non-elemental | Fire | Ice | Earth | Air | Poison | Necromancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lehudib's Crystal Spear (8) | ||||||
| 5 | Iskenderun's Mystic Blast (4) (high accuracy) | Bolt of Magma (5) (beam, 65% non-res) | Bolt of Iron (6) | Dispel Undead (4) (undead only) | |||
| 6 | Bolt of Fire (6) (beam) | Venom Bolt (5) (beam) | Bolt of Draining (6) (beam) | ||||
| 7 | Fireball (6) (explosion) | Bolt of Cold (6) (beam) | Poison Arrow (6) (60% non-res) | ||||
| 8 | Magic Dart (1) | Fire Storm (9) (explosion 65% non-res, smite targeting) | Ice Storm (9) (explosion 75% non-res) | Airstrike (4) (smite targeting) | Agony (5) (living only) | ||
| 9+ | Lightning Bolt (5) (bouncing) Chain Lightning (8) (chained) |
All spells and abilities
| Range | Type | Non-elemental | Fire | Ice | Earth | Air | Poison | Necromancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | single | Melee attack | Staff of fire Flaming weapons |
Staff of ice Freezing weapons |
Staff of earth | Staff of air Weapons of electrocution |
Staff of poison Weapons of venom |
Staff of death Weapons of pain |
| chained | Freeze | Static Discharge | ||||||
| 2 | single | Weapons of reaching | Sandblast without stones | |||||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | single | Flame Tongue | Sandblast with stones Lehudib's Crystal Spear |
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| 5 | single | Iskenderun's Mystic Blast (high accuracy) | Breathe Sticky Flame ability | Stone Arrow Bolt of Iron |
Dispel Undead (undead only) | |||
| beam | Bolt of Magma (65% non-res) | Bolt of Magma (35% fire) | Lightning Bolt (min range, bounces) | |||||
| 6 | single | Throw Icicle (40% cold) | Spit Poison ability | Pain (living only) | ||||
| beam | Breathe Fire ability Bolt of Fire |
Breathe Frost ability | Venom Bolt | Bone Shards (needs skeleton) Bolt of Draining | ||||
| 7 | single | Throw Flame | Sting Poison Arrow (60% non-res) | |||||
| beam | Breathe Steam ability | Bolt of Cold | Breathe Poison Gas ability | |||||
| explosion | Fireball | |||||||
| 8 | single | Ranged attack Magic Dart Spit Acid ability |
Throw Frost | Airstrike (smite targeting) | Agony (living only) | |||
| beam | Breathe Energy ability | Breathe Lightning ability Shock |
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| explosion | Hellfire | Fire Storm (smite targeting) | Ice Storm (75% non-res) | |||||
| 9-12 | beam | Lightning Bolt | ||||||
| Any | chained | Chain Lightning |
